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Auction: 18047 - The Chartwell Collection of Australian States and Commonwealth, an unreserved auction for the benefit of the Chartwell Philanthropic Educational Programme
Lot: 225

(x) Tasmania
1870-1909 Sideface Stamps
Issued Stamps
A collection arranged in ascending order of value on pages, comprising ½d. (45 with imperforate unused and used pairs), 1d. (127) with some earlier shades unused, 1891 imperforate pair, unused and used singles, 2d. (60) with 1871-78 yellow-green unused pair and perf. 12 used, 3d. (51) with 1871-80 perf. 11½ or 12 unused (7), 4d. blue (5, two apparently unused), 4d. bistre/yellow (88) with 1880-91 perf. 11½ yellow block of four and buff blocks of four, eighteen and twenty-five, 8d. (61) with 1907 perf. 11 mint corner block of forty-two showing current number "11", 9d. (81) with 1903 with ultramarine (2) and indigo shades mint and watermark sideways perfin "T" used, and 1906-09 perf. compound of 12 and 11, 12 and 12½ (2) and 11 and 12 (2) mint, 10d. (19) with perf. 11½ mint blocks of four "2", and 5/- (18) with mint and used (2) pairs; a few overprinted "specimen" and some selected for neat numeral cancellations. Condition generally good to fine and an attractive collection

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£5,000