Sep 23, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 1Lot 497 G 1856-57 No Watermark 1d pale brick-red SG 19, an unusually large example with good even margins, BN '60' of Hobart,

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 1Sep 23, 2011Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

1908 Postal Cards for the Visit of the American "Great White Fleet"We are pleased to present the complete collection of Postal Stationery formed by Hugh Freeman of Sydney. The cards were so attractive that most were retained unused as souvenirs of the event. Commercially used examples are concequently very scarce to rare. The visit of the American Fleet to Sydney and Melbourne attracted enormous publicity and generated the largest crowds ever assembled to that time.

Lot 1

P Proof derived from the NSW design but with the heading re-set with 'NEW SOUTH WALES' removed and the admonition amended to remove the perverse advice that the reverse could be used for the message, and 'STAMP'-within-box printed at upper-right. Superb! A highly significant item and stated to be the only recorded example. [The decision to issue cards for each of the "smaller" States was made at the eleventh hour. A single printing was made and the 1d stamp for the relevant State was printed over the 'STAMP' box. The NSW cards had obviously been printed before this or the erroneous admonition would surely have been corrected on those also. With copy of an official letter of 7/7/1908 that states "Herewith proof of Fleet Post Card, Sydney edition. The back of this proof is left blank..." The letter may relate to this item]

1 A+

5,000

Lot 19

PS TASMANIA: 1d carmine-pink HG 13, a couple of very minor blemishes, unused. [Only 2000 were printed, all of which were sold]

19 A-500

Lot 20

PS TASMANIA: 1d carmine-pink HG 13 local usage with Hobart cds of 2SE08, a couple of very minor blemishes.

20 A-600

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Lot 21

PS TASMANIA: 1d carmine-pink HG 13 to Natal at the 1d Empire postcard rate with Hobart cds of 28AU08 & 'DURBAN/NATAL' arrival cds.

21 A750

Lot 22

PS TASMANIA: 1d carmine-pink HG 13 to Wisconsin at the 1½d foreign postcard rate with Pictorials ½d affixed & tied by Hobart cds of 31AU08, superb 'GENERAL DELIVERY/MILWAUKEE WIS' arrival cds in rosine. Superb & a stunning exhibit item! Ex Malcolm Groom.

22 A+

1,000

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History

Lot 430

C 1838 cross-written entire headed "Adelaide SA/October 31 1840" and signed "Robt Leake" to his brother Edward Leake at "Lewisham/near Campbelltown/Van Diemens Land" with a largely very fine strike of the undated double-circle 'POST OFFICE/[lion & crown]/ADELAIDE' h/s, very fine boxed 'SHIPLETTER/3DE3/1838' d/s of Hobart where rated "11" (4d inwards shipletter + 7d for delivery between 75 & 90 miles), light vertical fold. Ex Michael Blake. A very fine and very early postmarked letter from the Colony, which was founded only two years earlier. [Robert Rowland Leake was one of two sons of John Leake who settled in South Australia. John Leake was a prominent settler in Van Diemen's Land where he established the Italianate villa "Rosedale". Robert writes to his brother Edward - transcript included - "I have moved my flock to Coromandle village it is eight miles from Holdfast...you will want a weeks provisions...on first landing...walloughby (= wallaby) rugs...are excellent things in leaky huts...we have 22,000 sheep 2000 head of cattrle and 200 horses in the Colony..." He gives numerous instructions on what to bring, what is procurable in South Australia, and prices relative to in VDL]

Postal operations began on 10/4/1837. Very few pre-1840 letters survive in private hands. The sole postage rate was 1d regardless of destination or distance carried & this was paid to the ship's captain. Harry Lower's entire to London with a very fine strike sold for $5060 at our auction of 12/5/2007. An April 1838 entire from the Leake Correspondence - with a lesser strike of the handstamp - sold for $7187 at our auction of 27/7/2009.

430 A-

5,000

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Lot 445

C 1908 Shierlaw cover with 1d pair tied by Port Adelaide cds but endorsed "Officially Reg/Contains Coins", extraordinary combination of handstamps used to concoct a '1/2' tax marking, Postage Dues with Filled Base 2d & 4d strip of 3 affixed & initialled. Stunning & superb! Ex John Forrest. [In this period, we have seen very few officially registered items other than to Tattersalls in Hobart. The cover must have weighed between 1oz & 1½oz. The postage was therefore underpaid by 4d. The postage due was 4d x2 + 3d registration fee x2 = 1/2d]

445 A+

500

TASMANIA

Ex Lot 490

*O Extensive collection in Hagner album with Courier 4d (cut-square but problems), Star Wmk 2d x2 & 4d x2, No Wmk 2d (3 margins), Numeral Wmk & Perf Chalons good range of shades, Sidefaces to 5/- mint & used (dubious postmark), Tablets to 10/- mint & to 5/- used, 1899-1900 Pictorials mint, later Pictorials mint to 6d x3, 1906-07 10/- mint, Postal Fiscals 1d with 'REVENUE' Overprint Double etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine with many having large-part o.g. (100s)

490

1,500

Ex Lot 491

O 1853 Courier 1d pale blue SG 1 margins good to large with complete outer framelines, tiny thin spot; Plate I 4d bright orange SG 5 margins just touched - at lower-right - to large, and Intermediate to Late Impressions x3 (two with full margins, the other touched at one point); and Plate II 4d dull orange; a couple of tiny defects otherwise very fine, Cat £3650. (6)

491 A/A-

1,500

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Lot 492

G 1853 Courier Medium Soft Yellowish Paper 1d pale blue SG 1, good to large even margins with complete outer framelines on all sides, Barred Numeral '60' of Hobart, Cat £1200. BPA Certificate (1953) states "genuine, and not repaired".

492 A

800

Lot 493

G 1853 Courier Thin Hard White Paper 1d blue as SG 4 but an intermediate state with the lines still quite distinct, horizontal pair, margins good to large and clear of the outer framelines on all sides, a couple of very minor imperfections, First Allocation Barred Numeral '64' of Hobart, Cat £1900+. RPSofL Certificate (1991) as SG 3 "pale blue". A handsome multiple.

493 A-

2,500

Lot 494

G 1853 Courier Plate II (Coarse Engraving) 4d orange SG 10 horizontal strip of 5 [R4/1-5], margins just clear to large, BN '31' of Green Ponds (rated RR), Bruhn guarantee handstamp on the reverse of each unit, Cat £2000++. Remarkably fine for a multiple of this size. BPA Certificate (2003).

494 A

3,000

Lot 495

P 1855 Large Star 1d imperforate plate proof vertical pair in deep red-brown on ungummed unwatermarked paper, three close to good margins & a little cut-into at left, ironed-out creases. A rare multiple. [Ross Jones' very fine single sold for $2070 at our auction of 20/11/2004]

495 (B)

1,500

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Lot 496

F 1855 Large Star 4d blue SG 18 block of 6 (3x2), margins in places, the upper units affected by ironed-out creases, light BN cancels, Cat £720++. [John Bell's census of largest recorded multiples noted one block of 9 - a second was sold for $4370 at our auction of 30/4/2011 - and two blocks of 6]

496 A/C

500T

Lot 497

G 1856-57 No Watermark 1d pale brick-red SG 19, an unusually large example with good even margins, BN '60' of Hobart, Cat £600.

497 A500

Lot 498

F 1856-57 No Watermark Pelure Paper 1d deep red-brown SG 24, margins just shaved - at upper-right - to large, neatly cancelled well clear of the Queen's face, Cat £750. [More attractive than William Frazer's example that sold for £368 in Sep 2003]

498 A-

600

Lot 499

G 1863-71 Provisional Separations Perf 12 by Walch & Sons Under Contract to the Post Office 6d grey-violet vertical pair Imperforate Between SG 75a, the lower unit with an ironed-out crease, fiscally used in 1868. Unpriced by Gibbons. Ceremuga Certificate (2006) states "extremely rare" and, pencilled on the reverse "probably only 2 exist". [Acquired for $1840 at our auction of 12/5/2007]

499 A/A-

2,000

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Lot 500

G 1863-71 Provisional Separations ImperfxOblique Roulette 11½ at Oatlands 4d blue SG 91, imperforate at the top & base, superb Second Allocation Barred Numeral '64' of Oatlands, undercatalogued at £750. Ceremuga Certificate (2007) states "extremely rare". [Superior to the example that sold for $1092 at our auction of 30/4/2011]

500 A

1,000

Lot 501

G 1863-71 Provisional Separations Pin-Perf 5½-9½ at Longford 6d grey-violet SG 107 with the perforating clear of the design except at the base, rich shade, light bars cancel of Hobart, grossly undercatalogued at £400. RPSofV Certificate (2010) states "...perf about 9½ approximating the requirements of SG 107...genuine". [A similar example sold for $1092 at our auction of 30/4/2011]

501 A

800

Lot 502

F 1863-71 Provisional Separations Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 2d yellow-green SG 119, a little cut-into at upper-right, neat bars cancel of Hobart, Cat £600. Ceremuga Certificate (2011) states "extremely rare".

502 C

750

Lot 503

* 1870-71 Sidefaces Perf 12 by Walch & Sons 4d blue SG 130, intense shade, large-part o.g., Cat £800. An unusually fine example. [Robert Jenkins' similarly centred unused example sold for $719 at our auction of 10/3/2007]

503 A

800

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Lot 504

* 1871-78 Sidefaces Wmk 'TAS' Perf 11½ 4d pale yellow SG 147, a few characteristically irregular perfs, large-part o.g., grossly undercatalogued at £90. Very scarce.

504 A C2300

Lot 505

G 1871-78 Sidefaces Wmk 'TAS' Perf 11½ 9d blue with dramatic Double Print SG 148b, characteristic rough perfs, minor wrinkle, light 'TASMANIA' cancel, Cat £3000. A very rare stamp. Ceremuga Certificate (2007) states "Extremely rare with only several recorded, all being used examples originating from the same sheet". [This is not a "kiss" print, caused by the printing platen "jumping". The original impression was considered undesirably light so the sheet was deliberately passed through the press a second time, the later impression being displaced 1mm to the lower-left. Unrecorded by Basset Hull but Tinsley at page 60 notes "The Ninepence is reported as a true double print with one weak impression and one normal"]

505 A-

6,500

Lot 506

G 1871-78 Sidefaces Wmk 'TAS' Perf 12 5/- purple SG 155, BN '359' (rated RRR) of Mount Read (1), Cat £400. A very scarce stamp, with a rare postmark. Mount Read (1) PO 1/10/1896; closed 4/12/1906. RPSofV Certificate (2010) identifies the stamp as "5/- mauve SG 155": wrong colour, correct SG number. [This is a very late usage of the 5/-, which was replaced by the 5/- Tablet, issued on 3/2/1897]

506 A C1

500

Lot 507

* 1880-91 Sidefaces New Plates Perf 12 1d pink Imperforate Pair SG 164a, margins good to large, large-part o.g., Cat £300.

507 A400

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Lot 508

* 1891 Surcharge 'd/2½' on 9d pale blue with Double Surcharge One Inverted SG 168a, remarkably well centred, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g., Cat £475. [A similar example sold for $661 at our auction of 13/6/2009]

508 A A2

500

Lot 509

*/** 1891 Sidefaces on Wmk 15 Paper Perf 12 ½d orange Imperforate Block of 4 SG 172a, margins just shaved - at lower-right to good, large-part o.g. with the lower pair being unmounted, Cat £400++. [The largest recorded multiple is a block of 6. Five blocks of 4 are recorded. Colonel Harrie Evans' corner block of 4 sold for $805 at our auction of 4/5/2002]

509 A

1,000T

Lot 510

** 1891 Sidefaces on Wmk 15 Paper ½d orange Imperforate marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet on gummed unwatermarked pelure paper, misplaced 'SPECIMEN' Overprints diagonally at the top of the upper units & at the base of the lower units, full unmounted o.g. Unrecorded by Gene Tinsley.

510 A

250T

Lot 511

P 1892-99 Tablets 10d die proof of the value tablet only in black on glazed card (92x61mm) incorrectly endorsed "Jamaica" & amended to "Tasmania", '26SEP98' h/s in blue at upper-left. Superb!

511 A+800

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Lot 512

* 1905-09 Typo Pictorials 1d rose-red Perf 11 with the Watermark Sideways and Imperforate at the Base BW #T15b, very lightly mounted, Cat $500.

512 A400

Lot 513

*/** 1906-07 Crown/A Sideface 9d blue Perf 11x12½ lower-left corner block of 4 with Plate Number '7' BW #T70za also with the Watermark Inverted, large-part o.g. with the lower units being unmounted, Cat $1000 (mounted). [The ACSC contains a typographical error: the Plate Number is incorrectly noted as '1']

513 A B1

750

TASMANIA - Postal Stationery

Lot 514

PS ENVELOPES: 1898 Scenic Issue 2½d Tablet HG B3 ("GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HOBART"), to the United States unusually with 'LAUNCESTON/JA3/98/P-R - TASMANIA' poste restante duplex, San Francisco transit & 'BUFFALO/NY - RECEIVED/ 1 ' arrival backstamp, very minor opening tear on the reverse. A rare and possibly commercial usage paying the correct international letter rate, on the First Day of Issue.

514 A-

3,000T

Lot 515

PS ENVELOPES: 1898 Scenic Issue 2½d Tablet HG B3 ("THE SOUTH ESK RIVER AT LAUNCESTON"; bridge), local usage with 'LAUNCESTON/JA4/98 - TASMANIA' duplex being the second day of issue. [These beautiful items were printed by Waterlow & Sons. Only 306 complete sets of the 12 views are possible, and no more than 312 of any view were issued. Most were retained as souvenirs. Consequently, used examples are rare]

515 A

1,500T

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Lot 516

PS LETTERSHEET - PTPO: 1894 1d rose illustrated advertising circular for R Miller & Co Soap & Candle Manufacturers, Hobart duplex & New Norfolk arrival b/s. Superb! [The first example we have offered for many years]

516 A+

600T

TASMANIA - Revenue Stamps - Newspaper DutyWe are pleased to present the award-winning exhibit formed by Michael Blake from Adelaide.

Lot 517

L 1828 (Nov 22) complete "Hobart Town Gazette" with largely very fine strike of the 'NEWS PAPER DUTY/VAN DIEMENS LAND/[crown]/TWO PENCE' handstamp in bright red, the paper endorsed "Lieut Fortescue", some aging & internal strengthening with archival tape, Elsmore Online Cat $200. [A tax on newspapers of 2d per sheet was introduced by Lieutenant-Governor Colonel George Arthur on 15/10/1827. It remained in force for only two years]

517 B

200

Revenue Stamps - Postage Stamps used for Revenue PurposesAfter the newspaper tax was revoked in 1829, there was no taxation of documents until the Stamp Act came into effect on 1/10/1863. Under the Act, postage stamps could be used for fiscal purposes.

Ex Lot 518

OC 1857-67 Imperforate Issues 6d slate-violet horizontal strip of 3 with full margins, 1/- vermilion strip of 4 with virtually full margins, 1d x2 from different printings on receipts, 6d with virtually full margins on a bill of exchange, 1/- strip of 4 & block of 4 - both with clipped corners & margins in places - on bills of exchange. (7 items)

518 A/B

300

Ex Lot 519

OC 1863-89 Perforated Issues with range of Chalons including 1d Rouletted pair, 1d on receipt & 1/- block of 10, and Sidefaces including 2d block of 12, 3d Chisel Scratch in pair (gorgeous deep shade) & 5/- x4. (56 + receipt)

519 A/B

300

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Lot 520

C 1863-89 Perforated Issues Chalons 1d & 4d on 1870 blue/cream Back Creek Gold Mining Co £5 'SCRIP CERTIFICATE'. Gorgeous!

520 A250

Revenue Stamps - 1863-1900 St George & the Dragon

Ex Lot 521

OR Imperf 3d, 2/6d x3, 5/- brown x2 & 10/- salmon + reprints 2/6d 5/- brown & 10/- orange, various perfs 3d x5, 2/6d x8 including two pairs, 5/- brown, 5/- sage-green x6 including a pair, 10/- orange x2 & 10/- salmon x4 including a pair, and Wmk 'TAS' 2/6d x4 including a pair. (40)

521

300

Ex Lot 522

L Complete documents 1) 1883 lease for less than £50pa with 5/- pale sage-green; 2) 1894 assignment of mortgage worth between £250 & £500 with 5/- sage-green x2; and 3) 1900 lease for less than £50pa with 5/- pale sage-green optd 'REVENUE'. Very fine trio. [The last is for the lease of a stream & water-race for the classic rental of one peppercorn per annum] {Website} (3)

522 A/A-

300

Lot 523

P 1863-65 imperforate plate proofs in black 10/- marginal single from the right of the sheet in black on ungummed horizontal-laid paper, margins just clear to massive, creased in the margin & a little aged. The first proof on laid paper that we have seen.

523 B

150

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Ex Lot 524

W 1863-80 Imperf 2/6d carmine (cut-into at top & base), 5/- brown (cut-into at right, with a chunk of the adjoining unit at left) & 10/- sage-green (margins just touching to large, very fine) plus New Colours 10/- salmon (margins just shaved - at the base - to large) SG F2 4 5 & 7, unused, Cat £2475 (Elsmore Online Cat $1560). Very scarce. (4)

524

1,000

Lot 525

* 1863-80 Imperf 10/- salmon SG F7, margins close to large, large-part o.g., Cat £600. Rare.525 A 600T

Ex Lot 526

W 1863-80 Perf 12 3d block of 4 (from the right of the sheet with marginal watermark lines at right), 2/6d & New Colours 10/- salmon SG F12 13 & 17, unused, Cat £950 (Elsmore Online grossly undercatalogued at $160). Very scarce. (6)

526 A/A--

1,000

Lot 527

W 1863-80 Perf 12½ 3d yellow-green SG F18, unused, Cat £350 527 A- 250

Lot 528

G 1863-80 Wmk Double-Lined '1' Perf 12 2/6d carmine SG F13, superb BN '56' of Macquarie Plains, a little aged, undercatalogued at £110.

528 B C1200

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Ex Lot 529

*O 1900 'REVENUE' Overprints 2/6d x3 (one with larger 'REVENUE' Overprint), 5/- pale sage-green x3, 10/- salmon x2 (one very fine mint with large-part o.g.) and '5d.' on 10/- very fine mint with large-part o.g., Elsmore Online $355. [NB: the mint 10/- is SG F33, Cat £550] {The illustration is above Lot 528} (9)

529

500

Ex Lot 530

R REPRINTS: 1891 2/6d in carmine, 5/- in olive-brown & 10/- in yellow-orange complete imperforate panes of 60 (6x10) on thick ungummed unwatermarked paper, all three items show the chaotic nature of the plate-making with numerous units abutting and even overlapping neighbouring units, the 2/6d additionally with the upper portion of additional units printed in the lower margin, very fine & attractive. Rare & desirable specialist items. {The illustration is at page 10} (3 panes)

530 A

3,000

Lot 531

P c.1880 imperforate plate proofs in black 3d block of 4 on ungummed paper with faint 'TAS' watermark, close even margins. [The 'TAS' watermark without upper & lower lines was introduced only in 1880. Only the 2/6d value was issued with this watermark]

531 A

1,000

Lot 532

P c.1880 imperforate plate proofs in black 2/6d marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet on ungummed paper with faint 'TAS' watermark, paper, margins just touched (at lower-right) to huge.

532 A1,000

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Revenue Stamps - 1880-1900 Stamp Duty Platypus Design

Lot 533

P 1880 master die proof with blank value tablet in black on glazed card (92x61mm). Key item.533 A 1,000

Ex Lot 534

* 1880 1d to 1/- SG F26-29, large-part o.g., Cat £243. {Website} (4)534 A B1 200

Lot 535

*/** 1880 3d red-brown with vertical 'SPECIMEN' overprint (reading downwards) upper-right corner block of 4 with Current Number '8', exceptional centring, large-part o.g. with two units being unmounted. Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "very rare multiple".

535 A A1

500

Ex Lot 536

*OC 1880-1947 exhibit pages with 1880 pairs plus 3d mint pair & 1/- block of 6, 'REVENUE' Opts including 3d mint block of 4 & 6d mint corner single plus 1d x3 & 1d + 2d on receipts, page of '1d.' surcharges including Inverted Overprint pair & Large '1d.' mint pair, 1905 '4d.' on 3d mint & used, 1929 New Colours & Values Perf 11 'NINEPENCE' green x2, '9D.' in Black on Green x4 including a pair, & '7/6' x2, and Rouletted '9D.' in Red on Brown x5 including a pair & '7/6' x3 including two on pieces in combination with Numerals values. (97 + 3 receipts)

536

400

Ex Lot 537

* 1900 overprinted 'REVENUE' 1d dark blue x3 including Value Misplaced and Overprint Inverted, 6d mauve x2 distinctive shades & 1/- rosine SG F36-38, large-part o.g., Cat £400+. (6)

537 A/A-300

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Lot 538

* 1900 overprinted 'REVENUE' 1d dark blue horizontal pair Imperforate Between SG F36a, minor characteristic gum-creasing, large-part o.g., Cat £300.

538 A-300

Lot 539

** 1900 overprinted 'REVENUE' 1d dark blue with Overprint Double SG F36d upper-right corner block of 6 (2x3) with Current Number '8', mounted in the margins only otherwise full unmounted o.g., Cat £1080++. Striking item.

539 A

1,500

Lot 540

** 1903 Surcharges '1d.' on 3d chestnut upper pane of 60 (10x6) with Plate Number '1' at upper-left and Current Number '8' at upper-right, Inverted Overprints on the top three rows comprising Rows 1 & 2 with Sloping Top to '1' and Row 3 with Flat Top to '1', full unmounted o.g., Elsmore Online $2250++. A marvellous exhibition item.

540 A

2,000

Revenue Stamps - Proposed Queen Victoria Designs & £1 Tablet

Lot 541

E 1877 hand-drawn essay inscribed 'STAMP DUTY TASMANIA/ONE PENNY' in pencil on tracing paper (80x106mm), '22 MAR 77' handstamp at upper-right. Ex De La Rue Archives. [This design was abandoned when, only three days later, De La Rue was advised that the new stamps should feature a platypus]

541 A

1,000

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Lot 542

E 1885 2/6d hand-drawn essay inscribed 'TASMANIA/POSTAGE & REVENUE' in pencil & violet ink & highlighted with Chinese white on tracing paper (38x50mm), endorsed "D" at upper-left & with a small "X" at the right indicating the design was rejected. Ex De La Rue Archives. [On 23/10/1885, the Tasmanian Government requested De La Rue to prepare 2/6d & 10/- designs to replace those values in the St George & the Dragon series]

542 A

1,500

Lot 543

E 1885 10/- hand-drawn essay inscribed TASMANIA/POSTAGE & REVENUE' in pencil & grey-green ink & highlighted with Chinese white on card (74x92mm), endorsed "JAN 6th 86" at upper-right & "G" at lower-right. Ex De La Rue Archives. [All designs were eventually rejected because of the quoted cost of preparing the new plates]

543 A

2,500

Lot 544

P 1885 ink recipes for proposed 8d & 2d values with 'DE LA RUE & Co' pattern stamp blocks of 4 in brown-purple (described as "chocolate") or grey-green affixed, somewhat aged & reinforced with archival tape on the reverse. Ex De La Rue Archives. [These shades were close to the intended colours for the 2/6d & 10/- respectively. On the reverse are similar blocks in grey-black for the 1d Platypus & in brown-red for the 3d Platypus]

544 B

500

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Lot 545

** 1886 keyplate designs with blank colony & value tablets in doubly-fugitive dull violet overprinted 'TASMANIA/ POSTAGE & REVENUE/TWO SHILLINGS/AND SIXPENCE' or in grey-green similarly overprinted '.../10 SHILLINGS' upper-left corner blocks of 8 (4x2) each with Plate Number '2' on Wmk 'TAS' Paper, full unmounted o.g. Superb! Ex Australia Post Archival Sale Number One (March 1987): Lot 67. The largest blocks in private hands. [Because of the delays approving the final designs, De La Rue supplied these emergency surcharges to Tasmania. However, the stamps were never issued, and the St George designs that they were intended to replace were reissued. A pair of corner singles from the same archival source sold for $4370 at our auction of 12/6/2010]

545 A+ B1

20,000

Ex Lot 546

*O 1900 Tablets overprinted 'REVENUE' £1 green & yellow-orange SG F39, very lightly mounted, another with Double Overprint One Vertical SG F39a (creased & stained, Cat £485), also a superb fiscally used example. (3)

546 A/C

300

Ex Lot 547

*OC 1919 Surcharges '5d.' on £1 green & yellow-orange two mint pairs (one with the Surcharge Misplaced), a used single & another on a 1920 receipt; and '1s.' on £1 green & yellow-orange mint & used; Elsmore Online Cat $690+. (7 + receipt)

547 A

400

Revenue Stamps - 1904-65 Stamp Duty Numerals Series

Ex Lot 548

O 30 exhibit pages presented intact except for the documents offered in the next lot, with an array of watermarks/lithographed underprints, colours/shades & perfs/roulettes and many better values to £1 x4, multiples including 2/6d strip of 3, 5/- pairs x4 & 10/- pair, pieces including with 2/6d x6, 1d 2d 1/- & 5/-, 5d 6d & 5/- and a cracker with 19 stamps to 2/6d. A very interesting lot. (400+)

548

500

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Ex Lot 549

C Range of receipts (mostly) and other documents with a good range of values including 10/- on 1908 mining lease, 5/- on 1953 insurance policy, 1/- x2, 2/6d & 10/- x10 (affected by filing holes) on 1953 insurance renewal, Rouletted 1d block of 4 & Perf 2/6d on 1938 municipal form etc, several are illustrated including a gorgeous 1932 Derwent & Tamar Assurance premium receipt. Scarce material. (24 items)

549 A/B

400

Ex Lot 550

*WO WAGES TAX: 1935 8½mm Spacing in Black 10 values to 10/- and mint 5 values to 6d plus 2d 3d & 6d blocks of 4, and in Red 1d 6d & 1/- mint & used plus mint blocks of 4, 3mm Spacing in Black 5d mint & used and in Red 4d 6d & 1/- used, 4d pair 6d & 1/- unused plus 6d & 1/- blocks of 4, generally very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $1000+. (64)

550

600

Ex Lot 551

O WAGES TAX: 1935 complete pages from a Wages Book 1) with 8½mm Spacing in Black 4d 1/- 2/6d & 10/-; 2) with 3mm Spacing in Red 1/- & in Black 5/-; and 3) with 3mm Spacing in Black 5/-. [A similar lot sold for $460 at our auction of 18/12/2010] {Website} (3 documents)

551 A

400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 19Sep 23, 2011Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Revenue Stamps - Impressed Duty

Ex Lot 552

DC Exhibit pages with colourless 1d (squared) on unused cheque, 6d on piece & 1/- on promissory note; red with date slugs nine values on piece to 10/- plus 3d 1/6d & 3/- on promissory notes; red without date slugs 14 values on piece to £1 (2) plus 3d 6d x2 1/- x2 1/6d & 2/- all on promissory notes, 1918-19 deep magenta 8 values on piece to 7/-; some minor duplication of the pieces; also part-strike of 'TASMANIAN STAMP DUTY/ONE PENNY' h/s in red on 1868 'LAND FUND' receipt (faults). (67 items)

552

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Ex Lot 553

P 1877 Platypus 10/- £1 & £5 original drawings in pencil on tracing paper (89x115mm) endorsed in red "9" "10" or "11" at upper-right & with '22 MAR 77' handstamp at upper-centre. Ex De La Rue Archives. [The original order was for 14 values to £20 with different geometric shapes & each with a central platypus. Additional values were subsequently ordered as required] (3)

553 A

2,000

Revenue Stamps - Postal Notes

Ex Lot 554

C 1931 with Corrected Coat of Arms, 'TASMANIA' at the Top & 'JOHN ASH, AUSTRALIAN NOTE AND STAMP PRINTER' Imprint at the Base 2/-, 3/6d (rust marks), 4/6d & 6/-, all but the 4/6d still pinned to the original insurance commission advices; and 1953 with 'PLEASE KEEP A RECORD...' Removed 1/- x2; a few mostly minor pinholes & blemishes, Elsmore Online Cat $960. [Dave Elsmore's pricing of $200 each for the 1931 series & $80 each for the later issues is too simplistic. Tasmania being the smallest State, it is to be expected that these notes are significantly scarcer than those from say New South Wales & Victoria] (6)

554 A/B

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Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 20Sep 23, 2011Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

VICTORIA - Special StudiesHugh Freeman has gained fame as a collector of postmarks, especially of Barred Numerals. However, he has formed a number of quality studies of other Victorian subjects and we are pleased to present several of them here.

Lot 823

PS POST OFFICE STATIONERY: DETAINED POSTAGE NOTICE: 1862 stampless address-panel only to Tasmania, returned with 'REGISTERED' h/s & '[crown]/FREE' cds both of Hobart and 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' arrival cds all in red, minor soiling. [Probably registered because coin was enclosed to pay the deficient postage]

823 B

250

WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History

Lot 1025

C 1835 lengthy five-page entire headed "Fremantle 6th March 1835" & signed "W Nairn", to Hobart, no postmarks but rated "6" on arrival for a triple-rate incoming shipletter, docketed partly on the face "Major Nairn/Swan River/Recd P Ellen/March", the internal pages are very fine but the outer sheet is soiled & damaged along a heavy vertical filing crease (repaired with archival tape). A very early and rare inter-Colonial letter: Dr Cecil Walkley had only six inter-Colonial items in the pre-stamp period, the earliest being of 1845, a full decade later than this item.

Major William Nairn arrived at Sydney (NSW) in 1814 where he served until 1818. He later went to India with his Regiment but retired to Van Diemen's Land in 1832. Disgusted when an application for a land grant was refused, he moved to the Swan River Settlement where he was granted 8800 acres near York and later acquired a further 3300 acres on the Canning River. The addressee William Morgan Orr arrived at Hobart in 1825. As a merchant and shipping agent he amassed great wealth, partly from his whaling operations. In the letter Nairn begs for more time to pay an overdue debt and makes all the excuses he can think of: "...I have property here more than what is sufficient to answer all my engagements but a little time must be given to dispose of it..." Also included is a copy of an extract from "The Hobart Town Courier" of 27/3/1835 reporting the arrival of the schooner "Ellen", and that one of six convicts aboard had jumped ship.

Our sale of Dr Walkley's collection on 27/11/2010 was marred by the purchase by the Western Australian Museum of many of the early letters. This greatly reduced the number of such items in private hands and must of necessity enhance the value of those few remaining available to collectors.

1025 C

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LITERATUREMost of the books offered here are the best references on the various subjects covered. As a group, they represent an excellent basis for a serious library of Australian Colonies/States titles. The majority are in new or in as-new condition. The estimates are deliberately conservative: for those books that are in-print titles, the estimates are generally half the retail prices. The auction catalogues include some of the greatest collections ever formed of Australian Colonies material. Several of the catalogues are rarities in their own right.

L "The Revenue Stamps of South Australia" (2006) & "The Parcel Stamps of South Australia" (2008) both by Martin Walker; "Revenue & Railway Stamps of Tasmania" by Craig & Ingles (1978); and "Handbook of Victorian Revenue Stamps" by Bill Craig (1999). Prestige Philately retail $78. (4)

1040 A

30