Gabriele's Latest Stamp Offers

This is list number 100 - we think it has some wonderful stamps which are worthy of the title, after all 100 not out is a great score! It really is getting close to Christmas so I suggest you stick a copy of this advertisement to the refrigerator with big circles around the items you might like Santa (or your other half) to bring you. Ho Ho Ho!!

	AUSTRALIAN COLONIES
1.	New South Wales 1850 1d gooseberry-red Sydney View (SG 10) in fine 4-margin condition. One of the most distinctive shades of this classic issue, this stamp is in superb condition. Get £475 current catalogue value for just view stamp	$459.00
2.	Victoria 1901 £1 carmine-rose and 1902 £2 deep blue (SG 399-400) in CTO condition. A good-looking pair with some original gum on the £1 value, and I have seen these priced on other dealers’ lists at more than $700! Get this pair today for only view stamps	$499.00

	KANGAROOS
3.	1d red imperforate plate proof on thick buff manila paper (ACSC 2PP(1)A), a neat block of four. Just one sheet of 480 is known of this plate proof, and it was often cut into multiples like this. Some minor folds are normal and this is in fact in better condition than usually seen, with some overinking as an added attraction as well. Get $1200 cat. value for view block	$749.00
4.	1d red imperforate plate proof on thick buff manila paper (ACSC 2PP(1)A), a block of four as above, however this lot also has wide selvedge at right and more creasing than normal. This has been plated and includes plate B units 35/36 and 41/41. With each unit catalogued at $300, what a bargain this is at just	$749.00
5.	1d red first wmk double perfs a striking top right corner block of 6 in mint condition, three units showing double perfs on three sides. From die IIA plate K, there is a minute thin on one of the bottom stamps, but all the variety units are fault-free and two are in pristine unhinged condition. Catalogued at $600 in hinged condition, all for only view block	$849.00
6.	1d red die II first wmk double perfs a beautiful block of 4 with extra row of double perfs across the centre. Clean and lightly hinged view block	$299.00
7.	1d red die II first wmk pair with double perfs in the bottom selvedge. They really did make lots of errors while printing this stamp, didn’t they? The pair for view pair	$259.00
8.	1d red die I first wmk double perfs an attractive single with selvedge at bottom and double perfs on three sides. In clean hinged condition, for view stamp	$199.00
9.	1d red die I first wmk double perfs another single with selvedge at left and bottom. Affixed to black card for reinforcement, no gum and slight toning this an affordable choice for the beginner view stamp	$189.00
10.	1d red first wmk punctured OS double perfs top left strip of 3 with lovely double perfs on three sides. Yet another variation on this popular theme, with different degrees of double perfs vertically and horizontally creating an attractive piece. Some toning visible mainly from the reverse, but clearly a nice piece from the front! For view block	$549.00
11.	6d pale ultramarine die IIB third wmk punctured OS double perfs with the double perfs affecting the OS puncture rather than the side perfs. Unlisted in the ACSC, this is in clean condition and oh-so-lightly hinged	$289.00
12.	6d chestnut overprinted OS top marginal block of four with a horizontal row of double perfs in the selvedge. Double perfs are much scarcer on this issue than on the early 1d red, and this piece is attractive from the front. Suntanned gum and slight reinforcing are visible only from the back, get $600 cat. value for only view block	$299.00
13.	9d violet die IIB third wmk inverted (SG 39aw) in well-centered mint hinged condition. For view block	$239.00
14.	9d violet die IIB third wmk punctured OS (SG O47) in unhinged condition. This stamp has good perfs and typical centering for an OS issue, only view stamp	$139.00
15.	2/- brown second wmk (SG 29) in excellent mint lightly hinged condition. The scarcest of the three different 2/- browns, this example has good perfs and colour and is available for view stamp	$899.00
16.	5/- grey and yellow second wmk (SG 30) in mint very lightly hinged condition. The hinge remain is so slight on this you can barely see it, and with the centering, perfs and colour all much better than average this certainly a premium stamp. For view stamp	$1499.00
17.	5/- grey and yellow small multi wmk (SG 111) in superb well-centered mint condition. This is a real honey of a stamp and it’s very lightly hinged too, only view stamp	$369.00
18.	10/- grey and pink CofA wmk (SG 136) in fine mint lightly hinged condition. Great centering, colour and perfs and very lightly hinged gum too mean this stamp would take pride of place in any collection! Good roos are getting harder to find view stamp	$599.00
19.	10/- grey and pink CofA wmk (SG 136) in mint very lightly hinged condition. Another top example of a scarce kangaroo, this one is well-centered with great perfs and a thinner paper that lets the watermark show clearly from the front. A premium stamp, for view stamp	$619.00
20.	£1 brown and blue third wmk "SPECIMEN" with "break in value circle" variety (ACSC 52(D)h) in MUH condition. This stamp is ex-Chapman, so as you’d expect it’s a spectacular example of this variety in top condition. Catalogued at $3000 as a hinged non-specimen, and remember this is in pristinely unhinged. A real beauty, for view stamp	$1749.00
21.	£1 chocolate and dull blue third wmk (SG 44) in used condition. Some very minor blemishes push this towards the "average used" end of the spectrum, but in fact it is in quite good condition for a stamp of this scarcity. Available for view stamp	$949.00
22.	£2 black and red first wmk Sperati forgery a "used" example of this famous forgery, unusual because it has a machine cancellation which should not have been used on £2 stamps. The tell-tale "scratch off Warrnambool" is clear and this is marked with BPA "SPERATI REPRODUCTION" cachet plus number on the reverse side. The ACSC states that only about two dozen examples exist in total, making this rarity a must-have item for both kangaroo and Sperati specialists. Available for view stamp	$5499.00
23.	£2 black and red third wmk "SPECIMEN" type B overprint with "dot on S" variety that looks like a dollar sign! In mint hinged condition, for view stamp	$249.00
24.	£2 black and red third wmk "SPECIMEN" type C overprint, very very lightly hinged with evenly toned gum	$159.00
25.	£2 black and red small multi wmk with "collar on roo" variety (ACSC 57(V)na) in used condition. A good used example of this scarce stamp with the added bonus of a listed variety, all for just view stamp	$659.00
26.	£2 black and red CofA wmk (SG 138) in good used condition. Nice centering and perfs and no faults at all, buy yourself a Christmas present for only view stamp	$559.00
27.	£2 black and red CofA wmk (SG 138) in very lightly used condition with "collar on roo" variety. A clean stamp with great colour and one of the nicer vignette varieties too (catalogued at $650) for view stamp	$639.00
28.	£2 black and red CofA wmk (SG 138) in used condition with unlisted "crack in roo’s back" variety. There is very slight toning and some close perfs on this stamp, however the variety is very clear and it’s also very lightly cancelled. For view stamp	$499.00
29.	£2 black and red CofA wmk (SG 138) in used condition, very neatly cancelled with just a couple of shortish perfs view stamp	$489.00
30.	£2 black and red CofA wmk (SG 138) in used condition. This stamp has a repaired top left corner so is classed as "spacefiller" quality, however it will present much better than that in your album. Save a fortune and fill that space today for just view stamp	$159.00

	AUSTRALIAN KGV
31.	KGV covers a selection of 6 different OHMS covers posted within Perth, featuring a number of different adhesives and markings. The dates range from 1923 to 1933 and all but one of these covers is registered. These covers include: a 2d deep scarlet perf OS (cat. $150 on cover) plus a boxed "UNCLAIMED" and unboxed "NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIER" in black; a 5d chestnut die II small multi perf OS (cat. $100 on cover) with partial "DEAD LETTER OFFICE" dated cds; a 3d blue die I perf 14 perf OS (cat. $80+) also with 1½d red perf OS; a 3d blue die II small multi perf OS (cat. $60) with boxed "UNCLAIMED" in black; another 5d chestnut die II small multi perf OS on different cover, with unboxed "UNCLAIMED", unboxed "NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIER", and rectagular box with "CALLED/date/L.C.P." all in black; and a 1928 registered cover with horizontal strip of 3 of 1½d red perf OS (one unit slightly torn). We are always being asked for KGV covers and this lot has a good variety of adhesives and markings to offer. With a catalogue value in excess of $500 this lot is sure to find a home quickly at only	$349.00
32.	4d deep ultramarine single wmk punctured OS with "notch in lower frame at left" variety (ACSC 112(1)k), in pristine mint unhinged condition condition. Catalogued at $400 and with exceptional colour (this is a scarcer shade than normal), this stamp is available for view stamp	$349.00

	OTHER AUSTRALIA
33.	1932 5/- Harbour Bridge with plate dot in upper left corner. One of the great rarities of pre-decimal commemoratives, plate dots on the 5/- Harbour Bridge have become extremely collectable over the years, as they were usually guillotined off when the sheets were prepared for issue to post offices. On this item the stamp itself is entirely MUH, and the top selvedge has been folded and hinged to an album page in the past. An expert hand could perhaps increase the value of this item by removing the hinge remainders and carefully reinforcing the selvedge for safety. This is not necessary, however, and with a catalogue value of $2500 for hinged it’s priced to sell at view stamp	$1899.00
34.	1942 6d Kookaburra imprint at top a stunning top left corner block of 12, mis-cut to leave two full lines of the Authority imprint in the top selvedge! Very lightly hinged with good centering and colour, KGVI errors such as this have been extremely popular in recent months. Get this large multiple while you can for	$225.00
35.	1942 6d Kookaburra imprint at top just like the lot above, however this is a gutter block of 8 with the imprint in the top selvedge at right. Very well centered and entirely MUH, this is an interesting positional variation	$225.00
36.	1966 5c blue QEII marginal block of 4 of the sheet stamps, with multiple strikes of "SPECIMEN ONLY" and "CANCELLED" in red. An unusual variation not listed in the ACSC, for	$25.00
37.	1996 Decimal Currency black portfolio special edition folder containing a commemorative gutter strip of the 1996 Queen’s Birthday issue with unique black serial number, plus a $5 note with matching serial number as well. Only 2000 individually numbered black folders were produced and this is available at issue price!	$49.00
38.	1996 Decimal Currency red portfolio an even more special edition folder than the one above, as only 1000 were produced with red numbers! This also contains a commemorative gutter strip of the 1996 Queen’s Birthday issue with unique red serial number plus matching $5 note. Available at issue price, only	$95.00

	BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
39.	Cyprus 1960 QEII overprints (SG 188-202) complete set of 15 in mint hinged condition. There are some slight nibbled perfs on a couple of values, however there is no toning and overall condition is pretty good. Now catalogued at £120, get this whole set for just	$55.00
40.	NWPI 2d grey third wmk (SG 94) vertical A-B-C strip of 3 in fine mint hinged condition with good centering. The whole strip for	$55.00
41.	NWPI 3d yellow-olive third wmk (SG 96) vertical A-B-C strip of 3 in mint lightly hinged condition, centered to bottom right. All for	85.00
42.	NWPI 1/- emerald second wmk (SG 90) vertical A-B-C strip of 3 in fine MLH condition with good centering. Available for	$85.00