AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SMALL MULTIPLE WATERMARK PERF 13½ X 12½
Lot 300
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $400
Coil Stamps: Mint selection with ½d Orange strips of 4 from Electros 8 and 9, each showing coil joins at middle, 1d Green strip of 4 from Pane 6 showing coil join at middle, and a further pair with coil join, 1½d Red strip of 4 with coil join at middle, and 2d Red Die 2 strip of 4 from Plate 1 showing coil join at middle. All very fine MUH and a scarce group (22)
Lot 301
Estimate: $750
1d Green coil strip of 7 variety 'Watermark Inverted', split and rejoined between the fourth and fifth stamps, and showing coil join between the third and fourth stamps. Light toning on right side of the lower two units, otherwise fine MUH and scarce in a piece of this size. BW 81a, cat AU$1225+
Lot 302
Estimate: $150
1d Green coil strip of 4 variety 'Watermark Inverted', two MUH but with toned gum. BW 81a, cat AU$550
Lot 303
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
1½d Red vertical strip of 3 from coil machine (trimmed perfs both sides) used with 'Angel' vignette on 1927 (20 Aug) Davis Bros. airmail cover from Melbourne to Cessnock (NSW), few tone spots on perf tips otherwise fine, scarce
Lot 304
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1½d Red from coil rolls, with strip of 6 (reinforced at middle), strip of 3 with coil join between lower pair, pairs with coil join (2, one with black paper adhesion on reverse), a further severed pair, and two joined half stamps showing a coil machine 'Gripper perf' error. Most units MUH, and a useful group (16)
Lot 305
Estimate: $50
Realised Price : $46
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