Sale #163 - Day 2

2d grey-lilac pair [12-37], close to enormous margins nearly all round, each cancelled with NSW '52' at Moulamein, the right-hand stamp with some reduced ink marks; some creasing and with repaired split in inter-unit margin. The equal record multiple with three pairs recorded, two of which are in private hands. RPSV Cert. 2005, SG.3a.

3d blue [15], three good to large margins, touched at right, neatly cancelled by manuscript arrow of Four Posts Inn; fine, SG.4a.

2d dull grey [12], a deep shade, good to large margins and cancelled by Butterfly '37' of Melbourne; tiny thin o/w fine, SG.6a.

3d blue [4] right of crown, clear to very large margins nearly all round, in combination with 2d 8th printing, pale dull brown, margins generally all round, each cancelled by barred oval '46' of Seymour (RR) in blue and tied to small piece. A previously unrecorded retouch. SG.7a, 17b. Provenance: Diffen.

3d blue [6] i, upper right corner, clear to very large margins, indistinct barred oval cancellation; two pinholes towards foot though of fine appearance. Perry Cert. (2006), SG.7a.

3d blue [9] iv, upper right corner, a deep shade with large to enormous margins and lightly cancelled with indistinct barred oval; heavy horizontal crease not significantly affecting the fine appearance of this, the most prominent of all these retouches, SG.7a.

1d dull orange-vermilion [17], a pale shade with margins in places, cancelled by Butterfly '35' at Melbourne; thin and a couple of other small faults though of good appearance, SG.8.

1d dull orange-vermilion [29] substituted for (6), clear to large margins all round and neatly cancelled by Butterfly '39' of Benalla; fine, SG.8.

1d dull red [26] with pronounced cut transfer at base, good margin at right, clear or touched on the other two sides, cancelled by Butterfly '1' in blue; an attractive example which is illustrated on Plate 4 of the Purves handbook, SG.8a.

1d brownish red [6], clear to very large margins showing trace of adjoining stamp at left, cancelled by barred oval '1,' small part Melbourne oval d/stamp and small portion of manuscript postmark at lower left corner; shallow thin at top otherwise fine, SG.9a.

3d pale greenish blue [2], margins in places and large at right, cancelled by barred oval '1,' defects including thins though of good appearance and the deepest example of this shade that the owner has seen, SG.11b.

2d drab [11], clear to good margins and with central Butterfly '1' cancellation; vertical crease at left though a presentable example which is seldom found with clear margins, SG.13.