AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 550		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1966-1980 First Day Cover complete collection in Lighthouse album, almost exclusively on Wesley cover Service covers matched with Clarence Street datestamps up to 1971 and thereafter with Philatelic Centre Sydney cancels, all very fine and unaddressed, few duplicates. A difficult group to assemble compared to the usual Australia Post official covers (169 covers)
Lot 551		Estimate: $60 1988-1994 SPECIMEN overprints, a duplicated selection in singles, pairs and blocks of 4 (156)
Lot 552		Estimate: $2,500 1966 4c Red QEII from left of sheet with error 'Imperforate at Left', two small tone spots on reverse otherwise very fine MUH. Only ten examples recorded from the only sheet found. BW 439bn, cat AU$4000 (2001)
Lot 553		Estimate: $600 1967 5c Blue QEII double strip of 20, with Columns 3 to 10 'Double Perforation', believed to be the result of an attempt to correct sheets which showed the first two columns imperforate. Several units hinged, otherwise fine MUH. BW 444bc, cat AU$1200+
Lot 554		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1970-73 6c Orange QEII horizontal pair from top left corner of sheet error 'Imperforate at Left', superb MUH. Only ten examples recorded from the single sheet discovered. BW 446bb, cat AU$3000 (2001)
Lot 555		Estimate: $40 1971 7c Purple QEII Plate No. '14' block of 10 and strip of 20 from Sheet D, and '-14' strip of 10 and block of 16 from Sheet E. Some tone spots, mostly in selvedge, otherwise fine MUH (56)
Lot 556		Estimate: $400 1966 75c James Cook horizontal gutter block of 10 comprising five vertical gutter pairs, crease through gutter as always, very fine MUH and scarce. BW 462ca, cat AU$750
Lot 557		Estimate: $120 1966 Navigators 75c to $4 optd 'SPECIMEN', the 75c and $1 with 15.5mm opt, very fine MUH (4)
Lot 558		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1966 Navigators 75c, $1, $2 and $4 overprinted SPECIMEN fine MUH (4)
Lot 559		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $340 1966 $1 Matthew Flinders bottom gutter block of 12 showing full Plate No. '1', L8/4 with variety 'Lower Left Corner Retouched', superb MUH, a very scarce plate number. BW 463z, cat AU$400 (2001)
Lot 560		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $70 1966 $1 Matthew Flinders Perf 14½ x 14 top margin block of 8 and bottom margin block of 12, each showing Plate No. '3', superb MUH (20)
Lot 561		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $30 1966 $1 Matthew Flinders Perf 14½ x 14 Plate No. '3' pair from top of sheet, and block of 4 from base of sheet, both superb MUH (6)
Lot 562		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $180 1966 $1 Matthew Flinders Perf 14.75 x 14 Plate No. '3' block of 4 from top of sheet, superb MUH. BW 464z, cat AU$400 (2001)
Lot 563		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $950 1966 $2 George Bass block of 12 (2 x 6) from lower right corner of sheet showing Plate No. '1' (sideways), superb MUH. Only several examples of this number are recorded. BW 465z, cat AU$1000 (2001)
Lot 564		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $1,300 1966 $2 George Bass block of 4 from right side of sheet showing portion of Plate No. '2', superb MUH. Only several examples of this number are recorded. BW 465za, cat AU$1000 (2001)
Lot 565		Estimate: $75 1966 QEII 3c Coil pair and strips (total 19 units) tied by Norwood (SA) cds to 1969 (12 May) registered cover to Glen Innes (NSW), philatelic usage (as are most seen for this stamp), overpaying by 1c the 5-6oz, non-standard airmail rate (31c) + registration fee (25c)
Lot 566		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1966 QEII Coil 3c and 4c cover duo used by Vietnam Defence Forces, comprising 1967 use of 3c strip of 6, and 3c and 4c strips plus 5c Thornbill registered use, AUST F.P.O./1 cancels, the registered with provisional label (2)
Lot 567		Estimate: $75 1967 4c Gynaecology & Obstetrics Congress solo franking tied by Strathfield machine-applied slogan to 1967 (20 Sep) commercial FDC, an elusive solo franking as the letter rate increased to 5c nine days after issue, and (2 Oct) cover to same competition addressee with 4c correctly uprated 1c (2)
Lot 568		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $30 1968 Floral Emblems 25c Cooktown Orchid autotron gutter blocks of 4 from left of sheet, first showing autotrons in the order Pink, Magenta, Blue, Green, second in the order Pink, Blue, Magenta, Green, the first much scarcer than the catalogue indicates. BW 487z,za, cat AU$65
Lot 569		Estimate: $400 1972 Munich Olympic Games 7c Rowing upper left corner block of 4 showing varieties 'Retouch to Munich 1972' (1/2) and 'Retouch to tral of Australia' (2/1), superb MUH and rarely offered. These varieties were on the first black cylinder and were very short-lived. BW 602d,f, cat AU$600 (2002)
Lot 570		Estimate: $400 1972 Munich Olympic Games 7c Rowing upper left corner block of 4 showing varieties 'Retouch to Munich 1972' (1/2) and 'Retouch to tral of Australia' (2/1), superb MUH and rarely offered. These varieties were on the first black cylinder and were very short-lived. BW 602d,f, cat AU$600 (2002)
Lot 571		Estimate: $1,600 1973 Famous Australian 7c Dame Mary Gilmore Die Proof in Black on wove paper backed onto thin card (73mm x 57mm) showing horizontal and vertical guidelines on all sides, very fine. Four die proofs exist in private hands, unlisted by BW
Lot 572		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,450 1973-80 3c Coral Crab error 'Black Omitted' superb MUH from left side of sheet. Only ten examples with complete omission are recorded from Column 1 of the only sheet found. BW 639c, cat AU$2500 (2002)
Lot 573		Estimate: $75 1973-80 7c Gemstone error 'Black Omitted' from right of sheet, superb MUH
Lot 574		Estimate: $80 1973-80 Gemstones 10c Star Sapphire block of 4 'Printed on Gummed Side', one unit toned on reverse otherwise fine MUH. BW 648ci cat AU$400 in 2002; SG 552ae cat £200
Lot 575		Estimate: $50 1975 18c Helichrysum error 'Black Omitted', superb MUH
Lot 576		Estimate: $450 1975 45c Callistemon vertical strip of 4 from bottom of sheet, second unit error 'Dull Yellow-green omitted', third unit partly omitted, superb MUH. BW 727ce, cat AU$750 (2001)
Lot 577		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1983 Australia Day 27c se-tenant pair variety 'Black Doubly Printed' caused by blanket offset during printing, partial offset on reverse as always with this variety, superb MUH. BW 988cb, cat AU$200 (2002)
Lot 578		Estimate: $220 1983 Australia Day 27c se-tenant pair error 'Printed on Gummed Side', superb MUH. BW 988cc, cat AU$400 (2002)
Lot 579		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1984-85 Frama Barred Edge 33c No Postcode dispensed at Alice Springs, NT tied by 1985 (11 Sep) slogan cancel, addressed to Melbourne. Very scarce usage
Lot 580		Estimate: $150 1990s accumulation of cancelled-to-order (from Stamp Collecting Kit), good range of many of the participating issues, including unopened packs (22), also few AAT, Christmas and Cocos Is (approx 300)