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1840 (31 July) printed circular addressed to Scotland, headed "settlement of australind in western australia under the western australian company" relating to colonization of that area, bearing GB 1840 2d. blue (2, both with clear to good margins) tied by red Maltese cross and showing London despatch d.s. on reverse; a few small faults. Photo £500-600
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1852 envelope to Sydney, showing red crayon "4", very fine "ship letter/western australia/paid" oval h.s. and faint Crowned General Post Office Perth h.s., both in red, handstruck "3" and, on reverse, Ship Letter Sydney c.d.s. (1.11). Rare in such fine condition. Photo £1,500-1,800
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In black on card (33x31mm.), fine. Very rare. Photo £7,000-9,000
Provenance: Ron Butler, September 2004
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A superb block of sixty (5x12) with margins on three sides from the left of the sheet, R.10/2 (Pos. 182) showing "double-tailed swan", without gum as normal; some pressed creases and some minor stains on reverse, tear and other faults in selvedge at left.
With photograph of the original complete sheet from which this block was removed. Believed to be the largest unused multiple extant. An outstanding multiple of the highest exhibition calibre. S.G. 1, £78,000. Photo £40,000-50,000
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A magnificent block of twelve, [146-149/166-169/186-189], with margins all round, some creases not affecting fine appearance. A superb exhibition piece. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 1, £15,600+. Photo £10,000-12,000
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A fine example with good to large margins showing portions of two adjoining stamps. S.G. 1, £1300. Photo £400-500
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A single with close to large margins, without gum, small thin at right not affecting fine appearance. S.G. 1, £1300. Photo £250-300
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A single with clear to large margins, part original gum, small corner crease and a few brown marks on reverse, none of which affect fine appearance. S.G. 1, £1300. Photo £200-250
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A single with large margins on three sides, touched along top, without gum, fine. S.G. 1, £1300. Photo £200-250
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A block of six (3x2) with margins all round, clearly cancelled by void obliterator and affixed to piece from which it has been lifted and replaced. The block with pressed vertical crease. The largest known multiple, one of three recorded. See also lot 34; the third block is extensively repaired. S.G. 1. Photo £8,000-10,000
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A horizontal pair with mainly good to large margins, both lightly cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £150-180
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A horizontal pair with good to large margins, both cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £150-180
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A horizontal pair with good to large margins, both neatly cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £150-180
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A horizontal pair with small to good margins (just touched at upper left) showing portions of both adjoining stamps at top, both neatly cancelled by void obliterator, the right stamp with tiny brown mark on reverse otherwise fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £120-150
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A vertical pair with small to large margins and showing portion of adjoining stamp at upper left, both cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £150-180
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A vertical pair with clear to large margins with marginal lines of watermark at foot, centrally cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £120-150
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A superb single with large margins and showing portion of adjoining stamp at left and marginal lines of watermark at foot, cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £100-120
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A choice single with large margins, neatly cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £100-120
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A single with large margins, centrally cancelled "3" (Perth), fine. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £100-120
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A single with large margins, centrally cancelled, fine. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £80-100
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Two singles, one with close to large margins and indistinctly cancelled though fine, the other with good margins and cancelled by part void obliterator, slightly toned otherwise fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £100-120
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A superb looking horizontal pair with good to large margins and showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and at right, both neatly and centrally cancelled by void obliterator, the right stamp with two light corner creases otherwise fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £150-180
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A horizontal pair with small to large margins and showing marginal lines of watermark at right, both lightly cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £120-150
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A choice single with good to large margins, centrally cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £150-180
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A choice single with good to large margins, clearly cancelled by oval of bars, very fine. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £150-180
Provenance: Frank Chadwick, May 1978
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A single with close to good margins, centrally cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £120-150
| Imperforate Used - cancelled in brown | |
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A horizontal pair with close to large margins and showing marginal lines of watermark at foot, both cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £550. Photo £200-250
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A superb single with large margins, lightly cancelled by void obliterator, very fine. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £150-180
| Imperforate Used - cancelled in blue | |
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A single with good to large margins showing tiny portion of adjoining stamp at right, lightly cancelled by void obliterator, fine. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £150-180
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1854 (19 Sept.) envelope to Brighton, marked "Overland Mail", rated "2/3", bearing 1d. strip of four with margins close or touched in places, each cancelled "1", showing Perth boxed d.s. and "general post office/Crown/perth/western australia" oval h.s. in red with, on reverse, London (28.11) and arrival datestamps. A rare franking with the stamps used within seven weeks of issue. One of the finest "Black Swan" penny covers extant. B.P.A. Certificate (1981). Photo £15,000-20,000
Note: The stamps prepaid the Western Australia external ship letter rate; the United Kingdom collected 1/- for a letter over 1/2oz. but under 1oz. and 1/3d. for the French "via Marseilles" transit at 5d. per 1/4oz., i.e. for a letter between 1/2oz. and 3/4oz.
Provenance: Lawrence Shenfield, March 1975
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1855 envelope addressed to "George M. Whitfield Esq., Moore River", bearing 1d. vertical pair from the foot of the sheet with good to large margins, placed sideways at upper left, cancelled by void obliterator and showing Perth boxed d.s. alongside. A rare internal rate franking. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). Photo £8,000-10,000
Provenance: John Gartner, April 1979
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1856 (27 June) envelope addressed to "Mr D Eedle, Frogmore, Australind", bearing 1d. horizontal pair [170-171] with small to large margins, both with fresh entries with [170] showing "double-tailed swan", neatly tied by black void obliterator and showing Perth boxed d.s.; the envelope slightly soiled. One of two recorded One Penny Swan covers with this entry. B.P.A. Certificate (1995). Photo £5,000-6,000
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1856 (Oct.) envelope to Perth, bearing 1d. vertical pair with large margins and showing portions of five adjoining stamps, place sideways and tied by "13" obliterator, showing "post office/Crown/toodyay/western australia" oval h.s. and manuscript "28/10/56" alongside. A rare franking. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £7,000-9,000
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1857 (13 July) envelope to Charlbury and redirected to Oxford bearing, on reverse, 1d. block of six (3x2) with margins all round, all cancelled by void obliterator, showing Perth boxed d.s. and arrival c.d.s. (25.9) alongside with London transit c.d.s. in red (25.9) on face; the block split during opening, subsequently removed, the internal tear repaired, and hinged back onto the cover, the block also with some red ink offset on central pair. The largest recorded used multiple and one of three known - see also lot 10. P.F. (1981) and B.P.A. (1998) Certificates. Photo £25,000-30,000
Provenance: John Gartner, April 1979
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1858 (23 Feb.) sailor's envelope to Leicester, headed "From G. Millican, Seaman on board H.M.S. Herald", countersigned by Commanding Officer, bearing 1d. with margins virtually all round (just into at top right), tied by void obliterator in brownish red, showing very fine "post office/Crown/albany/western australia" oval h.s in brownish red and, on reverse, clear arrival c.d.s. (7.4); some minor light age stains though still fine. An attractive and very rare cover, one of only two recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £15,000-18,000
Provenance: "Austin", May 1985
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Undated entire to Perth, bearing 1d. vertical pair with small to large margins, placed sideways and tied by black oval obliterator, showing "post office/Crown/champion bay/western australia" oval h.s. in red at upper left; vertical and horizontal filing creases clear of adhesive. A rare internal rate franking. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). Photo £4,000-6,000
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A vertical pair with roulettes at sides and between, both lightly cancelled "2" in blue, fine. S.G. 2, £1300. Photo £400-500
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A single with roulettes on all sides, lightly cancelled, fine. S.G. 2, £650. Photo £200-250
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A single with roulettes on all sides, lightly cancelled, small thin at top though of fine appearance. S.G. 2, £650. Photo £80-100
| Rouletted 7 1/2 to 14 and compound covers | |
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1855 (5 June) front to Guildford, bearing 1d. vertical pair with roulettes on three sides although trimmed in places and showing large part of adjoining stamp at foot, both neatly cancelled by void obliterator in red and showing Perth boxed d.s. alongside. Most attractive and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £6,000-8,000
Provenance: M. Burrus, November 1962
John Gartner, April 1979
"Austin", May 1985
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1860 (3 Aug.) envelope to Bunbury, bearing 1d. horizontal pair with roulettes or traces thereof on all sides, neatly tied by "2" obliterator and showing Perth boxed d.s. in blue at upper left; the envelope a little soiled and with small repair at top left. A very rare franking. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £6,000-8,000
| 1854-55 Four Pence Blue | This value, produced by lithography, was made up from positions [16-240] of the 1d. value repeated four times to make up a sheet of 240. Only the central part of the design was used, the octagonal frame being added afterwards.
There were two printings, the first made from Stone 1 before the 1st August 1854. The inverted frame and the rare squeezed transfer varieties are found on this printing.
A second printing, from a New Stone (Stone 2) was made in December 1855 and used a wholly different set of 240 impressions, although the same intermediate stone was employed for both.
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[38] of the intermediate stone in black with offset of the 1/- on reverse. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Frank Chadwick, May 1978
E.R. Slade Slade, November 1979
"Austin", May 1985
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Three singles each with four margins and stained by use of brown gum, fine. S.G. 3, £1125 £250-300
Note: The 4d. value was issued without gum but a supply of gum was available for the Post Office clerks, who applied it to sheets at their leisure, otherwise the public applied the adhesive themselves, a supply being kept on the counter at the post offices. The gum was supplied by Perkins, Bacon; however, some 4d. stamps can be found with a locally made crude brown "blackboy gum" which did stain the stamps.
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A block of four, [69-70/89-90], with close to good margins, [69] showing variety bleeding swan, without gum, diagonal paper crease at upper left and pressed vertical crease between impressions, neither of which detract from appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 3, £1500. Photo £1,000-1,200
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A very fine marginal horizontal pair without gum from the foot of the sheet. B.P.A. Certificate (2002). S.G. 3, £750. Photo £500-600
Provenance: M. Burrus, November 1962
John Gartner, May 1979
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A single with good to large margins showing marginal letters of watermark at foot, without gum, very fine. S.G. 3, £375. Photo £120-150
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A single with good to large margins showing marginal lines of watermark at right, without gum, fine. S.G. 3, £375. Photo £120-150
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A single with good to large margins showing marginal lines of watermark at right, without gum, minor vertical crease not affecting fine appearance. S.G. 3, £375. Photo £100-120
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A very fine block of four with good margins all round and without gum. Choice. S.G. 3a, £1800. Photo £1,200-1,500
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A block of four with small to good margins, without gum, small scissor cut between at top and the left pair with light vertical crease not affecting appearance. S.G. 3a, £1800. Photo £1,000-1,200
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