Auction No 140 - Prestige Philately

Oct 17, 2008
Prestige Philately - Auction No 140 Page: 47
NEW SOUTH WALES (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
266 P A- - 2d Emu imperforate colour trial block of 4 in brown on ungummed unwatermarked paper, large
margins, a couple of minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 45.4}
267 P A- - 2d Emu imperforate colour trial block of 4 in dull orange on ungummed unwatermarked paper, large
margins, a couple of minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 44.3}
268 P A- - 4d Captain Cook imperforate colour trial block of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper,
large margins, a couple of minor tonespots. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 45.5}
269 P A/B - 4d Captain Cook imperforate colour trial block of 4 in brown on ungummed unwatermarked paper,
large margins, minor stain. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 44.2}
270 P A- - 6d Queen Victoria & Shield imperforate colour trial block of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked
paper, large margins, a couple of minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 44.5}
271 P A- - 6d Queen Victoria & Shield imperforate colour trial block of 4 in slate-blue on ungummed
unwatermarked paper, large margins, a couple of minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 44.4}
272 P A- - 8d Lyrebird imperforate colour trial block of 4 in slate-grey on ungummed unwatermarked paper,
good to large margins, a couple of minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 44.6}
273 P A - 8d Lyrebird imperforate colour trial block of 4 in bright red-orange on ungummed unwatermarked
paper, large margins. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 44.7}
274 P A - 1/- Kangaroo imperforate colour trial block of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, large
margins, minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. [An excellent "forerunner" for a collection of Australian
Kangaroos]{Page 44.8}
275 P A - 1/- Kangaroo imperforate colour trial block of 4 in orange-red on ungummed unwatermarked paper,
large margins, minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. [An excellent "forerunner" for a collection of
Australian Kangaroos]{Page 44.9}
276 P A-/B - 5/- Map imperforate colour trial block of 4 in blue-grey on ungummed unwatermarked paper, large
margins, surface-abrasion on the first unit, minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 46.1}
277 P A- - 5/- Map imperforate colour trial block of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, large
margins, minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 46.3}
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
750
750
1,000
1,250
1,250
1,250
800
1,000
Lot 278 Lot 279
278 P A- - 20/- Governors Carrington & Phillip imperforate colour trial block of 4 in dull blue-grey on ungummed
unwatermarked paper, large margins, minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 47.1}
279 P A- - 20/- Governors Carrington & Phillip imperforate colour trial block of 4 in deep blue-grey on
ungummed unwatermarked paper, large margins, minor blemishes. Ex Jim Johnstone. {Page 47.2}
280 * A C2 - Wmk '5/-' (Sideways) 20/- dull blue SG 262, characteristic rough perfs, virtually full o.g., Cat £300.
Under-rated. Ex Jim Johnstone.{Page 44.10}
281 * A C2 - Wmk '5/-' (Sideways) 20/- bright blue SG 262 with tiny 'Specimen' Overprint, characteristic rough
perfs, large-part o.g. Unlisted in Gibbons. Ex Jim Johnstone.{Page 44.12}
282 P A
1891 Surcharges 1d grey imperforate plate proof marginal pair from the right of the sheet on
ungummed unwatermarked wove paper. [The 1d grey was printed specifically to be surcharged
'Halfpenny' and was unissued without the surcharge]{Page 42.12}
283 ** A C1 1898-99 Perf 11x12 6d emerald SG 297f lower-right corner example with '1888' Monogram,
unmounted, Cat £32++.
284 */** A/A- 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 1/- purple-brown SG 312 block of 24 (6x4) from the base of the left-hand
pane with the three monograms 'CP' - 'G Pr O/NSW' - '1888' and the sheet number printed in the same
colour, minor gum-stain in the margin at the base, some minor reinforcing still large-part o.g. with most
units being unmounted, Cat £576++ (mounted). Ex Colonel Evans - sold for $2352 (2002) - & Jim
Johnstone.{Page 46.4}
1,000
1,250
400
400
600
100 T
2,000