AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 688	[ CTO ]	Estimate: $240 Purchase Price : $210 1988-2003 accumulation of CTO sheets and large blocks, including 1988 Living Together 1c, 53c, 63c and 68c in blocks of 40, 1992 Space, Vineyards, Australia Day, 1993 Christmas Island, World Heritage, Parliament, 1994 Bunyip, IYOF, 1995 Australia Day, 1996 Christmas Island, Planes, World Heritage, 1999 AAT, Polly Woodside, Small Pond, 2002 Thai Joint Issue, Christmas Island, 2003 Rugby, etc. Of great use for research into the Australia Post CTO products (41 sheets/panes/large blocks)
Lot 689	[ FDC ]	Estimate: $30 Purchase Price : $26 Range of early decimal FDC's, in particular 1967 Lions (26), 1967 Obstetrics (7), 1967 YMCA (7), 1967 Christmas (8) with a diverse range of cover makers (some duplication), also a quantity of pre-decimals FDC's. All addressed, and some with tone spots (88)
Lot 691	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 1968 Famous Australians 5c Edgeworth David Die Proof in Black on Pale Blue tinted glossy paper affixed to thin card (88 x 90mm, showing almost complete die sinkage), very fine. Four die proofs are recorded in private hands on various litho tinted papers. BW 498DP(1)A, cat AU$2000
Lot 692	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 1968 Famous Australians 5c Edgeworth David Die Proof in Black on white wove paper with blue-green litho tint affixed to thin card (54mm x 73mm), very fine and one of only two examples recorded in this shade. BW 496DP(1)B, cat AU$2000
Lot 693	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 1968 Famous Australians 5c Edgeworth David Die Proof in Black on white wove paper with pale green litho tint affixed to thin card (54mm x 52mm), fine and the only recorded example in this shade. BW 496DP(1)C, cat AU$2000
Lot 697	[ P ]	Estimate: $850 Purchase Price : $758 1969 Prime Ministers 5c G.H. Reid Die Proof in Black on white wove paper with pale cream litho tint affixed to thin card (50mm x 40mm), fine. One of two recorded die proofs in this shade; note that the two marks at upper right also occur on the other recorded example and are apparently defects in the litho tint and not stains. BW 512DP(1)B, cat AU$2000
Lot 698	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 1969 Prime Ministers 5c Alfred Deakin Die Proof in Black on white wove paper with pale blue litho tint and affixed to thin card (70mm x 77mm), very fine and one of two recorded examples. BW 510DP(1)A, cat AU$2000
Lot 699	[ ** ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 1970-71 Floral Coil 7c Sturt's Desert Pea pair error 'Buff Omitted - Green Misplaced', with normal pair for comparison, fresh MUH. SG 468bb cat £450, BW 535ce cat AU$600
Lot 700	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 1972 Prime Ministers W.M. Hughes Die Proof in Black on Buff-tinted wove paper affixed to thin card (87 X 85mm) with unissued 6c denomination. Fine and one of four recorded 6c die proofs in private hands on various tinted papers. BW 588(DP)2B, cat AU$2000
Lot 701	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 1972 Prime Ministers W.M. Hughes Die Proof in Black on Pale Blue unevenly tinted wove paper affixed to thin card (82 x 83mm) with unissued 6c denomination. Fine and one of four recorded 6c die proofs in private hands on various tinted papers. BW588(DP)2C, cat AU$2000
Lot 702	[ P ]	Estimate: $800 Purchase Price : $699 1973 Famous Australians 7c Dame Mary Gilmore Die Proof in Black on wove paper affixed to thin card (78 x 82mm, showing almost complete die sinkage), very fine and rare with only four die proofs recorded in private hands. BW 629DP(1), cat AU$1500
Lot 704	[ C ]	Estimate: $120 Purchase Price : $105 1974 Animals 75c Greater Glider pair on 1976 (12 Nov) large commercial airmail cover from Aberdenne St. Perth to Italy, endorsed 'Printed Matter Only' and apparently paying 6 x 25c card rate, minor faults
Lot 705	[ ** ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 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 707	[ ** ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 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 708	[ ** ]	Estimate: $40 Purchase Price : $35 1986 36c Wildlife Definitives strip of 10 from base of sheet showing wide selvedge with colour control circles and 'MODULE 4', fresh MUH. BW 1153z, cat AU$150 as a block of 20
Lot 709	[ B ]	Estimate: $1,300 Purchase Price : $1,165 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 710	[ B ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 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 715	[ ** ]	Estimate: $40 Purchase Price : $35 1994 $9 Automatic Teller Machine sheetlet showing security tabs affixed on reverse (Types 4 and 18) as used on stamp booklets in 1992-93. Brusden-White does not list these security tabs on this sheetlet. A scarce pair
Lot 716	[ C ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 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 717	[ B ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 1995 Christmas 45c Self-adhesive Booklet error 'Imperforate', very fine. BW 1901Ab, which states three complete booklets exist, cat AU$3500