AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V ISSUES, SMALL MULTIPLE WATERMARK PERF 13½ X 12½
Lot 382
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
½d Orange Electro 8 mint range on hagners, mostly plate varieties including L2, 7, 10, 24, 32, 44, 49, 60, R10, 14, 15, 17, 37, 44, 50, many in positional multiples, also Ash imprint blocks of 8 (2) and 4 (2), strip of 4 and pairs (2), few 'OS' including punctured OS block of 24. Also Small Multiple Wmk Perf 14 imprint blocks of 4 (2) and pair, plus strip of 3 (all either no gum or with faults). Mostly fine to very fine with most units MUH (202)
Lot 383
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $230
½d Orange Electro 9 mint range on hagners, mostly plate varieties with L7, 33, 56, L60, R5, 59 and others, many in positional multiples including block of 30 from right pane, and with Ash imprint blocks of 4 (3), strip of 4 and pair. Few with faults but mostly fine and largely MUH (93)
Lot 384
Estimate: $200
1½d Salmon distinctive shade (now merged with 'Pink', BW 92C) punctured 'OS' pair and single tied by Registered Perth cds to 1927 (30 Dec) registered official cover to Coogee, where unclaimed, couple of small stains not unduly detracting from a very scarce franking
Lot 385
Estimate: $250
1½d Red blocks of 12 from the top left and top right corners of the Left Pane of Plate 3 with 'Watermark Inverted', 3L6 with variety 'White Flaw over Emu's Back'. Part OG with most units unmounted, some gum toning and a few units with stains on reverse, blocks with some wrinkles. Scarce large multiples, BW 92a, cat AU$720 as mint
Lot 386
Estimate: $75
Realised Price : $160
1½d Red Watermark Inverted top right corner (with Plate 3 dots) block of 4, also Single Watermark lower marginal block of 4 with Watermark Inverted, both cancelled with central cds, fine (8)
Lot 387
Estimate: $400
2d Red-brown Electro 16 lower right corner strip of 3, R58 and R59 being varieties 'Lower Frame Missing', and R60 'White Flaw on Emu's Body' State II, large part OG, some perfs reinforced and some toning on R60. BW 97(16)s,t,ua, cat AU$900+
Lot 388
Estimate: $120
2d Red-Brown variety 'White Flaw on Emu's Body' (16R60) State II showing additional white flaws on lower portion of stamp, slightly toned OG and centred lower right. BW 97(16)ua, cat AU$300
Lot 389
Estimate: $200
'TWO PENCE' on 1½d Golden Scarlet covers (opened three sides) to Town Hall Sydney, some mixed condition, generally average commercial quality, BW cat AU$2500 (100)
Lot 390
Estimate: $4,000
Realised Price : $3,000
2d Golden Scarlet Die II variety 'No Watermark', well-centred, and very fine MUH, an exceptional example of this rarity. BW 102aa, cat AU$6000
Lot 391
Estimate: $450
Realised Price : $400
3d Blue Die I Plate 4 Ash imprint block of 8, 4R55 with variety 'White Flaw over IA of AUSTRALIA', some perf separation and 3L54 with some toning, all but one unit MUH. BW 107(4)z, cat AU$825
Lot 392
Estimate: $4,000
3d Blue Die I variety 'Watermark Inverted', very fine cancelled Narrabri cds 19 JE 28. Very rare, several mint sheets were found with watermark inverted, but only about half a dozen used examples known. BW 107a, cat AU$7500
Lot 393
Estimate: $120
3d Blue Die II Ash imprint block of 4, lower pair MUH and with mildly toned gum. BW 108z, cat AU$275
Lot 394
Estimate: $160
3d Blue Die II Ash imprint block of 4, fine with lower pair MUH. BW 109z, cat AU$275
Lot 395
Estimate: $250
4d Olive Optd 'OS' Ash imprint pairs from Plates 3 (N over A setting) and 4 (N over N setting), latter with selvedge trimmed diagonally, large part OG and hinged in gutter only (4)
