AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 366		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $115 Photogravure test coil strips of 8 and 4 and single in Black, plus the Test Coil wrapper (scarce), very fine (13)
Lot 367		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $120 1966-75 large accumulation of coil wrappers, all issues represented with much duplication, and showing shades of printing, and manuscript alteration of wording, an opportunity to acquire a complete collection of this aspect of decimal coil issues (approx 250)
Lot 368		Estimate: $750 1966 4c Red Queen Elizabeth II large mint specialised study, mostly mounted on pages and largely comprising positional pieces, covering most of the listed plate varieties, with many perf pip and plate number blocks, also the different paper types, and all with copious notes identifying the various plates. Also a used range of the 5c on 4c booklet stamp with plate varieties. An exceptional lot that would form a significant basis for a specialised exhibit of this interesting issue. All very fine to superb and virtually all MUH (approx 2500)
Lot 369		Estimate: $1,500 1966 4c Red QEII from left of sheet with error 'Imperforate at Left', two small tone spots on reverse otherwise very fine MUH. Only ten examples recorded from the only sheet found. BW 439bn, cat AU$3500
Lot 370		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,000 1966-71 Queen's Head Definitives 6c Die Proof in Orange (issued colour) in sunken frame (95mm x 100mm), superb. Only three die proofs are recorded in private hands, two of which are in the issued colour. BW 446DP(1), cat AU$3000
Lot 371		Estimate: $90 1970 6c Orange QEII small mint and used study on pages including positional pieces and with a number of the listed plate varieties (80 M, 98 U)
Lot 372		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $125 1966-67 3c, 4c and 5c Photogravure Coils small studies of each value including cylinder varieties, coil wrappers, commercial covers (3) plus another showing 4c 'gripper perf' error used on 1966 cover. Very fine and MUH (a few are used) (257 plus 4 covers)
Lot 373		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $320 1966 Photogravure Coils 4c QEII pair showing variety 'Black and Fawn Misplaced' (2mm upwards) MUH and scarce. BW 488cc, cat AU$750
Lot 374		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $625 1969 5c 150th Anniversary of Macquarie Lighthouse Die Proof in black on Pale Yellow stamp paper (issued colour) affixed to thin card (51 x 85mm), thumbprint (probably of workman who pulled the proof) at left clear of design, otherwise very fine
Lot 375		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $420 1970-75 2c to 10c Floral Coils study mounted on pages illustrating the various papers used, cylinder varieties, coil wrappers, 7c including strips of 5 and 4 with 'Buff and Green Omitted', and strip of 4 with 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced'. A reasonably comprehensive collection of these stamps with most of the listed varieties, all superb MUH (609)
Lot 376		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $160 1970-75 Floral Coils 2c Sturt's Desert Rose study mounted on pages with the various papers, coil wrappers, and a detailed study of the different cylinders used, including a complete reconstruction of the 14 strips of the printing with thicker lettering. Also a similar, smaller, study of the 4c Sturt's Desert Rose. All very fine MUH, plus a few FDC's and maximum card. (Approx 590)
Lot 377		Estimate: $600 1970-75 Floral Coils 2c Sturt's Desert Rose strip of 7 of which five units are trimmed diagonally and showing error Imperforate', the lower three units showing portions of three normally perforated stamps to the left. Between the fifth and sixth units appear short overlapping colour bars which do not exist on the issued stamps. These imperforate stamps are believed to represent an extra column of stamps that was on the printing plate but was normally trimmed off and discarded. Probably of 'printer's waste' status but nevertheless of considerable technical interest; the BW catalogue illustrates a similar strip of 3. BW 530ce, cat AU$1000
Lot 378		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $675 1970-75 Floral Coils 2c Sturt's Desert Rose colour separation proof of Magenta, Grey and Lemon-yellow colours (Green omitted) MUH but with horizontal crease and very rare, only two examples are believed to be recorded. BW 529PP(1), cat AU$2000
Lot 379		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $1,350 1970-75 Floral Coils 2c Sturt's Desert Rose Colour Separation Proof of Yellow, Green and Grey (Magenta Omitted) superb MUH and very rare, it is believed that four examples are recorded. BW 529PP(2), cat AU$2000
Lot 380		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $160 1970 Floral Emblems Coils 4c Sturt's Desert Rose (2) and 5c Golden Wattle (2) affixed to publicity card, superb. BW 532x, cat AU$150
Lot 381		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,300 1970-75 Floral Coils 5c Golden Wattle Wiggins Teape paper printing error 'Yellow Omitted' very fine MUH and a major rarity with only about half a dozen examples recorded. BW 532cj cat AU$5000, SG 467aa cat £2250
Lot 382		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $4,200 1970-75 Floral Coils 6c Sturt's Desert Rose strip of 3, the top unit with error 'Magenta Omitted', superb MUH. The BW catalogue note for this error is incorrect. A strip of 6 with two stamps showing magenta omitted has been divided into two strips of 3, of which this strip is the lower one. Only one other example of the error, used on piece. is recorded. BW 534ce, cat AU$6000
Lot 383		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,600 1970-75 Floral Coils 6c Sturt's Desert Pea error 'Magenta Omitted' used on small piece cancelled Sydney roller cancel. Very rare, this being the only recorded used example, with two mint examples in two strips of 3 the only others known. With 2002 RPSV Certificate. BW 534ce, cat AU$5000
Lot 384		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $500 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Sturt's Desert Pea detailed study on pages, including the various papers used, coil wrappers, the various cylinder flaws including the progression of the 'Damaged AUSTRALIA' varieties, missing colours comprising 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced (strip of 3), 'Buff and Green Omitted' (strip of 3), 'Buff and Green Misplaced' (pair), 'Offset' (strip of 3). All fine MUH and a very useful collection with high cat value (220)
Lot 385		Estimate: $750 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Sturt's Desert Pea block of 4 cancelled by wavy line machine cancellation 19 NOV 74 and with full OG. Only several such blocks are recorded, and an explanation for their existence has not been forthcoming and the status is uncertain. BW 535b, cat AU$1200
Lot 386		Estimate: $2,500 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of 6 all with error 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced', stamps 3, 4, and 5 additionally with error 'Black Omitted' (partial on stamp 5), superb MUH. The rarest of all the 7c missing colour errors, with 12 strips recorded. BW 535cd, cat AU$3500
Lot 387		Estimate: $380 Realised Price : $290 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of 5 error 'Buff and Green Omitted' superb MUH. BW 535cg, cat AU$625
Lot 388		Estimate: $200 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of 4 with upper pair error 'Buff and Green Misplaced', and lower pair error 'Buff and Green Omitted', superb MUH. BW 535cg, cat AU$250+
Lot 389		Estimate: $800 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of 6 with error 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced', and a second strip of 6 with top two 'Buff and Green Misplaced', third stamp 'Buff and Green Misplaced with Buff Partly Omitted', and lower three 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced', both strips superb MUH, the second with 1998 RPSV Certificate. BW 535ce, cat AU$2700 (12)
Lot 390		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $115 1970-75 Floral Coils 10c Sturt's Desert Pea pairs (2) affixed to publicity card, superb. BW 537x, cat AU$150
Lot 391		Estimate: $350 1975 45c Callistemon Definitive vertical strip of 5 from lower left corner of sheet, error 'Dull Yellow-green Omitted' from third unit, fourth unit with partial omission, superb MUH. BW 727ce, cat AU$750
Lot 392		Estimate: $300 1975 45c Callistemon definitive vertical strip of 5 from base of sheet, error 'Dull Yellow-green Omitted' from third unit, with slight omission from unit above. BW 727ce, cat AU$500
Lot 393		Estimate: $320 1975 45c Callistemon vertical strip of 4 from bottom of sheet, second unit error 'Dull Yellow-green omitted', third unit partly omitted, superb MUH. BW 727ce, cat AU$750
Lot 394		Estimate: $270 1975 45c Callistemon Definitive vertical pair from left of sheet, lower unit error 'Dull Yellow-green Omitted' with slight omission from upper unit. BW772cd, cat AU$500
Lot 395		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1977 18c Parliament House Anniversary on Australia Post FDC cancelled at Grenfell Street Adelaide, showing error 'Illustration at Left Omitted', with normal FDC for comparison
Lot 396		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1980 National Stamp Week 22c right-hand pane of 50, fourth row with paper join variety through all units. this and the following lot (from the same sheet) are the only recorded examples. Couple of tone spots in selvedge, otherwise fine, BW 878ba, AU$400+
Lot 397		Estimate: $200 1980 National Stamp Week 22c left-hand pane of 50 with all selvedge removed, the fourth horizontal showing a paper join variety affecting all units. From the same sheet as the previous lot. Light tone spots on some units including the variety stamps, BW 878ba, cat AU$400+
Lot 398		Estimate: $150 1984 Frama Barred Edge Design strip (238mm) of unprinted paper with audit label printed in black at top, few minor blemishes. BW 1023PP(4)z, cat AU$500
Lot 399		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1989 Sports Definitives 39c Fishing in $3.90 booklet (Leigh-Mardon Scoresby printing on CPL paper Perf 13.33 x 13.60) error 'Misguillotined Booklet' resulting in booklet pane 'zig-zag' effect with no stamps complete. BW 1374cb, cat AU$2000
Lot 400		Estimate: $1,500 1992 45c Thinking of You Booklet error 'All Printing on Stamp Pane Omitted', very fine and one of two recorded examples, with 2000 RPSV Certificate. BW B190Ac, cat AU$4000
Lot 401		Estimate: $1,200 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive Booklet Original Printing error 'All Printing (except helecon) Omitted', very fine, with normal booklet for comparison. BW 1564ca, which states about five booklets have been recorded, cat AU$3000
Lot 402		Estimate: $400 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive Booklet first reprint (1 Koala) variety 'Misplaced Die-cuts 6mm Downwards and 5mm to Left', very fine and probably the most spectacular of all the various misplacements found on these booklets. BW 1565ba, cat AU$750
Lot 403		Estimate: $220 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive Booklet (second reprint with 2 Koalas) error 'Die-cuts Omitted', very fine, approximately 20 recorded. BW 1566(1)b, cat AU$450
Lot 404		Estimate: $400 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive booklet sixth reprint (1 Kangaroo 1 Koala) error 'Helecon Omitted', very fine and rare, BW 1566(5)c which states four booklets exist, cat AU$1000
Lot 405		Estimate: $220 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive Sheetlet of 5 with overprint for World Columbian Stamp Expo error 'Imperforate', superb. It is believed that 48 sheetlets (an uncut printer's sheet) were issued thus. BW 1328cb, cat AU$500
Lot 406		Estimate: $100 1992 Threated Species Self-adhesive Sheetlet of 5 error 'Punch Hole at Bottom of Sheetlet', superb. BW 1567b, cat AU$200
Lot 407		Estimate: $80 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive sheetlet of 5 trial printing with 'All-over Helecon'. BW 1328c, cat AU$150
Lot 408		Estimate: $250 1994 45c Kangaroos and Koalas Definitives se-tenant block of 6 error 'Misplaced Perforations 6mm upwards' superb MUH, with normal block for comparison. BW 1722ba, cat AU$500 (12)
Lot 409		Estimate: $75 1994 Kangaroos and Koalas Definitives sheetlet of 5 with error 'Punch Hole at bottom of Sheetlet' superb mint. BW 1752b, cat AU$150 (2002)
Lot 410		Estimate: $100 1995 'The World Down Under' 45c Giant Trevally design error 'Misplaced Die-cuts 6mm to the right' used on small piece with machine cancel. Believed to be from a booklet rather than a roll, and showing a small portion of a marginal inscription to the right that is normally trimmed off the booklet panes. Rare, it is not certain that any other examples survive. BW 1894b, cat AU$100
Lot 411		Estimate: $1,400 1995 Christmas 40c Self-adhesive Booklet error 'Imperforate', very fine. BW 1901Ab, which states three complete booklets exist, cat AU$3500
Lot 412		Estimate: $900 1995 40c Christmas from $8 booklet error 'Die-cuts Omitted' block of 4 on small piece cancelled at Toowoomba (Qld), May 1996. Minor wrinkles on lower units, otherwise very fine and the only recorded used examples. BW 1901Ab, cat AU$3200