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Lot# : 215 Tasmania
1853 (Nov 1): Courier 4 d. blue, an unused example on medium soft yellowish paper, position 5, early impression from the plate with sharp background lines, good to large margins all round, slight hinge thin at top not affecting the appearance, without gum. A very rare stamp unused. Cert. Ceremuga (2018) Gi = £ 13'000.Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : 3,000 CHFLot# : 216 Tasmania
Plate engraved by C. W. Coard, recess printed at the Courier newspaper, Hobart 1853: 4 d. orange, Plate II, worn impression on thick hard paper from position 20 out of 24, a fine cut square unused example without gum, fair to good margins, excellent colour. A very rare and desirable stamp in unused condition. Cert. Ceremuga (2018) Gi = £ 7'000.rnNote: The SG listings for plate II are very inadequate, as plate II also occurs in more distinct shades, and in both early and worn impressions as is listed in SG for plate I.Starting bid : 3,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 217 Tasmania
1856/57: Perkins Bacon Die Proofs on card paper (4), reprinted from the rejected Die of the 6 d. value without inscriptions, the central vignette carefully inserted, four examples in varying sizes but showing the engine turning fancy surround on each, printed in carmine, deep green, scarlet and orange-vermilion. Scarce and most attractive.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 218 Tasmania
1857: 1 d. pale red-brown, wmk. double lined '1' inverted, a used strip of three with good to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left, neatly cancelled by bold "20" numeral obliterator of Circular Head in black. Charming and scarce. Cert. BPA (2006) Gi = £ 120+.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 218A Tasmania
Lot# : 219 Tasmania
Chalon Head Issues 1858: 1 s. vermilion, wmk '12' upright, a wonderful used horizontal strip of four, large margins all round and imperceptibly touched at top on first two stamps, of good colour and cancelled by "59" numeral obliterators of Launceston. First stamp with minor vertical crease but a charming and extremely scarce multiple.rnProvenance: Collection Sebastian Earl, RL, Geneva, 25 April 1980, lot 2223; Collection Professor Enrico Bombieri, Christie's, Melbourne, 28 March 1999, lot 1098.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 220 Tasmania
Lot# : 221 Tasmania
Chalon Head Issues, locally printed 1863/71: 4 d. blue and 6 d. grey-violet / cobalt, perforated 10 by J. Walch & Sons of Hobart, used on 1865 cover to London endorsed 'via Marseilles', each tied by mute obliterator handstamps in black. Circular 'General Post Office / Hobart Town / Crown' datestamp in red below (Nov 23) with London arrival cds at left (Jan 12, 1866). Small part of flap missing but a very fine and rare cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 222 Tasmania
Lot# : 223 Tasmania
Lot# : 224 Tasmania
1886 (Jan 6): De La Rue hand-painted Essay for proposed 2 s. 6 d. design, marked 'C' at lower right and dated 'Jan 6th 86' at top, stamp size on thick card, 74 x 92 mm., with the Essay drawn in violet including POSTAGE & REVENUE and the head-plate in this colour, the central oval, TASMANIA and TWO SHILLINGS AND SIX PENCE being picked out in Chinese white with perforations in pencil. See the 'De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton RDP, plate 7906. Rare and beautiful, unique.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 225 Tasmania
Pictorial Issue 1905/12: Russell Falls 4 d. orange-buff, perf. compound 12½ x 11, a superb unused block of four, of good colour and centering, fresh and very fine, large part og. An outstanding and very rare multiple Gi = £ 1'900+.rnProvenance: Collection J. R. W. Purves, RL, London, 28 July 1981, lot 1395.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 226 Tasmania
1905/11: Pictorial 1 d. carmine-red in a "CA" monogram block of six, perf. 11½, with watermark V over Crown inverted, large part or unmounted og.; Dilston Falls 6 d. carmine-lake and 6 d. dull carmine-red in matching corner blocks of four from top left of sheet, large part or unmounted og. Scarce.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 227 Tasmania
1854/70: Lot nine stamps, pieces, and proofs incl. Chalon Head Issues, 1854 Perkins Bacon Plate Proofs for the 2 d. value, imperforate horizontal pairs (3), printed in black on poor quality medium wove paper, one with prominent re-entry on TWO PENCE; Chalon Head Issues, London Printings 1855 (Aug 17) 4 d. deep blue, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a very fine used example with large margins on all sides and portion of adjoining stamp at right, neatly tied to small piece by "60" numeral obliterator of Launceston and by diamond 'Pre-Paid' datestamp in red; Chalon Head Issues 1858 1 s. vermilion, wmk '12' upright, used example with good margins all round, tied to small piece by circular barred obliterator in blue; 1870 De La Rue Die Proof for 1 d. value in black on glazed white card, inset into card surround, 92 x 60 mm., and covered with mica screen; 1870/71 10 d. black, wmk. '10', perf. 12, unused horizontal strip of four, marginal from base of sheet with 'Postage' watermark, fresh and fine, superb og., also a block of four 10 d. black all overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Type 2); 1880/91 3 d. red-brown, wmk. TAS, a fine unused horizontal pair, marginal at left, variety "Imperforate", fresh and fine, large part og.; in addition 1850 Entire stampless letter from Launceston to London, struck with LAUNCESTON despatch cds (Jan 21) in black and rated '4' (pence) prepaid in red manuscript, reverse with step-type FALMOUTH / SHIP LETTER in blue and charged '8' (pence) for this service.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 600 CHF
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