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Medium box of early-1900s low denominations on- and off-paper,
partly ...di più Medium box of early-1900s low denominations on- and off-paper, partly sorted for Melbourne datestamps but probably unchecked for varieties.
(many 1000s)
1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 2d grey-lilac Thomas Ham Printings ...di più
1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 2d grey-lilac Thomas Ham Printings Original
State of the Dies SG 3a [10] from the base of the sheet, margins
good to huge except at the top where a little cut-into & with
coincident small thin spot, superb Butterfly '15' cancel of Geelong
in blue, Cat £850. Stunning appearance. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack,
Les Molnar - sold at our auction of 29.6.2012 for $990 (Sale 174
Lot 35) and 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr244
1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 3d bright blue Thomas Ham Printings
Original ...di più 1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 3d bright blue Thomas Ham Printings Original State of the Dies SG 4 horizontal pair [2-3], good even margins, corner crease at upper-left otherwise superb, Butterfly '1' cancels of Melbourne, Cat £1400+ for singles. A scarce multiple, especially of this quality. Ex 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr465. Gary Diffen's three very fine singles sold in 2007 for an average of £570
1850-59 QV Half-Lengths 3d bright blue Original State of the ...di più
1850-59 QV Half-Lengths 3d bright blue Original State of the Dies
(Central Band of Orb Does Not Protrude at Left) with Retouch below
'V' SG 4ac, margins good to large, small faults including surface
abrasion at centre-right, light but indistinct Butterfly cancel in
blue well clear of the retouch, Cat £1200. Rodney Perry Certificate
(2009) states "A rare retouch which occurs 1:120". Sold at our
auction of 5.9.2009 for $690 (Sale 150 Lot 360)
1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 2d grey Thomas Ham Printings Third State ...di più
1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 2d grey Thomas Ham Printings Third State of
the Dies SG 10, margins close to large, superb Butterfly '23'
cancel (rated R) of Burn Bank, Cat £250. Superb
1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 1d rose JS Campbell & Co Printings on
"better ...di più 1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 1d rose JS Campbell & Co Printings on "better quality paper" SG 23a, margins good to large, neat Barred Oval '1' cancel of Melbourne, Cat £1500. An extremely rare stamp showing the distinctive brownish rose shade of this printing. Ex Max Watson - sold at our auction of 3.4.2017 for $1340 (Sale 220 Lot 29) - and 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr915. RPSV Certificate (2017).
Geoff Kellow at page 51 states "...The rose shade is often misidentified...There are probably only about two dozen copies of this shade recorded", which we believe is over-stated. In fact, most examples offered for sale are not the right colour. For many years, this particular stamp was the comparator against which all examples submitted to the RPSV for expertising were assessed. Gary Diffen's superb example sold in 2007 for £1800
1863-73 QV Laureates Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks ...di più
1863-73 QV Laureates Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks Emergency
Printings with Non-Conforming Numeral Watermarks 10d grey on Wmk
'8' Paper SG 119, an unusually tall & well-centred example, unused,
Cat £1100. Superb. Ex Jack Shartsis. RPSL Certificate (1991)
1863-81 QV Laureates Emergency Printings on Tasmanian ...di più
1863-81 QV Laureates Emergency Printings on Tasmanian Paper
Double-Lined Numerals Watermark 4d deep rose as SG 114 but
Irregular Compound Perf 12x12½x12x12, a huge stamp with Castlemaine
'3' duplex. Unlisted by Gibbons and not recorded by Geoff Kellow,
who states at page 164 that this issue exists "perf 12 only". The
only likely explanation is that this item is derived from a
partly-perforated sheet completed with the Ferres machine, borrowed
from the Government Printing Office in late-Sep/early-Oct 1864.
RPSV Certificate (2024)
1876 Surcharge '8d 8d/EIGHTPENCE' on QV Bell 9d with 'F.IGHTPENCE'
SG ...di più 1876 Surcharge '8d 8d/EIGHTPENCE' on QV Bell 9d with 'F.IGHTPENCE' SG 191a, light Castlemaine duplex cancel clear of the variety, Cat £650. As fine an example as we have seen. Sold at our auction of 26.6.2017 for $2440 (Sale 221 Lot 858), reflecting a Battle Royal between two connoisseurs. Superior appearance to the example - with the variety partly obscured by the cancel - that sold at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $539 (Sale 245 Lot 635). Geoff Kellow at page 197 states "Probably only about a dozen copies are known"
1880-84 QV Naish Designs without 'STAMP DUTY' 2d sepia-brown Perf
12 ...di più 1880-84 QV Naish Designs without 'STAMP DUTY' 2d sepia-brown Perf 12 SG 204a horizontal pair, Barred Numeral '212' of Myrniong, Cat £600+ for singles. RPSV Certificate (1997)
1884-1900 Ultra High Values Validated for Postage Typographed ...di più
1884-1900 Ultra High Values Validated for Postage Typographed £100
pink-red SG 291, five ironed-out vertical creases at left still of
very fine facial appearance, Cat £1200
1885-95 QV Naish Designs with 'STAMP DUTY' 4d mauve Error of ...di più
1885-95 QV Naish Designs with 'STAMP DUTY' 4d mauve Error of Colour
SG 300b, untidy Melbourne duplex, Cat £1700. RPSL Certificate
(1948) with added note "...the genuine 4d mauve...of which 6000
were printed JRW Purves". Ex 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr488
1885-95 QV Naish Designs with 'STAMP DUTY' V/Crown Wmk (Wmk '33')
4d ...di più 1885-95 QV Naish Designs with 'STAMP DUTY' V/Crown Wmk (Wmk '33') 4d lilac Error of Colour SG 300b, an unusually large well-centred & attractive example of this popular error, Cat £1700. Superb. Ex Wolfgang Kielmann. RPSV Certificate (2007)
1886-96 QV Fergusson & Mitchell £5 pale blue & maroon SG ...di più
1886-96 QV Fergusson & Mitchell £5 pale blue & maroon SG 324,
excellent colours & well-centred, a couple of short perfs at left,
large-part gum, Cat £16,000. An extremely rare stamp unused. Chris
Ceremuga Certificate (2004) states "only several mint examples are
recorded...original gum". Absent from the 'Besancon' collection.
However, the £6 to £9 offered individually in 'Besancon' (I) sold
for SFr18,150 each against catalogue values of £17,000 to £20,000
1901 QV Amended Designs without 'POSTAGE' V/Crown Watermark QV ...di più
1901 QV Amended Designs without 'POSTAGE' V/Crown Watermark QV 6d
emerald SG 380 block of 12 (6x2) from the upper-left corner of the
sheet, two upper units [Pos R1/4-5] with Cracked Electro from
Queen's Hair through Right Value Tablet extending into the next
unit from Left Value Tablet through Queen's Face to Right Frame
ACSC V5d(var), the upper margin slightly trimmed, the lower-right
two units with a small perf reinforcement otherwise unmounted, Cat
$255+ for one variety unit (see below) and eleven mounted singles
(£168+ for mounted normal singles). A technically significant
piece. RPSL Certificate (2024) states "horizontal scratch", which
is incorrect: the flaw is not straight, curving to follow elements
of the design, and is clearly a 'crack'. Not recorded by Geoff
Kellow. The ACSC-listed variety "Horizontal Scratch above
Right-Hand '6' into Hair" has not been plated and is based on
seeing an example of the left-hand unit only. Both units together
in this block provides clear evidence of a Cracked Electro, and
plates the varieties
1901-10 'POSTAGE' V/Crown QV ½d to KEVII £2 simplified between ...di più
1901-10 'POSTAGE' V/Crown QV ½d to KEVII £2 simplified between SG
384 & 400, mostly well-centred, a few minor bends but most are very
fine to superb CTO with full gum, Cat £500+ ($900+) for used/CTO
without gum. The finest such set we have seen.
(15)
1901-10 'POSTAGE' V/Crown KEVII £2 die proof in rose-carmine ...di più
1901-10 'POSTAGE' V/Crown KEVII £2 die proof in rose-carmine on
ungummed unwatermarked paper (76x62mm) ACSC V135(DP)2B, creased at
upper-left well clear of the impression, light soiling, Cat $6000
(down from $15,000 in the 2004 edition). Ex Samuel Reading, JRW
Purves and Rodney Perry. The ACSC records two examples of this
proof and only five others (two in blue)
1905-12 Designs with 'POSTAGE' Crown/Double-Lined A Watermark Perf
11 ...di più 1905-12 Designs with 'POSTAGE' Crown/Double-Lined A Watermark Perf 11 QV 4d olive-bistre SG 438a with the Watermark Inverted (ACSC V91a) block of 20 (4x5) from the lower-left corner of the sheet, the lower-left unit with 'OU' of 'FOUR' Joined #V91g, generally well-centred, a few minor gum bends, unmounted, Cat $345 for mounted singles (£300+ for mounted normal singles)
1912 QV Emergency Usage of V/Crown Paper Perf 12x12½ 9d
rose-carmine ...di più 1912 QV Emergency Usage of V/Crown Paper Perf 12x12½ 9d rose-carmine SG 460 with the Watermark Inverted 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 in a block of 12 (4x3) from the lower-right of the sheet ACSC V114aza, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $1200+ for a mounted monogram strip plus nine unmounted singles. Superb. A rare multiple
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1901-10 'POSTAGE' V/Crown KEVII £2 blue as SG ...di più
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1901-10 'POSTAGE' V/Crown KEVII £2 blue as SG 400
but punctured 'OS' ACSC V135b, no gum, Cat $1250 for mint (£750 for
normal mint stamp). Very scarce unused
RAILWAY STAMPS: Dealer's remainders with First Issue ½d 1d & 2d ...di più
RAILWAY STAMPS: Dealer's remainders with First Issue ½d 1d & 2d all
mint, Large Format QV 1d black/green unused & used, various later
issues including used Perf 12x12x12xRouletted 7d, '10d' in Red on
10d green and 3/- grey with the Watermark Sideways, etc, plus a
variety of tram tickets, etc, including 1960-65 Pensioner's Fare
Concession Certificates complete (all but one in remarkably fine
condition)
(150+)
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Lotto 1919
partly ...di più Medium box of early-1900s low denominations on- and off-paper, partly sorted for Melbourne datestamps but probably unchecked for varieties.
(many 1000s)
190.00 AUD
(app. 107 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 107 EUR)
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Lotto 1920
460.00 AUD
(app. 258 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 258 EUR)
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Lotto 1921
Original ...di più 1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 3d bright blue Thomas Ham Printings Original State of the Dies SG 4 horizontal pair [2-3], good even margins, corner crease at upper-left otherwise superb, Butterfly '1' cancels of Melbourne, Cat £1400+ for singles. A scarce multiple, especially of this quality. Ex 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr465. Gary Diffen's three very fine singles sold in 2007 for an average of £570
600.00 AUD
(app. 337 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 337 EUR)
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Lotto 1922
1 altra immagine
460.00 AUD
(app. 258 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 258 EUR)
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Lotto 1923
230.00 AUD
(app. 129 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 129 EUR)
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Lotto 1924
1 altra immagine
"better ...di più 1850-57 QV Half-Lengths 1d rose JS Campbell & Co Printings on "better quality paper" SG 23a, margins good to large, neat Barred Oval '1' cancel of Melbourne, Cat £1500. An extremely rare stamp showing the distinctive brownish rose shade of this printing. Ex Max Watson - sold at our auction of 3.4.2017 for $1340 (Sale 220 Lot 29) - and 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr915. RPSV Certificate (2017).
Geoff Kellow at page 51 states "...The rose shade is often misidentified...There are probably only about two dozen copies of this shade recorded", which we believe is over-stated. In fact, most examples offered for sale are not the right colour. For many years, this particular stamp was the comparator against which all examples submitted to the RPSV for expertising were assessed. Gary Diffen's superb example sold in 2007 for £1800
1150.00 AUD
(app. 645 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 645 EUR)
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Lotto 1925
1 altra immagine
575.00 AUD
(app. 323 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 323 EUR)
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Lotto 1926
190.00 AUD
(app. 107 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 107 EUR)
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Lotto 1927
SG ...di più 1876 Surcharge '8d 8d/EIGHTPENCE' on QV Bell 9d with 'F.IGHTPENCE' SG 191a, light Castlemaine duplex cancel clear of the variety, Cat £650. As fine an example as we have seen. Sold at our auction of 26.6.2017 for $2440 (Sale 221 Lot 858), reflecting a Battle Royal between two connoisseurs. Superior appearance to the example - with the variety partly obscured by the cancel - that sold at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $539 (Sale 245 Lot 635). Geoff Kellow at page 197 states "Probably only about a dozen copies are known"
575.00 AUD
(app. 323 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 323 EUR)
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Lotto 1928
1 altra immagine
12 ...di più 1880-84 QV Naish Designs without 'STAMP DUTY' 2d sepia-brown Perf 12 SG 204a horizontal pair, Barred Numeral '212' of Myrniong, Cat £600+ for singles. RPSV Certificate (1997)
190.00 AUD
(app. 107 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 107 EUR)
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Lotto 1929
190.00 AUD
(app. 107 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 107 EUR)
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Lotto 1930
1 altra immagine
460.00 AUD
(app. 258 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 258 EUR)
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Lotto 1931
1 altra immagine
4d ...di più 1885-95 QV Naish Designs with 'STAMP DUTY' V/Crown Wmk (Wmk '33') 4d lilac Error of Colour SG 300b, an unusually large well-centred & attractive example of this popular error, Cat £1700. Superb. Ex Wolfgang Kielmann. RPSV Certificate (2007)
600.00 AUD
(app. 337 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 337 EUR)
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Lotto 1932
1 altra immagine
7500.00 AUD
(app. 4208 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 4208 EUR)
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Lotto 1933
380.00 AUD
(app. 213 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 213 EUR)
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Lotto 1934
3 altre immagini
(15)
300.00 AUD
(app. 168 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 168 EUR)
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Lotto 1935
3000.00 AUD
(app. 1683 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 1683 EUR)
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Lotto 1936
11 ...di più 1905-12 Designs with 'POSTAGE' Crown/Double-Lined A Watermark Perf 11 QV 4d olive-bistre SG 438a with the Watermark Inverted (ACSC V91a) block of 20 (4x5) from the lower-left corner of the sheet, the lower-left unit with 'OU' of 'FOUR' Joined #V91g, generally well-centred, a few minor gum bends, unmounted, Cat $345 for mounted singles (£300+ for mounted normal singles)
150.00 AUD
(app. 84 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 84 EUR)
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Lotto 1937
rose-carmine ...di più 1912 QV Emergency Usage of V/Crown Paper Perf 12x12½ 9d rose-carmine SG 460 with the Watermark Inverted 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 in a block of 12 (4x3) from the lower-right of the sheet ACSC V114aza, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $1200+ for a mounted monogram strip plus nine unmounted singles. Superb. A rare multiple
575.00 AUD
(app. 323 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 323 EUR)
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Lotto 1938
190.00 AUD
(app. 107 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 107 EUR)
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Lotto 1939
4 altre immagini
(150+)
190.00 AUD
(app. 107 EUR)
04.12.2025 09:30 AEDT
(app. 107 EUR)
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