AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE VI ISSUES, LATER ISSUES

Lot 289		Estimate: $200 1937 NSW Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Pantaloon flaw Retouched' State I with machine cancel, and State II (extra colour over officer's head) cancelled Swan Hill (Vic) cds, both fine. BW 175fa,fb, cat AU$400
Lot 290		Estimate: $400 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet left pane of 40 showing Plate No. '1' at lower left, small tear in left selvedge otherwise very fine. Very scarce and unusual in such a large multiple. BW 175za, cat AU$600
Lot 291		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1940 A.I.F. 1d, 2d, 3d and 6d McCracken imprint block of 4, very fine with lower units MUH
Lot 292		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $105 1940 A.I.F. 2d Scarlet block of 4 with triangular-shaped flaw at centre caused by the adhesion of foreign matter during printing. Upper pair toned where hinged, lower pair unmounted, an interesting printing freak
Lot 293		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $85 1942-44 1d Brown-purple Queen Elizabeth showing strong 'Offset' on reverse (lightly hinged but with some loss of design, ? genuine), and another with a blurred print resulting in an intense shade, MUH. BW 225 varieties (2)
Lot 294		Estimate: $400 1942-44 1½d Green Queen Mother perf pip block of 8 from top of sheet showing small portion of Plate No. '-10-', stamps MUH, lightly hinged in selvedge. BW 226za, cat AU$4500
Lot 295		Estimate: $270 1942-44 3½d Blue KGVI marginal block of 4, variety Thin Paper, stamps MUH. BW 231a, cat AU$500 for hinged
Lot 296		Estimate: $500 1942-44 3½d Blue KGVI gutter By Authority imprint block of 8 variety 'Thin Paper' very fine MUH. BW 231a, cat AU$1000 for hinged
Lot 297		Estimate: $250 1942-44 3½d Blue KGVI corner 'By Authority' imprint block of 20 (2 x 10) showing Partial Double Horizontal Perforations on left units. Arricator marks in left selvedge, slight separation, mostly MUH
Lot 298		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $65 1942-44 5½d Emu marginal block of 4 with varieties 'Re-entry to T of AUSTRALIA' and 'Re-entry at Left and to AU of AUSTRALIA', fresh MUH. BW 232f,g
Lot 299		Estimate: $75 1946 Sir Thomas Mitchell PMG's Department Official FDC registered at Sydney, Unopened
Lot 300		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $160 1948-56 1/3d Hereford Bull sheet of 120 with Type 1 perforation pips at left (Sheet A), superb MUH
Lot 301		Estimate: $250 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 302		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $440 1948-50 Coat-of-Arms 5/-, £1 and £2 photographic negatives of the steel dies, showing the official instrument numbers at top left, each on thin paper. A similar set in the recent Arthur Gray sale in London realised £290 (3)
Lot 303		Estimate: $120 1948-56 10/-, £1 and £2 Coat-of-Arms optd 'SPECIMEN' fine MUH (3)
Lot 304		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $320 1948-56 Coat-of-Arms 5/- affixed to publicity card with typewritten 'Commonwealth Coat of Arms/George VI Definitive Series 5/- Red 1949'. Apparently a precursor to the printed publicity cards which began with the 1953 3½d Scout issue, and the only example we have seen.
Lot 305		Estimate: $900 1948-56 Coat-of-Arms £2 on 'Thin Paper' MUH with variety 'Roller Flaw below E of POSTAGE'. A very rare combination of varieties, centred low otherwise fine, and with 2014 Ceremuga Certificate which curiously does not mention the plate flaw. BW 271ad, cat AU$1500++
Lot 306		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 1948-56 No Watermark ½d Orange with diagonal 'O.S.' handstamp in magenta, used on small piece with 1941 3d Brown and 1944 2d Mauve both punctured 'G/NSW', cancelled Sydney machine, 31 MAY 1951. An unauthorised but accepted emergency use during a shortage of 'G/NSW' punctures. Fine and very scarce
Lot 307		Estimate: $400 1950-52 No Watermark 1½d Green Queen Elizabeth gutter block of 8 from top of sheet showing small portion of plate No. '19' fine and unmounted except for one hinge in gutter. BW 227za, cat AU$4000
Lot 308		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1950-52 No Watermark 1½d Green Queen Elizabeth gutter block of 12 from top of sheet with small portion of Plate No. '19', mounted on selvedge and two units only, fine. BW 227za, cat AU$4000
Lot 309		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1948-56 No Watermark 1/- Lyrebird block of 21 from top right corner of sheet. R1/6-6/6 variety 'Roller Flaw on O of ONE', very fine MUH. BW 210d, cat AU$500+
Lot 310		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1949 2½d Sir Henry Lawson vertical block of 20 from left side of mis-guillotined sheet showing By Authority imprint cut off at base and large part of imprint showing in top selvedge; also 1951 3d Gold/Responsible Govt similar block of 30 showing a lesser misplacement of the guillotine. Both fine MUH (50)
Lot 311		Estimate: $200 1950-52 3d Scarlet KGVI booklet plate sheet of 144, as issued for counter sale after booklets were abandoned, very fine. BW 251c/ca, cat AU$360
Lot 312		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $105 1950-52 1½d Green Queen Mother block of 8 from lower right corner of sheet, right and lower selvedge with 'Inverted Offsets on Face', extending into right-hand block of 4 stamps. Upper left unit with diagonal crease and hinged, otherwise fine and MUH
Lot 313		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $105 1950 8½d Aboriginal By Authority imprint block of 10 from left corner of sheet, left selvedge with 'Inverted Offsets on Face', lower pair with mild horizontal crease, one unit hinged, otherwise fine MUH
Lot 314		Estimate: $900 1950 NSW and Victoria Stamp Centenaries 2½d Maroon gutter block of 8 from top of sheet with large portion of Plate No. '4' without dashes (Sheet B), very fine and mounted in selvedge only. BW 279zc, cat AU$2250
Lot 315		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1951 50th Anniversary of Commonwealth 3½d (464, including two complete sheets), 5½d (348, including four complete sheets), 1/6d (196, including two complete sheets), odd tone spot but generally very fine (1,008)
Lot 316		Estimate: $150 1951 50th Anniversary of Commonwealth 3½d Carmine-lake se-tenant strip of 4 from right of sheet, last unit with variety 'Misplaced Perforations', superb MUH. BW 280b, cat AU$325
Lot 317		Estimate: $300 1951-52 3½d Brown-purple KGVI imprint block of 8 (mounted in gutter only) with Type 1 perforation pips, and block of 4 from lower right corner of sheet, both variety 'Thin Paper', superb MUH. BW 253a, cat AU$1200+
Lot 318		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $550 1951-52 6½d Green KGVI block of 4 from top right corner of sheet with error 'Partly Imperforate due to Paper fold', fine MUH and spectacular. BW 256 variety
Lot 319		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1952-65 C of A Watermark 2/6d Aboriginal with 'Watermark Sideways Inverted', slight soiling otherwise fine with cds cancel. This stamp was the original discovery example which formed the basis of the catalogue listing. BW 265a cat AU$1500, SG 253aw cat £1500
Lot 320		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1952-65 2/6d Aboriginal Emergency Printing 'By Authority' imprint block of 4, centred to top, disturbed gum in right selvedge otherwise fresh MUH