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Online General Sale No. 83 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 7th February 2025 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SINGLE WATERMARK
Lot 416 | [ O ] |
½d Green variety 'Crack Through P of POSTAGE' early state (2R35), fine used and cancelled at Sydney. BW 63(2)o, cat AU$1900  | ||
| Lot 417 | [ **/* ] |
½d Green Electro 2 'CA' monogram block of 6 (R52-54/58-60), R58 'Vertical Scratch over Emu's Back' not present, gum a little toned but fine appearance and five units MUH. BW 63(2)zc, cat AU$425+  | ||
| Lot 418 | [ O ] |
½d Pale Green Electro 3 variety 'Crack Through S.W. Corner' (3L58), a late state, fine used and cancelled Rockhampton machine. BW 63(3)o, cat AU$2000  | ||
| Lot 419 | [ O ] |
½d Green variety 'Clubbed Fraction Bar at Left' (3R11), cancelled at Sydney. Scarce Electro 3 variety. BW 63(3)r, cat AU$1,500  | ||
| Lot 420 | [ O ] |
½d Green variety 'Notch in Bottom and Right Frames at SE Corner' (3R25), cancelled Melbourne 17 De 15, scarce Electro 3 variety. BW 63(3)t, cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 421 | [ O ] |
½d Green variety 'Cracked Electro from Left Wattles to U of AUSTRALIA' early state (5L46), superb centering and neatly cancelled clear of variety, with 2013 Drury Certificate. A rare stamp, BW 63(5)k, cat AU$5,000  | ||
| Lot 422 | [ **/* ] |
½d Orange Electro 8 Harrison imprint pair with variety 'Lower End of Left Fraction Bar Thickened' (8L60), and Electro 9 Harrison imprint block of 4 with variety 'Break in Top Frame Left of Crown' (9L60), both light gum toning. pair with few separated perfs, stamps are MUH. BW cat AU$700 for two blocks of 4 (6)  | ||
| Lot 423 | [ C ] |
1d Red used on 1915 (29 Sep) 'Souvenir Folding Post Card' featuring 22 coloured views of Sydney Harbour, used from Haymarket to Epsom (Vic), fine and attractive  | ||
| Lot 424 | [ C ] |
1d Red pair, one bisected diagonally, used 1918 (12 Nov) on large part opened-out Education Department envelope to Melbourne, the bisection not allowed for prepayment of the 1½d rate and with oval 'T½D' handstamp applied  | ||
| Lot 425 | [ O ] |
1d Red Single Line Perf fine used and plated as Pane III/55, with Vadas Certificate  | ||
| Lot 426 | [ O ] |
1d Red Single Line Perf fine used on piece dated 14SE14, plated as Pane IV/18, with Vadas Certificate  | ||
| Lot 427 | [ O ] |
1d Red Smooth Paper Die II with Watermark Inverted, with light machine cancel clear of Die II spur, plated as II/32, BW cat AU$325  | ||
| Lot 428 | [ **/* ] |
1d Red Smooth Paper marginal vertical pair with varieties 'Wattle Line' (Pane VII/37) and 'Flaw Under Neck' (Pane VII/37) additionally with 'Watermark Inverted', a scarce combination positional piece, lower unit unmounted, some gum toning. BW 71(4)a/f,h, cat AU$150++  | ||
| Lot 429 | [ O ] |
1d Red Smooth Paper variety 'NY Joined' (Pane VIII/25), small lower left corner crease, with cds cancel. BW 71(4)o, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 430 | [ O ] |
1d Red Smooth Paper variety 'NY Joined' (Pane VIII/25), blunt upper left corner, cancelled Melbourne cds, 23 SP 20. BW 71(4)o, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 431 | [ **/* ] |
1d Carmine-red Smooth Paper Plate 4 Harrison one-line imprint pair showing 'RA Joined' at L60, tiny black dot on right-hand unit, otherwise fine and mounted in selvedge only. BW 71(2)zi, cat AU$1800 for block of 4  | ||
| Lot 432 | [ * ] |
1d Scarlet Aniline Smooth Paper (G18) 'CA' monogram strip of 3 from Plate 4 (State 1 - 3mm below marginal line), vertical perfs reinforced with hinges, large part OG and of fine appearance. BW 71I(4)ze, cat AU$3500  | ||
| Lot 433 | [ O ] |
1d Brick (Pale Terra Cotta) Smooth Paper (G25) fine used with March 1918 cds, much scarcer without 'OS' puncture, with 2023 Drury Certificate. BW 71Q, cat AU$375  | ||
| Lot 434 | [ O ] |
1d Brick (Pale Terra Cotta) Smooth Paper (G25) fine with Melbourne November 1917 cancel, much scarcer without 'OS' puncture, and with 2023 Drury Certificate. BW 71Q, cat AU$375  | ||
| Lot 435 | [ O ] |
1d Rosine Smooth Paper (G69) plated as Pane VI/60, scarce shade/plated variety combination, with 2023 Drury Certificate. BW 71U, cat AU$100  | ||
| Lot 436 | [ O ] |
1d Carmine-pink Smooth Paper (G29) variety 'Weeping Pearl' (Pane VII/7) fine used, with 2023 Drury Certificate. BW 71U(4)e, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 437 | [ O ] |
1d Brown-red Smooth Paper (G32), a deep example of this shade fine used, with 2023 Drury Certificate. BW 71W, cat AU$150  | ||
| Lot 438 | [ O ] |
1d Smooth Paper Brown-red punctured 'OS' centred left, fine with part Dandenong (Vic) cds, scarce. BW 71Wbb, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 439 | [ */O ] |
1d Rough Paper Deep Scarlet Aniline (G60, BW 72A) and Deep Red Aniline (G61, BW 72B) both fine mint, also 'Intense' Blood-red (G61 var) used. BW cat AU$200+ (3)  | ||
| Lot 440 | [ O ] |
1d Pink Rough Paper (G66) with early 'ELIGIBLES ENLIST' cancel, scarce without 'OS' puncture, fine used with 2023 Drury Certificate. BW 72G, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 441 | [ O ] |
1d Rosine Rough Paper (G69) punctured 'OS', plated as Pane III/2 fine used, a scarce shade/plated variety combination, with 2023 Drury Certificate. BW 72Ibb, cat AU$100  | ||
| Lot 442 | [ O ] |
1d Deep Rosine Rough Paper (G70) Die II fine used with 2023 Drury Certificate. BW 72J(1)i, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 443 | [ O ] |
1d Plum Die II Rough Paper (G71) fine used, with 2023 Drury Certificate. BW 72L(1)i, cat AU$1000  | ||
| Lot 444 | [ C ] |
1d Die III Carmine-red and Deep Red shades, large part OG and lightly hinged. BW cat AU$150  | ||
| Lot 445 | [ **/* ] |
1d Violet block of 4 including varieties 'Secret Mark' (Pane VIII/1) and '4th Pearl at Left in Crown Joined to Line' (Pane VII/7, partially corrected by makeready), gum toning, lower units MUH. BW 76(4)d,e, cat AU$120+  | ||
| Lot 446 | [ **/* ] |
1d Violet block of 4 with varieties 'Ferns' (Pane VII/54) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (Pane VII/60), fine with lower units unmounted. BW 76(4)ia,j, cat AU$120+  | ||
| Lot 447 | [ O ] |
1d Green pair (Pane VII Nos. 1-2) punctured 'OS' with perforations misplaced 3mm high resulting in 'Secret Mark' variety on No. 1 missing from base of stamp. Fine used with Melbourne cds, unusual  | ||
| Lot 448 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green vertical pair with varieties 'Wattle Line' (Pane VII/31) and 'Flaw Under Neck' (Pane VII/37), fine with lower unit unmounted. BW 77(4)f,h, cat AU$100+  | ||
| Lot 449 | [ O ] |
1½d Chocolate-brown variety 'Cracked Electro Through Left Value Tablet, Oval Band and Through Top of Right Value Tablet to Right Frame (unpositioned), cancelled Swan Hill 7 AU 20. BW 85(U)k, cat AU$1,750  | ||
| Lot 450 | [ O ] |
1½d Red variety 'Cracked Electro from Kangaroo's Hind Legs to E of POSTAGE'(15R10), clear 18 DE 24 cds. BW 89(15)g, cat AU$550  | ||
| Lot 451 | [ O ] |
1½d Red horizontal pair, right unit Electro 17 variety 'Cracked Electro Through Base of Emu's Feet to E of POSTAGE' (17R26), variety unit both corner crease and further creases on left stamp. BW 89(17)r, cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 452 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint block of 4, L60 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE' and 'White Flaw Behind', lower pair unmounted, and with mall ink annotations in lower selvedge. BW 89(25)z, cat AU$600  | ||
| Lot 453 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint block of 4, L60 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE - Later State' and 'White Flaw Behind Eye', mounted in gutter only, some gum toning and with small ink annotations in lower selvedge. BW 89(25)z, cat AU$600  | ||
| Lot 454 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint strip of 4 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE' (25L60) lightly toned gum with two units MUH. BW 89(2)z, cat AU$600 for block of 4  | ||
| Lot 455 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint block of 4, L60 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE' - Later State' and 'White Flaw Behind Eye Retouched' fine and mounted in gutter only. BW does not list this retouch, 89(2)z, cat AU$600+  | ||
| Lot 456 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint strip of 4 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE' (25L60), mounted in gutter only, toned gum. BW 89(25)z, cat AU$600 for block of 4  | ||
| Lot 457 | [ * ] |
2d Orange Harrison imprint block of 4 part OG but reverse with series of dark stains, fine facial appearance. The imprint is 7.0mm below the stamps, which matches Electro 6, but the block does not show the associated varieties. BW cat for cheapest imprint is AU$3500  | ||
| Lot 458 | [ O ] |
2d Orange variety 'Cracked Electro Through Base of Left Wattles' (3L19), cancelled 20JE2(1). BW 95(3)g, cat AU$600  | ||
| Lot 459 | [ O ] |
2d Orange on piece, variety 'Cracked Electro Through Base of Left Wattles (State II) with Further Crack Through Base' (3L19), neatly cancelled Nedlands Park 3NO21. BW 95(3)ga, cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 460 | [ O ] |
2d Red Electro 11 variety 'Retouched Nose' (11R10), perf defect top right, light cds cancel. BW 96(11)i, cat AU$350  | ||
| Lot 461 | [ O ] |
2d Red variety 'Crack Over Emu's Head' (12L21), fine used and cancelled (?)MR23. BW 96(12)e, cat AU$175  | ||
| Lot 462 | [ O ] |
2d Red Electro 14 variety 'Retouched Face' (14L12) fine used cancelled Queen Victoria Bldgs cds dated 1 NO 23. BW 96(14)e, cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 463 | [ O ] |
2d Red Electro 16 variety 'Large White Flaw in Left Value Tablet' (16L4) fine used cancelled portion of Melbourne parcel cancel (clear on flaw), a very rare variety. BW 96(16)f, cat AU$3500  | ||
| Lot 464 | [ * ] |
2d Red Brown horizontal pair with varieties 'Diagonal White Flaw Through TWO' and 'White Flaw on Second A of AUSTRALIA' (12R27-28), fine and lightly hinged. BW 97(12)i,j, cat AU$280  | ||
| Lot 465 | [ O ] |
2d Red-brown Punctured 'OS' variety 'Large White Flaw in Left Value Tablet' (16L4) centered upper left, fine used with cds cancel. BW 97(16)f, cat AU$150  | ||
| Lot 466 | [ **/* ] |
2d Red-brown Electro 16 Harrison imprint block of 8, toned gum with lower units MUH. BW 97(16)z, cat AU$750 for block of 4  | ||
| Lot 467 | [ **/* ] |
3d Violet-blue Die I block of 4 showing medium-strength offset, very fine with lower units MUH. BW 104ca, cat AU$600   | ||
| Lot 468 | [ C ] |
3d Blue Mullet Plates (Die 1a) Type A variety 'Imperforate at Top', presumably caused by a skipped perforation, punctured 'OS' with very light cds cancel  | ||
| Lot 469 | [ O ] |
4d in Orange, Pale Orange and Yellow-orange shades variety 'Line Through Value' (2R12) with cds cancels (two dated) largely clear of variety BW 110(2)r, cat AU$750 (3)  | ||
| Lot 470 | [ * ] |
4d Olive from base of sheet variety 'Double Perforation' part OG and stained down left side. BW 114b, cat AU$275  | ||
| Lot 471 | [ **/* ] |
4d Olive Plate 4 No Imprint pair from Mullett printing with variety 'Diagonal White Line on King's Neck' (4R55), mounted in selvedge only, lightly toned gum. BW 114(4)za, cat AU$600 for block of 4  | ||
| Lot 472 | [ * ] |
5d Chestnut Comb Perf 14 variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine with large part OG. BW 123a, cat AU$1250  | ||
| Lot 473 | [ O ] |
5d Bright Chestnut Rough Paper Punctured 'OS' cancelled with 'REGISTERED ELIZABETH ST.' cds, 10 MY 21, rough perfs but fine  | ||
| Lot 474 | [ C ] |
5d Orange-brown Comb Perf variety 'White Spot Between R and A of AUSTRALIA' (1L38, BW 123n) scarce solo usage on 1923 (23 Apr) neat 'Aerial Mail' cover (minor tear) from Port Hedland to Perth  | ||
| Lot 475 | [ * ] |
1/4d Turquoise-blue Mullett imprint pair, lightly toned gum with couple of additional tone spots. BW 128za, cat AU$4500 as block of 4  | ||
