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1 Page:1 Sep 01, 2018 TASMANIA 487 *O Ex Lot 487 Collection on Scott pages with Courier 1d, Star Wmk 1d (full margins), 2d (a large stamp) & 4d pair, No Wmk 2d & 4d, Pelure Paper 1d (full margins & very fine), Sidefaces including an unusually large & attractive 4d blue & an apparently unused 5/-, Tablets 5/- & 10/- mint, Pictorials mint, etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. (98) 1, 488 * A/A- 489 *O Ex Lot 488 Specimen Overprints with Sidefaces to 10d, Tablets to 5/- & Pictorials set, also 'REPRINT' Overprints x14 to 10/-, generally very fine. (33) Modest collection with some better stamps including Star Wmk 1d (3 margins), No Wmk 4d, Perf 10 2d yellow-green, 'TASMANIA' 1/- plate proof single, Sidefaces 5/- apparently mint, etc, condition variable. (55) 490 F A/B Lot Couriers 1d Worn Impression SG 3 (shallow thin), 4d Plate I SG 5 & Worn Impression SG 9, and 4d Plate II SG 12, all with margins close to good, various numeral cancels, Cat , V A Lot All Lines Clear & Distinct 1d pale blue SG 1, margins good to large with complete outer framelines, neatly cancelled clear of the Queen's face, Cat 1. A very attractive 'Number One'. 1,000

2 Page:2 Sep 01, W B Lot All Lines Clear & Distinct 1d blue SG 2 on unusually thin almost Pelure Paper (unlisted as such), margins close to good, small closed scissor-cut at upper-left, unused, Cat 12,000. 2, O A/A- Lot 493-4d orange group of printings & shades SG 7-12, all cut-square with full to virtually full margins, numeral cancels including '47' (superb), '59', '60', '61', '64' & '68', Cat 3375 minimum. 1,000 Lot W A - Plate I Worn State 4d orange SG 8, margins close to good, unused, Cat , R A- Lot Reprints 1d & 2d Plate I complete sheets of 24 (6x4) each with imprints at L/L & L/R printed from the defaced plates & Perf 11½ (in which form they were never issued), affixed to backing cards. Very scarce in this format.

3 Page:3 Sep 01, WO Ex Lot Large Star 1d carmine with very fine BN '61', 2d green (shades) x5 (one on piece with 4d), 4d blue (shades) x27 one apparently unused, and Unissued 6d lilac pair (faults as always), condition variable but many are fine to very fine &/or attractive, Cat (not including the apparently unused 4d, Cat 5). (35) 2, 497 WG/V A-/A+ 498 P B/A Lot 497-1d carmine SG 14, just shaved at upper-left but with fragments of three adjoining units; 2d green SG 16; 4d deep blue & 4d blue (superb) SG 17 & 18; fine to superb with full margins; plus Unissued 6d dull lilac, close even margins, unused & creased as always; Cat d imperforate plate proof pair in brownish red on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins just clear to good except at left where just shaved. 250 T Lot W B - 1d carmine SG 14, margins just clear to good except at upper-right where a little shaved, unused, Cat 10,000. 2, F A+ Lot - 1d carmine SG 14, margins close to huge with a chunk of the adjoining unit at right, neat manuscript "58"-in-cross-hatching cancellation of Waterloo Point, Cat 900. Superb! 800

4 Page:4 Sep 01, 2018 Lot W A- - 2d green SG 16, margins just clear to good (a little ragged at left but clear of the design), unused, Cat 5. 1, Lot G A - 2d green SG 16, margins close to large with a chunk of the adjoining unit at left, BN '68' cancel, Cat O Ex Lot No Watermark 1d pale brick-red x3, 2d dull emerald-green pair & strip of 3, 4d blue (shades) x9 including a strip of 3, and Pelure Paper 1d deep red-brown x6 including a strip of 3, condition variable but generally attractive & some are quite fine, Cat 11,000+. The strips are extremely rare & desirable. (22) 3, F A-/B Lot Pelure Paper 1d deep red-brown SG 24 horizontal pair, virtually full margins (just touched at the base) with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, '68' cancels of Hobart, Cat 1+. A rare multiple.

5 Page:5 Sep 01, WO Ex Lot Double-Lined Numeral Watermarks range with 1d x21 including three unused, 2d x13 including slate-green unused x2, yellow-green pair & yellow-green with Two Large Pre-Printing Paper Folds, and 4d x37 including one unused & a strip of 3, condition variable but generally attractive & many with full margins, some Barred Numeral cancels, Cat (71) 506 W A/A- Lot 506-1d deep red-brown, 1d pale red-brown, 2d slate-green & 4d blue (small stain) SG & 37, all with full margins though close in places, unused, Cat O B Lot 507-4d pale blue SG 36 horizontal strip of 6 (= 2/-), margins in places, "Port Arthur/ " manuscript cancellation. Impressive WO Ex Lot 'TASMANIA' London Printings 6d dull lilac SG 40 x6 & 1/- vermilion x11 including three unused; Hobart Printings 6d between SG 44 & 49 x26 including one unused & one with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed (noted as "rare"), condition variable, Cat (43) 1,000

6 Page:6 Sep 01, W A/A- Lot 509-1/- vermilion SG 41 block of 4, close margins just touching in a couple of places, unused, Cat A rare & attractive multiple. 2, W A/A- Lot 'TASMANIA' Hobart Printings 6d shades identified by the vendor as SG 44 & 45 (very similar), 46 & 48 (very similar) and 49, all cut-square with margins just clear to good except where touching in a couple of places, a few minor blemishes, unused, Cat , 511 WO Ex Lot Experimental Separations array of mostly Perf 10 & Perf 12 issues with a good number of unused examples, lots of shades & some multiples, a few Re-Entries & other varieties, some 'exotic' separations offered strictly 'as is', cancellation interest, condition variable but many are fine to very fine, high catalogue value. A good lot for the specialist. (250+) 1, 512 W A/B Ex Lot Perf 10 1d SG & 59, 2d SG 60 & 61, 4d SG 63, 6d SG 64 & 67 (a bit stained) and 1/- SG 68, a few minor blemishes, unused, Cat (9) 1,

7 Page:7 Sep 01, F A/A- - Perf 10 1d SG (superb BN '49') & 59, 2d SG 60 & 61, 4d SG 62 & 63, 6d SG & 67 and 1/- SG 68, unusually fine for these, Cat 775. (11) 250 Ex Lot *W A - Perf 10 1d SG 57 (large-part o.g.), 58 (unused) & 59 (part-o.g.) horizontal pairs, Cat (3 pairs) 515 *W A Ex Lot Perf 12 1d SG 69 & 70, 2d SG 71, 4d SG 73 pair (large-part o.g.), 6d SG 75 & 76 (large-part o.g.) and 1/- SG 77 (large-part o.g.), unused,cat (6) 1, * A Lot Perf 12 1d carmine SG 70 horizontal strip of 4 with minor Doubling of the Design (Kiss Print), large-part o.g., Cat O B Lot Perf 12 1d carmine with Error of Watermark '2', attractive but a bit faded & with dubious 'TASMANIA'-in-bars cancel, Cat 250 for pen-cancelled. A rare stamp in any condition. 200

8 Page:8 Sep 01, G/F A Lot Perf 12 1/- vermilion SG 77 block of four, fine strikes of Barred Numeral '171' of Red Water Creek/Railton, Cat Ex Lew Viney. [Stated to be the largest recorded used multiple] 519 *W A/B Ex Lot Perf 12½ by R Harris at Launceston 1d SG 80 (large-part o.g.) & 82 (no gum), 4d SG 86 pair (large-part o.g.) & 6d SG 88 (a little aged, no gum), unused, Cat Very scarce. (5) 520 F A- Lot Imperf x Oblique Roulette 11½ at Oatlands 4d blue SG 91, the design a little cut-into at the top - as is often the case - but with a fragment of the adjoining unit below, very fine BN '64' of Oatlands, Cat 800. [Similar examples sold at the Prestige auctions of & for $977 & $1092 respectively] 850 Lot 521

9 Page:9 Sep 01, F B - Pin-Perf 12 at Oatlands 4d blue SG 110 apparently imperforate horizontally & a little cut-into at the base light BN '64' of Oatlands. Unpriced in Gibons. A very rare stamp. 2, Lot W A - Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 1d carmine SG 118, unused, undercatalogued at. Another very rare stamp. 1,000 Lot F A - Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 4d blue SG 120, large example, neat bars cancel, Cat Lot G A - Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 6d slate-violet SG 122, exceptional centring, Cat Ex WE ('Gene') Tinsley. 525 *WO Ex Lot Sidefaces collection on Hagners with unused/mint including Single-Line Numeral Wmks 1d x5 & 2d, 'TAS'-in-Bars Wmk 1d x20+ including three with Double Perfs, 2d x2, 4d yellow, 4d buff x5, 9d x12 plus imperf proof in orange and 5/- x3, 'TAS' Wmk 4d yellow x5, 4d buff x2, 'd/2½' on 9d imperf plate proof pair with Current Number '50', 1891 ½d Imperf Pair, etc, used array of shades, nice 4d blue & 'TAS' Wmk 1d rosine Imperf Pair (1911 usage in Sydney), numeral cancel interest, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. (few 100) 1,250 Lot W A Sidefaces Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks Perf 12 4d blue SG 130, unused, Cat

10 Page:10 Sep 01, 2018 Lot * B - Perf 12 4d blue SG 130, deep shade, minor toning, large-part o.g., Cat Lot F A - Perf 12 4d blue SG 130, Hobart 'JA28/71' duplex cancel, Cat Lot V A - Perf 12 4d blue SG 130, very lightly cancelled, Cat */** A 531 *WO - Perf 12 10d black SG 131 'PASMANIA' in marginal pair & Plate Number '4' corner block of 6 with 'NEW SO' marginal watermark; and Perf 11½ pair with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed and marginal block of 12 both with Current Number '44', large-part o.g. & many units are unmounted, Cat (4 items) Perforated by the Post Office Perf 11½ 6d shades x31 (one unused) & 1/- x15 including three pairs (one unused); and Perf 12 6d mint x10 including pair & block of 4 and used x12; condition variable, Cat (68) *W A Ex Lot Sidefaces 'TAS'-in-Bars Watermark Perf 11½ 5/- purple (large-part o.g.) & 5/- mauve (no gum) SG 149 & 149a, Cat 675. (2) 400 Lot * A B Surcharge 'Halfpenny' on 1d with 'al' Sideways Reading Downwards SG 167a, lightly mounted, Cat ,000

11 Page:11 Sep 01, *O Ex Lot Tablets set to 10/- mint, set to 1 (a little faded) used, 'REVENUE' Overprint on 1 mint & used (a little faded), etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (64) 535 *O Ex Lot Pictorials collection in Hagner album with De La Rue set mint x3 (5d x2 only), used x3 (½d x2 only) & 'Specimen' Overprints, Litho 2d SG 239b used x3, Litho 2d Perf 11x12x11x11 mint x2, 4d Perf 11 mint x5 & Perf 11x12½ CTO, 6d Perf 12½ mint x7 & Perf 11 mint x7, Typo ½d Perf 11x12½x11x11 & Perf 12½x11x11x11 both mint, 1d Perf 11x11x12x11 mint, 2d Perf 12½x11 variants mint x8 & Perf 12½x12 used, 3d Mixed Perf 12½x12½x12½x11 mint, 6d Perf 12½x11 (minor thin; RPSofV Certificate), 1911 Stereo Plates 2d Perf 11x11x11x12½ mint, 'ONE PENNY' on 2d Perf 12½x11 used (tonespots), 1912 Thin Paper 3d mint x13 including block of 4, etc, a few varieties noted & a good range of 'T' 'OS' & 'A' (George Adams) perfins, some minor problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat 7+. An excellent basis for further development. (100s) 3,000 Ex Lot * A B De La Rue Pictorials ½d to 6d SG with 'Specimen' Overprint, lightly mounted, Cat 550. (8) *O Ex Lot Sidefaces & Tablets selection with mint including V/Crown 9d Perf 12½ x4 & 1/- Perf 12½, Crown/A 8d Perf 12½ x3 & Perf 11 x3, 9d Perf 12½x11 single & block of 4, Perf 12½x12½x12½x12 two units in a gutter block of 4, & Perf 11x11x11x12, 1/- Perf 12½ Plate Number '1' single, Perf 11 x4 & Perf 12½x12½x12x12½, 10/- Perf 12½ x3 (one used) & Perf 11, etc, a few minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine, Cat 3+. (101) 1,000

12 Page:12 Sep 01, * A B1 Lot Electrotype Crown/A 6d carmine-lake Perf 11 (SG 254a) 'JBC' Monogram single ACSC #T61zc, very well centred, large-part o.g., grossly undercatalogued at $ Lot * A A1-6d carmine-lake Perf 11x11x12½x11 ACSC #T62 (SG 254cc), excellent centring, large-part o.g., Cat $ ( 475). 400 Lot G A C1-6d Perf 11x11x12½x11 ACSC #T62 (SG 254cc) in a brilliant crimson shade, Hobart '13MR11' cds, Cat $ ( ) ** A 1912 Thin Pre-Gummed Paper Perf 12½ 1d red (SG 261) 'JBC' & 'CA' Monogram corner blocks of 9 ACSC #T20z & zb probably from the same sheet, some minor reinforcing in the margins but the stamps are unmounted, undercatalogued at $720++ (mounted). 542 *F A/A- 543 OP Ex Lot 542 POSTAL FISCALS: St George Perf 11½ 2/6d SG F23 mint with large-part o.g. & CTO, Platypus set mint & used plus 'SPECIMEN' 3d & 1/-, 'REVENUE' Overprint 2/6d SG F30 CTO and Platypus 1d 3d & 6d mint, generally very fine, Cat (16) REVENUES: Collection with a few mint including '1d.' on 3d Overprint Inverted pair, also St George reprinted die proofs to 10/- x7 different (stated only six sets prepared), then an array of mostly Chalons with fiscal cancels including strips of 3 1d x2 & 1/- and some apparently unused from which pen cancels (a few probably postal) have been removed, many others either fraudulently used or with fake cancels including Sideface 5/- with superb but nefarious BN '17' & 5/- with Victorian Barred Numeral (!), condition rather mixed. Offered strictly 'as is'.(128 + proofs)