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x Rough perf. 15 x 14 3m. chestnut, 2pi. deep olive and 5pi. deep purple, each in a block of four; fine mint. S.G. 18, 22, 23vars. £60-80
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x Perf. 14, Plate Delta 3m. chestnut, type 10 [58], fine used. Rare. Kaufmann Certificate (2002). Bale 28, $1,100. Photo £120-150
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x Perf. 14 Plate Delta 5m. orange, type 10 [58] fine original gum and types 5 and 10 [53] and [58], fine used. Rare. Bale 29, $900 £120-150
| 1920 (1 Sept.) First Local Overprint, Setting 2 | |
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x Perf. 15 x 14, the mint and used collection, comprising 1m. (51 mint, 3 used), 2m. 237 mint, 9 used), 3m. (91 mint, 11 used), 4m. (40 mint), 5m. (99 mint, 40 used), 1pi.
(11 mint, 9 used), 2pi. (25 mint, 3 used), 5pi. (15 mint and 5 used), 9pi. (9 mint,
6 used), 10pi. (11 mint, 2 used), 20pi. mint; well written up with plate positions identified, generally fine. S.G. 16-26, £8,950+ £1,400-1,600
Provenance: P. Ozand
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x Perf. 15 x 14 1m. sepia, an upper left corner block of twelve [1-3/37-39], the second vertical row of perfs. with paper join variety, fine mint. S.G. 16var. Bale Cat. $1,200 £120-150
Provenance: P. Ozand
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x Perf. 14 3m. chestnut showing variety "palestinf" [140], centred to left, fine mint.
Bale 28F, $2,200. Photo £240-300
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x Perf. 14 5m. orange, vertical pair, [140/152], the upper stamp variety "palestinf",
fine used. S.G. 29d, unpriced used. Photo £120-150
| 1920 (Dec.) -1921 Second Local Overprint | |
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x Perf. 15 x 14 1m. block of twelve, 2m. blocks of thirty-eight, twenty-four, sixteen, twelve and eleven, 3m. marginal block of sixteen, 4m. blocks of forty-five, twenty-four, twelve and eleven, 5m. corner block of forty-two; well written up on pages with plate positions identified, a few split perfs., generally fine mint. S.G. 30-34, £1919 £200-250
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x Perf. 15 x 14 1m. (192), 2m. (129, 4 used), 3m. (66), 4m. (68), 5m. (57, 4 used),
5p. (8), all in plated multiples (mostly blocks of four or larger), generally fine mint.
S.G. 30-34, 37, £3,170 £350-400
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x Perf. 15 x 14 1m. (21, including three blocks of four), 2m., 3m. (7, including a corner block of four), 4m. (37, including blocks of twelve, nine and four) and 5m. (3),
all showing mixed perforation, generally fine mint. S.G. 30-34 vars. £50-60
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x Perf. 15 x 14 1m., 2m. (2), 3m. and 4m. top half sheets of 120, 2m. (3, one without margins and two stained) and 4m. bottom half sheets of 120, also 1m. blocks of seventy-two from top and bottom (split into blocks of 24 and 54) halves of sheet and an interpanneau block of ninety-six, and 4m. irregular block of forty-eight from the foot of the sheet; some split perfs., otherwise condition generally fine for multiples of this size. S.G. 30-31, 33 £1,600-2,000
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x 1922 (Sept. - Nov.) Waterlow Printings 1m., 2m. (2), 4m., 5m., 6m., 7m., 8m. and 1pi. top and bottom halves of a sheet, and 2pi. and 5pi. top halves, some with split perfs. though fine for multiples of this size. S.G. 71-79, 81- 82, £8,300+ £1,100-1,300
| Papua | |
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1932-40 1/2d. to £1, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 130-145, £500. Photo £250-300
| Pitcairn Island | |
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1940-51 set less 8d. in imprint blocks of four, mint and mounted in margins only, 4d. and 8d. used blocks of four, fine. S.G. 1-18, £320+ £150-180
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1940-51 1/2d. to 2/6d. (less 4d. and 8d.), seven of each (some a little gum toned),
1d. complete sheet of sixty, 2/6d. shades (4), and 1946 Victory 2d. and 3d. sheets of sixty each with the S.G. listed variety and other minor varieties. Cat. £495 £120-150
| Porto Rico | |
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1865 and 1867, three Lanman and Kemp entire letters to New York, including 1867
(10 Jan.) with red "porto rico/paid" d.s.; good to fine £100-120
| Portugal | |
Macau | |
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x 1902 (20 Aug.) 1a. on 2a. pictorial postal stationery card, additionally franked Mouchon 3a., addressed to Danzig, Victoria Hong Kong transit on reverse; minor corner creases, fine £100-120
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1869 (4 Feb.) envelope from Charlotte Town to Grand River Wharf Lot 55 (corrected to 56), marked "Registered", bearing 1862 (Nov.) yellowish toned paper, perf. 11 1/2-12 2d. rose and 6d. yellow-green paying the 2d. inland single letter rate and 6d. registration fee, lightly tied by 8 bar oval and showing Type P6 datestamp; the envelope with small part of flap missing. A rare and attractive franking. P.F. Certificate (1975). Photo £350-400
Provenance: Dr. R.V.C. Carr, April 1999
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1869 (25 May) envelope from Charlotte Town to George Town, bearing 1869 (spring) off white paper, perf. 11 1/4 2d. perf 11 1/4 all round, 1870 (May) envelope from St. Eleanors to Charlotte Town bearing 1867 (summer) white paper perf. 11 3/4 2d., and 1871 (Sept.) printed circular from Charlotte Town to Summerside bearing 867 (summer) off white paper, perf. 11 3/4 1d. orange-yellow; condition a little mixed £150-200
Note: This and one other cover are the only two recorded examples of perf 11 1/4 (machine 1B) all round on cover and were discovered by the owner in 2000
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1871 perf. 11 3/4 4d. black interpanneau pair demonstrating that there were two litho plates in use for this value, unused without gum, vertical crease through gutter as have all known examples, fine. Very rare. Also 1871 2d. corner block of ten and 1872 3c. rose pair (defects) imperforate between £140-180
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† 1967-77 duplicated unmounted mint selection arranged in packets, contained in a carton, including 1968 5d. to 10r. with 5r. (22), 10r. (19), Mexico Olympic Games (30), 1969 Scout miniature sheet (24), 1970 First Gulf Flight (31), World Fair (98) and miniature sheet (28), 1971 Famous Men (40), Flora and Fauna (88), World Telecommunications Day (120), 1971 Racial Equality (58), Children's Fund (55), 1972 surcharges (28) and 5r. on 2r. (9), 5d. to 10r. (16) with additional 5r. (12), 10r. (10), Independence miniature sheet (8), "Oil from the Sea" (25), Independence Day miniature sheet (28), 1973-74 5d. to 10r. (13), 1974 United Nations Day (22), Tourism (16), 1975 Amir's Accession (37), National Museum (16) and 1977 5d. to 10r. (47). Mostly good to fine. (thousands) £2,000-3,000
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† 1971 (20 Feb.) Famous Men of Islam, 1d. to 2r., two complete sheets (5x10) of each value. Fine unmounted mint. S.G. 343-46, £4,000 £200-300
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†1971 (14 Apr.) Qatar Flora and Fauna 1d. to 2r (100) in sheets or large blocks.
Mostly fine unmounted mint. S.G. 349-55, £5,500 £300-400
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†1971 (12 Oct.) Racial Equality Year 1d. to 3r. in two complete sheets (10x5) of each value. Fine unmounted mint. S.G. 370-77, £2,4000 £120-150
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†1977 (1 Mar.) 5d. to 10r., two complete sheets (5x10) of each value; 10r. five stamps creased otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 624-30, £5,000 £250-300
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New South Wales Used In The Moreton Bay District | |
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A selection on Laureated no watermark 1d. vertical strip of four, [15-45], 2d. Plates I (5) and II (2), watermarked 2d. (2, both on large pieces) and Diadem imperf. 2d. (2, one on large piece) and 6d. (on small piece), all cancelled by barred numeral "95"; generally fine strikes £200-250
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A selection on Diadem values comprising 1d. (4 with a pair), 2d. (21 with a pair, three strips of three, two singles on large 1857 (Aug.) piece with Registered 6d. showing "registered/brisbane" handstamp and datestamp, and one with watermark inverted and reversed and retouched), 3d. pair, 6d. (4 with a pair) and Registered 6d. (2), all cancelled by Sunburst "95"; fair to fine strikes £250-300
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1856 (Nov.) and 1857 (Jan.) entires ex the same correspondence to Ipswich, each bearing Diadem 2d. with a good strike of the "95" barred numeral, despatch and arrival oval and circular datestamps on reverse respectively; the first with heavy filing crease though an attractive pair showing the change-over period from oval to circular datestamps £180-200
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1857 (25 Apr.) entire to Ipswich, bearing Diadem 2d. with a fine strike of the Sunburst "95", despatch and arrival (26.4) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £200-250
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1857 (5 Nov.) entire to Ipswich bearing Diadem 2d. with indistinct Sunburst "151",
the reverse showing the usual heavily over-inked and dirty despatch datestamp associated with this office, Dalby (10.11) and arrival c.d.s.; also Diadem 2d. (2, one on large piece with part despatch, Dalby and Drayton c.d.s.) with Sunburst cancellations, and a Laureated watermarked 3d. with Barred Numeral which appears to be the very scarce "151" though not guaranteed as such £100-120
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Sydney View 3d., Laureated unwatermarked 1d, 2d. Plate I (2) and Diadem 2d.,
all cancelled by Barred numeral "85" generally fine strikes £100-120
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A selection of Diadem values comprising 1d. orange-vermilion (3 with a pair), 1d. carmine-vermilion pair, 2d. blue (5, two on pieces, one in combination with 6d. greenish grey) and 6d. olive-grey, all cancelled by Sunburst "85"; generally fine strikes £200-250
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1857 (12 Oct.) large part entire to Ipswich, bearing Diadem 2d. pale blue with a fair legible Barred Oval "81", the reverse with despatch, Drayton (16.10) and arrival (17.10) c.d.s., and 1860 (7 Sept.) envelope, from Rockhampton during the Provisional Period bearing Diadem 2d. twice clearly cancelled and tied by Sunburst "120" and showing two overlapping despatch c.d.s. at left; the envelope very stained and with lower portion of address panel unreadable though this office very rare on cover £150-200
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1878 (1 June) envelope from Brisbane "via Melbourne" to England, bearing 4d. yellow and 6d. yellow-green (defective) sharing the recently introduced "brisbane/registered" oval datestamp in black and with London Registered oval d.s. (3.8) alongside, Hurstpierpoint arrival c.d.s. (4.8) on reverse, 1891 (15 Oct.) envelope (light stains) from Toowoomba to The Secretary of the Railway Commissioners at Brisbane, bearing 2 1/2d. pair cancelled with new oval-framed "R" handstamp, contrary to regulations, and with despatch c.d.s. alongside, and 1892 (12 Oct.) Winch Bros. envelope from Rockhampton to England, bearing 2 1/2d. only (no registration fee paid in stamps) cancelled by "473" duplex and with "R" in oval handstamp and London Registered oval d.s. (21.11) alongside, unusual in being accepted as being an item of registered mail in London though without any penalty surcharge £100-120
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1/2d. with vertically-lined background and with reversed "q" in "queensland", in plum on ungummed watermark Crown over Q sideways paper. Photo £140-180
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1/2d. with plain background and with "q" in "queensland" corrected, a marginal pair in carmine and a single on ungummed watermark Crown over Q upright paper, each handstamped "specimen" diagonally in blue. Photo £140-180
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1d. pairs in deep dull blue, yellow and bright ultramarine on thin card, and 1d. singles (3) in shades of dull blue; a few small faults though a very scarce group £250-300
Provenance: Bernard Manning
| Imperforate Plate Proofs on Thin Card | |
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1d. reddish brown Die I marginal block of twelve, [67-70/77-80/87-90]; the left vertical row creased though of fine appearance. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Ron Butler
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1d. reddish brown Die I strip of three, two singles (one cancelled in one upper corner) and Die II, 2d. blue Die I (2), 4d. yellow (6 with a block of four) and 6d. green (4 with a pair); a couple with small faults though generally fine £150-200
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6d. yellow-green block of fifty, being the complete lower five rows of the sheet with [83] showing the beginning of damage to second "e" of "queensland"; a few light rust marks in places though generally of fine appearance. A rare and almost certainly unique contemporary proof block £800-1,000
Provenance: Ron Butler
| Imperforate Plate Proofs on Unwatermarked Paper | |
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1d. coral pink block of four, [18-19/28-29], with each horizontal pair showing Dies I and II se-tenant, marked in pencil on reverse ".. approved/Novr 24.1880"; scarce with few such proofs on unwatermarked paper recorded £150-200
Provenance: Col. Harrie Evans
Sir Gawaine Baillie
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1d. reddish brown Die I (2), 2d. blue Die II, 4d. yellow Die II, 6d. yellow-green pair, 6d. green (5 with a marginal block of four, each horizontal pair with a pen stroke) and 1/- mauve (4), some with gum; one 6d. and three 1/- values touched or cut-into; 1d. reddish brown, 6d. yellow-green pair and 6d. green pair, all cancelled by blue crayon strokes and perforated 1/- pair similarly cancelled which is almost certainly an issued stamp. An unusual group £150-200
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1882 2/-, 5/- and £1 stamp-size die proofs in black on wove paper, the printer's day book file copies with pen stroke in magenta ink and crayon crosses in red. A unique trio. Photo £1,400-1,800
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1882 Second Sideface 2d. die proof in black with uncleared borders, on surfaced card (60x91mm.) marked "engraved by W. Ridgeway" at top; a few insignificant light fox marks, otherwise fine. A very rare and important proof. Photo £1,400-1,800
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2d. blue imperforate plate proof block of four on gummed watermarked paper; light traces of foxing, otherwise fine £100-120
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2/- perforated colour trial in deep brown-purple, block of four on gummed watermarked paper fine. Photo £250-300
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2/- perforated colour trails on gummed watermarked paper comprising deep brown-purple (marginal from the foot of the sheet) and dull grey-green (2); fine £150-200
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1890-94 1/2d. se-tenant with 2d. in blue-green with the 2d. value plate extensively defaced, on wove paper roughly perforated on two sides; some thins and other faults. A most unusual proof item £80-100
Note: The Bernie Manning collection contained a similar pair though with the 2d. value defaced in a different style
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1895-96 selection of proofs comprising 1/2d. plate proof in green on highly surfaced unwatermarked wove paper vertical strip of six, 1/2d. perforated plate proofs in deep green with watermark Crown over Q pair, thick paper, watermark Crown over Q single and no watermark with blue burelé band pair, each handstamped "cancelled" with the single also having small part circle in one corner, a further stamp without the handstamp but showing small part circle in two corners and with blue crayon stroke, and 2 1/2d. rose handstamped "cancelled", and 2d. blue plate proof block of four £250-300
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5d. perforated colour trials on thick unwatermarked paper, blocks of four in grey-brown (3), slate-violet, deep blue, yellow, bistre and brown-purple (2); fine £400-500
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