1855 perkins bacon london printing - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 1034 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia2d rose-carmine SG 2 two singles (one with a small fault) & two horizontal pairs (one just shaved at lower-right), margins close to large, diamond-numeral cancels '1' of Port Adelaide, '32' of Truro, superb '33' of Saddleworth & '60' of Penola, Cat £480+. Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
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 Lot 1026 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia1d dark green SG 1 horizontal pair (margins just clear - at upper-right - to good), on cover to Port Lincoln, bold central circle-in-bars cancels & very fine 'PAID/MY30/1856/=ADELAIDE-S.A.=' cds in red alongside, a few very minor blemishes, Cat £950+ x3+. Ex Captain Bishop Find & John Bell. [Superior in quality & appearance to Harry Lower's cover with SG 1 pair - 3œ margins - that sold for $3910. Griffiths, Butler & Jaffé all lacked a cover with the 1d] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
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 Lot 1047 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia6d dark blue SG 3, five examples with full or almost full margins, cancels include superb '78' (rated RR) of Encounter Bay & '1'-in-circle-in-bars of Exchange Corner Receiving Office, Cat £750. Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
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 Lot 1041 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia2d rose-carmine SG 2 very fine strip of 3 (margins close to large except where just clipped at the lower-right corner) tied to small cover by '2'-in-circle-in-bars of one of the local Receiving Offices, fine 'PAID/JU9/1856/=ADELAIDE- S.A.=' cds in red, to "Government House/Tasmania" with diamond b/s of Launceston in red, rounded-boxed 'SHIP-LETTER-INWARDS-FREE' & '[crown]/FREE/20AU20/1856' arrival cds of Hobart both in red on the face. A very fine First Issue cover. [The numeral-in-circle-in-bars cancellations were issued to six Receiving Offices in or near Adelaide. The location of Number '2' is unknown] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
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 Lot 1035 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal strip of 5, margins just shaved - at left & right - to very large with fragments of all five adjoining units at the base, ironed-out crease between the third & fourth units, diamond-numeral '25' cancels of Gawler, Cat £400+. A very scarce multiple. [Superior quality & appearance to Harry Lower's strip of 7 that sold for $1725. Griffiths', Butler's & Jaffé's largest multiples were strips of 3] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
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 Lot 1027 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia2d posthumous uncleared die proof of the defaced die in black on wove paper (67x81mm). A beautiful proof & exceptional exhibit item. Several impressions were taken in in 1931. RPSofL Certificate (1982). [This die was rejected because of the "Knitting Needle" flaw through the Queen's Eye. Harry Lower's similar proof sold for $3220] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
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 Lot 1052 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia6d dark blue SG 3 (margins just touched - at top - to very large with a chunk of the adjoining unit below) tied to cover by very fine circle-in-bars cancel, very fine 'PAID/NO1/1855/=ADELAIDE-S.A.=' cds in red alongside, to "Corbetty Upminster near Romford Essex", AUSTRALIAN/PAID/LIVERPOOL/'FE8/56/=PACKET=' cds & largely superb '5' h/s - due to GB for a Liverpool Packet letter - both in red, London transit & fair 'ROMFORD' arrival b/s in green, minor blemishes. Posted only six days after the 6d was issued, on 26th October 1855. Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
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 Lot 1042 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia2d rose-carmine SG 2 fine strip of 3 (margins close to large but a little damaged at the top from being placed too close to the edge of the envelope), bold diamond-numeral '1' & 'PORT ADELAIDE/OC3/1855/SOUTH-AUSTRALIA' cds alongside, to "Grahamstown/South Africa" with "Cape of Good Hope" added, endorsed "Via Melbourne" but crossed-through, very fine seriffed 'CAPE TOWN/FE2/1856/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' transit b/s in red & rated "8" in black, minor soiling & part of the flap removed. A very scarce origin/destination item. Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
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 Lot 1037 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia2d rose-carmine SG 2 three singles (a couple of faults) with different Re-Entries & a fine strip of 5 (margins just clear to good, a couple of small scissor-cuts between units) with Re-Entry ('PENCE' Doubled) on the second unit, on Michael Blake's exhibit page, Cat £640++. Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
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 Lot 1028 - south australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia2d Plate 1 imperforate plate proof block of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins good to large. [Plate 1 is distinguished by a spot of colour in front of the Queen's ear] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1855 perkins bacon london printing |
