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Pale brown block of four, with sheet margin at foot, on gummed watermarked paper, some light creases in margin otherwise fresh and fine. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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Pale brown block of four, pair and singles (2) mint, and pale brown pair and singles (6) used, fine. S.G. 86-87, £189 £50-60
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1903 (2 Mar.) OHMS (deleted) envelope registered from York to New York, bearing 3d. pale brown vertical pair tied by light duplex, showing "post & telegraph office/york, w.a." oval d.s. in violet, two light strike of "R" in circle of bars and, on reverse, Perth registered d.s. in purple and two strikes of arrival d.s. (16.4) in red. A neat and attractive franking. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Mike Brachi
| 1884 (Feb.) " 1/2" on 1d. Surcharge | |
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Perf. 14 block of four and singles (3, one with thin bar) mint and singles (3) used;
perf. 12 block of four and singles (3) mint and singles (2) used. Fine. S.G. 89-90, £548 £150-180
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Perf. 14 block of ten (5x2) unused with large part original gum, fine. Believed to be the largest known multiple. S.G. 89, £270. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Sotheby's auction, September 1984
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Perf. 12 block of nine, unused with large part original gum, fine. A scarce multiple.
S.G. 90, £144 £80-100
| 1885 (May) "1d." on 3d. Surcharge | |
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Thick "1" with slanting top, a pale brown block of four with the surcharge double in pale yellow and pale green, with part to large part original gum, heavily folded along perfs and with heavy hinge remnants at top, otherwise fine. Very rare, there is a pair with similar surcharge in the Royal Collection and a single in the Slade Slade and Hiscock collections. Photo £2,000-3,000
Provenance: John Gartner, April 1979
Mike Brachi
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Thin "1" with straight top, pale brown handstamped "specimen" (Type D15), part original gum, patch of black adherence on reverse otherwise fine. Rare. S.G. 92. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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Thick "1" with slanting top used (4, two the pale brown shade) and thin "1" with straight top used (3, all pale brown, one with straight edge at foot), fine. S.G. 91-92, £335 £60-80
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Pale brown block of four, all with thick "1" with sloping top, heavy hinge remainder between at top otherwise fine mint. S.G. 91, £340 £100-120
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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Pale brown block of four, the upper pair with thick "1" with sloping top, the lower pair with thin "1" with straight top, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 91b, £700. Photo £250-300
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Pale brown block of four, the upper pair with thick "1" with sloping top, the lower pair with thin "1" with straight top, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 91b, £700. Photo £200-250
| 1883 De La Rue Colour Scheme | |
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Sheet (193x251mm.) "Appendix A" headed "Western Australia Postage Stamps, Existing and proposed Schemes of Colours" and dated "Sept. 28. 83", bearing 1882 CA perf 14 1d. yellow-ochre, 3d. red-brown, 4d. carmine, CA perf 12 2d. chrome-yellow, 6d. lilac and imperforate 1/- yellow-green marked "Existing colours" with the 3d. additionally marked "This colour need not be changed", alongside are one imperforate and five perf 12 3d. colour trials for proposed 1d. (rose), 2d. (grey; imperf), 3d. (purple-brown), 4d. (chestnut), 6d. lilac and 1/- (sage-green) denominations with that marked 1d. showing a tick alongside. A magnificent and colourful showpiece. Photo £6,000-8,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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Two pieces (137x60mm. and 85x97mm.) bearing five perf 12 colour trials made from the engraved 4d. Perkins, Bacon plate, the first bearing carmine (1d.) marked "Proposed colour being that established by the International Postal Convention for this duty" and sepia (2d.) marked "Proposed colour", the second piece bearing yellow-brown (4d.), violet (6d.) and sage-green (1/-) marked "Proposed colours". Magnificent. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
| 1885-93 Watermark Crown CA, Perf. 14 | |
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4d. stamp-size handpainted essay incorporating "western australia postage" in the design, in carmine and Chinese white on card (84x100mm.) with alternative 1d., 2d., 6d. and 1/- value tablets below. Delightful. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
Mike Brachi
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Stamp-size handpainted essay of the Key-plate in carmine with blank value tablet and showing 2d., 4d., 6d. and 1/- value tablets above incorporating the word "postage", executed on tracing paper and backed on thin card (63x73mm.). A lovely piece of the artist's work. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
Patrick Pearson
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Stamp-size handpainted essay of the Key-plate in carmine with blank value tablet and showing 2d., 4d., 6d. and 1/- value tablets below incorporating the word "postage" with the 2d. value tablet ringed and "special plate" written above, executed on card (62x77mm.); heavy horizontal creases crosses the 6d. value tablet. A lovely piece of the artist's work. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: De La Rue archives
Mike Brachi
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Stamp-size handpainted essay of the Key-plate in carmine with blank value tablet, executed in red and Chinese white on tracing paper (44x51mm.) lettered "A", fine. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
Mike Brachi
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2d. stamp-size essay handpainted in grey-blue and Chinese white, executed on tracing paper (59x53mm.) lettered "B" and dated "July 19th 88", fine. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
Mike Brachi
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Master die proof for the 2 1/2d. to 1/- values with blank value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "1 jan. 89", fine. Photo £500-600
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Master die proof for the 2 1/2d. to 1/- values with blank value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after hardening", dated "14 jan. 89" and initialled "GN", fine. Photo £500-600
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Master die proof for the 2 1/2d. to 1/- values with blank value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", dated "23 jan. 89" and initialled "GN", fine. Photo £500-600
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1d. complete die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", dated "28 jan 89", initialled "GN" and further marked "H.S. 28/1/89", fine. Photo £300-400
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2d. complete die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "2 jan. 89", fine. Photo £300-400
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2d. complete die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after hardening", dated "11 jan 89" and initialled "GN", fine. Photo £300-400
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2d. complete die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", dated "18 jan 89" and initialled "GN", fine. Photo £300-400
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Master for the 2 1/2d. to 1/- values with blank value tablet; 4d., 6d. and 1/- value tablets with manuscript "Western Australia" above affixed to piece (49x50mm.) dated "Jan 18" and marked "60 Leads from each duty" and further dated "Apl 1.89" in red ink; 2 1/2d. and 5d. duty plates with manuscript "Western Australia" above affixed to piece (54x47mm.) dated "Feb 2", marked "60 Leads from each die" and further dated "March 15th 92" in red ink; all stamp-size in black on glazed card. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives
Mike Brachi
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2 1/2d., 4d., 5d., 6d. and 1/- value tablet die proofs with manuscript "W Australia" above, affixed to piece (110x56mm.) dated "Feb 14", marked "60 Leads from each die" and further dated "April 14.96" in red ink. Photo £600-800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, February 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
Mike Brachi
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1/2d., 4d. and 5d. imperforate horizontal pairs in issued colours on gummed watermarked paper, the 4d. and 5d. marginal from the top of the sheet, fine £300-400
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1/2d., 2d., 4d. and 1/- each handstamped "specimen" (Type WA1), and 2 1/2d. and 5d. overprinted "specimen" (Type D12x), also 4d. and 5d. cancelled by concentric rings for specimen or presentation purposes; some with hinge remnants otherwise fine mint.
S.G. 94s, 96s-99s, 101s; £550 £120-150
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1/2d. (24 including an interpanneau block of ten and three blocks of four), 1d. (2),
2d. (14 including three blocks of four), 2 1/2d. (8 including a block of four and a pair),
4d. (4 including a pair), 5d. (12 including two blocks of four and a pair),
6d. (14 including three blocks of four - one faded) and 1/- (6 including two pairs), various shades, fine mint; also 1/2d. (6), 1d. (6), 2d. (9 including one bisected diagonally on large piece to Perth), 2 1/2d. (4), 4d. (4), 5d. (4), 6d. (4) and 1/- (5) used, mostly fine. S.G. 94-102, £1500+ £400-500
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1/2d. to 1/- set of eight in mint blocks of four, fine. S.G. 94-102, £668 £180-220
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1892 (26 June) 1/2d. stationery card to Fremantle, uprated with 1/2d. and cancelled by Perth "P" duplex; 1894 (28 Apr.) envelope to London bearing 2d. pair tied by Fremantle "F" duplex, showing "T" h.s. with blue crayon "10c" alongside and London "2d/f.b." h.s.; 1896 (29 June) envelope to London bearing 2 1/2d. tied by Day Dawn duplex; 1896 (17 Oct.) envelope to California bearing 1d. strip of three tied by Albany "k.g.s." duplex; 1897 (13 Apr.) envelope to Dublin bearing 2d. tied by Bunbury "B" duplex; and 1897 (Nov.) envelope (a little soiled and creased) from York to London bearing 2d. tied by c.d.s., showing "T" in circle and London "1d/f.b./a." h.s. A fine group £300-400
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1896 (3 Jan.) envelope to Beverley, bearing 1/2d. (4) tied by Perth "gpo" duplex showing, on reverse, arrival c.d.s. (3.1), manuscript "If he does not call for please try Albany" and Albany d.s. (7.1) and, on face, manuscript "Try Albany", unframed "not known/by letter carrier" and framed "unclaimed"; a few minor creases. Photo £80-100
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1896 (5 Feb.) double rate envelope registered to Southern Cross, bearing 1d. (2) and 5d. tied by two strikes of the "post & telegraph office/coolgardie railway" oval d.s. in violet with the 5d. additionally tied by "R" in circle of bars also in violet and showing arrival c.d.s on reverse. Most attractive. Photo £300-400
Note: This T.P.O. was attached to the railway construction camp when the line was under construction between Southern Cross and Coolgardie. Coolgardie itself was not reached until after 23 March 1896, confirmed by "The Coolgardie Miner" for 23 March 1896 which recorded that "at 8 o'clock last night the railway was completed to within a quarter of a mile of the position marked out for the railway station", proving that the datestamp could not have been situated at Coolgardie Railway Station on 5 February 1896, and was a T.P.O. on the railway"
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1896 (30 Oct.) envelope to Pittsburg USA, bearing 1/2d., 1d. and Internal Revenue 1d. yellow-ochre, all tied by Guildford "p.o" duplex and showing, on reverse, Albany (31.10) and arrival (7.12) datestamps; the envelope slightly soiled. Photo £100-120
Note: The use of Internal Revenue stamps for postage had been authorised by the Post and Telegraph Act of September 5 1893.
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1901 (23 Sept.) OHMS envelope (222x101mm.) registered from Perth to England, bearing 5d. tied by "R" in oval, showing fine "general post office/frank/ stamp/western australia" circular cachet below, fine Registered Perth oval d.s. and "general post office/perth, w.a." oval d.s., all in violet, and Registered London oval d.s. (21.10) in red. A neat and most attractive franking. Photo £150-180
Provenance: Mike Brachi
| 1888 (Mar.-Apr.) Watermark Crown CA, Perf. 14 | |
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1d. carmine-pink vertical pair, 2d. grey and 4d. red-brown (2), each handstamped "specimen" (Type WA1), and 1d. (short perfs at foot), 2d. and 4d. (thin spot) handstamped "specimen" (Type D11) in violet, fine £200-250
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1d. carmine-pink (6 including a block of four), 2d. grey (5 including a block of four) and 4d. red-brown (5 including a block of four - the odd minor tone spot on reverse of some perfs not affecting appearance), generally fine mint; also 1d. (12 including two pairs), 2d. (7) and 4d. (5) used. S.G. 103-104, £1160+ £250-300
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1d. carmine-pink, 2d. grey and 4d. red-brown in blocks of four, one 1d. showing
"double-tailed swan", fine mint. S.G. 103-105, £756 £250-300
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2d. grey block of thirty (5x6) with margin at foot, fine mint. Probably the largest known multiple. S.G. 104, £2400. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Frank Chadwick, May 1978
Sotheby's auction, September 1984
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2d. grey showing perforation variety perf. 14x12x14x14, fine and clearly cancelled. Unlisted in S.G. Photo £100-120
Provenance: Frank Chadwick, May 1978
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1890 (13 Mar.) envelope from Geraldton to London, bearing 2d. grey strip of three each cancelled by "G T" obliterator, showing despatch c.d.s. and, on reverse, Perth transit d.s. (24.3) partly overstruck by arrival c.d.s. (28.4). A neat and attractive franking. Photo £100-120
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1890 (16 Apr.) envelope to Philadelphia, bearing 4d. red-brown pair tied by Perth "g.p.o" duplex, showing another fine strike in opposite corner with arrival datestamp (30.5) on reverse. A neat and attractive franking. Photo £200-250
| 1893 (Feb.) 1d. on 3d. Surcharge | |
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Watermark Crown CC blocks of four (2, one with surcharge misplaced on horizontal perfs between), a pair and singles (9, four mint with one showing surcharge misplaced over perforations at foot, and four used with one showing perforations misplaced over perforations at top and one with surcharge misplaced sideways); Watermark Crown CA (7, three mint with one showing surcharge misplaced over perforations at foot, and four used); condition mostly fine. S.G. 107-109, £524+ £200-250
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Watermark Crown CC, variety double surcharge, unused with part original gum, green surcharge ink all over the reverse and the top left corner very slightly rounded, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 108a, £1700. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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Watermark Crown CA, a block of eight (4x2), unused with large part or full original gum, a few minor gum wrinkles otherwise fine. S.G. 109, £640. Photo £250-300
| 1895 (21 Nov.) 1/2d. on 3d. Surcharge | |
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A single handstamped "specimen." in violet (Type D9), part original gum, black mark on reverse not affecting fine appearance. Photo £100-120
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Blocks of four (3), pairs (2) and singles (6, two used) clearly showing surcharge, and block of six (2x3) and vertical strip of three with light or traces of surcharge though clearly showing impressions on the reverse, fine mint, some with hinge remnants. S.G. 110-110a, £360 £100-120
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A block of four showing variety surcharge double, unused with large part original gum, fine. A rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 110b, £6,000. Photo £3,000-4,000
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