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AUSTRALIA | Collections & Miscellaneous Groupings 1415 ‘A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia’ boxed hardbound presentation book (1999) with proofs (28) reprinted in black from the original dies including KGV 1d Engraved, 1½d Canberra, £1 Robes, £2 Arms, 2/Olympics Propaganda & 7/6d Captain Cook, etc, plus AAT 2/-. 1416 U Large Perfin Collections on albums leaves and stocksheets mostly-pre-decimal with Australian Colonies private perfins on Victoria values to 2/-, range of the other Colonies annotated on album pages with a few revenues, also South Australia ‘SA’ & ‘OS’ perfins, Tasmania ‘A’ & ‘T’ types, WA with ‘OS & ‘WA’ types, Commonwealth Era with range of private punctures on KGV Heads & Roos to 5/- (‘HS’ of Harris Scarfe), 5/- Robes with ‘B/LTD’ x7 or ‘DJ/LTD’ x5, official types including ‘OS/NSW’ on Roos to 6d, ‘G/NSW’ on values to £1 Arms, ‘OS’ on values to 2/- Roo & KGV 1/4d (CTO), ‘VG’ perfins on pre-decimal and decimal. Slightly disorganised presentation but certainly worthy of closer inspection. Good lot. (100s) 1417 **/*/U Pre-Decimal Collection predominantly mint on Seven Seas hingeless album pages with Roos First Wmk to 1/- mint (ex 3d) plus 2/- CTO & 10/- optd ‘Specimen’ Type A, Second Wmk 2½d & 6d plus 9d (used), Third Wmk to 2/- brown & 2/- maroon (MUH) plus £1 grey opt ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C (MUH), SMult 6d to 5/-, CofA to 5/- plus 10/- fine used, £1 telegraph puncture & £2 used (corner repair, of fine appearance), KGV Single wmk including 1d Red Die II & Die III, 4d lemon & 1/4d, thereafter largely complete including all 1/4ds, KGV/KGVI commems largely complete including Engraved 6d Kooka MUH, very fine Kooka M/S, Kingsford Smith optd ‘OS’ 2d & 3d CTO, 5/- Bridge well centred MVLH, later issues including Robes Thick & Thin papers ( £1 Thin paper MUH) plus £1 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ (“as is”, tone spots), Arms set, 5/- Cattle White Paper (MUH), etc; condition tad variable on earlier issues, generally fine/very fine. (few 100s).
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AUSTRALIA | State/Roo Combination Covers NSW 1913 (Oct 9) cover to France with attactive combination franking of NSW 2d blue & ½d Roo tied by Sydney Ship mail 1418 * Room datestamp, fine condition. 1419 * Vic 1913 (Apr 4) cover from Strath Creek to USA with attactive combination franking of Vic ½d Bantam & 1d Roo pair, fine condition. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo & Map Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1420 1st Wmk 2d grey perf small ‘OS’, 6d ultramarine both mint, 1/- blue-green Wmk Inverted postally used with light parcel cancel (much scarcer than CTO). Mixed condition. (3) 1421 U 1913-46 on 7-Seas hingeless pages with [1] 1st Wmk ½d to 9d incl ½d Wmk invtd and an o/c machine-cancelled 1d Die IIA Cut throat [4(G)R12] (9); [2] 2nd Wmk 2d x2 to 9d (5); [3] 3rd Wmk various dies 2d to both 2/- incl three 2/- brown and 3d Die I perf ‘OS’ (13); [4] SM Wmk 6d to 1/- (3); [5] CofA Wmk 6d to 5/- incl two redrawn 2/- and two 6d ‘OS’ opt (8). Some CTO cancels, mostly fine, retail c$900, excellent value. (38) 1422 **/*/W Selection comprising [1] 1st Wmk ½d green top marginal block of 4 very well-centred MUH plus Watermark inverted single MLH; [2] CofA Wmk 1935 2/- maroon BW #40 vert strip of 3 MUH, plus high values set of 3 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D without gum. (11) 1423 */U Selection with First Wmk 3d Die I mint & Die I Watermark inverted used, Third Wmk 3d Die II mint (re-distributed gum), 1/Die IIB Watermark sideways mint and 5/- x3 used, condition somewhat variable, Cat $1,675. 1424 U Telegraph Puncture Group comprising Second Wmk 5/- & SMult 9d & 2/-, all neatly cancelled. (3) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1425 U Perf ‘OS’ Group with ½d to 9d (extra 1d, no 2½d) perf large ‘OS’ and ½d to 1/- (extra 3d and 1d x2 and no 2½d, 6d & 9d) perf small ‘OS’. Few toned perfs so a bit of TLC will help. (18) 1426 U Perf Small ‘OS’ Group ½d to 1/- (no 2½d). Few toned perfs so a bit of TLC will help, 1d with Missing TLC [KR48] & 9d with Break in bottom frame etc [2R32]. Plus mint 1/- Perf ‘OS’, rounded corner and badly toned gum, (10)
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ex 1430 Selection with ‘DE 3/13’ CTO cancels comprising ½d, 2d, 2½d, 4d, 6d, 9d, 1/- & 2/-, some values with perf faults, hinge remainders, Cat $850+. (8) 1428 * ½d To 6d Perf Large ‘OS’ (ex 4d), 2½d repaired corner perf, 6d regummed, generally fine mint, Cat $1,500+. (7) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark 1429 * ½d Green BW #1, a well-centred horizontal pair tied to advertising envelope of the League of Tasmanian Wheelmen by Launceston machine cancel Sept 11, 1913. Addressed to Campbell Town. Strong thematic. 1430 U 1d Red Accumulation in Stockbook including selection layed-out by month of datestamp cancel from Jan 1913 (earliest Jan 13) to Oct 1914 plus a small selection of later usages; also Die I, II & IIa array including multiples Die I block of 6, Die II blocks of 6 x3, Die IIA blocks 4 x6; some stamps with variety annotations on reverse; postmark interest likely noting BN ‘854’ (Bonang, Vic), ‘TPO No5 S&W’ (Qld) on strip of 4. Inspection sure to delight the 1d Roo specialist. (1000s)
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Plate A To K 1d Collection displayed by plate position with ACSC listed varieties including Die I Plate B ‘1’ flaw left of Tasmania [L40] x2; Die II Plate D White flaws over ‘AUS’ [L31], Plate E Extra Island [L25] x3 (one perf Large ‘OS’, another perf ‘A) & Substitution, Large white flaw left of ‘P’ of ‘POSTAGE’ [L55] x4 (various states), Plate F White Flaw over ‘N’ of ‘ONE’ [L19] x2 and Substituted cliché [L20] x3, Plate G Cut throat [R12] & Retouch to frame over ‘STRAL’ [R15], Vertical scratch through last ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [R48]’, etc. Good lot worthy of further expansion. 1d Red Accumulation in Stockbook organised by Plate A-K pane position with ACSC listed varieties including Two Tasmanias BW #3(E)d 1st State x5, & 2nd State x5 plus Substitution #3(E)da x5, also #3(F)e,f, #4(G)i x6,j x5,l,m x3, plus heaps of listed or plated varieties; also range of sheet edge/watermark line stamps, official & private perfins and postmarks. Very good lot, itemised varieties alone, Cat $3,800+. (100s) 1d Red Die I Plate B varieties ‘1’ flaw west of Tasmania 2nd & 3rd States [L40] BW #2(B)fa, Cat $250. (2) 1d Red Die I Plate C array of Adams, Bell & Pope listed varieties for left pane x28 & right pane x25 including ACSC listed flaws BW #2(C)e,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n&o, some blemishes, generally fine condition. Difficult assemblage. (52) 1d Red Die II with Double perfs at base BW #3b, Cat $275. 1d Red Die II variety Extra Island - Two Tasmanias [L25] BW #3(E)d Ist & 2nd States plus Substitution BW #3(E)da, postmarks clear of the flaws, Cat $450.
1d Red Die IIA Watermark inverted with variety Cut throat BW 4a(G)i, unused, Cat $400+. 1d Red Die IIA Plate G ACSC listed varieties comprising BW #4(G)g,i,j,l,&m, mostly lightly used with postmarks clear of flaws, Cat $410. (5) 1d Red Die IIA Plate G Cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope State 4/5 transitional - tiny notch in upper frameline), off-centre with two rounded corners, tidy corner cds cancel clear of the flaw, Cat $500. 1d Red Die IIA Plate G Die II Substituted cliché [R55] with the characteristic Shading break next to mid-right section of value circle BW #4(G)n, used, Cat $500 (in a pair with Die IIA unit). 1d Red Die IIA Plate H ACSC listed varieties, BW #4(H)d-h, used, Cat $300. (5) 1d Red Die IIA Plate K array of Adams, Bell & Pope listed varieties for left pane x27 including ACSC listed [L36] 1st, 2nd & 3rd states [L38] early and advanced states & [L49] plus right pane x24 with [R56] 1st & 2nd states & [R60] x2 (one perf ‘OS’) BW #4(K)d-h, some perf blemishes, generally fine condition. Difficult assemblage. (51)
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3d Olive-Green Die II perf small ‘OS’ unusually well centred with postmark clear of left margin. BW #12bd, Cat $350. 4d Orange Perf Small ‘OS’ on 1915 (28 Sep) opened-out OHMS cover used Perth to New York, slight faults, BW #15bb, Cat $1,000. 4d Orange with Melbourne ‘[DE]3/13’ CTO datestamp BW #15Awb, full unmounted gum, Cat $100. 4d Orange-Yellow with Melbourne ‘[DE 5]/13’ CTO quarter cancel BW #15Ewc, without gum, Cat $300. 4d Yellow-Orange with Melbourne ‘[DE 5]/[13]’ CTO quarter cancel BW #15Fwc, large part gum, Cat $300.
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5d Chestnut plus ½d Roo on 1913 (Feb 22) registered cover from Sydney to USA, Cat $1,000 on cover. Unfortunately the registration label has been removed and the tear has been repaired. A very scarce stamp on cover. 5d Chestnut Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #16ba, few perf blemishes, hinge remainder, Cat $475. 5d Chestnut with Melbourne ‘[DE 5]/13’ CTO quarter cancel BW #16wc, without gum, Cat $300. 6d Blue BW #17, small crease and lightly toned gum. 9d Violet with Melbourne ‘DE[3]/1[3]’ CTO datestamp BW #24wb, full unmounted gum, Cat $150.
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1/- Blue-Green with Watermark inverted BW #30Ca, postally used top marginal (wmk line), indistinct cds. Postally used far from common, Cat $500. 1/- Blue-Green with Watermark inverted BW #30Ca, postally used with neatly struck part Fitzroy (Vic) January 1914 cds. Very small perf blemishes, strong fresh colour, Cat $500. 2/- Brown with Melbourne ‘[AP1]5/13’ CTO datestamp, couple nibbed perfs, well centred, large-part gum, Cat $600. 2/- Brown with Melbourne ‘[D]E3/[13]’ CTO cancel BW #35wb, few nibbed perfs, without gum, Cat $300.
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5/- Grey & Yellow BW #42, fine and fresh mint Cat $900. 5/- Grey & Yellow with Melbourne ‘DE[3]/13’ BW #42wb, nibbed perf, excellent centring, without gum, Cat $300. 5/- Grey & Yellow with Melbourne’DE[3]/13’ CTO cancel BW #42wb, without gum, Cat $300. 10/- Grey & Pink BW #47, telegraph puncture, used.
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£1 Red-Brown & Blue BW #51B, few nibbed perfs at base, well centred, fine mint, Cat $4,000.
AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Second Watermark 1462 * Selection comprising 2d grey, 2½d indigo & 6d blue, generally well centred, odd tone; also First Wmk 9d with redistributed gum; Retail as fine $800. (4) 1463 ** 6d Blue Perf ‘OS’ BW #18ba, Colour flaw under ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ , fresh MUH, Cat $1,750. 1464 * 6d Blue Perf ‘OS’ BW #18ba, some nibbed perfs, mint, Cat $750. 1465 * 1/- Green BW #31A, a very deep shade, well centred, hinge remain, mint, Cat $375.
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1/- Dull Green BW #31C, fresh MUH, unpriced in ACSC. Retail this fine $5,000+.
1467 * 2/- Light Brown BW #36, fine mint, superb centring, Cat $1,500. 1468 U 5/- Deep Grey & Yellow BW #43 pair, telegraph puncture between stamps, Telephone Accounts cancel. 1469 F 5/- Grey & Yellow Perf ‘OS’ BW #43b. Some small perf imperfections, very well-centred, Perth cds Cat $700. 1470 * 5/- Deep Grey & Yellow BW #54A, fine mint, Cat $1,500. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark 1471 ** 2½d Indigo Perf ‘OS’ BW #11b, well centred, fresh MUH, Cat $350.
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2½d Indigo marginal pair, left-hand unit variety Heavy coastline to WA [2L55] BW #11(2)d, non-variety unit MUH, Cat $175+. 3d Olive-Green Die I Perf ‘OS’ Watermark inverted BW #13ba, rough perfs, fresh MUH, Cat $425. 6d Blue Die II BW #19 plus 2d red KGV tied to opened-out 1923 (Jul 30) cover from Melbourne to Inverell, NSW. 6d Chestnut Die IIB variety Broken leg on kangaroo CTO BW #21w(3)d, toned gum, Cat $200.
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6d Chestnut TS Harrison - N over M imprint pair BW #21(3)zc or 21(4)za - either one cat $600+↕. Both stamps centred high and more or less to right, odd short perf and usual gutter fold. Very fresh appearance. Good value. 6d Chestnut Die IIB with Broken leg on kangaroo variety in horizontal pair with normal. 9d Pale Violet Die II BW #26B, part imprint marginal pair, MLH, Cat $200+. 1/- Emerald Die IIB Watermark sideways BW #33aa, Cat $1,000. Centred high, very scarce postal use with part of an Adelaide cds, from bottom row with part of the marginal wmk inscription, very fresh. 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB AJ Mullett imprint pair BW #33(3)zc or 33(4)ze - either one cat $450. L60 has non-constant ink blot on ‘TA’ of ‘POSTAGE’, R55 small spot in map, selvedge with light gum tone lower left not seen from front, couple nibbed perfs and usual gutter fold. Good value.
1/- Blue-Green Die IIB varieties ‘LI’ of ‘SHILLING’ deformed & White flaw off Sydney (perf ‘OS/NSW’) BW #33(4)h&o, postmarks clear of the flaws, used, Cat $275. (2) 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Plate 4 Ash Imprint pair BW #33(4)zg, moderate gum toning, Cat $300. 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #44, two shades of yellow, both with firmly struck numeral cds Adelaide and Melbourne, surface scuffs on latter, both well centred, cat $225 each. PLUS SM wmk 6d optd OS BW #22(OS) Sydney cds. Good value. (3) 10/- Grey & Pink BW #48, telegraph puncture, Mount Morgan (Qld) datestamp. 10/- Grey & Pink Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B BW #48x, unlisted variety Break in inner left frameline opposite ‘10/-’, few nibbed perfs, very well centred, Cat $600. £1 Deep Grey optd ‘SPECIMEN’ type C Sub-type 1a, damaged ‘S’ and ‘C’ BW #50Bxe, fine mint, Cat $3,750. Scarce shade. £1 Grey BW #53, well centred, slightly toned gum, MUH, Cat $3,250.
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£1 Grey optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, BW #53xb, Cat $375. £1 Grey overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C Sub-type 1 (damaged ‘C’), BW #53xd. Strong fresh colour, Cat $1,000. £1 Grey overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C sub-type 2 Shaved P, ACSC #53Axf, paper a little aged. rare, Cat $1,000.
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£2 Purple-Black & Rose BW #56C with unlisted variety Break in shading south of Albany [R35], MLH, Cat $6,000. £2 Grey-Black & Crimson CTO BW #56w, rich colour, excellent centring, without gum, Cat $6,000.
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£2 Black & Rose Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B BW #56x, without gum, Cat $500. £2 Purple-Black & Rose opt ‘SPECIMEN’ sub-type 1 (Damaged C), BW #56xd, very fine mint, Cat $1,000. £2 Purple-Black & Rose overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C sub-type 2 Shaved ‘P’, MUH, Cat $1,000. £2 Black & Rose Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B with variety Short Spencer’s Gulf [R58] BW #56x(D)j, few nibbed perfs, premium centring, Cat $500+.
AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark 1497 ** 6d Chestnut Ash imprint pair BW #22(4)za, mild gum toning, MUH Cat $175+ (as a mounted pair). 1498 ** 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Perf ‘OS’ BW #34Bb block of 4, well centred, MUH, Cat $600+. 1499 ** 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange BW #45A with unlisted variety Broken upper part of kangaroo’s snout [L23], fresh MUH, normal stamp Cat $1,500. 1500 * 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange BW #45A with unlisted flaw Yellow spot in map in northern NSW, well centred, fresh MLH.
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10/- Grey & Pale Pink variety Ewe-faced Roo - State II (Wood State V) BW #49(V)fa, well-centred, very fine mint, Cat $2,000. 10/- Grey & Pale Pink variety Ewe-faced Roo - State II (Wood State V) BW #49(V)fa, well-centred, CTO with large-part gum. Cat $1,350. 1503 * £2 Grey and Pale Rose-Crimson optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D, variety Ewe-faced Roo - State II (Wood State IV) BW #57x(V)fa, well-centred, fine mint, Cat $1,750 as an unoverprinted stamp. 1504 F £2 Grey & Rose-Crimson variety Fox-faced kangaroo [R38] BW #57(V)s, very well centred, tidy Sydney datestamp, Cat $2,250. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark 1505 ** 6d Chestnut Ash ‘N’ over ‘N’ imprint block of 4 with variety White hairline from value circle to map, some mild gum toning, well centred, MUH, Cat $550.
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6d Chestnut Ash imprint block of 4 - Plate 3 (N over N) with White hairline from value circle to map, BW #23(3)z, Cat $550, top right unit hinged. 6d Chestnut Ash imprint block of 4 - Plate 4 (N over A), BW #23(4)z, Cat $500, top left unit MLH. 6d Chestnut Overprinted ‘OS’ BW #23(OS) block of 6 from top of the pane, fresh MUH, Cat $600+.
9d Violet Ash imprint pair BW #29za, mild uniformly toned gum, one unit MVLH the other MUH, Cat $250+. 2/- Maroon Die II variety White flaw under ‘LI’ of’AUSTRALIA’ retouched BW #40(2)ka, fine MLH, Cat $250. Eye-catching retouch. 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #46B, with ‘T’ perfin, perf blemishes & minor discoloration on gum, MLH. Overprinted Specimen Type ‘D’ comprising 10/- variety Muzzled kangaroo, £1 and £2 variety Break in west coast of Gulf of Carpentaria - early state, well centred fresh MUH, Cat $440 as standard singles. Premium set. (3)
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10/- Grey & Pink BW #50A. Couple small corner perf imperfections, firm Melbourne cds scarcely detracts from a nicely centred stamp, Cat $300. 10/- Dark Grey & Aniline Pink BW #50E (golden orange u/v reaction), minor soiling, fine used, Cat $1,250. 10/- Grey-Black & Pale Rose-Crimson Optd Specimen Type C Sub-type 2 - shaved ‘P’ BW #50Cxd, fine mint, Cat $2,000. Scarce shade. £1 Grey BW #53, MVLH, Cat $900+.
£2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58, fine mint, Cat $4,500. £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58B, couple small perf imperfections scarcely detract from a well-centred and neatly corner-cancelled stamp, Cat $750. £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58B, unlisted variety Break in inner frameline next to ‘S’ of ‘POUNDS’ [L8], some nibbed perfs, lightly cancelled, Cat $750. £2 Grey-Black & Crimson BW #58B, single nibbed perf, very well centred, GPO Sydney datestamp, Cat $750. £2 Grey-Black & Crimson BW #58x with poor ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D overprint & dubious CTO corner cancel, MLH with largepart gum.
AUSTRALIA | Engraved Issues 1522 ** 6d Kookaburra maroon shade BW #60A. Exceptional perfs, pristine gum, very fresh, Cat $250. AUSTRALIA | Georgian Head Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1523 U ‘OS Perfins Accumulation in Stockbook with Single Wmk to 1/4d x4 (two CTO) including 2d orange Watermark inverted, multiple watermarks array to 5d plus a few commemorative issues. (few 100s). 1524 U 1d KGV Array of Left Pane Flaws on Hagners all identified by plate position, including ACSC listed Single Wmk 1d Red with Smooth Paper Saddle on emu [I/36], ‘PENAVY’ [III/23], Substituted cliché [IV/34], Thin ‘G’ [IV/40], Small white dot on ‘Y’ of ‘PENNY’, Colour flaw outside right frame, lesser selection of Rough Paper flaws; also 1d Green SMult P14, P13½x12½ & CofA selections; condition generally fine. Nice lot. (221) 1525 U 1d KGV Array of Right Pane Flaws on Hagners all identified by plate position with ACSC listed flaws for Single Wmk 1d Red Smooth Paper & Rough Paper, 1d violet & 1d green; also 1d Green SMult P14, P13½x12½ & CofA selections; condition generally fine. Good lot. (398) 1526 U 1½d Accumulation in Stockbook comprising LMult Wmk 1½d brown, Single Wmk 1½d bright-red brown & 1½d green BW #86-88, majority of stamps identified by plate position including plenty of ACSC listed varieties, plus additional selections of unplated flaws, includes a smattering of official perfins. (few 100s). 1527 **/* 1913-36 mostly lower values on 7-Seas hingeless pages from two shades 1913 1d Engraved (one MUH), three only single watermark noting ½d green with White flaw under left side RVT [6L57] MUH: also includes both no watermark with 1½d red MUH, SM wmk P13½x12½ with scarce 2d red Die II perf ‘OS’ BW #100ba MUH cat $125, both 1930 surcharges, CofA light dup incl ‘OS’ opts. Mainly fine and fresh, cat c$575. (30)
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1913-36 on 7-Seas hingeless pages from two shades 1d engraved, then some light duplication with [1] Single Wmk ½d to 5d with 1d reds incl Die II and a rough paper pair, five 4d incl two so-called lemon shade (one perf ‘OS’) and a blue variety [2R59] (24 stamps); [2] LM Wmk all values, 1d red is Harrison, plus both values no wmk (9); [3] SM Wmk P14 ½d to 1/4d complete ex 2d (7); [4] SM Wmk P13½x12½ ½d to 1/4d complete ex 2d red Die II, incl 1d Die I/II pair, and 4½d Die II CTO, both surcharges (22); [5] CofA Wmk ½d to 1/4d complete (14); [6] ‘OS’ Opts complete ex 2d CofA (7). Some CTO cancels, mostly fine, retail c$1,000. (85) 1529 U Accumulation box full in envelopes, on pages, in stockbooks etc, strength in 1d reds with many plated varieties, a number of Inverted wmks, several better shades including rough paper pale rose-red & pink (we haven’t checked these, but they look good). Some pages are getting quite spotty but most are fine. A great lot for the the specialist. Excellent value at estimate. (1,000s) 1530 ** Blocks of four with two 1d Engraved shades (one unit creased), 1d violet, optd ‘OS’ 2d red Die III SM wmk and 1d green (both o/c high). Very fresh, min retail (as singles) $320. (5 blks) 1531 U Huge Accumulation Of Multiple Watermark 1d Green Bundleware in well filled stockbook, with annotated varieties, shades & multiples, also small section of private perfins, and sure to be some postmark interest. (1000s). 1532 U Multiple Watermark 1d Green Bundleware with variety and postmark potential. (2,500+). AUSTRALIA | KGV - Single Watermark 1533 G ½d Green Comb Perf Electro 5 with Cracked electro - early first state left wattles, 63(5)h, Cat $5,000. 1534 F ½d Green Line Perf BW #64, Cat $900.
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½d Orange with Right frame very thin and uneven [9R51], variety of BW #66(9)n - either an early or make-ready repaired state. Plate position confirmed by BSAP-listed LVT with dot by fraction bar and Break in outline back of King’s head. First one of these we’ve seen. 1d Crimson Smooth Paper small crease hardly seen from front, yellowish gum, pencil “G23” notation on back, distinctive deep shade. BW #71N, Cat $600. 1d Carmine-Rose (G30) BW #71V single and block of 4 on 1917 (Sep 1) cover to Switzerland tied by squared-circle ‘PINAROO/ SA’ squared-circle datestamps, endorsed “Enclosed letter for enemy country”, ‘PASSED BY/4TH M.D./302’ double-oval censor cachet in black, Basel arrival backstamp. Most attractive. 1d Carmine-Rose (G30) marginal Die I-II pair, with Watermark inverted BW #71Va(1)ia, fresh MUH, Cat $2,800 as single stamps (see footnote 21). Drury certificate (2001).
1d Brown-Red Smooth Paper Die II recumbent, Very small perf imperfections, well centred, neatly struck slogan cancel, BW #71W(1)f, Cat $350. 1d Carmine (Aniline) Smooth Paper RA Joined [VII/60], MUH, Just off-centre with couple minor shortish perfs, barely perceptible gum bend. 1d Red Rough Paper range of shades with inverted watermark ACSC #72a, Cat $560 (retail rather less). Centring varies, comprises deep scarlet (G60), carmine (G62), rose-pink (G67), very difficult, carmine-rose (G74). All neat cancels (first two light slogan types, others cds), good colours. (5)
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1542 F 1543 * 1544 F 1545 F 1546 * 1547 F 1548 1549 *
1d Carmine-Red Rough Paper vertical pair [IV 28&34], lower stamp Substituted cliché Die II, BW #72(2)ia, fine. 1d Carmine Harrison Printing appears carmine-rose shade with [1] variety RA joined BW #74(4)j, o/c a bit high with some woolly perfs; [2] vertical pair [VI/40,46] with NW corner bite & crown slopes down left to right, small faults, nice trio. (3) 1d Carmine-Red Die III with aniline quality fluorescing orange under UV (per BW page 4/89, Note 1). Tidy machine cancel, strong fresh colour. Scarce to rare (ought to be listed in future). BW #75, Cat $. 1d Carmine-Red Die III wmk inverted BW #75a, some trimmed perfs, machine cancel, Cat $150. 1d Deep Bright-Red Die III with break in upper frame at left Cat $150 (shade looks OK to us). 1d Carmine-Red Die III (G109) with variety Thinned ‘US’ first state with thinned oval and white flaw in ‘U’, BW #75Ak, fine lightly used example, Cat $500. Starling certificate (2014). 1d Carmine-Red Die III with White flaw on ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’, BW #75o, some trimmed perfs, rounded corner, adhesions, very fresh, Cat $300. 1d Carmine-Red Die III with Diagonal break in NW corner, BW#75Aq, Cat $200. Adhesions, very fresh.
1551
1550 F 1551 F 1552 F 1553 F
1554 1555 U 1556 F 1557 F
$80 $80 $525 $60 $80 $200 $105 $60
1552
1½d Brown Die I variety Right side of cliché damaged by many flaws [7R54] BW #85(7)m, mild tonespots, cds cancel slightly impinges, Cat $150. 1½d Brown Die I with unlocated constant flaw Cracked electro from left value tablet through oval band and emu’s feet to right frame [C170A] BW #85(U)n, with associated Skipped perf in mid left margin, postmark slightly impinges, Cat $750. 1½d Bright Red-Brown Die I variety Cracked electro - through Roo’s legs to oval [12R22] BW #85(12)n, postmark clear of the flaw, Cat $500. 1½d Bright Red-Brown Die I variety Cracked electro - through Roo’s legs to oval [12R22] BW #87(12)n, cds postmark only slightly impinges upon flaw, Cat $500.
1½d Red Die I varieties selection x15, comprising BW #89(13)g, (14)d,e,g,i,l, (16)d, (17)e,m,sa, (18)o,s,u, (19)d,h, toning in places, Cat $400+. 1½d Red Die I varieties selection x5, comprising BW #89(21)p,q, (23)r (Cracked Electro - postmark partly obscuring flaw), (24)f (Cracked Electro in right side of crown) & k, toning in places, Cat $400+. 1½d Red Die I with variety Substituted cliché (deformed right frame) [15R40] BW #89(15)ib, Burnie (Tas) datestamp slightly impinges upon the flaw, Cat $800. 1½d Red Die I with variety Substituted cliché (deformed right frame) [15R40] BW #89(15)ib, cds cancel clear of the flaws, Cat $800.
$100 $340 $180 $180
$150 $140 $350 $350
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1562 U 1563 1564 1565 1566
F ** F **
1567 * 1568 U 1569 ** 1570 U 1571 V
1½d Red Die I with variety Cracked electro from middle of King’s neck to emu’s foot [23R44] BW #89(23)r, some mild toning, Griffith (NSW) datestamp largely clear of the flaw, Cat $300. 1½d Red Die I with variety Cracked electro from middle of King’s neck to emu’s foot [23R44] BW #89(23)r, some toning, machine cancel barely impinges upon the flaw, Cat $300. 1½d Red Die I with unlocated constant variety Cracked electro through right value tablet to right frame BW #89(U)n, some toning at top, machine cancel well clear of the flaw, Cat $600. 1½d Red Die I with unlocated constant variety Cracked electro through right value tablet to right frame BW #89(U)n, some toning, cds cancel clear of the flaw, Cat $600.
$240
2d Orange Die I array in stockbook with many plated and ACSC listed varieties (Cat $1,300+), plus unplated flaws, shades, muliples, ‘OS’ & ‘OS/NSW’ perfins including perf ‘OS’ Watermark inverted, etc. Postmark interest likely. Strong basis to commence a specialised collection. (100s). 2d Red Die I and 2d orange (quite off-centre), both with Watermark inverted perf ‘OS’, BW #96a,95a, Cat $400. 4d Orange Watermark Inverted quite a dull shade prob BW #110Ha. Light storage-related bend, very fresh, min cat $175. 4d Yellow-Orange Perf ‘OS’ variety Line through ‘FOUR PENCE’ [2R12] BW #110b(2)r, postmark clear of the flaw, Cat $175. 4d Lemon-Yellow variety White spot over ‘AL’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #110C(1)p, fresh MUH, Cat $900+.
$350 $160 $85 $100 $240
4d Blue (3, one with Bar on ‘U’ of ‘FOURPENCE’ variety) plus perf ‘OS’, faults, BW #112,b. Faults. (4) 4d Blue Thin FOUR PENCE deteriorated state with crazing behind letters, parcel cancel clear of variety. BW #112(2)hb, Cat $450. 4d Blue Harrison Plates Watermark inverted BW #113a. 4½d Violet Die I Perf ‘OS’ BW #118b x13, variable centring, some with blemishes, all with cds cancels, Cat $975. 5d Bright Chestnut Rough Paper Perf ‘OS’ BW #124. Melbourne registered cds Feb 1921, very fine Cat $250.
1572
1572 1573 * 1574 *
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$150 $140 $250
$150 $150 $400 $200 $120
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1/4d Greenish Blue BW #128B strip of 6 from top of right pane [1R1-6], stamps all MUH, Cat $4,050+. Fresh multiple. 1/4d Greenish Blue Thick ‘1’ at right, BW #128n, Cat $400. 1/4d Greenish Blue with Thick 1 at right [1R57], BW #128Bn. Light hinge traces, some minute gum specks, very fresh, retail c$575. AUSTRALIA | KGV - Large Multiple Watermark 1575 ** ½d To 1½d set of five basic colours, the 1d red is Harrison, the 1d green is Secret mark variety, 1½d black-brown x2 (one is scarce perf ‘OS’ cat $150), 1½d brown is top marginal. Very fresh, cat c$370 (1d green value extrapolated for MUH).
$850 $180 $140 $150
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1576 *
½d Green with variety Thin fraction at right [5R43] BW #65(5)m on the upper right unit of a marginal block of 4, MLH, Cat $175+. 1577 U 1d Red Harrison Printing perf ‘OS’, BW #74b. Plus perf ‘T’ and perf ‘OS/NSW’ x3. (4) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14 1578 F 1½d Red Die II with Duplicated shading above right wattles, BW #91(4)ha, Cat $1,000. Very rare. 1579 * 4d Greenish Olive Perf ‘OS’ solo franking tied by Elizabeth St, Melbourne cds to 1930 (23 Oct) registered cover to Mortlake. Rare solo franking on cover Cat $750 (1d Printed Matter + 3d registration).
1580 F 4½d Violet Die I Perf ‘OS’ BW #119b x11, a few with blemishes, variable centring, all cds examples, Cat $900 AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ 1581 ** 1d Green Die II BW #81(1)i block of 4, excellent centring, fresh MUH, Cat $400+. 1582 ** 1d Green Die I-II pair BW #81(1)ia, fresh MUH, Cat $150. 1583 U 1d Green Die II Perf ‘OS’ BW #81(1)ib, used, Cat $350.
$80 $200 $350 $110
$200 $200 $75 $100
1584
1584 **/* 1585
*
1586 ** 1587 F
1½d Brown Plate 3 Ash imprint (‘N’ over ‘A’, ‘S’ of ‘ASH’ not damaged) block of 8 BW #93(3)za, lower units MUH, faint tone spot in lower sheet margin, fine overall, Cat $100++. ‘TWO PENCE’ on 1½d Red Die II BW #101 solo franking tied Brighton Le Sands (NSW) datestamps to 1930 (Aug 26) cover to Germany, ‘RETURNED FOR/ADDITIONAL POSTAGE/SHORT PAID “1d”/...’ handstamp on front & on reverse plus manuscript “T2D” double deficiency tax marking. Rare solo franking to a foreign destination. 3d Blue Die Ia Perf ‘OS’ Type A BW #107ba, mild evenly toned gum, MUH, Cat $275. 4½d Violet Die I Perf ‘OS’ x2, BW #120b, typical centring, Cat $350. Plus well centred perf ‘T’ example. (3)
$100 $80 $150 $120
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4½d Violet Die I perf ‘OS’ with Broken SE corner, plus 4½d Single Wmk perf ‘OS’ and 4½d SMW P14 perf ‘OS’, BW #118b,119b,119bo, usual ‘OS’ centring, Cat $340+. (3) AUSTRALIA | KGV - CofA Watermark 1589 F 1d Green wmk Reversed rejoined pair, BW #82aa, light machine cancel. A unique multiple. AUSTRALIA | Other Pre-Decimals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1590 U 1914-65 comprehensive majority cds collection on 7-Seas hingeless pages from CTO 6d eng Kooka to 1965 Christmas. Few gaps incl 1928 Kooka MS, 1934 1/6d Hermes no wmk, two of the KGVI 3d (but some spaces may have stamps that do not belong!). Many CTOs mostly og incl ‘OS’ opts 1931 KS 2d & 3d og, 1932 Bridge 2d & 3d, 5/- Bridge (postally used 6d Airmail Service and 1/- large Lyre), others noted - Robes thick and thin paper sets, Arms, 5/- Cattle cream and white papers, Navigators incl white papers. Smattering of Cinderella types (1950 Exhibition), few multiples and some very light duplication. Local retail over $1,250, excellent value. (300+) 1591 **/* 1927-65 Mint Collection on Davo hingeless album pages almost complete for the period on a simplified basis including 5/Bridge (excellent centring), 9d Ram MUH, Jubilee set MUH, 10/- & £1 Thin Paper Robes MUH, Arms set, 5/- Cattle White Paper & Navigators set MUH, condition generally fine.
$170 $4,600
$400 $1,000
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ex 1594
ex 1595
ex 1596
1592 **/*/W 1928-65 on 7-Seas hingeless pages with majority MUH from 1928 3d Kooka. Not too many gaps noting MUH commems 1932 1/- Lyre and 1934 1/6 Hermes, OS overprinted 6d Airmail, 2d & 3d Bridge, 1934 Victoria Centenary (both perfs) & Macarthur sets (incl 2d dark hills), 1935 ANZAC and SJ sets, 1937 NSW sesqui & 1940 AIF sets. Definitives include most lower values (KGVI 3d blue Dies I, II & III MUH) as well as Robes thick (all MUH) and thin (£1 MUH), 5/- Cattle cream and white papers MUH, £1 Navigator MUH. Includes a number of multiples and some light duplication (eg MUH and MH and/or no gum on a few), couple posthumous die proofs. Mostly fine and fresh, current retail well over $2,000. (340+) 1593 */** 1934-48 Selection comprising [1] 1934 Victoria Centenary P11½ 1/- BW #156 in fresh interpanneau pair MLH (rarely offered as such); [2] 1934-48 1/6d Hermes all three issues with no wmk MLH, 1937 part imprint and 1948 thin paper NW corner interpanneau single MUH (both have selvedge hinge rems). Interesting presentation, min cat (as singles) $180+. (5) 1594 8 1938-64 Selection of Imprint blocks and other positionals from KGVI 2d Die II block of 8 BW #188zra+ MUH, also noted KGVI 1/4d double variety BW #211zc MUH, 1964 2/3d Cable block of 6 incl variety Broken cable under ‘E’ of ‘CABLE’ BW #411d. Mostly fine and fresh, ancient ACSC cat c$215. (21 units) 1595 **/* Blocks of 4 (ex noted) KGV era from 1929 Canberra perf ‘OS’ incl vert pair, 3d Kooka block of 6 MUH (couple spots), WA Swan blocks x2 (one MUH, other has defective unit with re-entry) and MUH single, 1½d Sturt MUH; KS set with 2d and 3d MUH x2, 6d with imprint; Bridge imprints with 2d recess x2 (one MUH), 2d typo MUH and 3d, plus ordinary 3d MUH; SA Cent 2d & 3d imprint MUH. Ex noted, one or more units with hinge traces, all quite fresh, min cat $500. Very good value. (69) 1596 **/* Imprint & Other Blocks over 100 blocks KGVI & QEII £sd in mostly fine and fresh condition, earlies often hinged at the top. Also includes sheet 2½d Mitchell (one removed) and 2½d Henry Lawson. Odd variety seen (eg 3½d Mitchell imprint block incl Vertical guideline left of steer [Sheet F R6/4], - ACSC says this is on 2½d value only), Couple AAT, some singles, pairs and strips. Imprints alone cat over $500 (as all hinged - which they’re not). Good value. (100+blks)
$700 $100 $100
$160
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ex 1597 ex 1598 Old Time Collection with 6d Engraved Kooka x2 CTO, KGV Heads with Single Wmk 2d red-brown Right frame largely missing CTO, 4d blue Cracked electro through kangaroo - State II in a pair; SMult P13½x12½ 4½d Die II CTO, Roos with Third Wmk 5/- perf ‘OS’ CTO, CofA 5/- CTO, commemoratives with Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d opts ‘OS’ CTO, 1/- Vic Centenary P11½ x2 & P10½ x4 including a pair, 10/- Robes optd ‘SPECIMEN’, many other stamps with annotated varieties, good range of ‘OS’ & ‘VG’ perfins, toning issues in places. Well worth inspection. (100s) AUSTRALIA | Other Pre-Decimals 1598 **/* 1927 1½d Canberra blocks of 4 - Flag half mast on flagpole at right [5/10] all units MUH, Flaw in top of first ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [6/39] MLH (lower pair MUH) BW #127f & g. (2 blocks)
1597 U
1599
*
1927 1½d Canberra Perf ‘OS’ marginal pair tied to plain cover by two strikes of ‘PARLIAMENT HSE CANBERRA/9[MY]27’ FDI datestamp, believed to be the only known FDC for this issue [ACSC states that punctured ‘OS’ were distributed to Federal Members of Parliament, this cover was most likely prepared by Major Sir John Gellibrand, Federal MP from Tasmania and sent to his wife.]
1600
1600 ** 1601 ** 1602 F
1601
$350 $125
$6,000
1602
1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheet BW #133MS, Cat $275, From the middle of the sheet, almost perfect centring and very fresh. Haven’t seen one this nice for some time. 1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheet BW #133MS, premium example from centre of the sheet, fresh MUH, Cat $275. 1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheet CTO on first day (Oct 29) with red exhibition cds BW #133MS. Full original gum (storage bends) hinged on margins. From NE corner of the sheet, almost perfect centring and very fresh, retail c$375.
$160 $225 $150
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1603 ** 1604 ** 1605 */**
1606 ** 1607 **
1608 1609 1610 1611 1612
** U V V **
1929 WA Centenary Plate 6 imprint block of 8 [6/63-6 & 73-6], variety of BW #138zn (imprint under 4 right units), incl Re-entry to swan’s neck and ‘TR’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [6/74]. Small separation, very fresh, Cat $225. 1930 Sturt in John Ash imprint blocks of 4 BW #140zh & 141zb; 1935 ANZAC 2d blocks of 4 Plate nos 1, 2 & 3 BW #164z, zd & zi. Fine and fresh. (5 blks) 1931 Kingsford Smith BW #141-2 collection of plate number (NW corner) blocks 2d set of 8 (nos 1-8) and 3d set of 3 (nos 13) all hinged selvedge and one or more units. Plus hinged (ex noted) with Ash imprints 2d block of 4 (MUH) and 3d pair, 3d Plate 3 block of incl Plane dropping mailbag [3/21]. Also another set of 3d plates and imprint pairs in poor condition not included in Cat $450+. 1931 Kingsford Smith Overprinted ‘OS’ fresh top marginals MUH BW #141 & 142(OS) cat $1,025. 2012 RPSV certificates for each stating “it is genuine”. (2) 1932 1/- Large Lyrebird Overprinted ‘OS’ green shade BW #145(OS), some trivial shortish perfs don’t detract from a very attractive fresh MUH block of 4 Cat $500 (as four singles). Blocks are far from common. (4)
1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge BW #148, fresh MUH, Cat $1,500. 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge commercially used, very presentable, BW #148. 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO BW #148w, very well centred, full gum, lightly mounted, Cat $300. 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO BW #148w, trivial corner wrinkle, excellent centring, Cat $300. 1932 6d Large Kookaburra John Ash Plate 1 imprint block of 4, BW #150z. Just the hint of a hinge trace in the gutter, very fresh.
$100 $100
$175 $400 $240
$850 $400 $200 $160 $80
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1615
1613 **
1934 1/6d Hermes No Wmk imprint block of 4 BW #161z. Upper left unit (posn 36 on the plate) has distinct Retouch top left of right globe which may, however, not be extensive enough to qualify as the ACSC-listed variety (BW #161d). Very fresh, excellent perfs, premium quality centring, min cat $600. Plus unrecorded variety of BW #162, a top left corner marginal with puzzling vertical (or “wet”) striations through the upper half of the design, most pronounced at upper left. [Prospective bidders’ attention are drawn to Note 7 after BW #162 on page 5/51 of new KGV Centenary Edition] 1614 ***/U 1937 NSW Sesquicentenary set on Caulfield (Vic) registered FDC, sets MUH & used, plus 2d variety Man with tail BW #175d used, Cat $170+. (7 + cover). 1615 F 1937 2d NSW Sesquicentenary with Pantaloon flaw retouched - State I [L10/2] with ‘G/NSW’ perfin sideways a bit high, BW #175Afa, Cat $200 (as unpunctured). PLUS Man with tail [L7/1] BW #175Ae cat $60. Both neat cds. (2) 1616 U 1938-41 2d Red KGVI Die II variety Medallion flaw BW #188e, commercially used, Cat $250 (SG #184b, Cat £100). 1617 **/* 1940 AIF 1d green block of 6 from lower sheet, four MUH incl Broken rifle butt [L2/2] BW #218e; 3d blue right marginal block of 4, three MUH incl two with Horizontal line joining rifle to soldier’s leg, as BW #220f but not position 6, the upper being position 10, the lower position 9 (not as strong). (2 blocks)
$300 $100 $100 $75 $100
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1621
1618 ** 1619
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1620
*
1621 **/* 1622 **
1951-53 3d Green KGVI coil strip of 14 with coil join and coil starter strip BW #252be, also 1938-66 No Wmk ½d Roo coil strip of 11 with coil join and coil starter strip #180bi, MUH. Nice duo. (2) 1952-53 4½d Red KGVI rare solo franking paying postcard surface rate on PPC addressed to Belgium, stamp tied to view side by Yarrawonga (Vic) ‘25AP52’ datestamp. 1948-53 1/3d Hereford Bull airmail usage on small covers to England comprising 1949 registered to with 6d Small Kooka, 1950 airmail with KGVI 3d, 1951 with 3d Responsible Govt, 1952 with 9d Platypus & ½d Roo. (4) 1949 1/6d Hermes Wmk CofA BW #261, horizontal strip of 5 with the stamp at right MLH unaffected by an astonishing inking flaw of varying intensity across the other four MUH stamps. 1948-56 2/- Crocodile watermarked, bottom left corner blocks of 4 with and without imprints, BW #263zd,ze, MUH, Cat $165. (two blocks).
$300 $300 $80 $350 $100
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1623
*
1624
*
1625 **
1952-66 2/6d Aborigine usages on airmail covers comprising 1953 Toowong (Qld) registered to Switzerland + KGVI 3d, 1958 Warrnambool registered parcel wrapper to Portugal endorsed “Photograph” with 2/6d plus 10/- Arms, 2/- Crocodile and QEII 3d, c.1961 to Germany with 2/6d x3 plus 1/6d Flower paying quadruple 2/3d airmail rate, 1961 to Germany with solo franking. 1952-66 2/6d Aborigine frankings on airmail covers to Holland x2 comprising 1953 with 2/6d sepia and 1955 with 2/6d blackishbrown; covers with small blemishes. Scarce solo usages. 1949-50 Arms BW #268-271. Very fresh, the 10/- a part imprint with hinge rems in selvedge, retail $250+. (4)
ex 1626
1626 ** 1627
*
1628
*
ex 1627
$140 $120 $140
1628
1950-64 £2 Arms corner imprint pair with variety Roller flaw below ‘E’ of POSTAGE, BW #271d, fresh MUH. Retail as singles $600. 1956 Olympics usages on cover comprising a fashioned registered FDC with complete set in blocks of 4 tied by ‘31OC56’ FDI cancels, 2/- solo franking on cover to UK, 1956 overpaid cover with 2/- strip of 3, 1/- x2, 7½d x2 & 4d pair plus QEII 1d, plus two other items. (5) 1956 1/- Olympics BW #334 on 1956 (Dec 14) PPC to Germany. Scare solo franking paying postcard rate.
$320 $120 $80
1632
1629
*
1630
*
1631 ** 1632 * 1633 **
1960-64 1/- Platypus very scarce solo franking on 1960 (Jun 29) cover to Fiji paying airmail rate to South Pacific, missing backflap & cover with surface fault. 1962-66 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger Helecon Paper (orange u/v reaction) BW #365B solo franking on 1965 (Jun 18) on small taxed airmail cover to UK. 1961-64 5/- Cattle on cream & white papers BW #373B&C, MUH. 1961-64 5/- Cattle White Paper plus 1/6d Flower & QEII 3d paying triple rate on 1965 commercial airmail cover to UK. Rare useage. 1963-64 Navigators set of 8, including 10/- and £1 white papers BW #404-409. Very well centred, Cat $323. (8)
$65 $80 $100 $150 $140
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1634
1634
*
1635 ** 1636
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1635
1963-64 10/- Navigators BW #407 plus QEII 2d tied to oversized (355x258mm) airmail cover to Brisbane by Rockhampton (Qld) ‘7MY64’ datestamp. Rare on cover. 1965 5d Lawrence Hargrave error Purple (value) omitted, BW #433c (SG #379a), fresh MUH with a normal stamp for comparison, Cat $600 (SG £500). 1965 2/3d International Co-Operation Year BW #434 solo franking on 1965 (Sep 13) small airmail cover to UK. Elusive franking.
$200 $400 $75
ex 1638
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1640
AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1637 ** 1966-96 quite comprehensive on 7-Seas hingeless pages with not many gaps. Includes all first decimal defins, 1969 Flight block of 9, Cook miniature sheet x3 (two ANPEX), 1971 Xmas block of 7 and pane of 25 both cream paper. Odd variety noted (eg 1970 Cook MS with 30c Cook with Double spear), many extras incl miniature sheets, gutter pairs, blocks and strips, selfadhesives, few booklets, high values to $20, etc. Strong thematic content, odd cinderella type, odd SPECIMEN opt and some fine used/CTO not in FV $690+. (100’s) 1638 ** Selection MUH with [1] 1968 Soil & Medical top marginal gutter block of 4 incl Needle in thumb [RP 2/1] BW #490z; [2] 1970 Cook MS optd ANPEX incl Double spear on 30c stamp; [3] 1980 Eastern Yellow Robin NW corner marginal block 10 (2x5) with a large Doctor blade flaw cutting sharply through left column of 5 units; [4] 1994 Aviation Feats 45c BW #1763-4 sheetlet of 25 with serial no ‘1666’ in black cat $120 (2002 - over 12 years ago); [5] New Zealand America’s Cup sheetlet of ten 45c Team New Zealand optd Victory 1995 SG #1883 x10. Nice colourful lot. (5) 1639 **/*/U Varieties Array On Hagners mint and used mostly ACSC listed including 1966 10c Anemone Fish Retouch over ‘US’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ in pair and in block of 4 & White spot retouch on a single MUH, 1968 Soil Congress Needle in thumb x5 (two in gutter pairs) MUH, etc. Interesting selection. (100+) AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues 1640 ** 1966-73 QEI 1c Red-Brown with strong Offset, BW #436c. A fine NW corner marginal block of 4, Cat $60 each (2002). 1966 13c Avocet BW #454 solo franking on cover paying Zone 5 unsealed greetings card rate. Very scarce usage. 1641 * 1642 W 1966 Navigators photographic essay (on Kodak paper) of the finished artwork for all six values. PLUS fragile sunken (and holed) Cook vignette roughly 105x75mm with pencil notations - “2” top right and “14/4/47” lower right within the vignette, Note Printing Branch die number at top left. What a great item for the Captain Cook collector! (2)
$400
$125 $100 $130 $100 $300
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1966-74 Navigators 75c to $4 ($1 VLH) with 15½mm ‘SPECIMEN’ opt, also 75c & $1 with 15mm ‘SPECIMEN’ opt. BW #462x66x, Cat $350+. (6) 1967 25c Christmas BW #479 scarce solo franking on 1968 (Nov 11) Business Reply cover to USA. 1968 Olympics 5c x2 & 25c x2 BW #491-92 on 1968 (Oct 16) De Wolf Fletcher commercial double-rate cover to Germany, fine condition. Attractive and scarce franking.
$150 $50 $80
1646
1646 1647
1648
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1649 ** 1650 ** 1651
*
1652
*
1653 ** 1654 **
1970 15c Timber BW #504 x2 paying postage plus registration on 1970 (Feb 13) small cover from Bilpin to Yamba (NSW). 1970 Captain Cook various frankings including [1] 30c solos paying combined postage & registration fee within Tasmania or paying airmail rate to USA; [2] 5c se-tenant strip of 3 paying combined postage & certified fee; [3] 5c strip of 6 paying airmail fee to Switzerland or 5c strip of 5 plus 5c Expo paying airmail to Germany; [4] double-rate to USA with 5c strip of 5 plus 25c Orchid or to UK with 30c plus 20c Expo & 10c Fish also [5] imperforate 30c single on philatelic cover to Germany and two other items. (10) 1970 30c Captain Cook BW #527 x2 on small 1970 (Jun 28) double-rate airmail cover to Germany. Rare franking.
1970 30c Captain Cook privately overprinted Miniature Sheets for Tullamarine Airport opening, 1973 Eucharisitc Congress & 1977 Royal Visit, plus a perforated M/S, fresh MUH. (4) 1971-74 7c Sturt’s Desert Pea Coil on Wiggins Teape paper incorporating helecon, major variety Buff and green omitted, BW #535cg. Very fine. [With normal used for comparison] (2) 1970 National Development Definitives on-cover usage selection including 1972 surface to UK with 10c solo (stamp has defects), 1972 PPC to UK with 10c & 8c, 1974 to UK with 8c x3 plus QEII 6c, 1971 covers to Northern Ireland x2 with 10c used as a make-up value perf ‘VG’ or Perf G/NSW’, plus various other make-up usages, condition a bit variable, mostly fine. (11) 1971 Australia - Asia 1971 on cover usage group comprising [1] 7c Theatre perf ‘T’ on Tasmanian Tourist Bureau intra-state cover; [2] 15c Music solo airmail to Austria plus a pair on airmail cover to UK’; [2] 20c Sea Craft solo airmail to Hawaii plus in combination with QEI 1c & 4c to USA; generally fine condition. (5) 1971 Christmas Cream Paper 7c, complete unfolded sheet of 100, BW #572-78. 1971 Christmas two cream paper panes of 25 (one MLH in margins only), one white paper pane of 25, BW #572-85, Cat $285. (75)
$80
$130 $80
$60 $100 $100 $80 $300 $150
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1655
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1656
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1658
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1659
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1660
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1972-76 Rehabilitation usage selection comprising [1] 18c solo frankings on 1972 greetings card rate cover & on 1974 PPC, both to Germany; [2] 12c & 18c paying airmail rate on 1973 cover to Germany; [3] 24c + QEII 6c paying airmail rate on 1973 cover to USA & 1974 cover to USA with 24c + 1c Shrimp paying the reduced airmail rate. (5) 1972 18c Rehabilitation usage group to UK with solo frankings 1972 on PPC and 1972 (unsealed greeting card rate) & 1974(?) on covers, the latter with ‘AUSTRALIAN POST OFFICE/POSTAGE DEFICIENCY ADJUSTED’ oval handstamp in red; also pair on 1975 commercial cover. (4) 1972 Olympic Games 7c Athletics BW #601 sheet number marginal block of 8 (4x2) third unit on lower row with spectacular Doctor blade flaw in green, fresh MUH.
1972-76 Pioneer Life on cover usage selection including 1974 Forces Post Office ‘258’ airmail cover with 5c solo, 1973 unsealed Greetings Card rate to UK with 10c solo, 1973 Mt Beauty ‘Greetings From’ envelope with 15c solo, underpaid and taxed, 1974 PPC to UK with 15c solo, 1976 (?) to Germany with 40c solo; also 1973 double-rate to Holland with 10c & 80c variety Retouch over smoke stack BW #618e, 1974 registered to UK with 80c pair + 5c, plus various other make-up/multiple usages. Nice lot. (23) 1973 National Development on-cover usage group comprising [1] 20c Shipping (+50c Pioneer Transport) on 1973 double-rate cover to Switzerland; [2] 25c Iron Ore solo on 1973 airmail cover to Hawaii; [3] 30c Beef Roads solo on cover to USA; [4] 35c Mapping solo on 1973 airmail cover to Italy, cover central fold & without flap. (4) 1973 National Development on cover usage group comprising 1973 20c plus 12c Rehab & 3c Crab to Germany, 25c plus 4c Stinger & QEII 1c to UK, 1974 25c plus 10c Architecture to UK, 1973 30c pair paying double rate to UK, 1973 35c solo frankings to UK x2. (6)
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1973-80 10c Gemstone vertical strip of 10 with top two units Black completely omitted and 3rd unit Value & Australia missing, BW #648ca, Cat $1,200. 1973-74 10c Star Sapphire top left corner pair, variety Printed on the gummed side BW #648ci, MUH, Cat $200 (SG #522ea Cat £100). 1973 30c Christmas BW #652 solo franking on 1973 (Oct 8) airmail cover to Germany. 1975 Prime Ministers 10c Lyons variety Printed on gummed side BW #694c, Cat $250, (SG #591a, Cat £140).
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1975 18c Wildflower vertical strip of 5 Black omitted BW #725c, MUH, Cat $300 (SG #608a, Cat £210). 1975-78 18c Wildflower vertical strip of 4, top unit Green omitted, second unit Green partly omitted, BW #725ci, very highly catalogued at $600 each (these are described in ACSC 2002, page 9/408, Note 5 - last sentence). Plus a used single with Black omitted BW #725c. 1975 25c PNG Independence BW #729 solo paying airmail rate to UK. Elusive franking. 1976 45c Christmas BW #756 strip of 5 on 1977 (Jul 18) registered cover from Sydney to Marion (SA). Rare multiple franking. 1976 45c Christmas BW #756 solo franking paying airmail rate on small cover to Germany. 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c Imperforate marginal block of 4 BW #765b, minor indent lower-left unit, fresh MUH, Cat $400+. 1977 Silver Jubilee Plate Proof 18c imperforate pair in issued colours, BW #766PP(1) on thicker paper than issued stamp, small surface indent left-hand unit, without gum, Cat $500.
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1977 45c Christmas BW #788 solo franking on 1977 (Dec 9) cover to Iceland. Rare destination. 1978 Famous Australian Aviators - Hawker with Yellow and black misplaced BW #790c. A fresh right marginal block of 4 from the only known sheet with this spectacular shift, Cat $300 each (2002). 1978 Famous Australian Aviators the Postal forgery on thin paper BW #794cd, fine MUH. [ACSC states “It is believed the sheets were produced in Holland, and that they were intended to defraud Australia Post under the stamp re-purchase scheme then in operation.”] 1978 Trees on cover usage selection including 1978 18c solo on Perth local cover taxed, 1978 to UK with 25c plus 20c Performing Arts & 10c Gem, 1978 & 1979 to UK each with 40c used make-up franking of 55c or 60c rates, 1978 to England with 45c pair, 1979 to England with 45c plus 45c Wildflower, etc. (9) 1978-79 20c Little Grebe left marginal with Yellow omitted (beak & eye) BW #805cb, Cat $250. [With normal for comparison] 1978-79 20c Little Grebe error Yellow (beak & eye) omitted, very fine fresh MUH, BW #805cb $250.
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1980 National Stamp Week complete sheet of 100, the first column of left pane Imperforate at left BW #874b, fresh MUH, Cat $10,000+. [ACSC records only two sheets with this error, this discovery being the third!]
$5,000
1682
1679
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1981 Sporting Personalities on-cover usage selection comprising [1] 22c Munro domestic solo usage on cover or on PPC; [2] 55c Brookes solo on 1981 ‘Greetings from’ cover to NZ; [3] 60c Lindrum solo on 1981 airmail cover to Denmark; [4] 1981 22c + 55c on 1981 underpaid cover to USA. (5) 1982 60c Whale Trial Printing BW #930E(1). Very fresh, Cat $350 (in 2002 ACSC). [With normal fine used for comparison] (2) 1982 60c Whale Trial Printing with solid-blue green background, BW #930E(1), fresh MUH, Cat $350 - 12 years ago - (SG #841a, Cat £250). 1982 60c Whale Trial Printing BW #930E(1) fine used with others and tied to parcel piece by small part cds of Tooronga (ex inadvertent usage in 1985 by a well-known Melbourne stamp auctioneer).
$60 $180 $180 $400
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1983 27c Ulysses Butterfly Imperforate Pair BW #1001b, fresh MUH, BW #1001b. (SG #791a, Cat £650). 1986 36c Christmas horiz left marginal strip of 5 with Double perforation affecting the two units closest to the margin, BW #1178b. [Except for the second vertical perforations on the first two units, all vertical perfs are misplaced approx 3mm to the right so that about half of the first ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ is on the right after ‘36c’ and half the crib and baby appear behind, rather than in front of, the Three Wise Men]
$500
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1992 Imperforate Threatened Species 45c Dunnart from 2nd to 6th Reprint on 1993 (Jul 30) cover from Sydney to Clovelly (NSW), Cat from $400 off-cover, especially rare on cover. 1994 Counter Printed Stamps - Kangaroos & Koalas (NPC) unguillotined strip of 6 variety of BW #1794c Missing grey colour (value and ‘NPC’). The variety is not mentioned in BW (2002), or in Pfeffer (2010). (12)
1998 Christmas $8 booklet with All stamps complete imperf. Only three believed to exist.
$200 $125
$2,200
1690
1689
1688
1691
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AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Exhibition Collectables 1688 * 2001 Centennial Stampshow Stamp Replica Card No 40 produced for 2001 Centennial Stampshow in Brisbane, overprinted for the Supporters Club at the Australia 2013 Stamp Show and numbered #1 of 750. 1689 ** 2010 Kokoda Se-Tenant M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in red, limited edition numbered #1 of 500. 1690 ** 2010 Fish of the Reef M/S with Bangkok 2010 stamp show logo, additionally overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in red, being limited edition number #1 of 200. 1691 ** AAT 2010 Macquarie Island M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in gold, limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 1692 * 2010 Kokoda Se-Tenant M/S photographic proofs x2 each numbered #1 of 500, [1] with Australia 2013 logo & associated overprints in yellow, being a draft received from Australia Post, with ‘AUSTRALIA 2013/APPROVAL NOT GIVEN’ and additional note ‘YELLOW COLOUR TO BE REPLACED/WITH RED’; & [2] final draft endorsed ‘New Colour Red/Accepted’; both items counter signed by Gary Brown
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2010 Australian Railway Journeys photographic proof of booklet front, numbered #1 of 500, with Australia 2013 logo in black, being the Final Draft received from Australia Post endorsed ‘AUSTRALIA 2013 APPROVAL/New Colour Black/Accepted’ and signed by Gary Brown. 2010 Colonial Heritage Empire (1st Issue) $5 Imperforate M/S overprinted in grey-black with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo, additionally overprinted ‘PATRON 2013’ issued as a limited edition numbered #168 of 250. 2010 Colonial Heritage Empire (1st Issue) $5 M/S photographic proofs x2 each numbered #1 of 500, [1] with Australia 2013 logo & associated overprints in yellow, being a draft received from Australia Post, with ‘AUSTRALIA 2013/APPROVAL NOT GIVEN’ and additional note ‘YELLOW COLOUR TO BE REPLACED/WITH BLACK’; & [2] final draft endorsed ‘New Colour Black/Accepted’; both items with additional note ‘Proof shows Perforated Stamp./Actual sheet overprinted will be imperf’ & both items counter signed by Gary Brown. AAT 2011 Centenary Of Australian Antarctic Expedition overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in red, limited edition numbered #1 of 200.
$100 $200
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AAT 2012 Birth Centenary Of Dr Philip Law M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in gold, limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 2012 Colonial Heritage Emerging Identity (2nd Issue) Imperforate M/S overprinted in gold for Indonesia 2012 Stamp Championship and again for 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps as a limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 2012 Colonial Heritage Visualising Australia (3rd Issue) Imperforate M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in gold, limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 2012 Sumatran Tiger PNC photographic proof numbered (-) of 150, with Australia 2013 logo in black, being the final draft received from Australia Post, endorsed ‘AUSTRALIA 2013 APPROVAL/GIVEN’, counter signed by Gary Brown. 2012 Colonial Heritage Visualising Australia (3rd Issue) Imperforate M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo and ‘PATRONS CLUB Series 3’ in red, limited edition numbered #1 of 250.
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2012 Pre-Paid Airmail Postcard showing Royal Exhibition Buildings Melbourne overprinted in gold for ‘INDONESIA 2012’ stamp expo and again with Australia 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo being a limited edition, numbered #1 of 250. Christmas Island 2012 Year Of The Dragon M/S overprinted with Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in gold, limited edition numbered #1 of 150. AAT 2013 Australian Antarctic Expedition M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in gold, limited edition numbered #1 of 250.
$100 $120 $120
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2013 $10 Kangaroo & Map Intaglio Print Imperforate M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps red logo & ‘PATRONS CLUB/Series 4’, limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 1706 ** 2013 King George V Issued and Unissued Stamps M/S limited edition numbered #500 of 500 issued at Australia World Stamp Exhibition (2013). 2013 Genesis of the Kangaroo and Map M/S photographic proofs x2 each [1] with Australia 2013 logo plus associated 1707 * overprints being a 1st draft received from Australia Post, with ‘AUSTRALIA 2013 APPROVAL/NOT GIVEN’ and ‘Reason: Add text to images and/additional wording top left’; & [2] final draft endorsed ‘APPROVAL/GIVEN’ & ‘Additional wording now in place’; both items counter signed by Gary Brown. 1708 ** 2014 The Urn Returns (Ashes) M/S overprinted ‘AUSTRALIA/Celebrating/40 Years/Membership/of FIAP/PhilaKorea 2014’ in silver, limited edition numbered #1 (of 250?). AUSTRALIA | Booklets | Collections & Accumulations 1709 ** 1968-2006 from 1968-9 $1 FA and PM to 2006 AFL Fremantle and West Coast. Includes range of vending and counter types, reprints, internationals, show overprints. Prestige types x16 different includes a 2006 personalised Pfeffer #P86 (FV $15.50, cat $60), counter types includes five $4.10 Cycling (original + 1k to 4k reprints) and 1996 AFL Centenary two complete sets of 16 booklets in special packs. Also couple oddments including empty, incomplete or with CTO panes not counted in FV c$470. (100+) 1710 ** 1980-94 Unofficial Booklets with 1980 Royal Wedding $3.36 RHS staple Pfeffer #UB08b, 1981-83 National Stamp Week promoting AUSIPEX 1984, each RHS staple Pfeffer #UB09b, 10b (quite scarce) & 11b; ‘SOUTHPEX’ group with scarce 1988 x2 (one has one stamp with special pictorial CTO), 1990 (4x 41c Cycling self-adhesive strip), 1994 - Pfeffer #UB14-88, 90 & 94a. (8)
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AUSTRALIA | Booklets 1711 B 1927-72 Range comprising 1927 2/- Canberra, KGVI 3/6d brown x2, QEII 3/6d red with wax interleaving x2, 4/- claret, 4/- red, 5/- red, Famous Australians $1 x2, 60c x2, $1.20 x2, Prime Ministers $1, 70c x10, $1.40 x4, condition fair to very fine. (29) 1712 B 1953-57 QEII 3½d Red 3/6d Booklets wmkd and no wmk, with and without interleaving, BW #57&v, 58&v, Cat $235. (4) 1713 B 1966-67 QEII 60c Booklets 4c red set of six different slogans with matching ‘V67/1’ edition numbers. (6)
$120 $120 $350
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1989 39c Fishing part booklet pane of 6 showing dramatic mis-guillotining of the pane, ‘BALLARAT MC’ cancels. Uncatalogued variant of BW #B164. AUSTRALIA | Postage Dues 1715 */U 1902-30 Selection predominantly used with 1902 Converted Plates 1d P11x11½-12 BW #D3, 1902-04 Complete Design P11½-12 x11 4d watermark inverted, 8d, 10d & 5/-, 1906-08 ½d mint, 1907 2d light green #D58, 1908-09 1/- & 5/-, Bicolours 1909-10 5/- #D90 mint, 1913-21 3d plus 1/- mint & used, 1922-30 4d & 6d used; condition generally fine, Cat $1,100+. (15) 1716 **/*/U 1902-63 7-Seas hingeless pages collection in BW #D1-D157 range (pages use their own ASC catalogue numbers). Most series represented, values to one 5/- but majority lower values with some duplication, later redesigned values in particularly fine condition with many MUH. 1946 series includes 2d Misplaced centre BW #D131c (adhesion). Noticeably faulty and used with mss cancels not counted in overall cat $1,300+. Good value, inspection recommended. (95) 1717 * 1902 Converted NSW Plates ½d to 5/- complete set P11½-12. Retail $750.
1718 F 1719 * 1720 F 1721 * 1722 U
1902 Converted NSW Plates ½d to 5/- set BW #D1-8, 1d & 3d creases, a few with minor toning on reverse, all unusually with tidy datestamp cancels, Cat Cat $375. Present well. 1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 4d Single-line P11 BW #D28, faint tonespot at base, otherwise well-centred and fine, Retail $375. 1906-08 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Single Lined A 1d light green P11 Wmk inverted, BW #D48a, Cat $2,000, fine 1908 cds of Carcoar. A very rare stamp. 1907 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Double Lined A complete set (½d Wmk inverted), BW #D56-60, Retail $1,500, Fine mint. (5) 1908-09 Stroke After Shilling Values 1/- BW #D61 strips of 3 x9 and pairs x12 plus a single all with Perth datestamps, some blemishes, mostly fine, Cat $1,500++. Seldom offered in this quantity, especially as multiples.
One of The Treasures from our upcoming GB specialised Auction
1876 6d grey imperforate marginal pair with ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint.
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$240
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1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper Hagners with used 4d x35 including block of 9 & blocks of 6 x2, 6d x5 including marginal block of 4, 1/- x41 including marginal block of 4 (one unit torn), strip of 3, and pairs x5, BW #D85-86 & 88 group, some blemishes mostly fine, Perth datestamps, Cat $1,000+. (81) U 1909-1938 1/- Postage Due Selection with 1909-10 BW #D88 marginal block of 15 (3x5), strips of 3 x2, pair, plus singles x2, 1931-36 CofA P11 #D121 pair, plus 1938 #D128 block of 15 (3x5), Cat $650. V 1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper 10/- rose-red & green Melbourne ‘[SE]30/[0]9’ CTO datestamp variety White flaw on left foot of first ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #D91w(FP1)l, fine, Cat $200+. F 1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper £1 rose-red & green BW #D92, tidy Sydney Parcels datestamp in violet, fine example, Cat $500. **/*/U 1922-60 Array on Hagner with 1922-30 4d P14 block of 4 used, 6d P14 MUH and 4d P11 pair **/* and two singles MUH, 194657 3d block of 6 */**, 4d block of 13, 6d block of 4 & 8d block of 7 all MUH, 1958-60 No Wmk 10d gutter block of 6 and pair MUH plus a used pair, Cat $1,000+. (49)
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1959 5d Die II NW corner block of 24 with full selvedge top and left including gutter, 20 units left pane, 4 units right pane, CTO with full og and six light strikes ‘ST KILDA/22AU60/VIC-AUST’ cds. Key to the estimated value of the block is the presence of four horizontal strips of 5 with selvedge both sides BW #D151c proving Die II (not priced used, cat $400 each strip MLH). (24) 1958-63 No Wmk 8d Die II top right hand corner block of 30 with variety Crack in upper portion of ‘8’ [B29] BW #D154f, fresh MUH, Cat $785.
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