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VR Essays 1885

Essay Type I with shading behind loco       Essay Type II after clearing shading

Essay type I with shading matches the art work by M. H. Barrett Government Lithographer

1885 Imperf No Watermark Essay size 49 mm x 64 mm

6d-$2000.00 Original art work by M. H. Barrett

Type I-6d-$1500.00 Black Essay Type I with shading behind loco

Type II-6d[cut down die proof]-$1000.00 Black Essay Type II without shading behind loco

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Essay Type III after clearing shading

Type III-6d-$1000.00 Black Essay size 49 mm x 64 mm

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Essay Type IV further re touching die proof. Finally reduced to Stamp Size for the below paste up

Type IV-6d-$1000.00 Black Essay size 49 mm x 64 mm

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Further Rejected Essays Type V & VI

1885 Imperf No Watermark Essay size 49 mm x 64 mm

Type V-6d-$800.00 Green Brown Essay type III [with micro "S.A. RAILWAYS SIXPENCE"] behind loco

Type VI-6d-$800.00 Black Pink Green Essay type IV [with micro "S.A. RAILWAYS SIXPENCE"] behind loco

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Essay Paste Up

Use of stamp size essay paste up, of photographic litho made up 6 mould [singular]. Enlarged layout shown below, with values pasted on.

Want more detail? click here for Appendix A

1885 Paste up sheet

Sheet-$2000.00

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½d

Imperf 12 mould x 2

½d-$1500.00 Black [proof block 12 x 1]

½d-$70.00 Black [proof single]

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VR Colour Proofs 1885

Accepted Design

1885 Imperf No Watermark NO GUM

Set-Set 8 Imperf proofs [no 4d] in issued colours-$1,000.00

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1885 VR in corners

Official issue date remains unclear, it is thought to be 8.12.1885. The earliest known date on a stamp is 22.1.1886

Many shades [postage stamp shades of the day see S.G.] found in this series which ran for over 40 years

Picture courtesy eBay

1885 No Watermark Perf 12 Mint x 3 Official issue date remains unclear, it is thought to be 8.12.1885. The earliest known date on a stamp is 22.1.1886

½d-$10.00 1d-$5.00 2d-$30.00 3d-$15.00 4d-$30.00 6d-$8.00 9d-$40.00 1/--$6.00 2/--$35.00

½d-Imperf-$300.00

6d-Vertically Imperf-$200.00[for horizontal pair]

1d-2d-6d-mint with gum Imperf-$200.00 each

Perfins from-$150.00ea ½d, 1d, 3d, W.C.R

With Part Papermakers Watermark [Southern Cross] x 2

Railway Station Cancels: [S-A-R at base] from-$50.00-$100.00 Adelaide [Adelaide is common in black or blue-$10ea], Burra, Gawler, Goolwa, Kapunda, Kingston, Lower Mitcham, Morgan, Mount Barker, Orroroo, Petersburg, Port Adelaide, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Quorn, Saddleworth, Strathalbyn, Terowie. Initially only 13 stations were issued with a "defacing die with moveable type date"

Post Office Cancels 'Square Circle' [S-A at base]: from-$200.00 Aldgate, Callington, Caltowie, Eurelia, Hoyleton, Lower Mitcham, Mount Bryan, Mount Hope, Sailsbury, Saints Station, Stockyard Creek, Wolseley

Post Office Unframed: Postal Cancels [S-A at base] from-$150.00 Farrell's Flat

Post Office Framed: Postal Cancels [S-A at base] from-$300.00 Mt. Bryan, Callington

Customs cancel from-$150.00 Port Morgan

Interstate Railway Cancels: from-$15.00: Spencer Street, Melbourne; Sydney.

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Notes: Conflicting reports in another publication state the issue above was withdrawn on 1.9.1887, after which they could only be used on parcels of newspapers and parcels sent by Government departments [see 1922 issue below], yet in the S.A. Railways Rates & Regulations 1887 viz; No.216 24 11 1887 clearly states a listing of parcel rates including 'Press Parcels' charges at one-fourth of the rates, further bicycles, feathers, furniture, bonnet boxes, straw bonnets, perambulators etc etc are to be charged at 50% above the regular rates. Regular rates of the time e.g. a 7lb parcel from S.A. to N.S.W. was 3/- this was carried over three railway networks each entitled to a cut of the parcel rate, in this case the 3/- was divided up into 7d for S.A. 1/4d for Victoria & 1/1d for N.S.W.

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VR Presentation Set 1888

Manuscript ‘Cancelled’ Imperf

Manuscript ‘Cancelled’

c1888 No Watermark on flesh coated paper

½d-2/--complete presentation set-$3000.00.

Singles-$300.00ea

½d-[imperf]-$1200.00

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1890 Cloak Room Ticket

Proof

c1890 No Watermark Imperf Adelaide & Port Adelaide Station

1d[proof]-$150.00 

1d[with serial number left of 'PARCEL']-$80.00 

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1920 VR in corners

Roulette

c1920 No Watermark on flesh coated paper Roulette 7 four values only Mint x 4

½d-$20.00 1d-$4.00 3d-$8.00 6d-$20.00

½d, 1d, 3d, 6d-Perf 12 x Roulette 7-$50.00each

Perfins from-$200.00ea ½d, 1d, 3d, W.C.R

Note: I have seen this roulette recorded as being issued in 1890 [Beer duty revenue stamps of 1894 were perforated 12 yet the 1903 beer duties are rouletted], In another publication the date of issue is 1907 on the strength of a single pen date. Walter Morley's catalogue of "The Revenue Stamps of the British Colonies" 1910 [the most up to date listing of railway stamps of South Australia of it's time] does not list a roulette. The South Australian Government Printer stopped using roulettes to separate postage stamps in 1870 so until further evidence comes to light I will leave it as being issued in 1920. It should be noted the 1927 issue of numerals are roulette 7 separation. If you have any information regarding the issue date of the Rouletted separation can you please let me know.

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1922 GR in corners

Issued from the Adelaide forwarding parcels office 1/12/1922

For the prepayment of newspaper charges and parcels from Government departments only

½d Composite VR GR Proof Sheet

Imperf 12 mould x 2.

Top mould VR in corners

Bottom mould GR in corners

½d-VR $1500.00 Black [proof block 12 x 1]

½d-GR $1500.00 Black [proof block 12 x 1]

½d-$8000.00 Black [Composite black proof block 24 - 2 x 12] Believed Unique

2d, 3d, 6d & 1/- Black proof singles reported but unseen by this author-$70.00ea

BEWARE: Blue copies of the composite blk of 24 are in the market place-$3.00

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The 3 shades of the 2d

Shades

1922 No Watermark on flesh coated paper Perf 12 six values issued inscribed GR Mint x 4

½d-$10.00 1d-$5.00 2d-$30.00  3d-$25.00 6d-$5.00 1/--$200.00

1d-Horizontally imperf-$250.00

Issued from the Adelaide forwarding parcels office 1/12/1922 for prepayment of newspaper charges and parcels from Government departments only

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Imperf Vertically - Picture courtesy eBay

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Notes: Other than the 1927 1st numeral issue, and 1966 decimal issues, all other issue dates are conjecture. 13 different issues/papers from the following numeral series have been recorded by me. Printed in sheets of 48 with no margin. Other published works only appear to list 10 issues

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1927 Black Numeral

Plaid Security Underprint

Cream paper / pale lime green underprint

1927 No Watermark Cream Paper pale lime green plaid underprint Roulette 7. Mint x 4

1d-$500.00

Perfins H. S.

1d -$750.00

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Albino plaid under print seen on cream paper [possibly cleaned lime green] on 4d, 8d 5/- treat as space fillers only

4d-$50.00 8d-$50.00 5/--$50.00

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1927 Black Numeral

Cream paper / dark green underprint

c1927 No Watermark Cream Paper dark green plaid underprint Roulette 7. Mint x 4

1/--$500.00 2/--$500.00

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1927 Black Numeral

Light or dark blue paper / light green underprint

c1927 [mid to late] No Watermark blue paper light green plaid underprint Roulette 7. Mint x 4

1d-$50.00 2d-$30.00 3d-$50.00 4d-$50.00 5d-$50.00 6d-$50.00 7d-$50.00 8d-$50.00 9d-$50.00 10d-$50.00 11d-$50.00 1/--$30.00  2/--$30.00 5/--$600.00

Perfins H. I.

4d-$350.00

6d-$350.00

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c1928 No Watermark dark blue paper light green plaid underprint Roulette 7. Mint x 4

3d-$50.00 6d-$50.00 7d-$50.00 9d-$50.00 10d-$50.00 1/--$30.00

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1930 Black Numeral

Underprint Change

Dark blue-green paper / green underprint, "chain link or a multiple C's"

c1930 No Watermark Roulette 7 Mint x 6

1d-$40.00 2d-$40.00 3d-$40.00 4d-$40.00 5d-$40.00 6d-$40.00 7d-$40.00 8d-$40.00 9d-$40.00 10d-$40.00 11d-$40.00 1/--$40.00

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1934 Red Numeral

Dark or light blue-green paper / green underprint [dark blue paper shown above]

Two rows of under-print found at top and base of sheet sideways, sometimes guillotined off. Print area 41 x 50mm

c1934 No Watermark dark blue paper Roulette 7 Mint x 4 Perfin x 2

6d-$20.00 7d-$20.00 1/--$20.00

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c1934 No Watermark light blue paper Roulette 7 Mint x 4

1d-$40.00 2d-$20.00 3d-$20.00 4d-$20.00 5d-$20.00 6d -$20.00 7d-$20.00 8d-$20.00 9d-$20.00 11d-$40.00 1/--$20.00 2/-$60.00

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1936 Red Numeral

Pale blue-green Paper / underprint in blue-green

Print area 41-42 x 48-49mm

c1936 No Watermark Roulette 7 Mint x 4

1d-$30.00 2d-$20.00 3d-$30.00  4d-$40.00 5d-$40.00 6d-$10.00 7d-$60.00 8d-$60.00 9d-$60.00 10d-$60.00 11d-$40.00 1/--$20.00 2/--$100.00

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1938 Red Numeral

Cream off white paper / underprint in pale green

Print area 41-42 x 50mm

c1938 No Watermark Roulette 7 Mint x 4

1d-$15.00 2d-$15.00 3d-$15.00 4d-$30.00 5d-$15.00 6d-$15.00 7d-$15.00 8d-$15.00 9d-$15.00 10d-$15.00 11d-$15.00 1/- $10.00  2/--$30.00

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1940 Red Numeral

Cream off white paper / underprint in Pale Green

Print area 41-42 x 48mm

c1940 No Watermark Cream Paper Roulette 7 or 13½ or compound Mint x 4 Shilling values /~ instead of /-

1d-$15.00 2d-$15.00 3d -$15.00 4d-$15.00 5d-$15.00 6d-$15.00 7d-$15.00 8d-$15.00 9d-$15.00 10d-$15.00 11d-$15.00 1/-$10.00  2/--$15.00 3/- [1960]-$15.00 4/- [1960]-$30.00 5/--$15.00

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c1940 No Watermark White Paper Roulette 7 or 13½ or compound Mint x 4

8d-$30.00

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c1962 No Watermark Cream Paper Roulette 7 or 13½ or compound Mint x 4 Shilling values /- instead of /~.  No stop after RAILWAYS

3/--$15.00  4/--$10.00  & 10/--$25.00

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1963 Red Numeral

 
                                                                   £1 & £5 Privately Reprinted

BEWARE:  £1 & £5 in collectors hands were liberated from archives. These two values were never put into service

Cream off white paper / underprint in Pale Green

Print area 41-42x45-46mm, new font.

c1963 No Watermark Roulette 7 Mint x 4 Shilling values /~ instead of /-. No stop after RAILWAYS

1d-$50.00 2d-$50.00 3d-$50.00 4d-$50.00 6d-$50.00 7d-$50.00 8d-$50.00 9d-$50.00 10d-$50.00 1/--$50.00 2/--$50.00 5/--$50.00 10/--$50.00 £1-$10.00 £5-$10.00 £1 & £5 in collectors hands were liberated from archives. These two values were never put into service. Beware if buying as copies have been expertly printed and believed to be coming out of Newcastle NSW and circulated among collectors.

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1966 Red Numeral

Horizontal Security Underprint

1966 No Watermark Roulette 13½ Mint same as used

1c-10c 2c-10c 3c-10c 4c-10c 5c-10c 6c-10c 7c-10c 8c-10c 9c-10c 10c-05c 20c-10c 30c-20c 40c-1.00 50c-1.00 60c-$1.-00 70c-$2.00 80c-$2.00 90c-$3.00 $1-$3.00

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1973 Red Numeral

Vertical Security Underprint

c1973 No Watermark Roulette 13½ Mint same as used

5c-10c 6c-50c 7c-$10.00 10c-05c 20c-10c 30c-20c 40c-1.00 50c-1.00 60c-$1.-00 70c-$1.-00 90c-$10.-00 $1-$3.00

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1976 Red Numeral

Legend change S.T.A.-Rail. Vertical Security Underprint

c1977 No Watermark Roulette 13½ Mint x 1

5c-10c 10c-05c 20c-10c 30c-75c 80c-$2.00 $2-$3.00 $5-$5.00

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Cash Register

Bordertown

Double parcel receipt

No Watermark plain paper

Various values-$15.00

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Adelaide. Three types known

1977

No Watermark plain paper

Various values-$8.00

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