368. Auktion
26.-30. März 2019 in Wiesbaden
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1871/78, wm TAS, 4 d. buff, horizontal strip of 4 from the upper left sheet corner with large part of plate no. "43", unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint, very fine and scarce in this condition (SG for unused single stamps £ 1.400,-)
1878, 1 d. carmine, imperforate plate proof in block of 4 from the upper sheet margin with plate no. "3", unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint, very fine
1878, 8 d., stamp-size die proof in black on glazed card, mounted in small frame, very fine
8 d., 6 die proofs showing different states of the engraving, dated June 28-July 10, 1878, one with additional "AFTER HARDENING"; a remarkable and rare group with explaining text on exhibition pages
1880/91, 4 d. deep yellow, printed both sides, horizontal pair with nice fresh colour, unused with large part of original gum, very fine and scarce, certificate Brandon (2001) (SG £ 1.500,-)
1891, Folded tracing by De La Rue printers proposing new watermark paper, accompanied by original file copy of letter dated June 5 to the agent general for Tasmania about problems with the dandy-roll and original letter from the agent general to De La Rue, accepting their proposal; a most remarkable group
1892/99, key plate issue ½ d. orange/mauve, block of 4 with right sheet margin, endorsed "1 stamp colour book", unused o.g., 3 stamps unmounted mint
2½ d. purple, marginal block of 4 from the colour book with date stamp "1 DEC 91" in the margin, also stamp size die proof in black on glazed paper
2½ d., tied by cds. "LAUNCESTON JU 22" (1909) to acknowledgement of delivery, fine and scarce
5 d., die proof on glazed white card, dated "28 SEP. 91" and stamped "BEFORE HARDENING", fine and scarce
1892/99, key plate issue 6 d. violet/black, block of 4 with right sheet margin, endorsed "1 stamp colour book", unused o.g., 3 stamps unmounted mint
10 d. purple-lake/deep green, original colour recipe bearing 2 dummy stamps in the used colours, dated "1 Nov. 98", also die proof of the value tablet only, dated "26 SEP 98" and endorsed "Jamaica" (excised) and "Tasmania", stamp size die proof of the frame only and 2 blocks of 4 of the stamp colour book with marginal inscriptions; a most interesting and rare group
2 sh. 6 d. brown/blue, 2nd printing, block of 12 from the lower right sheet corner with plate no. "1", handstamp "12 MAR. 96" and initialed as approval of the 2nd printing, unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint, some minor creasing, unique
1903, 1 sh. rose/green, block of 17 with pictorial 3 d., tied by clear cds. "HOBARD TASMANIA MY 25 1904" to reverse of linen parcel tag, registered to Mathinna with arrival mark; 2 stamps little rubbed surface and some minor imperfections, very scarce
1850/53, Thomas Ham 2 d. brown-lilac with full to large margins, tied by clear butterfly "15" GEELONG to piece, very fine, sign. Holcombe with certificate (1983)
2 d. grey-lilac with good to large margins, ca. 2,5 mm sheet margin at bottom, neatly cancelled by butterfly "37" MELBOURNE, very fine, sign. Holcombe
3 d. blue with good to large margins, cancelled by central butterfly "15" GEELONG, very fine, sign. Hunziker with certificate (1963)
Second state of die 1 d. red-brown with ample to large margins, used with central clear butterfly "37", very fine, sign. Hunziker with certificate (1962)
1861, Victoria 4d. dull rose-pink as horizontal strip of three and single 2d. dull reddish lilac tied by duplex cancel "MELBOURNE OC 26 63 VICTRORA" to cover to Johannesdorf, Prussia endorsed 'via Southampton'. Carried on the P&O 'Bombay', to Galle, on the 'Nemesis' to Suez and thence on the 'Pera'. Red 'London / Paid' transit cds (Dec 18) on front and circular 'Aus England Per Aachen / Franco' below and arrival cds on reverse, a fine cover (#17 in the Palmer Census).
Provenance: Collection Trevor Davis (May 2003), lot 52934
1854, Black Swan 1 d. black with good to large margins, parts of neighbour stamps at right and bottom, cancelled in red, very fine
252 FOTOS
1850/1912, gestempelte Sammlung mit vielen Briefen, Karten und Ganzsachen auf selbstgestalteten Blättern in 4 Alben dazu 3 Einsteckbücher mit Doubletten
1855/71 (ca.), ungebrauchter und meist gestempelter Bestand mit einigen guten Werten(u.a. SG 20 mit Attest RPS), Einheiten und auch Neudrucken (u.a. von Probedrucken); interessantes Objekt
1871/78, ungebrauchter und gestempelter kleiner Sammlungsbestand, dabei diverse Proben (teils in Einheiten) und 5 Briefen