AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SINGLE WATERMARK

Lot 278		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 Coil Stamps: A mint range with 1d Green with coil join in middle (one stamp with rounded corner), 1d Green coil join pair, 1½d Black-brown strip of 4 with coil join between lower pair (toned gum), 1½d Brown strip of 6 (slightly toned gum and a few tone spots), and pairs (2, both with coil joins), 1½d Green pair from Electro 17(toning, and status doubtful). Most units MUH, and a scarce group (22)
Lot 279		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 280		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 281		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $115 ½d Green coil stamps strip of 8 with coil join between fourth and fifth stamps, and a further pair showing coil join. Very fine with all but one unit MUH (10)
Lot 282		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $65 1d Red accumulation of approx 300 used, mixed Smooth and Rough Papers, apparently unpicked for shades with several scarcer ones apparent, proportion of OS punctures and a few multiples (ca 300)
Lot 283		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 284		Estimate: $150 1d Brown-red punctured 'OS' centred left, fine with part Dandenong (Vic) cds, scarce. BW 71Wbb, cat AU$250
Lot 285		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $320 1d Red coil stamp Smooth Paper strip of 4 From Pane 5 with coil join at middle, and Rough Paper strip of 5 with coil join between second and third stamps; also used stamps (8) showing coil perf characteristics, two with remnants of coil joins. Mostly fine (9 M and 8 U)
Lot 286		Estimate: $300 1½d Red Electro 15 variety 'Substituted Cliche' (15R40) with very light machine cancel. BW 89(15)ib, cat AU$800
Lot 287		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 288		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 289		Estimate: $200 2d Red Electro 11 variety 'Retouched Nose' (11R10) two fine used examples. BW 96(11)i, cat AU$600 (2)
Lot 290		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 291		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 292		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 293		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 4d Violet used on 1922 (2 March) cover from Melbourne to Switzerland, paying the short-lived foreign letter rate, a scarce solo usage. Langnau receiving cds on reverse
Lot 294		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 295		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 296		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $460 1/4d Turquoise-blue Punctured 'OS' block of 4 very fine MUH. BW 128ba, cat AU$1500