AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, C OF A WATERMARK

Lot 653		Estimate: $170 1½d Red-brown block of 24 from top of Plate 3 showing Plate Dots, separated between 3rd and 4th columns, very fine MUH. BW cat AU$480+
Lot 654		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1½d Red-brown Plates 1 and 3 Ash imprint blocks of 4 large part OG with lower units MUH. BW 94(1)za, 94(3)za
Lot 655		Estimate: $350 2d Scarlet Postal Forgery No Watermark Perf 11 very fine without gum. BW 103cc, cat AU$900
Lot 656		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 3d Blue small collection on hagners with Plate 8 Ash imprint block of 4 MUH (few wrinkles in lower selvedge), M (3) and U (2) shades, OS overprint M pair, and a range of plated stamps, including listed varieties on 7R35, 7R55, 7R58, 8L11 and 8R1, few with small faults or toning but generally good (10M and 26U)
Lot 657		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 3d Blue Plate 7 Ash imprint block of 4, 4R55 with variety 'White Flaw Below Kangaroo's Paw', gum thins in lower selvedge, and gum slightly toned, and Plate 8 Ash imprint block of 4, one unit with stain on reverse, mounted in selvedge only. BW 109(7)z and (8)z, cat AU$750 (8)
Lot 658		Estimate: $75 3d Blue Overprinted 'OS' Plate 8 Ash imprint block of 4, partially split in gutter and reinforced with hinge, left-hand pair with two light creases. BW 109(OS)za, cat AU$225
Lot 659		Estimate: $750 1/4d Deep Turquoise, a striking shade cancelled with Launceston South cds 17 AU 34, with the '7' officially altered to '6' in manuscript. Missing perf at right, otherwise fine. This stamp is clearly from a different sheet to that discussed in the BW footnote, sold in 1938 in Queensland. BW 131c, cat AU$6250