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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots 12 **/*/O 1913-1965 reasonably complete in Seven Seas album ex Kangaroo First Wmk high values (the others mostly 'SPECIMEN' overprints), 5/- Bridge, KSmith 'OS' but including KGV 1d red Die 2 * well centred, the Robes Thick Paper £1 and Thin Paper £1 x2 plus Arms £2 all **, also Hagners with quantity of Colonies, Kangaroos, KGV Heads and Pre-Decimal blocks and strips, condition variable. (1000s) 2,000 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues
Ex Lot 220 220 **/*/O A/B- 1902-60 extensive collection in two albums with 1902-04 10/- unused, Crown/Single-Lined A Perf 11 1d Inverted Watermark #D48 used, With Stroke 2/- * & 10/- unused, Crown/Double-Lined A 10/- (2) & £1 #D91-92 used/CTO, 4d Thin Paper Sideways Watermark #D101a * & £1 #D104 *, plus Blank Tablet 'SPECIMEN' overprint set of 7, Cat $12,000+. (100s) 2,400 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History
Ex Lot 272 272 DCPS The balance of John Booker's consignment with strength in Late Fee & Too Late markings mostly from NSW, also some TPOs from Victoria & NSW, Sydney 'POSTED SHIP SIDE' types, 'RELIEF' cancels mostly from Victoria plus a few from Qld and WA, a few flight covers one registered with Jubilee set, etc, a couple of registereds with 'COMPENSATION' h/s, strength in KGV period with many Heads frankings to 1/4d pair, condition variable. A very interesting lot. (200+ items) 600T 276 CPS Odds 'n' sods of mostly PPCs & covers including several WWII items related to Army Labour Companies (Dunera Boys?) with various Mil PO cds, some Victorian postmark content, a few better Postal Cards including Vic 1½d Fleet Card (unused) & Qld scarce 1d yellow-brown card used internally, 1959 complete linen packet airmail from East Germany with Pieck 1Mk x5 & large Customs label, etc, condition variable. (100 approx) 150
Ex Lot 279 279 CPS Nike shoebox of mostly KGVI-period covers with lots of advertising imprints and illustrated types including a few unused, also meters, registered, official, Postal Stationery with a few better items & many STO Envelopes, etc, plus Colonies with pickings including Revenues on receipts etc, condition variable. (100s) 400 Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS See also World Postcards: Lots 995 to 1009. 313 C Eclectic group mostly Queensland (hardly any Brisbane) noted 1909 'Church of England, Ipswich', some real photo cards including 'Central State School, Mackay' & 'Gray Street, Crow's Nest', various Townsville & Islands scenes, also Sydney 'Book Post' panorama cards x8, then lots of 'moderns' from the 1950s onwards, etc, condition variable but mostly fine. 200
Ex Lot 314 314 C Handy selections from ACT x26 mostly 1940s & 1950s including Mount Stromlo Observatory group, Cotter Dam, US Embassy, etc; NT x32 mostly 1950s to 1970s including Albert Namatjira group & Cyclone Tracy group; and Western Australia x24 including Murray, Valentine & Royal real photo types; generally fine to superb & mostly unused. (82) 400 315 C Box with many rural & agricultural scenes plus a good range of bush-artist cards, military, ships, automobiles including some photographs, etc, generally fine to very fine. (150 approx) 150
Ex Lot 316 316 C A/A- Beautiful group of Robert Jolley Undivided Backs each with State emblem plus black & white view, all States represented, plus one from a different series, fine to very fine unused. (15) 150
Ex Lot 317 317 C Railways steam locomotives, trains & stations noted Qld Toowoomba 'Spring Bluff' & 'Sydney Mail', SA Clare, Glenelg, Mt Lofty x3 different, Tas Campania 'Railway Accident', Vic Belgrave 'Puffing Billy', Castlemaine, Echuca 'Murray Bridge', Flinders Street 'Southern Mail', Gembrook, Kyabram Station, Monbulk, South Yarra 'Train Passing Through Flood Waters', Sunshine 'Railway Accident' 1908, Walhalla 'Train on Thompson Bridge', Warragul, etc, plus Trams Victor Harbor 'Old Horse Tram', Hobart 'Municipal Tramways' double-decker twin-car real photo plus another on Elizabeth Street with 'Wolfe's Schnapps' advertising, also Ballarat, Bendigo, etc, mostly fine. (30+) 300 Page:3 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 318 318 C Attractive bundle of mostly topographicals from NSW x38 including several Jenolan Caves, a few Undivided Backs, advertising cards for 'The Ivanhoe/Blackheath' & 'Hotel Masnsion/Bayswater Road'; Queensland Undivded Backs x3; South Australia x15 with several Undivided Backs including 'Adelaide from a Balloon' x3 different; and Western Australia x11 mostly Undivided Backs and Caves Board of WA 'Crystal Terrace'; generally fine to very fine used or unused. A very good lot extracted from an original collection. (67) 500
Ex Lot 319 319 C Shipping steamships 'Hygeia' at Sorrento & Mornington piers, 'Weeroona' excursion steamer on Port Philip Bay, 'Excelsior leaving Moorabool St Pier' Geelong, 'Coonawarra' paddle steamer at Echuca, 'TSS Canberra, Howard Smith Ltd', 'SS Ramornie', 'P&O SS Mongolia', 'RMS Aorangi Canadian-Australian Royal Mail Line', 'AUSN SS Suva', 'Melbourne Steamship Line TSMV Duntroon', 'Orient Line SS Orsova ... Dining Saloon' advertising card, plus 'HM Submarine No.2' & 'HMS Powerful', also Sydney Circular Quay & Harbour ferries, Outer Harbour, SA wharves, Hobart 'Ocean Pier' real photo, Bairnsdale (Vic) pier, etc, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (30+) 200
Ex Lot 320 320 C Advertising including cards for Barraclough Opticians 'The Federal Judges Wear Our Glasses', Barracluff Ostrich Farms x2 different, SAP Rabbit Poison 'This is no place for us ...', Duguid Land Agents (Sydney) horses, Bridestone Estate Lavender (Lilydale Tas), Commercial Hotel (Rockhampton), Ball & Welch (Melbourne), Bensdorp Royal Dutch Cocoa (Melbourne), RB Lawrence Dyer 'Don't Die with Fright ..!' (woman with handgun), J Bartram 'Milking Machine', 'Dug-Out' Allied Services Club (Melbourne), various performers & plays noted 'Woman in the Case' x2 different, etc, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (30+) 250 321 C A/A- Suffragettes 'Senate Election. Vote for the Woman Candidate, Who Polled 51,497 Votes in 1903. Vida Goldstein'; also Rose Stereographs No.11950-51 'Great Suffragette Demonstration in London. Mrs Fisher, Mrs McGowen and Miss Vida Goldstein from Australia' & 'Great Suffragette Demonstration in London. The Empire Car (different Colonies) passing through Trafalgar Square'. Rare Australia-related suffragette items. (3) 250 Page:4 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 322 322 CPS A/A- 1908 Visit of the American Great White Fleet selection including Victoria 1½d (unused), semi-official cards with 'TO/SYDNEY' or 'TO/MELBOURNE' at L/L, WTP chromolithos x5, REM artist card, Wellman (St Kilda) Fleet n Flags, Stratton (Tennessee) of American sailors marching through Sydney & on R&R at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, etc, mostly unused. A very attractive group. (18) 250
Ex Lot 323 323 C 1908 Visit of the American Great White Fleet attractive group with Ships of the Fleet by W&B in blue (x14 different + one with advertising for ANA Sewing Machines) or F&J chromolithos x4, also WTP chromolithos x6 different (one damaged), 'Victoria: God's Own Country' card (trimmed at left, possibly because it exceeded size-limits), 'Drink Resch's Lager & Ales' (corner fault), and a few others, mostly unused or used under cover, condition variable; plus eleven sub-standard duplicates. (41) 250
Ex Lot 324 324 C A/A- 1908 Visit of the American Great White Fleet selection noted USS 'Ohio' with ANA Sewing Machines advert, USS 'Georgia' used under cover, USS 'Virginia'real photo card, 'Australia Greets America' x2 slighty different one from Melbourne with message "... fleet arrived yesterday it is all stars & stripes & souvenirs ..", 'Uncle Sam in Australia' humorous card, 'Sydney Town Hall USA Fleet Visit' decorated with flags, 'Sailors Excursions to Black Heath [sic] ... August 22, 1908', 'American Fleet Passing Through Magellan Straits' with Wolfe's Schnapps advertising unused, F&J 'Georgia' & 'Vermont' battleships, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (11) 150
Ex Lot 325 325 C 1917 Australian Comforts Fund group of real photo cards of troops in France including officers, stretcher bearers, town ruins, entertainment etc, unused, condition quite mixed. Scarce. (20) 200 Page:5 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 326 326 C NEW SOUTH WALES: Wide-ranging group of mostly topographicals including smaller towns, caves, beaches, mining, Blue Mountains & waterfalls, etc, condition variable but generally good to very fine. (150+) 350
Ex Lot 327 327 C A/A- - Small group of better cards including real photos of hotel with fully-laden stagecoach outside (location unidentified; used 1906 with NSW 1d), 'Cycling at the Kindergarten Tooronga Zoo' with Monkey on Bicycle, Molong store display with products, 'Lachlan Street, Forbes' with J&W Thomas Grocers & Drapers store, 'Railway Station, Cobar' with steam locomotive & train, 'First Engine Driver, NSW Railways, 1855', 'Screen at Colliery, Newcastle, NSW', 'Wallaringa Mansions' Neutral Bay & 'Bernley' Potts Point private hotels advertising cards, etc, generally fine. (12) 140
Ex Lot 328 328 C A/A- - New South Wales: Selection including vignette views & undivided backs, real photos Bathurst main street withMcSorley Hotel, Broken Hill 'Camels loaded for Outback' carrying Onepah Station trunks, Burrinjuck Dam x4 under construction & in flood, Campbelltown 'Presbyterian Manse' sent 1908 to USA with postage due, Katoomba Sans Souci guesthouse, Tocumwal hay cart, lots of other town & country views including Lithgow Pottery & Brick Works, Grafton Ferry on Clarence River, Murwillumbah 1907 'Main Street after the fire', Singleton 'J Moore & Co Stores', Tamworth Peel Street under flood, as well as plenty of Sydney Streets, Harbour Bridge, Beaches, Blue Mountains & Jenolan Caves, etc, many used with possible postmark interest and some tax markings, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. The illustration is above Lot 327. (160+) 500 Page:6 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 329 329 C A/B NORTHERN TERRITORY: Group including 'New Jetty' undivided-back endorsed "Darwin" with railway tracks & steamer docked unused, South Australia flag series with NT vignette views of 'Ant Hill' with sightseeing coach, 'Railway Bridge over Adelaide River' & Boab Tree 'Marked by Gregory's Exploring Party 1856', Blackwood (Darwin) 'Groups of Anthills' & 'Artesian Bore' unused, Sanbride 'Adelaide River' & 'Adelaide River Bridge' unused, real photos Alice Springs PO (circa 1950), DB Neck 'Simpson's Gap, McDonald Ranges', Tomkins 'Alice Springs from ANZAC Hill' and Murray Views 'Hotel Darwin & Christ Church' double-view & 1959 'Glimpse of Mt Olga' airmail to Melbourne, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (13) 200
Ex Lot 330 330 C QUEENSLAND: Attractive bundle of mostly topographicals with no Brisbane, good selections from Ipswich, Mackay, Cairns, Townsville & Toowoomba plus many from smaller towns, a few aboriginal subjects, railways, bridges etc, some local publishers, generally fine to very fine used or unused. (100+) 400T
Ex Lot 331 331 C - Bundle of mostly 1940s & 1950s cards including many real photo types, some with plain backs (proofs?) etc, several of islands, mostly unused & generally fine to superb. (56) 200 Page:7 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 332 332 C A/B - Selected cards including vignette views & undivided backs, Zieher-type 'Stamps' with inset view of Queen Street, Dalby 'Cunningham Street' with Post Office, Dunk Island, Gladstone 'Gathering Oysters', Gympie 'Jones' Hill Waterworks Pumping Station', Killarney Post Office, Magnetic Island 'Huts, Picnic Bay', Mareeba Post Office, Mount Morgan 'Steam Shovel' in mine, 'Lakes Creek Meat Works' & 'Boys State School' real photo, Stanthorpe Main Street, Thursday Island group (6) including Grand Hotel, Jetty with shipping, Township colour view & real photo and Quetta Cathedral outside & interior, Thurgoona 'No11 Bore ... 93,120 Gal daily', Toowoomba 'Masonic Hall' & 'Convent' real photos, Townsville Queen's Hotel, Warwick Langham Hotel, etc, lots of street scenes & shopfronts, a few used, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (80+) 500
Ex Lot 333 333 C - Queensland: Intelligence & Tourist Bureau issues with No Imprint x3, Cumming Imprint x19 or Vaughan Imprint x3, also 1908 Franco-British Exhibition types x16, wide range of subjects including scarce types & many coloured views, generally fine to very fine & mostly unused. (41) 300T
Ex Lot 334 334 C - Brisbane: Numerous fine topographicals, trams, beaches, churches, schools etc, some by local publishers, generally fine & mostly used. (100+) 250T
Ex Lot 335 335 C A/B - Islands: Intelligence & Tourist Bureau issues x3, 1908 Franco-British Exhibition types x4 (one used in England), & three others, mostly fine unused. (10) 150T Page:8 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 336 336 C SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Box of mostly 1940s & 1950s cards including many Rose cards with minor duplication in superb condition, other real photo types, etc, mostly unused & generally fine to superb. (100 approx) 300
Ex Lot 337 337 C A/A- - Selection including vignette views & undivided backs, Tourist Bureau 'Vineyard', 'Wool Sale', 'Salt' mounds & 7 more, 'Driving Camels in Harness', Adelaide Oval real photo, Zieher-type 'Stamps' with inset view of Rundle Street, town & country views including 'Beetaloo Reservoir' real photos x2, Crystal Brook 'Bowman Street', Goolwa Cadell Street, Hotels & Institute, Port Lincoln 'St Thomas Church', Renmark 'HH Holden, Bookseller, Chemist' shop, Semaphore 'Convalescent Home', etc, lots of street scenes & shopfronts, quite a few used with possible postmark interest, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (100+) 500
Ex Lot 338 338 C TASMANIA: Box of mostly 1940s & 1950s cards including many Rose cards with minor duplication in superb condition, other real photo types, etc, mostly unused & generally fine to superb. (70 approx) 300 Page:9 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 339 339 C - Mostly topographicals including by Beattie, Spurling and Walch, also Mount Lyell Tourist Association x6 and Mount Lyell Railway artist cards x11, two different 'North Lyell Disaster' (one damaged), some bumped corners but generally fine to very fine & mostly unused. (55) 500
Ex Lot 340 340 C - Tasmania: Selected cards noted vignette views & undivided backs, town & country views including Devonport 'Uncle Leek's Teahouse'; Glenora 'Hop Picking'; Huon 'Bridge and Picnic Hotel', Lebrina 'Amongst the big logs'; Low Head 'Pilot Station'; semi-officials Scenery Preservation Board 'Entally House' and interiors x5; Mount Lyell Tourist Assoc'Gordon River, Western Tasmania' with steamer; Government Tourist Bureau 'Browns River'; real photoviews of Hobart 'Liverpool Street' with tram & shopfronts, 'Reservoirs, Waterworks', 'Hotel Mt Wellington' & 'Ansett Flying Boat'; New Norfolk 'Bush Inn' hotel; 'Forth Falls' & 'Russell Falls'; Port Arthur 'Isle of the Dead';, etc, a few used, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (110+) 500
Lot 341 341 C A- - 1912 Niven with a fantastic photo of staff & vehicles outside 'FINLAYSON BROS DEVONPORT' workshop, address side with Finlayson Bros advice & Pictorials 1d pair with 'TPO No 6' cds, faint bend. A cracker! 150T Page:10 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 342 342 C VICTORIA: Shoebox of mostly topographicals with good sections from Melbourne with excellent streetscapes, Suburbs, Gippsland, Alpine Regions including Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme, Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island, Ballarat, Great Ocean Road, Daylesford & Hepburn Springs etc, artist cards by ST Gill x12, many better subjects including mining, agriculture, advertising, public buildings, construction of Lake Eildon, etc, many 1940s-1950s Rose cards with some duplication, condition variable but generally good to superb. (400 approx) 1,000
Ex Lot 343 343 C - Box of mostly topographicals with some unusual streetscapes & scarce suburban scenes, goldmining, advertising types & JW Lindt Photographer, a couple of attractive Nivens, Valentine's superb set of 12 artist cards in damaged packet, Rose 'Grampians Set 2' booklet of 6 cards, some real photo types including 'Instructional Staff 3rd Military Dist Langwarrin Oct 1913, etc, generally fine to very fine used or unused. A very good lot extracted from an original collection. (200 approx) 800
Ex Lot 344 344 C - Victoria: Superior group of mostly topographical cards with many excellent streetscapes with businesses identified, a few suburbans, useful groups from Gippsland & Ballarat, the odd advertising card, publishers include Jolley and Neville also a superb group of 1950s Rose cards with better subjects, several Undivided Backs & usages as early as 1901, a few problems but generally fine to very fine used or unused. One of the most engaging Victorian groups we have offered in recent years. (100 approx) 750 Page:11 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 345 345 CB - 1909 with B&W photo of 'PLOURIGHT'S/COMMERCIAL - HOTEL/MURCHISON' on the face, to Nagambie with 'TPO 17/UP.../VICTORIA' cds, minor defects. 100T
Ex Lot 346 346 C - Dandenongs: Selection noted Healesville 'Mitchell Produce' storefront, "Nyora" tennis court, 'Recreation Ground', plus real photos of 'Wildwood Guest House', 'Maroondah Dam' & 'Donnelly's Creek Weir', also Ferntree Gully real photo vignette views of Hotel, State School & Shire Hall; Warburton 'Mountain Grand' hotel; plus real photosof Kallista "Arcadia" Monbulk Road, Sherbrooke "Marybrooke" Guest House & Warrandyte 'Looking West' township, etc, a few postally used, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (50+) 250
Ex Lot 347 347 C - Geelong & Western District: Selection including 'Volunteer Fire Bigade Station', 'Moorabool St' & 'Little Malop Street' shopfronts, 'Fenwick Street Baptist Church', 'Scotch College & Grounds' real photo; Barwon Heads 'Beach Houses'; Colac 'Public Library'; Darlingford 'Big River' real photo with 'UP TRAIN' d/s; Lorne 'Cumberland', 'The Chalet' and Waterfalls vignette views undivided backs x3 different postally used with 'LORNE-838' duplex cancels; Ocran Grove 'The Chalet'; Queenscliff 'Post Office'; 'Esplanade Hotel' & 'Back Beach' with lighthouse; Port Fairy 'The Crags'; Warrnambool 'Camping Park' with lighthouse; Werribee 'The Manor', plus range of real photo coastline views including Great Ocean Road, etc, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (70) 300 Page:12 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 348 348 C - Gippsland & Alpine Region: Selection including Bairnsdale 'Wharf' with steamers and 'Mitchell River & Boat Shed' Bulmer photo; Bogong 'No3 Power Station' & 'Junction Dam & Spillway, Lake Guy'; Corner Inlet 'Granite Island'; Eildon 'Outlet Tower' & 'Spillway Gates'; Buchan 'Fairy Cave' x2 different; Foster 'Cattle Sale'; Harrietville real photo vignette views; Lake Tyers Aboriginal Mission real photos 'Stripping a Bark Canoe', 'Making Baskets', child with boomerang (!) + 3 more; Mt Buffalo 'The Hut, Echo Point'; Sale 'Foster Street'; Walhalla 'In Winter' with snow; Warragul 'Post Office'; Wonthaggi real photos 'State School' plus Powlett Coal Mine (?) open-cut with steam shovel; etc, a number postally used, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (40+) 300
Ex Lot 349 349 C - Victoria - Goldfields & Grampians: Selection noted Ballarat 'New Electric Power House'; Bendigo 'Hotel Shamrock' undivided back used 1904; Castlemaine Post Office; Creswick 'Forestry Plantation'; Daylesford 'Wesley Church' real photo; Halls Gap real photo 'Mountain Grand Guest House' & 'Borough Hut Settlement'; Inglewood 'Verdon St' & 'St Augustines'; Mount Ophir 'Fermentation House at Model Winery'; Skipton 'Hall & Institute' real photo; Stawell 'Main Street' with Kay's Star Hotel; Talbot 'Camp St Bridge' & 'Reservoir' real photo; etc, quite a few postally used, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (60+) 300
Ex Lot 350 350 CL - Melbourne & Suburbs: Selection including vignette views & undivided backs, noted 'Cricket Ground' with match in progress, 'Federal Palace Hotel', 'Menzies Hotel', 'Railway Offices, Spencer Street' with steamroller (!), Fire Brigade 'General Turn Out', Yarra River rowing & boating real photos x3 different, semi-official Garden State 'Henley-on-the-Yarra 1912'; East Melbourne 'Lutheran Church School' real photo; Flemington 'Children's Hospital' & 'Cup Day'; Footscray 'Town Hall' & 'New Dispensary'; Kew 'Dight's Falls, Studley Park'; Surrey Hills 'View'; Prahran 'Alfred Hospital'; St Kilda 'George Hotel'; South Melbourne 'Beaconsfield Parade'; etc, quite a few used, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (80+) 300 Page:13 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 351 351 C - Murray River & Mallee: Selection including Beechworth 'Shire Hall' undivided back used 1904 plus 'Lake Kerferd' Niven-like card published locally; Corowa (NSW) 'Sanger St showing Wahgunyah in distance'; Euroa 'Butter Factory' & 'Benney St' with A Miller & Co store; Nathalia 'Weir - Tower & Engine House' Nivenwith 'TPO 17' cds; Kerang 'Panoramic View'; Manangatang shop on fire (!) x2 different views; Mildura 'Settlers Club', 'Raisin Drying' & 'Grape Harvest undivided back used 1904; Nhill 'Tattersalls Hotel'; Riverview real photo 'Fat Lambs' & 'Milkers'; Rutherglen 'State School' & 'Wine Making'; Shepparton 'Queen's Gardens' Niven with 'UP TRAIN' cds; Swan Hill 'Murray Bridge' real photo x2 different plus 'Post Office & Court House'; Yarrawonga 'Murray in Flood' real photo; etc, a couple with minor blemishes but mostly fine. (45+) 300
Ex Lot 352 352 C - Port Philip & Western Port Bays and Mornington Peninsula: Selection noted Cape Schanck Lighthouse real photos x2 different; Dromana 'Kangerong' homestead real photo; Flinders real photo "Katoomba" tennis court & 'Elephant Rock' (NJ Caire); Frankston 'Pelican Point' & 'Breakwater & Pier'; Mordialloc 'Bridge Hotel' used locally; Philip Island 'Pyramid Rock' used with 'COWES' d/s, penguins x2, 'Seal Rocks' & San Remo 'The Suspension Bridge'; Portsea Pier; Sorrento 'Train and Road to Back Beach' and Pier with Victoria Hotel; etc, condition generally fine. (30) 150
Ex Lot 353 353 C WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Selection with many better cards including undivided-back vignette views of 'Entrance to River, Fremantle', 'Hay-Street Perth' with tram & 'Moir's Buildings, St George's Terrace'; Fremantle News Agents Association local views; Falk and Austral Stores Perth street scenes plus 'Railway Buildings', 'Railway Station, Fremantle' & 'Victoria Quay, Fremantle' (warship docked); also Albany real photo 'Post Office' & 'HMAS Encounter' in bay; Margaret River 'Mammoth Cave'; Bunbury town & jetty, etc, condition generally fine. (70+) 400 Page:14 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots Lots 354 - 1345 will be offered on Sunday 1 March commencing at 11am.
Ex Lot 354 354 */O Interesting accumulation from all Colonies/States mostly used on pages plus quantity unsorted in bags, includes NSW 5/- Map & 20/- Governors fine used; Qld Postal Fiscals postally used & 1903 Commonwealth Type A/B pair * (aberrant perf hole in left unit); SA Chalons imperf 2d x7 (including '35' & '66' numeral cancels) and 6d x2 (one fine four margins) and range of rouletted & perf issues, 'TEN PENCE' overprints x4, '3 PENCE' overprints x7 (one Red), Thin 'POSTAGE' 2/6d & 5/- postally used & £1 CTO, also group of 'OS' overprints (a couple misplaced) & 'SA' perfins (including inverted & double on 3d Long Tom); Tas Courier 4d full margins and range of Chalons imperf including 4d strip of 4, Tablets set of 10 * and Pictorials 1d with double 'OS' puncture; Vic 1897 & 1900 Charity pairs * and group of Postal Fiscals; WA 1854 1d black imperf (four margins), 1902-11 2/- * and 5/- & 10/- used, etc; postmark interest also, condition variable but many fine. (100s) 1,500 355 *O High catalogue value selection including Sydney Views 1d x3 2d & 3d, Queensland Large Chalons postally used to £1 x2, Tasmania Tablets £1 used & Crown/A 10/- mint, WA Hillman 6d (possibly repaired), etc, condition rather mixed. (36) 400
Ex Lot 356 356 **/*/O A/C Eclectic mix with Revenues and Cinderellas, Charity issues with NSW and Vic including 2½d brown with misperf at right & 'Specimen' opt, various Vic Reprints, Australia Tax Instalment and Tax Check stamps, Herald and Pals Air Mail labels, Pals labels plus WWI War Bonds labels, condition mixed. (100s) 400
Ex Lot 357 357 O* Carton accumulation from a confessed amateur with arrays from all Colonies, some earlies mostly in indifferent condition but there are pickings throughout including a smattering of mint, official & commercial perfins including on better values, lots of Revenues especially from Queensland including Railways $1 used blocks of 9 & 12, plenty of postmark potential including NSW Barred Numerals '109' (rated RR), superb '123' (RRRR) & '138' or '158' (take your pick; both unrecorded), condition very mixed but inspection will be rewarded. (1000+) 500 Page:15 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 358 358 *O Oddments from NSW with blocks of 4 including 8d Lyrebird (used), 10d violet, 7½d on 6d & 12½d on 1/-, also 20/- Governors CTO & 2d Emu optd 'OS' mint corner block of 15, etc; Queensland with Lined Background 1d vermilion Imperf Pair (a couple of tonespots), Charity 2d VFU, etc; South Australia with Postage & Revenue £1 CTO 9d & 2/- mint blocks of 4, 1/- red-brown block of 6 on linen-backed piece, 4d 'H.A.' Departmental, etc; and Western Australia with a nice Penny Black, professionally repaired Hillman 6d, punctured 'OS' 2/- 2/6d & 10/-, etc; condition variable but those mentioned are fine to very fine. (170 approx) 850 359 *O Basic collection with NSW Charity duo mint; Queensland range of Small Chalons & Large Chalons to 10/-; South Australia £5 grey to £20 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprints; Tasmania Tablets mint to 10/- + £1 'SPECIMEN', 1900-01 Pictorials mint & 'Specimen'; Victoria 1897 & 1900 (**) Charities; etc, condition variable. (280 approx) 400
Ex Lot 360 360 **/*/O Collection with pickings throughout noted NSW Laureate 2d with BN '51' of Deniliquin (type 1A; rated RRRR), 20/- Governors used; Queensland Chalons range and Postal Fiscals £1 used; SA 2d 'OS' overprint inverted used plus group of numeral cancels; Tasmania Pictorials with postmarks including 'DARWIN' (RR) & 'DANIEL'S BAY' on 3d; Victoria 1897 2½d Charity with 'CROWLANDS' cds plus BNs range; WA 1861 Very Rough Perf 1d (*), 1902 £1 used, 1905-12 Compound Perf 12x11 Crown A wmk sideways 1d rose-pink used, Telegraph 6d used; etc, condition generally fine. (100s) 1,000T
Ex Lot 361 361 CDS Islands covers & postmarks including NSW 'PELICAN ISLAND' on 1909 mourning cover with BN '[1]640' (RRRR) and 'MOSQUITO ISLAND' 1924 on KGV ½d pair; NT 'ALYANGULA/NT-5798' and '.../N.T. 0885' on 1998 Registered Receipt; QLD 'THURSDAY ISLAND' tied to BN '148' on 2d Letter Card (one stamp removed); SA '81' numeral of Hindmarsh Island; TAS 'EGG LAGOON' 1935, 'FLINDERS ISLAND' 1903 on Pictorial 1d, 'NARACOOPA/TASMANIA' on KGV x2 & '.../TAS-AUST' on KGVI, 'PAID AT CURRIE' on 1980 cover; WA 'ROTTNEST' on 1954 cover with 'ROTTNEST ISLAND' R label; many more plus a couple of PPCs, also 1939 cover with oval 'RADIO STATION/WILLIS ISLAND' & 'WILLIS ISLAND' h/s on cover with KGV 1d green pair tied 'GIZO/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS'; condition generally fine. Excellent basis for expansion. (35 covers & 100+ stamps/pieces) 500T Page:16 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A NEW SOUTH WALES
Ex Lot 362 362 */**O A Interesting collection with 1862-65 DLR Wmk '1' 1d unused, 1882-97 Wmk '40' 8d SG 236 mint pair, Centennial 8d Lyrebird imperf colour trials in blue-grey & in orange-yellow plus 1d 2d & 4d mint blocks of 12, 5/- Map mint x5 & used x6 and 20/- Governors mint x7 & used x7, 1890 2½d Allegorical imprint strip of 6 & '1890' Monogram block of 12, etc, generally very fine & some units are unmounted, STC £5000+. (100+) 2,000 363 P A+ Selection of imperforate plate proofs comprising De La Rue Numeral Wmk 4d blocks of 4 & 12 (with Current Number '4', creasing) and 10d block of 4 plus unwatermarked 1/- in red block of 6, 1d grey (unissued without ½d surcharge) block of 6 & 7½d on 6d brown block of 6, all marginal & mostly superb. (6 blocks) 600
Lot 364 364 GA 1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) on Soft Yellowsih Paper 1d reddish rose SG 3 horizontal pair, good even margins, BN '82' of Armidale, Cat £1000+. 500
Lot 365 365 FB 1854 Laureates with Numeral Watermark 3d yellow-green with '2' Error of Watermark SG 87b, a little cut-into at base & right, part-BN cancel, Cat £1600. RPSofV Certificate (2019). [Most examples of this error are significantly cut-into or have other serious faults] 300
Lot 366 366 * A+ 1854-59 Large Diadems 5d dull green as SG 88 but with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed, good even margins, large-part o.g., Cat £1400. Superb! Ex 'Besancon' (III). RPSofV Certificate (1978). 800 Page:17 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 367 367 PA - 6d imperforate plate proof in purple-brown on ungummed unwatermarked paper, close even margins, very fine 'CANCE[LLED]' Handstamp at U/R, Cat £15,000. Ex Ric Slade-Slade, Peter Jaffé, and 'Alvarado': sold for £7800. [Position 5 from the original block of 6]
Six examples each of the so-called 'Ormond Hill Specimens' were produced by Perkins Bacon for all of 'their' Colonies at the request of Rowland Hill's nephew and gifted to him, action that resulted in the Agent for the Crown Colonies terminating Perkins Bacon's printing contracts. 75 different stamps were involved, of 20 British Colonies and four stamps of Chile. The 'CANCELLED' h/s was applied to blocks of 6 that were later separated, often with scissors or a blade, resulting in many of the individual stamps being cut-into or having trimmed perfs on one or more sides. [NB: for NSW no issued stamps were available so plate proofs retained by the printers were utilised] 10,000 368 P A/B - 8d imperforate plate proofs on unwatermarked paper in grey-blue (large margins, ungummed) & in yellow (margins close to large, a little soiled, large-part o.g.) 400
Lot 369 369 GA - 8d golden-yellow SG 97, margins good to huge, untidy but light cancellation, Cat £1600. RPSofV Certificate (2019). 800
Lot 370 370 PA - 1/- imperforate plate proof in deep blue on ungummed unwatermarked paper, close even margins, very fine 'CANC[ELLED]' Handstamp at U/R, Cat £15,000. Ex Ric Slade-Slade, Peter Jaffé, and 'Alvarado': sold for £7800. [Position 5 from the original block of 6]
For New South Wales, only plate proofs for the 6d in purple-brown - five recorded - and the 1/- in blue - four recorded - have been identified, making NSW one of the most difficult Colonies from which to acquire an example. The Royal Collection includes one of each. 10,000 Page:18 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 371 371 W A/B 1856-60 Small Diadems 1d carmine-vermilion, 2d blue & 3d yellow-green SG 107 112 & 115, the first two with almost full margins, the 3d with margins just clear to good, unused, Cat £2650. 750
Lot 372 372 W A 1860-63 'REGISTERED' Perf 12 rose-red & Prussian blue SG 121 vertical pair, unused, Cat £1400+. 750
Lot 373 373 FB 1860-72 Perf Diadems Perf 12 Plate I 2d pale blue with Extensive Major Retouch [24], two lightly cancelled examples, the first a little aged, the other separated a bit roughly at right but otherwise very fine, Cat £2800. 350 Page:19 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 374 374 P A/A- 1867-72 De La Rue Designs 2d die proof from a new die in black on glazed card (93x61mm), 'Jan, 10. 1870' handstamp; 10d die proof in black on glazed card (93x61mm), 'May 1, 1867' & 'BEFORE HARDENING' handstamps, minor abrading around the impression; both with minor peripheral burnishing; and 10d die proof in black reduced to stamp-size & inserted with mica film in unglazed card with 'May 1, 1867' handstamp. Ex De La Rue Archives. (3) 750
Lot 375 375 F A- 1871-1902 Wmk '36' 1d dull red horizontal pair Imperf Vertically SG 207a, separated by hand a little untidily at right, fine Rays '317' of Howlong, Cat £2750. A rare error. Ex 'Tamiami'. 2,000 376 ** A 1882-97 Wmk '40' 3d yellow-green Perf 12x11 SG 226e complete left-hand pane of 60, generally well-centred, full unmounted (brown) o.g., Cat £360++. 300 377 * A - 'NINEPENCE' on 10d brown Perf 11x12 with Double Overprint SG 236dca, and 1899 Perf 12x11½ 'NINEPENCE' on 10d brown with Albino Overprint Only SG 309b, large-part o.g., Cat £600. 300 378 **/* A - 10d violet Perf 11x12 SG 236e corner block of 36 (6x6) from the L/R of the sheet with Current Number '5' at L/R, virtually full o.g. with most of the units being unmounted, Cat £1260++. Excellent full-page exhibit. 450 379 * B 1885-86 High Value Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Black 5/- lilac & green Perf 12x10 SG 238b, minor soiling, large-part redistributed o.g., Cat £800. 200 Page:20 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 380 380 PA 1890 Allegorical 2½d 'die' proof from a block of 4 electrotypes in dull grey-blue on thin wove paper. Rare. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie: sold for $1610. 1,200
Lot 381 381 *B 1892-99 Halfpenny ½d grey marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet with the left-hand units Imperf Three Sides SG 272c & the right-hand units Imperf at Left, some light soiling & minor gum-bends, large-part o.g., Cat £3800. A rare block. Ex 'Besancon' (III). 1,400 382 * A 1894-1904 High Value Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' 10/- violet & claret Perf 11 SG 275a, large-part o.g., Cat £500. 180
Ex Lot 383 383 * 1897-1911 Issues on album pages largely complete with colours & perfs (missing the Perf 11 6d and the Crown/Double-Lined A 2/6d & a few others) including Charity duo (superb!), 1899 ½d (no gum) & 2d Imperf Pairs, 'NINEPENCE' on 10d Double Overprint and Albino Overprint, Perf 11 20/- Governors, a few blemishes but generally fine to very fine with large-part o.g., STC £2300+. (110 approx) 1,000 Page:21 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 384 384 P A/A+ 1897 Diamond Jubilee die proofs on thin white card reduced to a bit larger than stamp size & affixed to separate pieces of incused yellowish card (each 58x64mm) comprising 1d in deep violet & in carmine-pink, 2d in deep violet, in brown & in myrtle-green, and 2½d in deep violet, in deep blue, in brown & in myrtle-green. Apparently from the printer's records. Superb! Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie: sold for $3450. [These may appear to have been excised from the famous triptych proofs. However, the sharpness of the impressions indicates that these are true die proofs] (9 proofs) 2,400
Ex Lot 385 385 * A/A- 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Imperforate Pairs of ½d x2 (shades), 1d, 2d, 2½d (minor toning), 4d Captain Cook, 6d orange, 6d emerald & 1/- Kangaroo, large-part o.g., Cat £3900. An unusual opportunity to obtain the 'full set'. Ex John Bell (NSW). (9 pairs) 2,500 386 ** B/C - Arms 1d carmine SG 299 block of 36 two with Double Perfs on Three Sides affecting the entire second row, some gum-toning but full unmounted o.g. (2 blocks) 200 Page:22 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 387 387 * A/A- 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Arms 1d block of 12 (2x6) the right-hand units all Imperforate Three Sides SG 300a, minor gum-bends & a little soiled in the margin at top, Cat £3600++ for three blocks of 4. A major error. Ex Guy Hutson.[Gibbons record this error only in the 'scarlet' printing as SG 300a. However, this block & Hutson's three other perf error blocks are all in a deep rose-pink shade] 1,200 Page:23 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 388 388 ** A/A- - Arms 1d rose-carmine left-hand pane of 60 (6x10) completely Imperforate SG 301a with full marginal inscriptions at top & left and the three 'monograms' at the base, a few very minor blemishes & a patch of toning about the size of a 1c piece in the margin by Row 4 otherwise very fine with full unmounted o.g., Cat £8250++ (for mounted pairs). A spectacular block that is almost certainly the largest surviving multiple of this error. 3,000 389 * A- - 1/- purple-brown Kangaroo Imperforate Pair SG 312a, minor hinge remainders, large-part o.g., Cat £700. 300 390 **/* A B1 1902-03 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk '65' ½d to 2/6d SG 313-326 plus ½d Perf 12x11 & a second 6d shade, large-part o.g. with most being very lightly mounted or unmounted, Cat £300. Ex John Williams (UK). (12) 200 391 O B - 2/6d Lyrebird lithographed so-called Postal Forgery, well centred, a little grubby, faked Sydney duplex. Only a few examples have been recorded. [The 'Besancon' (II) example sold for SFr532] 300
Lot 392 392 F B C2 1903-05 'COMMONWEALTH' Design Crown/NSW 9d brown & blue Perf 11 ACSC #N48 (SG 332), a couple of short perfs, Cat $1500 (£1600). [The ACSC states "This stamp is very rare...It is estimated that about six used copies have been recorded"] 600
Ex Lot 393 393 * A/B 1905-10 Wmk Small Crown/A ½d (both types) to 2/6d SG 333-349 complete including listed shades plus all values recorded with Perf 11½x11 (the ½d Type 2 in a pair with 'WAG' Monogram) and with Perf 11 including the rare 6d orange SG 342a (BW #N41; Cat $750), a few blemishes but generally fine to very fine with large-part o.g., Cat £1040 ($1900+). Ex John Williams (UK). (32) 600 Page:24 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 394 G/F A/B 1905-10 Wmk Small Crown/A Perf 12x11½ 2/6d Lyrebird SG 349 blocks of 4 & 6 plus Wmk '65' 2/6d SG 326 gutter pair, Cat £500++. Rare commercially used multiples. (3 items) 300
Ex Lot 395 395 **/* A/A- 1907 Emergency Printings on Victorian Crown/Double-Lined A Paper ½d to 2/6d SG 353-363 plus 6d shade, the 1d & 2d (tonespots) are upper-right corner examples with No Watermark BW #N14ab & N19ac, large-part o.g. with the ½d to 4d & 10d being unmounted (and rare thus), Cat £500++ ($845), mounted). Ex John Williams (UK). [This issue is significantly underrated. While several denominations are quite common, the ACSC states that of the 2½d 36,480 were printed, while only 6240 of each of the 8d 10d & 2/6d were printed. The Victorian paper was of a different size from the NSW paper & the ACSC notes that "...stamps without watermark occasionally occur in the last column"] The illustration is above Lot 392.(11) 450 396 W 'CINDERELLAS': 1879 International Exhibition printed facsimile of the Exhibition medal in black/dull green block of 9 (2x4 + one at L/L), some peropheral faults & the aberrant unit is damaged. 350 397 W A/B - 1879 International Exhibition printed facsimile of the Exhibition medal in black/pink block of 9 (2x4 + one at L/L), the aberrant unit with peripheral faults, ungummed. A rare multiple. [The separated labels are believed to have been sold at the Exhibition. John Lancaster had only 12 singles, some cut-to-shape] 500 NEW SOUTH WALES - Official Stamps
Ex Lot 398 398 *O OVERPRINTED 'O S': 1879-92 Issues in Marini multi-ring album including Wmk '36' 1d mint, 2d SG O3d (RPSofL Certificate) & 1/- SG O12a, 5/- Coin SG O14b & O18 both mint, Wmk '40' 1d Perf 10x13 (RPSofL Certificate), 2d mint block of 10, 3d Watermark Sideways SG O22a, 8d mint block of 4, 1/- mint strip of 6 & block of 4, Centennial 1d complete sheet of 120, 1d Double Overprint used pair (one damaged), 5/- Map SG O49 mint with Broken 'O' & CTO, 'Specimen' Overprints x5, etc, generally very fine. Ex Ron Butler. (180 + sheet) 1,200
Ex Lot 399 399 VA - 1895 Collectors' Set including 5/- Coin, Postal Fiscals 5/- & £1 reprints, 5/- Map x2 (one with Deformed 'S' in 'OS') & 20/- x2 different, etc, all with 'NSW'-in-Concentric-Ovals cancels (a few of them with the scarcer 'GPO' cancels), plus three others with 'GPO' cancels subsequently handstamped 'Specimen', many with large-part o.g. [John Bell's similar selection of 28 stamps sold for $3378]
All 'OS' Overprints were withdrawn at the end of 1894. It was decided to create collectors' sets by cancelling the remainders, and reprints were made of various obsolete issues to provide sets of 32 different stamps. Of the 1000 sets prepared, 900 sets were cancelled with the 'NSW' h/s. However, after only 159 sets had been sold, public outcry caused withdrawal of the balance & they were destroyed. (28) 2,000 Page:25 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES - Official Stamps (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 400 * A - 1882-85 Wmk '40' (inverted) 3d yellow-green Perf 12 block of 4 with both right-hand units with No Watermark, large-part o.g. Unlisted by Gibbons, who also don't list the No Watermark varieties in the 1907 issue on Victorian paper. 600 401 ** A+ - 1882-85 Wmk '40' 3d yellow-green Perf 10x12 with 5mm Spacing Between 'O' & 'S' SG O24b complete left-hand pane of 60 (6x10) with margins on three sides, generally well centred, full unmounted o.g., Cat £1680++ for mounted singles. Superb! 600 402 ** A - 1882-85 Wmk '40' Perf 10 8d yellow as SG O32 with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed corner block of 8 (2x4) from the L/R of the sheet, the Sheet Number '7751' Printed on the Reverse, full unmounted o.g., Cat £200++. 200
Ex Lot 403 403 * A/A- OVERPRINTED 'O S': 1895 part-presentation set comprising Diadems 8d, De La Rue 1d to 10d plus 1/- optd in Red, Perf 12 £1 violet & claret with Seriffed 'O S' (not issued thus), Centennial to 1/- (ex 8d), Allegorical 2½d, 1891 Surcharges & ½d grey all CTO with 'GPO'-in-Concentric-Ovals & subsequently with small 'Specimen' handstamp applied in black, generally very fine, large-part o.g. Very scarce.
Public outcry caused the withdrawal and destruction of the remainders of the collectors' sets. However, in respect of the presentation sets, of which 100 were prepared & 50 already distributed, it was decided not to destroy the remaining 50 sets. Instead, they were defaced with the small 'Specimen' handstamp Type 11. A virtually complete set of 34 - missing only the 5/- Map with 'O S' in Red - sold for $3450 at the 'Prestige' auction of 23.9.2011. (18) 1,400 NEW SOUTH WALES - Specimen Stamps
Ex Lot 404 404 * A/B Up-market selection comprising DLR 1d with bold sans-serif overprint, 'POSTAGE' Overprints 5/- 10/- & £1 with 'SPECIMEN' plus 10/- x2 - one 'OS' - with 'Specimen', various overprints on 5/- Map, 20/- Governors x2 (one with Double Perfs), ½d grey x2 (one 'OS) & 3d green strips of 5, 'OS' 3d strip of 3 & 9d on 10d pair, and Charity duo, a few minor blemishes. (31) 1,750 Page:26 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES - Specimen Stamps (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 405 405 * A/B 1870 First Specimen Issue on Large Diadems Perf 13 5d 6d (imperf at left & the base) & 1/- pairs and 8d block of 4 (imperf at right) with Type 2 sans-serif diagonal overprint, and similar Type 1 Overprint on pairs of the 3d plus De La Rue 1d 4d & 10d, large-part o.g. Scarce multiples, absent from the 'Alvarado', Bill McCredie & John Bell collections. (8 items) 650 406 *W A/A- 1885-86 High Value Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Black 5/- Perf 12x10 SG 238b (large-part o.g.), 10/- Perf 12 SG 239a & £1 Perf 12 SG 240a each with seriffed 'SPECIMEN' Type 7, no gum. Rare: only 100 of each were prepared, in May 1885. 400 407 * A/B 1891 for UPU Distribution various issues with small seriffed 'Specimen' Type 8 or 11 including Postal Fiscals 5/-, Centennial 4d 6d 8d 1/- & 20/-, Allegorical 2½d & 1891 Surcharges (overprint in blue), large-part o.g. (15) 400 408 * A/B - small seriffed 'SPECIMEN' Type 12 on Centennial 1d 2d 5/- & 20/- (stain at U/R), ½d grey, 12½d on 1/- red (blue overprint) & 'POSTAGE' in Blue 10/-, also 'OS' ½d grey & 5/- Map, large-part o.g. (10) 300 409 ** A+ - small seriffed 'Specimen' Type 14 in Blue on 'Halfpenny' on 1d grey & 'TWELVE-PENCE/HALFPENNY' on 1/- red SG 266 & 268 overprinted 'Specimen' in Blue blocks of 24 (12x2) from the base of the sheets, full unmounted o.g. Rare & superb multiples. Ex Bill McCredie. 500 410 * A 1897 Diamond Jubilee with wide 'Specimen' Type 14 on 1d in black, on 2d in black & in red, on 2½d violet in red + a pair, & on 2½d indigo in black (rounded corner), also on 6d orange, 6d emerald, 'NINEPENCE' on 10d & 10d, large-part o.g. (11) 300 411 */** A/A- - with wide 'Specimen' Type 14 on 1d in black, on 2d in red, & on 2½d violet in red strips of 3, also on 'NINEPENCE' on 10d & 10d vertical strips of 4, large-part o.g. Very scarce multiples. (5 strips) 400 412 ** A 'O S' OVERPRINTS: 1887-90 'POSTAGE' Overprint in Black on 10/- on Blued Paper with 'Specimen' Overprint SG O37as horizontal strip of 3, minor perf separation between the first two units, full unmounted o.g., Cat £330++. A rare multiple. Ex Bill McCredie. 350
Lot 413 413 * A- B2 - 1887-90 10/- Perf 10 as SG O37b, well centred, one short perf at the base, CTO with 'NSW'-in-Concentric-Ovals, large-part o.g. The illustration is above Lot 404. 400 Page:27 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A NEW SOUTH WALES - Postmarks
Lot 414 414 C A A1 Bradfield Scout Jamboree: rubber hexagonal 'AUSTRALIAN SCOUT JAMBOREE/29DEC1938/BRADFIELD NSW AUSTRALIA' largely superb strike in violet, also blue/white Jamboree R label. [Much scarcer than the steel d/s. A similar cover sold at the Prestige auction of 8.5.2013 for $728] 500
Ex Lot 415 415 DC Posted on Train: Annotated collection including covers with various Sydney b/s with 'U' indicator, 'POSTED ON TRAIN' cds including on 1939 airmail cover to Belgium, 'POSTED/ON TRAIN/NSW' machine on 1937 cover from Vic, 'GPO SYDNEY/ PT / 2 /NSW-AUST' on 1963 commercial cover, also 'POSTED ON TRAIN/ALBURY NSW' on 1934 cover to Vic with boxed 'Posted on train/without late fee/To pay...1d' h/s & on 1940 cover to USA, etc. Scarce material. [These were applied as cancels on loose letters posted aboard trains or as arrival markings on loose letters received from trains] (47 items) 250T 416 C A- - 'POSTED ON TRAIN/12JY39/ALBURY NSW' endorsed "Late fee" with Queen 1d green affixed in lieu of Postage Due & tied by a second strike, on arrival at Melbourne 'T2½D' applied. A rare & most unusual usage. 150T 417 C A- - 'POSTED ON TRAIN/1OC31/LFO SYDNEY' ( = Late Fee Office) very fine strike on 2d on PPC to USA. 100T
Ex Lot 418 418 CD Railway Sidings: Annotated commercial covers with straight-line handstamps 'POSTED AT BONGALONG SIDING' (1933), 'POSTED AT BRINGAGEE' (1919; 1½d block of 6 only), 'Posted at Brogans Creek' (1940; large piece), 'POSTED EGELABRA SIDING/NO POST OFFICE' (1953), 'ILLAWA SIDING' (1909), 'MAIMURU' (1933), 'Posted at Nelungadoo Siding' (1906), 'Posted at NERANGHI Unattended Siding' (1955), 'POSTED AT SANDY CREEK/NO POST OFFICE' (1932), 'POSTED AT UARDRY' (1948) & 'POSTED AT YANGALAKE' (1929), also boxed 'Posted at/CHARLTON SIDING' (1913 front & 1933 piece) & a few manuscript endorsements, many with TPO cds, condition variable. A very scarce lot. (17 items) 1,000T 419 SDC Relief Datestamps: mounted selection with 'POST OFFICE/NSW No 2' x, 'RELIEF STAMP 1' x2 & '2', two covers with 'RELIEF STAMP/NSW' machine, then cut-down types with strength in the KGV period on stamp or piece plus 11 covers to QEII including registered ' P ' 1924 at North Goulburn, ' CK ' 1940 at Warwick Farm Mil PO & ' DG ' 1942 at Hume Mil PO. (49 items) 200T Page:28 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES - Postmarks (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 420 SDC Sydney: Array of 'SPECIAL' types on album pages mostly on stamps but with a good number of covers with scarcer markings including 'L SPECIAL' x2, 'Q SPECIAL' x3, slogans with 'INTERSTATE/SPECIAL BOX', 'POSTED/ INTERSTATE SPL', 'POSTED/COUNTRY SPL' & 'POSTED IN/COUNTRY SPL' dateheads, etc. (140+ items) 200T
Lot 421 421 D A A1+ Tumbarumba Railway Camp (1): 'TUMBARUMBA RLY CAMP/29-E1-/=NSW=' (incomplete dateline) superb strike on KGV 1d red. PO 1.5.1916; closed 29.9.1917. Rare, and a wonderful item: sold at our auction of 29.6.2016 for $600. [Hopson & Tobin record usage in 1919 only, during the second opening] 250T NEW SOUTH WALES - Travelling Post Offices From the extensive collections formed by John Booker in England; see also separate sections under the other Colonies/States (except WA, which was offered in our previous auction held on 1.12.2019) and check the Cross Reference on pages 177-179 for those lotted elsewhere. 422 DC Post-WWII philatelic covers with apparently all-different TPO datestamps, a few commercial items noted, some toning but generally very fine. (98 covers + probably as many pieces) 150T
Ex Lot 423 423 C B/C 1905-12 PPCs carried on various lines with all-different 'LATE FEE/ 1D ' x3, 'MORE TO PAY/ 1D ' (a bit light) or double-oval 'TRAIN LETTER/ 1D /LATE FEE' fine to very fine strikes, some soiling/toning. Scarce group. (5) 200T
Ex Lot 424 424 C A/B 1931-37 commercial covers & a front all from trains with 'LATE FEE/ 1D /*', 'LATE FEE/ 1D /TO PAY' two different, boxed 'Posted on train/without late fee/...' & boxed 'Posted in Late Fee/letter receiver at/ALBURY RAILWAY STATION/...', all but the last with Postage Dues affixed, condition variable. (5) 250T Page:29 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 425 425 SDC Great Northern Railway: Annotated collection including 'GNRP/NSW' on 1884 cover, unframed 'TPO/No 1 N/ A ' & '.../ B ', 'TRAVELLING PO No1 NORTH B' with all slugs inverted, 'TPO 1 NORTH/ 2 /NSW' on 1915 cover to Japan, 'TPO 1 NORTH/ UP B ' machine b/s, 'TRAVELLING PO NO 3 NORTH B' b/s on 1900 Letter Card, etc, good KGV content. (74 items) 400T
Lot 426 426 PS A- A1+ - unframed 'TPO/No 2 N/ A ' superb cancel & double-circle 'GNRP/AP1/[87]/NSW' (no year slugs) light b/s on 1d Postal Card Armidale-Sydney, large elaborate cachet for 'HG MALLAM/CHEMIST/.../ARMIDALE' on the reverse. The only recorded example on cover. Ex Roy Holland. [Most of the early cancels are recorded only on stamp or piece] 200T
Lot 427 427 PS B B1- - Great Northern Railway: vertical oval 'TPO/No 2 N/ B ' largely fine cancel & 'TRAVELLING PO No 2 NORTH B /NO3/87/NSW' light b/s on 1d Postal Card Tamworth-Sydney, light soiling/toning. Rated 8: the only recorded example on cover. 120T Page:30 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 428 428 PS A - 16mm 'GNRP/NSW' almost fine cancel & largely very fine double-circle 'GNRP/DE20/1875/NSW' cds (ERD) on 1d Postal Card to Sydney, docketed as from Muswellbrook. 150T
Lot 429 429 PS B A1 - 'TRAVELLING PO No2 NORTH B/ D /FE15/88/NSW' large-part cancel & very fine strike alongside on 1d Postal Card Tamworth-Sydney, bumped corners. Rated 8. 100T
Ex Lot 430 - Extract 430 C A-/B - machine 'TPO 1 NORTH/SP13 - UP A ' on PPC from Emmaville to Sydney & '.../SP6 - UP B ' on cover from Dalby (Qld) to Sydney. Both rated 9 (of 10) by Richard Peck. (2) 250T
Ex Lot 431 431 CPS Great Southern Railway: Annotated collection with a few undated types on stamps, double-circle 'GSRP/NSW' b/s on 1881 mourning cover, oval types on several covers, 'TPO 1 SOUTH/DN 9DE14/ 2 /NSW' on Kangaroo 4d Registration Envelope, 'TRAVELLING PO SOUTH No 2/NSW' b/s on cover, 'TRAVELLING PO No 3 SOUTH A' b/s on 1891 Postal Card & cancel on 1894 Postal Card, 'TRAVELLING POST OFFICE/3 SOUTH NSW' cancel on 1908 PPC, etc, good KGV content including 28mm 'TPO No 3 SOUTH/=NSW=' on KGV 1d x2 (recorded 1917 only), 1930 registered cover with three different TPO b/s, 1933 cover with superb 'MAIMURU' (Siding) h/s, etc. A very good lot. (82 items) 600T Page:31 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 432 - Extract 432 PS B B1 - Unframed 'TPO/No 1 S/ A ' fine cancel & oval 'TRAVELLING POST S[OUTH]/OC17/98/NSW' fine b/s on 1d Waratah Postal Card Thirlmere-Goulburn, mss "Late fee" crossed-through & 'MORE TO PAY' h/s applied, minor blemishes. Believed to be the only recorded example on cover. 150T
Ex Lot 433 433 DCPS Great Western Railway: Annotated collection with a few undated cancels on stamps, oval 'TRAVELLING POST WEST/SP30/ U 87 2 /NSW' d/s ('U' is sideways) cancel on 1d Postal Card, 'TRAVELLING PO No 1 W B' cancel on 1d Postal Card, 'TPO 1 WEST/DOWN.../ 2 /NSW' cancel on 1908 PPC, 'TPO No 1 WEST/DN 22NO22/ No 1 /NSW' & 'TPO 1 WEST/UP 4SE23/ 2 /NSW' transits both on 5d Registration Envelopes, 30mm 'TPO 1 WEST/UP 4OC33/ 2 /NSW' cancel on cover endorsed "Molong PO half holiday Wednesday. Posted on train"!, 'TRAVELLING PO WEST No2/NSW' b/s on 1885 Registration Envelope, 'TRAVELLING PO No 3 WEST/NSW' b/s on 1891 Postal Card, etc, good KGV content mostly on stamps. Another very good lot. (120+ items) 600T
Lot 434 434 C C A1- - Vertical Oval 'TPO/No 3/ W ' largely very fine cancel on Emu 2d & 'TRAVELLING PO No 3 WEST/NO26/91/NSW' b/s on cover to "Loombah/Via Molong", some staining mostly on the reverse. Rated 8 by Richard Peck: the only recorded example on cover. 150T Page:32 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 435 435 C B A1 - 18mm 'R P/NSW' very fine cancel on DLR 2d on mourning cover to "Newmartin [?] Blue Mountains", light b/s of the oval 'TRAVELLING POST WEST/AP--/ D /81/NSW' (B1), damaged flap. 150T 436 C B A2 - double-circle 'G W R P/MR14/18[79]/NSW' (year missing) largely very fine b/s & poor 'RP/NSW' cancel on cover with 'PARRAMATTA', 'GOULBURN' & very fine 'GINNINDERRA/NSW' transits & 'CANBERR/NSW' arrival (date inverted), minor defects. Rated 8 by Richard Peck. [An excellent cover for a Canberra/ACT collection] 200T 437 PS A A1- - oval 'TRAVELLING POST WEST/NO14/ U 83 2 /NSW' d/s ('U' is sideways) very fine b/s on 4d Registration Envelope 'MOUNT-VICTORIA' to 'WINDSOR'. Rated 7 by Richard Peck. 100T
Ex Lot 438 438 CPS Other Lines: Annotated range including 'WEE WAA/TPO' cancels on 1907 registered cover, 'TPO NARRABRI BURREN JUNCTION' cancel on 1915 KGV 1d Envelope, 'SYDNEY TO WERRIS CK/TPO' on 1908 registered cover, 'WERRIS CK TO SYDNEY/TPO' on 1902 registered cover, 'TPO 1 NTH WEST/ * /UP 25JY11/ B /NSW' on Registration Envelope & '.../DOWN---/ C /NSW' on 1910 PPC, 'TPO 1 NTH WEST/---UP/...' on 1937 taxed cover, 'WERRIS CK TO MOREE/TPO' on 1901 cover & 'MOREE TO WERRIS CK/TPO' on 1904 Registration Envelope, 'ENGLISH MAIL/NSW' b/s on 1912 Registration Envelope from GB & machine b/s x6, etc. (76 items) 600T Page:33 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History
Ex Lot 439 439 C Late Fee covers with various NSW markings including c.1910 'POSTED IN LATE FEE BAG' h/s, 1932 'POSTED ON TRAIN/LFO OFFICE' cds, 1933 with fantastic 'Posted in Late Fee Box without/fee - Detained until next mail', 1934 two with boxed 'Posted on train/without late fee/To Pay...1d' both with Postage Due 1d, 1943 with 'RLY STN SYDNEY/ LF /...' cds & superb 'TOO LATE/SYDNEY/LATE FEE OFFICE' h/s, 1953 philatelic TPO cover with mss "TPO 2 WEST DN/R 6953" in lieu of R label & 'LATE FEE/ 2D /TO PAY' h/s, 1974 'LATE FEE HAYMARKET' cds & 'LATE FEE/CENTRAL RAILWAY' h/s, etc, also some on stamp or piece. A very good lot. (29 covers etc) 500T
Ex Lot 440 440 C/CL Late Fee covers to overseas destinations with various NSW markings, includes a bundle of 1930s commercial airmail covers mostly to GB with denominations to 5/- Kangaroo, condition variable. (25 covers) 500T
Lot 441 441 CB 1857 (Dec 12) flapless cover to London "Pr European" with Imperf Diadems 6d olive-grey SG 95 x2 (the first very fine with full margins, the other with 3 margins & corner fault), London arrival b/s of FE6/1858 in red. Scarce Supplementary Mail: the 'European' departed Sydney for Melbourne 11.12.1857. A supplementary mail - rate 6d + 6d late fee - was sent per 'Wonga Wonga' on 12.12.1857. 400T 442 C C 1859 large-part outer to the Philippines with Imperf Diadems 1/- pale red x2 (one almost very fine, the other a little cut-into) tied by 'NSW'-in-concentric-ovals cancels of Sydney (b/s), largely very fine 'MANILA/31/DIC/1859/ISS FILIPS' arrival b/s, a bit aged, the two panels separated & rejoined with archival tape.. 200 Page:34 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 443 443 CB 1877 cover to Ireland "via Brisbane" with 16mm 'GNRP/NSW' superb cancel on DLR 6d & very fine double-circle 'GNRP/JY10/1877/NSW' cds alongside, Sydney transit of the next day plus Irish 'LONGFORD' & 'LANESBOROUGH /SE17/77' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Colin Tabeart states that the Eastern & Australian 'Brisbane' departed Sydney 10.9.1877 - which must be an error for 11.9.1877 - via Torres Strait, then per 'Pekin' ex Singapore 4.8.1877; arrived Southampton 14.9.1877. The P&O dates simply don't conform to this cover] The illustration is above Lot 441. 400T
Lot 444 444 CC 1903 usage of 1d Postal Card uprated with ½d blue-green from Cundle to Sydney where cancelled & with double-oval 'SHIP LETTER/1D/LATE FEE' h/s applied with '1D' obliterated & superb '½D' h/s alongside, NSW Postage Due ½d - a rare 'solo' franking - affixed with 'NSW'-in-ovals cancel, overall soiling. Treated as half the late fee having been prepaid so only ½d required. [We think this is the first such taxed ½d item we have seen] 200T
Ex Lot 445 445 C A/B 1904-12 PPC x2 & a cover each with double-oval 'SHIP LETTER/1D/LATE FEE' h/s applied on arrival at Sydney 1) NZ to Melbourne with Victoria Postage Due 1d tied by mss cancel; 2) PPC from the Philippines with superb 'T'-in-inverted-triangle cancelled at Newcastle with CofA Filled Tablet 1d tied by mss cancel; and 3) stampless from Wellington with NZ '2D' h/s & Victorian Design 1d pair tied by 'NSW'-in-ovals cancels, a few adhesions. (3) 250T 446 C A- 1907 cover to GB with 1d Arms x5 tied by 'R'-in-oval h/s & light 'REGISTERED/MY28/07/SYDNEY NSW' cds below, on arrival struck with boxed 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE' h/s & '2D/RLD' h/s applied & 'London FS' R label affixed, redirected several times over 3 days only! Brain-teaser. 100T Page:35 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 447 447 PS A- 1908 German Reply Postal Card Germania 10pf returned to Leipzig with wholly commercial message regarding enquiry about ordering books, ½d & 1d unnecessarily added tied Sydney 'FE 20 - 1908' machine cancel, minor blemishes. 100
Lot 448 448 C A- - PPC of Austinmer Beach with 1d cancelled on arrival at Sydney where very fine strike of the scarce double-oval 'TRAIN LETTER/1D/LATE FEE' h/s applied. 150T
Lot 449 449 PS A POSTAL CARDS - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1911 NSW Government Railways 1d 'CABBAGE PALMS...' to Sydney with very fine rubber 'STATION MASTER/[crown]/ORANGE' h/s & superb 'TPO 2 WEST/7JL11/NSW' cds, Anthony Hordern receival cachet in red. 250T Page:36 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A QUEENSLAND
Ex Lot 450 450 O Well-developed collection with an extensive array of Small Chalons including 1860 Imperf 1d 2d & 6d x2 and Perf 1d 2d x3 including a pair & 6d x2, 1860-61 Small Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 set, Perf 14 at Somerset House 1d x2 & 2d x2 and Rough Perf set plus extras, 1862-67 No Wmk including 1d Indian red x2 & 1/- grey x36 including three pairs, 1866-67 Lithos 4d lilac x45 including a pair & 5/- x2, Truncated Star including 1d strip of 4, 3d strip of 3 & 1/- grey x4 including a pair, Q/Crown including 4d yellow x13, 6d strip of 3 on piece & 6d blocks of 4 x2, 1879 No Wmk 6d x3 & 1/- x2; 1880 Litho High Values 2/- x4, 2/6d x10 including a strip of 5, 5/- x4, 10/- x9 including a strip of 6, and 20/- x12 including a remarkable block of 9 all apparently postally used but many of the cancels must be questionable; First Sidefaces including Wmk '5' 1d x3 & 4d x4, Wmk '6' 1d 'QOEENSLAND', 1/- apparently Imperf (fiscally used) and 'Half-penny' on 1d; 1882-95 Large Chalons with 10/- x12 including a CTO block of 4 and £1 x34 including two blocks of 9; an array of later issues including 1/- SG 205 CTO block of 15, Charity CTO duo, 1905-06 Litho Wmk '6' 5/- & £1, 1907-11 Crown/A 2/6d x6, 5/- x2, 10/- x2 & £1 x2 plus a small parcel piece with 10/- & £1, some varieties including 2d Cracked Plate x4, etc etc; plus some Fiscals including 1871-72 to 20/- x15 including a strip of 4, etc; generally fine to very fine with some postmark interest throughout, STC £40,000+ but that includes the 1880 High Values. (1800 approx) 6,500
Ex Lot 451 451 P*WO Collection balance with Small Chalons 2d block of 6 with 'SPECIMEN' h/s & 10/- imperf plate proof, 1897-1908 mint set x2, 'COMMONWEALTH' 9d mint Type A-B setenant blocks of 4 from both issues, 1907-11 Irregular Compound Perfs ½d & 3d blocks of 6, ½d 5d & 6d strips of 3 and blocks of 4 ½d to 1/- (the last with Ceremuga Certificate), Postal Fiscals 1871 Small Format perf plate proofs x3, and a few others, the proofs all have faults but are presentable, otherwise generally very fine. (200 approx) 750 Page:37 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 452 452 W B 1860 Large Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 6d green SG 6, very well centred, minor toning, unused, Cat £1500. 450
Lot 453 453 * A- - 1860 Large Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 6d green SG 6, redistributed o.g., Cat £1500. Ex 'Besancon' (III). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "very rare in mint condition". 600 454 * A 1860-61 Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d carmine SG 14 block of 4, large-part o.g., Cat £440+. 300
Lot 455 455 */** A - Rough Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose SG 14 block of 8 (2x4), virtually full o.g. with the lower six units being unmounted, Cat £880++ for mounted singles. Ex 'Besancon' (III). 600 456 **/* A/A- 1866 Lithographed 5/- pale rose SG 57 with diagonal sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' in Blue, horizontal strips of 3 (full unmounted o.g.) & 6 (large-part o.g.), Cat £675++ for mounted singles. Ex Bill McCredie. (2 items) 500 457 P A 1868-78 Crown/Q 2d perforated colour trial in pale ultramarine on gummed watermarked paper, large-part o.g. 200 Page:38 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 458 458 * A/B - Perf 12 6d yellow-green SG 106 block of 9 from the top of the sheet, the upper units with Horizontal Watermark Line Only (Crown/Q Omitted), minor stains/tonespots, large-part o.g., Cat £2250++. 1,000 459 P A 1880 Lithographed High Values 10/- imperforate plate proof in bistre-brown on ungummed watermarked paper, manuscript "Essay". Ex Bill McCredie. 200
Lot 460 460 P A/B 1882 Large Chalons "Set" of 2/- x4 - one with the rarely seen '...WILKINSON & CO BANK NOTE ENGRAVER...' imprint below) & 2/6d Imperf Plate Proof singles in the approved colours for the five values, a few small separation faults. Rare. [The inclusion of the 2/6d in green is consistent with Basset Hull's statement at page 158 that this was the only colour in which the 2/6d was printed, and that there was no 2/- in this colour. Bernie Manning's similar very fine set - none with the imprint - sold for $4194. NB: the proofs were printed in London; the imprint was burnished-off the plates before the stamps were printed in Brisbane] (5) 2,400
Ex Lot 461 461 W*O A/A- 1882-1911 Large Chalons annotated study with 1882-95 Wmk '5' Thin Paper 2/- unused x3 & used x4, 2/6d mint & used x3, 5/- mint x2 & used, 10/- unused & used x2, and £1 mint x2 & used; Wmk '10' Thick Paper 2/- mint x2 & used x3, 2/6d mint x2 & used x2, 5/- mint x2 & used x2, 10/- mint x2 & used and £1 mint & used x3; Wmk '6' Thin Paper 2/6d mint & used x3, 5/- mint & used x2 and £1 mint & used; 1903 Perf 12½,13 2/6d used x4 and £1 CTO; 1905-06 Litho Crown/Q 5/- mint x4 & £1 mint; and 1907-11 Litho Crown/A 2/6d mint x3 & used, 5/- mint x2 & used x2, 10/- mint x4 & used x4, and £1 mint x3 & used; plus a few 'SPECIMEN' overprints & a couple with telegraph cancels, generally very fine, Cat £10,500+. (91) 4,000 Page:39 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 462 462 *F A B1 - 1882-1911 Large Chalons with Thin Paper 2/- 2/6d x2 5/- x2 & 10/- all used, Thick Paper mint & used sets, Litho Crown/A mint 2/6d x3 (one used), 5/- x3 (one used), 10/- blackish brown & £1 bluish green, etc, generally very fine, Cat £2400+. (32) 800 463 *WO A/A- - Thick Paper 2/6d x3 (one regummed), 5/- x3, 10/- x4 (one used) & £1 x5 (one used), also Crown/A 2/6d x2 & 5/-, part- to large-part o.g.., Cat £2200. (18) 600
Lot 464 464 * A B1 - Thick 'Beer Duty' Paper £1 deep green with Retouch to '1' at L/R SG 161b, well centred, large-part o.g., Cat £850. 400 465 O A - Thick 'Beer Duty' Paper £1 deep green SG 161 complete sheet of 30 without margins, [1/2] with Re-Entry (Doubling at the Base) & [6/4] with Retouch (Thick Frame at Lower-Right) SG 161a & b and [3/4] with unlisted Doubling of 'QUEENSLAND' (a re-entry noted by Basset Hull & Griffiths), fiscally used with wavy-line pen cancellations, Cat £2780++ (for postally used singles). A remarkable survivor & an impressive exhibition item. Ex Francis Kiddle. [Bernie Manning's similarly cancelled sheet also with blue datestamps sold for $1223] 750 466 * 1882-91 Lined Background beautifully annotated collection on Charles Lathrop Pack's pages focussing on the various 'moulds' of 4 from which the plates were constructed & including blocks of 4 of the 4d 6d x2 and 1/- x2, singles etc including 4d x10, 6d x11 & 1/- shades x39 including three strips of 3, etc, generally fine to very fine. (118) 750
Lot 467 467 ** A 1890-96 Comb Perf including New Denominations 1d vermilion Imperf Pair SG 187a, margins good to large, full unmounted o.g., Cat £300+ (mounted). 200 468 P* A 1895-96 Void Background largely annotated collection including ½d imperf plate proof pair & block of 4 (both Ex Yardley), ½d SG 222 block of 4, 2d perforated proof strip of 9 with blue-pencil endorsements, 2½d both shades blocks of 4, etc, also 1896 Figures in Lower Corners including 1d perforated plate proof block of 6 in rose-pink, etc, generally very fine. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack, Alan Griffiths & 'Besancon'. (116) 400 469 */**O - range with shades & many blocks of 4 plus ½d blocks of 12 x2 25 & 30 and block of 4 with Burelé Band Omitted from Two Units, 1d corner block of 20, 2½d corner block of 12 & 5d block of 10, etc, also 1896 Two Figures 1d selection, generally very fine. Ex Alan Griffiths: sold for £720. (few 100) 650 Page:40 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 470 470 PA 1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners ½d die proof similar to the approved design but with the figures in the four corners at a 45 degree angle in blue-green on thin wove paper with part papermaker's watermark '...D STA...', endorsed in pencil "Not appd 1898", small piece of adhesive tape at the top from where the proof was attached to the printer's record book. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans: sold for $4300. [Bernie Manning's similar die proof of the approved design - minor blemishes; also Ex Colonel Evans - sold for $5126] 3,400 471 **/* A/B - 2½d rose-pink SG 236 lower half-sheet of 60 split vertically into two blocks of 30, some mostly minor blemishes, virtually full o.g. with most units being unmounted, Cat £1020++ for mounted singles. 350
Ex Lot 472 472 P A/A- - 2½d perforated Plate Proof blocks of 4 on gummed watermarked (mostly inverted) paper in twelve different colours ACSC #Q50(PP)1A-U group including in turquoise (the issued colour), a couple of minor gum blemishes but generally very fine with large-part o.g., Cat $14,400+ as singles. [The ACSC confirms that plate proofs of the 2½d design were printed as colour trials for the new 2/- value. Bernie Manning's seven such blocks sold for $1747] (12 blocks) 2,000 473 ** A 1897-98 Experimental Separations Plain Zigzag Roulettes 1d carmine-vermilion SG 257 block of 30 (5x6) from the L/R corner of the sheet, one unit in the top row damaged, full unmounted o.g., Cat £570++ for mounted singles. An unusually fine multiple: most large blocks have separation issues & other faults. 200
Lot 474 474 F A- - Rouletted in Black & Perf 12½,13 1d red SG 260 tied to local cover - a bit aged - by Brisbane duplex of 23MY/10, a few toned perf tips, Cat £95 x10+ on cover. A very rare franking. [The late usage suggests a philatelic origin. However, the Type 9 duplex is recorded 1899-1907 only & we suggest that the year slug '01' was inserted upside-down, which was quite a common occurrence] 350 Page:41 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 475 475 PA 1903 New Denomination Four Figures 9d coral-pink imperforate plate proof BW #Q43(E)1A on ungummed watermarked paper, margins close to good, Cat $2500+. Apparently the imperf proofs were printed only in this colour. Most of the plate proofs, in various colours, were perforated. [The ACSC states "Many of the proofs are defaced with pen-lines", as was the case with Colonel Harrie Evans' and Sir Gawaine Baillie examples. This may be the only non-defaced example we have offered]
The design was not approved. Instead the 9d 'COMMONWEALTH' design intended to be issued by all the States was selected. 600 476 V A B1 1905-06 Lithographed Perf 12 £1 deep green BW #Q64 (SG 274) marginal horizontal pair from the left of the right-hand pane (proving it is from the 60-on plate), CTO with full unmounted o.g., Cat $500+ (£260+) for used singles. Ex Bernie Manning. 200
Lot 477 477 F A- A2 1906-10 'COMMONWEALTH' Crown/A 9d brown & blue Perf 11 Type B ACSC #Q45B (SG 285), well centred, a couple of minor blemishes, light 1911 cds cancel, Cat $3000 (£800). Rare. 1,000 478 *O 1907-11 Small Crown/A annotated collection with numerous mint blocks of 4 including 3d x6, 4d yellow x2, 4d grey Die 1 x3, 4d grey Die 2, 5d plus blocks of 6 & 12, 6d block of 6, 1/- x5 (one used) & a corner block of 12, and 2/- x2, also Perf 13x11-12½ 4d grey block of 30 (10x3) from the top of the sheet with the right-hand block of 6 all Die 2, and a few 'OS' punctures including ½d & 1d on postcard to Wisconsin, generally very fine. Ex Alan Griffiths. (few 100) 200 479 */** A B1 - Perf 12½,13 ½d to 2/- SG 286-300 including all listed dies & shades, lightly mounted or unmounted, Cat £420. Ex John Williams (UK). (19) 200 480 * A - 1d red Imperforate Pair ACSC #Q11b (SG 288a) from the left of the sheet, margins good to huge, lightly mounted, Cat $600 (£400). 200 481 **/* A - Perf 13x11-12½ ½d to 6d SG 301-307 matching marginal vertical strips of 3 from the top of the sheets, the lower units lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, plus 1/- SG 308 upper-right corner block of 9, unmounted, Cat £700++ as mounted singles (ACSC $3900 as mounted strips of 3). Ex John Williams (UK). [The ACSC at page 1/57 states "This was originally a machine for perforating lettercards, which was converted to a vertical comb in mid-1911. The gauge of the vertical line was variable, the stamps of the first row measuring 11½, the second row 11, the third row 12 & the fourth to twelfth rows 12½-12¾. It is customary to collect these variations in vertical strips (of 3)". Clearly the value is depressed by Gibbons not listing se-tenant strips of 3] (8 items) 1,000 482 **/* A - Perf 13x11-12½ ½d 1d & 6d SG 301 302 & 307 blocks of 30 (10x3), most units unmounted, Cat £1590++ as mounted singles (ACSC $3300 as mounted strips of 3). (3 blocks) 800
Lot 483 483 G A A1 PUNCTURED 'OS': 1906-10 'COMMONWEALTH' Crown/A Perf 11 9d brown & blue Type B ACSC #Q45Bb, well centred, indistinct cancellation, Cat $1500. Rare. Ex Bernie Manning. 650 Page:42 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 484 484 O A B1 POSTAL FISCALS: Large Crown/Q Wmk 5/- orange-brown SG F21 on piece tied numeral-in-rays '63' with 'BOWEN/ MY10/1882/QUEENSLAND' cds alongside. Authorised for postal use from 1880 to 1892 only. 100
Ex Lot 485 485 P - 1871-72 Small Format 1d to 20/- imperforate plate proofs in issued colours on ungummed unwatermarked paper, the 10/- is defective otherwise very fine; also Larger Format 10/- green with red pencil line across the face, Elsmore Online Cat $1950. (9) 600 486 O A/B REVENUES: 1882-86 Thick 'Beer Duty' Paper £1 deep green SG 161 complete sheet of 30 without margins, [1/2] with Re-Entry (Doubling at the Base) & [6/4] with Retouch (Thick Frame at Lower-Right) SG 161a & b and [3/4] with unlisted Doubling of 'QUEENSLAND' (a re-entry noted by Basset Hull & Griffiths), some separation & perf reinforcement, fiscally used with pen cancellations, Cat £2780++ (for postally used singles). A remarkable survivor & an impressive exhibition item. Ex Francis Kiddle. 500 487 V A/B - QV Impressed Duty 3d to £500 Set of 63, 2/6d and 11/- both split by colourless cancel, no gum, a few with a little bit of toning. (63) 300T 488 O RAILWAY STAMPS: 1890s-1900s group with 1901 ½d blue * (scarce thus), the others used, various cancels including numerals noted '349' x2. (23) 100 489 O - Collector's duplicates in stockbook with earlies to 2/6d yellow & 5/- brown, later to 10/- x12 or $10 x10, good range of stations & some commercial users, cancellation interest, condition variable. (300 approx) 250 QUEENSLAND - Specimen Stamps 490 */** A 1868-74 Truncated Star Perf 13 2d blue block of 38 (8x5; two units at L/R excised) each with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, some reinforcing with hinges, large-part o.g. with most units being unmounted. Ex 'Besancon' (II). An unusually large multiple. 500 491 ** B/C - 3d greenish grey SG 66 half-sheet of 60 (12x5) with margins at left & right, diagonal sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' in violet, large-part o.g. with some aging/toning but unmounted. Ex Bill McCredie. An impressive piece. 450 492 P A 1880 Lithographed High Values 10/- imperforate plate proof pair in reddish brown on ungummed watermarked paper, light 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in violet Reading Downwards. Ex Bill McCredie. 200 493 * A 1882 Lined Background 1d pale x2 - both with the central units being 'jumbos' - & deep shades SG 166-7 blocks of 6 with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Diagonal Reading Upwards, a couple of minor blemishes, large-part o.g. (3 blocks) 250 494 * A 1882-95 Large Chalons Thin Paper £1 with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp in blue & Thick Paper 2/- with same h/s in violet scarce blocks of 4 with large-part o.g. 350
Lot 495 495 *A - 2/6d x2 (one with the Overprint Inverted; Ex Bill McCredie), 5/-, 10/- & £1 all with small sans-serif overprint in black or red (the 10/- & £1), large-part o.g. Rare. 500 Page:43 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Specimen Stamps (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 496 **/* A-/B 1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners 1d to 2/- between SG 231 & 254 - ex 3d - plus Widow's Weeds ½d all with small sans-serif 'SPECIMEN.' Overprint in Black or in Red, full (brown) o.g. & mostly unmounted. (9) 150
Ex Lot 497 497 W B - ½d, 2½d carmine-pink, 3d, 4d yellow-orange x2, 6d & 2/- plus Zigzag Roulette 1d all with 'ULTRAMAR' Handstamp in Blue, two affixed to small pieces from the archival page, minor aging. Ex Goa Postal Archives. (8) 450
Ex Lot 498 498 *W A-/B - ½d, 2½d carmine-pink, 3d, 4d yellow-orange, 5d, 6d & 2/- plus Zigzag Roulette 1d all with 'ULTRAMAR' Handstamp in Blue, five affixed to a piece from the archival page, minor aging. Ex Bill McCredie & Bernie Manning: sold for $1456. Ex Goa Postal Archives. (8) 750
Ex Lot 499 499 W* A/B 'CANCELLED' HANDSTAMP: Selection with Small Chalons 3d 6d & 1/- lilac, Large Chalons 2/- (faults), 2/6d, 5/-, 10/-, £1 with H/S in Black (Inverted) & in Red and £1 with H/S in Black (diagonal) & in Red, Sidefaces ½d, 1d x3 different, 2½d rose-pink & 3d, and 1892 Stamp Duty 1/- 2/- 2/6d 5/- £1 & £5, a few also CTO with ¼-circle, some blemishes, some with part- to large-part o.g. A very scarce group. Mostly Ex Bill McCredie. (20) 900 500 V CANCELLED-TO-ORDER: Attractive annotated selection with some minor duplication to £1 including ½d perforated plate proof, 2d imperf plate proof, 2/- brown also with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp & 2/- turquoise punctured 'OS', various Brisbane cds - mostly from the Telegraph Counter as usual - including four with the 29mm 'BRISBANE/QUEENSLAND' cds, generally very fine & mostly with large-part o.g. A good lot, mostly Ex Bernie Manning. (140 approx) 350 501 V A - Blocks of 4 comprising Lined Background 2d 3d 6d & 1/-, Two Figures 2½d carmine-pink & 5d, and Four Figures ½d, various Brisbane cds, some perf separation/reinforcing, generally very fine. Very scarce multiples: if these were CTO Kangaroo blocks of the same denominations they would be worth several thousand dollars. (7 blocks) 600
Ex Lot 502 502 V A+ - 1907-11 Crown/A ½d 1d 4d grey, 5d, 6d, 1/- & 2/- blocks of 4, all cancelled with the 29mm 'BRISBANE/31JA13/ QUEENSLAND' cds, full unmounted o.g. Superb & rare! (7 blocks) 1,000 Page:44 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Specimen Stamps (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 503 V A/B REPRINTS: Small Chalons all-different selection comprising 1d x2, 2d x2, 3d x2, 6d x2 & 1/- grey plus 1d (one unit thinned) & 1/- grey Dry Print blocks of 4, all with ¼-circle cancels, large-part o.g. Ex Bill McCredie. (17) 150 504 **/* A - Small Chalons 3d brown block of 32 (8x4) with eight complete strikes of the 8mm ¼-circle cancel, large-part o.g. with many units being unmounted. An exceptional block. Ex Bill McCredie. 300 QUEENSLAND - Postmarks
Ex Lot 505 505 SA Telegraph Office datestamps 'IPSWICH RTS/...' cds; double-oval 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH OFFICE/...' types of Townsville (two different, both undated) & Rockhampton; also double-oval 'WOOLOONGABBA/QUEENSLAND' & 'POST OFFICE MACKAY/QUEENSLAND' mostly on 9d to 2/- values. (6 items) 200
Ex Lot 506 506 S/PS Mailbag seals 'POST OFF[ICE]/{crown}/THORGOMI[NDAH]' on 'REGISTERED' (6d) & 'ROCKWOOD' (?) on ½d Wrapper; 'PAID' datestamps including superb 'PAID/JA10/03/...' on 1/- block of 4; Loose Ship Letter cancels including boxed type on Chalon 1d pair; and 'R'-in-Oval cancels on values to 2/- turquoise. (29 items) 300
Ex Lot 507 507 S Numerals selection with Rays '83' (rated RRR) & '151' on KGV 1d (RRRR), then Barred Numerals including '37' on KGV 4d orange (RRRR), '182' of Neardie (RRRR), '191' (RRRR), second-type '195' (RRRR), '213' (RRRR), '422' on 1d Kangaroo (RRRR), '622' on KGV 1d red (RRR) & '635' (RRR), and a few others. (13 items) 300
Lot 508 - Extract 508 C (A-) A1- Bingera Plantation: fancy oval 'BINGERA PLANTATION/.../QUEENSLAND' (RO period) largely very fine strike in blue on 2d overstruck 'TPO No1 NC RWAY/DOWN/NO22/05/...' RO 1894; PO -.1.1907. [Sugar mill 16km from Bundaberg] 100T Page:45 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postmarks (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 509 509 CC Cunnamulla: Second Type 'CUNNAMULLA/NO17/2/QUEENSLAND' cds (RRRR: large '2' for '82') on 1882 spotty overweight cover to London endorsed "Via Melbourne & Galle" with First Sidefaces 1d & Second Sidefaces 2d block of 4 tied by fine Rays '100', unusual '1/-' tax h/s, Melbourne transit b/s where fine unframed 'Deficient Postage 6D/Fine 6D - 1s' h/s applied, London arrival b/s of JA16/83. [From February, the via Melbourne rate was 9d per ½oz. The fine due was therefore 1/6d, not 1/-] 250
Lot 510 510 C A- A1- Moreton: double-oval 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH OFFICE/("20.6.04")/MORETON' tying 1d pair to Tatts cover, 'COEN/JY9/04/...' cds alongside. TO 1887; RO 1896; PO 1.7.1927; TO -.9.1961; closed 28.2.1977. [A remote outpost, 108 miles N of Coen near the tip of Cape York] 150
Ex Lot 511 511 SDC Railway Numerals: Oval '49' x2, '62', '78' & '455'; Rectangle '99', '154' (faint), '208', '237', '266', '351', '436' (poor), '489', '512' (poor), '639' of Goomeri in violet on PPC to "Gatton/TPO South", & '657'; all on postage stamps; and Concentric-Circles '5' '6' & '7' all on ½d Wrappers. A very scarce group. (19 items) 300T Page:46 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postmarks (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 512 512 SC - selection to '489' (rated RR) used postally including '53' (RRRR), '97' (RRRR) & '99' (RRRR); also '95' (RRRR) & 'TOOLBURRA' cds on 1d claret Postal Card to Austria with superb '10/CTMS/T' h/s, '99' (RRRR) of Muckadilla on PPC with 'TPO No 5 S&W/DOWN.../...' cds, '455' (RRRR) & 'MONKLAND' cds and '568' (RRRRR) & 'PIALBA' cds on Tatts cover, plus two other indecipherable cancels on PPCs; & a further group x29 on Railway Stamps. A very good lot. [The four cards/covers are all illustrated by Bernie Manning at pp242-246] (44 items) 600
Ex Lot 513 - Extract 513 DC Relief Datestamps: selection mostly on piece including 'EMERGENCY A', 'P & T DEPT-A' to 'H' (no 'D') including 'C' on cover, various 'PMG'S DEPT' types 'A' to 'M' mostly on KGVI pieces plus 'A8' & 'L' (philatelic) on registered covers from Mil POs at Canungra & Redbank, also oval 'PMG'S DEPT E7/31MAR1949/QLD AUST' on cover from Montville. Very scarce lot. (55 + 4 covers) 200T
Lot 514 - Extract 514 C A A1+ Royal Train: 'ROYAL TRAIN/4DE34/AUSTRALIA' two superb strikes on Macarathur 2d, locally addressed at Chelmer. Usages other than in Tasmania are rare. 250T Page:47 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postmarks (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 515 515 C A- B1- Toolooa: fancy oval 'TOOLOOA/10OCT1904/GLADSTONE LINE (Queensland)' (RO period) two light to largely fine strikes in violet on 1d x5 overstruck 'TPO No3 NCR/DOWN 10OC04/...' with very fine 'REGISTERED/TPO No 3 NC R'WAY' h/s below. From Skyring's Mill as RO 16.3.1899; PO c.1905. A rare cover. [Timber mill 10km from Gladstone] 250T QUEENSLAND - Travelling Post Offices From the extensive collections formed by John Booker in England; see also separate sections under the other Colonies/States (except WA, which was offered in our previous auction held on 1.12.2019) and check the Cross Reference on pages 177-179 for those lotted elsewhere.
Ex Lot 516 516 SDC TPO Numeral cancels comprising Rays '169' x3 (one on wrapper); Barred Numerals '233' x4 (one on cover to GB), '234' x6 (one on cover), '235' (rated RRR) x3, '236' (RRR) x2, '235' x4 (one on cover), '410', '411' (RR) x2, '412' (RRR) x2, '551' x3 (one on defective PPC), '572' (RRR) x2 & '573' x2; condition & quality of the strikes is variable. (33 items) 300T
Lot 517 517 S A A2+ Bundaberg Railway: 'BUNDABERG RY 1/SE12/88/QU[EENSLAND]' superb strike on 1d. Rare: we have recorded only one other example, on which the numeral '1' is not present. [Hugh Campbell at page 86 states the Bundaberg to Moolboolamon Branch Line was opened 10.7.1881, and was extended to Mount Perry in 1884. At page 87 he states an example of FE25/89 is the only other recorded example] 150T Page:48 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 518 518 S A- B2 Central Railway: 'CENTRAL RY/AP11/90/QUEENSLAND' largely fine strike on 6d. Rare: the only example we have recorded. Hugh Campbell at page 85 states the Rockhampton-Westwood section was opened 17.9.1867 & reached Longwood in 1892. The cds is unrecorded by Campbell. 150T
Lot 519 519 CL B B1 - Central Railway: 'TPO No 1 CENTRAL/2NO31/QUEENSLAND' three part- to fine strikes on 2d & 3d on beautiful advertising cover illustrated on both sides for Blackall Motor Co, to Brisbane, minor tonespots. 150T
Lot 520 520 C C A1- Great Northern Railway: 'G N RAILWAY/ 1 OC10/-- 1 /QUEENSLAND' eight partial to complete strikes on First Sideface 1d brown x7 (another stamp & the U/L corner torn-off) on cover to London, Rockhampton transit of OC10/79 & London arrival b/s of NO29/79, the address crudely obliterated. Tragic albeit rare. [Recorded by Hugh Campbell at page 87 where he states only one dated example is recorded & "...not known on cover"] 200T Page:49 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 521 521 C B C1 - 'TPO No 1 NR/DOWN 19SE15/QUEENSLAND' four poor to fair strikes & rare red & black/white 'TPO No 1 NR' R label, Brisbane transit b/s & superb 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s in violet, to Finland with Helsinki transit & 'ABO TURKU/13 X1 15/ABO' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. 250T
Lot 522 - Extract 522 C (A-) - 'TPO No 2 NORTHERN RY/ DOWN / MR16/01/QUEENSLAND' superb strike (affected by closed spokehole), 1d & 2d pair tied to Tatts cover by BN '573' & very fine 'REGISTERED/TPO No 2 NORTHn Ry' h/s 150T
Lot 523 523 S A A2+ Maryborough Railway: 'MARYBROUGH RY/ 2 DE14/89 2 /[QUEENS]LAND' superb strike on 1d. [Hugh Campbell at page 86 states the Maryborough-Gympie Branch Line was opened 6.8.1881. At page 88 he states some six examples of the cds are recorded] 100T
Lot 524 524 CL A- Southern & Western Railway: 28mm 'TPO S&WR/A/UP/ 1 23SP/84 1 /=Q.L=' plus similar 'TPO S&WR/A/DOWN/ 2 SP25/84 2 /Q.L' & 'TPO S&WR/DOWN/ 4 SP25/84 4 /Q.L' largely fine to very fine transit backstamps on Victorian OHMS Franked lettersheet without additional postage as required but not taxed, to 'YULEBA' (b/s) & redirected to Toowong. An extraordinary cover! 250T Page:50 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 525 525 D A- B2 - '------/P 7FE13/TPO 1 S&WR' (cut-down relief; probably 'POSTAGE PAID' removed) two large-part strikes on 1d pair. Hugh Campbell states "Two examples dated in February 1913 are known". [The original state has not been recorded] 100T
Lot 526 - Extract 526 C A- A1 - 'TPO NO 1 S&W/UP 1DE31/QUEENSLAND' very fine b/s on commercial registered cover from Kimbombi (poor cds, & provisional R label) to Ipswich. 100T
Lot 527 527 C A- C2 - 'TPO No 3 S&WR/DOWN 11JY21/QUEENSLAND' three poor to part-strikes & rare red & black/white 'TPO No 3 WEST' R label, to New Zealand, minor blemishes. 250T
Lot 528 528 C B B1- - 'TPO No 5 S&W/DOWN 19MR23/QUEENSLAND' overlapping strikes on KGV 1½d black-brown x2 & 2d orange with rare red/white 'TPO NO 5 Southern/& Western R'way' R label, to British Guiana with transit b/s of Seattle & New York and 'REGISTRATION/11MY/23/GPO BG' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. 250T Page:51 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 529 - Extract 529 C A A1 - Southern & Western Railway: 'TPO 6 S&W/UP 29AU31/QUEENSLAND' very fine b/s on commercial registered cover from Moolboolaman (poor cds & mss on provisional R label) to Ipswich. Rare: Hugh Campbell at page 215 states "One 'UP' is recorded". 100T
Lot 530 - Extract 530 C B A1 - 'TPO 6 S&W/UP 10SE31/QUEENSLAND' very fine b/s on commercial registered cover from Iveragh (poor cds & mss on provisional R label) to Ipswich. Rare: Hugh Campbell at page 215 states "One 'UP' is recorded". 100T 531 CL C A1 - 'TPO/B 25MA96/QUEENSLAND' below 1d & 2d x3 tied by BN '395' cancels of TPO No 6, 'R'-in-oval h/s superb triple-oval 'HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE/("25.3.96")/+ TOOWOOMBA +' cachet in blue at L/L, a few faults. 100T 532 C A A2 - 'TPO 7 S&WR/UP 3MY11/QUEENSLAND' two strikes on 1d pair on hand-tinted PPC ('Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Brisbane') to Sydney, message states "...I shall post this on this train at Ipswich..." 100T
Lot 533 533 PS B A1 - South Coast Branch Line: unframed 'SWR [&C ?] LINE/ 10 10 /QUEENSLAND' (no date slugs, as always) largely superb strike on 1891 ½d Wrapper (horizontal fold impacts the base of the cancel). Ex Alan Griffiths. [Campbell at page 85 states that the Southern & Western Railway "was also extended by the building of the South Coast Line and other branches"] 150T Page:52 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery We are pleased to offer the collection & Gold Medal exhibit formed by Alan Griffiths from England. Alan has recently published 'The Postal Stationery of Queensland', which we refer to extensively, including noting the pages on which particular items are illustrated. Requests for the book can be made to our English agent Patrick Reid: see page 3 of this catalogue.
Ex Lot 534 534 PS The largely unsorted balance of Alan Griffiths' collection of Postal Cards including 40+ scenic types, Letter Cards, STO Envelopes & Wrappers, lots of better items including 'SPECIMEN' handstamps, postmark interest & unusual usages, 3d Registration Envelope CTO & a front to USA with mss "AR", etc, condition variable. A good basis for a new collecting interest. (200+) 500T QUEENSLAND - Envelopes - Stamped to Order This class of Postal Stationery is also called by the less-accurate expression "Printed to Private Order" (PTPO). Alan Griffiths, at page 103, states "the incidence of genuinely used examples is very limited". 535 PS All-different selection with variety in the shades, quality of the stamp impression & various stocks comprising No Figures 1d x14 including a court-size with the stamp positioned unusually low & one CTO, and 2d x7 (one CTO), Four Figures 2d and Widow's Weeds ½d, some blemishes but mostly very fine to superb unused. (23) 150T
Ex Lot 536 536 PS Postally used selection comprising No Figures 1d on blue with unsealed flap used at Gladstone in 1905 and 2d for BD Morehead & Co used DE13/95; Four Figures 1d red x3 with 'Box 12/GPO/Brisbane' printed address, and for Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co 226x142mm (rare) & 280x124mm both with 'PRINTED MATTER ONLY' at U/L, and 2d blue with very fine Rays '41' & 'YAAMBA' cds of DE2/01; and Widow's Weeds ½d for Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co 227x140mm with 'PRINTED MATTER ONLY' at U/L (rare; illustrated at page 108); faults still presentable. (7) 500T 537 PS A 1895 No Figures 1d orange-red HG KB2 on blue uprated with Lined Background 1d orange tied by Toowoomba cds of SE25/96, 'FORTITUDE VALLEY' arrival b/s. 100T 538 PS A - 1d as HG KB2 but in coral-pink on blue with 'BD OREHEAD & CO/BRISBANE' embossed on the flap, local usage JA14/97, opened-out otherwise superb! 150T 539 PS A- - 2d blue HG KB3 on blue with 'BD MOREHEAD & CO/BRISBANE' embossed on the flap, to Sydney MY14/96, small flap fault otherwise very fine. 100T Page:53 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Envelopes - Stamped to Order (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 540 540 PS C/B 1897 Four Figures 1d red & 2d blue HG KB4a & 5 both on buff stock for New Zealand Insurance Co with different banners & Maori illustrations, the 1d with a few faults used in 1910, the 2d slightly reduced at left used in 1905. A rare pair. [Illustrated at pages 106 & 107] (2) 300T 541 PS A- - 2d blue HG KB5 with Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co embossing on the flap, used Rockhampton to Toowoomba (b/s). 100T
Lot 542 542 PS A 1903 (c.) Widow's Weeds ½d green HG KB6 uprated with ½d of the same design tied by Maryborough duplex of DE7/03 & unsealed, Brisbane b/s. Rare. [Alan Griffiths at page 108 states the date os 8DE/03, which is an error. He also considers that this "may well represent the actual date of issue". But there is no evidence to support that conjecture. However, his points are well-made about the printed matter rate being 1d per 2oz at this time, and that therefore there was no use for a ½d Envelope] 300T QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 543 PS Packet of unused mostly 2d cards on various stocks, condition variable, ex Phil Collas; plus a few very fine used cards, one an irregular usage at Sydney to Germany with NSW ½d & 1d stamps added. (31) 250T Page:54 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 544 544 PS (A) 1895 Unissued Denomination proof of the originally intended 1½d card in blue/cream with Six Address Lines, concealed fault on reverse of the address panel otherwise very fine. A rare & important proof. Ex Ron Butler: sold for £805. [Illustrated at page 77]
At the 1894 Postal Congress in Wellington, it was agreed each of the Australasian Colonies would issue a 1½d Letter Card. In the event, only NSW and New Zealand complied. Queensland & Victoria opted for 2d cards. SA, Tasmania & WA failed to take action. 2,000T
Lot 545 545 EC 1895 proof of the originally intended 1½d card in blue/pink (cream inside) with Six Address Lines, endorsed "Essay 1895" at U/L, light crease, repaired tear at U/R & some damage at the base of the reverse where removed from the archival ledger. Another rare & important proof. [Illustrated at page 77. Absent from Ron Butler's collection] 1,250T Page:55 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 546 546 P (A) 1895 imperforate proof of the 2d card in blue/blue (cream inside) now with Four Address Lines, minor splitting/reinforcing along the fold otherwise superb. Ex Ron Butler: sold for £667. [Illustrated at page 78] 1,500T
Lot 547 547 PB 1895 imperforate proof of the 2d card in blue/pale grey now with Four Address Lines, minor stains, unfolded. [Absent from Ron Butler's collection. llustrated at page 78] 750T Page:56 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 548 548 PC 1895 Perf 12 proof of the 2d card in blue/pink (ivory within) with Four Address Lines (ending 7mm from perfs at right), damaged at right mostly on the reverse portion. 500T
Lot 549 549 P A- - Perf 12 proof of the 2d card in blue/pale yellow (white within) with Four Address Lines (ending 18mm from perfs at right), thinned at base of the reverse portion which doesn't affect the very fine appearance. Ex Ron Butler: sold for £575. 1,000T 550 PS 1895-99 Issues HG A1-2a group with different coloured stocks & shades of the stamp and regular or paired (interrupted) perfs, with a few usages in variable condition including to NZ, Austria & Belgium, also 1899 with Larger Arms (27mm High) x3 (one used) not listed by Higgins & Gage, mostly on exhibit pages. (31) 250T
Lot 551 551 PS A 1895 2d blue/pale grey (ivory within) with Four Address Lines (ending 15mm from perfs at right)& Arms on the Reverse 27mm High HG A1, to Stanley Gibbons in London uprated with ½d tied by Brisbane duplex of JU1/95, London arrival b/s of JY10/95. Believed to be the only recorded example used on the First Day of Issue. [Illustrated at page 79. The message within states "This is the new letter card..."] The illustration is above Lot 553. 500T 552 PS B 1899 2d blue/pale grey (cream within) with Paired (Interrupted) Perfs HG A2a with all-over advertisement within for Gordon & Gotch at Brisbane promoting 'The Library of Famous Literature', to 'SPRINGSURE' (b/s) in 1901, small separation fault. [Illustrated at page 82 but the Arms are 27mm High, not 29mm. [NB: the advice at top of the advert states that the card should be returned "in the enclosed envelope"] 100T Page:57 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 553 553 PS 1902-10 Issues HG A3-4a group with Commonwealth Coat of Arms at U/L, various shades of stamp & stock, several with Line thru 'AUDAX' on State Coat of Arms, change to Address Lines of Dashes instead of Dots, 'AUDAX' Retouched, several with large-part 'MONKSBURN/AIR DRIED' or Fleur-de-Lis Watermark (with tracings of both types), then 1908 Redrawn Stamp with Inner Circle Removed, New State Coat of Arms & Comma after 'Queensland ' Removed group unrecorded by Higgins & Gage, and 1908-09 Regular Perf 10 group also unrecorded by Higgins & Gage, some better usages including to German New Guinea (underpaid but not taxed), Ceylon (faults), Holland, Austria & Switzerland, etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
The H&G listings are woefully deficient, resulting in these emissions being little understood & significantly under-appreciated. Alan Griffiths at pp83-90 provides a specialised analysis of these issues. (28) 500T
Ex Lot 554 554 PS 1911-12 Issues Four Corners 1d scarlet HG 5 group with varying shades & stocks, with Perf 10 through the Margins on Cream with complete 'STRATHDEE/FINE' Watermark (stated to be the only recorded example with watermark), Perf 10 with Regular Corners on Grey with & without the Strathdee Watermark unused & CTO x3 (no used examples recorded), Perf 12x10 used 18OC/11 (two other used & no unused examples recorded; this with almost complete Fleur de Lis Watermark), Perf 12 on Vertically Laid Stock used at 'ISISFORD' on 1.NO.11 (the only recorded example), etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine.
Again, the H&G listings are woefully deficient. Alan Griffiths at pp91-95 provides a specialised analysis of these issues. (13) 500T Page:58 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 555 555 PS A/B - Four Corners 1d+1d scarlet Reply Letter Card HG 6/a group unused x6, CTO x2 & philatelic usage at 'EUDUNDA/SA' to Germany as Printed Matter, some minor variations, plus the only recorded example with Perfs through the Margins, CTO with 'BRISBANE/1JE12/QUEENSLAND' but with address in Austria stupidly added (illustrated at page 98). The illustration is above Lot 547. (10) 500T QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards
Ex Lot 556 556 PS Chalon to Scenic issues with a wide variety of advertisements or notices including for sporting clubs, volunteer militias, sales, entertainments, travelling salesmen, etc, condition very mixed. (74) 300T Page:59 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 557 557 EC 1880 Essays for a 1d+1d Reply Card First Sideface 1d impressed twice on the face of a standard-size card with vertical dividing line & inscribed 'NAME & ADDRESS OF PERSON TO WHOM SENT' at U/L and 'NAME & ADDRESS OF SENDER' at U/R and the reverse similarly divided with 'MESSAGE TO BE SENT' at U/L & 'REPLY' at U/R, all printing in black, endorsed at the top "Essay 1880 not issued", some staining & a reinforced crease at L/R. Rare: an outstanding item for a collection of the First Sideface issues. [Ron Butler's very fine example - Illustrated at page 3 - sold for £1725] 500T
Lot 558 558 EC - Chalon 1d+1d rose-carmine two impressions on the same side of a double-size buff card, centrally folded horizontally but otherwise with no means of separation, endorsed on the face "Proof for Colour 1880" & on the reverse "For approval of color [sic] Please return with color marked", faults. The only recorded example: the format was not approved. [Illustrated at page 4. The design varies from the issued 1d cards in that there are no horizontal lines above & below 'THE ADDRESS ONLY...'. Ron Butler's similar very fine essay for the single card - illustrated at page 3 - sold for £1092] 500T 559 PS A/B 1880 Chalon 1d selection in various colours on various stocks on exhibit pages comprising unused x3, 'SPECIMEN' h/s x3 (all Illustrated at page 7), 1884 local usage with printed advice for 'Convalescent and Benevolent Home', and 1887 local usage with superb Brisbane duplex, mostly fine to very fine (8) 200T 560 PS A/B - Chalon 1d bundle with an array of colours/shades on various stocks & sizes, two with 'SPECIMEN' h/s (one folded), some minor blemishes/tonespots but generally well above-average quality with many fine to very fine unused. (31) 250T 561 PS 1880 Chalon 1d bundle of 1884-94 internal usages plus one uprated to Germany, good range of postmarks including numerals & cds with 1888 'EMU CREEK SIDING' (ERD), 1890 'TPO S&WR/A/DOWN/ 2 - 2 /Q.L.', 1890 'PINE CREEK' (rated RRRR) & superb 'GOODNA', etc, condition rather mixed. (19) 300T Page:60 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 562 P 1888 Bradbury Wilkinson Head colour trial proofs for the 2d & 3d both in blue (as issued for the 2d) and in grey-lilac, each endorsed "Essay 1888", varying degrees of discolouration/staining. Ex Ron Butler, where carelessly noted as "some overall toning or tone patches": sold for £920. [All illustrated at page 12]
NB: 'QUEENSLAND' is not inscribed on the stamp or in the heading. (4) 1,500T
Ex Lot 563 563 PS A/B - 1d 2d & 3d each with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue (all illustrated at page 9), unused set, commercially used 1d in 1890, 2d in 1890 to GB with superb 'HOME HILL' cds (ERD; illustrated at page 13) & 3d in 1890 to GB, and CTO 2d & 3d (both illustrated at page 12); plus later printings of the 1d unused, used internally x2, uprated with ½d to GB x2, Belgium or Germany (not uprated & with '5/CTMS/T' h/s); also c.1895 printings with Heavier Address Lines unused x2, used domestically & used to Sydney but neither uprated nor taxed; generally very fine. [NB: the 3d was redundant from 1.1.1890 when the overseas rate was reduced to 2d. The 2d was redundant from 1.10.1891 when the rate was further reduced to 1½d. Most used examples of the 2d & 3d are out-of-period. Examples used before the rate reductions are very scarce] (23) 500T
Ex Lot 564 564 PS A- 1891 Bradbury Wilkinson Head 2d blue 'VIA DIRECT ROUTE' & 3d mauve 'VIA BRINDISI OR NAPLES' HG 5 & 6 to the same addressee in Scotland & both with Brisbane duplex of JA8/89, both with sender's h/s of John Bain. [Chatty messages, that on the 2d states "...I am sending you one of our New Post Cards by the long sea route, and one by Brindisi so please note the dates of receipt and advise me. These cards came into use on 1st Jany..."] (2) 400T
Lot 565 565 PS B - 2d blue 'VIA DIRECT ROUTE' HG 5 to "Trinity College/Oxford" with BN '114' & 'NORMANTON' cds of JA8/89, 'THURSDAY ISLAND' transit b/s, minor blemishes. [Social message to the writer's uncle: "...I believe you have a river in or near the town of Oxford. Are there any alligators in it? We have plenty here..." Of course, the writer was referring to crocodiles in Australia] 250T Page:61 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 566 566 PS B - 2d blue 'VIA DIRECT ROUTE' HG 5 to Holland with Townsville duplex of MY31/89, endorsed at L/R "These Cards do/not apply to/foreign countries" & large 'T' handstamp applied, lengthy cross-written social letter, a bit worn. [It seems unlikely that the card was sent beyond Queensland. There are no other postal markings & Holland had used Postage Dues from 1870] 300T
Lot 567 567 PS A- - 1891 Bradbury Wilkinson Head 3d mauve 'VIA BRINDISI OR NAPLES' to Scotland with Brisbane duplex of MR4/89, faint bend. Social message states "Have had no letters for a long time...This is my first PC. I think them too dear" (beats 6d for a letter!). The illustration is above Lot 566. 250T Page:62 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 568 568 PS A/B - Reply Cards 1d+1d carmine/cream-buff stock HG 7 with 'REPLY' = 10mm Long, folded along the perfs & reinforced otherwise very fine unused; also 1892 printing on drab stock unused & the 'REPLY'-half properly used domestically; and c.1895 printings with Heavier Address Lines with 'REPLY' = 10mm unused & message-half used to Holland, 11mm unused, 9mm CTO & reply-half used domestically (creased), or 6mm on drab stock unused & used to Victoria but neither uprated nor taxed and the reply-half local philatelic usage; mostly fine to very fine. [Of the first, illustrated at page 16, a mere 200 examples were prepared & no used example is recorded] The illustration is above Lot 558. (11) 300T
Ex Lot 569 569 PS 1891 UPU Issue 1½d brown HG 8 group commercially used locally & to Victoria (both overpaid & highly irregular), to New Zealand, GB x4 (one to the Japanese Consulate with letter in Japanese; one endorsed "Per Canadian Line" with double-oval 'POST OFFICE MACKAY/9JUL94/QUEENSLAND' b/s), to an Austrian officer in Bosnia with 'KuK MILIT POST XXXII/SARAJEVO' arrival cds on the face, France, Germany or Italy; also 1½d+1½d message-half to GB x4 - one redirected to "Sark/Channel Isles" - & reply-half irregular usage to GB with 'TPO/S&W RY QUEENSLAND No 4' cds; condition mixed. [One of the cards to GB complains that the postage is 1½d whereas from GB it is only 1d] (16) 300T Page:63 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 570 570 PB - 1½d+1½d brown Reply Card HG 9 colour trial for the message-half in yellow-green on buff, light discolouration. 500T
Lot 571 571 P A- - 1½d+1½d brown Reply Card HG 9 colour trial for the reply-half in dull purple on buff, minor abrasions on the reverse. 500T
Lot 572 572 PB - 1½d+1½d brown Reply Card HG 9 colour trial for the reply-half in dull carmine on buff, faint discolouration & minor black spots. Ex Ron Butler. [Illustrated at page 22] 500T Page:64 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 573 573 P/PS B - 1½d+1½d brown Reply Card HG 9 colour trial for the reply-half in purple-brown on buff, the closest colour to the issued chocolate-brown, light discolouration. Ex Ron Butler. Illustrated at page 22. [With unused & CTO examples of the issued card for comparison. The issued cards are on grey-buff stock, & the Coat-of-Arms is 10mm above 'To'; on the essays it is 6mm] The illustration is above Lot 574. (3) 500T
Lot 574 574 PB - 1891 UPU Issue 1½d+1½d brown Reply Card HG 9 colour trial for the intact card in yellow-green on buff, the message-half endorsed "Essay 1891" & with reinforced corner at L/L, light discolouration. Ex Ron Butler: sold for £592. [Both sides illustrated at page 22] 1,000T Page:65 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 575 575 E A- 1897 (c.) Essays for a Pictorial Issue Bradbury Wilkinson Portrait 1½d black on pale blue stock with uncaptioned photo of Sugar Cane at left, light patch of discolouration below the stamp. Neither the stamp not the style of the view was adopted. This is believed to be the only recorded example. Ex Ron Butler. [As for the 1888 issue, the stamp was not inscribed 'QUEENSLAND'. Illustrated at page 29] 3,000T
Lot 576 576 EC 1897 (c.) Essays for a Pictorial Issue Jubilee Portrait 1d black with '1837' & '1897' in the corner tablets on pale green stock with scene at left of three aboriginal boys with 'VIEW FROM THE BARRON' on the negative & captioned 'BARRON RIVER, CAIRNS RAILWAY', some discolouration, thinned at the top where removed from the archival ledger & with light associated creasing at U/L. Despite the faults, a desirable hybrid essay featuring an unissued stamp, an unadopted heading, and one of the adopted scenes. [Ron Butler's very fine example sold for £3220]
The Diamond Jubilee essay was adapted for ½d stamps and wrappers only, and only after the dates were removed. The UPU heading was not required for 1d rate cards, & this style was not adopted for the 1½d cards. 1,000T Page:66 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 577 577 EA - Medallion Portrait 1½d black with 'UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE...' Heading on pale blue stock with scene at left of boys in a rowing boat captioned 'Mulgrave River, North Queensland', very fine. This was the format adopted for the issued 1½d cards. [Absent from Ron Butler's collection: acquired privately for $4000] 3,000T
Ex Lot 578 578 PS 1898 Pictorial Issue Medallion Portrait 1d brown HG 10 selection comprising 25 of the 35 recorded views, about half on yellowish card HG 10a, one miscut with 'Date stamp on reverse side' appearing at U/L, mostly fine but some characteristic discolouration as should be expected, unused. Excellent thematic content including mining, agriculture & tennis ('Botanic Gardens' features a lawn tennis court & players with racquets). (25) 400T Page:67 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 579 579 PS - Medallion Portrait 1d brown HG 10 selection comprising 28 of the 35 recorded views, about half on yellowish card HG 10a, mostly fine but some characteristic discolouration as should be expected, domestic & GB usages plus some uprated to foreign destinations, some postmark interest, condition variable but many are good to fine. Excellent thematic content including mining, agriculture & tennis ('Botanic Gardens' features a lawn tennis court & players with racquets). (28) 500T
Ex Lot 580 580 PS A/B - Medallion Portrait 1½d black HG 11 complete set of the 18 recorded views, generally fine to very fine unused. Rarely available complete, especially of this quality. (18) 500T
Ex Lot 581 581 PS A/B - Medallion Portrait 1½d black HG 11 selection of 13 of the 18 recorded views, generally good to very fine used. (13) 400T Page:68 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 582 582 PS A 1904 Pictorial Issue 'Available only for the Commonwealth, British New Guinea, New Zealand and Fiji/...' Medallion Portrait 1d chocolate-brown HG 12 'Brisbane River...', 'Glengallan Station...' (on white stock HG 12a), 'Gold Mine and Works, Charters Towers' (illustrated at page 34) and 'Wheat Stripping' (overall discolouration), the first three are very fine unused. [Alan Griffiths at page 34 states '...among the scarcer items of the period'. In our opinion, HG 12-15a are all significantly underrated] (4) 400T
Ex Lot 583 583 PS - 1904 Pictorial Issue 'Available only for the Commonwealth, British New Guinea, New Zealand and Fiji/...' Medallion Portrait 1d chocolate-brown HG 12 'Arrowroot Field, Coomera River' (fine), 'Botanic Gardens' (badly stained), 'Corner Queen and Edward Streets...' (fine), 'Harvesting...' (overall discolouration but with superb BN '202' & 'DALVEEN' cds), 'Haystacks...' (faults), 'Parliament House...' (soiled), 'Pineapple Plantation...' (fine but discoloured on the reverse), 'Ploughing & Harvesting...' (repaired tear otherwise very fine), and 'Wheat Stripping...' (poor). [Alan Griffiths at page 34 states "...used examples, particularly those uprated [of which there are two here] are most uncommon"] The illustration is above Lot 582. (8) 500T
Ex Lot 584 584 PS A/B 1905 Pictorial Issue 'Available only for the Commonwealth, United Kingdom, British New Guinea, New Zealand and Fiji/...' Medallion Portrait 1d chocolate-brown HG 14 'Arrowroot Field, Pimpama' (fine; illustrated at page 34), 'Brisbane River...' (very fine), 'Harvesting...' (even discolouration) & 'Wheat Stripping...' (even discolouration), unused. Very scarce group. (4) 200T Page:69 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 585 585 PS - 'Available only for the Commonwealth, United Kingdom, British New Guinea, New Zealand and Fiji/...' Medallion Portrait 1d chocolate-brown HG 14 'Arrowroot Drying...', 'Arrowroot Fiels, Pimpama', 'Gold Mine and Works, Charters Towers' (message has bled through the card), 'Harvesting...', 'Haystacks...' (faults), 'Parliament House...' (fine), all but the last with light to advanced overall discolouration. Very scarce group. (6) 250T
Lot 586 586 PA 1905 (c.) New Design with Four-Line Heading & 'POST CARD' at Top proof with Medallion Portrait 1d in brown, a couple of tiny imperfections otherwise superb. Believed to be unique. [Absent from Ron Butler's collection. Illustrated at page 39]
Alan Griffiths at page 39 speculates that this design was an essay for the non-scenic issue of 1910. However, that is implausible. Firstly, the Four Figures 1d was introduced for the 1908 Fleet Card & was used thereafter: the Medallion portrait was used exclusively for the 1898-1906 issues (the last printings of which were in 1908). Secondly, from 1906 the UPU accepted postcards with divided address sides to permit a message at the left: these essays retain 'The Address only to be written on this side' in the heading & 'Date stamp on reverse side.]' at L/L, which was not present on post-1908 issues. So, this is the same format as for the 1906 scenic issue & we expect these cards were therefore essays for the 1906 header. It is conceded that the fonts were not adopted for the 1906 issue and are as for the 1910 cards but the weight of evidence is in favour of the earlier production date. 2,000T
Lot 587 587 PA - with Four-Line Heading & 'POST CARD' at Top proof with Medallion Portrait 1d in black, a couple of tiny imperfections otherwise superb. Believed to be unique. [Absent from Ron Butler's collection. Illustrated at page 39] 2,000T Page:70 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 588 588 PA - 1905 (c.) New Design with Four-Line Heading & 'POST CARD' at Top proof with Medallion Portrait 1d in dull red, a couple of tiny imperfections otherwise superb. Believed to be unique. [Absent from Ron Butler's collection. Illustrated at page 39] 2,000T
Ex Lot 589 589 PS A/B 1906 Pictorial Issue with 'POST CARD' at Top Medallion Portrait 1d HG 15/a group comprising 'Pineapple Plantation...' (light discolouration) & 'Wheat Stripping...' both in brown-purple; 'Brisbane River...' & 'Corner Queen and Edward Streets...' (with notice for Weavers Ltd) both in claret; and 'Parliament House...' in orange-brown (very scarce), fine to very fine unused. (5) 300T
Ex Lot 590 590 PS - with 'POST CARD' at Top Medallion Portrait 1d HG 15/a group comprising 12 of the 17 views from Group B in shades of brown-purple or claret, condition very mixed but nine are fine to very fine used. (12) 450T Page:71 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 591 591 PS A/B - with 'POST CARD' at Top Medallion Portrait 1d orange-brown HG 15a 'Glengallan Station...', 'Haystacks...', 'Jondaryan Woolshed...' (with printed church advice re Lent), 'Parliament House...' (to Holland, ½d stamp neatly removed) & 'Vineyard...', some minor blemishes but generally fine used. Very scarce group. (5) 350T
Ex Lot 592 592 PS A/A- - with 'POST CARD' at Top Medallion Portrait 1d crimson-lake HG 15var 'Arrowroot Field, Pimpama', 'Botanic Gardens...' (tennis court; underpaid to USA & taxed) 'Jondaryan Woolshed...', fine used. Rare. [These are printed in a distinctive colour not recognised by Higgins & Gage, Phil Collas or Alan Griffiths, despite these three cards being in his collection. We have recorded only a few other examples. In our opinion, they are scarcer than the highly regarded 1905 issue] (3) 300T
Ex Lot 593 593 PS B 1908 Visit of the American Great White Fleet Four Figures 1d red HG 16, unused with minor tonespotting on the address side; and commercially used domestically with 'CHARTERS TOWERS' cds & minor faults. [Both illustrated at page 37] The illustration is above Lot 592. (2) 300T Page:72 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 594 594 PS A - Four Figures 1d red HG 16 commercially used to Germany with Widow's Weeds ½d tied by 'TOOWONG' cds of SP28/08. [Illustrated at page 37, where it is stated "One or two are known to have been uprated for overseas destinations and these are particularly elusive"] 600T
Ex Lot 595 595 PS 1910 Black & White Views Four Figures 1d red HG 19a 'BUSH-HOUSE, BOTANIC GARDENS...' unused (discoloured on the address side), 'KAMERUNGA STATE NURSERY...' domestic usage (creased), 'ON A QUEENSLAND SHEEP STATION' very fine unused & uprated to Germany (creased), 'VIEWS OF MARYBOROUGH...' used to South Australia (creased), and 'VIEWS OF TOWNSVILLE...' very fine unused. [Higgins & Gage have the 1910 & 1911 issues in the wrong order. HG 19/a should be #17/a; #17 should be #18 and #18 should be #17. Note that HG 19 (#17) is a proof] (6) 300T Page:73 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 596 596 P A+ 1910 Non-Scenic Issue Four Figures 1d vermilion proof with the now-superfluous Fourth Line 'The Address only to be written on this side', and 'Date stamp on reverse side.]' removed at L/L. Superb! Believed only one other example exists. [Absent from Ron Butler's collection. Illustrated at page 39, where stated to be the "next step" after the Cameo 1d essays Lots 586 to 588 but, for the reasons stated at Lot 586, considered by us to be unrelated to those essays] 2,500T 597 PS A/A- - Four Figures 1d scarlet/buff with Three-Line Heading (the now-superfluous Fourth Line 'The Address only to be written on this side' Omitted) HG 18 unused, used domestically x2, to NSW & to Victoria; and 1d scarlet/white with 'ADDRESS.' Added HG 17 unused x2, CTO x2, used domestically & to Victoria, and a dull red shade used to London 27NOV12; very fine group. (12) 150T 598 PS C - 1910 Non-Scenic Issue Four Figures 1d scarlet/buff with Three-Line Heading (the now-superfluous Fourth Line 'The Address only to be written on this side' Omitted) as HG 18 but with a black & white print of an unidentified terrace building on the reverse and a black vertical dividing line - that may be printed - on the address side, a few faults, unused. The only such Queensland card recorded by us. [This is almost certainly a private addition to a standard post office card. Illustrated at page 46] 100T
Lot 599 599 P (?) A 1911 Non-Scenic Issue Four Figures 1d scarlet with 'ADDRESS.' Added as HG 17 but on buff stock, minor bend at left otherwise very fine unused. Rare: believed to be an essay or proof. [The bend was caused by a paperclip, suggesting it has been removed from an official file] 250T 600 PS A/A+ 1911 Reply Cards 1d+1d scarlet & 1½d+1½d blue HG 20 & 21 both unused & CTO. [This was the only usage of the Four Figures 1½d stamp] (4) 100T Page:74 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 601 601 PS A - 1d+1d scarlet HG 20 message-half commercially used to Austria with Widow's Weeds ½d tied by very fine Rockhampton machine cancel, superb 'SALZBURG' arrival cds on the face. The only example known to us.[Alan Griffiths at page 47 states "Genuinely used examples of either part are extremely rare". We have not recorded the reply-half commercially used] 500T QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official)
Lot 602 602 PS C 1909 (c.) Four Figures 1d red punctured 'OS' on remaindered stock from the 1889-91 Post Office issue with printed advice headed 'Department of Public Lands', to Townsville with Brisbane cds of DE7/09, discolouration and rounded corners. An extraordinary and rare hybrid issue, and the earliest of the four recorded examples. [Illustrated at page 41. Absent from Ron Butler's collection] 400T
Lot 603 603 PS B 1911 (c.) with 'ADDRESS.' Added Four Figures 1d red as HG 17 but punctured 'OS' with printed advice headed 'Department of Public Lands', locally used with Brisbane machine cancel of 6MAR14 and chamfered-boxed 'CROWN [crown] SOLICITOR/BRISBANE' receival cachet in blue on the reverse, rounded corners & minor discolouration. [Illustrated at page 42, where stated to be "the only recorded example". Absent from Ron Butler's collection] 500T Page:75 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Stamped to Order)
Lot 604 604 PS B c.1911 Four Corners 1d red with simple 'POST CARD' Heading & printed advice for Alfred Shaw & Co (Hardware Merchants) on the reverse, Brisbane duplex of MR10/11, minor blemishes. Ex Bernie Manning. Extremely rare: not recorded by Alan Griffiths. 500
Lot 605 605 PS B (c.) 1912 with Four Corners 1d red printed over 'STAMP' in black, headed 'POST CARD/Department of Public Instruction' peculiarly with the Address-Half at left and the Message-Half at right, with black & white view 'A SUBURBAN SCHOOL', minor blemishes. Rare: only one or two examples each of a few different views are recorded. [Illustrated at page 42. Absent from Ron Butler's collection] 500T Page:76 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes
Lot 606 606 PS A- 1888 McCorquodale & Co formular issue with Boxed 'REGISTERED' size G to Austria with Lined Background 2d blue pair, 6d green & 1/- mauve tied by poor numerals of 'BUNDABERG' (superb cds of NO19/88) & very fine 'REGISTERED/BUNDABERG' h/s unusually in red, 'REGISTERED LETTER OFFICE/BRISBANE' b/s, Brindisi transit & 'GRAZ' arrival b/s, very minor soiling. A rare and famous item, being an outstanding pre-UPU usage to a scarce destination. The rate was 6d per ½oz x3 + 4d registration. Ex Phil Collas. [Illustrated at page 113 where it is stated "Few examples...have been recorded used", & in 'Queensland Postal Rates' at page 62 where it is wrongly stated to be paid at 9d x2 + 4d. We have a record of only one other used example] 2,500T
Ex Lot 607 607 PS A-/B 1891 McCorquodale & Co formular issue with 'R'-in-Oval sizes 150x98mm, 200x125mm & 225x100mm, each endorsed "Queensland" in pencil, flaps removed & the two larger sizes with central vertical fold, unused. All illustrated at page 114 where it is stated "...they are of the utmost rarity with very few...being outside institutional collections..." [Alan Griffiths makes the odd statement that these are attributed to McCorquodale because of similarities with other types issued by them. However, their imprint is beneath the flaps!] (3) 300T Page:77 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 608 608 PS B - McCorquodale & Co formular issue with 'R'-in-Oval size 225x100mm to "export druggists" in London with remarkable four-colour franking of ½d green, 2½d rose pair, 4d yellow & 1/- mauve pair all tied by barred parcel-roller cancels & very fine 'REGISTERED/SE 23 91/BRISBANE' cds alongside, oval 'REGISTERED/2NO91/LONDON' arrival d/s in red on the face, central vertical fold hardly detracts from the highly visual appearance. Extremely rare & desirable: this is the only recorded used example of any of the three sizes. [Illustrated at page 115 & in 'Queensland Postal Rates' at page 34, where it is wrongly noted "½d stamp detached"]
Although the Australian Colonies joined the UPU on 1.10.1891, there was some reduction of international rates prior to that date. Queensland reduced the letter rate to GB from 6d to 2½d per half-ounce on 1.1.1891. That indicates this article weighed between 5½ & 6oz = 2½d x12 + 4d registration = 2/10d so was short-paid ½d. However, if the contents had weighed up to 6oz, we expect there would be signs of wear at the edges. We suggest the sender mistakenly paid the pre-1891 rate of 6d per ½oz x5 + 4d registration = 2/10d. Again, shortpaid ½d & Alan Griffiths may be correct that the ½d purchase price of the envelope was erroneously credited towards the cost of the postage. 2,500T
Ex Lot 609 609 PS A- 1909 McCorquodale & Co KEVII 3d red HG C1 with Stop after '...IT.', unused (minor blemishes); and With No Stop after '...IT ' (stamps carefully removed) commercially used with 'YEPPOON/ SP11/09/...' cds & 'REGISTERED YEPPOON' h/s. [Alan Griffiths at page 110 states "...no example without the stop has been seen commercially used". He must have overlooked the used example here] The illustration is above Lot 612. (2) 250T 610 PS A- - KEVII 3d red HG C1 two examples with Stop after '...IT.' and With No Stop after '...IT ', both CTO with 'BRISBANE/27JA09/QL' cds, a couple of very minor bends. (2) 250T Page:78 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 611 611 PS A - KEVII 3d red HG C1 with Stop after '...IT.' double-rate to Austria with ½d green, 2d blue & 2½d purple/blue tied by 'R'-in-Oval h/s in blue, 'REGISTERED/5SE10/BRISBANE' cds also in blue plus black/white 'BRISBANE' R label, Naples transit b/s. [Only 4000 were printed] The illustration is above Lot 612. 200T 612 PS A - 1909 McCorquodale & Co KEVII 3d red on paler buff stock HG C1a with Stop after '...IT.', unused and another CTO with 'BRISBANE 8OC10/T.C' (= Telegraphic Counter) as are many stamps of the period. (2) 200T
Lot 613 613 PS A - KEVII 3d red on paler buff stock HG C1a with Stop after '...IT.', to London with 2d tied by 'ROMA/SP26/12/...', scarce red & black/white R label, double-oval 'REGISTRATION BRANCH/BRISBANE' (?) d/s & 'REGISTERED BRISBANE' b/s both in blue. 200T
Ex Lot 614 614 PS 1912 De La Rue KEVII 3d red on dark buff stock HG C2 unused; unsealed philatelic usage as Printed Matter from 'EUDUNDA/SA'; & commercial usage with 'DALBY' cds and scarce red & black/white R label; the last with a few faults but of reasonable facial appearance. Much scarcer than the McCorquodale issues. (3) 240T Page:79 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 615 615 PS A+ 1912 Melbourne Printing KEVII 3d red on off-white stock with the Flap Folded to the Back plus Reset Text & Smaller-Boxed 'REGISTERED', CTO with 'MELBOURNE/DE9/13' cds. Illustrated at page 112: unrecorded by Higgins & Gage. Only four CTO examples are known, all from the Australia Post Archives Sale No 1 (1987). In addition, only a couple of unused examples and two used examples are recorded. Mark Diserio's CTO example sold at our auction of 3.10.2017 for $1152.
On 19.12.1912, only 13 days before the first of the Kangaroo & Map stamps were issued, JB Cooke, the Victorian Government Stamp Printer, released a mere 3900 of these envelopes, of which some 3100 were destroyed before February 1914. It is likely that examples were CTO'd in anticipation of the looming destruction order. [NB: this envelope is a 'mule': the lines on the reverse are in reddish brown, not the red of the text & the lines on the face] 1,000T
Ex Lot 616 616 PS OFFICIAL REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: Unstamped OHMS type with printed address 'Post and Telegraph Department/ Brisbane', unused; 'RETURNED UNCLAIMED LETTER' types three different editions, the last with 'On His Majesty's Service' used in 1898 1899 & 1908 respectively, the earliest & latest each with 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/[crown]/ QUEENSLAND' impressed in red wax across the flaps; a few faults but highly presentable. Rare: illustrated at pages 115 (the first) or 116. (4) 500T
Lot 617 617 PS A- UPU ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DELIVERY ENVELOPE: 1898 usage of a simple AR envelope printed in black on cream stock with no reference to the issuing authority but with Coat of Arms in red on the flap, to Massachusetts with 'REGISTERED/JA 24 98/BRISBANE' cds, Boston transit & 3-line 'RECEIVED/MAR 15 1898/New Bedford, Mass' arrival b/s both in violet, faint blemishes. Illustrated at page 116. [AR Envelopes from all the Colonies/States are rare. We have recorded only one other example of this issue. How the FIP can deny that emissions such as this, required by the UPU, are postal stationery is an enduring mystery] 250T Page:80 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery - Wrappers
Ex Lot 618 618 PS A-/B Used to overseas destinations comprising GB x2, Chile (illustrated at page 70), Egypt, France, German East Africa and Holland; also unstamped type with 'OHMS' h/s & 1d adhesive to USA; condition variable. (8) 250T 619 PS Exhibit pages with specialised study of the indicia & text with many varieties noted including Text Substituted by Hand, also Guillotine Guidelines, some postmark interest including superb 'PAID AT' h/s & a few better usages, generally fine to very fine. (78) 500T 620 PS Partly-sorted array in packets etc, condition variable. (100+) 100T
Lot 621 621 PS B 1891 Lined Background ½d green as HG E1 but with the Stamp Impression below & Aligned with the Right-Hand Side of the Text, to Melbourne with very fine Rays '33' of Mackay, folded through the text & with minor blemishes. Illustrated at page 56 where it is stated "Very few examples have been discovered, all used". 100T
Lot 622 622 D A- - ½d green as HG E1 but with the Stamp Impression below & Aligned with the Right-Hand Side of the Text piece (125x67mm) with 'The NORTH QUEENSLAND/MINING ANNUAL' Overprint in Red, to "Hon Baden Powell/House of Commons/London" with worn strike of GB '[crown]/R' postal inspector's h/s. [The first issue was available from 25.11.1891 but was authorised only from 1.1.1892, when the ½d Newspaper Rate was introduced]
The stock is most unusual, being of superior quality and highly surfaced on the face, unlike any other Queensland wrapper we have encountered. This raises the possibility that this is a previously unrecognised Stamped-to-Order issue and not just an overprint on a Post Office-issue wrapper. 100T Page:81 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 623 623 PS A- 1895 Void Background ½d green as HG E2 but with the Stamp Impression Inverted!!, to Melbourne with fair 'IPSWICH/FE4/96/...' cds, folded below the stamp, Kosniowski Cat £500 which must be very conservative. Unique! One of the most extraordinary Postal Stationery errors we have ever seen: illustrated at page 59. [With 2009 article by Mark Diserio recording the discovery of this startling item, in which he quotes ebay Wrapper guru Dr John Courtis: "It is the first case of an inverted stamp on a wrapper I have ever heard about from anywhere in the world..."]
Interestingly, Alan Griffiths at page 59 states that - based on distinguishing marks - neither the stamp cliché nor the text block have been recorded on any other wrapper. This indicates that the stamp & text were one 'unit' on the stone and that the whole was quickly substituted when the error was discovered. 1,500T
Lot 624 624 P A- 1897 Four Figures 1d stamp-size surface-printed proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, a couple of minor thins in the margins. 250T
Lot 625 625 P A- - proof of 1d essay with the Stamp Positioned to Right of the Text (10mm right of the end of the text) in brown on horizontally laid stock reduced to 121x73mm, minor blemishes. Alan Griffiths at page 61 states that such proofs are known only in "deep red, blue and black". [NB: on the issued wrappers, the right side of the stamp was aligned with the right-side of the text] 500T Page:82 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 626 626 PB - proof of 1d essay with the Stamp Positioned to Right of the Text (10mm right of the end of the text) in blue on horizontally laid stock reduced to 125x66mm, minor creasing. [Illustrated at page 61] 500T
Lot 627 627 PS (B) OFFICIAL: 1906 usage of Four Figures 1d red with 'OHMS' h/s above the text & oval 'Statistical Office/OCT 20 1906/BRISBANE' cachet at L/L, also with '[B]OOK POST' h/s at U/L, to Belgium, opened a bit roughly at the base & neatly repaired. The only example we have seen. [Illustrated by Jan Kosniowski] 100T
Lot 628 628 PS B - 1897 Four Figures 1d red punctured 'OS' & with 'OHMS' h/s in rosine below the text, the stamp with a prominent natural paper flaw at U/L, ironed-out folds, unused. Illustrated at page 72 where it is stated "...this item falls into the same category as other material removed from sale stock because of a visual or other impairment, and was later...pressed into service by a Government Department". [Illustrated by Jan Kosniowski] 200T Page:83 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A QUEENSLAND - Postal History
Ex Lot 629 629 PS Underpaid & taxed Postal Cards x6 - all but one a scenic issue including 'Botanic Gardens...' (Tennis Court & Players) - and a Letter Card, to GB x5 or Germany x2, various markings including rare boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE ("½d")/FINE ("½d")' h/s, some blemishes but a very scarce group. Ex Alan Griffiths. (7) 300T
Ex Lot 630 630 C Group of items previously offered individually including 1863 & 1868 to GB both with 6d apple-green, 1878 to Jersey with 1d orange-vermilion pair & strip of 4, 1889 coastal shipping cover with 1d x4 cancelled by oval-of-bars & 'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER' h/s of Brisbane, 1893 uprated Postal Card to Natal, 1898 wrapper-front with rare oval 'GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE/FRANK/21JUN98/STAMP/QUEENSLAND' d/s in violet, 1905 PPC to Portugal, 1907 PPC with very fine 'TPO No 2 NC RWAY/DOWN/...' & equally fine 'LATE FEE' h/s, 1907 PPC to Bulgaria, etc, condition variable. (13) 1,000 631 C B 1856 Bank of Australasia double-rate outer with NSW Diadems 2d pair (almost full margins) & 'REGISTERED' (6d; full margins) tied by BN '85' of Drayton, oval 'DRAYTON/[crown]/NO10/1856/NEW.S.WALES' & similar Ipswich arrival b/s, horizontal filing fold well clear of the stamps & postmarks. An attractive Moreton Bay District cover. [Drayton is 96km due W of Ipswich] 700 632 C (B) 1861 entire to Sydney (b/s) with rare franking of Small Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 6d green SG 9 just tied by fine Rays '87' of 'IPSWICH' (very fine b/s), horizontal filing fold & internal repairs with archival tape. 300T
Lot 633 633 CB 1864 (Aug 24) cover from Great Britain endorsed "Via Marseilles" with Small Uncoloured Corner Letters 4d vermilion & 1/- green pairs tied by superb BN '706' of 'SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR' (very fine b/s), Brisbane transit of OC18/1864 & Ipswich arrival b/s, docketed at U/L "Arrived by Madras at Sydney 16.10.64...", minor defects hardly detract from the stunning appearance. 400T 634 CL A-/B 1899-1901 OHMS covers with various Police cachets. (6) 100T Page:84 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
QUEENSLAND - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 635 635 C 1903-09 Illustrated advertising covers for Geo Arthur Men's Outfitters (Proserpine), Commonwealth Buildings Sample Rooms, Cummins & Campbell Produce Merchants (Townsville), R Harper & Co Oats, Auslebrook's Neva Biscuits, Lowth's Hotel (Townsville) & Smellie & Co Hardware & Machinery x2; all-over adverts for Kandy Koola Tea and Hockley & Co Ironmongers (Maryborough); plus many others with printed emblems or imprints for hotels, businesses, solicitors etc; condition variable being mostly from the Tatts hoard with characteristic spoke-holes. (54) 350T 636 PS C 1904 usage of 1d STO Envelope for NZ Insurance Co with Maori illustration used Brisbane-Toowoomba, six years later 'turned' & endorsed "Per Packet Post" sent to Ohio with 1d x2 & 4d tied by Brisbane cds and black/white registration label, a few faults but a remarkable item. 150T 637 CL B/A 1912 OHMS Government Savings Bank envelopes registered to Brisbane with cds and red & black/white R labels of 'BYRNESTOWN__/...' ('RS' removed; not recorded by Bernie Manning) or 'DIDCOT', the first with minor blemishes. 150T SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Ex Lot 638 638 **/* Mint group in ancient small ledger book including many unmounted and in larger blocks noted 1887 2/- block of 6, 1883-99 3d marginal block of 16, 6d block of 12, 1894-1904 Tannenberg 2½d block of 12 & 5d block of 12 with '1' plate number, Long Toms Crown/SA wmk, Thick 'POSTAGE' 6d pair with extra row of perforations below 'SOUTH' officially repaired with selvedge and L/L corner block of 4, 10d blocks of 4 and 6, Crown/A 3d blocks of 8 and 12, 4d block of 10, 6d block of 8, 8d block of 12, 9d & 1/- blocks of 8, a few used also, plus Australia KGV War Savings 6d blue x4 (one faulty), Cat £2,500+. (100s) 500 639 *OV Small Format Definitives mostly mint selection including 'HALF-/PENNY' on 1d Perf 10 block of 54, '2½d' on 4d with Closer Fraction, 6d x9, Post Office ½d block of 4 plus imperf plate proof pairs in black & three shades of green, 2½d imperf plate proof block of 4 in violet-blue, etc, a few are CTO; also selection of fiscally used to 2/- x6 & Duty Stamp $20 used x13; condition generally fine to very fine. (200+) 450
Ex Lot 640 Page:85 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 640 */** Long Stamps selection with Postage & Revenue plate proof with blank tablets, Perf 10 15/-, Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d x2, 5/- x2 & £1, Thin 'POSTAGE' 5/- x2 10/- & £1, Thick 'POSTAGE' 9d marginal pair with Double Perfs, 2/6d shades x2 & 5/- plus 5/- block of 4 (*/**), punctured 'OS' 9d, punctured 'SA' 4d & 6d blocks of 4, etc, generally fine to very fine. (51) 1,500
Lot 641 641 FA 1855 London Printings 1d deep green SG 1 horizontal pair, margins good to large, lightly cancelled, Cat £1000+. 500 642 O A - 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal strip of 5, margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, untidy Diamond Numeral cancels, Cat £425+. A very scarce multiple. 200 643 * A 1860-69 Second Roulettes 2d bright vermilion SG 26 horizontal strip of 4, some reinforcing of the rouletting, large-part o.g., Cat £640++. 300
Lot 644 644 C A- 1868-79 Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green Partially Imperf Vertically at Left - with a chunk of the adjoining unit at left - & Between and apparently completely Imperf at Right, 3mm closed scissor-cut at L/R which gives credence to the notion that scissors were needed to separate the stamps, light 'GPO ADELAIDE/JA19/76/SA' cds. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2007) states "extremely unusual error multiple". [This pair presents as a variant of SG 65a, Cat £3250] 350
Lot 645 645 */** A 1876-1900 Broad Star '8 PENCE' on 9d grey-brown SG 121 marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the left of the sheet, virtually full o.g. with five units being unmounted, Cat £1200++ for mounted singles. Ex Colonel Harry Napier, John Griffiths and Michael Blake: sold at the Prestige auction of 7.2.2014 for $1035. 750 646 ** A/B - 9d rose-lilac SG 123 marginal block of 16 (4x4) from the top of the sheet, some tonespots mostly in the margin, full unmounted o.g., Cat £480++ for mounted singles. 150 647 F A - 1/- red-brown block of 6 (3x2), characteristic rough perfs, light GPO cancels. A rare & desirable used multiple. 150 648 */** A/A- 1901-02 Wide Crown/SA Perf 11½-12½ Large Holes 9d claret SG 146 marginal block of 18 (6x3) with minor gumbends & 2/- carmine SG 151 marginal block of 20 (4x5) with a few minor tonespots, large-part o.g. with most units being unmounted, Cat £900++ for mounted singles. (2 blocks) 500 Page:86 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 649 649 *A - Perf 11½-12½ 1/- dark reddish brown marginal vertical pair from the base of the sheet Imperforate Horizontally ACSC #S16bb (SG 148a), large-part o.g., Cat $3500 (£3000). Rare. Ex AE Fryar (1955), William Frazer and Michael Blake. [The ACSC states "Three mint vertical strips of 3 and a vertical pair can be traced". The pair, which is this item, is llustrated in the ACSC at page 1/124] 2,500 650 P A+ 1868-73 De La Rue plate proofs on unwatermarked gummed paper comprising ½d in green imperf block of 20 & partly-imperf block of 20, 1d imperf block of 12, and 2d two imperf blocks of 16 in different shades from the intersection of the four panes, full unmounted o.g. Superb! (5 items) 500 651 * A 1876-1904 Crown/SA Perf 13 2d violet Plate Number '3' horizontal strip of 5 from the top of the L/H pane with Aberrant Double Perfs. A striking item. 150 652 **/* A 1883-99 Bantam Perf 10x11½-12½ ½d red-brown SG 186 complete upper pane of 120 (20x6) Perf 10 horizontally, alternating Perf 10 & Perf 11½-12½ vertically, virtually full o.g. with almost all units being unmounted, Cat £4200++ as mounted singles. A rare & desirable half-sheet that fits on a single page. Ex 'Besancon' (III). 900
Ex Lot 653 653 P A+ 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 2/6d & 5/- perforated plate proof corner blocks of 10 (5x2) on gummed unwatermarked paper in lilac with the value printed in blue or red respectively & unissued thus, each with Plate Number '1' at U/R, full unmounted o.g. Superb! [Ed Williams stated that probably only one sheet of 60 each was printed. He had only singles] (2 blocks) 2,400 Page:87 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 654 654 E A- 1894 Tannenberg stamp-size preliminary artwork for proposed 2½d & 5d designs on art paper recessed in card mount (185x138mm) endorsed "Chimborazo" (Maximilian Tannenberg's nom de plume) with faint pencil note "Subject to the word Revenue being inserted". [The final designs were quite different but owe much to this design concept. In the end, both 'POSTAGE' & 'REVENUE' were omitted from the designs] 600
Ex Lot 655 655 P A/A+ - imperforate colour trials on gummed unwatermarked paper comprising 2½d blocks of 12 (3x4) in four different colours (one with Plate Number '1' at L/L) & a stunning block of 16 (4x4) in ultramarine endorsed "DLR Colln" in the margin, and 5d blocks of 12 in olive (with Plate Number '1' at U/R) or ultramarine & an irregular block of 16 (4x5, missing the U/L corner block of 4) endorsed "DLR Colln" in the margin, full unmounted o.g. (8 blocks) 1,250
Ex Lot 656 656 *OV 1902-12 'Long Toms' unsorted mostly mint selection to 2/6d x4, 5/- x2 & 10/- with a few varieties & multiples plus some 'SA' & 'OS' punctures, 1/- Bicolour SG 275c (used, minor faults), 10d & 1/- each with 'ENG MAIL TPO' cds, 10/- CTO, etc, generally very fine. (71) 500 Page:88 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 657 657 * A/A- 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' Perf 11½-12½ 3d to £1 SG 268-279 plus 8d 16½mm Value, also horizontal pairs of the 3d 4d 8d 19mm Value & 9d, plus 4d marginal pair with 'SUOTH' Watermark Error BW #20a (Cat $750); Perf 12 4d single (hinge remainder) & block of 4 (lower units unmounted) 6d & 9d SG 281-3 (BW #S21 24 & 28); Cat £1400+ ($2400). Ex John Williams (UK). (30) 850
Ex Lot 658 658 * A B1 - Perf 11½-12½ 3d to £1 268-279 with 8d both sizes & 2/6d both shades, plus Perf 12 3d to 9d SG 280-3, large-part o.g., Cat £1200. (17) 600
Lot 659 659 V A B1 - 6d blue-green CTO with Adelaide cds plus 'ULTRAMAR' h/s in blue. Ex Portuguese Colonies Archives. 100 Page:89 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 660 660 *C - 1/- brown vertical pair Imperf Between & at the Base ACSC #S30bb (SG 275b), the gum aged which has slightly stained the left side of the pair, Cat $2500 (£2750). Ex 'Tamiami': sold for $US1020. [This is almost certainly the error listed in the ACSC, with the lower margin removed. However, it is possible that it is from a different position on another sheet, which would make it an unrecorded error] 750
Ex Lot 661 661 */** A/A- 1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA 6d to £1 SG 284-292 plus 8d 15¼mm Value, listed shades of the 8d 9d 2/6d & 5/-, a few minor gumside blemishes, many lightly to very lightly mounted & the 10/- is unmounted; also 6d & 9d blocks of 4 (the lower units unmounted); and Small Holes 9d 5/- & £1 SG 286b 290b & 292a (BW #S53C, #S66 unmounted & #S70 unmounted); Cat £1600+ ($2000+ mounted). Ex John Williams (UK). (25) 1,000 Page:90 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 662 662 *B - 6d blue-green vertical interpanneau pair Imperf both at Base of the Upper Unit & at Top of the Lower Unit, the upper unit with a hinge thin. Unlisted & possibly unique. Ex 'Tamiami': sold for US$4200. [The ACSC records one single from the top of the pane imperf at top & roughly separated. It is almost certainly related to this item] 3,600 663 * A B1 - £1 blue SG 292, very lightly mounted, Cat £325. 125 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Official Stamps 664 OC Array on Hagners with Type 1 1d x26, 2d x60+, '2½d' on 4d x3, 4d x11; Type 2 ½d x28, 1d x80+, 2d x50+, '2½d' on 4d x9, 2½d x11, 4d x26, '5D' on 6d x11, 5d x6 & 6d x7; and Type 3 ½d x7, 1d x35, 2d x40+, 2½d x7 & 6d x40+; some multiples & varieties, and five OHMS covers/fronts. [See also Departmental Overprints: Lots 723 to 737] (450+) 250 665 W*O Selection including 'C.O.' in Black on unused 1/- pair, 'O.S.' 1d SG O6 (thinned), then mostly mint to 2/- x2 including a few Misplacement Varieties and Post Office ½d complete pane of 60 (minor blemishes but most units are unmounted, Cat £1440++), condition variable. (42 + pane) 500 666 *O Mostly Type 1 'O.S.' Overprints range on Hagners identified by watermark & perf with a wide array of shades especially in the Perkins Bacon 4d & 6d groups, plus a page of mint mostly Types 2 & 3 (Wide) including 4d SG O84 x3, generally fine to very fine. (180 approx) 400 667 *OC Mini-display on nine annotated pages of 'OS' & 'SA' punctures, some varieties & multiples, also two OHMS fronts & registered cover with 5d punctured 'SA'. (124 + 3 covers) 250 668 * A/B OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' TYPE 'O1': 1876-85 Broad Star Perf 10x11½-12½ 4d to 2/- SG O15-21 with all listed shades, the 1/- in a pair, a few defects but generally fine to very fine, part- to large-part o.g., Cat £1125. A scarce 'set'. (8) 400 669 F B A2 OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' TYPE 'O2': 1891-99 Perf 10 6d blue with No Stop after 'S ' SG O62a, minor defects, light GPO cds of SE19/92, unpriced by Gibbons. 200 670 *F A B1 OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' TYPE 'O3' (WIDE SPACING): 1899-1901 ½d green (mint), 1d rosine (used) & 2d violet (used) each with the Overprint Inverted SG O80a 81a & 82a, Cat £400. 200 Page:91 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Specimen Stamps 671 *W A/A- Three exhibit pages with various De La Rue & other small types overprinted 'SPECIMEN' x17 including ½d brown pair with Tete-Beche Overprints, or 'REPRINT' x11 including 1d green with Overprint in Red, generally very fine. (28) 300 672 */**R A/A- 1887-99 Small Format Issues comprising 1893 DLR 3d 4d & 6d reprints with 12½x2mm Overprint, Surcharges '2½d.' on 4d & '5D.' on 6d both with 18½x2½mm Overprint, 2½d violet-blue, 2½d deep blue & 5d purple-brown, Crown/SA ½d Post Office, 1d rose-pink & 2d violet all with 15x2mm Overprint, a few minor blemishes, large-part o.g.; and DLR Perf 10 3d olive & 6d blue SG 183a & 185a with 12½x2mm Overprint vertical strips of 3, full unmounted o.g., Cat £240++ (for mounted singles). (17) 300 673 W A/B 1887-99 Small Format Issues Perf 10 3d olive & 6d blue blocks of 8 (2x4), both a bit aged; and '5D' on 6d brown with larger Overprint also in a block of 8 (2x4), very fresh; all with the gum removed. Rare multiples. (3 blocks) 450
Ex Lot 674 674 * A/A- 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d to £20 complete - the £3 & £5 are Perf 11½-12½ - with 18½x2½mm Overprint, a few minor bends but generally very fresh with strong colours & large-part o.g., Cat £1400++. Very scarce. [Far superior to Bill McCredie's set - the £3 & £5 again Perf 11½-12½ - that sold for $2563] (13) 2,000
Ex Lot 675 675 * A/A- - Perf 10 2/6d to £20 complete with 12½x2mm Overprint, a few minor blemishes but generally very fresh with strong colours & large-part o.g., Cat £1400. Ex Dave Jeffery: sold at the Prestige auction of 10.4.2010 for $1864. (13) 1,250
Ex Lot 676 676 * A B1 - Perf 10 2/6d to £20 SG 195-208 all with 12½x2mm Overprint plus Perf 11½-12½ £5 brown (not issued as Perf 10) with 15¼mm Overprint, large-part o.g., Cat £1400. Ex 'Besancon' (II). [These and the two previous lots are the original printings, not the later Perf 11½-12½ reprints that were specifically prepared for distribution by the UPU] (14) 1,400 677 V A- CANCELLED-TO-ORDER (CTO): ½d Post Office, 1d rosine, 2d violet & 2½d deep blue all with GPO cds with 'T4' code and 'ULTRAMAR' Handstamp in blue, on small archival piece. Ex Portuguese Colonial Archives and Bill McCredie. 300 678 V A B1 - Cancelled-to-Order (CTO): 1901 Presentation Set comprising Perkins Bacon 9d 1/- & 2/-, De La Rue 3d 4d & 6d, Tannenberg 5d, ½d Post Office, 1d rosine & 2d violet plus 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £1 SG 195a-199a, the small format stamps with GPO cds with 'T4' code, the 'Long Toms' with double-circle 'ADELAIDE/STH-1-AUS' cds, Cat £520+. [These values plus the Tannenberg 2½d were prepared for presentation to Federal Parliamentarians] (15) 300 Page:92 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Specimen Stamps (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 679 V A B1 - 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £1 SG 195a-199a, double-circle 'ADELAIDE/STH-1-AUS' cds, all but the £1 with large-part o.g., Cat £520+. (5) 300
Ex Lot 680 680 V A B1 - 1904 Thin 'POSTAGE' 3d to £1 SG 268-279, framed 'GPO ADELAIDE/MR29/04/S.A' cds, large-part o.g. Scarce. [Prepared for distribution to UPU members in May 1904. Bill McCredie's set - mostly with no gum - sold for $699] (11) 500
Ex Lot 681 681 V A B1 - 1911 ½d to 5d plus Thick 'POSTAGE' (mixed watermarks) 3d to £1, 'GPO ADELAIDE/ 12 / MR23/11/S.A' cds, Cat £520. Ex Keith Harrison: sold at the Prestige auction of 2.8.2013 for $670. This was the last such set issued in South Australia [Absent from Bill McCredie's collection, although he did have five values to 1/- in blocks of 4] (16) 500 682 R A/A- REPRINTS: 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps for distribution to UPU members largely complete including the Unissued Imperf 1/- violet, '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d etc, some extra shades, plus nine values to 2/- with 12½x2mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, many with part- to large-part streaky o.g. Very colourful. (50) 300 683 R/F A/A- - 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps selection to 2/- x2 (one with 12½x2mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint) including the Unissued Imperf 1/- violet, '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d & a few extra shades, many with part- to large-part streaky o.g., CTO with 'GPO ADELAIDE/S.A' cds with the slugs removed. The only such stamps we have seen. (23) 400 684 R A/A- - 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps blocks of 4 comprising Imperf 1d dark green & 6d blue/blued, Rouletted 1/- yellow (the watermark striking through the face), and Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d, 4d, 6d, 1/- brown & 2/- (with Pre-Printing Paper Fold), mostly without gum. Rare multiples. [Bill McCredie had only several pairs plus strips of 3 of the Imperf 1d & 2d] (8 blocks) 750 685 R A - 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps Imperf 6d grey-blue marginal strip of 6 from the right of the sheet, margins good to huge, apparently ungummed (?). Another rare multiple. 200 686 ** A/A+ - 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps De La Rue multiples overprinted 'SPECIMEN' comprising ½d brown strip of 4, strips of 5 of 1d 2d 3d x2 (one vertical), 4d & 6d x2 (different shades), and gutter pairs of the 1d & 2d, characteristic rough perfs otherwise superb with full unmounted streaky o.g. Another very scarce group. [Bill McCredie's only multiples were blocks of 8, with toning & no gum, that sold for $582] (9 items) 450 687 **/* A - 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 15/- brownish yellow (**) & £5 grey with 12½x2mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint each with the Value Misplaced into the Design, large-part streaky o.g. Very scarce varieties. 200 688 P A - c.1950s posthumous die proof of the Perkins Bacon 2/- struck from the worn die on wove paper (70x92mm). 300 Page:93 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postmarks
Ex Lot 689 689 SD Untidy collection on pages with 'MARINE PO' unframed to P&R 5/- & framed to 'POSTAGE' 2/6d with 'ES/&Co/LTD' perfin, 'ENG MAIL TPO/S AUSTRALIA', Italian 'Piroscafi posta/Inglesi' on DLR 2d pair, scarce boxed 'LOOSE/LETTER' & 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER' h/s, colourful group to 1/- all with 'TOO LATE' h/s, Late Fee group, 'REGISTE[RED]' on Imperf 2d, '[TR] HEAD CAMP' squared-circle, superb '251' (rated RRRR) on 6d, etc. Ex John Forrest. (90 items) 400T 690 SDC Scrappy group including some lesser Diamond Numerals, poor 'BAKERS GULLY' b/s (rated RRRRR), 'PORT BROUGHTON' sq-circle on registered cover with Filled Tablet 4d Postage Due & mss "Refused", etc. (30 items) 100
Lot 691 - Extract 691 C (A-) A1+245 Mile Siding East-West Railway: boxed 'POSTED AT 245 MILE' handstamp superb strike in violet, the stamp cancelled on arrival with Adelaide cds of 5DE30. [See 'Hand-Held Postmarks' at page 1] 250T 692 O BARRED NUMERALS: Numerals in Circle '1' & '5' (both R), then Diamond Numerals '5' on Perkins Bacon 2d imperf strip of 3, '19', '20' (RR), '23' (R), '25', '32' (R) on 'TEN PENCE' on 9d surcharge, '35' (RR), '41', '43', '69', '70', '71', '96' (RRR), '105' (RR) on KGV ½d green, '112' (R), '141' (R), '176', '203', etc, minor duplication, condition mixed but mostly fine strikes. (40+) 200
Lot 693 693 S A A2+ - Barred Numerals: '91' of unrecorded office fine strike on PBacon Rouletted 2d. Rated RRR. 100T
Lot 694 694 S A A1 - '254' of unrecorded office largely fine strike on DLR 2d. Rated RRRR. The illustration is above Lot 691. 150T
Lot 695 695 S A A2+ Uworra (1): 'UWORRA/16MY32/S.A' superb strike on Bridge 2d. Rated RRRRR. From Charra as a TO only 1.1.1930; closed 30.4.1953. 150 Page:94 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Travelling Post Offices From the extensive collections formed by John Booker in England; see also separate sections under the other Colonies/States (except WA, which was offered in our previous auction held on 1.12.2019) and check the Cross Reference on pages 177-179 for those lotted elsewhere.
Lot 696 696 D A A2 Central Australia Railway: 'C[EN. AU]S. RLY. CONSTN TPO/13OC27' cds (no base inscription) large-part very fine strike on KGV 1½d red. Rated RRR. PO 29.9.1927; closed 31.7.1929. Used during construction phase of the Adelaide-Alice Springs Line; replaced by the Quorn-Alice Springs TPO service. [Far superior to the B2 strike that sold at our auction of 22.6.2019 for $527] 300T
Lot 697 697 S A A3 East-West Railway: 'E-W RLY CONSTRN CAR/8JL--/[S.A]' largely superb strike on KGV 4d orange. Ex John Forrest: sold at the Prestige auction of 10.3.2007 for $611. 250T
Lot 698 - Extract 698 C A B2- - 'E-W RLY CONSTRN CAR/13OC15/S.A' largely complete but untidy strike on KGV 1d red on Shierlaw front. 150T
Lot 699 699 C A B1 English Mail TPO: 'ENG MAIL TPO/29DE--06/S AUSTRALIA' (ERD) on 2d & Long Type 6d on PPC to GB. [The rate was 1d + 6d late fee; the 2d letter rate was paid in error] 250T Page:95 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 700 - Extract 700 C B A2 - 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/[crown]/ 1 ' mailbag seal large-part very fine strike on GB 1d lilac on Egyptian PPC to NSW. 200T
Lot 701 - Extract 701 C A- A1+ Express Railway: machine 'EXPRESS RAILWAY/MR17 -UP- S-A/1910' superb impression on back of cover to GB. 100T
Lot 702 702 C A- Great Northern Railway: squared-circle 'G.N. RAILWAY/---/S.A' (date indistinct) largely fine b/s on 1882 OHMS wrapper to "Railway Works/Quorn Railway", 'UNCLAIMED' h/s & DLO b/s in purple. Rated RRRR+: the only example recorded on cover. [Recorded 1882 only] 350T
Lot 703 - Extract 703 C A- A2 Moonta Railway: machine 'MOONTA RLY/ 1 - DE19 - SA/1910' largely very fine impression on reverse of PPC from 'PASKEVILLE' to Minlation. 100T
Lot 704 704 S B B1 Northern Extension Railway: 'N EX RAILWAY/SP6/72/S.A' light but obvious strike on DLR 2d with 'S.T.' (Superintendent of Telegraphs) Overprint (a couple of faults). Rated RRRRR: no examples recorded on cover. 250T Page:96 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 705 705 D A A1+ Quorn-Alice Springs TPO: 'QUORN-ALICE SPRINGS/29MY34/T.P.O.' superb strike on KGV 2d. Rated RRR. From Quorn-Stuart TPO 35/7/1930; to Central Australian Rail TPO 11/3/1957. Ex John Forrest. 100T
Lot 706 - Extract 706 C A+ A2+ - 'QUORN-ALICE SPRINGS/29JE31/T.P.O.' largely superb strike on KGV 2d on cover to "AMP/Adelaide". Rated RRR. From Quorn-Stuart TPO 35/7/1930; to Central Australian Rail TPO 11/3/1957. 200T
Lot 707 707 D A A1 Railway: 25mm 'RAILWAY PO/ 1 /JA6/1866/S-A' largely very fine strike with Kapunda cds alongside. Rated RRRR. Ex John Forrest.[NB: Gang number '1' is sideways] 100T
Lot 708 708 D A A1- - 25mm 'RAILWAY PO/ 2 /JA6/1866/S-A' largely very fine strike with Kapunda cds alongside. Rated RRRR. Ex John Forrest.[NB: Gang number '2' is sideways] 100T Page:97 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 709 709 D A A1- - 25mm 'PO RAILWAY/SP10/1868/ 1 /S A' largely very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Ex John Forrest.[NB: Gang number '1' is sideways]
We believe #UF3-2 & 3-3 are the same implement. The hyphen wore away until it was a dot - see the next lot - or absent, as here. 100T
Lot 710 710 D A A1 - 25mm 'PO RAILWAY/JY1/1865/ 3 /S . A' very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Ex John Forrest.[NB: Gang number '3' is sideways] 100T
Lot 711 711 CA - Railway: 21mm 'P-O/MR19/69/RAILWAY' transit b/s on OHMS cover from 'Kanyaka' (poor '122' cancel & fine 'KANYAKA' cds on the face), endorsed "Rec'd open" & sealed with large-part 'PO RAILWAY/[crown]/SA' in red wax. 150T
Lot 712 712 C A- A1+ - 'RAILWAY/ 1 /FE28/81/S.A.' superb strike alongside very fine 'MISSENT TO' h/s on face of cover from 'SEMAPHORE' to Adelaide. 150T Page:98 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 713 713 D A A1+ Road Mail East: 'ROAD MAIL EAST/DE7/1869/ 1 /S-A' ('1' is sideways) superb strike on DLR Rouletted 2d pair. Rated RRRR. Ex John Forrest. 250T
Lot 714 714 D A C1 Road Mail North-East: 'ROAD MAIL N EAST/FE1/1868/S-A' light but discernible strike on piece. Rated RRRRR. Ex John Forrest. [Not recorded in 'Hand-Held Postmarks'. Tony Presgrave recorded it but hadn't seen an example] 100T
Lot 715 715 D A A1 - 'NE ROAD MAIL/ 1 /MY25/75/S-A' largely superb strike on DLR 2d. Rated RRRR. Ex John Forrest. 150T
Lot 716 716 D A A1- Road Mail South: 'ROAD MAIL SOUTH/FE15/1869/ 1 /S-A' largely very fine strike alongside DLR Rouletted 2d pair with a second lesser strike. Rated RRRR. Ex John Forrest. 200T Page:99 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History
Lot 717 717 CB 1852 large-part stampless entire from Lower Saxony, Germany to Adelaide with 'HARZBURG/26/4' cds in blue, originally rated "D/H 26 Sgr" amended to "30s" (silbergroschen) with 'P.'-in-circle cachet, via England with 'SHIP-LETTER/LONDON' crowned d/s & 'PAID/29OC29/1852' tombstone on face, GPO arrival cds of MY4/1853 alongside, endorsed "Burra" at left and forwarded with partial '[KOO]RINGA/MY/7/1853' arrival b/s, a bit battle-scarred & extensively reinforced within with archival tape. A dramatic cover. Kooringa renamed from Burra Burra PO 1849; renamed Burra 1.12.1939. See also Lot 984 300 718 C A- 1856 folded entire unstamped to Scotland endorsed "Per White Star from Melbourne" with 'GPO/DE11/1856/ ADELAIDE SA' cds and large fancy 'd6' rating h/s, on arrival 'LIVERPOOL/SHIP...' boxed transit b/s and large 'd3' rate h/s applied but 'kiiled' with barred numeral '466' and apparently not collected, 'GLASGOW/AP 2/57' arrival b/s in blue, minor vertical folds. 150 719 CL A- 1897 double-rate OHMS cover with 'COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF/AUSTRALIAN STATION' imprint at L/L, to "HM British Consul/Samoa" with Tannenberg 5d tied by Adelaide squared-circle, minor blemishes. 150 720 S/C NORTHERN TERRITORY: Heavily duplicated postmarks mostly on SA small format issues, some very fine strikes & a few better ones noted, also 'PT DARWIN/S-A' on 1908 PPC & 'ALICE SPRINGS/S-A' on 1909 registered front. (100 approx + 2 covers) 100 721 PS/C A/B POSTAL STATIONERY: Postal Cards x12 one to Germany uprated with ½d brown & 'O.S.' on 1d violet, and Wrappers x4 including one uprated with ½d brown; also 1911 Canton PPC to Adelaide with HK 4c tied by 'CANTON' cds. (17) 100 722 PS B - WRAPPERS - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1900 (circa) usage of No Value ½d violet with 'SOUTH' above and 'AUSTRALIA' below the indicium, 'The Advertiser/THE POPULAR DAILY' printed heading in black alongside, to Sydney with Adelaide dumb cancel, a few blemishes. 150 OFFICIAL STAMPS - DEPARTMENTAL OVERPRINTS
Lot 723 723 FA EDUCATION BOARD: Black 'E.B.' on DLR Crown/SA Rouletted 2d, GPO cds of AU26/69. Rated RRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr665. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018). [Vic Bullock's very fine example sold for $661] 500
Lot 724 724 VA GOOLWA TRAMWAY: 'G.T.' in Red on Rouletted 1d yellow-green, lightly cancelled. Rated RR. A superior example of this stamp 250 Page:100 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 725 725 VB - 'G.T.' in Red on Rouletted 6d dull ultramarine, small fault at the base, light cds. Rated RR. ["Sir Humphrey's" & Victor Bullock's fine examples sold for $747 & $661 respectively] 250
Lot 726 726 *A - 'G.T.' in Red on Rouletted 1/- brown, large-part o.g. Underrated at RR. [The similar Besancon example sold for SFr1815] 750
Lot 727 727 FA - 'G.T.' in Red on Rouletted 1/- brown, 'PORT WAKEFIELD/SP5/1872/SA' cds. Rated RR. A superior example of this stamp 250
Lot 728 728 *A GOVERNMENT PRINTER: Red 'G.P.' on Rouletted 6d ultramarine, virtually full o.g. Rated RRRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr1089. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "Superb and fresh". [The superb 'Tamiami' example sold for $1520] 1,000 Page:101 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 729 729 V A- HOSPITAL: Black 'H.' on DLR V/Crown Perf 10 2d orange, a couple of short perfs, Gambierton cds of MY7/72. Rated RRR. Ex Colonel Harry Napier and 'Besancon': sold for SFr484. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018). 400
Lot 730 730 * (A) LUNATIC ASYLUM: Red 'L.A.' on Star Wmk Rouletted 6d sky blue, tiny repair at upper-left corner, large-part o.g. Rated RRRRR. Ex Les Munn: sold at the Prestige auction of 15.5.2004 for $1358. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019). [The 'Besancon' example sold for SFr1815] 750
Lot 731 731 GB MARINE BOARD: Red 'M.B.' on Rouletted 2d vermilion, irregular separation at the base, 'PORT ADELAIDE OC19/68/S-A' cds. Rated RRRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr387. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018). [The superior but slightly oxidised 'Tamiami' example sold for $718] The illustration is above Lot 734. 300
Lot 732 732 * A- - Black 'M.B.' on Perf 11½-12½ 1d yellow-green with Double Perfs at Right & Base, a few tiny tonespots, large-part o.g. Rated RRRR+. Ex Colonel Harry Napier and 'Besancon': sold for SFr1936. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "Great rarity". The illustration is above Lot 734. 1,500 Page:102 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 733 733 FA - Black 'M.B.' on Wmk Star Perf 11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue, 'PORT ADELAIDE' cds. Rated RRR. Acquired for $1048 at the Prestige auction of 17.2.2012. The illustration is above Lot 734. 750
Lot 734 734 F (A-) OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE: Black 'O.A.' on De La Rue V/Crown Perf 10 2d, small closed tear at the base, GPO cds of SP15/71. Rated RRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr363. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018). [Only the second example we have seen: the other sold at the Prestige auction of 2.8.2013 for $536] 400
Lot 735 735 * A+ PROTECTOR OF ABORIGINES: Black 'P.A.' on Rouletted 6d dull blue, large-part o.g. Rated RRR. A gem! Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr2904. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "Superb". 2,400
Lot 736 736 FB SURVEYOR-GENERAL: Blue 'S.G.' on Rouletted 4d, shallow thin at L/R, GPO cds of SP30/68. Rated RRRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr605. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018). [Ron Butler at page 18 states "At an uncertain date towards the end of 1868 the colour used for the overprints was changed to blue". This must be an extremely early Blue Overprint. Superior to an example with roulettes at the base only, dated SP29/68, sold at the Prestige auction of 14.11.2014 for $975] 750 Page:103 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
OFFICIAL STAMPS - DEPARTMENTAL OVERPRINTS (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 737 737 *A TREASURY: Black 'T.' on Rouletted 2/- carmine with the Overprint Misplaced to Right, large-part (brown) o.g. Rated RRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr605. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018). 500 TASMANIA 738 O A/B Small group with Couriers 4d and Chalons Double-Lined Numerals Wmk 2d, 6d & 1/- (all 4-margin examples) plus Sidefaces Perf 11½ 3d with Plate Scratch. (5) 200 739 *OP Disorganised collection in stockbook with a few Chalons,Sidefaces mint to 10d x2 including 3d block of 4 plus 3d used strip of 4 & 4d blue imperf plate proof block of 8, 1899 Pictorials 3d 5d & 6d mint blocks of 4 with heavy hinge-reinforcing, some used 'OS' punctures to 6d x2, etc; also a few scarce postmarks including 'DEEP LEAD', superb 'MONTEZUMA', 'RINGVILLE', 'ROSE-VALE', 'QUE TPO', superb 'PIEMAN BRIDGE' & BN '353' of Teepookana, etc. (200 approx) 800
Lot 740 740 G A/B 1853 Couriers Plate I Second State (Blurred Background) 4d pale orange SG 9 block of 4, margins just shaved - at left of the L/L unit - to large, minor natural paper thinnings characteristic of this issue, fair BN '58' cancels, Cat £1800+. A rare multiple. 1,000
Lot 741 741 W B - Plate II 4d orange SG 10, cut-square with close even margins, a few tiny blemishes, unused, Cat £7000. 1,500 Page:104 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
TASMANIA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 742 742 P (B) 1855 London Printings Large Star 'TASMANIA' 6d dull lilac block of 6 (3x2), margins close to large, characteristic creasing & related faults but of good appearance, Cat £4500+: see note after SG 18. Unissued: all examples recorded emanate from a part proof-sheet that had been poorly stored. Ex 'Besancon' (II). BPA Certificate (1981). [Despite the characteristic faults, this block is among the finest we have seen] 1,500
Ex Lot 743 743 P A/A- 1858 'TASMANIA' 6d & 1/- imperforate plate proof pairs in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, margins just touching to good. Sold at the Prestige auction of 13.9.2008 for $1265. (2 pairs) 800
Ex Lot 744 744 PA - 6d & 1/- imperforate plate proof marginal blocks of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, margins good to enormous. Rare & attractive multiples. (2 blocks) 1,800
Lot 745 745 W A - 1/- vermilion SG 41, margins just clear to good, unused, Cat £800. 300 Page:105 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 746 746 G A B2 1863-71 Experimental Separations Perf 12 2d green SG 71 Grossly Misperforated with 'POSTAGE/TWO PENCE' at Top, BN '17' of Carlton. 100
Lot 747 747 F A- - ImperfxOblique Roulette 11½ at Oatlands 4d blue SG 91, light crease still an unusually fine example of this rare stamp, BN '64' cancel of Oatlands, Cat £1000. RPSofV Certificate (2019). 600 748 P A/B 1870-71 Sidefaces Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks 1d De La Rue 'dummy' stamp in dull claret block of 4 on photocopied piece from the printers' ink recipe ledger inscribed "Tasmania Red", the last unit with a stain. 300 749 */** A 1871-91 Perforated by the Post Office Perf 12 6d reddish purple SG 142 marginal strip of 6 from the top of the sheet, three units unmounted, and 6d dull claret SG 143 block of 12, virtually full o.g., Cat £1600++ for mounted singles. (2 items) 600
Lot 750 750 FA 1871-78 Sidefaces with 'TAS'-in-Bars Watermark 1d rose Completely Imperforate SG 144a with fragments of three adjoining units, light Hobart Town duplex, Cat £1300 for a fiscally used pair. A new discovery. 400 751 */** A/B 1880-91 Wmk '16' Perf 11½ 4d buff SG 162c block of 24 (6x4) from the base of the sheet with horizontal watermark line at base, two small faults, virtually full o.g. with several units being unmounted, Cat £960++. 300 752 * A - Perf 12 1d pink Imperforate Pair SG 164a, margins close to good, large-part o.g., Cat £400. 200 753 ** A 1889-91 Surcharges 'Halfpenny' on 1d rose-carmine SG 167 complete sheet (12x10) with 'Halfoennv' [L5/1] & 'Halfoenny' [L5/3] and Plate Number '3' at the four corners, a few units with partial Offset but one of those has a surface abrasion, full unmounted o.g., Cat £1200++. Ex Ron Butler & 'Besancon' (III). 450
Lot 754 754 *A - 'd./2½' on 9d pale blue with the Overprint Double One Inverted SG 168a horizontal pair, large-part o.g., Cat £1400+. Ex 'Besancon' (II). 750 755 ** A+ - 1889-91 Surcharges 'd./2½' on 9d deep blue SG 168b complete sheet (12x10) with Plate Number '7' at U/R & L/L and Current Number '50' at L/R & U/L, full unmounted o.g., Cat £1560++. Superb! Ex Ron Butler & 'Besancon' (III). 500 756 ** A 1891 Reissue of Wmk '15' ½d orange marginal Imperforate Pair SG 172a from the top of the sheet, mounted in the margin, the stamps with full unmounted o.g., Cat £300+ (mounted).Brandon Certificate (1998). 200 Page:106 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 757 757 * A B1 1892-99 Tablets ½d to £1 SG 216-225 complete, large-part o.g., Cat £750. The illustration is above lot 753. (10) 400 758 * A/B - ½d to £1 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', the 6d aged & 2/6d toned, the high values very lightly mounted, Cat £750 (10) 300 759 * A 1896 Wmk '16' 4d pale bistre SG 226 U/L corner block of 25 with Current Number '43', large-part o.g. with overall evidence of removal from interleaving, Cat £750. 200 760 *C 1899-1912 Pictorials array on Hagners with DLR set to 6d, duplicated array of Melbourne printings with 3d x22, 4d x19 & 6d x22, generally fine to very fine, high catalogue value; also 1903 registered cover to NZ with 5d solo franking (minor faults) & 1904 philatelic but correctly rated registered cover with ½d x3 & 4d. (180 approx + 2 covers) 500
Ex Lot 761 761 PA 1899-1900 De La Rue Pictorials ½d to 6d imperforate colour trials in the issued colours on unwatermarked paper. A unique and important set.
68 separate colour trials were produced: each is unique, which causes us to believe that they are all die proofs, not plate proofs, reduced to stamp-size to enable the Agent-General to easily compare the trials for each denomination. All are illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP. (8) 8,000 762 * A B1 - ½d to 6d complete with 'Specimen' Overprint, large-part o.g., Cat £550. Ex 'Besancon' (II). (8) 300 763 */** A 1905-12 Litho Crown/A 6d lake Perf 12½ (marginal from the base of the sheet, the lower units unmounted) & Perf 11 (one unit unmounted) ACSC #T57 & 58 (SG 248 & 248a) blocks of 4, large-part o.g., Cat $1000++ (£700++) for mounted singles. (2 blocks) 400
Lot 764 764 VA 1905-11 Electrotype Crown/A 1d marginal Imperforate Pair ACSC T14b (SG 250f) from the left of the sheet, CTO with 'HOBART/AP30/1908/TASMANIA' cds, Cat $600 (£750). [CTO examples are much scarcer than mint. This is the pair illustrated in the ACSC] 400 Page:107 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 765 765 *A - Perf 12½ 1d red marginal single from the left of the sheet Imperf at Left ACSC #T14bb, lightly mounted, Cat $1500. 400 766 * A B1 - Perf 12½ 6d Dilston Falls 'CA' & 'JBC' Monogram strips of 3 from the lower-right & upper-right corners of the sheet respectively ACSC #T60zb & z, well centred, large-part o.g., grossly undercatalogued at $400 each: the only such strips we have seen. [The First Wmk 6d Roo monogram strips of 3 are catalogued at $10,000 each, and that stamp was used throughout Australia. It seems incomprehensible that these strips, issued only in the smallest State, should be worth a mere 4% of their Kangaroo cousins] 750
Lot 767 767 ** B 1906-09 Crown/A Mixed Perfs 11 & 12½ 9d blue U/R corner block of 4 from the L/H pane originally Perf 11 and reperforated 12½ horizontally at top & between (with Official Patches) & vertically at right, a little aged but with full unmounted o.g. [Neither the ACSC nor Gibbons records Mixed Perfs 11 & 12½] 450 Page:108 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 768 768 ** A - 9d blue with the Watermark Inverted U/R marginal block of 6 (2x3) with Plate Number '7' with the L/H units Perf 11 & the R/H units Irregular Compound Perf 11x12x12x11 ACSC #T73a (SG 256d) & additionally with Double Perf 11 between the Second & Third Rows, mounted in the margins & a couple of tonespots in the margins, the stamps with full unmounted o.g., Cat $1800++ (£1650++) for mounted singles. A rare multiple. Ex 'Besancon' (II). [The ACSC does not record plate numbers for this issue. Current Number '50' block of 4 is priced at $2500] 1,000 769 */** A B1 1912 Thin Pre-Gummed Paper 3d brown ACSC #T52 (SG 262) upper-left corner block of 12 (4x3), well centred, some perf reinforcement, two units are unmounted, Cat $1800++ (£840++) as mounted singles. 400 770 ** A - 3d brown block of 28 (6x5, ex the first two units from the last row) from the top of the sheet with margins on three sides, full unmounted o.g., STC £1960++ (for mounted singles). Ex 'Besancon' (III). 1,000 771 * A B1 POSTAL FISCALS: 1900 'REVENUE' Overprints on St George & the Dragon 10/- salmon SG F33, large-part o.g., Cat £800. A rare stamp. Ex "Chartwell".[David Cohen's similar example sold in July 2007 for £720] 600 772 *F A A1 - 1900 'REVENUE' Overprints £1 yellow-orange & green SG F39 marginal example with exceptional centring, lightly mounted, and another CTO at Burnie NO23/00, Cat £500. (2) 250
Lot 773 773 FA OFFICIALS: 1905-11 Crown/A 1d with Double Perfs at Left also with Double 'T' Puncture, Hobart cds of 28JY06. 100 Page:109 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A TASMANIA - Specimen Stamps 774 W A Sideface 9d blue, Tablet '1½d' on 5d & V/Crown 1/- each also with 'ULTRAMAR' h/s in blue, affixed to two small pieces from an archival collection. Ex Portuguese Colonies. (3) 250 775 **/* A/A+ 1870-96 Sidefaces multiples comprising Wmk '10' 10d two blocks of 4, Wmk 'TAS' 3d Current Number '47' block of 4, Pelure Paper with No Wmk ½d imperf block of 4 (ungummed) & perf strip of 4 with Major Pre-Overprinting Paper Folds, and DLR 8d Current Number '11' pair & block of 6 (a couple of faults), virtually full o.g. with most units being unmounted. (7 items) 600 776 * A 1870-71 Sidefaces Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks Perf 11½ 10d black marginal example from the left of the sheet with Double Overprint, large-part o.g. 200
Ex Lot 777 777 ** A B1 1892-99 Tablets 5/- & £1 horizontal strips of 3, full unmounted o.g. Rare multiples. The illustration is above lot 773. (2 strips) 400 778 *W A/A- 1899-1900 De La Rue Pictorials ½d to 6d SG 229-236, large-part o.g., plus 1902-04 V/Crown ½d 1d & 2d SG 237 240 & 239, no gum, Cat £920. (11) 400 779 * A B1 - ½d to 6d SG 229-236, large-part o.g., Cat £550. (8) 300 780 W UPU RECEIVING AUTHORITIES: 1902-04 Melbourne Printings ½d (defective) 1d & 2d Pictorials + Sideface 9d & Tablet 1/- all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint & tied to an archival page by the large 'POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES/ COLLECTION/DE BERNE/ MADAGASCAR' cachet in rosine & officially certified at L/R. [The conventional wisdom is that three copies of each stamp were sent to each postal administration. In this instance, Madagascar appears to have been sent four sets. Bill McCredie's similar page with the other three sets plus '1½d.' on 5d x4 sold for $2097] 400 TASMANIA - Specimen Stamps - Reprints 781 P A UNOVERPRINTED: 1858 'TASMANIA' reprinted die proof (in 1867) of the engine-turned frame design for the 6d in crimson on thin card (47x88mm) with a Sideface portrait that was used for a number of Colonies. Under close examination the outlined words 'TASMANIA' and 'SIX PENCE' can be discerned within the engine turning at top and base respectively. [This frame design was also used for the Ceylon 4d 8d & 1/9d] 500 782 W A+ - Sidefaces 4d blue on thin ungummed card imperforate sheet of 120 with Plate Number '3' at U/R & L/L and Current Number '43' at U/L & L/R. Superb! 750 783 W A+ OVERPRINTED 'REPRINT': 1891 Surcharge 'Halfpenny' on 1d crimson ungummed & imperforate complete sheet of 120 with Plate Number '1' at U/R & L/L and Current Number '41' at U/L & L/R, the last unit with the Wedge Flaw. Superb! 500 784 ** A - 1891 Surcharge 'd./2½' on 9d gummed & perforated complete sheet of 120 with Plate Number '7' at U/R & L/L and Current Number '50' (trimmed) at U/L & L/R, some minor perf separation, full unmounted o.g. 400 TASMANIA - Postmarks
Ex Lot 785 785 S BARRED NUMERALS: Selection with First Allocation '7', '12' manuscript, '13' manuscript x2, '16', '26', '29' (RR) x2, '31' manuscript, '36' manuscript, '39' (RR), '42' (RR), '47', '48', '60', '61', '62' & '69', quite a few fine 4-margin stamps, Second Allocation RRR '47', '50' (Type 1), '88', '274' x2, '292', '306' & '335' and RR '79' (Type 1), '104', '117', '215', '228' x2, '229' x3, '239' x2, '240' x3, '242', '243', '254' on Pictorials x2, '279' x2, '283' x2, '301' x2, '318' x2, '337' & '339', plus a couple of crude forgeries, etc, condition mixed but mostly fine to very fine strikes. (140+) 400
Lot 786 786 S A A1+ - Second Allocation '90' of Tinder Box Bay/Pearson's Point superlative strike on Sideface 1d. Rated RRR. 100 Page:110 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 787 787 D A A2 - '353' of Teepookana, very fine strike on Sideface 2d. Rated RRR. [The closest most will ever get to owning the cds!] 100
Lot 788 788 S A1 - '372' of Thirlstane (1) very fine strike on 2d Pictorial. Rated RRRR. Opened 13.10.1899; closed 30.09.1903. 150
Lot 789 789 S A A2+ Kanna-Leena: 'KANNA-LEENA/2AU12/TAS[MANIA]' superb strike on Pictorials 1d. Rated RRR. PO 1.4.1912; closed 30.11.1912. 100T
Lot 790 790 S A B2 Lady Bay: 'LADY BAY/18OC/20/TASMANIA' on KGV ½d green. Rated RRRR in CofA period. 100
Lot 791 791 C A A1 Royal Train: 'ROYAL TRAIN/16NO34/AUSTRALIA' very fine strike on Vic Centenary 2d, to GPO Melbourne. 100T Page:111 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 792 792 SDC TPOs: partly-sorted collection with better items including dumb 'tombstone' & cds b/s on letter bills, 'TML RY No 1' cds & bars cancel on Postal Card, 'TPO No 1' on 'ONE PENNY' on 2d on cover to GB, 'TPO No 5' on 2d LCard ('RIVER DERWENT...') with Pictorial 1d for late fee, 29mm 'TPO No5' on KGV 1d red on cover, worn 'TPO WESTERN LINE' on 1931 OHMS cover, etc, plus lots of strikes on stamps or piece including recut numerals, 'KANNA-LEENA' on Pictorial ½d, 'QUE TPO' on 1d pair, rubber 'MYALLA RLY' in violet & in blue. (100+ items) 600T
Lot 793 793 D A A1+ - 'QUE TPO/NO1/98/TASMANIA' superb strike on 1d pair. Rated RRR. PO 1.8.1898; closed 31.12.1898. 100T TASMANIA - Postal History
Lot 794 794 CB 1864 (Oct 22) small cover to an army officer on the Deccan Plateau "Via Bombay" with 'TASMANIA' Imperf 6d & 1/- both with almost full margins tied by BN '52' cancels of Launceston, diamond 'POST-OFFICE/LAUNCESTON/ [crown]/...' d/s in red alongside & straight-line 'REGISTERED' handstamp, tiny 'BOMBAY' transit b/s & large-part 'SECUNDRABAD/1864/NO22' arrival b/s in red on the reverse, minor blemishes. A scarce destination from Tasmania. A very attractive franking of the 'full set' of the 1858 'TASMANIA' issue. 1,500 Page:112 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
TASMANIA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 795 795 CA 1873 (Feb 4) double-rate inland letter with Crosby & Co imprint on flap, to "Ballochmyle/Tunbridge" with Sidefaces 1d deep red strip of 4 tied by Hobart Town duplex, the last two units also with 'LATE/LETTER' h/s. [The addressee, James Maclanachan, arrived in VDL in 1821. Among other things, as a police constable he brought several runaway convicts to justice, for which he was granted 500 acres that he called 'Ballochmyle'. He was later a prize-winning sheep breeder & MP] 250T
Lot 796 796 CB 1877 large-part mourning cover to England "via Brindisi" with Chalon 6d x3 (one torn) & Sideface 2d - paying 8d rate + 1/- late fee - tied by Hobart Town duplex, fault on the reverse. Ex JRW Purves, Randall Askeland and Patrick Reid: sold at the Prestige auction of 17.10.2008 for $786. [In this period, the English Mail closed at 4pm. The late fee was 3d if posted before 4.30pm & 1/- if posted between 4.30 & 6pm] The illustration is above Lot 795. 500T
Lot 797 797 PS A 1896 usage of 1d+1d STO Envelope uprated with ½d Tablet, cancelled on arrival at Sydney where very fine double-oval 'LOOSE SHIP/LETTER' h/s applied, rare '½D' tax h/s crossed-through & '1D' applied. Most attractive. 250T Page:113 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 798 798 PS A+ 1900 use of STO 1d Envelope with Burgess Brothers imprint on the flap to NSW with 1d Pictorial tied by superb Hobart cds & boxed 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE' h/s alongside. Stunning! 350T
Lot 799 799 PS B 1903 (Feb 6) 1d Postal Card by train cancelled on arrival by at Launceston with partial '("1")D/MORE TO PAY' h/s & a superb strike of the rare straight-line 'LATE FEE' h/s, minor abrasion at L/L. 250T
Lot 800 800 C A- 1904 Tatts cover to Hobart with Pictorial 2d + 1d for the late fee cancelled with Burnie cds, 'Late Fee' h/s of Burnie (only one other cover & a piece recorded) alongside. Ex JRW Purves, Randall Askeland and Patrick Reid: sold at the Prestige auction of 17.10.2008 for $536. 300T Page:114 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 801 801 CA 1906 (c.) Beattie (Hobart) PPC 'Springs & Organ Pipe...' to Bendigo with Pictorial 1d tied by boxed 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER' h/s of Melbourne & boxed 'LATE FEE' h/s alongside, superb 'T 1D' h/s & Postage Due ½d x2 manuscript-cancelled. 200T
Lot 802 802 CA 1909 PPC with message headed "Hobart", to Queenstown with 1d cancelled at 'STRAHAN' & fine strike of the rare double-oval 'LOOSE LETTER/("1")D/TO PAY' h/s (LRD) of Strahan alongside. Not recorded by Roger Hosking. Ex Randall Askeland & Patrick Reid: sold at the Prestige auction of 17.10.2008 for $990. 500T
Lot 803 - Extract 803 CL B 1912 soiled cover to Victoria with Pictorial 1d pair tied by boxed 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER' h/s of Melbourne & boxed 'LATE FEE/TAX 1D' h/s - the only example we have seen - alongside crossed-through because the fee had already been paid. 100T
Lot 804 804 C A- - cover to Branxholme with small boxed 'POSTED OUT OF/COURSE' h/s, scarce franking of 'ONE PENNY' on 2d Pictorial tied by Hobart machine cancel. 150T Page:115 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 805 805 PS A REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1903 Melbourne Printings 4d ultramarine size 230x100mm with V-cut below the flap #R4d (HG C4a) commercial usage to Canada with Tablets 2½d & '1½d' on 5d tied by 'HOBART/30AUG11/ TASMANIA' cds, blue & black R label, Canadian 'CAL & VAN RPO/OC15/11/BC' transit & 'WINNIPEG' arrival b/s. Rare: the finest of the few recorded commercially used examples. [The rate was 1d x4 + 3d registration] 750T VICTORIA
Ex Lot 806 806 WOC Appealing group of mostly Woodblocks with 'TOO LATE' 6d very fine used, Perf 12 6d black unused, 2/- unused (shallow thins) & a very scarce fine used pair, defective 6d on cover to Sydney with scarce 'DETAINED ON/BOARD SHIP' h/s, 6d pair showing partial-separation of stamps at the post office on cover Geelong-Melbourne, Perf 12 6d black strip of 3 + 1/- Octagonal pair on registered cover to Switzerland, finally 2/- green/blue very fine complete reconstruction of 30 (Ex Roland Geitenbeek) including two pairs & a strip of 3; plus later oddments. (100+) 1,000
Ex Lot 807 807 P 1899 Special Printings comprising ½d in blue-green (close to the issued colour) x2 & in various unissued colours x7, and 2d in violet (as issued), or unissued carmine or blue-green, each with three ruled ink-lines mostly in black but also in blue or violet, three stained by official attempts to remove the cancellations. Very scarce, especially as a complete set. [These stamps - sometimes erroneously characterised as 'colour trials' - were printed in a range of colours specifically for the purpose of attempting to remove the cancellations using various solvents and other chemicals. Includes Richard Breckon's 1989 article about the discovery of this material] (12) 500 Page:116 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 808 808 W B 1850-57 Half-Lengths Campbell & Fergusson 3d deep blue SG 31c, three margins & shaved at the top, tiny thin, Cat £1800. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011). 300 809 OC 1854-56 Queen-on-Throne Lithograph 2d x18 singles, all with full margins but condition variable; also pairs - one with full margins - on 1856 outers from Melbourne to Ballarat or "Mount Korong" (poor arrival b/s). Both covers Ex Rod Moreton. (20 items) 200T
Lot 810 810 *A 1856-58 Perkins Bacon Queen-on-Throne Rouletted 6d bright blue as SG 73 but Imperforate, close to good margins are wide enough to support the absence of rouletting, large-part o.g. A great rarity. [Geoff Kellow at page 103 refers to the release in England in the late-19th century of remainders of the 1d and 6d. Of the latter he states "...the printer retained apparently very few copies" which, because the rouletting was done in Victoria, were imperforate. "Five copies only are known: two pairs are in the Tapling and Royal Collections". That statement suggests that this is either the only recorded single or a newly discovered example] 4,000 811 O 1857-63 Emblems selection on stocksheets comprising 1d x32, 2d x66 & 4d x41, very mixed condition but postmark potential (Lot 291164 was plucked from here). (139) 125T
Ex Lot 812 812 WOA - selection of unusually fine examples all identified by Don Davies with 1d x14 including SG 62 single & vertical pair, SG 72, SG 84/a x4 & 'ONE/PENNY' SG 98-99 (both unused), etc; 2d x34 including eight pairs plus SG 69 unused, SG 100c/ca x3, SG 101/c group x6 and c.1922 reprint from the defaced die in blue on sufaced paper (115x147mm); and 4d x55 including six pairs plus a proof single, SG 65a, SG 68 x4, SG 85a x2 & SG 87 x5; also a photograph of Bill Purves' complete 4d proof sheet of 120 (12x10) that was destroyed in a bushfire. (104) 800T Page:117 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 813 - Extract 813 O 1857-63 Emblems annotated collection of Constant Varieties comprising 1d x20 including two pairs, 2d x187 including 36 pairs & two strips of 3, and 4d x119 including 12 pairs, includes Cracked Electros, 4d with Vertical Band x3, Void Corners etc. Much is Ex JRW Purves, on his original pages. An excellent lot for the student. (326) 1,500T
Ex Lot 814 814 WO - specialised group with Imperf Star 1d pair & 4d single & two pairs each showing the method of partially separating the stamps with large-part scissor-cuts between & characteristic 'tags' from the final separation; 1d SG 41 two singles both with the Sheet Watermark '[POST]AGE' Reversed (an unlisted variety); Rouletted 2d two vertical pairs in different shades showing 'Stepped' Roulettes; Oily Ink 4d on Wove Paper SG 66 (a much underrated stamp) & on Laid Paper SG 67 & 67a; Perf 12 'ONE/PENNY' Wmk 1d with Major Cracked Electro through 'ONE PENNY' (2 states), 2d unused but badly stained vertical strip of 3 formerly part of the frame for a Post Office notice!; 4d with an extraordinary manuscript cancellation, & three singles each with traces of the marginal imprint at left; condition variable. Ex Don Davies, with his notations. (26) 750T
Ex Lot 815 815 *W A/B - comprising Imperf Large Star 1d shades x2 (one mint), No Wmk 2d SG 45 & 1d SG 64 (mint but thinned), and Perf 12 4d SG 83 and 1d SG 84 (mint) & 84a, and Wmk Words 1d SG 98 (mint), Cat £2600+. A very scarce group. (8) 1,000 Page:118 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 816 816 W A - 1857-63 Emblems Imperf Large Star 1d deep green SG 41a, margins just clear to good, unused, Cat £375. An underrated shade. 300
Lot 817 817 GA - Wmk Star Imperf 4d dull rose SG 44 horizontal strip of 4, margins close to large, Cat £34++. Ex Don Davies. The largest recorded multiple. Sold at the Prestige auction of 4.3.2006 for $536. 500T
Lot 818 818 F A/A- - 1858 Calvert Printings on Good Quality White Wove Paper Rouletted 4d rose-pink SG 63 two distinct shades both with Horizontal Mesh; and a third example apparently imperf SG 65 also with Horizontal Mesh. Ex Don Davies. Both SG 63 are Ex JRW Purves, who wrote at page 26, "I have two examples printed on a different paper...of horizontal (and not vertical) mesh. This resembles that later used by Robinson in Dec 1858-Feb 1859, but the quality is even better & the mesh much finer than in the later paper"] 500T
Lot 819 819 F A- - 1858 Calvert Printings on Good Quality White Wove Paper Rouletted 4d rose-pink as SG 63 but Irregular Compound Roulette 8-9x8-9x5-6x8-9, minor thin at the top, very fine BN '8' of Portland. Ex Don Davies. Believed to be unique! Unlisted by Gibbons and not recorded by either Bill Purves or Geoff Kellow. 1,000T Page:119 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 820 820 OC - 1858 Typo by Robinson 4d pale dull rose on Horizontally Laid Paper SG 71a, faults, Cat £900. With Purves Expert Opinion (1979) as the then SG 80 that states "genuine" but "the line of perforations is forged & the roulettes on the other three sides have been trimmed-off". [Prior to the discovery of this stamp Purves' example was believed to be unique: it was sold at auction in 1981 for £440. Offered with Purves' original album page & letters from Guion Kelson & Co (Melb) and Gibbons regarding the discovery example] 500T
Lot 821 821 W A- - 1859 Perf 12 No Watermark 1d yellow-green SG 76 marginal example from the base of the sheet Imperf at Base with part of the marginal imprint '...is Ten Shillings.', minor stains from the blackboy gum which has been removed. 500
Lot 822 822 F/G A/A- - Perf 12 Horizontally Laid Paper 1d green SG 86a & Saunders Paper with Wmk Words of Value 1d yellow-green SG 98 both with Major Cracked Plate from Neck to Frame at L/R and with Deformed 'ONE', both cancelled clear of the affected area. A dramatic variety. 500 823 F A- - Saunders Paper with Wmk Words of Value 1d yellow-green SG 98 horizontal strip of 4, a little aged, BN '1' cancels of Melbourne. Scarce multiple. 200
Ex Lot 824 824 *O 1870-81 Issues collection on expensive leaves with better items including De La Rue 2d mint x13 including two pairs, 1873-74 Bell 9d mint & used x14, 1873 '½ ½/HALF' on 1d mint x15 including two pairs, 1873-87 Bell mint ½d x34 including a strip of 4, 1d x10, 2d x5, 2d Mixed Perf 13x13x13x12 used, 1876 '8d 8d/EIGHTPENCE' on 9d mint x2 & with Double Perfs used on piece, Emergency Printings on Coloured Papers ½d on Pink mint strip of 4, 1d on Yellow mint x2 & used x3, 1d on Drab mint & used x3 including a pair and 2d on Green mint & used, 1880-84 Naish Wmk '19' or '33' mint 1d x10, 2d sepia x8, 4d x2 & with 'SPECIMEN' h/s (small faults but rare), 1/- x3 & 2/- x2, generally very fine. (380 approx) 2,400 Page:120 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 825 825 ** A+ B1 1873 Surcharge '½ ½/HALF' on Perf 12 1d green SG 175 marginal block of 8 (4x2) from the right of the sheet, well-centred, full unmounted o.g., Cat £960++ for mounted singles. Superb! 750
Lot 826 826 *A 1878 Emergency Printings 2d dull mauve/brown SG 200 block of 4, large-part o.g., Cat £1400+. A rare multiple. Ex 'Besancon' (II). 800
Lot 827 827 *A 1882-84 Wmk '33' 1d green SG 209a block of 4 & 2d chocolate SG 210a block of 6, large-part o.g., Cat £710++. Rare blocks. Ex 'Chartwell'. 500 828 *O 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty selection with 1d green mint x5, 1d bistre mint x3, CTO values 2/6d x2, 4/-, 5/- rosine, 6/-, 10/- green, 15/- brown, £1, £2 & 45/-, plus some postally or fiscally used. (82) 600 Page:121 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 829 829 W B B1 1885-95 Naish 4d lilac Error of Colour SG 300b, purple mark on the front & ironed-out crease at U/R corner, unused, Cat £12,000. A rare stamp: only nine unused examples - including two pairs - are recorded. 3,000
Ex Lot 830 830 */**OP 1886-96 Wmk '33' collection on expensive leaves with better items including ½d pink mint block of 15 & used block of 4 on part-newspaper, 1d mint block of 15, 4d mint blocks of 4 & 9, 9d carmine/rosine shades mint x25 including two blocks of 4, 1/- mint shades x19, 1/6d blue mint x8 & used on piece, 1/6d orange mint x11, etc, some later issues including 1½d in yellow-green on unwatermarked paper endorsed "Proof" & 3d grey-green mint block of 4, also Special Printings in various unissued colours prepared for cancellation-removal trials ½d x2 & 2d x2 all CTO in violet or red, generally very fine. Ex 'Chartwell'. (100s) 2,400 831 O A/A- 1886-96 Ferguson & Mitchell High Values £5 to £9, six sets, generally very fine fiscally used. (30) 600
Ex Lot 832 832 */**V A B1 1901-10 'POSTAGE' V/Crown Perf 12½ etc 2/- marginal block of 4 (the lower units are unmounted), 5/- marginal block of 4 (full unmounted o.g.), KEVII £1 CTO (no gum) & £2, large-part o.g., Cat £1240++. (10) 600 Page:122 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 833 833 *A - Compound or Mixed Perfs 1½d red-brown/yellow Perf 12½ vertical pair with the upper unit Perf 11x12½x12½ x12½ ACSC #V57 (SG 411), large-part o.g., Cat $3000+ (£1400+). Extremely rare. Ex 'Besancon' (II). [The ACSC states "Two examples are recorded of this variety...An unused stamp is Perf 12½x11x12½x12½, and a used stamp is Perf 12½x12½x12½x11". This stamp is thus an unrecorded variant] 400 834 ** A COIL STAMPS: QV 1d pink coil trials overprinted with heavy bars 1) vertical L/L corner strip of 4; and 2) complete coloum of 10 with selvedge at top & base; unmounted. (2 strips) 150 VICTORIA - Revenues
Ex Lot 835 835 O A/B High Denominations comprising Large Stamp Duty £5 to £9, Ultra-High Values £25 £50 & £100 (all with small faults), and 1886-96 £5 to £9, all pen-cancelled as usual. (13) 600 836 O 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty array including 45/- x10, £5 pink x10, Large £6 to £9, £25 x19, £100 - also £25 to £100 CTO with faults - 1886-96 £5 to £9, condition variable. (120+) 1,000 837 O A/A- 1886-96 Fergusson & Mitchell £5 to £9, six sets, generally very fine. (300 approx) 600
Lot 838 838 W A- 1929 Numerals V/Crown 3d green marginal example from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right, no gum. 100 Page:123 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 839 839 W C POSTAL NOTES: 1890s 'PAYABLE IN VICTORIA, NEW SOUTH WALES,/SOUTH AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, OR QUEENSLAND' and 'Please keep a Record of the Number of this Note' Added at Top 2/6d black & orange + 'POUNDAGE/ONE PENNY', 'Specimen.' h/s at the base, central fold & other lesser faults. Rare. [Of this series, Jack Harwood had only a used 1/- & unused 2/-: see Prestige auction of 14.11.2014] 500T VICTORIA - Specimen Stamps
Lot 840 840 * A C1 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty £1 orange-yellow/yellow SG 262 with diagonal sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Overprint (Type 16), part o.g. Rare: absent from Bill McCredie's collection. 350
Lot 841 841 * A B1 1884-1900 Ultra-High Denominations Recess £25 deep green SG 280c with manuscript "Specimen" in red, well centred, large-part o.g.. 600
Ex Lot 842 842 * A- - Recess Printed Wmk '33' £25 blue-green, £50 black-violet & £100 aniline crimson SG 283c, 284a & 285c each with Type 21b 'Specimen.' Handstamp applied twice, large-part redistributed o.g. that has stained some perforations. [This format was absent from Bill McCredie's collection] (3) 3,000 Page:124 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 843 843 * A/B 1890-94 Postage Dues 1890-94 Blue & Claret ½d to 5/- SG D1-10 each with italicised Type 21b 'Specimen.' handstamp, a few minor blemishes, large-part o.g., undercatalogued at £475. Ex Les Molnar: sold for $874. [Bill McCredie's set sold for $747] (10) 600 844 V A B1 CANCELLED TO ORDER (CTO): 1901 No 'POSTAGE' ½d to 5/- SG 376-383, Cat £260+. Very scarce: absent from Bill McCredie's collection. (8) 180 845 V A B1 - 1901-10 'POSTAGE' V/Crown 'POSTAGE' ½d to £2 complete between SG 384 & 400, CTO with various 1901 & 1902 dates. Ex Ray Chapman: on his album page. (15) 300
Ex Lot 846 846 W A-/B REPRINTS: 1891 Special Printings of obsolete issues as prepared for distribution to UPU members, the complete 'set' including Stamp Statute issues to £5 (creased), a few minor blemishes, no gum. Rarely available complete because printings of the Stamp Statute values were only half those of the smaller format stamps. (48) 650
Ex Lot 847 847 *V A B1 - 1891 Special Printings of obsolete issues, largely complete - missing only two low values - including Stamp Statute issues to £5 (with the large 'REPRINT' Overprint in Red), plus Queen-on-Throne 6d CTO, large-part o.g. (47) 750 Page:125 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A VICTORIA - Postmarks 848 DC 1970s philatelic covers many with scarce/rare SDL datestamps including Last Days from 'CARDIGAN' (rated RRR), 'FRYERSTOWN/VIC-3451' (RRRR; not last day), 'KENNETT RIVER' (RRR), 'KOOROOCHEANG' (RRR), 'RHEOLA/ VIC-AUST' & 'YUROKE', etc, many with additional strikes on piece; also unrelated bundle of KGVI covers. (100+ items) 250T 849 CL 1874-84 Justice of the Peace 'turned' lettersheets all with scarcer duplexes including 'NHILL - MCCC/11' (rated RR) x2, 'HORSHAM - 51' (RR), 'BELFAST - 6' x2, 'PRAHRAN - 69' x2, 'ST KILDA - 78', 'WINCHELSEA - 84', 'WOODS POINT - VICTORIA', etc, some other postmark interest, condition variable. [From the final release of material from the hoard discovered in the 1980s] (17) 250 850 CL 1874-84 Justice of the Peace 'turned' lettersheets selected for Gippsland content with numerous scarce to rare cds & cds/numeral 'ties', many record dates & very fine strikes, condition variable. A veritable 'goldmine', with strong goldmining content. [From the final release of material from the hoard discovered in the 1980s] (44) 1,500
Ex Lot 851 851 SD BARRED NUMERALS: Collection from '1' (various types) to '2098' virtually all on Kangaroos or KGV Heads with a sprinkling of better values, many scarcer numbers & numerous fine to very fine strikes including some on piece, some minor duplication & a few on cover of postcard. A very difficult collection to assemble. (100s) 1,000T
Lot 852 852 S B A2 Flinders: 'TELEGRAPH OFFICE/JA3/21/FLIN[DERS]' on KGV 2d orange with Tin-Shed Flaw. Rated RRRRR: recorded 2 days only. 200
Lot 853 853 S A- A2- Melbourne: undated 'D.L.O./MELBOURNE'-in-circle on Emblems Perf 12 1d. 50T
Lot 854 - Extract 854 PS A- Yarra Flats: unframed 'YARRA FLATS/JA11/86/VICTORIA' (later of only two recorded strikes) & BN '328' cancel, minor blemishes. PO 1.1.1861; renamed Yarra Glen 1.4.1889. 200 Page:126 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 855 855 SDC Late Fee collection with good range of datestamps & instructional handstamps, numerous covers annotated with rates including a variety of late fee charges, better covers include 1877 to GB at 8d + 6d late fee (defective), 1895 to GB at 2½d x2 + 6d with 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO' duplex, 1931 airmail to GB & registered to USA both with small boxed 'LATE/FEE' h/s, Fullface LCard front with SA 1d tied by large boxed 'LATE FEE' h/s; Rialto 1898 to NZ & 1899 to NSW both at 2d + 2d; Spencer Street 1911 to NSW at 2d + 1d & 1953 OHMS at 3½d + 2d; Stock Exchange x4 with late fees between 1d & 6d; also numerous stamps & pieces. Ex John Booker. (29 covers ++) 600T 856 C/CL 1840-55 group of entires mostly to the Sheriff's Office at Melbourne including 1845 rated "1/-" with 'PORTLAND/ NEW.S.WALES' d/s acros the flap, 1850 from Geelong with almost fine Half-Length 2d, 1853 headed "Kyneton" to Attorney-General with almost fine 'MOUNT MACEDON/VICTORIA' b/s, 1853 from the Deputy-Sheriff's Office at Geelong signed "Foster Fyans" with oval 'PAID/GEELONG' d/s in red, 1855 town letter with Queen-on-Throne Campbell & Fergusson 2d, condition rather mixed. [Some interesting content in the letters] (12 items) 400 857 C A 1858 (July 14) cover with Woodblocks Imperf 6d - margins good to very large - tied by superb BN '2' of Geelong (small crowned-oval b/s). Ex John Booker from Kent; NB addressed to John Booker from Kent! 100T 858 C A- - solicitor's entire to the Curator of Intestate Estates with Emblems Vertically Laid Paper Rouletted 4d dull rose-red SG 71b tied by light but obvious BN '89' - rated RR - of 'AMHERST' (oval b/s), the letter states "The Gold Watch was sent by the [Gold] Escort...I now enclose the Gold Receiver's receipt...". Ex Rod Moreton. [Very few Gold Escort articles are recorded. The deceased, David Hogg, was a storekeeper at Amherst] 200T
Ex Lot 859 859 C 1858-60 outers & entires with Emblems frankings including Imperf 4d SG 44 x2 (both with full margins), Rouletted 4d SG 63 with Additional Diagonal Roulettes & SG 63a pair on OHMS part-entire (Ex Pack & Purves), Imperf 1d SG 64 four singles & a pair to "Cowbridge/South Wales", Rouletted 2d SG 70 Warrnambool to Russell's Creek (no b/s but with 'UNCLAIMED'-in-Oval h/s; Ex Seybold), Perf 12 Wove Paper 4d SG 83 tied to front by killer '1' of Melbourne & on Castlemaine double-rate town letter outer (the stamp imperf at base which was normal for this printing), and SG 85 on outers from Geelong or Melbourne, & Laid Paper 4d SG 87 on outer to "Pilot Board/Williamstown", condition variable but all presentable to fine. Several are Ex Rod Moreton. Ex Don Davies, with his notes. (12) 600T 860 C A- 1860 (Feb 17) Aldridge Correspondence cover to GB with Emblems Perf 12 1d SG 84 & 4d SG 87 pair tied by '1' killers of Melbourne (b/s), light 'Deficient Postage ("3")/Fine ("6")' h/s in red, endorsed "pr Salsette via Marseilles" but diverted to the Long Sea Route, superb British 'MORE/TO/PAY' h/s in red. Ex Trevor Davis.[NB: the cover was sealed with a piece of 4d selvedge inscribed 'in each Sheet Value' which unfortunately was damaged on opening] 400T 861 C A- - cover endorsed "Tender for Sheds South Park reserve Princes Bridge" with scarce franking of Emblems Wmk 'ONE/PENNY' 1d yellow-green SG 98 x2 unusually cancelled with oval 'ST KILDA/SE-5/60/VICTORIA' d/s, Melbourne arrival b/s. [The town rate was 2d but St Kilda was outside the limits for town delivery. The tender may have been treated as printed matter] 200T 862 C A- - wholly printed entire for Fraser & Cohen (Merchants) with lists of Mauritius Sugar & Chinese Tea for sale in bulk, to Melbourne (b/s) with scarce franking of Emblems Vertical Laid Paper Rouletted 2d brown-lilac SG 69a tied by BN '78' of 'ST KILDA' (b/s). [The town rate was 2d but St Kilda was outside the limits for town delivery. It is far more likely that this represented an early concessional Printed Matter rate] 150T Page:127 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 863 863 CA 1865 (Jan 26) cover to Scotland "p Bombay/via Marseilles" with rare 3-Issue franking of Laureates 4d, Redrawn 6d & Octagonal 1/- tied by Melbourne duplex, London transit of MR15/65 on the face & Edinburgh arrival b/s of the same date. A high quality cover. Ex Guy Linfield and John Booker. [The rate was 10d + 1/- late fee. Mails closed at 10am. Payment of late fee was accepted until 12.45pm. NB: time code 'K' = 10.45 to 11.20 am] 500T 864 C (A) 1866 (Apr 26) cover to Ireland "via Marseilles" with Laureates 2d (No Frame Line at Base), 4d & 10d brown/pink tied by Melbourne duplex, 'H & K PACT/JU11/ 2 /1866' transit b/s, repaired flap fault. Ex Guy Linfield and John Booker. [The rate was 10d + 6d late fee, reduced from 1/- in -.10.1865. Mails closed at 10am. Payment of late fee was accepted until 12.45pm. NB: time code 'L' = 11.30am to 12 noon] 300T
Lot 865 - Extract 865 CL B 1874 (Dec 18) complete return-lettersheet with 'SOLICITOR GENERAL' Frank in blue on message & return portions plus the attached Crown Law Offices letter requesting information be supplied and the lettersheet returned, to Warrnambool where endorsed on the letter "Mr Woodward has left the Colony". A unique document, being the only such intact example from the highly important Justices of the Peace hoard. [The hoard was discovered about 30 years ago. The finder is now releasing the last of the material] 300 866 CL 1874-84 Justice of the Peace 'turned' lettersheets sent to & returned from NSW x17 (one, part-only, forwarded first to Adelaide), Queensland x4 or South Australia, one endorsed "4d to pay/Unstamped" & a few with the Victorian Frank h/s crossed-through but otherwise without any penalty, condition rather mixed. [From the final release of material from the 1980s hoard] (22) 500 Page:128 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Ex Lot 867 - Extract 867 CL - Justice of the Peace 'turned' lettersheets & a couple of other items each with one or more manuscript endorsements mostly simple "Not known" but including "This paper was torn coming from PO" with a fine strike of the rare 'DOWN TRAIN/ MG 14 /SE19/84/VICTORIA - TPO/14' duplex, "Neither name nor street known...", "Left the district", "Not known" & signatures of 6 letter carriers at Brighton, "Not known my portion of Acland St St Kilda", etc, some postmark interest, condition rather mixed. [From the final release of material from the 1980s hoard] (23 items) 600 868 C B 1879 & 1880 cover to England or Scotland both Via Brindisi at 8d or 6d rate & each with Laureate 3d added for the reduced late fee, minor faults. (2) 250T 869 PS B 1883 (May) OHMS lettersheet to Windsor with "Not known..." endorsements by four letter carriers, redirected to St Kilda then to NSW with various b/s including a largely very fine strike of the scarce oval 'TRAVELLING POST WEST/JU18/ U 83 2 /NSW' d/s. 200T
Lot 870 870 C A- 1884 inwards from Germany endorsed "Via Southampton" with Eagle 10pf pair tied 'SONDERBURG/1 2/84' cds, taxed locally with 'T' boxed cachet & rated "25" in red pencil, endorsement crossed out & sent via Italy with 'BRINDISI/5/2-84' b/s, on arrival at Melbourne '1/1 TO PAY' oval cachet applied on face, a few minor blemishes. Melbourne tax markings known from this period are generally inscribed 'MORE TO PAY'; we surmise this h/s was manufactured to meet a particular short-lived rate & deficiency. [Not seen by us before] 300 871 C A- 1897 (Sep 21) to Scotland per "Himalaya" & (Dec 7) to Canada "Via London" both with Tannenberg 2½d red/yellow & Astley 6d blue tied by 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO' duplex. [The rate was 2½d + 6d late fee] (2) 250T Page:129 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 872 872 PS C 1904 usage of pre-1901 1d Postal Card invalid because inscribed 'STAMP DUTY' so uncancelled but with 'UP TRAIN/ MG 11 /SE3/04/VICTORIA' cds on the face & a largely superb strike of the very rare 'LATE FEE/ T1D ' handstamp struck aboard the train (the only example recorded by us), Postage Due 1d affixed at Ballarat (b/s) but not cancelled, faults. Ex Bonnie Lyons: sold at our auction of 29.6.2016 for $556. [The message is datelined "Sept 3rd 1904/Beaufort", 46km WNW of Ballarat] 250T 873 ** A/A- REGISTRATION LABELS: Complete sheetlets of 25 (5x5) of 'R6' blue labels for Gippsland-area Post Offices Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Cabbage Tree Creek, Cann River (2 types), Club Terrace, Ensay, Lindenow, Maffra, Mallacoota, Metung, Nowa Nowa, Omeo, Orbost (2 types), Paynesville (2 types), Rosedale (2 types), Stratford & Swifts Creek (2 types), plus sheetlet of 'blank' labels, just a few minor blemishes but condition generally fine. [See also Lot 853184] (24 sheetlets) 180 VICTORIA - Postmarks - Travelling Post Offices We are very pleased to offer the advanced collection formed by John Booker from England. References to Types etc are to 'Victoria: the TPO Services 1865-1932' by Les Molnar (2015), which is highly recommended. We also refer to auction results, especially the exceptional collections formed by Roy Holland, sold in London in 2011 (plus the 15 lots from that auction sold at the Prestige auction of 7.5.2013) and by Les Molnar himself, sold in Melbourne in 2017. 874 SC ENGLISH MAIL TPO: Annotated range including 24mm 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/FE25/87' cds (very early) & b/s of AU13/06, duplex on 1898 cover to GB with 2½d red/yellow x4 + 6d late fee, double-circle 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO' b/s, double-circle 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/ OUT /VICTORIA' on Roos to 1/- & '.../ IN /...' b/s on four covers, etc. (46 items) 250T
Ex Lot 875 875 SC TPO 1: Selection with Large Oval b/s with reconfigured dateline of 20AP70, large 'T.P.O./1'-in-Bars on 1880 1d Postal Card, superb 'DOWN TRAIN.MG1/SE17/73/... - TPO/1' duplex (rated RRR) on DLR 2d, octagonal 'DOWN TRAIN/MG1/DE4/82/...' b/s (RRR), & a few on stamps. (11 items) 250T
Lot 876 876 PS A A1 - DOWN: Type 1 (Large Octagon) very fine b/s of 25OC77 (LRD by 10 months) on 1d Postal Card from Melbourne to Geelong (b/s). Overrated RRRR on cover. [Roy Holland's example on defective cover sold for £384] 250T Page:130 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
VICTORIA - Postmarks - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 877 - Extract 877 SC TPO 2: Selection with Ballarat Line large-part 'UP TRAIN/MG2/AP1/75/... - TPO/2' duplex b/s (rated RRRR) & small octagon 'DOWN TRAIN/MG2/OC9/78/...' (R) b/s on cover from Germany, plus strikes on stamps including South Gippsland Line allocation. (20 items) 150T
Lot 878 878 S A A1 - UP: 'TPO/ 2 ' obliterator very fine large-part cancel on Laureates 2d. Rated RRRR on stamp; no covers recorded. The illustration is above Lot 876. 100T
Lot 879 879 C A A1 - UP: 'UP/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/JA 14 71/VICTORIA/MG2' (LRD) largely very fine b/s on cover endorsed "Tender for shafting" from Ballaarat (superb duplex) to "Pioneer Crushing Works/Long Gully/Sandhurst" with 'LONG-GULLY' arrival b/s. Rated RRRR: the latest of 4 covers recorded. [Roy Holland's similar cover sold for £384] 300T
Lot 880 880 C A- A1 - TPO 2 - DOWN: large octagon 'DOWN/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/JY 20 65/VICTORIA/MG2' (ERD) largely very fine b/s on entire headed "Werribee Park/Wyndham" & signed "pr Robert Chirnside/Robert Mill", Laureates 4d with BN '166'. Rated RRRR: the earliest of 5 covers recorded. 300T Page:131 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
VICTORIA - Postmarks - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 881 881 SC TPO 3: Selection mostly on stamps including 'T.P.O. 3/DOWN...' (rated RR) x3 including on 1d Kangaroo & boxed '----/[TP]O No 3' (RRRRR). (37 items) 150T
Lot 882 882 C B A1 - DOWN: 'DOWN/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/OY 2 71/VICTORIA/MG3' b/s (weird date error for JA) on cover to GB with DLR 2d x3 tied by BN '109' of 'TARADALE' (superb b/s), opened-out for display, rebacked & slightly reduced. Ex Roy Holland: sold for $866 (2013). 400T
Lot 883 883 C B A1- - DOWN: Large Octagon 'DOWN/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/MY 1 72/VICTORIA/MG3' b/s on cover to Kyneton with DLR 2d (faults) tied by fine strike of the rare BN '208' (rated RRRR) & 'CARLSRUHE' cds, opened-out for display & rebacked. Rated RRRR: five covers recorded. Ex Roy Holland: sold for $1514 (2013). 750T
Ex Lot 884 884 SDC TPO 4: Selection with First Type 'TPO/4'-in-Bars on 1875 & 1884 covers, superb 'UP TRAIN/ GM4 /...' error b/s, 'UP TRAIN/MG4/23AP06/VIC' on cover to Switzerland & Large Octagon 'DOWN/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/JU 8 68/ .../MG4' b/s (rated RRR), others mostly on stamp. (33 items) 250T Page:132 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
VICTORIA - Postmarks - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 885 885 C A- A1 - UP: Large Oval 'UP/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/AP 25 68/VICTORIA/MG4' very fine b/s on cover to ".../police/ Heathcote/Camp" with Laureates 2d (faults) tied poor '366' of 'EDDINGTON' (very fine b/s), transits of 'MALDON' & 'KYNETON' to where missent, then redirected via 'CASTLEMAINE' & 'MALDON' with 'HEATHCOTE' arrival b/s. Rated RRR: ten covers recorded. 250T
Lot 886 886 C B A1 - TPO 4 - UP: Second Large 'T.P.O./ 4 '-in-Bars (flat 'P' & 3 bars on each side of '4') four very fine strikes on Astley ½d pink x4 plus 'UP TRAIN/MG4/SE5/95/...' cds on cover to Clifton Hill (poor b/s), horizontal fold & stained on the reverse. Rated RRRRR: the only examples recorded on cover. 500T
Lot 887 887 C B A1- - UP: 'TPO 4/UP 15JE16/VICTORIA' largely very fine strike tying KGV 1d red to cover to England, 'CREWE STATION' arrival b/s, light even soiling. Rated RRRRR, being the earlier of only two recorded examples on cover. Ex Les Molnar: sold for $366. 250T
Lot 888 888 S A A2+ - DOWN: 'TPO 4/DOWN 27NO14/VICTORIA' superb large-part strike on ½d Kangaroo. Rated RRRR. 150T Page:133 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
VICTORIA - Postmarks - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 889 - Extract 889 C+ C A1 TPO 5 - DOWN: 22mm Octagon 'DOWN TRAIN/MG5/DC19/74/VICTORIA very fine b/s on spotty OHMS lettersheet from Melbourne to Benalla. Rated RRRR. 120T
Lot 890 890 S A A3 - DOWN: '[DOWN T]RAIN/[MG5]/---/[VICT]ORIA - TP[O]/ 5 ' duplex very fine strike on 2d violet. Rated RRRRR: only three examples recorded, all on stamps. 100T
Ex Lot 891 891 SC TPO 6: Selection with 'T.P.O. 6/UP 14MR11/...' on cover (RRRR) & '.../--JA UP/...' (RRR) x2, 22mm Octagon 'DOWN TRAIN.MG6/...' (RR) x2 one on the face, & 'T.P.O. 6/DOWN...' (RRRR) on PPC, etc. (32 items) 400T
Lot 892 - Extract 892 PS C A1- TPO 7 - DOWN: Octagon 'DOWN TRAIN/ MG7 /DE19/81/VICTORIA' (ERD) largely very fine strike on 1d Postal Card with advice for Brooks Robinson & Co on the reverse to Stawell, aged but presentable. Rated RRRR: the earliest of only five recorded covers. Ex Roy Holland, in a mixed lot. 100T Page:134 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
VICTORIA - Postmarks - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 893 893 D A A1 - Double-Circle Relief 'GT STHRN UP TRAIN/JA16/06' very fine strike on 1d pink. Rated RRR++: at page 150 Les Molnar states "No complete strikes have been recorded". It is some coincidence that his composite illustration is also dated JA16/06. 200T
Lot 894 894 S A B3 TPO 8 - DOWN: '[T].P.O. 8/DOWN 29JE15/[VIC]T[OR]IA' fine strike on KGV 1d red. Rated RRRR. 100T
Lot 895 - Extract 895 S A A2 TPO 9 - UP: 'T]P.O. 9/UP 20JA15/V[ICTOR]IA' (inverted dateline) very fine strike on KGV 1d red. Rated RRRRR: the only recorded example: 150T
Lot 896 - Extract 896 C A A1- - DOWN: 'T.P.O. 9/DOWN 23DE09/VICTORIA' largely very fine strike on 1d on Semco real photo PPC ('Savings Bank, Warragul') to "Kia-Ora/Heath Hill". Rated RRRR. only four covers recorded. 150T Page:135 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 897 - Extract 897 C C A1 TPO 10 - DOWN: Octagon 'DOWN TRAIN/ MG10 /DE16/84/VICTORIA' very fine b/s - one of the finest srikes we have seen - on 2d Envelope from Geelong to Lethbridge (b/s), soiled & roughly opened with repaired tears well clear of the postmarks. Rated RRRR. [This is the only #10 marking & it is therefore one of the most eagerly sought-after. There was no #10 'UP' service & the d/s was withdrawn c. early-1890] 250T
Lot 898 898 C B A1- TPO 11 - UP: 'T.P.O. 11/UP 24DE08/VICTORIA' largely very fine strike on 1d pink on PPC from Stawell to Moonee Ponds, minor bends. Rated RRR. 100T
Lot 899 899 S A A2- - UP: Double-Circle Relief 'T P O 11/AP1/11/[VIC?]' largely very fine strike on 1d pink. Rated RRRRR: the only recorded example. [Acquired at another Melbourne auction for $750]
NB: the 'skeleton'-pattern relief datestamps were notorious for the inscriptions being misalligned. Above the 'T' of 'VICTORIA' there is the hint of another letter, which could be 'U' for 'UP'. 300T Page:136 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
VICTORIA - Postmarks - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 900 900 C A- A1+ - TPO 11 - UP: manuscript "TPO No 11" in indelible pencil across 1d pink x5 on Tatts cover to Hobart, deplorable cancels that may include an 'R'-in-Circle h/s, Melbourne transit b/s. Rated RRRRR: the only TPO cover recorded with a manuscript cancellation. Ex Roy Holland: sold for £252. [Roy Holland believed this marking was applied on the train, & this was echoed in the London catalogue. However, it is in a very distinctive hand, matching many other non-TPO examples we have seen, & was almost certainly applied at the GPO, where it was the practice to identify the origin of registered mail that was not clearly cancelled] The illustration is above Lot 899. 250T
Lot 901 901 C A- A1+ TPO 12 - UP: Duplex 'UP TRAIN/ MG12 /JL16/83/VICTORIA - TPO/12' superb cancel on 1d Postal Card Benalla- Melbourne (b/s), the card aged with overall discolouration & repaired tear at the base but presentable. Rated RRRRR: only one other example on cover recorded. Ex Tony Rigo de Righi & Roy Holland: sold for £300. 250T
Lot 902 902 PS A- TPO 13 - DOWN: 'T.P.O. 13/DOWN 7JE13/VICTORIA' largely superb strike on Kangaroo ½d Wrapper to Sydney. Rated RRRRR: the only example recorded on cover. Absent from Roy Holland and Les Molnar's collections. 250T Page:137 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
VICTORIA - Postmarks - Travelling Post Offices (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 903 903 SD A A2+ TPO 14 - UP: 'T.P.O. 14/UP 4MY28/VICTORIA' (LRD) superb strike on KGV 1½d red punctured 'OS'. Rated RRR: only 10 stamps and no covers recorded. Ex Les Molnar. [With superb large-part '.../DOWN 23AP15/...' on KGV 1d red cutout] 100T
Lot 904 904 PS A- - DOWN: Duplex 'DOWN TRAIN/ MG14 /SE19/84/VICTORIA - TPO/14' very fine b/s on OHMS lettersheet from Melbourne to Piangil. Rated RRRRR: only five examples on cover recorded. [See also Lot 867 for an example never before on the market] 350T
Lot 905 905 PS A A1 - DOWN: 25mm Octagon 'DOWN TRAIN/ MG14 /JA18/94/VICTORIA' very fine strike on 1d Letter Card from Chewton to Castlemaine (b/s), masonic message within. Rated RRRR on cover. 150T
Lot 906 906 PS A A1+ TPO 17: Mail Bag Seal 'UP TRAIN/ No [crown] 17 /VICTORIA' superb strike on ½d orange Wrapper to Melbourne. Rated RRRRR: the only example recorded & the only example known of any such Victorian TPO marking.A famous cover. Ex Roy Holland: sold for £1020. 1,000T Page:138 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 907 907 S A A2 TPO 19: 'T.P.O/ 19 '-in-Bars very fine strike on Reading 1d brown. Rated RRRR: only four examples on stamps & no covers recorded. 150T
Lot 908 908 S A A1/A2 TPOs 20 & 21: Manuscript cancellations in indelible pencil comprising "TPO/Down/[part-date]", "D Train/21.8.94" & "Up Train/20.4.94" each on Stamp Duty 2d violet. Ex JRW Purves and Roy Holland: sold for £180.
The Melbourne-Port Albert Line was completed by January 1892 but Molnar & Waugh at page 147 state TPO services didn't commence until 1898. However, by mid-1894 de facto TPO 20 & 21 services were operating, using mss markings. Les Molnar states #20 & 21 were shelved because of belt-tightening during the catastrophic Depression of the mid-1890s. 150T WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Ex Lot 909 909 O Collection on leaves with attractive Imperfs most of which have been professionally repaired, useful Middle Issues, 1902-12 mint 2/- x3, 2/6d x2, 5/- & both 10/-, etc, STC £10,000+. Caveat emptor! (200+) 1,000 910 W A 1854 Penny Black Imperf 1d black SG 1, margins just clear to good, unused, Cat £1500. 300 911 * A 1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 1/- pale brown SG 4c with Colour Flaw through 'S' of 'SHILLING' and a Pre-Printing Paper Flaw at the top, margins close to large, unusually for this issue with large-part o.g., Cat £500++. 200
Lot 912 912 F B A2 1864-79 Crown/CC Perf 12½ 2d mauve Error of Colour SG 55b with clipped perfs at upper-left, 'PERTH/JA28/1879/ =WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds, Cat £15,000. A budget-priced example of this popular rarity. Ex 'Tamiami'.[Stanley Gibbons acquired a half-sheet of 60 from the Albany post office. That purchase probably accounts for most, if not all, the mint/unused examples. Used stamps are much scarcer, despite having a significantly lower valuation in Gibbons. Mogens Juhl recorded four examples cancelled at Perth on 28.1.1879, of which this stamp is one] 6,500 Page:139 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
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Lot 913 913 * A A1 1874 Surcharge 'ONE PENNY' in Green on 2d yellow with the Surcharge at the Base and with the Watermark Reversed SG 67x, large-part o.g., Cat £750. BPA Certificate (2006). 600
Ex Lot 914 914 V A B1 1902-11 V/Crown 1d to £1 complete CTO with Perth cds (1d 5d & 9d) or concentric-circles cancels. (12) 750
Lot 915 915 P A/B - the unique complete set of die proofs in issued colours on ungummed unwatermarked paper & Line Perf 12½, comprising 8d (tiny thin spot), 9d, 10d (perfs trimmed at left), 2/- (a couple of trimmed perfs at the base), 2/6d (a couple of trimmed perfs at the top), 5/- & 10/- (tiny thin spots), the 9d 2/- & 2/6d with part-Papermaker's Watermark, each with manuscript "X" cancel, Cat $37,500. Each stated by the ACSC to be unique! Individual Chris Ceremuga Certificates (2016) each state "...the only such example recorded".
The ACSC states "...possibly pulls from the zinc dies". In our opinion, there is no doubt about these items being die proofs. They were produced in Melbourne, where the same technique of perforating die proofs was employed for all values up to the KEVII £1 & £2. 6,500
Ex Lot 916 916 V A B1 - 2/- to £1 orange SG 125-128a complete CTO with Perth cds, Cat $1150+ (the £1 orange not priced CTO in the ACSC). The illustration is above Lot 914. (5) 600 Page:140 www.abacusauctions.com.au Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 917 917 F A- C2 1912 Crown/A 1/- sage-green Perf 12½ ACSC #W57 (SG 169a), a few characteristic short/pulled perfs, previously unrecorded '[TELEGRAPH]S/17JL12/FREMANTLE' cds (two-letter month), Cat $1500 (£2500). An underrated rarity. Ex HAV Bulleid & 'Tamiami'. RPSofL Certificate (1982). [The ACSC states "At least five examples can be confirmed...one is in the Western Australian Museum". The number recorded is now about 15] 1,000
Lot 918 918 F A B1 TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1886 Perf 14 1d bistre & 6d violet SG T1 & 2 postally used, undercatalogued at £275. [Cecil Walkely's similar duo sold for $932] The illustration is above Lot 914. 350 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postmarks
Lot 919 - Extract 919 C A A1- Relief Datestamps: 'POSTAL F DEPARTMENT/10MR42/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' on comforts fund cover, better strike on provisional R label endorsed "FPO 1" & superior b/s. 100T 920 C A A1 - Relief Datestamps: cut-down ' I /11-3-41/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' & ' J /8-7-40/...' on Leek covers with provisional R labels with 'MILITARY PO BUNBURY' or 'SHOWGROUNDS/("Mil PO")' h/s. (2) 100T
Lot 921 - Extract 921 CL A- A1- Subiaco: 'POSTAL B DEPARTMENT/19OC20/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' relief (dateline inverted) arrival on OHMS cover, various h/s & returned with 32mm 'SUBIACO/28OC20 11.15A/...' cds (ERD by 6 months & possibly the first day of use). 150T 922 C C A1 Tingerup Railway Siding: manuscript "Posted at Tingerup Siding" & 1d Kangaroo with Albany cds of 22MR13, at Perth redirected to "Government House/Rottnest" (Island), minor spotting & repaired opening tear. RO 1906-1909 & 1914-1924: PMI states "No marking known". 100T Page:141 Feb 29 & Mar 1, 2020
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History
Lot 923 923 PS A- 1904 use of WA 3d Registration Envelope size G endorsed "Posted out of course" & in a different hand "2d to pay", to Wales with 1d strip of 3 (½d convenience overpayment) cancelled at Fremantle with boxed 'REGISTERED/ 21MAR1904/FREMANTLE WA' d/s in violet, on arrival redirected with superb 'CARMARTHEN' cds & superb oval 'REGISTERED/YORK' arrival b/s. 200T 924 C A 1908 real photo postcard of Albany to Massachusetts from an American sailor with the Great White Fleet headed "USS Illinois" with message in part "... Sail for Manilla in two days...", ½d & 1d tied by 'ALBANY/SP16/1908 ...' duplex. The US Fleet visited Albany departing 18.9.1908 and arrived in Manila on 2.10.1908. 100
Lot 925 925 CC 1911 cover with 3d & Perf 11 1d cancelled at Kalgoorlie, Perth straight-line 'POSTED OUT OF COURSE' h/s in violet and, oval 'REGISTERED/PERTH WA' d/s & red/white R label, to New Zealand with superb 'NZ/INVERCARGILL/ REGISTERED' transit & similar Dunedin arrival b/s, a bit aged & light central stain. A very scarce usage. 250T 926 PS A/A- POSTAL STATIONERY: Unused group comprising Postal Card 'ONE PENNY' on 2d red, Envelopes 1d pink x2 & 2d orange, and Registration Envelope 3d brown/brown, a few blemishes but mostly fine. (5) 120