AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE VI ISSUES

Lot 580		Estimate: $350 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die I top left corner block of 4 with large portion of partially inked Plate No. '8' mounted in selvedge only which also has two small tone spots. BW 187zk, cat AU$1750
Lot 581		Estimate: $350 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die I block of 4 from top right corner of sheet showing lower portion of Plate No. '8', mounted in selvedge and on one unit only, small tone spot in right margin. BW 187zl, cat AU$1750
Lot 582		Estimate: $600 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 KGVI 3d Blue Die I 'White Wattles' marginal strip of 3 MUH (selvedge largely detached, and two with black adhesions on reverse), 3d Blue Die I marginal block of 15 and single superb MUH, 3d Blue Die 1A mint, 3d Blue Die II Thin Paper mint, and 1/- Lyrebird Perf 15 x 14 Ash Imprint Pair (21)
Lot 583		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $575 1937-49 Robes duplicated range with 5/- Thick Paper Ash and By Authority imprint blocks of 4, Thin Paper imprint blocks of 4 (6) and imprint pair, 10/- Thick Paper (11, with imprint block of of 4 (2) and pair), and Thin Paper imprint block of 4, £1 Thick Paper imprint pair. One unit of £1 pair with tone spots, otherwise very fine MUH and high cat value (51)
Lot 584		Estimate: $120 1937-49 10/- Robes Chalky paper + 1/6d Hermes + 4d Koala tied by GPO Sydney cds to 1941 (5 Jun) censored cover to USA (11/10d triple clipper rate for 1/1½oz letter)
Lot 585		Estimate: $600 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI gutter block of 8 from top of sheet with Plate No. '4' (complete) fine virtually full OG with only one unit hinged. BW 187zc, cat AU$2000
Lot 586		Estimate: $300 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die II gutter block of 8 from top of sheet showing small portion of Plate No. '12' (Sheet A or B), two units mounted and with somewhat heavy fold through gutter. BW 188zj or zja, cat AU$1750
Lot 587		Estimate: $120 1937-49 Perf 15 x 15 2d Scarlet KGVI Die II 'No Imprint' block of 16, from surplus stock printed from, coil plate perforated and placed on counter sale. Six units mounted, slight gum toning and light crease through one vertical pair, and crease through lower right corner just touching stamp. BW 188zs, cat AU$550
Lot 588		Estimate: $200 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 3d Brown KGVI gutter block of 8 from base of sheet with large portion of Plate No. '14' without dashes (Sheet C), two units mounted and small marks on reverse of two stamps. BW 196zc, cat AU$600
Lot 589		Estimate: $1,000 1948-56 1/3d Hereford Bull top right corner block of 4 showing corner unit error 'Partly Imperforate due to Paper Fold', hinged in selvedge only with stamps MUH. BW 260b variation, the illustrated block cat AU$3750
Lot 590		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $260 1948-56 1/3d Hereford Bull rare solo franking on 1953 (27 May) cover from Collins Street to East Malvern paying double rate 6d + 9d registration, minor blemishes. BW cat AU$400 for solo franking
Lot 591		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1948-56 1/6d Hermes block of 4 from left of sheet with Plate No. '1' without dashes (Sheet A), very fine with one unit mounted. BW 261z, cat AU$500
Lot 592		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1948-56 Coat-of-Arms 10/-, £1 and £2 optd SPECIMEN, £2 with traces of hinge (3)
Lot 593		Estimate: $1,800 1948-56 No Watermark 1½d Green Queen Mother top left corner block of 16 showing top left corner unit error 'Partly Imperforate due to Paper Fold', hinged in selvedge only, others MUH. BW 1227b, cat AU$3250
Lot 594		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $65 1950-52 3d Scarlet KGVI Booklet Sheet of 144, fine apart from a few small tone spots, mostly in upper selvedge. BW 251c, cat AU$360
Lot 595		Estimate: $600 1951-52 3½d George VI presentation die proof in issued colour in sunken frame with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '14/2.11.51'(for Sir W. McKell, Governor-General), some foxing of design and mount. Eight die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW253DP(1), cat AU$3000