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  • Lot# : 3477 Tasmania

    Sideface Issue 1906/09: 9 d. blue, a fine unused example, corner marginal from the lower right corner of the sheet, compound perf. 11 x 12, superb and fresh, large part og. A rare stamp Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3478 Tasmania

    1906/09: 1 s. rose & green, a fine unused block of four, wmk. inverted, the right hand vertical pair with compound perf. 12½ x 12, fresh and most attractive, superb og. with lower pair unmounted og. Gi = £ 500+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 3479 Tasmania

    1906/09: 10 s. mauve & brown, a fine unused example, compound perf. 12½ x 12, fresh and very fine, large part og. A superb example of a very elusive stamp Gi = £ 800.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 3480 Tasmania

    Pictorial Issue 1911 (Jan): 2 d. bright violet, a fine unused vertical marginal pair, compound perf. 11 x 12½, with 'JBC' monogram, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 260+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 3481 Tasmania

    Pictorial Issue 1912 (Dec): Spring River 3 d. brown, a fine unused corner marginal block of twenty eight (6 x 4 plus positions 27-30), being most of the top half of the sheet, perf. 12½, largely fresh and fine, some perfs. strengthened by hinges but majority fine large part or unmounted white og., a rare large multiple Gi = £ 1'950+.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 3482 Tasmania

    Postal Fiscals 1877: De La Rue Die Proof for 'Duck-billed Platypus' vignette only in black, dated 'May 18, 1877' at top in black. Rare and fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 3483 Tasmania

    Postal Fiscals 1900 (Nov 15): 2 s. 6 d. lake, perf. 12, overprinted REVENUE in black with left hand stamp showing variety REVFNUE, a fine unused pair, slight age spot on reverse of large part og. Very rare Gi = £ 1'300.rnrnProvenance: Christie's, Melbourne, 10 May 1991, lot 387.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3484 Tasmania

    Postal Fiscals 1900 (Nov 15): 2 s. 6 d. lake, perf. 12, overprinted REVENUE in black, variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and fine example of this rarity with large part og. Exceeptional Gi = £ 1'600.rnrnProvenance: Christie's, Melbourne, 10 May 1991, lot 388.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3485 Tasmania

    Postal Fiscals 1900 (Nov 15): 10 s. salmon, overprinted REVENUE in black, a fine used marginal example, cancelled to order eleven days after issue and four days before Fiscal usages were invalidated for postage with 'Hobart' cds (Nov 26, 1900) in black. A fine and scarce stamp Gi = £ 750.rnrnProvenance: Rod Perry auction, 30 May 1991, lot 468.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 3486 Tasmania

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    Postal Fiscals 1900: Duck-billed Platypus 1 d. blue overprinted REVENUE in black, a fine horizontal strip of three, marginal from right of sheet with Serial Number "8" in margin, variety "Imperforate Vertcally Between" applying to both the stamps and the margin, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. A rare and particularly lovely strip. Cert. Brandon (1998) Gi = £ 1'100+.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 290 CHF

    Lot# : 3487 Tasmania

    Postal Fiscals 1900: Duck-billed Platypus 1 d. blue overprinted REVENUE in black, variety "Revenue Overprint Inverted" on each, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 400+.rnrnProvenance: Rod Perry auction, 30 April 1991, lot 469.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3488 Tasmania

    Postal Fiscals 1900: Duck-billed Platypus 6 d. mauve overprinted REVENUE in black, a fine unused block of four with Serial Number "8" in sheet margin at left, fresh and fine delicate colour, superb typically cracked unmounted og. Scarce multiple Gi = £ 480+.rnrnProvenance: Collection A. Ron Butler RDP, Spink, London, 22 Sept 2004, lot 1622.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 3489 Tasmania

    1855/67: Collection on leaves with 1854/55 Plate Proofs (7) for 1 d. in red-brown (5 incl. two pairs), 6 d and 1 s. in black; 1936 Perkins Bacon engine turning sample in green, the 1936 reprint; 1855 2 d. Plate Proof block of nine from top of sheet and 4 d. blue on a cover; 1857/69 2 d. green unused and used single examples and an unused block of four, 4 d. blue (shades) with a range of used examples (28, incl., a strip of three); 1858 1 s. vermilion used (4); 1860 6 d. grey-mauve (shades) with eight fine used examples. Generally fine, an interesting group.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3490 Tasmania

    1864/91: Chalon Head collection of perforated issues with 1864 perf. 10 1 d. red (shades) perf. 10 unused (4), 2 d. green unused and used, 4 d. blue unused (2), 6 d. unused both shades, 1 s. vermilion unused (2), 1865/71 perf. 12 1 d. (shades) unused (two pairs), 4 d. pair unused, 6 d. mauve unused (4), 1 s. vermilion unused (2), perf 12½ 1 d. unused (2), 2 d. green (shades) with five unused examples, 6 d. unused (3), 1 s. unused; 1871/91 with 6 d. unused pair and covers (3). A generally fine group with some very rare stamps noted (51 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3491 Tasmania

    1870/91: 'Sideface' Collection with cut down Die Proof in black on glazed for 2 d. value, 1870 10 d. black unused (2) and a block of four unused, 1871/78 perf. 11½ with good range unused and used incl. 1 d. strip with serial '41' in margin, 4 d. strip with '43' in margin, 9 d. blue unused block of four, 5 s. mauve unused (signed A. Diena); 1878 1 d. in an unused block of 30, 8 d. purple-brown unused (10) with block of four, 1880/91 with ½ d. and 1 d. in large blocks, 1 d. dull rosine in block of six with 'Wedge' flaw, 4 d. yellow unused (7) and a block of four 4 d. buff, perf. 12 3 d. red-brown imperf. (4), unused (14) and Line Through 'Three and PE' variety, 1891 ½ d. orange unused block of four and imperf. pair, 4 d. block of four etc. A fine and appealing selection.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3492 Tasmania

    1899/1911: Pictorial Issue, the predominantly unused specialised collection with 1899/1900 original issue unused, 1899 1 d. in Plate Number 1, 2, 3, in corner blocks of six, Plate 4 in corner block of four, Plate 7 and 8 in corner pairs; 1900 4 d. in block of four and left marginal strip of six; 6 d. lake in a "Specimen" vertical pair; 1902 1 d. with watermark varieties and an unused block of 15; 1905 2 d., 4 d. and 6 d. with perf. varieties,  1905/11 ½ d. perf. 11 x 12½ compound perf. block of four, many further multiples from this issue with various wmk. and compound perf. varieties, 1911 2 d. bright violet in a compound perf. corner block of six, the majority very fine to superb throughout; also a few sideface issues including 1906/13 9 d. blue with perf. compound 12½ x 12 unused (cert. RPSL), 1906 10 s. mauve & brown unused etc. A delightful lot (150+ items with 30 blocks of four or larger).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF
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