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Online General Sale No. 74 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 1st October 2021 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SINGLE WATERMARK
Lot 383 | [ O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ **/* ] |
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 | [ C ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ C/PS ] |
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 | [ C ] |
1d Dull Red (semi-surfaced paper) Die II tied by Ballarat repeater cancel to 1915 (14 Apr) cover to Queenscliff, roughly opened  | ||
| Lot 391 | [ C ] |
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 | [ O ] |
1d Brown-red punctured 'OS' centred left, fine with part Dandenong (Vic) cds, scarce. BW 71Wbb, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 393 | [ O ] |
1½d Red Electro 15 variety 'Substituted Cliche' (15R40) with very light machine cancel. BW 89(15)ib, cat AU$800  | ||
| Lot 394 | [ O ] |
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 | [ * ] |
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 | [ * ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ * ] |
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 | [ O ] |
2d Red Electro 11 variety 'Retouched Nose' (11R10) two fine used examples. BW 96(11)i, cat AU$600 (2)  | ||
| Lot 400 | [ O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ (*)/O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ */O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ */O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
4d Dull Ultramarine Harrison Printing variety 'Watermark Inverted' used, a plated example (4L52) with 2017 Drury Certificate. BW 113Baa, cat AU$1000  | ||
| Lot 410 | [ **/* ] |
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 | [ * ] |
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 | [ O ] |
5d Bright Chestnut Rough Paper Single Line Perf 14 Punctured 'OS' fine used with Melbourne cds  | ||
| Lot 414 | [ ** ] |
1/4d Turquoise-blue Punctured 'OS' block of 4 very fine MUH. BW 128ba, cat AU$1500  | ||
