AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 256		Estimate: $600T 1966-73 QEII 5c Blue, block of 20 (10x2) from bottom of sheet showing portion of Plate No. '-3', BW 444zb. Only a few examples are recorded
Lot 257		Estimate: $1,250T 1966 Birds 15c Galah, positional vertical strip of five with variety on lower unit 'Grey partly omitted (branches and stump)'. This partial omission previously unrecorded
Lot 258		Estimate: $6,000 Realised Price : $4,600 1966 4c Dirk Hartog, positional strip of four, error 'Orange-Red omitted, one partly omitted', others normal, BW 472ca, SG 408a
Lot 259		Withdrawn
Lot 260		Estimate: $800T Realised Price : $850 1970-73 Floral Coil 2c Sturt's Desert Rose, coil strip of three with lower unit only partly guillotined, showing gross miscutting resulting in a partial imperforate between error. An unusual and possibly unique variety
Lot 261		Estimate: $3,000T 1971 6c Australian Natives Association, error 'Black omitted' (except for "RBA"), BW 555ca. Seldom seen and the last example offered (by Rodney A Perry) was in 1998
Lot 262		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $380 1971 Aboriginal Art 20c, error 'Blue omitted', BW 563cd. Cat AU$1000
Lot 263		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 1971 Aboriginal Art 35c, pair with error 'Black completely omitted, one partly omitted', SG 497a, BW 570ca variant
Lot 264		Estimate: $2,000T Realised Price : $1,900 1972 Rehabilitation 18c, strip of five with error 'Orange (inscription and value) partly omitted on two', BW 597cc. Spectacular due to the colour on the third unit being almost completely omitted. Cat AU$3500
Lot 265		Estimate: $2,000 1972 Pioneer Life 15c Food, marginal pair with error 'Black omitted and adjoining unit partly omitted', BW 610ca variant. Cat AU$4000+
Lot 266		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $1,150 1972 Pioneer Life 80c Paddle Steamer, error 'Black omitted', BW 618c, SG 529ab. A fine marginal example
Lot 267		Estimate: $2,000T 1973 Metric 7c Volume, error 'Olive-Brown omitted', BW 623cb, SG 533a. Spectacular
Lot 268		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1973-79 Marine Life 1c Banded Coral Shrimp, strip of three, right unit with error 'Black (inscriptions and value) omitted', adjoining two with 'Black misplaced to left', BW 635c variant
Lot 269		Estimate: $8,000 1973-75 Marine Life 1c Coral Shrimp, marginal block of ten, error on six units 'Yellow completely omitted', BW 635cb, few minor tone spots which do not detract from appearance. Cat AU$24000. The error in this format is previously unrecorded
Lot 270		Estimate: $1,250 1973-75 Gemstones 8c Opal, block of four, error 'Ultramarine (shading) omitted', BW 610ca, SG 525a
Lot 271		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $750 1973-75 Gemstones 10c Star Sapphire, corner strip of six, upper three units error 'Black omitted, adjoining partly omitted', others normal, SG 552ab, BW 648ca
Lot 272		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1975 Prime Ministers 10c Lyons, vertical strip of four, error 'Printed on gummed side', BW 694c, SG 591a. Cat $AU1000
Lot 273		Estimate: $750T Realised Price : $575 1977 Performing Arts 30c Drama, corner pair with error 'Black largely omitted on 10th unit, partly omitted on 9th unit, BW 762ca
Lot 274		Estimate: $750T 1978 Aviators 18c Hawker, vertical marginal pair, error 'Upper unit imperforate, lower unit imperforate at top', BW 790b. Cat AU$1500
Lot 275		Estimate: $600T 1978 Aviators 18c Hinkler, block of four, error 'Completely imperforate', SG 659a, BW 791b, minor blemishes. Cat AU$1200
Lot 276		Estimate: $750T 1978 Aviators 18c Hinkler, vertical pair, error 'Imperforate between stamp and margin', BW 791bb. Cat AU$1500
Lot 277		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $1,250 1978-79 Birds 20c Little Grebe, marginal strip of five with colour bars, each with error 'Yellow (beak and eye) omitted', BW 805cb, SG 673a. Great piece for any 'Birds' exhibit
Lot 278		Estimate: $1,250T 1978-79 Birds 20c Little Grebe, marginal strip of ten, upper two units with error 'Black partly omitted', BW 805cg. Cat AU$2000
Lot 279		Estimate: $1,000 1978 20c National Stamp Week, Imperforate Chemical Proof printed in Red, Green, Pale Green and Dark Blue, BW 823PP(1), marginal block of four from top of sheet. Cat AU$2000. Wonderful item for 'Birds' thematic exhibit
Lot 280		Estimate: $2,000 1980 Community Welfare 22c St Vincent de Paul, upper left 'imperforate' corner block of four, tiny wrinkle as always found, BW 871b. A key positional piece
Lot 281		Estimate: $1,000T Realised Price : $750 1981 Fungi 24c, upper left corner strip of five, error 'Imperforate between stamp and margin', BW 912a. Ten strips are recorded
Lot 282		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $1,350 1984-86 Marine Life 55c Bennett's Nudibranch, error 'Cyan (inscription) omitted', BW 1053c, SG 930a, tied to maximum card by Gladstone (Qld) pictorial datestamp, as are all the recorded examples. Eight cards are believed to exist. Cat AU$2500
Lot 283		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,800 1992 Threatened Species 45c peel and stick, strip of six with major error 'Black (background colouring and animal name) omitted', BW 1553-57Bcb, with usual marker's red line through centre of each, with normal for comparison. Cat AU$3000
Lot 284		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $625 1992 $2 Wetlands white paper, overprinted for Kaohsiung Exhibition, error 'Reversed pane', with normal for comparison, BW B185ce
Lot 285		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $850 1995 45c Medical Scientists, gutter block of ten showing incorrect sequence of sheet layout for Type I sheet, BW 1881ze
Lot 286		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $700 1997 $4.50 Wetland Birds, variety 'IMPERFORATE', BW B230. Twenty examples are recorded