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AUSTRALIA & AUSTRALIAN STATES - The Besançon Collection (part 2)
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Lot# : 3482 Victoria
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1886/96: High Values, £ 7 rosine & black, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, a superb unused example of excellent centering and glorious colour, with superb large part og. Geoff Kellow records just two examples in unused condition outside the Royal Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, this being the sole example with original gum. A wonderful stamp in the foremost quality and a great rarity of both Australian and British Commonwealth philately. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 12'000.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 14,000 CHFLot# : 3483 Victoria
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1897 (Oct 22): Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity Fund, 2½ d. (2/6 d.) red-brown, two examples used on 1897 cover to Broken Hill, NSW tied by 'Mornington / 113' duplexes (Nov 4) in black. An attractive and scarce cover.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 3484 Victoria
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1899/1901: 3 d. slate-green, wmk. V over Crown, perf 12½, an unused block of 30 (6 x 5) from upper right corner of the sheet, of excellent centering and colour, a few stamps with hinges reinforced for protection, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. A rare large multiple Gi = £ 1'200+.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 3485 Victoria
1 / 11900 (Jan 12): Boer War Patriotic Fund, the set of two values 1 d. (1 s.) olive-brown and 2 d. ( 2 s.) emerald green, each neatly cancelled by 'DOWN TRAIN / M.G.17 / VICTORIA' octagonal datestamps in black. A charming set Gi = £ 300+.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 3486 Victoria
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1901: Definitive Issues without and with 'Postage', the set of 18 stamps applied to small pieces, with values from ½ d. to 5 s., all cancelled on departure for the UPU in Berne with Melbourne c.t.o. datestamps. Upon receipt in Natal each stamp was again struck with diagonal "SPECIMEN." handstamp (Samuel type NA2) in violet. A fine and very scarce assembly and unique thus.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 3487 Victoria
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1901: 5 s. pale red & deep blue (without 'Postage'), wmk. Crown over V, perf. 12½ all round, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, fresh and fine, large part og. Couple of minor scuffs on gum but a most attractive and scarce multiple Gi = £ 220+.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 3488 Victoria
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1901/10: Postage 5 s. rose-red & pale blue, wmk. V over Crown inverted, perf. 12½, July 1901 printing, a fine unused block of four, positions 33-34/43-44, of fresh colour and superb large part og. A very rare stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 240+.rnrnProvenance: Collection J. R. W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1037.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 3489 Victoria
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1901/10: Postage 5 s. scarlet & deep blue, a delightful block of sixteen (4 x 4), marginal from left of sheet, all c.t.o. cancelled by 'Melbourne' circular datestamps (April 7, 1902) in black. A charming and scarce multiple.rnrnProvenance: Collection J. R. W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1039.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 3490 Victoria
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1901/10: 1½ d. maroon on yellow, 1903 printing, an unused pair with top stamp showing rare compound perforation 12½ x 11, fresh and very fine, large part og. A very rare multiple Gi = £ 1'300.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 3491 Victoria
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1905/13: ½ d. blue-green, wmk. Crown over A, line perf. 12½, an unused block of four from lower left of the sheet showing variety 'Imperforate between Stamp and Margin' at base, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare: just one horizontal pair, this block of four and a horizontal strip of six recorded in 'Stamps of Victoria' by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 291.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHFLot# : 3492 Victoria
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1901/10: Die Proof for £ 1 value in salmon, on wove paper, 93 x 60 mm., State 2 with line vertical below the beard, some minor scuffing and a corner crease but of great rarity.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, Melbourne 13-15 July 2005, lot 1180.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 3493 Victoria
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1905/13: £ 1 salmon and £ 1 dull rose, each in a fresh and fine unused horizontal pair, the 1907 £ 1 salmon, perf. 12½, large holes, being perfectly centred with large part og., the 1910 £ 1 dull rose, perf. 12½, small holes being equally fine with large part og. A delightful pairing Gi = £ 1'400. rnrnProvenance: Collection. J. R. .W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lots 1091 & 1095.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 3494 Victoria
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1905/13: £ 1 dull rose, wmk. sideways, perf. 12½, a fine unused example of good colour and centering, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 350.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 3495 Victoria
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1905/13: £ 2 dull blue, wmk. Crown over V, perf. 12½, a magnificent sheet marginal block of four in a rich dark shade, well centred and superb og. Rare and splendid multiple Gi = £ 3'000.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 3,000 CHFLot# : 3496 Victoria
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Incoming Mail 1861: Yellow envelope, probably of American manufacture, mailed to Maryborough, Australia, privately carried on board Ship, struck on arrival with rare framed DETAINED ON / BOARD OF SHIP handstamp in red. Reverse with 'Melbourne' cds in red (April 22) and 'Maryborough / Victoria' arrival datestamp (April 23) in black, where charged '4' (pence) to pay in manuscript. The envelope with closed tear at top but rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20028.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 3497 Victoria
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Incoming Mail 1862: Cover from Calcutta to Rockhampton, Queensland endorsed 'Str. Nemesis and Galle' franked by India 1856 4 a. grey-black tied by Calcutta duplex (Feb 8) with framed INDIA PAID in red below. Transhipped in error in Melbourne with red cds on reverse (March 13) and struck with rare framed 'MIS-SENT TO / MELBOURNE; VICTORIA' handstamp in red. Sent on with Brisbane (March 23), Rockhampton (April 6) and Marlborough arrival cds (April 11) in black. Top left corner of envelope missing but a scarce and most attractive cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection J. R. W. Purves, RL, Zurich, 13 May 1981, lot 614.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 3498 Victoria
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1895/96: Postage Due 2 d. pale scarlet & yellow-green, an unused vertical strip of seven, corner marginal from top right, showing double horizontal perforations and vertical perforations, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. A spectacular and scarce variety.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 3499 Victoria
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1890/96: Postage Dues, unused selection with first issue set of ten values to 5 s. in dull blue & brown-lake with large part og (Gi = £ 500), 1895/96 set of ten values to 5 s. pale red & yellowish green, together with two fine blocks of the 1909 ½ d. dull scarlet & pea-green, each in corner blocks of 30 and of 48 stamps, both unmounted og. A scarce group Gi = £ 1'350.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 3500 Victoria
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Postage Dues 1907/08: Prepared for Use but Unissued, 5 d. dull scarlet & pea-green, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 12 x 12½, a superb mint example of perfect centering, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Just a few examples of this stamp were included in Presentation sets given to signatories by the Post Office, nine used examples are also recorded. Extremely rare Gi = £ 2'750.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 2,800 CHF -
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