368. Auction

26-30 March 2019 in Wiesbaden

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Lot no.853

Condition

Catalogue no.3

Opening800 €
Sold for1.500 €
1 d. pale blue in horizontal pair, large margins, nicely cancelled "60" LAUNCESTON, very fine and scarce, sign. Pfenninger
Lot no.854

Condition

Catalogue no.5

Opening200 €
Sold for280 €
4 d. bright red-orange, nice colour and good to large margins, cancelled "60", very fine
Lot no.855

Condition

Catalogue no.7

Opening150 €
Sold for200 €
1853, 4 d. red-orange, plate I, second state, fresh colour and large margins, lightly cancelled "59" LAUNCESTON, very fine
Lot no.856

Condition

Catalogue no.10

Opening1.000 €
Sold for900 €
4 d. orange, plate 2, showing behind Queen's head small triangular 'Prisoner's' punch hole, fresh colour and large margins, tied by numeral "18" to small piece with adjacent boxed "CAMP TOWN 18 May. 55", very fine. The 'prisoner's' punch hole is believed to be a form of control used by a settler at Campbell town on letters addressed to government officials or solicitors; 3 covers and this piece are recorded
Lot no.857

Condition

6

Catalogue no.18

Opening120 €
Sold for160 €
1855, 4 d. blue, slightly touched at bottom, otherwise good to large margins, tied by numeral "60" LAUNCESTON with 2 different "PRE-PAID" marks to Hobard, very fine
Lot no.858

Condition

2

Catalogue no.

Opening600 €
Sold forUnsold
Unissued 6 d. dull lilac, block of 4 from the only recorded creased proof sheet, ungummed, slightly touched at left, otherwise good to large margins; a scarce multiple, certificate RPS (1965) (SG £ 3.000,-)
Lot no.859

Condition

Catalogue no.

Opening1.000 €
Sold forUnsold
1856, 4 page letter of April 21 from postmaster general F.C. Smith to the colonial agent Edward Barnard with receiving mark of July 30, 1856. The postmaster general asked for quality postage stamp paper, sending as samples 3 strips taken from the margins of existing postage stamp sheets. A highly interesting and unique document
Lot no.860

Condition

Catalogue no.24

Opening900 €
Sold for1.100 €
1856/57, 1 d. deep red-brown on pelure paper, horizontal pair, the right stamp showing large part of papermaker's watermark, good colour, ample to large margins, neatly cancelled by no. "64" HOBART, fine and rare, certificates RPS (1973) and Brandon (2003)
Lot no.861

Condition

6

Catalogue no.40

Opening250 €
Sold for360 €
1858, 6 d. dull lilac, slightly cut into at top and slightly touched at left, tied by clear "52" to small envelope to Secundrabad, India, showing on front clear arrival mark and boxed "BOMBAY Bearing 2 Annas", very fine
Lot no.862

Condition

6

Catalogue no.127, 129

Opening750 €
Sold forUnsold
1870/71, 1 d. rose-red with additional horizontal perforation above "ONE PENNY" and 2 d. yellow-green (scissors' cut at top and applied damaged at lower right) tied (most likely upon arrival) by Melbourne numeral "1" to small envelope to Carlton with transit and arrival marks of December 20, 1870 on reverse; an interesting cover and the earliest recorded use of the 'Sideface' issue on cover
Lot no.863

Condition

0 1

Catalogue no.153

Opening500 €
Sold for550 €
1871/78, wm TAS, 4 d. buff, horizontal strip of 4 from the upper left sheet corner with large part of plate no. "43", unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint, very fine and scarce in this condition (SG for unused single stamps £ 1.400,-)
Lot no.864

Condition

0 1

Catalogue no.156 proof

Opening200 €
Sold for180 €
1878, 1 d. carmine, imperforate plate proof in block of 4 from the upper sheet margin with plate no. "3", unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint, very fine
Lot no.865

Condition

2

Catalogue no.158 proof

Opening100 €
Sold for90 €
1878, 8 d., stamp-size die proof in black on glazed card, mounted in small frame, very fine
Lot no.866

Condition

2

Catalogue no.158 proof

Opening1.500 €
Sold for1.350 €
8 d., 6 die proofs showing different states of the engraving, dated June 28-July 10, 1878, one with additional "AFTER HARDENING"; a remarkable and rare group with explaining text on exhibition pages
Lot no.867

Condition

1

Catalogue no.166ab

Opening750 €
Sold forUnsold
1880/91, 4 d. deep yellow, printed both sides, horizontal pair with nice fresh colour, unused with large part of original gum, very fine and scarce, certificate Brandon (2001) (SG £ 1.500,-)
Lot no.868

Condition

Catalogue no.

Opening1.000 €
Sold forUnsold
1891, Folded tracing by De La Rue printers proposing new watermark paper, accompanied by original file copy of letter dated June 5 to the agent general for Tasmania about problems with the dandy-roll and original letter from the agent general to De La Rue, accepting their proposal; a most remarkable group
Lot no.869

Condition

0 1

Catalogue no.216

Opening200 €
Sold for200 €
1892/99, key plate issue ½ d. orange/mauve, block of 4 with right sheet margin, endorsed "1 stamp colour book", unused o.g., 3 stamps unmounted mint
Lot no.870

Condition

0 1 2

Catalogue no.217 proof

Opening400 €
Sold for360 €
2½ d. purple, marginal block of 4 from the colour book with date stamp "1 DEC 91" in the margin, also stamp size die proof in black on glazed paper
Lot no.871

Condition

6

Catalogue no.217

Opening180 €
Sold forUnsold
2½ d., tied by cds. "LAUNCESTON JU 22" (1909) to acknowledgement of delivery, fine and scarce
Lot no.872

Condition

2

Catalogue no.218 proof

Opening300 €
Sold for270 €
5 d., die proof on glazed white card, dated "28 SEP. 91" and stamped "BEFORE HARDENING", fine and scarce
Lot no.873

Condition

0 1

Catalogue no.219

Opening200 €
Sold for200 €
1892/99, key plate issue 6 d. violet/black, block of 4 with right sheet margin, endorsed "1 stamp colour book", unused o.g., 3 stamps unmounted mint
Lot no.874

Condition

0 1 2

Catalogue no.220

Opening1.500 €
Sold for1.200 €
10 d. purple-lake/deep green, original colour recipe bearing 2 dummy stamps in the used colours, dated "1 Nov. 98", also die proof of the value tablet only, dated "26 SEP 98" and endorsed "Jamaica" (excised) and "Tasmania", stamp size die proof of the frame only and 2 blocks of 4 of the stamp colour book with marginal inscriptions; a most interesting and rare group
Lot no.875

Condition

0 1

Catalogue no.222

Opening1.000 €
Sold for900 €
2 sh. 6 d. brown/blue, 2nd printing, block of 12 from the lower right sheet corner with plate no. "1", handstamp "12 MAR. 96" and initialed as approval of the 2nd printing, unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint, some minor creasing, unique
Lot no.876

Condition

6

Catalogue no.243

Opening300 €
Sold for270 €
1903, 1 sh. rose/green, block of 17 with pictorial 3 d., tied by clear cds. "HOBARD TASMANIA MY 25 1904" to reverse of linen parcel tag, registered to Mathinna with arrival mark; 2 stamps little rubbed surface and some minor imperfections, very scarce
Lot no.877

Condition

5

Catalogue no.3

Opening150 €
Sold for380 €
1850/53, Thomas Ham 2 d. brown-lilac with full to large margins, tied by clear butterfly "15" GEELONG to piece, very fine, sign. Holcombe with certificate (1983)
Lot no.878

Condition

Catalogue no.3a

Opening150 €
Sold for440 €
2 d. grey-lilac with good to large margins, ca. 2,5 mm sheet margin at bottom, neatly cancelled by butterfly "37" MELBOURNE, very fine, sign. Holcombe
Lot no.879

Condition

Catalogue no.4a

Opening100 €
Sold for340 €
3 d. blue with good to large margins, cancelled by central butterfly "15" GEELONG, very fine, sign. Hunziker with certificate (1963)
Lot no.880

Condition

Catalogue no.5

Opening100 €
Sold for280 €
Second state of die 1 d. red-brown with ample to large margins, used with central clear butterfly "37", very fine, sign. Hunziker with certificate (1962)
Lot no.881

Condition

6

Catalogue no.95, 100

Opening700 €
Sold for700 €
1861, Victoria 4d. dull rose-pink as horizontal strip of three and single 2d. dull reddish lilac tied by duplex cancel "MELBOURNE OC 26 63 VICTRORA" to cover to Johannesdorf, Prussia endorsed 'via Southampton'. Carried on the P&O 'Bombay', to Galle, on the 'Nemesis' to Suez and thence on the 'Pera'. Red 'London / Paid' transit cds (Dec 18) on front and circular 'Aus England Per Aachen / Franco' below and arrival cds on reverse, a fine cover (#17 in the Palmer Census). Provenance: Collection Trevor Davis (May 2003), lot 52934  
Lot no.882

Condition

Catalogue no.1

Opening100 €
Sold for340 €
1854, Black Swan 1 d. black with good to large margins, parts of neighbour stamps at right and bottom, cancelled in red, very fine
Lot no.883

Condition

Catalogue no.16

Opening1.000 €
Sold for1.600 €
1913, Kangoroo 2£ black and rose, fresh colour and good centering and perforations, used with perfectly centered cds. "CYGNET TASMANIA 18 AU 18", a superb example of this stamp
Lot no.884

Condition

6

Catalogue no.4ab

Opening2.000 €
Sold for4.200 €
1852/55, (2 d.) greyish-slade, vertical bisect, right half with good to large margins on 3 sides, tied by clear barred oval "1" to entire letter from "BARBADOES SP 11 1854" via "ST:-THOMAS SE 16 1854" to Hamilton, Bermudas, very fine, certificate BPA (1964)
Lot no.885

Condition

Catalogue no.1

Opening400 €
Sold for610 €
1853/59, 1 c. vermilion without line above "ONE CENT", lightly used "DEMERARA JA 8 1856", nice deep colour and good to large margins, very fine
Lot no.886

Condition

Catalogue no.20

Opening150 €
Sold for420 €
1853/55, 4 c. pale-blue with good to large margins, extremely fine cancelled with central "B G A 4 C / AP 26 1855", very fine
Lot no.887

Condition

Catalogue no.25

Opening10.000 €
Sold for26.000 €

1856, 4c. black on rose-carmine with superb colour and wide full square margins, used with central "DEMERARA OC 29 1856" and initialled "EDW"(ight), tiny pinhole by V of "Vicissim" and pressed creasing at bottom almost imperceptible on front, an outstanding example of this classic rarity and one of the finest known, signed with Ferrary handstamp and certificate BPA (2018) (SG. £40.000)

Provenance: Baron Philipp Ferrary de la Renotière (Sale 1, June 1921, Lot 52)

Lot no.888

Condition

1

Catalogue no.8

Opening300 €
Sold for300 €
1882, 12c. blue with overprint Type I, unused, very fine, certificate BPA (2018) (SG £ 1.500)

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