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Attractive annotated collection remainders on display pages with 'Penny Black' selection x17 with two apparently unused, one with Void Grid cancel in red, one with Sideways Inverted Watermark, Litho 4d x4 & 1/- x5, Hillman Lithos 2d x5 (one Printed on Both Sides) & 6d x6, 1860-64 unused 2d vermilion x9 including three pairs one with Pre-Printing Paper Fold & 4d, and used 2d x2 & 6d x3, 1861 Perkins Bacon Printings range of perforations but many are misidentified, 1863-64 No Wmk unused 1d x5 & 6d and used 6d x6, 1864-79 CC Perf 12½ unused 6d & 1/- pair and 6d violet on cover to Wales with 15-bar '8' cancel & 'FREEMANTLE' cds, 1871-73 3d cinnamon mint block of 4, 1876-81 CC Perf 14 6d x2 unused, 1885 '1d.' on 3d both types in mint setenant pair SG 91b, 1888 New Colours mint 1d block of 9 & 4d plus 'SPECIMEN' set, 1885-93 mint set with listed shades, 1898-1907 W[crown]A 1d 2d & 2½d mint blocks of 4 plus 2½d mint corner block of 12, 1902-11 mint 2/-, 2/6d x8, 5/-, 10/- & £1, some 'WA' Punctures to 10/- & a few 'OS' punctures including 4d on registered cover, Telegraphs postally used 1d x6 & 6d x2 (one damaged), finally a group of pieces with WA/Australia combination frankings (weep!), some postmark interest & a few other covers. Generally of very fine appearance but many of the earlies have faults, have been repaired or are misidentified, still a very good basis for serious development. (Qty few 100)

6500.00

$8,000.00

Ω*O

Handy range with Imperf 1/- brown used, 1860 4d blue pair unused, 4d carmine & 6d violet both unused, 1885-93 mint set & 1888 New Colours mint, W[crown]A mint set, V/Crown mint to 10/- plus £1 orange CTO with Perth cds & another with concentric-circles, Crown/A mint to 5/-, 'Medical' Handstamp 1d x5 & 2d x2, various 'SPECIMEN' Handstamps to 1/- x2, Coolgardie Cycle Camels pairs (horrid but rare multiples) & Bicycle duo, Telegraph 1d & 6d (a few trimmed perfs) mint, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. A good lot. (Qty 94)

1750.00

$1,700.00

ΩV

Universal Postal Union allocation of stamps hinged to pages from an archival collection including 1854-55 Litho 4d (faults) & 1/-, 1860 Imperf 2d vermilion SG 25, 1861 2d blue SG 39 (trimmed perfs), 1864-79 CC 4d carmine, 6d mauve ('SPECIMEN' H/S) & 1/- yellow-green, 1888 New Colours 'SPECIMEN' set, 1885-93 'SPECIMEN' set (1d without handstamp), a few CTO with Perth cds, 1902 8d to £1 CTO with concentric-circles, & a few others. Ex Belgian Post Office Archives. [Most of the stamps have been soaked-off their original pages & therefore have little or no gum. Each page has official notations on the reverse] (Qty 38)

850.00

$650.00

P

A

1854 Penny Black 1d imperforate plate proof block of 16 (4x4) in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins just clear - at the base - to large, burnishing in the upper margin and between several units. An unusually large & handsome block of this important proof.

6000.00

$4,400.00

Ω

A

1854 Penny Black Imperf 1d black SG 1, margins just clear to good, unused, Cat £1500. Ex 'Besancon' (II).

400.00

No longer available

F

A

1854 Penny Black Imperf 1d black SG 1, margins close to good, void-grid cancel in bright vermilion, Cat £300+. Scarce.

400.00

$360.00

F

A-

1854 Penny Black Imperf 1d black SG 1, margins just shaved - at upper-left - to good, very fine strike of the 15-bar '3' cancel of Perth in blue, Cat £300+. Examples cancelled in blue are rare.

500.00

$525.00

F

A

1854 Penny Black Imperf 1d black SG 1 vertical pair apparently from the top of the sheet, margins close to very large with the upper unit being an unusually large stamp, void grid cancels in black, Cat £600+. RPSofV Certificate (2005).

400.00

$420.00

F

B

1854 Penny Black Imperf 1d black SG 1 two horizontal pairs on piece, margins just shaved - at the base - to good, void grid cancels in black, Cat £1200+.

600.00

$625.00

F

A

1854 Penny Black Rouletted 1d black SG 2, a large example with rouletting evident on all sides, superb 15-bar '12' cancel of Northam, Cat £750. Ex 'Besancon' (II).

400.00

$320.00

Ω

A

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 4d gradation of shades from chalky blue (a horizontal pair) through pale blue, two deeper shades & an unlisted grey-blue SG 3/a group, all with full margins, unused, Cat £2250+. [The last is noted by our vendor as 'light slate-blue' and it is certainly tending towards a slate-blue]

1500.00

$1,800.00

Ω

A/B

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 4d SG 3/3a group 1) with 'T' of 'POSTAGE' Shaved to a Point at the Base SG 3d, margins just touched to large; 2) with Top of 'S' of 'AUSTRALIA' Joined to the Frame, margins close to good; 3) with Two Minor Pre-Printing Paper-Folds, margins just touched - at left - to good; and 4) marginal example from the right of the sheet with Major Pre-Printing Paper-Fold, margins good to huge; unused, Cat £3450.

1500.00

No longer available

G/F

A

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 4d blue (shades) SG 3/a group comprising singles with manuscript "14" of Albany, 15-bar '6' of Albany x2 (one from a worn stone with small Imperial Puncture) & 15-bar '20' of Champion Bay/Geraldton, and a pair - the first unit just touched at the top - with 15-bar '8' of Fremantle, all with full margins, Cat £1200++.

1000.00

$1,050.00

F

A/B

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 4d pale blue SG 3 vertical strip of 3 [14/34/54] margins just clear - at the base - to large, the second unit with an ironed-out crease & the third unit thinned still of very fine appearance, Perth duplex of DE23/1864, Cat £600++. A very late and rare usage of a vertical multiple. Ex 'Besancon' (II).

400.00

$420.00

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A/B

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 4d blue SG 3a block of 12 [141-144/161-164/181-184] from Printing Stone 2A the first unit having been Substituted for the Inverted Frame, margins close to large with fragments of two units at the base, neat fold between the third & fourth columns & a closed scissor-cut between units [164/184], a couple of minor stains at left, large-part (brown) o.g. with four units being unmounted, Cat £5400++. A rare and desirable multiple. Ex 'Besancon' (II) where it was inadvertently stated to be 'deep dull blue' SG 3b.

3500.00

$4,200.00

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A+

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 4d blue SG 3a block of 4 [95-96/115-116] with Inverted 'T' (tau) below 'P' of 'PENCE' [96] and 'N' of 'PENCE' with Thin First Leg & Tilted to Right [116] SG 3n, good even margins, large-part o.g., Cat £4600++. Superb! Ex 'Besancon' (II).

3500.00

$2,700.00

*

A

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 4d deep dull blue SG 3b with the over-inked appearance characteristic of what was the first printing, margins close to good, part-o.g., Cat £2750.

1500.00

$1,150.00

F

A+

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 4d deep dull blue SG 3b, margins good to very large, light numeral cancel, signed in pencil "AD" {= Alberto Diena}, Cat £850. Superb! Ex 'Besancon' (II).

600.00

$550.00

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a+

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 4d slate-blue SG 3c, a lovely deep shade, margins good to large, Cat £4000. Superb! BPA Certificate (1995).

3500.00

$2,700.00

F

A

1854-55 Lithographs Imperf 1/- salmon SG 4, margins close to good, neat void-grid cancel in black, Cat £4750. A very fine & attractive example. [Although this is a very distinctive shade, it is not a true 'salmon'. Cecil Walkley had a similar stamp - just shaved on two sides - that he had acquired as a 'salmon' but which he considered was a red-brown shade. It sold for $1322. This example is of significantly superior quality]

In our opinion, Gibbons need to list both this shade and the deep chocolate ('Tomasini' brown) shade.

1500.00

$1,150.00