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**New Republic continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1853		S.G. #73a	S.G. #73a, 2d Violet on blue granite, embossed arms, tete-beche pair, two such pairs in a mint block of four, wonderfully fresh, nicely centered, o.g., couple of sensible minor hinge reinforcements, fine-very fine; a very scarce multiple (Scott #60c; $900.00). (Image)	£550+ Closed or SOLD for $675.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1854		S.G. #74a	S.G. #74a, 3d Violet on blue granite, embossed arms, tete-beche pair, quite fresh, well centered, o.g., couple of h.r. reinforcements, one stamp with rounded corner perf., still very fine (Scott #61b; $465.00). (Image)	£375 Closed or SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1855		S.G. #75a	S.G. #75a, 4d Violet on blue granite, embossed arms, tete-beche pair, well centered, o.g., couple of h.r. reinforcements, strong embossing breaks paper at a few points, very fine appearance (Scott #62b; $450.00). (Image)	£325 Closed or SOLD for $240.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1856		S.G. #1/95	S.G. #1/95, The remarkable mint collection of New Republic 1886-87 issues, a fabulous assemblage of well over 200 essentially different stamps, collected by dates for all values, papers and embossing per the specialized listing in Stanley Gibbons, filled with many seldom seen stamps, many of which catalog £100 to £400 each, the greatest value is found in the dated issues, with 167 different stamps present, followed by a nearly complete run of the undated issues on both blue and yellow embossed paper, with some embossing varieties included; adding further to the desirability of this collection is its overall condition, being far superior to any other such collection we have seen, with very few of the faults so often associated with these primitive issues, in fact the vast majority have o.g. and are largely fault-free, some stamps with h.r.'s, mostly fine-very fine; we note several stamps have been signed by experts; unquestionably the finest and most comprehensive collection of these fascinating issues we have ever had the pleasure to offer, to duplicate a similar collection would take years to accomplish (Scott #1/64).	£17,000+ Closed or SOLD for $12,000.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM

**New South Wales**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1857		S.G. #5	S.G. #5, 1850 1p Pale red on hard bluish paper, unusually large and well balanced margins all around, fresh color and impression, full o.g., h.r., small stain spot at bottom right which is really quite minor considering this stamp's exceptional overall attributes, still very fine; a most handsome example of this rare mint classic; 1993 Peter Holcombe certificate (Scott #1b; $4,000.00). (Image)	£3,750 Closed or SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1858		S.G. #13	S.G. #13, 1850 1p Carmine on laid paper, an especially fresh unused example, featuring gorgeous intense color and a detailed impression on bright paper, three large margins, fourth margin at bottom close but clear, a fine copy of this classic (Scott #2b; $4,000.00). (Image)	£4,000 Closed or SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1859		S.G. #34	S.G. #34, 1851 2p Ultramarine on stout yellowish vertically laid paper, plate IV, a lovely mint example in a most remarkable quality, extraordinarily fresh, with strong color and a well detailed impression on bright paper, four large margins, full clean o.g., extremely fine; a very scarce stamp mint in any condition, but is a true rarity in this select quality; 1974 BPA certificate (Scott #7a; $2,750.00). (Image)	£2,750 Closed or SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1860		S.G. #37	S.G. #37, 1851 2p Dull blue on hard greyish wove, plate V, rare mint example, four large to very large margins, strong color, large part o.g. which is slightly age toned in a few places and can be faintly seen on front, otherwise very fine (Scott #8; $2,250.00). (Image)	£2,500 Closed or SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1861		S.G. #42	S.G. #42, 1850 3p Yellow green on bluish wove paper, unused, quite well margined, with large to very large margins all around, strong color for this, mild horizontal crease not seen from face at all, choice very fine appearance for this rare unused stamp (Scott #9; $2,250.00). (Image)	£2,500 Closed or SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1862		S.G. #114	S.G. #114, 1855 5p Dull green, premium mint single, extraordinarily fresh for a stamp of this vintage, deep luxuriant color and impression, large to mostly very large margins all around, full o.g., minor h.r., very fine and exceptionally choice (Scott #26; $800.00). (Image)	£1,000 Closed or SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1863		S.G. #246a	S.G. #246a, 1886 £1 Claret and lilac, perf. 12, overprinted "POSTAGE" in black, quite fresh, rich colors, o.g., some natural gum bends and wrinkles, typical centering, fine for this rare and difficult stamp; signed H. Bloch and one other (Scott #74; $2,750.00). (Image)	£2,250 Closed or SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1864		S.G. #248	S.G. #248, 1885 £1 Claret and rose lilac, perf. 12x10, overprinted "POSTAGE" in blue, brilliantly fresh bottom sheet-margin mint single, intense colors, o.g., barest trace of hinging, couple of natural gum bends, typical centering, fine for this rarity (Scott #75A; $3,750.00). (Image)	£2,500 Closed or SOLD for $1,150.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM

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