AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 375		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1966-93 decimal varieties selection comprising QEII 5c blue and 6c orange each with \'Offset\', 1971 7c Sturt\'s Desert Pea coil \'Buff omitted, green misplaced\', 1975 18c Wildflower \'Black misplaced downwards\', 10c International Women\'s Year \'Misplaced perforations, 1993 $4.50 Threatened Species 4K reprint booklet \'Printed on backing paper\'. Ideal starter collection. Cat AU$600+
Lot 376		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 1966-93 decimal errors selection comprising QEII 5c blue block of 4 'Offset' on reverse, 1971 7c Floral coil strip of 4 'Buff omitted - green misplaced downwards' (RPSV Certificate), 1977 45c Jubilee Imperforate Plate Proof strip of four, 1978-79 Birds, 20c Grebe single 'Yellow omitted', block of ten 'Misplaced yellow downwards', 1992-94 $4.50 Threatened Species booklet 4K reprint - 'Printed on backing paper'. Interesting group. Cat BW AU$4000+ (2002)
Lot 377		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $170 1966 QEII 4c Red, various upper and lower blocks of twenty, 13 different. Cat AU$390
Lot 378		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $150 1966 QEII 4c Red marginal single showing 'Strong offset' affecting upper portion. The first we have handled
Lot 379		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1966 QEII 4c Red Booklet panes, set of six slogans. Retail AU$190
Lot 380		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1966 QEII 4c Red Booklet panes, set of six slogans. Retail AU$190
Lot 381		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1966-73 QEII 5c Blue marginal block of four, strong 'Offset' on reverse, BW 444c. Cat AU$300
Lot 382		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1966-73 QEII 5c Blue and 6c Orange pairs with 'Offset' on reverse side, BW 444c and 446c. Cat AU$350
Lot 383		Estimate: $400 1966-73 QEII 5c Blue block of 20 (10x2) from bottom of sheet 'E' with portion of Plate No. '-3', BW 444zb. Only a few examples recorded. Cat AU$1000
Lot 384		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $48 1966-73 $1 Flinders Perf 14.75, unmounted
Lot 385		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1966-73 Navigators 75c to $4 optd 'SPECIMEN', five sets, fresh unmounted (20)
Lot 386		Estimate: $250 1966-73 Navigators 75c to $4 optd 'SPECIMEN', with both types of 75c and $1, plus 40c and 50c CTO (8)
Lot 387		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $925 1968 5c Christmas, error 'Gold omitted', BW 494ca, SG 431ca, fresh unmounted
Lot 388		Estimate: $100 1970 (Mar-Dec ) EXPO to Famous Australians, Australia Post illustrated unaddressed FDC's complete, the Cook being large type, includes both Parliament types, odd tiny blemish (16). Retail AU$250
Lot 389		Estimate: $100 1970-75 Floral coil starter wrappers, varying types for 2c (2), 5c (2), 7c and 10c, BW Nos. indicated, also three of the scarcer coil-enders, typically with odd fault (9 items)
Lot 390		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $240 1971-74 Floral coil 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of four, error 'Buff omitted - green misplaced', BW 535ce. Cat AU$1200
Lot 391		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $120 1971 Christmas singles range on hagners including 18 complete sets, some additional values including scarce blue star on green (13), mostly fine (166). Retail over AU$500
Lot 392		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $180 1971 Christmas, 20 blocks of seven, unchecked papers. Retail AU$560
Lot 393		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $340 1973-74 Gemstones 8c Opal marginal example, error 'Ultramarine omitted', BW 644cd. Cat AU$750. [Twenty examples recorded]
Lot 394		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 1973-74 Gemstones 10c Star Sapphire block of four affixed to Publicity Card, minor tone. Unlisted as a block
Lot 395		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1974 U.P.U. 7c and 35c, marginal blocks of twelve optd 'SPECIMEN', fresh unmounted
Lot 396		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1974 Christmas selection of 10c gutter Plate No. blocks of four (19) including '1' (left) and '2' right, other numbers from right only, also 35c '3' (20 blocks). Cat AU$540
Lot 397		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1975 18c Wildflower block of four, unlisted variety, 'Black misplaced downwards'
Lot 398		Estimate: $1,750 1976 Scenes, 35c Wittenoom Gorge, error 'Purple omitted', BW 749c, marginal example with normal for comparison. Cat AU$4000
Lot 399		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1977 Silver Jubilee 45c Imperforate Plate Proof on thick gummed paper, gutter block of 24 with colour bars between, BW 766PP(1). Cat AU$6000+. Premium collecting piece
Lot 400		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 1978-79 Bird 20c Little Grebe, error 'Yellow (beak and eyes) omitted', BW 805cb, SG 673a, with normal for comparison
Lot 401		Estimate: $800 1978-79 Bird 20c Little Grebe, upper left corner block of four, error 'Yellow (beak and eyes) omitted', BW 805cb, SG 673a
Lot 402		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1978 20c National Stamp Week, Imperforate Proof printed in Red, Green, Pale Green and Dark Blue, BW 823PP(1), horizontal pair. Cat AU$1000. Great 'Bird' item for thematic exhibit
Lot 403		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $240 1978 20c National Stamp Week block of 15 (3x5) from right hand pane, showing 'Misplaced (horizontal) perforations' on 9th row (five units), BW 823b. Cat AU$500+
Lot 404		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1978 20c National Stamp Week, positional vertical block of ten (2x5), variety on upper two rows 'Green doubly printed', lower two rows, 'Green trebly printed' and centre units 'Green doubly printed at top and trebly printed at base'. A New Discovery of a BW 823c variant and more prominent than the other known examples
Lot 405		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1980 Community Welfare, 22c Saint Vincent de Paul, marginal pair, variety 'Imperforate between stamp and margin', BW 871b, fine unmounted and free of any of the defects often associated with this issue. Cat AU$1500
Lot 406		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 1980s Frama specialised group comprising blank Proof paper (up to strip of four) for Barred Edge, Kangaroo, Platypus and Echidna, various Zero-rated ('00.00') types (13) including scarce Barred Edge 5790 (Darwin) and 6000, and Kangaroo 6000, also Platypus rare double-strike '00.37/00.37'), and No postcode 37/53/1.00 Button set FDC (Morley WA). ACSC approx AU$900
Lot 407		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1988 Living Together original printings 1c to $1, the 27 values in unfolded colour control gutter blocks of four (108)
Lot 408		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $110 1991 Sydney 'Across Town' labels, unopened pack of 50
Lot 409		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $650 1995 45c Medical Scientists, Type 1 control gutter block of ten, from Sheet B showing error in sheet layout, BW 1881zd, normal gutter block for comparison. Cat AU$1000. [A single gutter block realised AU$970 in our Sale No. 20]