AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 475		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1966 QEII 4c Red Booklet panes, set of six slogans
Lot 476		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1966 QEII 5c Blue, strong 'Offset' on reverse, BW 444c, marginal block of four. Cat AU$300
Lot 477		Estimate: $500T 1966 QEII 5c Blue block of 20 (10x2) from base of sheet 'E' with portion of Plate No. '-3', BW 444zb. Only a few examples are recorded. Cat AU$1000
Lot 478		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1966 Navigators 75c Cook, optd with 15mm 'SPECIMEN', unmounted, BW 462xa
Lot 479		Estimate: $250 1966 Navigators 75c to $4 optd 'SPECIMEN' (both types of 75c and $1), plus 40c & 50c CTO (8)
Lot 480		Estimate: $150 1966 QEII 3c coil strips of three with ACSC-listed varieties centrally positioned, 100 each as follows (i) White spot right of 'L' and (ii) Retouch in background under chin, BW467d & h, (600). Cat AU$2000 + normals
Lot 481		Estimate: $100 1970 EXPO-Famous Australians Australia Post illustrated FDC's complete unaddressed (16, no small Cook), odd small blemish, mostly fine. Retail AU$250
Lot 482		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1971-74 Floral coil 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of four, 'Buff and Green misplaced downwards’. Unlisted
Lot 483		Estimate: $300 1971-74 Floral coil 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of four, error 'Buff omitted, Green misplaced', BW 535ce. Cat AU$1200
Lot 484		Estimate: $500 1973-74 Gemstones 8c Opal marginal, error 'Ultramarine omitted', BW 644cd
Lot 485		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1973-74 Gemstones 9c on 8c Opal, variety 'Surcharge misplaced to right', BW 646c
Lot 486		Estimate: $150 1973-74 Gemstones 10c Star Sapphire block of four affixed to Publicity Card, minor tone. Unlisted as a block
Lot 487		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1973 Christmas 7c Perf 14.06x14.90 sheet of 100. Retail AU$350
Lot 488		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $110 1974 U.P.U. 7c and 35c, corner blocks of twelve optd 'SPECIMEN', fresh unmounted
Lot 489		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1975 18c Wildflower block of four, unlisted variety 'Black misplaced downwards'
Lot 490		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $260 1976 18c Nationhood Die II, error 'Gold omitted', BW 733c, SG 614b
Lot 491		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $320 1977 Silver Jubilee 18c 'COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE' upper left corner block of ten (5x2) with portion of colour bars, minor gum wrinkles, BW 765b. Cat AU$1000
Lot 492		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $460 1977 Silver Jubilee 45c Imperforate Plate Proof pair on thick gummed paper, BW 766PP(1). Cat AU$1000
Lot 493		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $500 1977 Silver Jubilee 45c Imperforate Plate Proof marginal strip of four on thick gummed paper, slight bend, BW 766PP(1). Cat AU$2000
Lot 494		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $75 1977 18c Parliament House, variety 'Bluish Grey misplaced', BW 773cd
Lot 495		Estimate: $450T 1978 Aviators 18c Hinkler pair 'COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE', SG 659a. Cat £600 as mint
Lot 496		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1978-79 Birds 20c Little Grebe, marginal block of ten (5x2), variety 'Yellow misplaced 3mm to right'. Unlisted
Lot 497		Estimate: $200 1978-79 Birds 20c Little Grebe, error 'Yellow (beak and eyes) omitted', SG 673a, BW 805cb, with normal for comparison
Lot 498		Estimate: $400 1978 20c National Stamp Week block of 15 (3x5) from right hand pane, showing 'Misplaced (horizontal) perforations' on 9th row, BW 823b
Lot 499		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $500 1980 Aircraft, 22c Wackett positional strip of five with misplaced perforations, resulting in left unit imperforate between stamp and margin, and partly imperforate horizontally, BW 883b. [Only 20 such strips recorded]
Lot 500		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1982 Whales 60c, 'Solid greenish blue background', from Trial printing, BW 930E(1)
Lot 501		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $675 1987 Technology 37c Bionic Ear vertical pair, variety ' 'AUSTRALIA' at base rather than top due to misplaced perforations' on upper unit, lower unit ' 'AUSTRALIA' omitted', BW 1224ba. [Only 20 pairs recorded]
Lot 502		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $40 1988 Living Together original printings 1c to $1, the 27 values in unfolded colour control pairs (54)
Lot 503		Estimate: $100 1991 Sydney 'Across Town' labels, unopened pack of 50
Lot 504		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $260 1992 Australia Day, 45c Young Endeavour, variety 'Misplaced perforations 5mm to right', BW 1578b, marginal block of four
Lot 505		Estimate: $300 1993 Counter-Printed Perforated Trial stamps depicting a candle in Black, inverted undenominated and denominated $1, on waxed backing paper (2)
Lot 506		Estimate: $600 1993 Counter-Printed Perforated Trial stamps depicting a candle in Scarlet $1 value, and in Black with inverted candle 60c pair and $1.20 single, on waxed backing paper (4)
Lot 507		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1993 Counter-Printed Perforated Trial stamps depicting a candle in Scarlet $1.20 value, on waxed backing paper
Lot 508		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $400 1994 $9 Automatic Teller Machine sheetlet, the Trial printing with 'Kangaroo facing left', BW 1784E(1)
Lot 509		Estimate: $250 1994 Counter-printed 'Kangaroo in Motion' denominated $20 and used as solo franking on TaxPackExpress cover, tied by NPC 1995 (24 Jul) datestamp. Commercial use at correct $20 rate for this postal service. A modern rarity (featured in Rod Perry's 'Stamp News' column December 2006)