AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 641		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1966-73 5c Blue QEII corner block of four with strong 'Offset', BW 444c
Lot 642		Estimate: $350 1966-73 5c Blue QEII lower left corner block of nine with strong 'Offset', BW 444c. Cat AU$675
Lot 643		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1966-1973 7c Purple QEII marginal block of six with striking paper fold
Lot 644		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1966-1973 7c Purple QEII marginal block of six (3x2) from left showing 'Jumped perforations' at left vertically resulting in appearance of partially imperforate, BW 447bd
Lot 645		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $105 1966-1973 7c Purple QEII marginal block of six (3x2) from right with 'Double perforations vertically at right' and partially horizontally between two right units, BW 447be. Nice piece
Lot 646		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 1966 Navigators 50c Dampier, positional block of 20 (2x10) from right of sheet with Plate No. 2 (inverted), BW 461zb
Lot 647		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 1966-71 Navigators, 75c Cook optd 'SPECIMEN' 15mm long, BW 462xb, fresh unmounted
Lot 648		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 1966-71 Navigators, $1 Flinders optd 'SPECIMEN' 15mm long, BW 463xb, fresh unmounted
Lot 649		Estimate: $175 1968 5c Weather Watch (150), 20c (192) in part sheets/blocks (342). Retail AU$414
Lot 650		Estimate: $400 1968 20c Weather Watch, five sheets of 100 (500). Retail AU$1000
Lot 651		Estimate: $225 1968 25c Intelsat, includes two sheets (280). Retail AU$560
Lot 652		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1970 Royal Visit 200 sets in sheets, minor separations (400). Retail AU$340
Lot 653		Estimate: $50 1971 Christmas blocks of seven (4), odd blemish
Lot 654		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $44 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper, pane of 25
Lot 655		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $44 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper, pane of 25
Lot 656		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $100 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper, three panes of 25
Lot 657		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1971 Christmas 7c white paper, pane of 25
Lot 658		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $190 1971 Christmas 7c white paper, complete sheet, odd bend (100). Retail AU$400
Lot 659		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $360 1972 Primary Industry 100 sets in sheets (400). Retail AU$800
Lot 660		Estimate: $150 1972 Olympics 7c (60 each) and 35c (100), in part or complete sheets, few listed varieties (280). Retail AU$330
Lot 661		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1972 Christmas 7c strip of five (with colour bars) showing significant shift of Grey colour
Lot 662		Estimate: $300 1972 Christmas 100 sets in sheets (200). Retail AU$720
Lot 663		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1972 Christmas 7c, error 'Brown partially omitted' with normal for comparison
Lot 664		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $65 1973 Metric Conversion 100 sets in sheets (400). Retail AU$200
Lot 665		Estimate: $250 1973 National Development 100 sets in sheets (400). Retail AU$600
Lot 666		Estimate: $175 1973 Christmas 7c Perf 14.06 x 14.90, in large blocks (198). Retail AU$693
Lot 667		Estimate: $250T 1974 Animals 30c Possum, variety 'Grey doubly printed', BW 662cc
Lot 668		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1975 10c International Women's Year, marginal block of ten with 'Misplaced perforations', BW 691b
Lot 669		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $130 1975 Wildflower 18c block of six showing weakness in the orange-brown printing, particularly on left units
Lot 670		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1975 Wildflower 18c corner block of nine, error 'Black omitted', BW 725c
Lot 671		Estimate: $400 1976 18c Nationhood Die II, error 'Stone omitted'. This error listed only for Die I (see BW 732c), finger-print on reverse
Lot 672		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 1977 Silver Jubilee 18c imperforate, a horizontal pair, with creases
Lot 673		Estimate: $1,000 1977 Silver Jubilee 18c imperforate, a block of 50, 5mm tear in one unit, BW 765b. Cat AU$5000
Lot 674		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $190 1977 Silver Jubilee 18c, variety 'Offset of blue and black', BW 765c. The most striking of decimal offsets
Lot 675		Estimate: $400T 1977 18c Parliament House, variety 'Bluish Grey misplaced' in block of four, BW 773cd
Lot 676		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $380 1978 Aviators, 18c Kingsford Smith vertical marginal strip, error 'two imperforate, one partly imperforate, one double perf through centre, BW 792bc
Lot 677		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $75 1978-81 Birds, 20c Robin, upper left corner block of ten showing 'Green (leaves) misplaced upwards'
Lot 678		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $230 1978-81 Birds, 20c Little Grebe, error 'Yellow (beak and eyes) omitted', BW 805cb, SG 673a. Thematic appeal
Lot 679		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1978 20c National Stamp Week enlarged reproduction of stamp on thinnish card also bearing colour strips at top. Said to be ex printer's archive, and possibly used for promotional purposes, although status currently uncertain
Lot 680		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $550 1978 20c National Stamp Week, Imperforate Chemical Proof marginal pair in red, green, pale green and dark blue, BW 823PP(1). Cat AU$1000
Lot 681		Estimate: $300T 1982 Whales 60c, Trial printing with 'Solid greenish blue background', BW 930E(1), SG 841a
Lot 682		Estimate: $250T 1987 Technology 37c Bionic Ear, variety '"AUSTRALIA" at base rather than top due to misplaced perforations', BW 1224b
Lot 683		Estimate: $200 1991 Sydney 'Across Town' labels, unopened pack of 50
Lot 684		Estimate: $300 1991 Queen's Birthday, Imperforate Plate Proof marginal pair in issued colours, BW 1513PP(1)
Lot 685		Estimate: $1,000 1993 Counter-Printed Perforated Trial stamps depicting a candle in scarlet for $1.00 value and in black with inverted candle for 60c and $1.20, on waxed backing paper (3)
Lot 686		Estimate: $750 1995 45c Medical Scientists gutter block of ten showing incorrect sequences of sheet layout for Type I sheet, BW 1881ze