1858-59 first rouletted issue - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 1102 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia1d light yellow-green SG 14, obvious vertical rouletting & traces elsewhere, the central rouletting is clear of the design resulting in the right-hand unit being unusually large & fine, large-part o.g., Cat £1700+. A very rare multiple. RPSofV Certificate (1981). [Harry Lower's very fine single - significantly off-centre - sold for $1035] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
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 Lot 1112 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia1/- orange SG 18 vertical pair [84/96], the upper unit with Re-Entry in 'POSTAGE', rich shade, circle-in-bars cancels of Adelaide, Cat £100+. Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
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 Lot 1104 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia2d red SG 15 three singles tied by poor diamond-numeral cancels to cover to GB with 'KOORINGA/DE16/1859 /=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' cds on the face, Adelaide transit b/s in blue & 'LONDON-WC/ J10 /FE9/60' arrival b/s in red, a few trivial tonespots. A very scarce franking. Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
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 Lot 1113 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia1/- orange SG 18 block of 4 from the base of the sheet [223-224/235-236], 'PAID/AP26/1860/=ADELAIDE-S.A.=' cds in blue, Cat £200+. A rare & beautiful multiple. [More attractive than Harry Lower's similar block that sold for $2300] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
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 Lot 1105 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia6d slate-blue SG 17, obvious rouletting on all sides, large-part (aged) o.g., Cat £600. Very scarce. [NB: the small separation fault at the top is above the line of rouletting so is technically not part of this stamp. Harry Lower's very fine example sold for $1552] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
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 Lot 1114 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia1/- orange SG 18 with a most unusual Inverted Offset on the Reverse, bold diamond-numeral '27' of Kapunda, Cat £50++. Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
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 Lot 1106 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia6d slate-blue SG 17, roulettes evident on all sides, large-part o.g., Cat £700. [Harry Lower's well centred unused (no gum) example sold for $1552] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
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 Lot 1115 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia1/- orange SG 18 tied to cover to "Berth/Ayershire" [sic] "via Marseilles" by bold circle-in-bars cancel, 'PAID/OC18/ 1859/=ADELAIDE-S.A.=' cds in blue, 'BEITH/DE9/1859' arrival b/s, ironed-out vertical & horizontal creases well clear of the stamp. A very rare franking. Ex Wise (1943), BD Forster & Barton Sparrow. [The rate was 6d shipletter + French transit fee of 6d for Œoz-œoz. Harry Lower's similar cover sold for $3680] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
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 Lot 1108 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australia6d slate-blue SG 17 tied to cover to London "Per Emeu" by 'PAID/OC18/1859/=ADELAIDE-S.A.=' cds in blue, 'LONDON-SW/ A5 /DE14/59' arrival b/s, minor soiling & wrinkling. Ex Rose (1960). Another very scarce franking. Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
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 Lot 1100 - south australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South AustraliaSG 13 15 & 17 tied to entire to London "Via Marseilles" by 'PAID/SP17/ 1859/=ADELAIDE-S.A.=' cds in blue, 'LONDON-SW/NO7/59' arrival b/s, minor soiling & some internal repairs along the folds. [The First Roulettes were on issue for only a brief period and covers with any value are very scarce. Harry Lower's similar three-colour franking - the 6d from the Second Roulettes - on 1861 cover sold for $3910. The letter is signed "E Barton Pearce" (?) who states "...I am engaged for another six months in this Bank, living out of town, keeping a horse & dining in Town...all the people here are languid do as little as possible kind of people..."] Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #188 - South Australiasouth australia 1858-59 first rouletted issue |
