375th Auction

1840, Mulready envelope 1 d. black, Stereo A134, unused, very fine

1847/54, embossed 6 d. lilac, cut to shape, with 2 copies 1854/57, 1 d. red-brown on blued, tied by duplex "LIVERPOOL 12 JU 1856" via France to Switzerland, very fine

5 £ orange, AE, with overprint "SPECIMEN" type 9, fresh colour, gum slightly soaked in upper perfs and one short perf at left, otherwise a fine and rare stamp (SG £4.500,-)

1873/80, 1 s. green, pl. 13, 3 copies tied by duplex "EXCHANGE LIVERPOOL 16 JA 78" to entire letter to Lima, Peru, stamp at top right small defects, still fine

1884, 1 £ brown-lilac, watermark imperial crowns, used, very fine (SG £ 3.000,-)  

1884, 1 £ brown-lilac, watermark imperial crowns, used, very fine (SG £ 3.000,-)  

1902, King Edward VII. 10 sh. ultramarine, unused, fine (SG 1.000,-)  

1929, UPU £ 1 black, unmounted mint, fine, signed  

1887/92, Victoria 1 £ green AC, neatly cancelled by central small cds. "GLASGOW DE 31 96", one shortish perf and a trifle rubbed at left, still fine and attractive, certificate BPA (2020)

"C51" on 1865/73, 4 d. vermilion, pl. 8, on entire letter from "ST. THOMAS JA 2 67" to Jacmel, Haiti, very fine

1856, 1d red used strip of three with good margins all round (SG 107) and 2d blue used strip of three (SG 112), narrow margins,  this with INVERTED WATERMARK and irregular sizes of the “2” ex Besancon

1856 1d orange red, mint hinged with full gum and very fresh appearance, ex Besancon.

OFFICIAL: 1888, O S stamps with Specimen overprints, hinged mint set of good appearance

1855, 6 d. deep-blue with ample to large margins, tied by clear "66" to envelope from "MORPHETT VALE OC 29 1855" to London with frontside red "AUSTRALIAN PACKET" and rd "d5", fine

1859 2d red rouletted on neat entire letter to Gawler Place from Adelaide cancelled by PAID ADELAIDE in blue tieing the adhesive

DEPARTMENTALS: 1872/73, two examples of “P” (Police) and one of “C.P.” (Commissioner of Police), all used, mostly fine

1853, 4d first state of printing with good fresh colour, neat cancel “60”, no thins, cut close on two sides

1855, 2d green in pair, good colour, fair margins, cancelled by”25” of Deloraine

1870, 2d green De la Rue gummed imperforate trial on Crown CC watermarked paper. Fresh block of four, hinged in top margin only.

1854, 1 s. blue, tied by barred oval "82V" of Hepburn to small envelope via "MELBOURNE MY 7 1855" via England with black "AUSTRALIAN PACKET LIVERPOOL" and "ART-2" on reverse, on front handstamp "45"; the stamp applied somewhat over the edge of the cover and here with faults; a very scarce entire

1854/57, 3 d. blue in horizontal pair, somewhat touched resp. slightly cut-into in places, wide margin on sides, used with "5" to small envelope from "BALLARAT MY 2 1856" via Melbourne, London and Liverpool to Portsmouth with frontside red "AUSTRALIAN PACKET PAID LIVERPOOL" and "1d"

1854/55, 6 d. orange, touched at right, otherwise ample to large margins, tied by "3" to entire letter (outer lettersheet completely backed) from "CASTLEMAINE FE 20 1856" to London; frontside red "AUSTRALIAN PACKET PAID LIVERPOOL MY 13 56" and "5d"

6 d. orange with ample to large margins, tied by "100" to cover from "CARISBROOK MA 21 1856" to Brighton with frontside "AUSTRALIAN PACKET PAID LIVERPOOL" and "1d"

6 d. orange, slightly touched at left, tied by barred oval "2V" to entire letter from "GEELONG OC 24 1855" via Melbourne to London with frontside "AUSTRALIAN PACKET PAID LIVERPOOL"

6 d. orange, slightly cut-into at top left, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by "1" to entire letter from "MELBOURNE MY 17 1856" to London with red "3d" on front and on reverse green "PLYMOUTH SHIP LETTER"

1914, Rough pen and ink drawing as competition essay for the 'Ideal B.G. Stamp Competition' for which 12 designs were submitted, format ca. 87:117 mm

1882/85, "B" on 4 c. rose, unused with large part original gum, light original bend and small ink mark at right, still very fine and rare, certificate BPA (2020)

12 c. blue, nice fresh colour and good perforation, unused with large part original gum, slightly crumpled at lower left, still very fine, certificate BPA (2020)

1863, TWO CENTS on 32 c. with wide E, used with Bangkok cds., very fine, a rare stamp, certificate BPA (2020)

JAPANESE OCCUPATION, Barakoma Airfield: 1942, stampless with US cachet 'PASSED NAVAL CENSOR' addressed to Auckland, reverse with senders address "A.W. Silvester, written 2/12/12 Vella Lavella", a scarce cover, fine Referent Silvester was one of 2 Europeans who were allowed to stay in Solomon Islands by the Japanese after the occupation

1944, 1c. black with handstamp type 2 in orange-red, unused with dried original gum, a very fine copy of this rare stamp, certificate BPA (2020)

1937, George V 3 p.-25 r. cpl., unused o.g., very fine and fresh

1897, Newfoundland Dog, large design Die proof on carton paper, unsued without gum, fine  

15 c. large Die proof black on white paper with plate no. “191”, unused without gum, fine  

15 c. large Die proof chocolate on thin paper without watermark, light vertical fold on left and small tear at right, otherwise fine  

15 c. large Die proof chocolate on white paper with plate no. “191”, unused without gum, fine