Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1853/54: Plate Proof for the 1 d. value in black, a block of four on unwatermarked slightly rough medium wove paper, marginal from base of sheet (positions 208-209/228-229), insignificant diagonal bend mentioned for full accuracy only and not affecting the appearance in any way, fresh and very fine. Rare.
 

1854 (Aug 1): Swan 1 d. black, a used example with very large margins on three sides, ample at right, lightly cancelled by void obliterator in black. Very scarce so fine Gi = £ 350.

1854 (Aug 1): Swan 1 d. black, a used example with large even margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, in a silver-greyish shade, lightly cancelled by void obliterator in black. Very scarce so fine Gi = £ 350.

1854 (Aug 1): Swan 1 d. black, a used example with huge margins for this issue, showing portions of four adjoining stamps, lightly cancelled by void obliterator in black. Superb, the 'non-pareil' of used examples. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 350.

1854 (Aug 1): Swan 1 d. black, a used example with good to large margins for this issue, with portion of adjoining stamp at top and a black 'burr rub' in lower margin, lightly cancelled by "14" numeral obliterator of Albany in typically brownish-red ink. Scarce and fine Gi = £ 350.

1854 (Aug 1): Swan 1 d. black, a used example with good to large margins for this issue, with portion of adjoining stamps at left and at base, lightly cancelled by void obliterator in red (this ink being used during 1855-56 in Perth and in Guildford). Very scarce and extremely fine. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 350.

1854 (Aug 1): Swan 1 d. black, a used example with good to large margins for this issue, with portion of adjoining stamp at base, cancelled by Bowra circle and bars numeral "3" obliterator of Perth in blue - rare thus Gi = £ 350.

1854 (Aug 1): 1 d. black, wmk. Swan sideways, a used example with large margins all round, cancelled by grid handstamp numeral "10" of Canning in red-brown ink. Rare thus Gi = £ 350+.

1854: 1 d. black, wmk. Swan sideways, a superb large margined example in greyish shade, neatly cancelled by Bowra circle and bars numeral "3" obliterator of Perth in black. Scarce and attractive stamp Gi = £ 350.
Provenance: Collection Frank Chadwick, RL, London, 18 May 1978, lot 2018; collection Besançon, Corinphila sale 223, Zurich, 31 May 2018, lot 3504.

1854 (Aug 1): Swan 1 d. black, a vertical pair showing portions of adjoining stamps at top, base and at left, imperceptibly shaved at right, used on 1855 cover front from Fremantle to Perth, lightly cancelled by void obliterators in black with oval "POST OFFICE / ♚ / FREMANTLE / WESTERN AUSTRALIA" handstamp of despatch at right and manuscript dated at lower left "7/12/55". Rare.

The following stamps were used as illustrations in T. Debney's article "The First Stamps of Western Australia" in the Collectors Club of New York, Volume 70, number 1 of January-February, 1991, pages 12-26. Viewers are welcome to peruse this important article when viewing at Corinphila's offices. It should also be pointed out that most of the unused stamps in this section have the gum washed off to protect the stamps from tropicalisation from...

1854 (Aug 1): Lithographed 4 d. pale blue, an unused example, rouletted 7½ to 14 and compound, well centred for this, (Row 1, stamp 2, Pane D, position 17), an appealing example of a very rare stamp, large part og. Gi = £ 4'000.