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6d. purple-brown handstamped "specimen" (Type GB6), without gum, lower left corner damaged otherwise fine. Very rare. See footnote in the Part 1 after S.G. 46. Photo £1,000-1,200
Note: The Inland Revenue were only able to process the 1d., 2d. and 4d. values. The 1/- value was returned on January 5 1861, the 6d. on January 8, with notes from Ormond Hill to the effect that they could not be perforated successfully.
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6d. purple-brown showing part of Inland Revenue "6d" stock control mark printed on reverse, unused without gum, straight-edge at right fine. The only example on this denomination that we recall seeing. S.G. 42. Photo £200-250
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1/- yellow-green handstamped "specimen" (Type GB6), without gum, fine. Very rare. See footnote in the Part 1 after S.G. 46. Photo £1,200-1,500
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2d. blue (8 including a block of four), 6d. purple-brown (4) and 1/- yellow-green,
all used, generally fine. S.G. 41-43, £632 £150-180
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2d. blue block of four, unused with part original gum, some perf re-inforcement, fine.
A scarce. multiple. S.G. 41, £400. Photo £200-250
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2d. blue vertical pair with part sheet margin at left and a single, both unused, the pair with part original gum and a trifle soiled, the single with part disturbed gum. S.G. 41, £300 £60-80
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6d. purple-brown block of six (2x3) with sheet margin at foot, unused with much original gum, fresh colour, fine. A very rare multiple and possibly the largest extant. S.G. 42, £3000. Photo £2,000-3,000
Provenance: M. Burrus, November 1962
John Gartner, April 1979
"Austin", May 1985
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6d. purple-brown block of four, unused with part original gum, good colour, a few shortish perfs at left otherwise fine. A rare multiple. S.G. 42, £2000. Photo £1,000-1,200
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6d. purple-brown, unused (regummed), fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 42, £500. Photo £120-150
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6d. purple-brown neatly tied by "2" obliterator on 1863 (4 Oct.) envelope from Perth to Cambridge, showing despatch datestamp alongside with arrival c.d.s. (19.12) on reverse. A neat and very rare franking. B.P.A. Certificate (2001). S.G. 42. Photo £6,000-8,000
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1/- yellow-green horizontal pair with watermark upright inverted, unused without gum, the right stamp with tiny thin otherwise fine. S.G. 43a, unpriced. Photo £350-450
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1/- yellow-green with watermark upright inverted, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 43a, unpriced. Photo £200-250
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1/- yellow-green, unused with part original gum, small thin not affecting fine appearance. S.G. 43, £700. Photo £100-120
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1d. rose-carmine vertical pair, 6d. purple on blued (3) and 1/- deep green (4), all used, some with trimmed perforations and one 1/- with some light stains, otherwise generally fine. S.G. 44-46, £3000+ £500-600
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1d. rose-carmine horizontal pair, unused with part original gum, blind perfs at right, fine and of good colour. S.G. 44, £700. Photo £200-250
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1d. rose-carmine, unused with part original gum, light corner crease at lower left otherwise fine. S.G. 44, £350 £60-80
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1d. rose-carmine, two unused examples both without gum, fine. S.G. 44, £700 £120-150
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6d. purple on blued paper, unused without gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 45, £3750. Photo £1,500-1,800
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6d. purple on blued paper, unused without gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007) states "blueing discharged". S.G. 45, £3750. Photo £1,000-1,200
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6d. purple on blued paper, unused without gum, a good example of this rare stamp.
S.G. 45, £3750. Photo £800-1,000
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6d. purple on blued paper, unused without gum, blind perfs at left, straight-edge at foot and at right, a good space-filler of this rare stamp. S.G. 45, £3750. Photo £400-500
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1/- deep green, unused without gum, fine. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 46, £2750. Photo £700-900
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1d. rose (3) and 2d. blue, all used, the 2d. with light datestamp, generally fine. Rare. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: One 1d. and the 2d. were in the Hausberg collection, the 1d. having been purchased from Stanley Gibbons on November 21 1917.
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1d. essay depicting a white Mute Swan, printed in black on die-sunk card (112x150mm.); some minor soiling a edges and some light stains on reverse, none of which effect wonderful appearance. Photo £1,500-1,800
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1d. essay depicting a white Mute Swan, printed in lilac on card (71x93mm.); some minor soiling a edges. Delightful. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1d. essay depicting a white Mute Swan, printed in grey-blue on card (32x35mm.), fine. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1d. essay depicting a white Mute Swan, in blue on watermarked paper, cut down to frame, fine. Photo £300-400
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1d. in carmine on thick unwatermarked paper, frame touched at left otherwise fine. Photo £250-300
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1d. lake and 6d. dull violet, both with diagonal manuscript "Specimen", both without gum, the 1d. with small thin and straight-edge at left and the 6d. with straight-edge at foot. S.G. 50, 51a. Photo £500-600
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1d. (4, one on thin paper - scarce) and 6d. (3), various used shades, one 1d. showing "double-tailed swan" with 1872 cancellation and one 6d. additionally cancelled by part London Paid c.d.s. in red, condition mainly fine. S.G. 49-51a, £216+ £60-80
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1d. carmine-rose unused without gum and 6d. dull violet unused with part original gum, both on thin paper, the 6d. with "blind" perfs at left and slightly trimmed perfs at top, otherwise fine. Scarce. S.G. 49, 50a, £420+. Photo £200-250
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1d. carmine-rose and 1d. lake vertical pair and single, all unused with part or large part original gum, the carmine-rose with two short perfs at left otherwise fine. S.G. 49-50, £280 £60-80
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1d. lake block of nine, unused part or large part original gum, good colour, fine. S.G. 50, £630. Photo £400-500
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1d. lake block of four, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 50, £280 £150-180
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6d. deep lilac, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 51, £275. Photo £80-100
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6d. deep lilac, unused with part original gum, some perforation irregularities otherwise fine. S.G. 51, £275. Photo £60-80
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6d. dull violet block of twelve (4x3), unused with large part or full original gum, lovely colour, fine. A rare multiple. S.G. 51, £4200. Photo £2,000-2,500
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6d. dull violet block of four, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 51a, £1400. Photo £500-600
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6d. dull violet vertical pair, unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine. S.G. 51a, £700. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1865 (26 Dec.) mourning envelope from Fremantle to London, marked "Via Marseilles", bearing 6d. dull violet with 1865 CC 4d. carmine, both clearly cancelled "8" and showing despatch c.d.s. below with red arrival d.s. (13.2.66) on reverse. A neat and attractive franking. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1866 (26 May) mourning envelope to London, bearing 6d. dull violet and 1865 CC 2d. yellow vertical pair, all tied by Perth duplex with last digit of year missing and showing red arrival c.d.s. (16.7) on reverse. A neat and attractive franking. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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2d. in green on watermarked paper, a block of four with sheet margin at foot, the lower left stamp just cut into at left, fine. Photo £400-500
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2d. in green on watermarked paper, fine. Photo £100-120
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1d. horizontal pair with sheet margin at top and a single, 2d., 4d., 6d. violet, 6d. aniline violet and 1/- horizontal pair, all on watermarked paper and all except 2d. and 4d. gummed, fine £500-600
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1d. bistre on ungummed watermarked paper, handstamped "specimen" (Type D5) vertically, fine. Rare. Photo £400-500
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1d. bistre on part gummed watermarked paper, handstamped "cancelled" (Type D6), fine. Rare. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1/- bright green handstamped "specimen" (Type D5) in violet, without gum, fine and rare; also two other examples, both without gum, handstamped "specimen" (Type WA1), fine. Photo for first £300-400
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1d. bistre (4, one with Crown to right), 1d. yellow-ochre (4), 2d. (8), 4d. (8 including a pair), 6d. violet (3, one with watermark reversed), 6d. aniline violet (3), 6d. indigo-violet (3, one with watermark reversed), 6d. lilac (10 including a block of four with watermark reversed), 6d. mauve (2, one with watermark reversed), 1/- bright green (4) and 1/- sage-green (3), all used, mostly fine. S.G. 52-62, £586 £150-180
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1d. bistre horizontal pair (one with vertical crease) and singles (4, one showing "double-tailed swan") and 1/- yellow-ochre (3, one with Crown to right), all unused with part or large part original gum, fine. S.G. 52-53, £780 £200-250
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1d. bistre block of twelve (4x3) with watermark Crown to right of CC and reversed and the third vertical row watermarked "onie" of "colonies" (the centre stamp with small central defect), unused with large part original gum. S.G. 52y, £1020. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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