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1902/04: 'Long Stamps' 3 d. olive-green, thin POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 12; an unused example from the top right corner of the sheet showing Plate Number "1" and "3d. 004139" requisition number, variety "POSTAGE Omitted, Value below AUSTRALIA", fresh and fine, diagonal bends on unmounted og. A wonderful example of an exceedingly rare stamp Gi = £ 4'500.rnrnProvenance: Collection W. Frazer, Spink, London, 18 Sept 2003, lot 380.
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1891/99: 4 d. slate-violet, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 15, overprinted "O.S." in black (Type 2), an unused horizontal pair, variety "Overprint Double", fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 1'100.rnrnProvenance: Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 221, Zurich, 23 Nov 2017, lot 6292.
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1886/96: 'Long Stamps' £ 15 silver, wmk. Crown over SA upright, perf. 11½-12½, a used example cancelled to order in Melbourne, some blunted perfs. at base, fresh and fine. Scarce Gi = £ 2'500.
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Commissariat Office 1863: 1 s. lake-brown, wmk. Large Star, perf. 11½-12½, an unused block of twelve (6 x 2) overprinted "C.O." in black, fresh and fine but for one age spot on large part og.: This stamp represents one of the few opportunities to purchase Departmental overprint adhesives in multiples.rnrnProvenance: Collection Bill Frazer, Spink, London, 18 Sept 2003, lot 412.rn Prestige, Melbourne, 18 Nov 2006, lot 531.
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1886/96: 'Long Stamp' De La Rue imperforate Plate Proof without Duty Plate (prepared for the 2 s. 6 d. and 5 s. values), a lower right corner marginal block of fifteen (5 x 3) showing Plate Number "1" in margin, printed in mauve on unwatermarked wove paper, unmounted og. Slight marginal closed tear. The adjoining block of ten of this Proof was in the Purves collection (SG, London, June 1981, lot 117). A similar sheet is illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6052. Exceptional and extremely rare, ex De La Rue archives.rnrnProvenance: Collection Ed Williams, Premier, Melbourne, 26 Jan 2002, lot 600.
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1906/12: 'Long Stamps' 3 d. pale olive-green (17 mm.), Thick POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 11, a used horizontal pair cancelled by "COWELL" squared circle datestamps (March 11, 1910) in black. Negligible ironed creases but a very scarce stamp, more especially so in a multiple Gi = £ 1'400+.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 24 Oct 2009, lot 336.
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1904/11: Long Stamps, thick POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over SA, the unused collection on leaves with 6 d., 8 d. (two shades and a 'Value Closer' variety, 9 d. lake (shades) with four examples and a further example with inverted watermark, 10 d. (2), 1 s. with unused examples (8) incl. a corner block of four and a pair with "3 d. 008070" in top margin in red and a single with inverted wmk., 2 s. 6 d. (3), 5 s. (3, one in pale rose, perf. 12½), 10 s. green (2) and £ 1 blue (2); together with five values, incl. the £ 1 blue punctured "OS". Condition generally fine, a scarce selection (30 items) Gi = £ 2'000+.
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Official 1891/99: Tannenberg 5 d. purple, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 13, overprinted "O.S." (Type 2) in black, an unused block of six (3 x 2), of fresh colour, large part or unmounted og. A fine and scarce multiple Gi = £ 780+.
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1904/11: 'Long Stamps' £ 1 blue, Thick POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 12, an unused example, perforated "SA", large part og.
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