AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, 1937-52 KING GEORGE VI ISSUES

Lot 632		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $150 1937-49 Perf 13½x14 KGVI 1½d Red-Brown \'JOHN ASH\' corner imprint block of four showing flush perforations at sides and base (normally perforated through side)
Lot 633		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $46 1937-49 Perf 13½x14 4d Koala 'JOHN ASH' corner imprint block of four showing flush perforations, BW 197z, unmounted
Lot 634		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $200 1937-49 Perf 13½x14 5d Merino 'JOHN ASH' and 'W.C.G McCRACKEN' corner imprint blocks of four (upper and lower plates), the McCracken with perf extensions, the Ash with flush perforations, generally fine (16)
Lot 635		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $180 1937-49 Perf 13½x14 6d Kookaburra 'JOHN ASH' corner imprint block of four with flush perforations, BW 172za, hinged in selvedge only, stamps unmounted
Lot 636		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $90 1937-49 Perf 13½x14 6d Kookaburra 'JOHN ASH' corner imprint block of four with perf extensions, BW 172za, lower units unmounted
Lot 637		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $230 1937-49 Perf 13½x14 6d Kookaburra upper plate 'No Imprint' gutter block of four, BW 172ze, hinged in selvedge only, stamps unmounted
Lot 638		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $230 1937-49 Perf 13½x14 6d Kookaburra lower plate 'No Imprint' gutter block of four, stamps unmounted
Lot 639		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $500 1937-49 Perf 13½x14 1/- Lyrebird 42.5mm 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of eight, six units unmounted, BW 208zc
Lot 640		Estimate: $150 1937-49 Robes Thick paper 10/- 'JOHN ASH' corner imprint block of four
Lot 641		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $210 1937-49 Robes Thin paper 5/- and 10/- 'By Authority' corner imprint blocks of four, hinged in selvedge only, stamps unmounted, BW 212za, 215z. Cat unmounted AU$350
Lot 642		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $80 1937-49 Perf 15x14 KGVI 1½d Red-Brown 'JOHN ASH' gutter imprint block of six, five units unmounted
Lot 643		Estimate: $1,000 1937-49 Perf 15x14 KGVI 2d Scarlet Die II gutter block of eight from top of sheet showing Plate No. '4', BW 188z, perf tone at left, odd blemish
Lot 644		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $300 1937-49 Perf 15x14 KGVI 2d Scarlet 'No Imprint' lower left corner block of four with perf pip, showing flush perforations at base indicating use of the comb C2 machine used on coil plate sheets
Lot 645		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $1,700 1937-49 Perf 15x14 KGVI 2d Scarlet Die II with uniformly large coil perforation holes, 'No imprint' left corner block of four, unmounted. Previously unlisted - the future ACSC listing will be 'BW 188zt. Cat AU$2500'
Lot 646		Estimate: $75 1937-49 Perf 15x14 KGVI 2d Mauve, variety 'Medallion flaw', SG 185b, BW 189e, in marginal blocks of eight and four
Lot 647		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $180 1937-49 Perf 15x14 KGVI 3d Brown left corner vertical strip, 'Horizontal perforations partly double', hinged in selvedge only, stamps unmounted
Lot 648		Estimate: $100 1937-49 Perf 15x14 KGVI 3d Brown gutter block of eight from top of sheet showing part of ‘By Authority’ imprint, hinged in selvedge only, stamps unmounted
Lot 649		Estimate: $125 1937-49 Perf 15x14 4d Koala 'No Imprint' lower left corner block of four, BW 198zb, hinged in selvedge only, stamps unmounted
Lot 650		Estimate: $100 1937-49 Perf 15x14 4d Koala 'No Imprint' gutter block of four, BW 198zc, three units unmounted
Lot 651		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1937-49 Perf 15x14 6d Kookaburra 'No Imprint' lower left corner block of four, BW 203zh, minor bends
Lot 652		Estimate: $200 1937-49 Perf 15x14 6d Kookaburra, three 'No Imprint' corner blocks of four in differing shades, BW 203zj, odd bend
Lot 653		Estimate: $175 1937-49 Perf 15x14 6d Kookaburra 'No Imprint' gutter block of eight, BW 203zl, fresh unmounted
Lot 654		Estimate: $175 1937-49 Perf 15x14 9d Platypus and 1/- Lyrebird 'No Imprint’ left corner blocks of four, the former with selvedge crease, BW 206ze and 209zh, lower units unmounted
Lot 655		Estimate: $175 1937-49 Perf 15x14 1/- Lyrebird 'No Imprint' corner block of eight with gutter lines at left, BW 209zi, fresh unmounted
Lot 656		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $550 1937 N.S.W. Sesqui 2d Scarlet 'JOHN ASH' corner imprint block of four with Plate No. '1' at left, BW 175za. Scarce
Lot 657		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $1,700 1937 N.S.W. Sesqui 9d Purple lower right corner pair with Plate No. '1', BW 177z. Scarce - the ACSC states that 'at least a dozen examples have survived', however we have only offered one other example in 36 years
Lot 658		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $135 1941 Surcharge 2½d on 2d Scarlet showing variety 'Medallion flaw', SG 200b, BW 222d, fine used
Lot 659		Estimate: $125 1942-50 1d QE Brown-Purple uncancelled block of four affixed to 'A J SHEARSBY' photographic first day Kodak postcard with typed message on reverse 'YASS 1/1/43/ Thank you for your Xmas Greetings./Have sent you this 'First Day' even/though you seem to have given up/your interest in Stamps./Kind regards to all', initialled 'AJS'
Lot 660		Estimate: $500 1942-50 QE 1d Brown-Purple, large part coil roll stated to contain 938 stamps (from 960). Retail AU$9300+. Suit eBay reseller
Lot 661		Estimate: $300 1942-50 QE 1½d Green on typed addressed plain FDC cancelled at Bomaderry 1 DE 42, BW 226y, odd blemish. Cat AU$800
Lot 662		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1942-50 KGVI 2d Mauve Watermarked coil perforation pair with portion of ‘By Authority’ imprint attached to '960' coil starter in red, odd tone. Scarce as such
Lot 663		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $180 1942-50 KGVI 3½d Blue ‘Thin paper’ corner block of four, BW 231a, unmounted
Lot 664		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $115 1946 Peace 2½d 'No Watermark', unmounted. Cat AU$150
Lot 665		Estimate: $200 1948-56 1/6d Hermes Watermarked left hand marginal block of four with portion of Plate No. ‘1’, BW 261z, unmounted
Lot 666		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $950 1948-56 1/6d Hermes Watermarked left hand marginal block of four with full Plate No. '-2' with dash at left, BW 261zb, unmounted
Lot 667		Estimate: $125 1948-56 2/- Crocodile Watermarked marginal block of four with 'Partial double vertical perfs', slight soiling, fine used
Lot 668		Estimate: $200 1948-56 2/- Crocodile Watermarked and No Wmk, matching 'No Imprint' lower left corner blocks of four, unmounted
Lot 669		Estimate: $300 1948-56 2/- Crocodile Watermarked ‘Thin paper’ lower right corner block of four, three units unmounted
Lot 670		Estimate: $100 1949-50 Arms 5/- Carmine 'No Imprint' corner block of four, BW 268zb, three units unmounted
Lot 671		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $220 1949-50 Arms 10/- Purple 'No imprint' corner block of four, lower units unmounted, BW 269za
Lot 672		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $115 1949-50 Arms £2 Green, fresh unmounted. Retail AU$175
Lot 673		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $110 1949-50 Arms £2 Green, marginal pair
Lot 674		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $800 1949-56 ½d Kangaroo No Wmk coil perforation block of four in the rare and highly distinctive 'Mellow-Yellow' shade, BW 180C, from the only known sheet discovered in 1996, with normal block for comparison. [A similar item realised AU$977 in our April 2003 sale]
Lot 675		Estimate: $250 1949-56 4d Koala lower left corner block of four showing traces of burnished imprint, unmounted. An item for the specialist
Lot 676		Estimate: $1,000 1950-52 KGVI 2½d Scarlet gutter block of eight showing large part of Plate No. '2', BW 249z, hinged in selvedge and miniscule stain spot, stamps unmounted. ACSC states ...'several examples are known'. Cat AU$2500
Lot 677		Estimate: $150 1950-52 KGVI 3d Scarlet ‘Thin paper’ upper left corner block of four, BW 251a, unmounted
Lot 678		Estimate: $300 1950-52 KGVI 3d Scarlet ‘Thin paper’ gutter block of eight, unmounted
Lot 679		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $600 1950-52 KGVI 3d Scarlet 'Thin paper' marginal block of 16 (4x4), BW 251a. Cat AU$1200
Lot 680		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1950-52 QE 1½d Green block on unaddressed OHMS FDC cancelled at Sydney, handstamped 'FIRST DAY COVER' in red
Lot 681		Estimate: $100 1950-52 QE 2d Green 'No Imprint' left corner block of four (faint bend) and 'By Authority' left corner imprint block of four with coil perforation, BW 248ze, zi
Lot 682		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 1950-52 QE 2d Green 'By Authority' gutter imprint block of eight with coil perforation, BW 248zh, unmounted
Lot 683		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1950-52 QE 2d Green 'No Imprint' gutter block of eight with coil perforation, BW 248zo, unmounted
Lot 684		Estimate: $1,750 Realised Price : $1,900 1950-52 KGVI 3d Green perf pip gutter block of eight from base of sheet showing portion of Plate No. '6' without dashes, BW 252zk. [A similar block realised AU$2400+ in February 2007]
Lot 685		Estimate: $1,500T 1950 2½d Stamp Centenary se-tenant gutter block of eight from top of sheet showing large portion of Plate No. '4', hinge in selvedge only, stamps unmounted, BW 278zc. Cat AU$2000
Lot 686		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 1952-65 2/6d Aborigine Watermarked upper plate 'No Imprint' block of four, BW 265ze, unmounted
Lot 687		Estimate: $100 1952-65 2/6d Aborigine Watermarked upper plate 'No Imprint' block of four showing part vertical perforations in lower selvedge, BW 265ze, unmounted
Lot 688		Estimate: $100 1952-65 2/6d Aborigine Watermarked lower plate 'No Imprint' block of four, BW 265ze, unmounted
Lot 689		Estimate: $200 1952-65 2/6d Aborigine No Wmk (Emergency printing) perf pip (type IV) block of eight from left of sheet, BW 267bb, unmounted
Lot 690		Estimate: $200 1952-65 2/6d Aborigine No Wmk (Emergency printing) 'By Authority' corner imprint block of four, BW 267z, three units unmounted
Lot 691		Estimate: $325 Realised Price : $290 1952-65 2/6d Aborigine No Wmk (Emergency printing) 'No Imprint' corner block of four, BW 267za, fresh unmounted