½d Blue-green, Plate 2, Pane D, No. 60, selection of stamps illustrating the history of this unit, comprising 1897 ½d Slate, 1899 ½d Blue-green and 1902 ½d used (4) showing State I ‘Retouched Lower Right Corner’, 1902 ½d used (2) showing State II with additional ‘Parallel’ Lines across Bottom Frame’, and 1902 ½d unmounted mint showing State III with ‘Additional Scratch Below Neck and Crude Retouch Behind Neck’. A very scarce group, with only five examples being recorded of State III (BWN1db). BW N1d,da,db, Cat. A$900 (9)
Lot 842
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1d Carmine Perf. 12 x 11½ comb mint blocks of 18 (6 x 3) from right and left panes (forming a severed block of 36), the middle rows in each block being ‘Doubly Perforated’. Unmounted but toned gum resulting in general toned appearance on face. BW N9ba, Cat. A$600+
Lot 843
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $230
2d Cobalt-blue unmounted vertical pair with full gum from right side of sheet showing part of marginal inscription, and error ‘Imperforate at Right’. Few small adhesions on back of upper unit. BW N15, unlisted
Lot 844
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $4,200
2/6d Lyrebird Perforated Colour Trials on thick card without gum, in Black, Chestnut, Violet, Mauve, Magenta, Deep Blue, Cobalt-blue, Myrtle-green, Bright Green, Orange-red and Scarlet. Fine and a very rare set (11)
Lot 845
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $380
The collection with shades and multiples, comprising ½d mint (26) and used (9), 1d mint (21) and used (5), 2d mint (6) and used (2), 2½d mint 3) and used (6), 4d mint (6) and used (4), 5d Perf. 11 x 12 or 12 x 11 mint (12, incl one Wmk Sideways) and used (7), 6d mint (5) and used, 8d mint (8) and used (5), 9d on 10d mint (19) and used (4), 10d mint (4) and used (5), 1/- mint and used (7) and 2/6 mint (11 incl a block of 4, plus one optd. ‘SPECIMEN’) and used (8). SG 313/326 (179)
