Auction #140 - Public Auction

1 var footnoted (1) 1853 1d pale blue Q Victoria of Van Diemen's Land, on medium soft yellowish paper with distinct impression, unwmkd, imperf, a choice four margin example with a light numeral "64" barred-oval cancel, signed Bloch, VF-S, with Friedl certificate

35b (112) 1867 1d dull vermilion Q Victoria, wmkd Double-lined 1, pin-perf 13½ to 14½ (showing pportion of adjacent stamp at top), quite scarce, lightly canceled, VF

AR12 (F15) 1863-80 5' sage-green St. George and the Dragon, wmkd Double-lined 1, perf 12, OG, LH, F-VF

8 (17) 1851 2d cinnamon Q Victoria "Half Length", Scott Type III, SG final ptg, fourth state with veils altered, imperf, four margins, an exceptional example of this great rarity, OG, HR, VF-S, with Friedl certificate

B2 (354) 1897 2½d (2'6d) red-brown Hospital Charity Fund Semi-Postal, wmkd V over Crown (sideways), perf 12½, canceled with "Crowlands" cds dated Oct 19, 1897 pre-dating the first day of issue by 3 days, rare thus, VF

6 (2) 1854 1d black Swan, wmkd Swan (sideways), rouletted 7½ to 14 and compound (showing on all four sides), significantly undercatalogued as it is 10-20 times more scarce than its imperf counterpart, ex-Pearson, with RPSL certificate for the pair that this is the left-hand example, F-VF

24D (46) 1861 1' deep green Swan, wmkd Swan (sideways), perf 14 to 16 very rough, rare, Kallow noted only 1560 printed, the overwhelming majority of which were used postally!, massively undercatalogued, rarely even offered, OG, HR, F-VF

13 (14) 1913 10' grey and pink Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Wide Crown and Wide A, perf 12, OG, VLH, F-VF

45-54 (35-44a) 1915-24 2d-£1 Kangaroos, wmkd Narrow Crown over A, perf 12, cplt (11), OG, LH, F-VF

58 (45) 1919 £2 black and rose Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Narrow Crown and Narrow A, perf 12, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, very rare, SUPERB

101 (112) 1929 10' grey and pink Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Small Crown and A Multiple, perf 12, very well centered, lightly canceled, VF