Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

1874 (March 12): Provisional 3 d. on 1 s. green, overprinted THREE PENCE diagonally with 'P' and 'R' different type (Type 6), an unused example, good colour, with a couple of short perfs. and stain above N, of fine appearance for this, no gum. A very rare stamp. Gi = £ 2'500.

Lithographed by Waterlow, Original Printing 1853/59: 1 c. vermilion, imperforate, a used example, with close but clear on left and large margins on three sides, strong colour, cancelled by a Demerara datestamp (JA 4, 1856) in black. Rare stamp Gi = £ 1'700.

1876/1905: Group of unused sets and specimens, as well as 1876 12 c. pale lilac imperforate Proof, wmk. Crown CC with part og. four margins and fresh. Inludes; 1900/03 set of six values to 60 c. and a specimen set (Gi 233/238, 233s/238s = £ 250), also 1905/07 set of eleven values to 96 c. with additional specimen examples of the 5 c. and 96 c. (Gi 240/250, 243s & 250s); and 1905 $ 2.40 overprinted POSTAGE AND / REVENUE unused and a...

1970: BRITISH GUIANA: 'The Postal History & Stamps 1810 to 1903', fabulous book in excellent condition, 424pp, number 180 of 500 in original box.

1867, 6d. lilac, plate 6, strip of three, FB-FD, tied by 'C' handstamp of Constantinople used on lettersheet (imperfections) from the British P.O. in Constantinople MY 29 1867 to London, unusual high 1s.6d. rate! 

1887/96: Surcharged 40 PARAS on Great Britain Jubilee 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example variety "Surcharge Double", colour slightly faded but extremely rare, large part og. Cert. RPSL (1973) Gi = £ 1'900.
Note: Surcharged in a horizontal Setting of eight clichés, three show a small 'S' in PARAS. The stamp offered above has one surcharge with large 'S' and one with the small 'S'.
 

1893: Great Britain 40 pa. on 2½ d. grey-blue postal stationery envelope, sent registered to Germany, up-rated for 3 piastre rate with pair of provisional "40 PARAS" on GB ½ d. vermilion, tied by "BRITISH POST OFFICE / CONSTANTINOPLE" code A datestamps on First Day of Issue (Feb 25, 1893) in black. The cover with minoor bends, the stamps affected by slight damp and toning; reverse with Aichach, Bavaria arrival cds (Feb 28).  A rare double...

British Field Office in Salonica 1916: 1 s. bistre-brown, overprinted "LEVANT" type S1, wmk. Simple Cypher, perf. 15 x 14, a used example, cancelled by a "ARMY POST OFFICE" cds in black, fine colour and appearance. Comes with the 1 d. scarlet of the same issue used with a "FIELD POST OFFICE / GX". Scarce due (2). BPA Cert. (1985) & (2012) respectively Gi = £ 1'075.

1923: £ 1 purple 6 black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused right side marginal, of good colour, well centred, couple of short perfs otherwise very fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 1'400.

1902/10: Assembly of unused material including large blocks and varieties. Noted: 1902/04 ½ pi. green & carmine left side marginal block of four with wmk. Crown CA inverted large part og. which is lightly toned (Gi 50w = £ 720+) comes with an RPSL certificate (2023). Also, 1904/10 wmk. Multiple Crown CA 10 pa. orange & green block of thirty from the right of the sheet, ½ pi. green & carmine block of thirty from the upper right...

1956: 1½a on 1½d Queen Elizabeth II, St. Edward's Crown watermark, formerly Muscat, now listed under 'British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia' in Gibbons. A scarce stamp, nicely centred and cancelled, with BPA certificate from 1969.
SG £1,200 (Mi € 3500).
Only a few sheets were sent by accident with a printing of the intended Tudor Crown watermarked stamp. Most were used in Dubai, but they are also known from Muscat, Bahrain,...

1910: $ 25 black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perf. 14, bottom right corner marginal block of four, unused, of fresh colour, nicely centred, fine appearance, large part og., a scarce multiple Gi = £ 2'600+.