Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 1

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 1 NEW SOUTH WALES 100 P A Lot 100 REVENUES: 1866-75 Stamp Duty 4d die proof in mauve & brown on highly glazed card (92x61mm), one pinhole at each side as always. 101 P A+ Lot 101 REVENUES: ditto, 3/- die proof in mauve & orange-red. Superb! Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie: acquired for $632. T Lot 102 102 P A- REVENUES: ditto, 5/- die proof in mauve & green, a couple of very minor blemishes. 400 Lot 103 103 P A REVENUES: ditto, 8/- die proof in mauve & green.

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 2 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 104 P A NEW SOUTH WALES Lot 104 REVENUES: ditto, 8/- die proof in mauve & claret (the colours of the 10/- & 1 that were later overprinted 'POSTAGE'). - Official Stamps 106 G A C1 QUEENSLAND Lot 106 OVERPRINTED 'O S': 1887-90 Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Blue 10/- mauve & claret/blue paper Perf 12 SG O37, indistinct Rays cancel, Cat 1000. [By far the most attractive example we have seen of this very difficult stamp. Heavily cancelled examples sold for $978 in our auctions of 24/6/2006 & 10/3/2007] 1,000 237 V A/B Lot 237 1882-95 Large Chalons Thick Paper 1 deep green SG 165 complete sheet of 30 (5x6) with the margins removed, [R1/2] with the Major Re-Entry (Doubled Frame at Base) and [R6/4] with the Major Retouch (Recut Lower Portion of the Right-Hand Frame) SG 161a & b and [3/4] with unlisted Doubling of 'QUEENSLAND' (noted by Basset Hull & Griffiths), the fourth row affected by a couple of tonespots & an ironed-out crease, fiscal usage with multiple light oval cancels in violet, Cat 2280++ (for postally used singles). A remarkable survivor & an impressive exhibition item. [It would be helpful if Gibbons were to upgrade their illustrations of the varieties & improve their description of the Retouch. Bernie Manning's very fine sheet with wavy line cancels sold for $1207 at our auction of 13/6/2009] T Lot 250 250 * A C2 POSTAL FISCALS: 1866-68 Wmk Crown/Q 20/- rose SG F15, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g., Cat 1000. Rare. Acquired for $1792 at our auction of 24/1/2004. 2,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 3 QUEENSLAND (continued) Lot 251 251 * A B2 POSTAL FISCALS: 1871-72 Burelé Band 2/6d scarlet, 5/- bistre & 10/- brown SG F29-31, some characteristic uneven perfs, large-part o.g., Cat 1025. Acquired for $1792 at our auction of 24/1/2004. [Because of the brittle nature of the pelure paper, fine examples are rarely encountered] 2,000 254 Ex Lot 254 *O REVENUES: QV selection on old-time leaves with 1866-68 Large Chalons 5/- 10/- & 20/- x2, 1871-72 Small Chalons 5/- 10/- & 20/-, Long Types to 1 plus defective 5, Impressed Duty set of 63 to variously used, with colourless embossing or with 'CANCELLED' h/s & quarter-circle cancel, condition variable. (110) Ex Lot 255 255 V A/B REVENUES: Long Types to 5, Widow's Weeds 1d and Impressed Duty set of 63 to - the 11 17 & 60 being marginal examples & very scarce thus - all with colourless embossing and large-part o.g., a few small defects. Stated to be from a 1901 Federation presentation set. (73) 256 F A B2 Lot 256 REVENUES: 1866-68 No Watermark 6/- bistre-brown, characteristic rough perforations, oval bank cachet in blue, Elsmore Online $200. Rare, especially this fine. 200

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 4 QUEENSLAND (continued) Ex Lot 257 257 * A/A+ REVENUES: Impressed Duty 1895 QV Crown/Q 3d to - the highest denomination of any Australian adhesive revenue stamp - thirty-four of the sixty-three values in blocks of 4 including 60 70 90 100 & 300, a few with varieties noted, generally very fine to superb with large-part o.g. Ex Francis Kiddle. [Believed to be the only surviving mint blocks of these denominations, of which the face value is a massive 5320!] (34 blocks) SOUTH AUSTRALIA 6,000 297 *OV A/B SOUTH AUSTRALIA Ex Lot 297 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' comprising Perf 10 mint 2/6d & 15/-, and postally used 2/6d (2) to 1; Perf 11½-12½ mint 2/6d 5/- & 10/-, postally used 1 (pen cancel partly removed), and CTO 2/6d (2), 5/-, 10/-, 15/- (2) & 1 (2); a few minor defects, the mint & CTO mostly with large-part o.g., Cat 2400 approximately. (20) - The Long Stamps We are pleased to offer the fine collection formed by Jeff Harris from Tasmania (and formerly of Adelaide). There are a number of references to the collection formed by the late Ed Williams of Buffalo NY, sold at our auction of 26/1/2002, now some 9½ years ago. 1,000 308 P A/A- Lot 308 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' imperforate plate proof with blank value tablet, lower-right corner block of 8 (4x2) with Plate Number '1' in lilac on gummed unwatermarked paper, folded between the last two columns, full unmounted o.g. [Ed Williams' similar block of 15 sold for $1792] 800

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 5 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - The Long Stamps (continued) 310 P A/A- Lot 310 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 14 plate proofs in lilac 2/6d with value in blue & 5/- with value in scarlet, blocks of 4 on ungummed unwatermarked paper, a couple of minor gumbends, full unmounted o.g. 600 311 Ex Lot 311 O 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' selection with Perf 10 2/6d x2 (one with 'MARINE PO' cds) & 5/- plus 2/6d 5/- & 10/- (defective) fiscally used; and Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d mint & used x3 (one a cleaned fiscal), 5/- x2, 10/- x2 & 1 (red pencil line) plus CTO 5/- 15/- x2 & 1; generally fine, Cat 920 (plus the fiscals). (20) 312 D A- Lot 312 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d dull violet SG 195a marginal single & a horizontal pair (+ DLR 2d & 6d) tied to 1885 registered parcel piece by poor 'MELROSE' cds, part 'REGISTERED/LONDON' d/s at the base, minor blemishes. A very rare parcel franking. [We doubt if there are any commercial covers recorded with any of the 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 values] 400 Ex Lot 313 313 *W A/A- 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d to 20 SG 195-208 complete with 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, about half with no gum, the others with large-part o.g. [These stamps are from the original printings. They are much scarcer than the later Specimen overprints normally encountered on stamps that were reprinted for UPU distribution] (13) 600

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 6 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - The Long Stamps (continued) Ex Lot 314 314 * A/B 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d to 20 complete with scarce 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, a few characteristic minor gum-bends, the 1 with a minor thin otherwise very fresh with large-part o.g. [Ed Williams' very fine set sold for $1288] (13) 1,000 Lot 315 315 * A C1 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 10/- green SG 197 marginal example from the left of the sheet with Sheet Number '½d. 04504' in blue, a couple of jumped perfs at lower-right, large-part o.g., Cat 170++. Rare. 316 W A- C1 Lot 316 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 15/- orange-brown SG 198 marginal example from the right of the sheet with Plate Number '1' (trimmed), no gum, Cat ++. Rare. 750 Ex Lot 317 317 D A 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d bright violet SG 195bb four singles (+ DLR 6d) and 10/- green SG 197a (+ 2½d violet-blue x3) tied to linen-backed pieces by 1901 Adelaide cds or 1896 'KINGSTON' squared-circle. Rare frankings. [We doubt if there are any commercial covers recorded with any of the 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' values] (2 items)

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 7 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - The Long Stamps (continued) 318 V A/A- Ex Lot 318 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to 1 (gum-bends) SG 195a-199a, CTO with Adelaide double-circle cds, Cat 410. (5) 300 319 V A B1 Ex Lot 319 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 5/- to 1 SG 196a-199a, CTO with double-circle Adelaide cds, Cat 400. (4) 300 Ex Lot 320 320 *W A/A- 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to 20 SG 195a-208a (missing the 5 brown) complete with 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, the 50/- & 20 with no gum, the others with large-part characteristically streaked o.g. [These stamps were specially reprinted for overprinting 'SPECIMEN' for UPU distribution] (13) 321 P A Lot 321 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 5/- plate proof in carmine on ungummed unwatermarked laid pink paper with the Value Printed Three Times and additionally with the Value Printed Twice at the Top (Inverted), imperforate at the sides. A striking proof. [NB: 'FIVE/SHILLINGS' is printed five times!, three times in the value tablet and twice (inverted) - not once as stated by Williams - at the top of the stamp. Williams at page 8 states: "About ten copies are known to the writer, including one pair and a strip of three". The strip sold for $2875 at our auction of 10/4/2010] 850

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 8 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - The Long Stamps (continued) Lot 322 322 * A B1 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 1 blue SG 199a marginal example from the left of the sheet with Plate Number '1', large-part o.g., Cat 375+. [The illustration is above Lot 318] 750 323 V A B1 Lot 323 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2 Venetian red SG 200a, CTO, Cat 400. [The cancelling device was the 'MELBOURNE' datestamp with no inscription at the base that was used to cancel Victorian stamps for collectors' sets. Very occasionally an example with a fragment of the 'M' or second 'E' appears. Ed Williams' superb example with full unmounted o.g. sold for $515] 400 324 V A+ B1 Lot 324 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 5 brown SG 205, CTO with full o.g. & the faintest trace of having been mounted, Cat 800. Superb! Ceremuga Certificate (2002). [Ed Williams' example sold for $1120] 1, 325 V A B1 Lot 325 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 10 copper SG 206a, CTO with large-part o.g., Cat 900. [ Ed Williams' similar example sold for $1008] 1,000T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 9 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - The Long Stamps (continued) 326 V A+ B2 Lot 326 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 15 silver SG 207a, exceptional metallic lustre, characteristic rough perforations, CTO with full unmounted o.g., Cat 1. Superb! Ceremuga Certificate (2002). [The high values exist in very small numbers. Of the 15, we are aware of two mint examples. There are probably about 30 CTO examples, making this stamp scarcer than the oveprinted 'O.S.' 2/6d & 5/- SG O86-87. Ed Williams' example sold for $1624] 2, 327 V A A2 Lot 327 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 20 claret SG 208a, rich colour, exceptional centring, some iregular perforations, CTO with large-part o.g., Cat 1600. Ceremuga Certificate (2002). [Ed Williams' example sold for $2352] TASMANIA - Revenue Stamps - Newspaper Duty We are pleased to present the award-winning exhibit formed by Michael Blake from Adelaide. 3,000 517 L B Lot 517 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] 200

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 10 Revenue Stamps - Postage Stamps used for Revenue Purposes After 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. 518 OC A/B Ex Lot 518 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) 300 Ex Lot 519 519 OC A/B 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) 300 Lot 520 520 C A 1863-89 Perforated Issues Chalons 1d & 4d on 1870 blue/cream Back Creek Gold Mining Co 5 'SCRIP CERTIFICATE'. Gorgeous! Revenue Stamps - 1863-1900 St George & the Dragon 250 Ex Lot 521 521 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) 300

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 11 Revenue Stamps - 1863-1900 St George & the Dragon (continued) 522 L A/A- Ex Lot 522 Complete documents 1) 1883 lease for less than 50pa with 5/- pale sage-green; 2) 1894 assignment of mortgage worth between 250 & 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) 300 523 P B Lot 523 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. 150 Ex Lot 524 524 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) 1,000 Lot 525 525 * A 1863-80 Imperf 10/- salmon SG F7, margins close to large, large-part o.g., Cat 600. Rare. 600T Ex Lot 526 526 W A/A-- 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) 1,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 12 Revenue Stamps - 1863-1900 St George & the Dragon (continued) Lot 527 527 W A- 1863-80 Perf 12½ 3d yellow-green SG F18, unused, Cat 350 250 528 G B C1 Lot 528 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. 200 529 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) 530 R A Ex Lot 530 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) 3,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 13 Revenue Stamps - 1863-1900 St George & the Dragon (continued) 531 P A Lot 531 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] 1,000 532 P A Lot 532 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. Revenue Stamps - 1880-1900 Stamp Duty Platypus Design 1,000 Lot 533 533 P A 1880 master die proof with blank value tablet in black on glazed card (92x61mm). Key item. 1,000 Ex Lot 534 534 * A B1 1880 1d to 1/- SG F26-29, large-part o.g., Cat 243. {Website} (4) 200 Lot 535 535 */** A A1 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".

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 14 Revenue Stamps - 1880-1900 Stamp Duty Platypus Design (continued) Ex Lot 536 536 *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) 400 Ex Lot 537 537 * A/A- 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) 300 Lot 538 538 * A- 1900 overprinted 'REVENUE' 1d dark blue horizontal pair Imperforate Between SG F36a, minor characteristic gum-creasing, large-part o.g., Cat 300. 300 Lot 539 539 ** A 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. 1,

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 15 Revenue Stamps - 1880-1900 Stamp Duty Platypus Design (continued) Lot 540 540 ** A 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. Revenue Stamps - Proposed Queen Victoria Designs & 1 Tablet 2,000 541 E A Lot 541 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] 1,000 542 E A Lot 542 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] 1,

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 16 Revenue Stamps - Proposed Queen Victoria Designs & 1 Tablet (continued) 543 E A Lot 543 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] 2, 544 P B Lot 544 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] Lot 545 545 ** A+ B1 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] 20,000 Ex Lot 546 546 *O A/C 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) 300

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 17 Revenue Stamps - Proposed Queen Victoria Designs & 1 Tablet (continued) 547 *OC A Ex Lot 547 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) Revenue Stamps - 1904-65 Stamp Duty Numerals Series 400 Ex Lot 548 548 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+) Ex Lot 549 549 C A/B 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) 400 Ex Lot 550 550 *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) 600

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 18 Revenue Stamps - 1904-65 Stamp Duty Numerals Series (continued) 551 O A Ex Lot 551 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) Revenue Stamps - Impressed Duty 400 Ex Lot 552 552 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) 300 553 P A Ex Lot 553 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) 2,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 19 Revenue Stamps - Postal Notes 554 C A/B VICTORIA Ex Lot 554 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) 600 Lot 620 620 * A- C1 1884-96 Postal Fiscals Stamp Statute V/Crown 3d mauve SG 221, hinge remainders, large-part o.g., undercatalogued at 850. A rare and underrated stamp. [Kellow at page 216 states that only 4552 were issued, and the balance destroyed. Compare this with the 4d - Cat 750 - of which 23,600 were issued] 1,000T Lot 621 621 * A 1884-96 Postal Fiscals Stamp Statute V/Crown 6d & 2/- SG 223ab & 225a plus '½d/HALF' on 1d SG 234, all with large-part o.g., undercatalogued at 355. [See also Lots 712 to 726] 400T Lot 622 622 * A B1 1884-96 Postal Fiscals Stamp Duty Lithographed 1 red-orange Perf 13 SG 242, well centred, large-part o.g., undercatalogued at 600. Rare. [This was the first value produced by lithography. Only 24,000 were issued, in 1879, five years before these stamps became available for postage. Consequently, very few mint examples are recorded] 1,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 20 VICTORIA (continued) Ex Lot 623 623 O 1884-96 Postal Fiscals Lithographed 35/- grey-violet SG 245 x15 singles and two pairs - rare multiples, one with unusual small punch-holes - various manuscript cancellations, Cat 4750 as fiscals. Ex JRW Purves with his original album page but remounted with extensive annotations. [Still considered by many to be the key value, of which no postally used or even CTO examples exist. Kellow at page 233 states that the largest multiple is a pair, of which only three have been recorded] [See also Lots 640 to 711 and 727 to 765] (19) 1,250 629 V A Ex Lot 629 1886-96 New Design(ers) Fergusson & Mitchell 5 to 9 SG 324-328, bright colours, variable centring but generally better than the average, the 5 6 & 7 with large-part o.g., all CTO with various 1898-1901 dates, Cat 865. (5) 600 630 W B B1 Lot 630 1886-96 New Design(ers) Fergusson & Mitchell 8 mauve & brown-orange SG 327, unused with no evidence of a cancellation having been removed but regummed with some consequent staining/toning especially on the perforations at right, Cat 4750. Rare. 1, 638 O A C1 Lot 638 REVENUES: 1884 Stamp Statute Wmk V/Crown Sideways Perf 12½ 3d mauve, tidy pencil cancel, unusually no pinholes, Elsmore Online Cat $950. [Kellow states at page 216 "The quantity issued to the end of 1884 was only 4,552...therefore a very scarce stamp even in fiscally used condition"] 750

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 21 VICTORIA (continued) Lot 639 639 * A A1 REVENUES: post-1901 Perf 11 10 dull red-violet, excellent centring, large-part o.g. Rare. RPSofV Certificate (2003). Acquired for $470 at our auction of 19/7/2003. [The Perf 11 values were issued after Federation and were therefore not valid for postage] VICTORIA - 1879-1900 Ultra-High Values Local collector Nick Holness formed by far the most extensive collection of this highly visual series. His Gold Medal winning exhibit was sold intact for $38, at a Melbourne auction in June 1988. The buyer has removed only 6 of 76 pages so what is offered here again, 23 years later, is essentially Nick's beautifully presented Gold Medal exhibit, which was also awarded Felicitations of the Jury for Research. Dr Geoff Kellow RDP, at page 246 of his exceptional work on the stamps of Victoria states "The three high values are a fascinating and quite complex study. This complexity arises from two causes (i) the use of three different printing processes; and (ii) printings were small and frequent to maintain as small a stock as practicable to safeguard against theft." To put the face value of these stamps into perspective, in 1913 the Commonwealth Stamp Printer, JB Cooke, was paid 170 for a year of service, which was 5 less than the face value of one set of the Ultra-High Values! Although not a single postally used example exists - or even could exist - these stamps that were first issued in 1879 were valid for postage from 1/1/1884 and so are listed in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue. We have adopted their arrangement, supplemented by Geoff Kellow's more detailed record of the printings, and Nick Holness's personal researches. We believe this is the first time that a collection of these stamps has been offered at auction on a specialised basis. Consequently, catalogue values from Gibbons & Elsmore Online have been ignored as both listings - especially Dave Elsmore's - are too simplistic. Here then, is a second-time-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire material from a truly remarkable collection. 750 Ex Lot 640 640 O The balance of Nick Holness's beautifully presented exhibit pages with a useful range of stamps comprising First Recess Period 25 x4, 50 x5 & 100 x5; Litho 25 x38 including a complete reconstruction of Stone 4, 50 x8 & 100 x3; Second Recess Period 25 x7 & 100 x4; and Typo 50 CTO x2; a number of watermark varieties noted, condition generally fine to very fine. (76) 1, Lot 641 641 * B SPECIMEN STAMPS: Recess 25 yellow-green with margins on three sides, mss "Specimen" in red, a couple of thins & the margins damaged, large-part o.g. [The stamp would look a lot better with theupper & lefthand margins removed. Bill McCredie's set of 3 without margins sold for $3910 at auction in June 2010]

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 22 VICTORIA - 1879-1900 Ultra-High Values (continued) Lot 642 642 * A SPECIMEN STAMPS: Recess 25 blue-green with full margins, mss "Specimen" in black & small italicised 'Specimen.' handstamp twice in black, large-part o.g. [Bill McCredie's set of 3 without margins sold for $6037 at auction in June 2010] 1, 643 W B Lot 643 SPECIMEN STAMPS: Recess 50 bright violet, mss "Specimen" in black & in rosine, minor perf staining & no gum. 644 W A Lot 644 SPECIMEN STAMPS: Recess 50 bright violet with full margins, mss "Specimen" in magenta, minor thinning in the margin at the top otherwise large-part o.g. The stamp itself is superb. [Bill McCredie's set of 3 sold for $7762 at auction in June 2010] 2,000 Lot 645 645 * C SPECIMEN STAMPS: Recess 100 crimson with virtually full margins, small italicised 'Specimen.' twice in blue-black, a few small thin spots, significant aging of the gum but of fine appearance.

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 23 VICTORIA - 1879-1900 Ultra-High Values (continued) Lot 646 646 * A SPECIMEN STAMPS: Recess 100 crimson with full margins, small italicised 'Specimen.' three times in blue-black, large-part o.g. [Bill McCredie had no Ultra-High Value with just the handstamp] 1, 647 V A+ Lot 647 CANCELLED TO ORDER: Recess 25 dull green (light cancel with illegible date), 50 bright violet (cds of AU1/97) & 100 crimson (cds of NO13/99) all with full margins, CTO, very lightly mounted with virtually full o.g. [The 25 was absent from Bill McCredie's collection His 50 & 100 sold for $862 & $1207 respectively at auction in June 2010] From 1897, complete sets of defaced current stamps could be purchased from the GPO for 1 (½d to 1) or 5 for a complete set to 100. The purchaser could nominate whether to have the stamps CTO'd or endorsed/ handstamped "Specimen". 1879-1885 First Recess Printed Period The recess-printed stamps - in both issue periods - were printed directly from the dies and issued as "sheets" of one, giving rise to the world's very first miniature sheets. The watermarked paper was cut into 18 pieces of roughly equal size. 4,000 648 O C C3 Lot 648 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS - Wmk 19 (V1): First Printing 25 yellow-green with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) SG 280a, minor stains & a few trimmed perfs, mss cancel "28 Jany 1880". Ex Purves. The great rarity of the series, with only one other example - with 'CANCELLED' perfin - recorded. Only 18 stamps were printed, on 24/12/1879. 649 O A A1 Lot 649 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Second Printing 25 British racing green with the Watermark Upright (Reversed) SG 280aVar, gorgeous rich shade, exceptional centring, mss cancel "31 Jany 1880". Only 40 stamps were printed, on 30/1/1880, so this is probably a First Day of Issue usage. [Neither Gibbons nor Kellow record the reversed watermark. Kellow states that Ptg 2 was in the same shade as Ptg 1. However, this istamp is a very distinctive deep shade, even richer than the "deep green" of Ptg 3: see the next lot] {The illustration is above Lot 648} 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 24 1879-1885 First Recess Printed Period (continued) 650 O B Lot 650 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Third Printing 25 deep green with the Watermark Sideways SG 280c, minor central thin, mss cancel "21 January 1881". Only 54 stampe were printed, on 28/4/1880. [This stamp highlights a deficiency in the stamp production. Because the recess stamps were printed in tiny sheets of one, they had to be perforated by hand. This often resulted in examples that are well off-square] 200 Ex Lot 651 651 O A TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Fourth Printing 25 deep green with the Watermark Sideways SG 280c, three examples one with the Watermark Reversed. Only 108 stamps were printed, on 24/11/1881. (3) 300 652 O A Ex Lot 652 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Wmk 33 (V2): Fifth Printing 25 deep yellow-green Perf 12½ & Perf 12 both with the Watermark Upright SG 283ca, undated mss cancel or of "1/9/1884". Only 108 stamps - comprising both perfs - were printed, on 19.9.1882. {Website} (2) 300 653 O B Ex Lot 653 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Sixth Printing 25 green Perf 12 with the Watermark Upright SG 283ca two examples in slightly different shades, a few minor perf faults, indistinct mss cancel or '17NOV84' h/s. Only 108 stamps were printed, on 14.6.1883. (2) 200 654 O A- Lot 654 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Sixth Printing 25 bright olive-green Perf 12½ with the Watermark Upright (Reversed) SG 283caVar, mss cancel of "29/4/84". Only 108 stamps were printed, on 14.6.1883. This is the only example recorded by Nick Holness. [Geoff Kellow at page 247 states "...bright olive-green...is a very rare stamp"]

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 25 1879-1885 First Recess Printed Period (continued) 655 O A/A- Ex Lot 655 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Seventh Printing 25 deep green with the Watermark Upright SG 283 two examples, mss cancels of "22/12/85" or "18 9 85". Only 144 stamps were printed, on 31.1 to 3.2.1885. {Website} (2) 200 Lot 656 656 O B FIFTY POUNDS: First Printing 50 bright mauve SG 281, minor blemishes, mss cancel "28 Jan 1880". Only 54 stamps were printed, on 24/12/1879. 200 Lot 657 657 O B FIFTY POUNDS: First Printing 50 bright mauve SG 281, minor blemishes, mss cancel "28 Jan 1880". Only 54 stamps were printed, on 24/12/1879. [This & the previous stamp are presumably from the same document] 200 658 O A- Lot 658 FIFTY POUNDS: Second Printing 50 mauve SG 281, minor stained perfs at the base, mss cancel "5.10.80". One of the great rarities of the series: only 20 stamps were printed, on 30/1/1880. Lot 659 659 O A- FIFTY POUNDS: Third Printing 50 bright aniline violet SG 281, minor wrinkle, mss cancel "19.10.80". Only 36 stamps were printed, on 19/10/1880. {The illustration is above Lot 658} 350

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 26 1879-1885 First Recess Printed Period (continued) Lot 660 660 O A- FIFTY POUNDS: Third Printing 50 bright aniline violet SG 281, minor wrinkle, mss cancel "19.10.80". Only 36 stamps were printed, on 19/10/1880. [This & the previous lot are presumably from the same document] 350 661 O A Lot 661 FIFTY POUNDS: Fourth Printing 50 mauve, minor blemishes, mss cancel "31.1.81". Only 90 stamps were printed, on 24.1.1881. 250 Lot 662 662 O B FIFTY POUNDS: Fifth Printing 50 bright mauve, minor blemishes, mss cancel "30.1.82". Only 54 stamps were printed, on 16.12.1881. 250 Ex Lot 663 663 O A/A- FIFTY POUNDS: Sixth Printing (19/9/1882, 108 printed) 50 mauve, Seventh Printing (15/6/1883, 144) 50 dull lilac-mauve & Eighth Printing (5/2/1885, 72) 50 bright mauve, mss cancels of "1/2/83", "9/5/84" or "30/10/85". [Recess printings on 'V2' paper totalled only 324 stamps. Kellow at page 248 states that all three printings were in "dull lilac-mauve". However, the physical evidence contradicts this] (3) 300 664 O A Lot 664 FIFTY POUNDS: Eighth Printing 50 bright mauve with the Watermark Upright (Reversed) SG 284var, mss cancel of "20/2/86". Only 72 stamps were printed, on 5/2/1885. {Website} 200

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 27 1879-1885 First Recess Printed Period (continued) 665 O B Lot 665 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: First Printing 100 carmine-lake SG 282, an unusually large & well centred example, a little faded, mss cancel "31 Jan 1880" being the First Day of Issue. Only 48 stamps were printed, on 31.1.1880. 250 666 O B Lot 666 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: First Printing 100 carmine-lake SG 282, well centred, mss cancel "31 Jan 1880" being the First Day of Issue. Only 48 stamps were printed, on 31.1.1880. 350 667 O A/A- Ex Lot 667 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Fourth Printing 100 carmine-lake Perf 12 with the Watermark Upright SG 285b, two examples both with mss cancel of "8/8/83" in the same hand & presumably from the same document. Only 108 stamps were printed, on 19/9/1882. (2) 300 668 O B/A Ex Lot 668 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Fifth Printing 100 carmine-lake Perf 12½ (fault at lower-left) & Perf 12 x2 all with the Watermark Upright SG 285a/b, mss cancels of "15/9/84" "8/12/84" or "31/1/85". Only 108 stamps were printed, on 18/6/1883. (3) 300 669 O A Lot 669 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Fifth Printing 100 carmine-lake Perf 12 with the Watermark Upright (Reversed) SG 285bVar, mss cancel of ""3/6/84". {Website} 150

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 28 1879-1885 First Recess Printed Period (continued) 670 O A Ex Lot 670 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Sixth Printing 100 aniline crimson Perf 12½ with the Watermark Upright SG 285a, two examples, mss cancels of "21/12/1885" or "7/6/1886". Only 72 stamps were printed, on 18/6/1883. [In total, recess printings on 'V2' paper were only 288 stamps] {Website} (2) 1886-1889 Lithographed Stones of ten impressions (2x5) were laid down from transfers taken one at a time from the dies. 250 671 O A/B Ex Lot 671 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS - Stone 1: Reconstruction of the 10 positions on two annotated exhibit pages. [Kellow at page 248 states that Printings 8 to 11 were from Stone 1. However, Holness established that Stone 1 was used for Printings 8 to 10 (part) and that Stone 2 was introduced for part of Printing 10, the quoted number printed of 200 being derived in part from each stone] {Website} (10) 400 672 O A/A- Ex Lot 672 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Eighth Printing (7/1/1886, 240 printed), Ninth Printing (3/2/1887, 240) & Tenth Printing (29/11/1887, 200-) 25 all in blue-green shades, all with the Watermark Upright (the last is inverted), mss cancels of "22/7/86", "5/10/87" or "30.10.88". [Kellow states that Ptgs 8 & 9 were in yellow-green only & with the watermark sideways; and that Ptg 10 was in deep green only] {Website} (3) 150 673 O A Lot 673 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Eighth Printing 25 blue-green with the Watermark Upright (Reversed) showing as the marginal watermark '[VI]CTORIA' only, mss cancel of "18/1/87". 200

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 29 1886-1889 Lithographed (continued) 674 O A/B Lot 674 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Ninth Printing 25 green (shades) reconstruction of the 10 positions. {Website} 400 675 O A/B Lot 675 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Tenth Printing 25 deep green (shades) reconstruction of the 10 positions from Stone 1. {Website} 400 676 O A/B Lot 676 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Stone 2: Reconstruction of the 10 positions on two annotated exhibit pages. {Website} 400 677 O A/B Lot 677 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Tenth Printing 25 green (shades) reconstruction of the 10 positions from Stone 2. {Website} 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 30 1886-1889 Lithographed (continued) Lot 678 678 O A/B TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Eleventh Printing 25 dull blue-green (shades) reconstruction of the 10 positions. 400 stamps were printed, on 27/9/1888. {Website} 400 679 O A/B Ex Lot 679 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Stone 3: Reconstruction of the 10 positions on two annotated exhibit pages. [Kellow recorded only Stones 1 & 2. Nick Holness identified two previously unrecorded stones - Stones 3 and 4 - both used for Ptg 12] {Website} (10) 400 680 O A/B Ex Lot 680 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Twelfth Printing (part) 25 dull blue-green (shades) reconstruction of 9 of the 10 positions from Stone 3, also [5] & [6] original and retouched states. 400 stamps were printed, on 27/9/1888, partly from Stone 3 & partly from Stone 4. {Website} (13) 681 O A/B Ex Lot 681 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Stone 4: Twelfth Printing (part) 25 dull blue-green (shades) reconstruction of the 10 positions, also [2] & [9] original & retouched states, on three annotated exhibit pages. 400 stamps were printed, on 27/9/1888, partly from Stone 3 & partly from Stone 4. {Website} (14)

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 31 1886-1889 Lithographed (continued) 682 O A/B Ex Lot 682 FIFTY POUNDS: Reconstruction of the 10 positions on two annotated exhibit pages, all in the distinctive bright magenta shade - not noted by Kellow - of Ptgs 10 & 11. {Website} (10) 683 O A/A- Ex Lot 683 FIFTY POUNDS: Ninth Printing (27/1/1886, 240 printed) 50 purple two distinctive shades, Tenth Printing (22/9/1887, 480) 50 bright magenta two distinctive shades (one with the Watermark Reversed), Eleventh Printing (8/2/1889, 400), 50 bright magenta, and Twelfth Printing 50 bright violet x2 (one with the Watermark Sideways), and a marvellous deep "Royal" purple). {The illsutration is above Lot 673} (8) 400 684 O A/B Ex Lot 684 FIFTY POUNDS: Tenth Printing 50 bright magenta reconstruction of the 10 positions. 480 stamps were printed, on 22/9/1887. [Kellow at page 249 states that Ptgs 9 to 11 were all in "dull purple"] {Website} (10) Ex Lot 685 685 O A/B FIFTY POUNDS: Eleventh Printing 50 bright magenta reconstruction of 8 of the 10 positions. 400 stamps were printed, on 8/2/1889. {Website} (8) 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 32 1886-1889 Lithographed (continued) 686 O A/B Ex Lot 686 FIFTY POUNDS: Twelfth Printing 50 bright violet reconstruction of 8 of the 10 positions. 400 stamps were printed, in November 1889. (8) 400 Ex Lot 687 687 O A/B ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Reconstruction of the 10 positions on two annotated exhibit pages (10) 800 688 O A/B Ex Lot 688 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Seventh Printing (27/1/1886, 240 printed) 100 bright rosine with the Watermark Upright or Inverted x2 (one also Reversed); Eighth Printing (29/11/1887, 400) 100 bright rosine with the Watermark Upright (2, one inverted) or Sideways; and Ninth Printing (25/11/1889, 480) 100 bright rosine with the Watermark Upright (2, one inverted). (8) 800 689 O A/B Ex Lot 689 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Seventh Printing 100 bright rosine reconstruction of 8 of the 10 positions. 240 printed, on 27/1/1886. (8) 600

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 33 1886-1889 Lithographed (continued) Ex Lot 690 690 O A/B ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Eighth Printing 100 bright rosine reconstruction of the 10 positions. 400 printed, on 29/11/1887. (10) 800 691 O A- Lot 691 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Eighth Printing 100 bright rosine vertical pairs with the Watermark Upright or Sideways mss cancels of "25/9/88" or "5/4/89". Rare multiples. 692 O A- Lot 692 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Ninth Printing 100 bright rosine vertical pair with the Watermark Sideways, mss cancels of "15/4/90". Rare multiple. 1890-97 Second Recess Printed Period The printings in this period are noted in the accountancy records as "single stamps", indicating that they were again being produced as single impressions from the dies. These printings are not accorded separate listings by Gibbons. 250 693 O A+ B1 Lot 693 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS: Fourteenth Printing 25 deep green with the Watermark Sideways & full margins, mss cancel "28/1/93". Superb! 180 were printed, on 7/8/1891. 300

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 34 1890-97 Second Recess Printed Period (continued) 694 O A/B Ex Lot 694 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS: Thirteenth Printing (18/10/1890, 216 printed) 25 blue-green with the Watermark Upright (2, one Inverted) & 25 yellow-green with the Watermark Sideways (rare); Fourteenth Printing (7/8/1891, 180) 25 blue-green with the Watermark Sideways; Fifteenth Printing (23/6/1893, 180) 25 green with the Watermark Sideways & Reversed (small faults); and Sixteenth Printing (6/3/1897, 108) 25 green with the Watermark Sideways (small faults). (6) 350 695 O A A1 Lot 695 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS: Thirteenth Printing 25 yellow-green with the Watermark Sideways, mss cancel "31/2/1891". [Kellow at page 248 states "a few copies are in yellow-green, watermark sideways, dated in 1893", as is the example in the previous lot] 150 696 O A- B1 Lot 696 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS: Fifteenth Printing 25 British Racing green with the Watermark Sideways & virtually full margins, gorgeous deep shade, minor stain in the right-hand margin, mss cancel "-/7/93", virtually full o.g. [The stamp was apparently affixed to the document at the right only, removal causing loss of the tiny piece of selvedge at upper-right] 350 697 O A/B Lot 697 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS: Fifteenth Printing 25 deep green two examples with the Watermark Sideways (one also Reversed) and both with prominent Double Impressions, the first mostly evident at the upper-right, the other more extensive affecting three-quarters of the design, the latter with minor faults. Rare varieties. 698 O/V A/A- Ex Lot 698 FIFTY POUNDS: Thirteenth Printing (8/10/1890, only 108 printed) 50 deep bright violet with the Watermark Upright, mss cancel of 2/7/91"; Fourteenth Printing (7/8/1891, 180 printed) 50 deep violet with the Watermark Sideways, mss cancel of "30/8/92" and another example - the colour a little diffused - CTO with cds of MR6/97. (3)

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 35 1890-97 Second Recess Printed Period (continued) 699 V A A1 Lot 699 FIFTY POUNDS: Fourteenth Printing 50 deep violet with the Watermark Sideways, CTO with Melbourne cds (date not on the stamp), large-part o.g. [Exhibits less colour diffusion than the example in the previous lot. It appears that this effect was caused by a reaction between the printing ink and the cancellation ink] 300 700 OV A/A- Ex Lot 700 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Tenth Printing (18/10/1890, only 108 printed) 100 aniline crimson x2 shades, mss cancels of "18/2/91" or "19/4/91"; Eleventh Printing (7/4/1891, 180) 100 aniline crimson, mss cancel of "16/6/91"; Twelfth Printing (18/3/1895, only 108) 100 aniline crimson, mss cancel of "19/9/95"; Thirteenth Printing (22/5/1895, only 69) 100 scarlet, CTO with cds of AU30/00. (5) 800 701 V A B1 Lot 701 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Eleventh Printing 100 aniline crimson, CTO with cds of 10JY/-- (year is off the stamp). Rare. [180 stamps were printed, on 7/4/1891 but only a small number were cancelled for presentation sets] 702 V A B1 Lot 702 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Thirteenth Printing 100 scarlet, CTO with cds of AU18/-- (the year is off the stamp), large-part o.g. Only 69 stamps were printed, on 22/5/1895. However, this is not a particularly rare stamp because most, if not all, were included in presentation sets. 400 703 V A B1 Lot 703 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS: Thirteenth Printing 100 scarlet with margins on three sides, CTO with cds of OC22/97. 600

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 36 1897-1901 Surface-Printed by Typography 704 V A- B1 Lot 704 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS - Wmk 33 (V2) Paper: 25 dull blue-green, CTO with cds of NO20/00, a trifle soiled. [Kellow at page 248 notes that Ptgs 18 (23/12/1897) & 19 (115/160) each of 160 stamps were both indiscriminately on V2 or Wmk 82 (V3) paper. He states: "The 25 on V2 paper is a rare stamp, even cancelled-to-order". [This is SG 289, Cat 275] 200 Lot 705 705 V A B1 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS another example, CTO with cds of FE22/01. 250 706 V A B1 Lot 706 TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS Wmk 82 (V3) Paper: 25 dull blue-green, CTO with cds of FE15/01. [This is SG 351, Cat 225] {Website} 150 707 V A B1 Lot 707 FIFTY POUNDS - Wmk 33 (V2) Paper: Sixteenth Printing 50 deep dull mauve two examples one with the Watermark Inverted, CTO with cds of NO20/00 (?) or FE15/01. 480 printed, on 22/10/1897. This is SG 290, Cat 375 each. [Kellow at page 249 notes that Ptg 16 was indiscriminately on V2 or Wmk 82 (V3) paper] 708 V A B1 Lot 708 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS - Wmk 33 (V2) Paper: Fourteenth Printing from the Zinc Die 100 reddish pink, CTO with cds of NO20/00. Only 80 printed, on 14/11/1900. This is SG 291, Cat 550. [Kellow at page 250 states that all of this printing was cancelled for collectors' sets] 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 37 1897-1901 Surface-Printed by Typography (continued) 709 V A B1 Lot 709 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS another example, also CTO on NO20/00. [Kellow notes that this printing was of single stamps directly from the newly created zinc die. However, he states that no example with margins has been recorded] 400 710 V A B1 Lot 710 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS Fifteenth Printing from the Electrotype Plate of 10 100 reddish pink, CTO with cds of FE5/01. 240 were printed, on 22/11/1900. 400 711 V A B1 Lot 711 ONE HUNDRED POUNDS Wmk 82 (V3) Paper: Sixteenth Printing 100 reddish pink, CTO with cds of MY21/01. An unknown number were printed, in Feb-Mar 1900. [Neither Kellow nor Gibbons lists the 100 on V3 paper. The shade is very similar to the other examples offered here but the stamp has a much sharper appearance] VICTORIA - Special Studies Hugh 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. 712 P A Lot 712 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: Although the Stamp Statute series were issued in 1870, they were valid for postage only from 1/1/1884. Mint examples are scarce to rare and most used examples have faked cancellations or have had fiscal cancels removed & bogus (mostly) or postal cancels applied. Covers are almost invariably philatelically inspired. No further printings were made in 1884 and the remainders were destroyed in 1885. The last important offering of these stamps was Francis Kiddle's collection, sold at a Melbourne auction in May 2005. 1d progressive die proof ('STAMP' uncleared) exceptional impression in dark blue on white wove paper (43x 60 mm), initialled "WB 1.11.70" (= William Bell), a couple of minor tonespots on the reverse don't detract from this delightful proof. Ex Francis Kiddle: acquired for $2587. [Kellow states that the only other recorded example - not initialled - is in the Royal Collection] 3,

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 38 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) Lot 713 713 * A B1 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: Wmk 19 (V1): 3d mauve SG 221, very well centred, large-part o.g., Cat 850. Rare: Kellow at page 216 states that only 4552 were issued. [Francis Kiddle's example sold for $1207. This is a much scarcer stamp than the 4d - Cat 750 - of which 23.600 were issued] 1, Lot 714 714 * B C1 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: 4d rose with the Watermark Sideways SG 222, minor crease, part o.g. with adhesions on the gum, Cat 750. Ex Francis Kiddle: acquired for $690. [NB: there is an error 'BRITANNIAR' on the inscription around the Queen's head. Kellow at page 216 states that 23,600 were issued. Kiddle stated that this is the only mint example recorded] 1,000 715 G B C1 Lot 715 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: 4d rose with the Watermark Sideways SG 222, minor staining on the reverse & minor ironed-out creasing, BN '777' of Colbinabbin, Cat 375. Remarkable country usage & an excellent addition to a numerals collection. 250 716 G A C1 Lot 716 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: another example, BN 'MC/91' of Eastern Market (renamed Bourke Street East in 1886), Cat 375. 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 39 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) Lot 717 717 * A B1 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: 4d rose with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) SG 222a, large-part o.g., Cat 850. 1,000 Lot 718 718 * A B1 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: 4d rose with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) SG 222a, well centred, large-part o.g., Cat 850. 1,000 Ex Lot 719 719 * A/(A) 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: 6d blue SG 223 & 6d ultramarine SG 223a, the latter with a small closed tear, large-part o.g., Cat 190. (2) 150 Ex Lot 720 720 ** A D2 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: 6d ultramarine as SG 223a but with the Watermark Upright, some rough perforations, full unmounted (!) o.g. Unlisted by Gibbons, and unrecorded by Kellow. (2) 1,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 40 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) Lot 721 721 * A B1 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: 1/- blue/blue SG 224 with central 'Specimen.' handstamp, well centred, large-part o.g. Absent from Bill McCredie's collection. 200 722 C B Lot 722 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: 2/- blue/greenish tied to cover to Ireland by double-oval 'REGISTERED/MR12/84/MELBOURNE' d/s, London & 'REGISTERED/DUBLIN' transit backstamps both in red, minor peripheral faults & opened-out. A very rare albeit philatelic franking. [The distinctive handwriting is of David Hill, the doyen of early Victorian philatelists. The addressee is better known as Major EB Evans] 2, Lot 723 723 * A C1 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: 5/- blue/pale yellow SG 227, large-part o.g., undercatalogued at 400. Ex Guy Linfield: acquired for $604 at auction in October 2006. 600 Lot 724 724 * A C1 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: Wmk 33 (V2): 1d yellow-green Perf 12½ SG 231, large-part o.g., Cat 85. 100

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 41 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) Lot 725 725 */** A 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: Surcharge: '½d/HALF' on 1d yellow-green SG 234 marginal strip of 5 from the base of the sheet, large-part o.g. with three units being unmounted, Cat 425++. [ Kellow at page 214 states that only 5960 were issued but that the low face value enabled philatelists to acquire "small stocks"] 750 Lot 726 726 */** A 1884 THE 'STAMP STATUTE' SERIES: a similar marginal marginal strip of 5 from the top of the sheet, large-part o.g. with four units being unmounted, Cat 425++. 750 727 Ex Lot 727 *O 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: As with the Stamp Statute series, the original Stamp Duty values were issued before 1884 but became valid for postage only from 1/1/1884. The last important offering of these stamps was Francis Kiddle's collection, sold at a Melbourne auction in May 2005. The balance of Hugh Freeman's exhibit pages with mint 1d bistre block of 4, 1/6d x2, 2/6d, 3/- purple/blue (unused) & 5/- claret/yellow, and postally used including 1d green on Hill & Mason philatelic covers, 1/6d, 2/-, 3/- purple/blue x3, 4/- x2, 5/- x4, 6/- x2 & 1/10/- (faded & pinholes but no evidence of a pen cancellation having been removed), also 1 x2 & 1/10/- x4 with posthumous 'CAMPERDOWN/VICTORIA - 26' duplex or spurious Melbourne cancels, generally fine to very fine. [ NB: Gibbons catalogue prices are for CTO examples. Postally used examples of all values apart from the 1d 6d & 1/- are scarce to rare] (35) 800

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 42 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) 728 Ex Lot 728 *O 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Mostly mint remainders including 1d green x7 including a strip of 3, 1d bistre x13 including a block of 4, 6d, 1/- on Blue x2, 1/- on Yellow x3 including a pair, 1/6d x6, 2/-, 2/6d x5, 3/- drab x6, 4/- x4, 5/- claret/yellow x3, 5/- rosine & 1 (thinned), also 1d bistre used group including fiscal usages with Doubles Perfs or Imperforate at Top (faults), condition a bit mixed but most are fine to very fine. (79) 1,000 Lot 729 729 * A/B 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Lithographed: 1d green "Widow's Weeds" Perf 13 SG 235 irregular block of 5 (the first unit detached & rejoined), minor creasing, large-part o.g., Cat 475+. 400 Lot 730 730 * A/B 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1d green "Widow's Weeds" Perf 12½ SG 235b block of 6 (3x2), a couple of small thins, some perf separation/reinforcing, large-part o.g., Cat 570+. [Perf 12½ unpriced by Gibbons but Kellow at page 228 states that it is the Perf 12 that is the scarcest of the three variants] 750 Lot 731 731 * A- 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1/6d bright rosine Perf 12 SG 236a block of 4, extensive perf reinforcing, large-part o.g., Cat 900+. A rare multiple. Ex Francis Kiddle: acquired for $460 (misidentified as SG 267). 1,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 43 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) Lot 732 732 * A B2 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 3/- purple/blue Perf 12 SG 237a, some irregular perforations, large-part o.g., Cat 650. 733 P A+ Lot 733 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 4/- progressive die proof - before insertion of the letters 'J' & 'L' to left & right of the central design - in sepia on greenish wove paper (43x51mm). Superb! Ex Francis Kiddle: acquired for $1552. [Kellow at page 229 states that seven similar die proofs are recorded, but only one other the same as this] 2,000 Lot 734 734 * A B1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 4/- bright orange-red Perf 12½ SG 238b horizontal pair, striking shade, large-part o.g., Cat 220+. Ex Francis Kiddle: acquired for $230 (misidentified as SG 269). [Kellow notes the shade as "brown-vermilion"!] 250 735 C A- Lot 735 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 6/- apple-green Perf 13 SG 239 in combination with Electrotyped 1/6d rosine & 2/6d yellow-orange plus 'STAMP - DUTY' Overprints 3d orange single & vertical pair, on 1886 apparently commercial registered cover to France per "SS Potosi/Via Suez & Naples", killer '1' cancels & double-oval 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' d/s & five strikes of a small 'R' h/s, French 'MODANE A PARIS' (in red, on the face) & 'PARIS A BORDEAUX RAPIDE' (b/s) TPO d/s & 'BORDEAUX/GIRONDE' arrival b/s, a couple of very minor and inconsequential blemishes in no way detract from this highly visual cover. Stunning & rare franking. Ex Rodney Perry. [This is France #229 in Ben Palmer's census. The rate was 6d x21 = 10/6d + 4d registration so was 1d shortpaid] 2,

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 44 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) 736 C A- Lot 736 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 15/- mauve SG 241, excellent colour, untidy Melbourne duplex, Cat 300. Rare. [Kellow at page 237 states "The colour was very liable to fading, and fine copies [sic] are rare"] Ex Lot 737 737 * A/A- 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Electrotyped Wmk 19 (V1): 1d green x5, 1d bistre x2, 6d, 1/- on Blue Paper x2, 1/- on Pale Yellow Paper x2, 2/- x2 & 5/- claret/yellow with various shades & perforations, large-part o.g., Cat 1565. Very scarce group. (15) 800 Ex Lot 738 738 * A 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1d green "Widow's Weeds" Perf 12 SG 253a x2 shades & Perf 12½ SG 253b horizontal pair, large-part o.g., Cat 320+. (4) 250 739 P A Lot 739 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: New Design 1d progressive die proof - before insertion of the letters 'C' & 'E' below the numerals at upper-right & upper-left - in black on wove paper reduced to stamp-size with close even margins. [Kellow at page 238 states that a large number of such proofs in a range of colours are recorded - apparently for use as colour trials - but only two others the same as this] {The illustration is above Lot 738} 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 45 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) Lot 740 740 * A B1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1d pale bistre Perf 12½ SG 254b block of 9, some minor perf separation/reinforcing, large-part o.g., Cat 342++. Multiples larger than blocks of 4 are rarely seen. 400 Lot 741 741 */** A/A- 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1d pale bistre Perf 12½ SG 254b marginal block of 30 (6x5) from the base of the sheet, a few very minor tonespots, some minor perf separation/reinforcing, virtually full o.g. with many units being unmounted, Cat 1140++. A remarkable item, and a very significant piece for anyone plating this interesting stamp. Ex Francis Kiddle: this and the previous lot were left in a mixed lot! 1,000 742 V A B1 Lot 742 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1d bistre Perf 12½ SG 254b block of 4, CTO with 'MELBOURNE/JA5/01' cds. Ex Francis Kiddle: from a mixed lot. [Kiddle noted that for the 1891 distribution to the UPU, it had been necessary to reprint this stamp. However, this block is from the original printing] 200 743 C A- Lot 743 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 6d ultramarine Perf 12½ SG 255b tied by superb 'KEW' cds to 1884 cover to Stanley Gibbons in London (b/s), flap fault, very attractive. {Website} 250

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 46 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) Lot 744 744 * A B1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 3/- maroon/blue SG 259, lovely shade, large-part o.g., Cat 450. Very scarce. 400 Lot 745 745 * A B1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1 reddish orange/yellow Perf 12½ SG 262b, large-part o.g., Cat 450. Very scarce. 400 746 G A C1 Lot 746 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 2 deep blue Perf 12 SG 263, Melbourne duplex, Cat 160 CTO but a rare stamp postally used. 400 Ex Lot 747 747 * A/A- 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Electrotyped Wmk 33 (V2) & New Colours: 6d, 1/6d x2, 3/- x3, 4/- x5, 5/- x3, 6/- and 10/-, various shades & perforations & a few are from the 1896-99 Wmk 82 series, large-part o.g., Cat 1900 minimum. Scarce group. (16) 850

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 47 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) 748 C B Lot 748 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 3/- drab SG 268 tied to a complete 1892 red/white 'INLAND PARCEL POST/REGISTERED' label - the only example recorded by us - by BN '244' of 'TALBOT' (cds alongside) & red registration lines, minor blemishes. A very rare item. [Acquired for $2464 at our auction of 25/1/2003] 2, 749 G A- B2 Lot 749 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 15/- brown with the Watermark Sideways SG 273, a few short perfs at left, part-talbot '244' duplex, Cat 95 for CTO but a rare stamp postally used. 250 Lot 750 750 * A- A2 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 15/- brown with the Watermark Upright SG 273a, excellent centring, a couple of nibbled perfs at the base, large-part o.g., Cat 950. Very scarce. 750 751 G A B1 Lot 751 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1/10/- pale olive SG 275, double-circle Melbourne cds, Cat 110 CTO but a rare stamp postally used. 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 48 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) 752 G A A1 Lot 752 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 2 bright blue SG 276, excellent centring, poor 'OMEO' cds, Cat 100 CTO but a rare stamp postally used. 400 753 P A+ Lot 753 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1884 New Value: 2/6d progressive die proof - the ornamental border at upper-right unfinished - in dull violet on pale greenish glazed card (29x32mm). Superb & delightful! [Kellow at page 253 states that only "Two die proofs are known, in purple on pale green glazed card". 2,000 Ex Lot 754 754 * A B1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 2/6d brown-orange SG 292, also Wmk 82 (V3) 2/6d SG 344 x2 shades & Wmk 85 (V4) 2/6d SG 370, large-part o.g., Cat 650. (4) Lot 755 755 ** A B1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 1896-99 Wmk 82 (V3): 3/- olive-drab SG 345 horizontal pair, full unmounted o.g., Cat 150++. 200

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 49 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) 756 F A B1 Lot 756 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: 15/- brown SG 350, 'STAWELL' cds, Cat 75 CTO but a rare stamp postally used. 250 Lot 757 757 */** A 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Specimen Handstamps: Tiny 'SPECIMEN' with serifs McC&K Type 7b on 1/- blue/yellow (unmounted!), 1/6d & 2/6d, large-part-o.g. [The types are as per the classification of Bill McCredie & Dr Geoff Kellow RDP, published in Millennium Philatelic Auctions sale catalogue of 22/6/2011. All are scarce to rare; of many, only a very few examples are recorded. This is reflected in the fact that many of the combinations of type & denomination offered here were absent from Bill McCredie's extraordinary collection] Lot 758 758 * A B1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: large elaborate script 'Specimen' McC&K Type 13 vertically (reading downwards) in blue on 1d green "Widow's Weeds", large-part-o.g. The most distinctive, and desirable, of all the Specimen types. 400 Lot 759 759 * A/A- 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Italics 'SPECIMEN' McC&K Type 16 on 6/- (poorly perforated & cut from the sheet to preserve the design), 1 (one tonespot) & 1/10/-, large-part-o.g.

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 50 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) Lot 760 760 * A C1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: sans serif 'SPECIMEN' McC&K Type 19 on 5/- claret/yellow, large-part-o.g. [Bill McCredie had no example on any Large Stamp Duty value] {The illustration is above Lot 759} 300 Lot 761 761 * A/B 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: fine sans serif 'SPECIMEN' McC&K Type 20 diagonally on 1/6d, 2/6d (minor faults), 3/- drab (a couple of tonespots), 4/- & 5/- claret/yellow, large-part-o.g. 1,000 Ex Lot 762 762 * A B1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Italics 'Specimen.' McC&K Type 21b on 1/6d x2 (one Litho), 2/6d x2 shades, 3/- drab, 4/- x2 (one Litho), 5/- claret/yellow x2 shades, 5/- rosine, 6/-, 10/- grey-green & 15/- brown, four have the Defective 'Sp' McC&K Type 21a, large-part o.g. (13) 750 Lot 763 763 * A A1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Italics 'Specimen.' McC&K Type 21b sideways (reading upwards) on 2/6d yellow, large-part o.g. 200

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 51 VICTORIA - Special Studies (continued) Lot 764 764 * A C2 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Italics 'Specimen.' McC&K Type 21b on 3/- drab vertical pair, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g. Scarce multiple. 150 Lot 765 765 * B B1 1884-96 LARGE STAMP DUTY DESIGNS: Italics 'Specimen.'McC&K Type 21b Inverted on 5/- claret/yellow, disturbed part-o.g. 250 789 C B Lot 789 INSTRUCTIONAL HANDSTAMPS: 1886 mourning cover to Queensland with makeshift resealing label tied to the flap by 'RECEIVED OPEN/ AT/GENERAL POST OFFICE/VICTORIA'-in-oval (31½x19mm), minor blemishes. [Stated to be the only recorded example of this larger size oval handstamp] 790 C A- Lot 790 INSTRUCTIONAL HANDSTAMPS: 1891 unsealed cover to Melbourne with Postal Fiscal 1d bistre paying the printed matter rate but perversely sealed with stamp selvedge tied by a very fine strike of the boxed 'RECEIVED OPEN AT/BALLARAT' h/s. One of the great instructional handstamp rarities & the only recorded example from any provincial office. 1,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 52 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps We are pleased to offer the award-winning collection formed by Dr Derek Pocock of Perth. This is by far the most extensive collection of this scarce material that we know of being offered at auction. It must be understood that used stamps usually have often significant faults. As Derek notes on his title page, "Railway stamps were totally functional with no thought for the collector, a feature of great attraction to the purist". It is thus noteworthy that a high proportion of Derek's material is in fine to very fine condition. Ex Lot 900 900 */**O Collection remainders including 1905 Small Format unused ¼d pair, ½d (mint) & 3d plus a few used to 2/6d, Large Format values to 1/6d orange x7 (Cat $80 each) plus 1d pink with 'TRAMWAYS' Opt (faults), 1950s Vehicles 9d x3, 1/-, 1/3d x2, 3/- & 4/- x2 plus Overprints 1/9d, Decimals array & c.1980s array of bogus pre-decimal designs, condition rather mixed. {Website} (200+) Offer 901 P A Ex Lot 901 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours on gummed unwatermarked paper comprising 1d 'NEWSPAPER', 3d 6d 9d 1/- 2/6d & 5/-, all with good even margins, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $1400. Rare. [The five lowest values ¼d to 2d were inscribed 'NEWSPAPER' at the top] (7) 1,000 902 P A Ex Lot 902 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours on ungummed unwatermarked paper comprising 1½d, 2d & 10/-, margins good to large, each with a blue-pencil line across the face, Elsmore Online Cat $600. Rare. (3) 400 Ex Lot 903 903 * A/B 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 ¼d corner example (some perf separation/rejoining), ½d pair (adhesions on the gum), 1d pair, 3d & 1/- (thinned), large-part o.g., Elsmore Online $630+. [A complete set to 10/- - Cat $1+ - sold for $3335 at our auction of 18/12/2010] (7)

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 53 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 904 Ex Lot 904 * 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 ¼d corner blocks of 6 & 10, ½d blocks of 4 & 6 and 1d marginal block of 4 & corner block of 12, some blemishes & some significant separation/rejoining, partto large-part o.g., Elsmore Online $1260+. Rare multiples. (6 blocks) 750 Lot 905 905 ** B C2 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 ½d yellow-orange, a few short/pulled perfs, full unmounted o.g. (!), Elsmore Online $150+. {Website} 100 Ex Lot 906 906 O 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 or Perf 11 ¼d, 1d, 3d to 2/6d, 5/- grey (faults) & 10/- red, generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online $610. The 5/- and 10/- are rare. (9) 400 907 Ex Lot 907 O 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 or Perf 11 used selection comprising ¼d x6, 1d x3, 3d x10, 6d x5, 9d x17, 1/- x28 & 2/6d x5, lots of shade variation & a number of pairs, wide array of railways numeral cancellations & a few idiosyncratic types, condition variable but most are good to very fine, Elsmore Online $2470. A remarkable lot, especially for the cancellations. (74) 1,

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 54 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 908 P A Lot 908 1907 'FORWARD' Large Format 1d imperforate plate proof in the issued colour of yellow-orange on gummed unwatermarked paper, margins close to good, Elsmore Online $200. {Website} 150 Ex Lot 909 909 * A/B 1907 'FORWARD' Large Format Wmk 'WA/[crown]/GR' ¼d (surface mark), ½d, 1d, 3d block of 4 (minor blemishes, a rare multiple), 6d, 9d, 1/-, 2/- & 2/6d, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online $700. The 1d 1/- & 2/6d are superb! [Printed in sheets of 60 (5x12) perforated on all sides. NB: the "fingerprint" design behind the denomination differs for each value] (12) 750 910 O A/B Ex Lot 910 1907 'FORWARD' Large Format Wmk 'WA/[crown]/GR' 3d x2 distinctive shades, 6d x2 distinctive shades, 9d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/6d, 4/-, 5/- & 10/-, a few minor defects but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online $315. (11) 300 911 G A Lot 911 1907 'FORWARD' Large Format Wmk 'WA/[crown]/GR' 2/6d in an unusual bright magenta shade with 'WS/&CO' perfin of W Sandover & Co, Elsmore Online $200. [A 2/- with perfin sold for $253 at our auction of 18/12/2010] 250

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 55 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 912 O A/B Ex Lot 912 1912 No Watermark 3d, 9d two distinctive shades & 1/- two distinctive shades (both with tonespots), Elsmore Online $60. {Website} (5) 50 913 W A- Lot 913 1918 Surcharge '½D' on 1d yellow-orange, unused, Elsmore Online $1200 (mint). Rare. [This is the only surcharged WA Railways stamp. A used example - Cat $400 - sold for $460 at our auction of 18/12/2010] 750 914 Ex Lot 914 * 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' ½d, 1d pink, 9d (badly defective), 1/-, 1/6d orange, 2/- (corner fault), 2/6d, 4/-, 5/- & 10/- turquoise matching examples from the base of the sheets each with typewritten 'Specimen.', generally very fine with large-part o.g. [We surmise that this "set" was prepared c.1924, in which year new values of 1/3d & 1/6d were introduced. The new colours were introduced in 1923. Acquired for $687 at the Macray Watson sale of 25/7/1995. Elsmore Online lists a similar set - values or number of stamps not stated - with typewritten 'SPECIMEN', Cat $900] (10) 750 Ex Lot 915 915 O 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' selection including New Colours 1d pink pair, 6d x3 & 10/- turquoise, New Values 1/3d dull olive-brown & 1/6d red-orange x3, also 9d, 1/- x3, 2/- x7 including a pair, 2/6d x3 including a corner pair & 4/-, some very distinctive shades, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online $905+. [Derek Pocock states that from 1930 a new smaller sheet format (5x5) was adopted. The outer margins were not perforated, resulting in many stamps having one or two "straight edges". In fact, stamps perforated on all sides are decidedly scarce: there are only 9 examples in this lot] (25)

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 56 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) Ex Lot 916 916 O 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' selection with various numeral cancellations including '1A' of Fremantle, '4' of Cottesloe Beach, '7' of Claremont, '11' of West Perth, '28' of Wooroloo, '40' of Kellerberrin, '56' of Golden Gate, '57' of Boulder City, '72' of Leonora, '78' of Pingelly, '112' of Bridgetown', '116' of Geraldton, '123' of Cue etc, also unusual seriffed types '1' x2, '12' x2, '33' of Northam, '112' of Bridgetown & '114' of Bunbury, good range of values to 5/- (2 pairs) including 3d x9, 2/- x2, 2/6d x5 including a rare strip of 3 & 4/-, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $685+. A very difficult lot to replicate. (43) 600 917 CL B Lot 917 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' ½d orange-yellow x2 affixed but not tied to West Australian Newspapers cover with printed 'PER...TRAIN' & 'PRESS MATTER - URGENT' at the top, Perth GPO postal cds of 13MR41, vertical fold well clear of the stamps. Rare. [1d was the "parcels" rate for a letter between suburban stations or to/from Perth. Very few such part-postal articles have survived] 918 C A Lot 918 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 1d pink affixed but not tied to Ferris & Forbes Estate Agents advertising envelope to the "West Australian", superb Perth GPO postal cds of 5MR41, 'T'-in-hexagon h/s applied in error & deleted in blue pencil. An exceptional item for the Railway Stamps collector or postal historian.

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 57 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 919 C B Lot 919 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 3d blue & 4/- dull rose tied to the reverse of a linen parcel tag to Busselton by '1/20 JAN 1922' cancels of Fremantle, JC Hutton Ham & Bacon Curers imprint in red, minor blemishes. [4/3d paid for a parcel weighing between 5 & 10 pounds] 250 920 OW A/B Ex Lot 920 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 1) 3d corner example with the newspaper fragment from which it was removed (3d paid for 15 newspapers); 2) 6d & 9d on reverse of parcel tag with CIG imprint (1/3d paid for a parcel of less than 5 pounds); & 3) 4/- x2 (one trimmed in the margin) on reverse of parcel tag with Swansea Cycles imprint (8/- paid for a parcel between 15 & 20 pounds] (3 items) 250 921 O A Lot 921 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' New Value 1/3d dull olive-brown lower-right corner example with enormous margins & vertical guillotining guide-mark at lower-right, Elsmore Online Cat $150. Impressive! [A regular-size example sold for $149 at our auction of 18/12/2010] {The illustration is above Lot 920} 150 Lot 922 922 O A/B 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' New Value 1/6d orange reconstructed strip of 4 - two singles & a pair - from the base of the sheet, a few faults, '43/NOV 15 1934' cancels of Southern Cross, Elsmore Online $320+. A rare multiple. {Website} 250

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 58 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 923 O A/B Ex Lot 923 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' perfins 'F&G' of Foy & Gibson on 6d, 'GD Co' of Goode Durant Co on 2/6d, and 'WS/& Co' of W Sandover & Co on 9d & 1/- on reverse of a part-parcel tag with Harris Scarfe & Sandovers imprint, Elsmore Online Cat $650. A rare group. (3 items) 924 O B Lot 924 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 9d emerald with 'BOANS LIMITED' Overprint at the base, small fault at the top. Elsmore Online Cat $75 but stated by Derek Pocock to be the only recorded example. 250 925 W A- Lot 925 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 1d pink with 'TRAMWAYS' overprint above the train, unused, Elsmore Online $100. 200 926 W A- Lot 926 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 1d bright rose-pink with 'TRAMWAYS' overprint obliterating 'FORWARD', unused. [Given that these - and a defective example in Lot 900 - are the only examples we have seen, we expect that the catalogue value is very conservative] 200

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 59 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) Ex Lot 927 927 O 1946-51 Watermark Inverted 3d, 6d, 9d x2 distinctive shades (one badly defective), 1/-, 1/3d (fault), 2/6d & 4/- pair (one with large repaired tear). Unlisted by Elsmore Online. [Derek Pocock characterises these as a separate issue, and states that no other values have as yet been recorded. Note that in this later period the 3d is very scarce] (9) 300 928 O A/B Ex Lot 928 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) Series 3A (Station Name in Thick Close-Spaced Type) 1d (some trimmed perfs) to 10/- but missing the 1/9d & 3/-, various offices, generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $400+. [These are very scarce and underrated issues. A group of 20 stamps from the various sub-issues - Cat $490 - sold for $1380 at our auction of 18/12/2010] (12) 400 929 O A/B Ex Lot 929 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) Series 3B (Station Name in Slightly Finer Wider-Spaced Type) 1d to 10/- complete, various offices, a few minor defects but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $480+. {Above Lot 928} (14) 930 O A-/B Lot 930 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 2/- 'PERTH' horizontal strip of 4, minor defects, Elsmore Online $60++. A rare multiple. {Website} 75

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 60 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 931 Ex Lot 931 O 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) Series 3C (Station Name Overprinted Diagonally) 3d 6d 1/- 1/3d 1/6d 1/9d 2/- 2/6d & 5/-, various offices, condition a bit mixed, Elsmore Online Cat $255+. [Dave Elsmore doesn't distinguish between the three sub-types so his catalogue prices are per value, not per sub-type] {The illustration is above Lot 928} (9) 250 932 O A-/B Ex Lot 932 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 3d 'BUNBURY' block of 4, 9d 'GOOMALLING' pair (superb!) & 1/3d 'PERTH' in Green block of 4, 1/6d 'DALWALLINU' pair & 2/- 'CUNDERDIN' pair with Strong Offset of the Green Printing (Bus), a few minor defects, Elsmore Online $380++. Rare multiples. (5 items) 400 Ex Lot 933 933 O A/B 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) Series 3D (Roul 7xPerf 11) 3d (thinned), 6d, 1/9d, 2/-, 2/6d (creasing), 4/- with Strong Offset of the Red Printing, 5/- & 10/- all with 'PERTH' printed in Green, generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $620 plus the unlisted 1/9d & 4/-. Rare provisionals; stated to be all the values recorded. [Experimental issue to Perth only] (8) 750 934 C B Lot 934 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 3d & 1/3d both overprinted 'BUNBURY' affixed to face of IAC cover to Manjimup & cancelled with '6-7-60=' handstamp, minor blemishes. Normal postage was 5d but the sender apparently saw value in paying for a de facto express service by rail. 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 61 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 935 C A- Lot 935 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) a similar cover from the same correspondence with 'BUNBURY' 1/6d just tied by '6-4-60=' handstamp. 400 936 O A/B Ex Lot 936 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) varieties on various sub-types comprising Narrow 'C' in 'PARCELS' 1/- 1/3d & 1/6d; Wide 'C' in 'PARCELS' 3d 6d 9d 2/- & 4/-; Perforation Anomalies resulting in "jumbo" examples of the 6d 1/- 2/- 2/6d pair & 5/-, and 1/6d with Double Perforations; only two have diagonal overprints, condition a bit variable but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $530++. (22) 937 O A/B Ex Lot 937 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) commercial perfins comprising 'WS/& Co' of William Sandover & Co on 1/- & 2/-, 'IHC' of International Harvester on 'WEST PERTH' 6d 1/3d & 2/- and on 'FREMANTLE' 6d 2/- & 10/- (minor thin), a few minor defects generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $1260. Rare and increasingly popular. {Above Lot 936} (8) 1,000 938 O B Ex Lot 938 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 3d (trimmed perfs at top) & 1/3d (minor soiling) both with typewritten 'BOANS LIMITED' above the value. Unlisted by Elsmore Online. (2) 200

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 62 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 939 O A Ex Lot 939 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 1/- & 2/- both with printed 'BOANS LIMITED' at the base. Unlisted by Elsmore Online. (2) 300 940 O A-/B Ex Lot 940 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) various sub-types with range of cancellations including the now redundant '11' of West Perth, '12' of Perth x2 (one a mixed franking of 9d + Large 'FORWARD' 2/-), '103' of Brunswick Junction (mixed franking of 6d + Large 'FORWARD' 2/- pair), '114' of Bunbury & '143' of Dumbleyung, also 3d 9d 1/3d 2/- x2 4/- & 5/- plus Diagonal Overprint 'CLAREMONT' 2/- (mixed franking with 'SAFETY/and/SERVICE' 1/3d on W Drabble Ltd part-parcel tag) all with date handstamp, condition variable, Elsmore Online $480++. (14 items) 400 941 O A/A- Ex Lot 941 1961 'SAFETY/and/SERVICE' with 'PERTH' Printed at the Base 3d to 10/- missing the 6d 1/6d & 4/6d, the 5/- with major repaired tear otherwise generally very fine, Elsmore Online $730. (11) 600 942 O A/B Ex Lot 942 1961 'SAFETY/and/SERVICE' 3d 1/- 1/6d 2/- 3/- 4/- & 10/- all with the Watermark Inverted, the 1/- with a repaired fault otherwise generally very fine, Elsmore Online $470+ (the watermark varieties are unlisted). (7) 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 63 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 943 O A/B Ex Lot 943 1961 'SAFETY/and/SERVICE' Overprinted Diagonally with Station Name 1d to 4/- missing only the 2/6d, various stations, a few small faults but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online $660+. [As with the previous series, Dave Elsmore doesn't distinguish between the 'PERTH' stamps and the overprinted types. Of the rare 1d, we know of only two other examples so it is grossly underpriced at only $60] (11) 600 944 O A/A- Ex Lot 944 1966 Decimals Wmk 'WA/[crown]/GR' with 'PERTH' Printed at the Base 15c & 20c both with the Watermark Inverted, also 25c & $1. These values unlisted by Elsmore Online, where only the 2c 5c & 35c are listed. [This was the final issue on remainders of the old 'WA/[crown]/GR' paper] {Website} (4) 200 Ex Lot 945 945 */**O 1966 Decimals Wmk Multiple '[crown]/wa' with 'PERTH' Printed at the Base 5c to $2, Optd with Station Name 5c to $1 & $2 strip of 3 plus mint 2c block of 10 & 5c block of 8 and 5c to $2 with 'SPECIMEN.' h/s; Westrail unused 44 different to $5 plus self-adhesives unused 21 different to $2 plus set to $2 with 'SPECIMEN.' h/s & used values x16 to $2 plus $5 with 'Metro' in black in error; Total West White Background 6 values to $5 plus 10c part-sheet of 20 & Green Background 5 values to $5, generally fine to very fine. {Website} (179) 250 Ex Lot 946 946 DC MISCELLANEOUS: The "rats & mice" including WAGR & Commonwealth Railways notelets, red/yellow 'BULK PARCEL' labels (21), cash register imprints (20), 1907 WAGR advice PPC with 1d perf 'OS' (spikehole), 1951 advice postcard with 'W/A' perfin 3d, 1951 OHMS cover with 'USE YOUR/RAILWAYS' imprint, etc. Fun lot. {Website} (100+ items) 100

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 64 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps (continued) 947 C A Lot 947 MISCELLANEOUS: 1907 WAGR advice PPC (river scene & Summer Excursions ticket prices) to Southern Cross with 1d perfin tied by Perth cds. Very scarce. {Website} 150 948 W A- Lot 948 MISCELLANEOUS: c.1920s (?) Government Tramways & Ferries 1d yellow-green rejoined horizontal pair, Elsmore Online Cat $+ in a footnote. [Presumably superseded the 'TRAMWAYS' Overprints] 400 949 W A Lot 949 MISCELLANEOUS: c.1950s (?) WAGR imperforate 'KEEP/the/WAGONS/MOVING' label, unused. Not previously seen by us. {The illsutarion is at page 150.3} 50 Ex Lot 950 950 D MISCELLANEOUS: 1960s-1980s mostly decimal selection of WAGR franking machine impressions for a range of users including rare pre-decimal types - not recorded by Elsmore Online - for Bairds, Coventrys, Dunlop and Kodak. (26) Offer

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 65 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Revenue Stamps - We are pleased to offer the fine FIP Gold Medal exhibit formed by the renowned British philatelist Francis Kiddle RDP. The Waterlow Archives material was acquired by private treaty from Robson Lowe and has never before been offered at auction. The De La Rue proof material includes items Ex Michael Bracchi: this is only the second time they have been offered at auction. 951 Ex Lot 951 *WOC The balance of the collection with 1881 'I.R.' Provisionals 1d, 2d (plus single & pair on covers), 3d x2, 6d & 1/- plus 3/- with bogus postal cancel, faked 'NINE POUNDS/THREE SHILLINGS' (poor) & ridiculous 'ONE POUND' on Postage 1d!, Long Types 1d on local cover & unused 2d, 'SUPREME COURT' Opts 1d mint (4); Hospital Fund 1930 nine values to 5/- & 1940 Nurse five values to 2/- (2); Hospitals Benefit Fund 6d emerald; and Financial Emergency Tax six values to 1; generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $925 plus the covers and fakes. (40) 400T 952 Ex Lot 952 C/CO Folio of documents of various types all with adhesive duty stamps affixed including Long Types to 5/- single & pair plus 3/- in combination with Waterlow 3d & 6d, Horizontal types to 5/- including 2/- pair, and 1933 wages book extract with various Financial Emergency values to 1/- x3 and Hospital Fund values to6d x3, condition very mixed but most are presentable to very fine. {Website} (45 items) 300T 953 P A- Lot 953 Die proof of a Swan on the Water in black on wove paper (73x46mm), small repaired tear at the lower-right corner. Possibly for a banknote. 200T 954 P C Lot 954 Die proof of a vertical design featuring Wildflowers/Swan/Palmtrees plus three enormous die cracks, in black on gummed (!) wove paper (36x90mm), endorsed "Die No/6219" at the top & ink-mark across the swan (presumably to denote that the die had been rejected), damaged at top and base. Possibly for a banknote. Ex Waterlow Archives. 150T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 66 Revenue Stamps - 1881 Provisional Issues 955 O A/B Ex Lot 955 1881 'I R ' Overprint in Green on 1861 CC Perf 12½ x7, 1876 CC Perf 14 x16 & 1882 CA Perf 14 x1 (only 3000 issued) with one or two bars plus sub-types, manuscript cancels with several January 1882 dates, also forged overprints in Black & in Green but on 2d yellow!, generally fine, Elsmore Online Cat $960++. [18 of the basic stamps have been plated. This lot represents significant original research by Francis Kiddle] (26) 250T 956 D B Lot 956 1881 'I R ' Overprint in Green an example tied to small piece by Fremantle duplex of FE21/1894, minor blemishes. Rare. [From 1893, it was allowed to use low denomination revenue stamps for postage. However, only three examples have been recorded] 250T 957 E A- A2 Lot 957 1881 Surcharges 'I. R./ONE PENNY' essay for the overprint in an unadopted thin typeface on Wmk Crown/CC 3d brown, a couple of nibbled/short perfs, no gum. Ex De La Rue Archives. [De La Rue were unable to meet the production schedule & suggested a provisional issue created by overprinting various denominations on the 1871 3d, specially printed in lilac for this purpose] 1,000T 958 E A A1 Lot 958 1881 Surcharges ditto, in the adopted thicker typeface on Wmk Crown/CC 3d brown, no gum. Ex De La Rue Archives. 1,000T 959 P A Lot 959 1881 Surcharges 'I. R./SIX PENCE' on 3d lilac imperforate single on gummed unwatermarked paper. Ex De La Rue Archives. A rare trial. 400T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 67 Revenue Stamps - 1881 Provisional Issues (continued) Ex Lot 960 960 * A B1 1881 Surcharges 1d 3d & 6d all with large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $900. Scarce. (3) 300T 961 O A/B Ex Lot 961 1881 Surcharges 1d to 10 complete, 3/- thinned otherwise generally fine to very fine, various manuscript cancellations except for the 10 which unusually has a rubber handstamp, Elsmore Online Cat $610. [Most values were issued in very small numbers. Of the 7/6d & 15/- only 1200 each were printed; of the 5 & 10 only 960 each were printed] (14) 250T Lot 962 962 C B 1881 Surcharges 'THREE SHILLINGS' x2 & Victorian Stamp Duty 1d bistre all on the face of an 1883 Discharge of Mortgage, minor soiling/staining clear of the adhesives. {Website} 250T Lot 963 963 * A/A- 1881 Surcharges 2d block of 9, the first unit with Narrow Second 'E' in 'PENCE' Dzelme #R4a, some perf separation/reinforcing, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $180+. {Website} 150T Lot 964 964 */** A/A- 1881 Surcharges 2d block of 7 (4x2, missing the fourth unit) from the lower-left corner with Current Number '52', minor gumbend across three units, large-part o.g. with several units being unmounted, Elsmore Online Cat $140++. {Website} 150T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 68 Revenue Stamps - 1882-1903 'INTERNAL REVENUE' 965 E A Lot 965 1882 original stamp-size artwork for the high values (horizontal format) handpainted in mauve & highlighted in Chinese white with four value tablets above, on tracing paper (93x58mm) endorsed "C" at upper-left & "JUNE 8th 81" at upper-right. Ex De La Rue Archives. A delicate and delightful item. 2,000T 966 P A+ Lot 966 1882 master die proof for the pence values with blank value tablet in black on highly surfaced card (92x61mm) with '21SEP81' handstamp in blue at upper-left & 'BEFORE HARDENING' handstamp at upper-right. Superb! Ex De La Rue Archives. 1,T Lot 967 967 P A+ 1882 ditto, with 'AFTER HARDENING' handstamp at upper-right. Superb! Ex De La Rue Archives. 1,T 968 P A Lot 968 1882 ditto, unusually in vertical format with 'AFTER STRIKING' & '13OCT81' in blue handstamps above, minor rubbing not affecting the proof. Ex De La Rue Archives. 1,T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 69 Revenue Stamps - 1882-1903 'INTERNAL REVENUE' (continued) 969 P A Lot 969 1882 master die proof for the pound values with blank value tablet in black on highly surfaced card, reduced to stamp-size & recessed in buff card (50x35mm). Ex De La Rue Archives. [A similar proof for the shilling values sold for $1207 at our auction of 2/10/2010] 1,000T 970 P A+ Lot 970 1882 master die proof for the pound values with blank value tablet in black on highly surfaced card (92x61mm) with 'AFTER STRIKING' & '13OCT81' in blue handstamps above. Superb! Ex De La Rue Archives. 1,T 971 P A/B Ex Lot 971 1882 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Narrow) 1d (trimmed perfs at left), 2d, 6d, 2/6d & 5/- each with small 'CANCELLED' handstamp & affixed to small pieces from the De La Rue day book, various endorsements on the pieces, some minor soiling, Elsmore Online Cat $1. Ex De La Rue Archives. Absent from Bill McCredie's collection. [NB: the 2/6d was prepared almost a year after the other pence & shilling denominations] (5) 1,000T Ex Lot 972 972 * A B1 1882 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Narrow) 1d upper-right corner block of 4 with Plate Number '1', 3d horizontal strip of 3, & 1/- block of 4, large-part o.g., Cat 930 (as SG F11 13 & 15). Very scarce multiples. (3 items) 750T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 70 Revenue Stamps - 1882-1903 'INTERNAL REVENUE' (continued) Ex Lot 973 973 O A/B 1882 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Narrow) 1d to 10 Dzelme R17-31, plus 1d with mss cancel of "8 12 82" stated to be the ERD, 1d with the Watermark Inverted (very scarce) & a large piece with 1/- strip of 5 x2, a few including the 5 with minor faults, Elsmore Online Cat $340+. [Dave Elsmore lists the 6d & 5/-, but not the 1d, with the Watermark Inverted] (27) 250T Lot 974 974 * B B1 1882 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Narrow) 5/- Dzelme #R24, natural gum-bends, large-part o.g. Very scarce. 250T Lot 975 975 ** A B1 1882 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Narrow) 10/- Dzelme #R26 marginal example from the right of the sheet with Plate Number '1', full unmounted o.g. Very scarce. 400T Ex Lot 976 976 * A B1 1882 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Narrow) 1 & 10 Dzelme R28 & R31 each with typewritten 'SPECIMEN' in violet, part-io.g. Rare. [Absent from Bill McCredie's collection. His set with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in red sold for $2530 at auction in June 2011] (2) 300T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 71 Revenue Stamps - 1882-1903 'INTERNAL REVENUE' (continued) 977 O A/B Ex Lot 977 1896 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Wide) 1d to 100 Dzelme #R32-43 complete, Elsmore Online Cat $1460; plus postally used 1d pair to 1/- x2 (one on piece with Postage 1d), 2/6d & 5/- with forged postal cancels & bogus '8 POUNDS' on 1/- with faked cancel, generally very fine. [Very small numbers of the high values were issued: 1 x3540, 25 x300, 50 x150 & 100 x180] (22) 850T Ex Lot 978 978 C A 1896 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Wide) 3d pair on 1895 registered Orient Line cover to NSW, and 1/- + 1d block of 6 (on the reverse) on 1894 registered cover to England. Scarce albeit philatelic frankings. [Between 1893 & 31/12/1900, values to 1/- were valid for postage] {Website} (2) 250T Lot 979 979 */** A B1 1896 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Wide) 6d Dzelme R34 block of 6, virtually full o.g. with the lower units being unmounted, Cat 380++ as SG F14. 400T Ex Lot 980 980 * A/B 1896 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Wide) 3/- & 5/- (creased) Dzelme R37 & R38, large-part o.g. Scarce. (2) 250T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 72 Revenue Stamps - 1882-1903 'INTERNAL REVENUE' (continued) 981 P A Lot 981 1896 Wmk Large CA/Crown (Wide) 25 die proof of the value only on highly glazed card reduced to 41x23mm endorsed "Western/Australia" & affixed to piece (56x59mm) from the De La Rue day book, endorsed "Aug 28/60 leads from/each die" & in red "Sept 25 96". [The three top values were added only in 1896-97] 400T 982 O A/B Ex Lot 982 1897-1903 Wmk 'W[crown]A' 1d to 10/- ex 7/6d, 1 (creased, + 1/- & 10/-) on piece of document, & 1/10/- Dzelme R44-55 ex R51 & R53, generally very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $110 plus the rare 1 (unlisted by Elsmore & noted by Dzelme as "not seen without an overprint". (12) 250T Ex Lot 983 983 * A/B 1897-1903 Wmk 'W[crown]A' 3d (gum-bend), 6d (creased) & 3/- (very fine) Dzelme R45 46 & 49, large-part o.g. (3) 150T 984 V A B1 Lot 984 1897-1903 Wmk 'W[crown]A' 3d with the Watermark Inverted Dzelme R45a, very lightly cancelled. Dzelme rated RRR. 100T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 73 Revenue Stamps - 1904 'DUTY STAMP' (Waterlow Printings) The contract with De La Rue was terminated in early-1904. Remainders were overprinted for use on Supreme Court documents.the new series was inscribed 'Duty Stamp' because, after 23 years, one bureaucrat realised that the term "Internal Revnue" was nowhere used in the relevant Stamp Act! 985 P A Lot 985 DIE PROOFS: Master die proof of the Swan vignette only in black on wove paper (47x28mm) endorsed at the top "3534". Ex Waterlow Archives. [Waterlows prepared two sets of die proofs. The so-called "dirty" set were retained in the printshop & consequently have various marks and blemishes: illustrated by Dzelme at page 43. All of the proofs offered here are from the so-called "clean" set that were placed in the proofs book] 1,000T 986 P A Lot 986 DIE PROOFS: Master die proof of the frame with blank value tablets in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3535". Ex Waterlow Archives. 1,T 987 P A Lot 987 DIE PROOFS: 1d die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3546". Ex Waterlow Archives. 1,000T 988 P A Lot 988 DIE PROOFS: 3d die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3557". Ex Waterlow Archives. 1,000T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 74 Revenue Stamps - 1904 'DUTY STAMP' (Waterlow Printings) (continued) 989 P A Lot 989 DIE PROOFS: 6d die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3548". Ex Waterlow Archives. 1,000T 990 P A- Lot 990 DIE PROOFS: 2/- die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3545", very minor stain at the base. Ex Waterlow Archives. 750T 991 P A- Lot 991 DIE PROOFS: 5/- die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3550", very minor stain at the top. Ex Waterlow Archives. 750T 992 P A- Lot 992 DIE PROOFS: 10/- die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3541", very minor stain at the right. Ex Waterlow Archives. 750T 993 P A- Lot 993 DIE PROOFS: 15/- die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3543", very minor stain at the base. Ex Waterlow Archives. 750T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 75 Revenue Stamps - 1904 'DUTY STAMP' (Waterlow Printings) (continued) 994 P A Lot 994 DIE PROOFS: 1 die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3544". Ex Waterlow Archives. {The illustration is above Lot 993} 1,000T 995 P A Lot 995 DIE PROOFS: 5 die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3542". Ex Waterlow Archives. {The illustration is above Lot 993} 1,000T 996 P A Lot 996 DIE PROOFS: 25 die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3583". Ex Waterlow Archives. 1,250T 997 P B Lot 997 DIE PROOFS: 50 die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3549", minor stain. Ex Waterlow Archives. 1,000T 998 P A Lot 998 DIE PROOFS: 100 die proof of the frame only in black on wove paper (55x30mm) endorsed at the top "3582". Ex Waterlow Archives. 1,250T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 76 Revenue Stamps - 1904 'DUTY STAMP' (Waterlow Printings) (continued) 999 P B Lot 999 SAMPLE SHEETLET: 1d+3d+6d x2 each all in indigo & yellow-brown on ungummed wove paper, each unit with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' overprint at the base and small security punch at lower-left, unusually with the die numbers '4221' & 'W&S - 1636' (in reverse) at the top, minor tonespots. Ex Waterlow Archives. [Fine 3d & 6d singles sold for $719 at our auction of 30/4/2011] 1,750T Ex Lot 1000 1000 P IMPRIMATUR SHEETS: 1d to 10 and 50 marginal blocks of 6 mostly from the upper-left or upper-right corners of the sheets in the issued colours on 'W[crown]A' paper, each unit with a small central security punch, pencil &/or ink inscriptions in the margins, the 15/- 30/- & 10 blocks have significant staining, no gum as a result of having been removed from the printer's files. Ex Waterlow Archives. [The 25 & 100 were printed some months after the other values. No file copies such as these are known for those denominations] (14 blocks) 2,000T 1001 Ex Lot 1001 O* ISSUED STAMPS: 1d to 10 study arranged by perforation comprising Perf 13½ 1d 6d x3 & 1/-, Perf 14 all values except 15/- - not issued in this perf - to 1 x3, Perf 14½ eight values to 10, Perf 14½x15 15/- and Perf 15 1d x2, some minor duplication, also 3d & 30/- x2 with vertical register marks on the side perforations, generally fine to very fine, a few are mint, Elsmore Online Cat $1300. (55) Revenue Stamps - 1906-41 'DUTY STAMP' (Local Printings) T 1002 Ex Lot 1002 O* 1906-09 Wmk 'W[crown]A' Twice on Each Stamp 1d to 1 x4 & 10 plus a few mint, 1d on receipt, Watermark Inverted 1d 1/- x2 2/- x2 & 10/-, 6d with Watermark Two Horizontal Lines Only, Register Marks on 1d (mint) 6d 2/6d & 10/-, 1d single Imperf Vertically, some minor duplication, generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $1000+. (49) 300T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 77 Revenue Stamps - 1906-41 'DUTY STAMP' (Local Printings) (continued) 1003 Ex Lot 1003 *O 1909 Larger Wmk 'W[crown]A' Once on Each Stamp 1d x4 plus mint pair with Double Perforations & mint block of 4, 3d mint & used x2, 6d x4 including a pair & 1/- x6 (two with Dry Print of the Swan), also Watermark Inverted 1d x4 & 3d x2, and 1d irregular mint block of 8 with Aberrant Perforations, some minor duplication, generally fine to very fine. (39) 300T Lot 1004 1004 * A/A- 1909 Larger Wmk 'W[crown]A' Once on Each Stamp 1d crimson & black block of 4 being two horizontal pairs Imperforate Between Dzelme #R85Bc, minor ink-mark on the last unit, large-part o.g. [ John Dzelme cites the colour as "scarlet". Not listed by Dave Elsmore but he does list the same variety under the previous issue] T Lot 1005 1005 * A- 1909 Larger Wmk 'W[crown]A' Once on Each Stamp 1d crimson & black marginal vertical pair Imperforate Between, a few short perfs, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $350. Unlisted by John Dzelme. 250T 1006 Ex Lot 1006 *O 1911-23 New Colours exhibit pages for the several Perf 11 issues between Dzelme #R89 & #R126, largely complete with some minor duplication plus shades (a couple quite startling), watermark varieties including 2/- pair with the Watermark Inverted, 1/- Cracked Plate, a couple with Register Marks on the perfs, 2/- with Swan Misplaced to Right, 1d Creased Transfer, and 1d mint single & pair with Double Perfs/Mixed Perfs, generally fine to very fine & a few are mint. (140+) T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 78 Revenue Stamps - 1906-41 'DUTY STAMP' (Local Printings) (continued) Lot 1007 1007 * A B1 1917-18 Emergency Printing on No Watermark Paper 1d dull carmine & black with the Swan Misplaced to the Base vertical strip of 4 from the lower right of the sheet, the last unit with Marginal Watermark 'G' Dzelme #R106a, large-part o.g. 300T 1008 Ex Lot 1008 *O 1922-30 Lithographed Perf 14½x13½ to 1 x2 with a good range of shades, 2d Second Transfer x3 & multiples including 2/6d strip of 5, Watermark Inverted 3d x2, 6d & 2/- pair, 2d with No Dot below '2D' at Right, 6d with Double Perfs x2, also mint group including 3d pair, 6d x2, 1/- x2 & 2/-, 1d vertical strip of 6 all affected by Pre-Printing Paper Fold, 1d Mixed Perfs strips of 3 & 7 and block of 4 etc, generally fine to very fine. (98) T Lot 1009 1009 * A- 1922-30 Lithographed Perf 14½x13½ 1d scarlet upper-left corner block of 6 with all units affected by Diagonal Double Perforations, minor gum- blemishes, large-part o.g. 250T Lot 1010 1010 * A 1922-30 Lithographed Perf 14½x13½ 1d scarlet block of 20 (5x4) from the top of the sheet with all units affected by Diagonal Double Perforations, some perf separation/rejoining, large-part o.g. Impressive! 600T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 79 Revenue Stamps - 1906-41 'DUTY STAMP' (Local Printings) (continued) Lot 1011 1011 * A/A- 1922-30 Lithographed Perf 14½x13½ 1d scarlet block of 20 (4x5) from the upper-left of the sheet with all units affected by Multiple Diagonal Perforations, some minor adhesions on the gum, large-part o.g. Fantastic! [One of the most extraordinary perforation errors we have ever seen!] 750T 1012 Ex Lot 1012 *O 1923-25 Zinc Plates exhibit pages with values to 1, some multiples including 2/6d strip of 6 and many on pieces from documents (one with Perf 11 3d & 1/-), a few with Watermark Inverted, Reperforated/Mixed Perfs 6d, 1/- x2 and 2d mint vertical strip of 4 (the gum a bit aged), generally fine to very fine. (63) Revenue Stamps - 1941-63 'REVENUE DUTY' 400T Ex Lot 1013 1013 *OP 1941-63 exhibit pages with 1d plate proof block of 4, 1d scarlet Double Print block of 12 (creased), 2d on cheque, etc. (41) 400T 1014 P A Lot 1014 1941 1d plate proof in scarlet on poor quality cartridge paper marginal block of 18 (6x3) from the right of the sheet. [The use of this paper was a wartime expedient] {Website} 250T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 80 Revenue Stamps - 1941-63 'REVENUE DUTY' (continued) Lot 1015 1015 **/* A C1 1941 1d scarlet with headache-inducing Double Print lower-left corner block of 6 (3x2), four units unmounted. Revenue Stamps - Supreme Court 250T Ex Lot 1016 1016 * A B1 1903 Overprints 1d 6d 1/- & 'ONE SHILLING' on 1 Dzelme #S9-11 & S22, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $1335. (4) 750T Lot 1017 1017 * A A1 1903 Overprints 6d Dzelme #S10, exceptional centring, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $240. [ John Dzelme states that only 3281 were sold] {Website} 150T Lot 1018 1018 * A B1 1903-06 Overprints 'ONE SHILLING.' on 1 Dzelme #S22, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $675. [ John Dzelme states that only 3577 were sold] T Lot 1019 1019 * A B1 1903-06 Overprints 'ONE SHILLING.' on 1 Dzelme #S22, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $675. T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 81 Revenue Stamps - Supreme Court (continued) Ex Lot 1020 1020 * A 1907-22 Courts Building 1d to 100 with or without watermark 14 values in red plus 1922 New Colours 5 green & 10 grey-blue all in blocks of 4, variable centring, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $1460+. (16 blocks) 800T Ex Lot 1021 1021 * A 1907-22 Courts Building 3d 2/6d 10/- & 15/- each with diagonal 'CANCELLED' overprint, variable centring, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $800 for a set of 16. (4) 150T 1022 G A A1 Lot 1022 PROBATE JURISDICTION: 1905 'PROBATE/DUTY' Overprint in Blue 100 Dzelme #S121 vertical pair, exceptional centring, three partial strikes of boxed datestamp in violet, Elsmore Online Cat $1+. [John Dzelme states that only 60 were sold] 1,000T Ex Lot 1023 1023 * A PROBATE JURISDICTION: 1907-22 1d to 1/10/- ten values in green plus 1922 New Colours 5 orange, 10 dull red-purple, 25 dull blue & 50 dark brown all in marginal blocks of 4, variable centring, Elsmore Online Cat $1060. (14 blocks) 600T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 82 Revenue Stamps - Impressed Duty Ex Lot 1024 1024 C/CO Colourless Embossing 1d on 1934 Leonora Central Gold Mining share certificate, and various types of documents with Embossing in Red values to 4 plus 1937 contract with 10/- 5 & 10, condition rather mixed but most are qute presentable to fine. {Website} (13 items) 250T LITERATURE Most 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. 1040 L A "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) 30 1068 L A 1076 L A Lot 1068 QUEENSLAND: "Queensland Revenues Adhesive & Impressed Duties 1866-1930" by Dave Elsmore (2007), 132pp spiralbound, colour throughout. Basically his FIP Large Gold Medal exhibit. Prestige Philately retail $60. SOUTH AUSTRALIA: "The Postage & Revenue Long Stamps of South Australia" by Ed Williams (2003), 80pp softbound. Prestige Philately retail $42. 30 20