377th Auction

3 d. emerald-green on grey wove paper, fresh colour and nice large margins, neatly cancelled by numeral "64" WESTMAITLAND with reversed '4', very fine, certificate Ceremuga (2001)

1851/52, Laureated 1 d. carmine in vertical pair, the top stamp with variety 'no leaves right of SOUTH', clear at upper left, otherwise good to large margins and neatly cancelled, still very fine

1854/59, Garter 8 d. golden-yellow, nice fresh colour and large to enormous margins with part of neighbour stamp at left, neatly cancelled, extremely fine

8 d. dull yellow-orange, nice fresh colour and large margins all around, sheet margin at right, neatly cancelled, very fine

1856, 1d. orange red, fresh colour and close to wide margins, unused, small cut at bottom not affecting stamps, fine and fresh appearance

1885/86, POSTAGE overprint in black on 1 £ lilac and claret, perf. 12, used with oval "N.S.W.", fine, a very scarce stamp

1868/74, Victoria 2 d. blue, perf. 13, horizontal pair, one stamp with watermark "small star", the other one with watermark "trunkated star", lightly cancelled, very fine. This variety occured on 2 positions of the sheet, as pair extremely rare. (Mentioned in Robson Lowe on page 101)

1855, London printing 1 d. dark green in horizontal pair with ample to good margins, lightly cancelled, very fine

2 d. rose-carmine in horizontal strip of 4, clear margin at upper right, otherwise good to large margins with part of neighbour stamp at left, neatly cancelled by 2 clear strikes of numeral "35" WATERRALE, very fine

1855, London printing 2 d rose-carmine, horitzontal strip of 3, nice colour and large margins with parts of neighbour stamps at left and right, lightly cancelled by numeral "31" ANGASTON, very fine

1 d. blue, nice colour and large margins, neatly cancelled, very fine, certificate RPS (1998)

1853, Courier 1 d. blue on thin hard white paper, nice colour and large margins, neatly cancelled with numeral "61" HUBART, very fine, certificate RPS (1998)

1853, 4 d. bright red-orange, plate I, first state, nice vivid colour and good to large margins, lightly cancelled by numeral "68" HOBART, very fine, certificate RPS (1998)

1870, 2d. green De la Rue trial on Crown CC watermark, block of four from the upper left sheet corner, with imprint, mint never hinged, hinged in top margin only, fine  

1884, stamp statute series 4 d. rose, tied by duplex "NAGAMBIE MR 14 85" to cover to Melbourne with transit- and arrival marks; envelope little unfresh, still fine and very scarce

Coolgardie Bicycle Express: 1896, 2nd issue 6 d., 2 sh. and 5 sh., all cancelled by double lined handstamp "Per COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS CO. / HUNT STREET", very fine and scarce

8 d. on 80 pf., unused with original gum, fine and scarce, certificate BPA (2021)

2 s. on 2 m. blue, tied by violet Rabaul date stamp to small piece, fine and scarce, certificate BPA (2021)

5 s. on 5 m., unused with original gum, very fine; a rare stamp. Certificate BPA (2021)

1855/58, 1 d. pale blue with good to large margins, tied to small part paid envelope with original contents from "BARBADOES FE 27 1856" via England and Aachen to the perfume maker Farina at Cologne, original contents enclosed (partly sticking to the envelope). A very attractive and rare letter, just one further letter from this period with stamps to Germany has been recorded

1883, Victoria 4c. rosy-mauve, Sperati forgery in block format, with pencil signature, fine, signed Sperati Reproduction

1883, Victoria 16c. pale violet, Sperati forgery in block format, fine

1883, Victoria 24c. black, Sperati forgery, composite proof, with pencil signature and handstamp "REPRODUCTION INTERDITE", fine, signed Sperati Reproduction

1880, Victoria 24c. vermilion, Sperati forgery in block format with annotations around the design, a very interesting and rare item

1885, Victoria 5c. on 24c.green, Sperati forgery of this never issued stamp ((see also note in SG after SG 186), used, fine, signed in pencil 

2008, Lord Nelson/Sailing ships 40-49 p., all 6 values as imperforated essays without "II" in royal cypher, imperforated, unmounted mint, just 6 sets in private hands recorded

1889, Victoria 20s. black, Sperati forgery type A, composite proof, signed in Pencil

1889, Victoria 20s. value tablet and inscription in black, Sperati forgery type B, duty cliché, signed in Pencil and handstamp "REPRODUCTION INTERDITE", fine

1862/63, no watermark, 2 c. brown, unused with original gum, very fine, certificate BPA (2021)

8 c. yellow-buff, unused with original gum, some minor wrinkling, pale colour, still fine, certificate BPA

18 c. lilac, unused with original gum, very fine, certificate BPA (2021)

48 c. rose, nice colour, unused with part original gum and minor wrinkling, still fine, a scarce stamp. Certificate BPA (2021)

1863/71, wm crown CC, 24 c. green, unused with original gum, very fine and fresh, certificate Brandon (2005)

1876/77, surcharge issue 16 cents on 18 c. lilac, unused with traces of original gum, nice fresh colour, very fine, certificate BPA (2021)

28 cents on 30 c. mauve, unused with large part original gum, very fine and fresh, certificate BPA

1877, 16 c. yellow, unused with original gum, very fine and extremely fresh. A rare stamp in this condition. Certificate BPA (2021)