AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE VI ISSUES

Lot 389		Estimate: $500 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die I top left corner block of 4 with large portion of partially inked Plate No. '8' mounted in selvedge only which also has two small tone spots. BW 187zk, cat AU$1750
Lot 390		Estimate: $500 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die I block of 4 from top right corner of sheet showing lower portion of Plate No. '8', mounted in selvedge and on one unit only, small tone spot in right margin. BW 187zl, cat AU$1750
Lot 391		Estimate: $50 1937-48 3d Blue KGVI Die II (19) and Die III (45) used, mostly fine. (Total, 64 stamps)
Lot 392		Estimate: $150 1937-49 Robes 5/- and 10/- + 9d Platypus tied to 1940 (7 Nov) Trans Pacific Clipper airmail cover from Sydney to U.S.A., censored Sydney, rough opening has caused damage to 5/- (15/9d quadruple airmail rate)
Lot 393		Estimate: $600 1937-49 Robes 10/- and £1 overprinted SPECIMEN, fine (2)
Lot 394		Estimate: $200 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green QEII Die II coil strip of 3 with uniformly large holes, very fine MUH
Lot 395		Estimate: $100 1937-49 2d Scarlet Die II coil perforation single (characteristic sharp perforation teeth top and bottom) well tied by Brisbane 'BUY/WAR SAVINGS/CERTIFICATES' slogan cancel. Very scarce
Lot 396		Estimate: $700 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die II Coil strip of 4 with large and small holes, coil join between second and third units, three units MUH. BW AU$1500+
Lot 397		Estimate: $450 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die II gutter block of 8 from top of sheet showing small portion of Plate No. '12' (Sheet A or B), two units mounted and with somewhat heavy fold through gutter. BW 188zj or zja, cat AU$1750
Lot 398		Estimate: $150 1937-49 Perf 15 x 15 2d Scarlet KGVI Die II 'No Imprint' block of 16, from surplus stock printed from, coil plate perforated and placed on counter sale. Six units mounted, slight gum toning and light crease through one vertical pair, and crease through lower right corner just touching stamp. BW 188zs, cat AU$550
Lot 399		Estimate: $300 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 3d Brown KGVI gutter block of 8 from base of sheet with large portion of Plate No. '14' without dashes (Sheet C), two units mounted and small marks on reverse of two stamps. BW 196zc, cat AU$600
Lot 400		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $860 1937-49 6d Kookaburra block of 32 from base of sheet showing almost complete Plate No. '7' without dashes (Sheet C), two units mounted and folded in several places, otherwise very fine and rare. BW 203zc, cat AU$3500
Lot 401		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1940 A.I.F. small group of varieties, with 1d 'Broken Rifle Butt' in used block of 4, 'Broken Wings on Airman' in used pair, and 'Kiss Curl on nurse' used; 2d 'Hairline Joining Heads of Soldier and airman' in M imprint block of 4 (crease through variety unit), and 'Vertical Hairline Between '2' and 'D' at Left used (two types) (13)
Lot 402		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $80 1940 A.I.F. 1d selection of solo frankings on advertising covers, odd blemish (5)
Lot 403		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 1940 A.I.F. 6d used with 1/- Lyrebird, an attractive and scarce composition for the 1/6d airmail rate to U.K., censored Melbourne
Lot 404		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $105 REVISED: 1948-56 1/6d Hermes By Authority imprint block of 12 (x 2), one with R11/6 showing the variety 'Extra Island Below Tasmania', also no imprint block of 12, very fine MUH. BW 261ze/d,ze,zf, cat AU$200+ (36)
Lot 405		Estimate: $250 1948-56 1/6d Hermes block of 4 from left of sheet with Plate No. '1' without dashes (Sheet A), very fine with one unit mounted. BW 261z, cat AU$500
Lot 406		Estimate: $120 1948-50 Coat-of-Arms 10/-, £1 and £2 overprinted SPECIMEN, fine MUH (3)
Lot 407		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $290 1948-50 Coat-of-Arms £1 etc. tied by Registered Perth cds to 1950 (13 Jun) neat 'Millar's Timber & trading CO' parcel tag to Harvey
Lot 408		Estimate: $80 1948-56 No Watermark ½d Orange Kangaroo By Authority imprint block of 20 from left side of sheet, the top seven rows showing varying degrees of ink stripping; also a block of 6 with one unit showing a printing ink flaw in front of the kangaroo. Fine, with most units MUH (26)
Lot 409		Estimate: $150 1950-52 3d Scarlet KGVI Booklet Sheet of 144, fine apart from a few small tone spots, mostly in upper selvedge. BW 251c, cat AU$360
Lot 410		Estimate: $750 1950 NSW and Victoria Stamp Centenaries 2½d Maroon gutter block of 8 from top of sheet with large portion of Plate No. '4' without dashes (Sheet B), very fine and mounted in selvedge only. BW 279zc, cat AU$2250
Lot 411		Estimate: $75 1952-65 2/6d Aborigine No Watermark ordinary paper MUH (2), white paper MUH (2) and U (10), and Emergency Printing MUH pair and U. Also variety 'Weak entry Around POSTAGE' (R10/4) in used pair (ordinary paper) and the retouch in used pair (white paper) (21)
Lot 412		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1952-65 2/6d Aborigine No Watermark Emergency Printing By Authority imprint block of 4, superb MUH. BW 267z, cat AU$375