383rd Auction

1854/55, Die 2, ½ a. blue, deep colour and good to very large margins, used with diamond of dots on small envelope with red "SIMLA" cds. on reverse, very fine

1854/55, Die 2, ½ a. blue, deep colour and nice margins, tied by numeral "75" to small envelope with red "NAGPORE 1856 SEP 6 Paid" on reverse, very fine

"PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO", fair strike on lettersheet to Rivadeo, franked with Spanish West Indies 1857 ½ r. blue, tied by oval ´parilla` with adjacent blue "ADMON GRAL. PUERTORICO 14 DIC 57", handed over to the British PO with cds. "SAN-JUAN-PORTO-RICO DE 14 1857" on reverse, red circle "PD" applied by mistake, cancelled by fingerprint and corrected with red "PP", transit and arrival cds.; a fine, scarce and unusal cover

1850, soft yellowish paper, 1 d. carmine, horizontal pair with large margins, neatly cancelled, very fine

2 d., plate III, late printing, used with central clear butterfly cancel "37" MELBOURNE, very fine

1854/57, Half-Length 1 d. rose (shade), vivid colour and , close at base, otherwise large margins, unused with fresh original gum. Some tiny black spots, otherwise very fine. An attractive and scarce stamp. Certificate RPSV (2021)

1860/66, 4 d. rose-pink on paper with 'FIVE SHILLINGS' watermark, unused without gum. Very fine; a rare stamp. Certificate RPSV (2022)

1913, 6 d. Die II, Retouched "E" in "PENCE", usual perforation for this issue, used with cds., fine, certificate Michael Drury  (2019)

1914, KGV  ½ d., fresh colours, Perf. Line 14¼, used with cds. "MELBOURNE VICTORIA", very fine (ACSC-Nr. 64)

1913, 1 d. salmon eosin, fresh colours and well perforated, used with cds. "SYDNEY 22.NO.17", very fine, a rare shade for the specialist, certificate Michael Drury (2000) (ACSC-Nr. 71S, G27A)

1928, National Stamp Exhibition 3 d., cpl. block with all margins, tied by special cancellation "INTERNATIONAL PPHILATELIC EXHIBITION MELBOURNE 31 OC 28" to local envelope, very fine

1928, National Stamp Exhibition 3 d., special block tied by cds. "SYDNEY 26-FE-29A" to registered envelope to Chicago, 1½ d. as additional franking and reverse arrival cds., fine

1930, Lord Howe Island Provisional, manuscript overprint "2 d Paid PM LHI" on Sturt 1½ d., neatly tied with two strikes of cds. "LORD HOWE ISLAND SEP 6 30 NSW" on small piece, some perforation tips on the right side shortened, still fine and attractive example of this scarce stamp

1931, 5 s., Die II, wmk CofA, gutter block of four with printer´s two-line imprint "JOHN ASH" ("N" under "N"), with cds. "MELBOURNE", lower right adhesive plate flaw "Open Mouth", very fine and scarce (ACSC-Nr. 46z)

1932, Sydney Harbour Bridge, 2 d.-5 s., complete set in blocks of four with sheet margin, CTO, the lowest two values with printer´s two-line imprint "JOHN ASH", 3 d. with original gum, 5 s. small hinge reinforcement in the upper margin, very fine and scarce

1915, Kangaroo 2 d., Die IIA, substituted cliché (large break of the outer frame at left, small bulge above the base at right), clear with cds. "MELBOURNE 30 P 16 JE 17" on small piece, one pulled perf. at top, still fine and very rare variety on official stamps (ACSC-Nr. 7haOS)

1852, Britannia 2 d. greyish slate, horizontal pair with good to large margins all round, fresh colours, unused with large part of original gum, a very fine and delighful multiple of the scarce shade, certificate BPA (1998)

1875, 1 s. purple, horizontal pair, nicely perforated and of fresh colours, tied by duplex bootheel cancel "BARBADOS FE 10 79" on envelope to London with arrival cds., small tear at top far away from the adhesives and part of backflap missing, still a very fine and attractive double rate cover, signed and certificate Holcombe (1991)

1878, West Indian Press overprint 1 d. on half of 5 s. dull rose, Type 3b, used with cds. "BARBADOS", fine and scarce, certificate RPSL (1959)

1 d. on half of 5 s. dull rose, Type 3c (smaller "1" and "D"), used with part of bootheel cancel, fine and scarce, certificate BPA (1980)

1852, 3 d. brownish-red, deep colours, clear to large margins, tied by six-ring cancel to lettersheet to Kingston, alongside cds. "TORONTO JU 21 1853", reverse arrival cds. "KINGSTON JU 22 1853", very fine

1921, Air Mail Halifax 35c. tied by machine cancel to local cover, fine

1903, King Edward VII £ 1 deep purple/black on red paper, fresh colours, tied by oval datestamp "REGISTERED 18 MY 05 GIBRALTAR" to registered cover to Wilmersdorf, Germany, alongside circle "R", reverse arrival cds. "BESTELLT VON WILLMERSDORF 28/5.05", very fine. A scarce and attractive usage, signed H. Köhler and Pfenninger, certificate Pfenninger (1970)

1904/08, £ 1 deep purple/black on red paper, fresh colours and nicely perforated, used with oval datestamp "REGISTERED MR II GIBRALTAR", very fine

1925, George V. 5£ violet and black, from the upper left sheet corner with plate number "1", fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged with hinge in the top margin only, very scarce and attractive