Sale #43

1943 (Dec 28) commercial cover to Le Courrier Australien in Sydney (b/s) with 30c tied largely fine strike of 'NOUVELLES HEBRIDES/PORT-VILA' datestamp & fair strike of Port-Villa registration handstamp, censor handstamp & tape applied in Sydney, Noumea (New Caledonia) & Sydney backstamps.

1857-73 Perforated Chalons Group with 1857-63 Large Star P12½ 1d x2 (both shades), 2d x4 including deep blue pair, 3d lilac x2, 3d deep mauve, 4d yellow, 6d red-brown x3 including pair, 1/- yellow-green x2, 1871-73 New Colours 2d P10x12½, P12½ 2d orange & 2d vermilion x2, 6d blue x2 & 6d pale blue x3, condition somewhat variable but generally fine, Cat £1,150+. (24)More Scans

1874-78 First Sidefaces Selection used with P12½ 1d x4, 2d x4 (one unused), 3d x3, 4d x3, 6d x4 & 1/- x4 between SG #152-57; Compound Perf 12½x10 1d x2, 2d, 3d x2, 4d, 6d & 1/- x3 between SG #159-64; P12x11½ 1d x4, 2d x4, 4d x3, 6d x4, 1/- x3 & 2/- between SG #180-85, condition variable however many are fine, Cat £2,500+. (51)More Scans

1882-1900 Adverts Selection mostly 3rd Setting on stocksheet with 2d x19, 2½d x8, 3d x7, 4d x2, 5d x5, 6d x2, 8d x4 & 1/-, including adverts in brown-red, sepia or brown-purple, some faults as is usual, generally above-average condition for these. Alway popular. (48)More Scans

1882-1900 Second Sidefaces Perf 10 Used Array with ½d x9, 1d x21 including Chisel Flaw x2 (one in a pair), 2d x23, 2½d x8, 3d x4, 4d x2, 5d x3, 6d Die II x4 including a pair, 8d, 1/- x8, condition a tad variable but mostly fine, Cat £500+. (83)More Scans

1857-63 No Watermark 1d dull orange Chalon on thin vertical mesh paper SG #8, small scissor nick top right, fine used Cat £750. Odenweller Certificate (2008).

1857-63 No Watermark 1/- blue-green Chalon SG #17, tiny nick at lower right, margins just-shaved to good, Bars '15' cancel, Cat £1,800. Attractive example.

1862-63 Pelure Paper 6d black-brown Chalon SG #85, margins close to large with fragment of adjoining stamp at top, used, Cat £250.

1864 Wmk 'NZ' 1d carmine-vermilion, 6d red-brown & 1/- green SG #97, 99 & 100, the latter with small repaired nick, margins on lower two values shaved/cut-into in places, strong colours, present well, Cat £1,325. (3)More Scans

1873 No Watermark 4d orange-yellow Chalon SG #139, part sheet watermark, strong colour, unused, Cat £200.

1882-1900 Second Sidefaces 5d imperforate plate proof in blue on unwatermarked wove paper, fine condition.

1882-1900 Second Sidefaces 8d blue P10 SG #225 x2 with 3rd Setting adverts in brown-purple for Crease's Coffee or Sunlight Soap, fine mint, Cat £180. (2)