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

1852: Laureated 1 d. claret on thick vertically laid bluish paper, a used example with good even margins all round, cancelled by "55" numeral obliterator of Newcastle in black. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 500.

1855: Perkins Bacon Diadem 8 d. golden-yellow, wmk. '8', an unused example with good to large margins all round, overprinted "SPECIMEN" diagonally in black, unused without gum. Scarce in it's own right and also a fine space-filler for the incredibly rare 8 d. golden-yellow (Gi = £ 25'000, without the Specimen). Rare.

1856: Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the Diadem 2 d. value printed in deep blue, engraved on thin white unwatermarked ungummed paper, with clear to just shaved margins all round; with some excessive inking to the Queen's face and spotting in blue on the neck. Rare - there is a possibility this was piulled for the 1867 Paris or 1872 South Kensington exhibition - if so, only three examples were struck, one being housed in the British Library.

1862/1865: 1 d. dull red, plate II, perf. 14, printed at Somerset House London, interpanneau block of eighteen, unused, original gum, fresh printing, beautiful colour, exhibiting the characteristic Somerset House Wing margin to right, with inscription "POSTAGE ONE PENNY" below and above top strip and bottom block, has been folded between these, gum rubbed in the left margin, otherwise very fine, a remarkable example, believed to be unqiue...

1889: Kangaroo 1 s. maroon, wmk. Crown over NSW, variety "Imperforate", an unused vertical pair with ample margins all round, slight splash of printer's ink at lower left of the lower stamp, part og. Not to be confused with the 1899 imperf. pair (Gi 312a) in purple-brown; in the maroon shade there are but three pairs in existence and a marginal single. A very rare pair Gi = £ 2'250.

Official 1882/85: 8 d. yellow, wmk. Crown over NSW inverted and shifted showing marginal lines, perf. 10, a used example from the 1895 special printing to make up collector sets, overprinted "OS" (11 mm. spacing) in red, a fine example, cancelled by part NSW ovals obliterator at upper right. A rare stamp with just 50 examples possible. Cert. Ceremuga (2010).

1854 (Jan 31): Lady's cover from Brisbane, Queensland to Paramatta nearby Sydney, bearing New South Wales Laureated 2 d. deep ultramarine on bluish wove paper, plate II, a fine and fresh example with four large margins, cancelled by barred '95' numeral of Brisbane, paying the 2 pence overland rate to Sydney. Very fine despatch, SYDNEY transit, and PARAMATTA arrival  (Feb 15) datestamps on reverse, a rare usage of the Laureated 2 d. in the...

1860 (Nov): Chalon 2 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, clean cut perf. 14-16, an unused example, blunted perf. at base, without gum. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'600.

1860/61: Chalon Heads 3 d. brown, watermark Small Star, clean-cut perforated 14-16, a fine example with part original gum. Gi = £ 1'000.

1861 (July): Chalon Heads, watermark Small Star, clean-cut perforated 14 at Sommerset House, 1 d. carmine-rose a superb well centered unused example, and 2 d. blue, a very fine unused example unusually with full original gum, a very scarce pair in this condition. Gi = £ 1'450.

1861 (Sept): Chalon 6 d. deep green, wmk. Small Star, rough perf. 14-16, an unused example, small stain above Crown, unused without gum, nevertheless a very scarce stamp Gi = £ 650.

1868/78: Chalon 6 d. pale apple-green, wmk. Crown & Q, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Imperforate", close to large margins all round, of lovely colour, corner bend not affecting the fine appearance, unused without gum. A scarce and most attractive pair Gi = £ 700.

Provenance: Collection Alan Griffiths, Spink, London, 24 Oct 2012, lot 1094.