Sale #43

1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 6d lilac & green 'TOO LATE', four good to large margins, guarantee handstamp on reverse. SG #33.

1859 Perf 12 By Robinson 1/- Octagonal, SG #81, a little aged, no gum, Cat £300.

1873 Surcharges ½d on 1d green perf 13 block of 4, SG #174, three small tone spots, MUH, botom right unit with prominent green flaw left of forehead, Cat £360++.

1901-10 'POSTAGE' Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12½ 2d mauve proof on ungummed & unwatermarked brown-coloured paper (BW #V58PP(2), Cat $750), centred to the upper-right, rounded lower right corner. Rare BW states less than 20 known.

1912 'POSTAGE' Wmk 5th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ 1d rose-carmine SG #458 (BW #V52) 'JBC' Monogram block of 18 BW #V52za. Fresh MUH from £1 booklet.

Stamp Duty: 1958-67 accumulation of share transfer forms organised in approximate value order of the highest denomination on each document with many different shades, combinations, multiples etc, values to 45/- pair (one stamp with punch hole), £5 x3 (one damaged) & £10, decimals to $10 x2, $15 & $20; overall about 80% of documents with pre-decimal frankings, also some stampless documents with stamp duty office...

1934 Wing Series With Security Underprint 4d brown-red on light blue (station 'WATCHUPGA') block of 15 from top of the sheet, some rouletting separations in margins, MUH, Elsmore Online Cat $480++. Uncommon survivor.

Commissioner Of Crown Lands And Survey: Die 1 handstamped in blue on OHMS Cover Sheet addressed from Ballarat with backstamp Warrenheip unframed oval following day and, on the front, oval 'UNCLAIMED' applied (at Ballarat). Very scarce, Steig & Watson (P4) records 4 only seen.

1855-1910 selection mostly with Melbourne cancels incl 1856 outer to Geelong with Half Length 1d & 3d, 1855 & 1857 part entires to GB with 1/- Octagonals, 1855 (Dec 26) 6d Woodblock on part entire to Glasgow tied by BN '1' cancel (very early usage of BN cancel) & 1856 6d Woodblock on cover, Melbourne killer '1' on 1859 cover to "Deep Creek/By Broadmeadows", 1859 entire, Killer '1' to Geelong, 1886 'GOVERNOR OF...

1857 (Jul 6) inwards cover from London to Port Albert, endorsed via Marseilles, franked with 2d blue, 1d red & 6d lilac tied by barred numeral '8', London backstamp in blue, Melbourne (3 Sep) transit and Port Albert (10 Sep) arrival datestamps. Cover addressed to John Williams/Messrs Schiller & Theil who was their store manager at Tarraville in Gippsland. One of the earliest overseas covers to this destination...