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A vertical pair with wing-margin at foot showing variety surcharge double, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 110b, £3000. Photo £1,200-1,500
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Watermark Crown CC single and Watermark Crown CA singles (2), each showing surcharge in red and in green, fine mint. S.G. 111a-111b, £290 £80-100
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Watermark Crown CC block of four showing surcharge in red and in green, fine mint. S.G. 111a, £440 £120-150
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Watermark Crown CC block of four with wing-margin at foot, showing surcharge in red and in green, two hinge remnants, fine mint. S.G. 111a, £440 £80-100
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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Watermark Crown CA block of four showing surcharge in red and in green, fine mint. S.G. 110b, £340 £80-100
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Watermark Crown CA, three used singles showing variety surcharge in red and in green, one with them widely spaced, fine. S.G. 111b, £540 £150-180
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1896 (6 July) front to Fremantle, bearing CA block of four showing surcharge in red and in green clearly tied by Perth "gp.o" duplex; block with a two lightly stained perfs at top left and the front with vertical and horizontal creases well clear of block. S.G. 111b, £720. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1898 (20 July) locally addressed envelope bearing CC single showing surcharge in red and in green along with normal stamp and Internal Revenue 1881 1d. yellow-ochre,
all clearly tied by Fremantle "gpo" duplex; the envelope with some peripheral faults.
A scarce franking. Photo £300-400
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2 1/2d. stamp-size photographic essay in a rejected design, affixed to card (114x85mm.) marked "A" and dated "Oct 13th 96", fine. BW W1E(2)A, $7500. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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2 1/2d. stamp-size photographic essay in adopted design with value tablet handpainted in black and Chinese white, affixed to card (114x86mm.) marked "B", dated "Oct 13th 96" and with red crayon tick at right. BW W1E(2)B, $7500. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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1/- stamp-size photographic in essay in adopted design, affixed to card (14x86mm.) marked "C", dated "Oct 13th 96" and showing red tick at right; the card with some minor fox spots. BW W3E(2)C, $7500. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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6d. stamp-size photographic essay in adopted design, affixed to card (114x86mm.) lettered "D", dated "Oct 13th 96" and showing red tick at right; the card with some minor fox spotting. BW W2E(2). Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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1/- stamp-size photographic essay in an unadopted vertical design, affixed to card (114x86mm.) lettered "E" and dated "Oct 13th 96", fine. BW W3E(2)A, $7500. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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1/- stamp-size photographic essay in an unadopted vertical design, affixed to card (114x86mm.) lettered "F" and dated "Oct 13th 96"; the card with few minor tone spots. BW W3E(2)B, $7500. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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2 1/2d. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) showing manuscript dates of engraving at left; the card a little soiled at right. BW W1DP(1)A, $4000. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1d. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", dated "16 aug 97" and initialled, fine. Photo £400-500
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2 1/2d. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "9 dec 96", fine. W1DP(1)B, $3000. Photo £400-500
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2 1/2d. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", dated "22 dec 96" and initialled, fine. BW W1DP(1)C, $3500. Photo £400-500
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6d. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "9 dec 96", fine. BW W2DP(1)A, $3000. Photo £400-500
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6d. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", dated "22 dec 96" and initialled, fine. BW W2DP(1)B, $4000. Photo £400-500
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1/- Die 1 in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked, fine. BW W3DP(1), $3500. Photo £400-500
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1/- Die 1 stamp-size in black on glazed card and 1/- Die 2 cut down in black on glazed card and marked at foot "Die re-engraved to take place of above which cracked in hardening", fine. BW W3DP(1), W3DP(2)A; $7500. Photo £500-600
Provenance: De La Rue archives
Mike Brachi
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1/- Die 2 in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "19 jan 97", fine. BW W3DP(2)B, $3000. Photo £400-500
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1/- Die 2 in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", dated
"22 jan 97" and initialled, fine. BW W3DP(2)C, $4000. Photo £400-500
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2d. (4) in orange, orange-brown, bright yellow (selected, initials alongside) and lemon-yellow (crossed by horizontal crease), all affixed to piece (160x240mm.) initialled and dated "4/4/98" in red ink. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
Mike Brachi
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2d. (4) in orange, orange-brown, bright yellow and lemon-yellow on gummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Photo £800-1,000
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1d. carmine, 2d. bright yellow and 2 1/2d. blue imperforate horizontal pairs on gummed watermarked paper, the last with sheet margin at foot, fine £300-400
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1d. carmine imperforate top left corner block of four on gummed watermarked paper, minor gum crease, fine £200-250
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1d. carmine, perf. 14 lower right corner block of fourteen (7x2) with plate number on gummed watermarked paper, dated "16 dec 99" and initialled at lower right; some gum creases and a fraction soiled otherwise fine £60-80
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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2d. bright yellow imperforate block of four, with interpanneau margin at foot, on gummed watermarked paper, fine £200-250
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6d. bright violet imperforate lower right corner block of eight (4x2) on gummed watermarked paper, marked "rec'd from CA officer" and dated "16 jun 99" in bottom margin, fine. Photo £400-500
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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1/- olive-green imperforate lower right corner block of eight (4x2) on gummed watermarked paper, marked "recd from CA officer" and dated "16 jun 99" in bottom margin; some creases, mainly in the margin. Photo £400-500
Provenance: De La Rue archives, August 1976 (Robson Lowe, Melbourne)
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2d. bright yellow handstamped "ultramar" in blue by the Portuguese receiving authority, large part original gum, vertical crease along right edge; also 2 1/2d. with part concentric rings cancel as used for presentation purposes £60-80
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1d. (2), 2d. (2), 2 1/2d. (2), 6d. (2) and 1/- in blocks of four plus 2 1/2d. in top right corner block of six with plate number, fine mint. S.G. 112-116, £974 £250-300
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1d., 2d. (3 including a pair), 2 1/2d. (2), 6d. (3 including a pair and 1/- (4 including a pair), most fine mint. S.G. 112-116, £413 £100-120
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1d. (12 including a pair and single with watermark inverted), 2d. (10 including two with watermark inverted), 2 1/2d. (8), 6d. (7 including one with watermark inverted - rare) and 1/- (7 including one with watermark inverted), all used, most fine. S.G. 112-116, £760+ £200-250
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1901 (19 Feb.) envelope (spiked) registered from Geraldton to Hobart bearing 1d. and 2d. pair tied by "R" in oval; 1901 (6 May) envelope to London bearing 2d. (2) with 1885-93 1/2d. pair tied by Pinjarrah c.d.s.; 1903 (7 Feb.) envelope to Canada bearing 2 1/2d. (2) tied by Kalgoorlie duplex; and 1909 (11 Aug.) envelope registered to Dunedin bearing 1d. and 6d. tied by Registered Perth oval d.s. A good lot £200-250
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1902 (10 July) "avis de réception" of a registered article from Perth to Kalangadoo, South Australia, bearing 2 1/2d. tied by "R" in oval; several light folds and two punch holes at left. Scarce. Photo £150-180
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1901 Federal Presentation set comprising 1882-85 3d. and 6d., 1885-93 1/2d., 2d., 2 1/2d., 4d., 5d., 6d. and 1/-, 1888 2d. and 4d., and 1898-1901 1d., 2d. and 2 1/2d. cancelled-to-order with 7-bar dumb obliterator. The set as presented to Federal and State Parliamentarians, together with letter of presentation to J.A. Chamber. All with large part gum, two with a crease £250-300
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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8d., 9d., 10d., 2/-, 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- line perf. 12.4 proofs, possibly a pull from the zinc die, in the issued colours on unwatermarked paper, each with ink "X" across face,
the 10d. with perfs cut off at left, the 8d., 2/6d. and 10/- with thin spots. The only recorded examples. BW cat. $35,000. Photo £3,000-4,000
Provenance: John Gartner, April 1979
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1d., 2d., 4d., 8d., 9d., 10d., 2/-, 2/6d., 5/-, 10/- and £1, each cancelled by 4-ring obliterator used for U.P.U. distribution, fine. BW cat. $895 £150-180
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1d., 2d., 4d., 8d., 9d., 10d., 2/-, 2/6d., 5/-, 10/- and £1, each cancelled by 4-ring obliterator and additionally handstamped "ultramar" by the Portuguese receiving authority, all without gum, fine. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1d. blocks of four (2, one with watermark upright inverted), pair with watermark upright and singles (3, one showing double perf 12 at left), 2d. block of four and singles (3), 4d. blocks of four (2) and singles (2), 8d. blocks of four (2), pairs (2) and singles (2), 9d. blocks of four (2) and singles (5, one with watermark upright and one with watermark upright inverted), and 10d. blocks of four (2) and singles (2), some shades, mostly fine mint. S.G. 117-125, £2300+ £600-800
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1d. (2), 2d. (3, one with double perf 12 at left), 4d. (2), 5d. (2), 8d. (3), 9d. (2), 10d. (4), 2/- (4), 2/6d. (3), 5/- (4), 10/- deep mauve (3), £1 orange-brown (2) and £1 orange, all used, mostly fine. S.G. 117-128, £1300+ £350-450
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2/- bright red on yellow (2, one with official patch at top), 2/- orange on yellow (2) and 2/- brown-red on yellow (3), fine mint. S.G. 124/124b/124c, £490 £150-180
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2/- bright red on yellow block of four, unused with large part original gum, centred to top, fresh and fine. S.G. 124, £340 £100-120
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2/- bright red on yellow, variety watermark sideways with Crown pointing to right, unused with large part original gum, centred to lower left, fine. BW W59ab, $500;
S.G. 124a, £250. Photo £70-90
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2/6d. deep blue on rose horizontal pairs (2) and singles (5) with three different sub-types annotated, fine mint. S.G. 125, £495 £150-180
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2/6d. deep blue on rose block of six (3x2) with margin at left, three show sub-type 1 (right vertical of "h" of "half" short), fine mint. BW W61/d, $750; S.G. 125, £330+ £200-250
Provenance: Sotheby's auction, September 1984
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2/6d. deep blue on rose block of four, the lower left stamp showing sub-type 2 (two coloured lines right of last "a" of "australia"), fine mounted mint. BW W61/e, $450; S.G. 125, £220+ £100-120
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