Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 3

Surcharged by Government printer 1885 (May): Trial Surcharge "1d." in green and further surcharged in yellow on 3 d. cinnamon, wmk. Crown CC sideways, perf. 14, an unused block of four with "Thick 1", fresh and very fine appearance with part og. and lower pair large part og. One or two minor age spots and wrinkles not affecting the appearance. Just one pane of sixty believed printed thus and extremely rare - Ceremuga states "Great rarity as a...

Typographed by De La Rue 1885/93: The unused set of six values to 1 s. unused, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, with ½ d., 2 d., 4 d. and 1 s. all handstamped "SPECIMEN" in black, 2½ d. blue and 5 d. bistre with "SPECIMEN" overprint (Samuel type 12x) in black. A fine and scarce set, together with further 4 d. and 5 d. values, cto with concentric rings in black, all hinged to Vestey album page Gi = £ 600+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Lord Vestey, Spink...

Recess by De La Rue from Perkins Bacon plates 1888 (March-April): 4 d. red-brown, wmk. Crown CA sideways, perf. 14, an unused block of six (2 x 3), of fine fresh colour, unmounted og. Scarce stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 540+.

Recess by De La Rue from Perkins Bacon plates 1895 (Nov 21): "Half-penny" in green and in red on 3 d. red-brown, wmk. Crown CA sideways, perf. 14, an unused block of four, fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. A fine and attractive multiple Gi = £ 340+.

Typographed by Victoria Govt. Printer and Commonwealth Works 1902/11: Swan issue, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12 or 12½, an unused selection with 1 d. singles (2, both shades) and a block of four with wmk. upright variety, 2 d. yellow, 4 d. chestnut, 8 d. apple, 9 d. yellow-orange (2, one ex Vestey with wmk. upright variety), 10 d. red, 2 s. bright red on yellow in a block of four and a single example with "Wmk. Sideways" variety, 2 s. orange on...

Typographed by Victoria Govt. Printer and Commonwealth Works 1902/11: 10 s. bright purple, wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 12½ x 12, an unused block of four of the 1910 printing, top right and lower left stamps sub-type 2 (coloured dot in leg of "R" in AUSTRALIA), centred to right, of wonderful fresh colour, large part og. with upper paiur unmounted og. A magnificent and extremely rare stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 3'800+.rnrnProvenance:...

Typographed by Victoria Govt. Printer and Commonwealth Works 1902/11: 9 d. yellow-orange and the rare (1903) first printing 9 d. orange, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 11, unused examples, each of fine fresh colour, large part og. The early printing, somewhat centred to left, is of considerable scarcity, this with cert. Ceremuga (2010) Gi = £ 400++.

Typographed at Commonwealth Stamp Printing Works 1905/12: 4 d. pale chestnut, wmk. Crown over double-lined A, perf. 12 or 12½, an unused block of six (3 x 2), marginal from base of sheet, well centred and of fine colour, large part og. with five stamps unmounted og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 300+.

Typographed at Commonwealth Stamp Printing Works 1905/12: 4 d. chestnut, wmk. Crown over double-lined A sideways, line perf. 11, an unused example centred to lower right, of rich colour, large part og. An extraordinarily rare stamp unused, Ceremuga states "Great rarity in mint condition, this being the only * example known to me, (one example is known with gum)". Cert. Ceremuga (2014) Gi = £ 1'500.

Typographed at Commonwealth Stamp Printing Works 1905/12: 1 d. rose-pink, wmk. Crown over double-lined A upright, compound perf. 11 x 12½ x 11 x 12½, an unused block of four of fine centering and colour, some reinforcing on large part og. An extremely rare and choice multiple. Cert. Ceremuga (2015) Gi = £ 4'800+.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Gartner, RL, Geneva, 26 April 1979, lot 487; Collection Lord Vestey, Spink, London, 19 May 2015, lot...

Typographed at Commonwealth Stamp Printing Works 1905/12: 2 d. yellow, wmk. Crown over double-lined A sideways, an unused block of four, variety compound perf. 12½ x 12 with extra line of horizontal perforations across the block perforation 11, fresh and fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Rare, Ceremuga states "this being the only block known to me". Cert. Ceremuga (2017).

Surcharged in Melbourne 1912 (Nov 6): "One Penny" on 2 d. yellow, wmk. Crown over double-lined A sideways, perf. 12½ x 12, the unused group with multiples incl. blocks of four (4) and a corner marginal block of eight from upper right corner of the sheet, one block of four with "Watermark Upright" variety, another with "Watermark Upright Inverted", two blocks with minor aging otherwise fresh and fine, large part og. (9 items).rnrnProvenance:...