21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

Australian States

New South Wales
NSW289) NEW SOUTH WALES: 1854-59 (SG.98) 8d dull yellow-orange, complete margins (close at right & base), fragment of adjoining stamp evident at left, SYDNEY 'AP/1860' & 'NSW'-in concentric ovals cancels, Cat. £1500. Price $1695
 
NSW5) New South Wales 1859 small cover Sydney – Auckland. Bears 4 margin 6d Grey Brown Diadem, error of watermark (8 instead of 6) SG 96a (cat. £110 off cover) Stamp has been removed and re-affixed with a hinge to easily display the wmk. Variety. Exceedingly scarce on cover. Cancelled by Sydney cds of OC 13 59, and with Auckland arrival cds on face of OC 28 1859. Neat clean cover, minor tear centre top has been neatly repaired internally with a hinge.  Price $525
 
NSW23) NSW 1880 1d Salmon perf. 10, SG 208a. Mint Original Gum with massive diagonal plate scratch and two white voids either side of the Queen’s Crown. Striking error. Cat. £250 as normal. Price $395
 
NSW126) NSW 1885-86 5/- Lilac & green overprinted 'POSTAGE' in black perf 12 x 10 SG 238b, very slight gum wrinkling, few nibbled perfs at left, fresh Mint, Cat £800, Price $749

NSW87) NSW 1888-89 watermark double lined 5/- 20/- Carrington SG 262, usual uneven perfs, lightly aged gum Mint, Cat £750, Price $849
 
NSW24) NSW 1891 12½d on 1/- red, Listed by SG as perf 12 x 11½, but mostly 11½ with error in perf 12 at top right corner in 2 directions.  SG 268d. Used by indistinct cancel. Price $149
 
APC681) PC Farm Cove, Sydney, British Man of War, Australia, used to Toulon, France, Bears 3 x ½d Green NSW Cancelled by Sydney Duplexes No.10 of JA 26 04 GC, Price $89
 
NSW10) NSW 1904 3d Postal Stationary Registered letter uprated by marginal vertical pair of 2d Cobalt Blue SG 315, to Hobart. Cancelled by clear strikes of Booligal NSW cds’s of AU 3 1904. Reverse bears transit 245 duplex of Hay NSW AU 5 1904 and Melbourne Registered cds 8.8.04 plus Hobart arrival cds of A 11 1904. Rare cancellations. Price $149
 
Queensland

Q161) Queensland 1871-72 small Postal fiscal watermark large crown & Q 10/- Brown SG F22, indistinct cds which appears to be postal, missing perfs at upper right, Cat £500, Price $299
 
Q163) Queensland 1897-1905 QV figures in 4 corners simplified selection 3d, 4d Black, 6d, 1/- & 2/-, odd minor fault, mainly Fine used, Price $89
 
Q38) Queensland 1866-68 Postal Fiscals no watermark 20/- Rose SG F8, with crisp corner cds type fiscal cancel, slightly uneven perfs, a lovely stamp, SG Cat £1200 for postal use, Price $199
 
Q39) Queensland 1871-72 Postal Fiscals watermark large crown & Q 1/- Green SG F18 with fiscal cancel partially cleaned and subsequently used postally with an almost full strike of 'BRISBANE/L/FE 2/86/QUEENSLAND' cds, Price $69
 
South Australia
 
SA330) South Australia 1858-59 watermark large star first rouletted issue 2d Red SG 9, an attractive range of mainly paler shades including a pair (8), Fine used, Cat £176, Price $229

SA192) South Australia 1860-69 second roulette issue 1d Bright yellow-green SG 19, with almost full original gum Mint, Cat £150, Price $229
 
SA194) South Australia 1860-69 second roulette issue 1d Sage-green SG21, Fine used with light Adelaide cds, Price $69
 
SA202) South Australia 1860-69 second roulette issue 1/- Lake-brown SG 42, fresh Mint with full original lightly hinged gum, Cat £250, Price $349
 
SA544) South Australia 1869 watermark large star rouletted 2d Orange-red SG 164 horizontal pair Fine used, Cat £54, Price $69

SA547) South Australia 1869 watermark large star rouletted 2d Orange-red SG 164, light ‘PORT ELLIOTT’ cds cancel Fine used, Cat £27, Price $35

SA534) South Australia 1870-71 watermark large star perf 10 1/- Chestnut SG 98, Fine used, Cat £45, Price $59
 
SA535) South Australia 1870-71 watermark large star perf 10 1/- Chestnut SG 98 x 2 shades, some uneven perfs, Fine used, Cat £90, Price $79

SA315) South Australia 1870-73 watermark large star perf 10 x 11½-12½ or 11½-12½ x 10 1d Deep green, 3d on 4d surcharge, 6d Prussian blue & 10d on 9d Yellow surcharge, SG 101,102,105 & 107, Fine used, Cat £164, Price $209
 
SA537) South Australia 1870-73 watermark large star perf 11½-12½ x 10 3d on 4d Surcharge SG 102, Fine used, Cat £80, Price $99
 
SA314) South Australia 1870-73 watermark large star perf 10 x 11½-12½ or 11½-12½ x 10 2/- Carmine SG 110, Fine used, Cat £65, Price $89
 
SA548) South Australia 1871 watermark V over Crown perf 10 2d Brick-red SG 166, Fine used, Cat £50, Price $69
 
SA549) South Australia 1871 watermark V over Crown perf 10 2d Brick-red SG 166, couple of nibbled perfs at top, Fine used with light barred cancel, Cat £50, Price $49
 
SA317) South Australia 1871 watermark V over Crown perf 10 4d Dull lilac SG 111, a ‘narrow’, Fine used example of this scarce stamp, slightly weak top right corner perf, Cat £325, Price $349
 
SA341) South Australia 1871 watermark V over Crown perf 10 4d Dull lilac SG 111, Fine used example of this scarce stamp, Cat £325, Price $429
 
SA551) South Australia 1876-85 watermark broad star perf 10 6d Bright blue overprinted ‘OS’ SG O14, two distinct shades Nice-fine used, Cat £40, Price $59
 
SA318) South Australia 1876-1900 watermark broad star perf 11½-12½ mixed small & large holes range with 3d on 4d surcharge, 4d Violet (4), 8d on 9d surcharge (5), 9d Purple (5), 1/- Brown (17) & 2/- Carmine (4) SG 112-34 range with many of the SG listed shades for each value present, a very attractive group with great potential for expansion, odd fault, mainly fine used, minimum Cat £193+, Price $279
 
SA538) South Australia 1876-1900 watermark broad star perf 11½-12½ 3d on 4d Surcharge SG 112, Fine used, Cat £40, Price $59
 
SA540) South Australia 1876-1900 watermark broad star perf 11½-12½ 1/- Reddish lake-brown SG 126, ‘fluffy’ perfs, Mint, Cat £95, Price $139
 
SA322) South Australia 1876-1900 watermark broad star perf 11½-12½ mixed small & large holes, duplicated shade study of the 1/- value SG 125-131 range with all SG listed shades appearing to be represented, virtually all are Fine used, approx Cat £105, Price $149
 
APF147) Australia, SA 1892 small OHMS cover front bearing 2d Orange Queen Victoria cancelled by cds of Stockade, OC 20 92 to Lawyers in Adelaide. Also bears oval cachet in Violet “DOCUMENTS. O.S. /WITHOUT LETTER/LABOR CAMP” Also with interesting article re. The Stockade. Price $99
 
SA11) South Australia 1884 watermark Crown over SA 2d Orange-red rouletted, overprinted ‘REPRINT’, Mint hinged with gum Price $39
 
SA319) South Australia 1901-02 watermark Crown over SA perf 11½-12½ (large holes) 9d Claret SG 146, two shades Mint, Cat £40, Price $55
 
SA328) South Australia 1901-02 watermark Crown over SA (wide) perf 11½-12½ 1/- Dark brown, 1/- Dark reddish-brown & 1/- Red-brown (Aniline) SG 147-49, Fine used, Cat £73, Price $99

Tasmania
 
T93) Tasmania 1857-67 Chalon imperf wmk double lined numeral 1d Brick-red SG 27, margins close to touching, Mint no gum, Cat £475, Price $179

T241) Tasmania 1860-67 6d Slate-violet Chalon SG 48, indistinct second allocation BN cancel, 2 close margins, 2 just touching, Price $89

T337) Tasmania 1871-75 QV Sidefaces watermark ‘TAS’ perf 11½ 5/- Mauve SG 149b, short perfs at top, hinge remains Mint, Cat £325, Price $299
 
T332) Tasmania 1871-75 QV Sidefaces watermark ‘TAS’ perf 11½ 5/- Mauve SG 149b, two tiny gum tone spots, hinge remains Mint, Cat £325, Price $299

T339) Tasmania 1899-1901 Pictorials 2½d Indigo SG 232, couple of usual gum wrinkles, fresh MUH, Cat £26 as hinged, Price $39

T340) Tasmania 1899-1901 Pictorials perf 14 4d deep orange-buff (1900) punctured ‘OS’ sideways, ink mark on reverse, light indistinct cds cancel, unlisted in BW as the perf 14 London printing was issued prior to Federation, but not replaced until 1907. Price $29

T341) Tasmania 1903 ‘REVENUE’ overprint on 3d Chestnut platypus, surcharged ‘1d.’ Elsmore type c variety ‘1d.’ inverted, nibbled corner perf, Mint no gum, Elsmore Cat $60 for Mint, Price $24.99

T338) Tasmania 1900 2/6d St George & dragon overprinted ‘REVENUE’ with light, crisp ‘STAMP A(??)/1 OC/1900?/TASMANIA’ fiscal cds, most attractive stamp, Elsmore Cat $10, Price $14.99
 
Victoria
 
V157) Victoria 1850 Half-length second state of the dies 1d Pale dull red-brown SG 5a, three good margins, cut into at right, indistinct barred numeral cancel, Cat £450, Price $299
 
V23) Victoria 1854 1d Rose Half Length SG 23a. Superb 4 margin example of this scarce Melbourne printing, cancelled by light duplex. Expertised twice on reverse. Cat. £750, price $995
 
V851) Victoria 1856 Queen on throne 1d Yellow-green SG 40, three good to large margins, close to just touching at right, small portion of indistinct cancel Fine used, Cat £48, Price $59
 
BD515) Victoria 1857 small cover bearing 6d Dull Orange Woodblock 4 margin example, tied by barred Numeral 4 of SANDHURST (renamed BENDIGO) and Red cds “Paid 5 SP 1857” to Essex, UK. Fine and attractive, flap torn on opening. Price $195

V850A) Victoria 1858 Queen on throne rouletted 5½-6½ 6d Bright blue SG 73, light indistinct cancel Fine used, Cat £20, Price $29

V303) Victoria 1884 Stamp Statute 1/- Blue on blue, three distinct shades, light fiscal cancels, Price $79

V848) Victoria 1884 Stamp Statute 2/6d Orange perf 13 SG 226, with cleaned m/s fiscal cancel & partial postal cds added at left, Cat £325 as postally used, Elsmore Cat $80 for fiscally used, Price $99

V307) Victoria 1884-92 Stamp Duty 2/6d Yellow orange with unframed ‘MARYBOROUGH/B/AP12/85VICTORIA’ cds, Price $69
 
V313) Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty 1d Bistre, two distinct shades, both with postal cancels, Price $69
 
V312) Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty 6d Ultramarine perf 12½ SG 266 with light, indistinct barred numeral cancel, couple of nibbled perfs, Price $49
 
V311) Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty 1/- Blue on blue & 1/- Blue on yellow, both with bold postal cancels, couple of nibbled perfs, Price $69

V310) Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty 1/- Blue on yellow, simplified selection of three different shades all with postal cancels, one with some minor toning, Price $129
 
V31) Victoria 1895 Halfpenny Yellow/Orange wrapper used to London. Cancelled by Duplex 327 Tarnagulla JE 28 95. Fine and scarce, price $69
 
V67) Victoria 1895 ½d Yellow-Orange newspaper wrapper simply addressed to “Punch Melbourne” Cancelled by clean strike of Nagambie second 712 Duplex of AP 5 95. Clean and attractive, small tear at left does not detract. Price $59
 
V849) Victoria 1896-99 2/6d Yellow SG 344, crisp ‘T.P.O.’ duplex cancel, Nice used, Cat £24, Price $39
 
V85) Victoria 1905 1d Rose red SG 417, Double Perfs. Used by Melbourne machine cancel is well centred with full perfs. Complete row of double perfs. at top and also double perfs. along right side. Spectacular! Price $169
 
V330) Australia, Victoria 1906 1½d dull red-brown Queen Victoria with V over Crown watermark, perf. 12½ x 12, used on a taxed postcard from Camberwell 7 JAN 1906 to The Hague, Netherlands. The postcard is a picture of The Royal Mint, Melbourne, the stamp and the card are fine. SG 386b. Price: $49
 
Western Australia
 
WA173) Western Australia 1854-55 4d Blue swan imperf, SG 3a, three good margins, just touching at right, Fine used, Cat £250, Price $279
 
WA172) Western Australia 1855 1/- Pale brown swan imperf SG 4c, just cut into at top, close at left, Fine used, Cat £325, Price $399

WA176) Western Australia 1860-64 2d Orange-vermilion swan imperf, SG 25, four good to just touching margins, Fine used, Cat £80, Price $119
 
WA177) Western Australia 1860-64 2d Orange-vermilion swan imperf, SG 25, three good to close margins, just touching at right, Fine used, Cat £80, Price $119
 
WA180) Western Australia 1861 perf 14 1d Rose swan SG 38, Nice used, Cat £65, Price $79
 
WA179) Western Australia 1861 perf 14 4d Vermilion swan SG 40, couple of nibbled perfs, Fine used, Cat £180, Price $249

WA184) Western Australia 1863-64 No watermark 6d Dull violet SG 51a, l uneven perfs but above average for this issue, Fine used, Cat £55, Price $59
 
WA504) Western Australia 1864-79 watermark Crown CC perf 12½ basic set of 6, 1d (both colours) to 1/- SG 52-61 group, Good–fine used, minimum Cat £68+, Price $89
 
WA458) Western Australia 1864-79 watermark Crown CC perf 12½ shades etc selection with 1d Bistre, 1d Yellow ochre (2 ea), 2d Yellow (3), 4d Carmine (2), 6d Violet, the 4 SG listed colours/shades & 1/- Green (2) SG 52-62 range, Nice – fine used, minimum Cat £146+, Price $199
 
WA165) WA 1872-1912 mounted used collection of Swans, all punctured ‘OS’ sideways, with 1d Red/pink (11), 2d Yellow (10), 3d Brown (17), 4d Brown (3), 6d Violet (2) & 1/- Green (faults), various perfs, watermarks etc, condition mostly fine, a fantastic basis for expansion, Price $299
 
WA479) Western Australia 1876-81 watermark Crown CC perf 14 2d Chrome-yellow SG 71, lightly hinged Mint, Cat £120, Price $149
 
WA188) Western Australia 1882-85 watermark Crown CA perf 12, 4d Carmine SG 84, Fine used, Cat £60, Price $75
 
WA480) Western Australia 1884 Surcharges perf 12 ½d on 1d Yellow-ochre SG 90, two distinct shades, Mint, Cat £34, Price $49
 
WA506) Western Australia 1885 Surcharges 1d on 3d Pale brown SG 91, light hinge remains Mint, Cat £90, Price $109
 
WA460) Western Australia 1885 Surcharges 1d on 3d Cinnamon SG 91a, Mint, Cat £85, Price $10
 
WA485) Western Australia 1888 watermark Crown CA perf 14 2d Grey SG 104, some light gum tones Mint, Cat £85, Price $69
 
WA532) Western Australia 1888 (SG.103var) 1d carmine-pink "Wmk Crown to the right of CA and reversed", fine used. To be listed in future edition of Gibbons as SG.103y. Price $475
 
WA486) Western Australia 1893 Surcharges watermark Crown CA ‘ONE PENNY’ on 3d Pale brown SG 109, gum adhesion Mint, Cat £85, Price $69
 
WA478) Western Australia Postal fiscals 1893 ‘IR’ overprints in black 3d on 3d Lilac, unlisted in SG, ASC F11. Lightly hinged Mint, advertised retail $125, Price $99

WA474) Western Australia Postal fiscals 1897 watermark W Crown A 1d Dull purple SG F19, light hinge remains Mint, Cat £40, Price $59
 
WA475) Western Australia Postal fiscals 1897 watermark W Crown A 1d Dull purple SG F19, some hinge remains Mint, Cat £40, Price $59
 
WA533) Western Australia 1898 (Jul 29) use of 1893 green 'Half-penny' on 3d, 1895 red & green 'Half-penny' on 3d and 1885 green 'IR' on 1d ochre on local Fremantle cover (small tear). A very rare and unusual franking. Minor corner faults to base. Very attractive piece, price $2550
 
WA510) Western Australia 1898-97 watermark W Crown A 1/- Olive-green SG 116, four shades Fine used, Cat £28, Price $39
 
WA487) Western Australia 1898-1903 watermark W Crown A 2d Bright yellow SG 113, hinge remains Mint, Cat £38, Price $49
 
WA531) Western Australia Officials 1902 ‘Medical’ handstamp struck fairly faintly diagonally in violet on 2d Yellow (watermark indistinct), Good used with PERT GPO duplex cancel. These handstamps were used by the Health Department from early July 1902 until mid 1904 (refer Juhl page 62), and are scarce, Price $129
 
WA518) Western Australia 1902-11 watermark V over Crown perf 12½ x 12 set 1d to 2/6d ex the 4d, the 5d Bistre with some nibbled perfs, SG 117-125 group, mostly Fine used, minimum Cat £150+, Price $129
 
WA488) Western Australia 1902-11 watermark V over Crown perf 12½ x 12 1d Carmine-rose watermark sideways & upright SG 117 & 117a, gum a little aged Mint, Cat £54, Price $49
 
WA489) Western Australia 1902-11 watermark V over Crown perf 12½ x 12 1d Carmine-rose watermark upright SG 117a, very lightly hinged Mint, Cat £25, Price $35
 
WA514) Western Australia 1902-11 watermark V over Crown perf 12½ x 12 9d Yellow-orange wmk upright SG 122a, Fine used, Cat £40, Price $49
 
WA515) Western Australia 1902-11 watermark V over Crown perf 12½ x 12 9d Yellow-orange wmk upright SG 122a, Nice used, Cat £40, Price $49

WA462) Western Australia 1902-11 watermark V over Crown perf 11 2/- Bright red/yellow SG 134, hinge remains Mint, Cat £300, Price $379
 
WA437) Western Australia 1902-11 QV 10/- Bright purple CTO with Perth cds for Federal Parliament presentation sets, scarce, see note 6 at page 1/369 BW 2004 edition, Cat SG £450/ BW$600 (2004) for postally used, Price $749

WA522) Western Australia 1905-12 watermark Crown over double lined A perf 12½ x 12, ½d to 10d, ex the 4d & 8d, but includes both SG listed shades of the 9d, SG 138-46 group, mostly Fine used, minimum Cat £90+, Price $119

WA519) Western Australia 1905-12 watermark Crown over double lined A perf 12½ x 12 5d Pale olive-bistre & 5d Olive-green SG 143 & 143a, Fine used, Cat £64, Price $79
 
WA520) Western Australia 1905-12 watermark Crown over double lined A perf 12½ x 12 9d Orange wmk upright SG 145b, two distinct shades, Nice-fine used, Cat £64, price $79
 
WA57) 1910 usage of 1d Blue Postal Stationary Postcard, Mount Magnet to Perth. Cancelled by cds of Perth 14 NO 10. H & G 17, cat. $400. Very fine with 2 staple holes and bend to upper left corner. Price $195
 
WA34) Western Australia 1911 real photographic postcard “Greetings from Fremantle” to St. Louis, USA. Bears Halfpenny Green and 1d Rose Pink SG 138/9. Cat £12.25 and from x 12 on cover. Neat & clean, price $175
 
WA525) Western Australia 1912 watermark Crown over single lined A 6d Bright violet SG 168, some nibbled perfs Nice used, Cat £30, Price $24.99
 
WA526) Western Australia 1912 watermark Crown over single lined A 6d Bright violet SG 168, one nibbled perf at top, Fine used, Cat £30, Price $29

WA466) Western Australia 1912 watermark Crown over single lined A 6d Bright violet & 1/- Sage-green SG 168-69, Nice-fine used, Cat £78, Price $99
 
WA495) Western Australia 1912 watermark Crown over single lined A 6d Bright violet & 1/- Sage green SG 168-69, Mint, Cat £51, Price $65