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3d. purple-brown, a bottom centre gutter block of eight showing large part plate number "14" and imprint, fine mint. S.G. 187; BW 196zc, $500 £200-250
| 1937 (Oct.) 150th Anniversary of New South Wales | |
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2d. scarlet showing variety retouched "man with tail", fine mint. BW 175ea, $600. Photo £200-250
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2d. scarlet, a top left corner block of four showing almost complete plate number "1", fine unmounted mint. S.G. 193; BW 175z, $600 £150-200
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2d. scarlet, a lower left corner block of four showing complete plate number "1" and imprint, fine mint. S.G. 193; BW 175za, $600 £140-200
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2d. scarlet, a lower right corner block of four showing large part plate number "2", fine unmounted mint. Very rare. S.G. 197; BW 219zc, $5000. Photo £1,500-1,800
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2d. scarlet, a top right corner block of six showing complete plate number "3", fine unmounted mint. Very rare. S.G. 197; BW 219ze, $5000. Photo £1,500-1,800
| 1948-49 Definitives | |
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Watermark CofA, Hermes 1/6d. blackish brown, a block of four with margin at left showing complete plate number "1", mounted in the selvedge only, fine. S.G. 223a;
BW 261z, $500 £150-200
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Watermark CofA, Hermes 1/6d. blackish brown, a block of eight (2x4) with margin at left showing complete plate number "2", fine mint. S.G. 223a; BW 261zb, $500 £150-200
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No watermark, Aboriginal Art 2/- chocolate, a block of eight (2x4) with margin at right showing complete plate number "9", fine mint. Rare. S.G. 224f; BW 264zc, $2500. Photo £500-600
| 1948-56 No Watermark Issue | |
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1/2d. orange, a bottom centre gutter block of eight with complete plate number "4", fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 228; BW 180zd, $3500. Photo £600-800
| 1950-52 Definitive Issue | |
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2 1/2d. scarlet, a bottom centre gutter block of eight showing plate number "2", fine mint. Rare. S.G. 234; BW 249z, $2500. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Hugh Morgan, November 2012
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3 1/2d. grey-green. a bottom centre gutter block of eight showing large part plate number "5", heavy vertical crease between otherwise fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 237d; BW 252zh, $3500. Photo £800-1,000
| 1951-52 Definitive Issue | |
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3 1/2d. brown-purple, a top centre gutter block of eight showing almost complete plate number "2", fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 247; BW 253za, $3500. Photo £1,000-1,200
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6 1/2d. brown, a strip of four with gutter margin at right, variety imperforate between stamp and margin, fine mint, only the left stamp lightly hinged. Very rare. S.G. 249;
BW 255b, $1250. Photo £400-500
Note: One sheet was issued showing the final strike of the perforating comb misplaced on the right-hand column. Most of the stamps have had the vertical perforation at right trimmed to resemble an "imperforate at right" error.
Provenance: Hugh Morgan, November 2012
| 1952-56 Aborigine | |
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No watermark 2/6d. deep brown, a block of eight (2x4) with margin at left showing almost complete plate number "2", fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 253b; BW 266z, $3000. Photo £600-800
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1907 1/2d. to 6d. set of five, fine mint with some with hinge remnants. S.G. D53-D57, £850 £150-180
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1909-10 1/2d. to 5/-, 1912-23 perf 12 1/2 1/2d., perf 11 1/2d. and 1d. and perf 14 1/2d. to
1/-, 1922-30 perf 14 1/2d. to 6d. and perf 11 4d., 1931-36 perf 14 1d. and 2d., perf 11 1/2d. to 4d., 1938 1/2d. to 1/- and 1946-48 1d., 2d., 3d., 5d., 6d. and 1/-, fine mint.
Cat. £1000+ £200-250
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An early to modern mixed mint and used remaindered accumulation housed in seven volumes and loose, contained in a carton, with good selection K.G.V Heads to 1/4d. mint; also postal history with states and stationery mainly unused. An interesting lot worthy of closer inspection. (thousands) £300-400
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Afternoon session commencing at 2.00 p.m. (Lots 369-695)
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1872 2k. postal stationery cards, collection of seventy-seven used examples, inscribed in a variety of languages, one additionally franked 2k. to Brussels, shades, a variety of cancellations with ten in blue, etc., chiefly good to fine £100-120
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1859-60 1d. plate proof lower left corner block of four, [41-52], in black on India paper affixed to card, fine. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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1861 4d. and 6d. imperforate plate proofs in black on card; fine £200-250
Provenance: H. Moreton Black, February 1996
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1861 perf. 14 to 16 6d. pale dull lilac, fresh unused with part original gum; a very fine and attractive example of this delicate shade. B.P.A. Certificate (1985). S.G. 6a, £3,250. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1862 (May) prepared though not issued, trial perf. 11 to 12 1/2 1d. lake horizontal pair, imperforate between, fresh with large part original gum. Photocopy of B.P.A. Certificate (1961). S.G. 7, £4,500. Photo £1,500-2,000
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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Perf. 11 1/2, 12, 6d. lavender-grey neatly cancelled with small part "A05" at lower left corner leaving clear portrait; a couple of short perfs. at left. Most attractive. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 11, £500. Photo £150-200
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Perf. 11 1/2, 12 compound with 11, 4d. dull rose horizontal pair, perf. 11 at foot, both clearly cancelled; one with rounded corner, the other with an inclusion, otherwise fine. The only recorded multiple of this value. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). S.G. 14, £4,000+. Photo £1,400-1,600
Provenance: T. Charlton Henry, 1961
Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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Perf. 13 1d. lake, unused with traces of gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 16, £900. Photo £350-400
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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Perf. 13 1d. brown-lake, fresh unused without gum; most attractive. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 17, £750. Photo £200-250
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Perf. 13 4d. dull rose showing double rows of perforations at foot, unused with large part original gum; two pulled perfs. at left, otherwise fine and a most unusual perforation variety. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). S.G. 18, £2,750. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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Perf. 13 6d. lavender-grey, unused without gum. A most attractive example of this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 19, £3,250. Photo £1,500-2,000
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Perf. 13 6d. lilac, unused without gum, fresh colour for this delicately shaded stamp.
Most attractive. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 19a, £2,750. Photo £800-1,000
| 1863-77 Watermark Crown CC Issue | |
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1d. carmine-lake, large part original gum; fine. Photo £300-350
Provenance: H. Moreton Black, February 1986
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4d. dull rose with watermark reversed, without gum. Rarely offered with the watermark variety. Photo £300-350
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6d. violet, large part original gum, fine. Photo £300-350
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1d. brown-lake (2), 1d. carmine-lake (2, one with watermark reversed), 1d. red, 1d. vermilion (2), 4d. dull rose and 4d. brownish rose, both with watermark reversed, 6d. lilac, 6d. deep violet (2) and 6d. violet (aniline) (2, one with watermark reversed), unused and mostly with part to large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificates for two. S.G. 20-31x group £400-500
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4d. brownish rose with watermark reversed, fresh with part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). S.G. 28 var. Photo £150-200
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1d. scarlet-vermilion thin paper block of four, [49-60] and two singles, one with watermark reversed, part to large part original gum; one stamp in the block with diagonal gum crease. S.G. 35, 35x, £430 £150-200
Provenance: H. Moreton Black, February 1996
"Staircase", April 1999
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4d. dull rose, unused without gum (shallow thin at top), and 4d. rose-lake (3) with small to large part original gum, one thinned. B.P.A. Certificates for the dull rose (1967) and one rose-lake (1998). S.G. 36, 37 £150-200
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1863 perf. 12 1/2 1/- green, strong colour and fresh unused with part original gum; upper left corner rounded though a well-above average example of this rare stamp. Signed Bloch. Also a used example (corner faults) with B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 38, £3,050. Photo £600-700
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1863 CC perf. 14 1/- green block of four and two singles, and blue-green block of four and two singles, good to fine mint. S.G. 44, 44a, £528 £140-180
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1881 perf. 12 1d. scarlet-vermilion horizontal strip of four and a single, fresh mint with the strip lightly mounted, and 4d. rose unused with large part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1998) for 4d.. S.G. 40, 41, £850 £200-250
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1883 "fourpence" on 6d. with watermark reversed, small part original gum disturbed, sound. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 45x, £600 £100-120
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1901 1d. black and red handstamped "specimen" (D12a) in violet and affixed to De La Rue day book piece dated "July 1901"; fine and very rare. Photo £400-500
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1918 (Feb.-July) War Tax mint selection comprising the set of five with additional 1d. with watermark reversed (gum bursts) and 1d. with double tree trunk, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1990) for watermark variety. S.G. 91-95, 93x, £470+ £100-120
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1918 (July) War Tax 1d. carmine upper right corner block of four with plate number "2" and sheet number "0674", variety watermark sideways, fine mint. Brandon Certificate (1990). S.G. 97a, £800+. Photo £300-350
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1919 (Jan.) War Charity 1d. grey-black and deep carmine-red overprinted "specimen" and issued stamps (3), one with watermark inverted and one with watermark reversed, fine mint. S.G. 101, 101s, 101w, 101x, £210 £80-100
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1919 (Jan.) War Charity 1d. grey-black and deep carmine-red, variety overprint double, fresh mint; one short perf. at right, otherwise fine. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificates (1959 and 1988). S.G. 101a, £2,000. Photo £500-600
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1920 Peace 1/2d. green and 1d. carmine (marginal), both variety watermark sideways reversed, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1988) for 1d. S.G. 106x, 107x, £725 £200-250
Provenance: "Staircase", November 1999
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1938-52 1/2d. to £1 set of seventeen with a range of additional shades including 1/- (9), 5/- (7) and £1 (2), one each of the 1/-, 5/- and £1 are the 1938 printings,, and 1938 4d. (2), 6d. (2) and 8d. (2), good to fine mint. Also 1/2d. to £1 (12 values) affixed to piece of Government House paper £250-300
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1938-52 2d. pale slate, variety short "T" (R.3/6 right pane), fine mint and 2d. scarlet upper right corner block of six (2x3) with sheet number "06925", Row 3/6 with variety short "T", unmounted mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007) for latter. S.G. 152a, ba, £1,090. Photo for 2d. slate £250-300
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1941 Columbus mint collection comprising two sets (one with extra 2/- and one less
3/-), two sets (one with £1 toned and less 6d. and 8d.) in blocks of four (one corner with sheet number), nine values to £1 in horizontal pairs with one in each showing "apostrophe" flaw and 1/2d. block of twelve from the foot of the pane with one showing variety elongated "E"; generally fine £150-200
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1941 Columbus 8d. ultramarine and scarlet marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, the upper-right stamp variety "coiumbus", R.5/2, fresh mint and very lightly mounted; the variety with a couple of short perf. at top, otherwise fine. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). S.G. 170a, £13,000+. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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