AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SINGLE WATERMARK

Lot 383		Estimate: $800 ½d Pale Green Electro 3 variety 'Crack Through S.W. Corner' (3L58), a late state, fine used and cancelled Rockhampton machine. BW 63(3)o, cat AU$2000
Lot 384		Estimate: $550 ½d Pale Emerald Single Line Perf 14.2 showing line watermark indicating position to be No. 60 on pane, tiny stain on top right perf and one blunt perf at right otherwise fine and cancelled Melbourne cds 8 FE 16. BW 64, cat AU$1000
Lot 385		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $105 1d Red Single Line Perf fine used from Left plates and showing compartment lines, plated as IV/12, with 2013 Vadas Certificate, rare
Lot 386		Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $70 1d Red Comb Perf, two blocks of 4, one MUH, other with one unit hinged, and two vertical pairs, plates as VI/37-43 and VI 40-46, both with lower units MUH, fine (12)
Lot 387		Estimate: $160 1d Red used on 1915 (29 Sep) 'Souvenir Folding Post Card' featuring 22 coloured views of Sydney Harbour, used from Haymarket to Epsom (Vic), fine and attractive
Lot 388		Estimate: $150 1d Red Comb Perf Die 2 with Watermark Inverted, with light machine cancel clear of Die 2 spur, plated as II/32, BW cat AU$325
Lot 389		Estimate: $40 1d Salmon-red Smooth Paper tied by Sydney repeater cancel to 1914 (22 Dec) locally addressed postcard (BW 761C - cat AU$350 on cover), also 4d KGV registration envelope (flapless, but foxed) uprated 1918 (23 May) by Rough Paper 1d, sent from Geelong to Melbourne (2)
Lot 390		Estimate: $30 Realised Price : $22 1d Dull Red (semi-surfaced paper) Die II tied by Ballarat repeater cancel to 1915 (14 Apr) cover to Queenscliff, roughly opened
Lot 391		Estimate: $30 1d Deep Red Smooth Paper x 3 tied by 1916 (17 May) Hobart machine cancel to E.G. Tregear & Co. advertising cover to USA, fine application of Hobart censor handstamp
Lot 392		Estimate: $150 1d Brown-red punctured 'OS' centred left, fine with part Dandenong (Vic) cds, scarce. BW 71Wbb, cat AU$250
Lot 393		Estimate: $300 1½d Red Electro 15 variety 'Substituted Cliche' (15R40) with very light machine cancel. BW 89(15)ib, cat AU$800
Lot 394		Estimate: $100 2d Orange Punctured 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted' five used examples all with dated cancellations, couple of short perfs otherwise fine. BW 95b(a), cat AU$500 (5)
Lot 395		Estimate: $50 2d Orange Electro 6 variety 'Retouched GE of POSTAGE' (6R36), centred lower right, part OG and somewhat heavily hinged. BW 95(6)h, cat AU$200
Lot 396		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 2d Orange unlocated variety 'Cracked Electro Through Right Wattles to L of AUSTRALIA', large part OG, few small tone spots on gum, fine appearance and very rare. BW 95(U)o, cat AU$1250
Lot 397		Estimate: $800 2d Red group of major electro varieties, comprising 'Retouched Nose' (11R10), 'Recut Right-hand 2' (12AR54), 'Retouched Face' (14L12), and 'Right Frame Largely Missing' (16L55), the first three fine used, the last (cat AU$3500) with damaged top left corner. BW 96(11)i, 96 (12A)j, 96(14)f, 96(16)l, cat AU$4450 (4)
Lot 398		Estimate: $500 2d Red Electro 11 variety 'Retouched Nose' (11R10) left unit in horizontal strip of 3 reinforced with hinges, toned gum and one unit with vertical crease, but rare. BW 96(11)i, cat AU$2500+
Lot 399		Estimate: $200 2d Red Electro 11 variety 'Retouched Nose' (11R10) two fine used examples. BW 96(11)i, cat AU$600 (2)
Lot 400		Estimate: $160 2d Red Electro 11 variety 'Retouched Nose' (11R10) punctured 'OS' and with 'Watermark Inverted', small tear in top margin otherwise fine used and probably a unique combination. BW 96(11)a(i), cat AU$300++
Lot 401		Estimate: $350 2d Red Electro 12A variety 'Recut 2 at Right' (12AR54) four examples fine used, one dated. BW 96(12A)j, cat AU$1000 (4)
Lot 402		Estimate: $50 2d Red Electro 12A variety 'Recut 2 at Right and Broken Top to Crown' (12AR54), couple of slightly short perfs otherwise fine used and cancelled Port Lincoln (SA) cds, 3 MR 24. BW 96(12A)j, cat AU$250
Lot 403		Estimate: $500 2d Red Electro 14 variety 'Retouched Face' (14L12) unused (cat AU$3000), no gum and with short perfs down right side, and used (2), one with a couple of shortish perfs. BW 96(14)e, cat AU$3800 (3)
Lot 404		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 2d Red Electro 14 variety 'Retouched Face' (14L12) used with tiny thin on reverse, cancelled Moyhu (Vic) cds dated 26 AU 23. BW 96(14)e, cat AU$400
Lot 405		Estimate: $4,000 2d Red Electro 16 variety 'Large White Flaw in Left Value Tablet' (16L4) large part OG, with horizontal crease across upper part of stamp not visible on face. An extremely rare variety in red, this is thought to be the only recorded mint example, and a major KGV rarity. Also a fine used example of State I of the same position (identified by a small white dot below loop of right-hand '2'. BW 96(16)f, cat AU$9750 (2)
Lot 406		Estimate: $1,500 2d Red Electro 16 variety 'Large White flaw in Left Value Tablet' (16L4) fine used with machine cancel, matched with the pre-flaw state in red, and two examples of the variety in red-brown. A fine group. BW 96(16)f, 97(16)f, cat AU$3800 (4)
Lot 407		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 3d Violet-Blue Harrison Plates variety 'Broken Leg of Emu' (2L19) mint (2, one with ragged perfs at left) and used (2, both dated). BW 104l, cat AU$350 (4)
Lot 408		Estimate: $350 4d Orange, Violet and Blue used range of plate varieties on hagners, Orange shades including listed 1L58, 1R3, 1R25, 1R57, 2L7, 2L18, 2R12 (line through value), 2R30 and 2R58, Violet 2L18, 2L56, Blue 1R3, 1R45, 2L7, 2L18, 2L30, 2R6, 2R17, 2R30, 2R58, 2R59. Some punctured OS, a few with minor faults, high catalogue value (36)
Lot 409		Estimate: $400 4d Dull Ultramarine Harrison Printing variety 'Watermark Inverted' used, a plated example (4L52) with 2017 Drury Certificate. BW 113Baa, cat AU$1000
Lot 410		Estimate: $4,500 5d Very Dark Chestnut Comb Perf block of 4, very fine with large part OG and mounted on upper units only. The colour of this block is somewhat lighter than the catalogued 'Intensely Dark Brown' (BW 123F), but is nevertheless a very rare (and uncatalogued) shade. With 2012 Ceremuga Certificate
Lot 411		5d Chestnut Comb Perf Harrison imprint strip of 4 punctured OS, showing varieties 'Damaged N.E. Corner' State II (L59) and 'White Flaw in King's Hair' (R56). Diagonal crease through R55-56, lightly hinged with large part OG. A rare and possibly unique positional piece, with 2018 Drury Certificate. BW123b/xf, cat AU$9500+
Lot 412		Estimate: $600 5d Brown Single Line Perf JBC Monogram pair, R59 variety 'Retouched N.E. Corner State II', R60 variety 'Flawed P of PENCE State II', pencil notes in right selvedge erased, and with toned gum. BW 122zg, cat AU$1500
Lot 413		5d Bright Chestnut Rough Paper Single Line Perf 14 Punctured 'OS' fine used with Melbourne cds
Lot 414		Estimate: $350 1/4d Turquoise-blue Punctured 'OS' block of 4 very fine MUH. BW 128ba, cat AU$1500