14491891-93 surch "5D" in red on QV 6d, variety "no stop after 'D' of 5D". Superb fresh M. SG 230b cat £160 & grossly under-catalogued. BPA photo cert. (P) $180$275
14501894-1906 QV 2½d violet blue & 5d brown-purple, perf 15, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. SG 234s-35s cat £70 for M, should be double, £140 MUH. (2) (P) $70$120
14511902-04 QV Thin Postage set 3d - £1, wmk crown SA. VF M/MUH, most fresh. SG 268-79 cat £890. Very scarce set. (11). (P) $650$900
14521902-04 QV Thin Postage set 3d - £1, wmk crown narrow SA, perf 11½. VFU/CTO. SG 268-79 cat £465+ (11) (P) $400$600
1453 1902-04 QV Thin Postage 3d olive-green, lower marginal blk of 4 (pos 47-48 & 57-58), error value & inscription so greatly shifted that words are transposed resulting in lower 2 stamps error "POSTAGE" OMITTED, and "THREE PENCE" value below "Australia", while upper 2 stamps "THREE PENCE" value below "Australia" & "POSTAGE" at base, wmk crown narrow SA, perf 12. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. ACSC S19c/ca. Bottom 2 stamps are SG 280a cat £4000 ea for hinged, should be at least double, £16,000 MUH, upper 2 stamps are SG 280a(var) footnote cat £950 ea for M, so at least £3800 MUH, making total cat £19,800+. Only 1 sheet existed & a spectacular error multiple. 2015 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (4). (P) $12000 $18000
14541902-04 QV Thin Postage 3d olive-green (pos 38), error value & inscription so greatly shifted that words are transposed, so "THREE PENCE" value below "Australia" & "POSTAGE" at base, wmk crown narrow SA, perf 12. Superb fresh MLH. ACSCS19c. SG 280a(var) footnote cat £950+. Only 1 sheet existed & spectacular error. 2015 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $700$1000
14551904-11 QV Thick postage set 6d-£1, wmk crown SA, perf 12, plus 5/- perf 12½ shade. VF fresh M/MUH. SG 284-92 cat £730. Rare set. (10). (P) $600$800
14571904-11 QV Thick Postage £1 blue, perf SA, perf 12½, wmk crown SA upright. Superb fresh MLH. SG 292a(var), normal cat £200+, ACSC S70(OS) cat $600 (P) $300$500
14581900 Boer War OAS stampless cover with "Field Post Office British Army S Africa SP 15 00" cds & with Adelaide & Fulham b/s. Endorsed "On Active Service No Stamps Available", from Corp Rowell, 4th SA Mounted Rifles. Quarter folds, soiling. Rare. (P) $300$400
14591900 Boer War OAS stampless cover with "Field Post Office British Army S Africa OC 15 00" cds, with Adelaide & Fulham b/s. From Corp Rowell 4th SA Mounted Rifles to his family in SA. Rare. (P) $300$400
14631853 QV Courier 4d pale orange Plate 2, comp reprint sheet of 24 from defaced plates. VF UN. SG 10/12(R) cat £114,000 for originals. (P) $600$1000
14641855 QV Chalon (1d-4d) red Perkins Bacon reprinted imperf DIE PROOF with blank value tablet, on card. VF UN as made, 4 huge margins. SG 14/18(p). Rare & attractive. (P) $200$300
14651855 QV Chalon (1d-4d) red Perkins Bacon reprinted imperf DIE PROOF with blank value tablet, on card. VF UN as made, 4 huge margins. SG 14/18(p). Rare & attractive. (P) $200$300
14661855 QV Chalon (1d-4d) Perkins Bacon reprinted vermilion imperf DIE PROOF, with pattern instead of value, on white card. Superb UN as made, 4 huge margins. SG 14/18(p). Rare & attractive. (P) $200$300
14671871-78 QV 9d blue wmk TAS in bars, IMPERF pr. VF UN part gum. SG 148a cat £550. (P) $300$450
14681880-91 QV 1d pink IMPERF marg blk of 4. VFU, "Registered 23 JA 11 Sydney". SG 164a cat £850 as 2 prs. Very unusual & probably unique so used. (P) $450$700
14691880-91 QV 1d in bright-aniline pink IMPERF blk of 4. VF fresh MLH. SG 164ca cat £750 as 2 prs. Premium for blk (P) $550$800
14701889 "Half penny" opt QV 1d scarlet right marginal imperf blk of 6, opt REPRINT, error "Half penny" opt grossly misplaced, on thin no wmk wove card. VF UN as made, 4 margins. SG 167(var). Spectacular. (P) $200$400
14711891 Surcharge 2½d on 9d pale blue, error opt DOUBLE one INVERTED, marginal example additionally showing a second portion of the inverted opt on selvedge. Superb fresh M. SG 168a cat £650++. 2015 RPSV photo-cert. (P) $900$1200
14721892-99 QV Tablet set ½d-£1, wmk TAS. VF fresh MLH. SG 216-225 cat £750. Very scarce set. (10). (P) $700$1000
14731892-99 QV Tablet set ½d-£1, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 216s-25s cat £650. Very scarce set. (10). (P) $600$800
1477 1892-99 QV Tablet £1 green & yellow strip of 3 with "Burnie SP 19 00 TAS" cds. VFU. SG 225 cat £1350++ as singles. Believed to be the latest date known postally used multiple. (P) $1300 $2000
14781899-1900 Pictorial set ½d-6d, wmk mult TAS. VF fresh MUH. SG 229-236 cat £150 for M, & should be at least double, £300 MUH. (8). (P) $300$450
14791899-1900 Pictorial set ½d-6d, wmk mult TAS diag. VF fresh M. SG 229-36 cat £150. (8) (P) $120$160
14801899-1900 Pictorial set ½d-6d, wmk mult TAS. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 229-36 cat £150. (8) (P) $120$160
14811899-1900 Pictorial ½d deep green, wmk mult TAS, comp sheet of 60. VF fresh MUH, some sl bends. SG 229 cat £510 as M singles, should be at least double, £1020 as MUH, plus premium for sheet. $250$400
14821899-1900 Pictorial 2½d indigo sheet of 60 with plate no.2 at left. VF fresh MUH. SG 232 cat £1320. Retail $1500 as M singles, should be at least double, £2640+, or $3000+ retail MUH. $450$600
14871903 QV 9d Sideface & Tablet 1/-,, plus 1904 1½d on 5d, all opt SPECIMEN. F-VF MLH. SG 242-44s cat £295. (3). (P) $150$250
14881905-11 Pictorial ½d green, wmk crown over double-lined A (inverted), perf 11. VF fresh MUH, left marginal. SG 249da cat £110, ACSC T6aa cat $100 as M, should be at least double, £220 or $200 MUH (P) $90$150
1489Postmark: "MOO & SB MR 26 97 Tasmania" cds, VF strike on 1897 NSW Money Order Advice from Park Street (Sydney) to Hobart. Comp with actual Money Order with this cds dated March 30 97. VF. Scarce. (P) $180$250
TAS - POSTAL STATIONERY
1490Envelope: 1898 QV 2d Pictorial issue with view "Mount King William from the West." VF UN, sl aging. Only 309 printed. (P) $150$200
1491Envelope: 1898 QV 2d Pictorial issue with view "Lake Sorell from Diamond Beach. VF UN, sl aging. Only 312 printed. (P) $150$200
1492Envelope: 1898 QV 2½d Pictorial issue with view "Government House". VF UN, sl aging. Only 309 printed. $150$200
1493Envelope: 1898 QV 2½d Pictorial issue with view "Lake St Clair & Mount Olympus". VF UN, sl aging. Only 309 printed. (P) $150$200
TAS - LOCALS, REVENUES, RAILWAYS
1494Beer Duty: 1881 QV 1/3, 2/3, 4/6, 6/9, 9/- & 13/6 red set of 6 imperf negative impression proofs from master plates, horiz prs, on chalk-surface paper. F-VF UN as made, mnr cnr blemishes. With copies of extensive m/s notes by JRW Purves & 1995 Philately from Australia article. Very rare & most attractive! (12) (P) $150$300
1495Revenue: 1955 Platypus 2½d orange vert pr (lower stamp separation flt) on reverse of 1956 Govt cheque. Rare individual usage on document. Bft 109 cat £200 as single stamps. 2½d extremely rare. (P) $70$100
1496Stamp Duties 1955 Pictorials specialized usage collection March 1955 1d (2) -extremely early date, to April 67. Attached to reverse of over 200 Govt Tourist & Immigration Dept cheques with revenue amounts paid ranging from 1d to 9/9d for any individual cheque & blocks or multiples inc 1d (11), 2d (11). Plus single 1d, 3d (17), 5d (16), & 1/- blk of 6 & 6d all on individual forms. Then multicoloured combinations on single cheques inc ½d black & 3½d orange (uncancelled, cat £100+), 2d +3d +1/-, 2d +3d +4d strip of 3, 1d pr +3d strip +6d +5d +1/- (2) graphic 5 colour assembly, 1d +2d pr +6d +2/6, 1d +4d +6d (3) +5/-, plus other equally impressive 4 colour combinations. Also postage stamp usages on another 8 cheques. Then usage in the decimal era to May 1967 with pre-decimals only (15 cheques) mostly multiples of 3d, plus another 3 cheques with mixed decimal/pre-decimal stamps. Then decimals only (480) on 110 cheques March 1966-May 1967 with vals to $2 & many multiples of the 3c only up to 20 (FV 60c). Also Mainland States revenues on another 45 cheques, mainly Vic. Plus selection of cheque faces depicting unusual serial nos, "CANCELLED" cachets & amounts paid to airlines, hire-cars, hotels, motels & tour bus companies. Amazing collection totalling 415 cheques with 1500 stamps attached. $500$1000
1497Stamp Duty: 1955 Platypus 2½d orange blk of 6 (plus 1d green, pr) attached to reverse of 1956 Govt cheque. Amazing multiple, possibly the largest recorded & extremely rare in any form on document. Bft 109 cat £600 as single stamps, plus huge premium as an entire. (P) $350$500
VICTORIA
14981857 QV Emblems 2d bright violet, C1922 imperf reprint from defaced plate, no wmk, on glazed paper, 101x138mm. VF UN as made. SG 45(r), normal cat £600 (P) $100$200
14991884-96 Stamp Duty £1 orange (2), Arms £2 blue & QV £5 pink. GU, all on piece with "Melbourne NOV 9 97" cds & barred Victoria pmk, all show cleaned m/s cancels, the stamps being "re-used" to create this fabricated piece. SG 276, 262 & 278 cat £1440 as 4 singles. Interesting reference item. (P) $250$400
1500 1884-96 Arms Stamp Duty £2 blue Postal Fiscal, imperf Die PROOF in issued colour, typograph printing, no wmk, wove paper. Superb UN, as made, with 4 huge margins. SG 263(p). Unique!! 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $6500 $9000
15011884-96 Stamp Duty £10 mauve Arms, wmk 2nd V crown (w33) sideways, perf 12½. Superb CTO with gum, "Melbourne NO 20 00" cds. SG 279 cat £200+, retail higher at $450. (P) $180$275
15021884-1900 Stamp Duty £100 red typographed, wmk V crown (w33), perf 12½. Superb U/CTO appearance, sl vert bend, "Melbourne NO 20 00" cds. SG 291 cat £800. (P) $500$700
1503 1884-96 QV Arms Stamp Duty Postal Fiscals opt Specimen in italics 16½ mm long, inc 5/- claret wmk V crown (w19) perf 12½, £1 orange wmk V crown (w19) perf 12½. QV 2/6 orange, Arms 3/- olive-drab, 4/- orange, 6/- green, 10/- green, 15/- brown, £1.5/- pink, £1.10/- olive, 45/- lilac, £2 blue & £10 mauve, all wmk V crown (w33). All diff. Almost all VF fresh M. SG cat of normal M is £34,000+ = A$68,000+. (13). (P) $2500 $3500
1504 1886-96 QV Stamp Duty £7 green Postal Fiscal, imperf DIE PROOF of frame only, no wmk, wove paper. Superb UN, as made, creases away from design, 4 large margins. SG 326(p), normal M cat £9500. The unique example outside the Royal Collection. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $7000 $10000
15051890-94 Postage Due set ½d to 5/-,wmk V crown, perf 12x12½. F-VFM. SG D1-10 cat £475. (10) (P) $250$400
15061895-96 Postage Due set ½d to 5/-, wmk V crown (V2). VFM, bright colours. SG D11-20 cat £350. ACSC VD11-20 cat $700 (10) (P) $200$300
15071895-96 Postage Due 1/- rosine & bluish green, wmk V crown. VF fresh MUH. ACSC VD18 cat $60, SG D18 cat £24 for M, should be at least double, £48 MUH. (P) $40$60
15081895-96 Postage Due 2/- pale red & yellowish green, wmk V crown inverted. VF fresh MUH. ACSC VD19 cat $250, SG D19 cat £90 for M, should be at least double, £180 MUH. (P) $150$250
15091895-96 Postage Due 5/- pale red & yellowish green, wmk V crown, top value. Superb fresh MUH. ACSC VD20 cat $350, SG D20 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH. (P) $250$350
15101897 QV Hospital Charity set 1d & 2½d. VF fresh M. SG 353-4 cat £150. (2). (P) $120$160
15111897 QV Hospital Charity set 1d & 2½, opt Specimen. VF MUH. SG 353-4s cat £200 for M, should be at least £400 MUH (2) (P) $400$600
15131900 Charity Boer War set 1d & 2d. VFM. SG 374-5 cat £425. 1d expertised. (2) (P) $300$400
15151901-10 QV ½d to 5/-, wmk V crown, perf 12½. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 384-398 cat £213. (13). (P) $180$250
15161901-10 KEVII £2 deep blue perf OS, wmk V over crown sideways, perf 12½. Superb CTO. ACSC V130ba, SG 400(var) cat £300+ for normal, plus premium for OS (P) $275$375
15251865 (25 Aug) stampless 'Ploos van Amstel & Co' outer wrapper Melbourne to Nantes, France h/s '9' (decimes) with fine 'GB/1f62.4c' Franco-British accountancy h/s in red, poor French mailboat cds, b/s Nantes & Paris A Nantes. (P) $100$150
15261912 Registered cover (edge flts) franked QV 2½d blue, S.Aust ½d GPO & 2d QV, & NSW QV 3d, all tied by "Telegraph Office Rialto MR 21 12", with reg label & "Late Fee" h/s. To Germany "via Italy", with Dresden arrival b/s. Nice mixed franking! (P) $150$250
1527Postmark: Circular lattice of diamonds (similar style to NSW type found on Sydney View). 2 large part strikes struck on 1856 Halflength 1d rose (reinforced horiz crease). Extremely rare -only example we have seen. (P) $220$300
VIC - POSTAL STATIONERY
1528Postcards: 1908 Fleetcard set 1d & 1½d. Superb fresh UN. H&G 30-31 cat US$185 in 1984. Impossible to find nicer. (2). (P) $100$200
1529Registered Envelope: 1893 QV 3d red-orange with knife type 4 on horiz laid paper. Superb fresh CTO "MR 8 97". Stieg C8n cat US$300 for UN & CTO dated other than 1901-02 priced at 2-3 times, so minimum US$600 (P) $150$250
VIC - LOCALS, REVENUES, RAILWAYS
1530Locals: 1860s Murray Steam Navigation Co 3d green. UN, tear at right. Rare & sought after local stamp. BPA photo cert. (P) $350$500
1531Boyd's City Express Messenger Service, mid 1890s "Despatch Stamp" in dull green, perf 12. U with m/s cancel, thin but VF appearance (P) $130$200
1532Stamp Duty 1966 Share transfer document franked early & remarkable use of 50c, $2, $20, $75 (file punch hole), $100 & $200 (7, three pairs & single), cancelled "29 JUN 1966', representing Stamp Duty on a massive $426,000 share transfer. Possibly record franking on entire. (P) $350$700
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
15331854 Swan 1d black imperf. VF fresh UN, 4 margins, close at base. SG 1 cat £1300. Rare unused no 1! Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $900$1200
1534 1854 Swan 1d black imperf horiz pr. VF UN, 3+ margins. SG 1 cat £2600 as singles. Rare unused multiple! Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1300 $2000
1535 1854-55 Swan 1/- deep red-brown. Superb fresh UN, 4 margins, beautiful colour. SG 4a cat £1800. Rare shade! Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1500 $2500
15361854-55 Swan 1/- grey-brown imperf wmk Swan. VF UN, 4 margins with portion of adjoining stamp at left. SG 4b cat £650. (P) $300$400
1540 1864-79 Swan 2d pale mauve ERROR OF COLOUR (instead of yellow), perf 12½, wmk crown CC. VFM. SG 55b cat £20,000. An important & famous error. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $20000 $27000
15411879 QV Telegraph 6d lilac. VFU, postally used with barred B pmk. SG T2 cat £200. Rare. (P) $200$300
15421902-12 QV £1 orange-brown, top value wmk V crown, perf 12½. VF fresh M. SG 128 cat £400 (P) $350$450
15431902-12 QV £1 orange-brown, wmk V crown sideways, perf 12½. Superb U/CTO, 4 concentric ring cancel used for UPU distribution. SG 128 cat £180+ for normal U, ACSC W66x cat $300+. (P) $150$250
15441902-12 QV 2/- orange on yellow, wmk V crown, perf 11. Superb fresh M. SG 134a cat £425+ & undercatalogued. Rare so nice. (P) $350$450
15451905-12 QV 5/- emerald-green, Die II, wmk crown double-lined A inverted, perf 12½. VF fresh MLH. SG 148(var) cat £170 for normal, ACSC W64aa cat $400 (P) $120$180
15461905-12 Swan 3d brown wmk double-lined A SIDEWAYS REVERSED, perf 11. Fresh MLH. SG 153(var). ACSC W28Bwa cat $750. Very few known mint. (P) $300$500
1547 1905-12 Swan 1d rose-pink, wmk crown double-lined A sideways, compound single-line perf 12½ on 3 sides & perf 11 at top. VF fresh M. ACSC W15(a), SG 161a unpriced M. Great rarity, 1st mint example recorded. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2800 $4000
1548 1905-12 Swan 1d rose-pink, horiz pr, wmk crown double-lined A sideways, MIXED perfs, comb perf 12½x12, plus with extra single-line perf 11 at base of both (comb perf was shifted up, so perf 11 applied as a correction). VFU, Bunbury duplex cancels. ACSC W12/15(var), SG 161a(var) cat £1600++ as compound perf singles, plus big premium for mixed perfs. Great rarity, being the only mixed perf examples known. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500
1549 1905-12 Swan 3d brown, wmk crown double line A sideways, compound perf single-line 12½ on 3 sides & single-line perf 11 at base. VFU, "Perth Western Australia 29 JA 09" cds. SG 163 cat £1200, ACSC W29 cat $2000. Extremely rare with only several recorded. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $1100 $1500
1550 1912 ONE PENNY opt Swan 2d yellow, bottom marginal blk of 4, wmk crown A sideways, MIXED compound perfs of 12½x11, plus extra single-line perf 11 at base (between stamps & margin). Superb fresh 2M/2MUH, both variety stamps MUH. ACSC W68/69 unpriced, SG 173(var) normal compound perf cat £1400 as M singles, MUH should be at least double, so £2800++, plus premium for UNIQUE blk. Important new discovery. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2800 $4000
WA - LOCALS, REVENUES, RAILWAYS
1551Local Post: Coolgardie 1896 Camel Post 6d green & brown. F-VF UN. RL 3. Scarce. (P) $150$250
1552 Local Post: 1897 Lake Lefroy Cycle Mail 6d pink on green, line perf. Superb fresh VFU, with unrecorded violet h/s "KURNALPI MINE" & "E. COOLGARDIE", unusually nice deep colour. RL 6. Great rarity in such attractive used condition -probably best quality example in existence & desirable with this cancel. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $6000 $9000