AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE VI ISSUES

Lot 527	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 ½d Kangaroo McCracken imprint block of 4 showing later state of the Cracked Imprint, large part OG with lower pair MUH. BW 178zba, cat AU$600
Lot 528	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 1d Green Queen Die I selection on leaves with imprints, gutter types, few plate varieties, and including two sheets of 160. Many pieces with toning problems (676)
Lot 529	[ C ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 1½d Maroon KGVI Ash imprint blocks of 4 (5), and Perf 15 x 14 McCracken imprint blocks of 8 and 4, plus a few other blocks. Also 1½d Green block of 20 showing two McCracken imprints with State II cracks, the gutter imprint affected by rust, the rest of the block is fine (75)
Lot 530	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $800 Purchase Price : $699 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die I top left and top right corner blocks of 4 with portion of Plate No. '8' mounted in selvedge only (one has two small tone spots). Also 2d Die II Perf 15 x 14 gutter block of 8 from top of sheet with small portion of Plate No. '12', and 3d Brown bottom gutter block of 8 with portion of Plate No. '14', both fine. BW 187zk,zl, 188zj, 196zc, cat AU$12500 (24)
Lot 532	[ **/*/O ]	Estimate: $400 Purchase Price : $350 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue KGVI Die I 'White Wattles' block of 4 (upper pair hinged), MUH singles (3, one with rust), and fine used. BW 190, cat AU$2425 (8)
Lot 537	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue KGVI Die IA John Ash imprint block of 4, lower units MUH and with light gum toning. BW 192za, cat AU$1500
Lot 539	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $2,000 Purchase Price : $1,748 1937-49 Perf 13½x 14 3d Blue KGVI Die II on Unsurfaced Paper top left corner block of 3 showing large part of Plate No. '3', toning in top selvedge and few spots elsewhere, however a very rare block, with the BW catalogue stating this is the only known example. BW 194z, cat AU$8500
Lot 540	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue KGVI Die II on Unsurfaced Paper John Ash imprint blocks of 4 (3, one with perf pip), all blocks have minor defects (gum loss or rust spots). BW 194zb, cat AU$825 (12)
Lot 547	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green Queen Elizabeth coil perf (uniformly large holes) strips of 4 (2, one with coil join, other unit partly severed) and 3, also normal perfs coil join pair, and strip of 4 of the test coil in green. Mostly fine with some units MUH. BW 182bh, cat AU$750++ (17)
Lot 556	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1/- Lyrebird block of 30 from right side of sheet showing variety 'Roller Flaw Over O of ONE' (Sheet A, R1-6/6). Some traces of toning in upper selvedge, otherwise fine with only a couple of stamps hinged. BW 209d, cat AU$1250 as a MUH strip of 6
Lot 558	[ O ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d variety 'Man With Tail' and 'Man With Tail Retouched', both fine used. BW 175e, ea, cat AU$225 (2)
Lot 559	[ O ]	Estimate: $140 Purchase Price : $123 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Man With Tail' (2, one with 'CMF' perfin) and 'Man With Tail Retouched', each fine used. BW 175e,ea, cat AU$325 (3)
Lot 560	[ O ]	Estimate: $120 Purchase Price : $105 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Man With Tail', three fine used examples. BW 175e, cat AU$300 (3)
Lot 561	[ * ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d variety 'Man With Tail Retouched', light corner crease, part OG. BW 175ea, cat AU$1500
Lot 562	[ O ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet varieties 'Pantaloon Flaw' and States I and II Retouches, each fine used. BW 175f, fa, fb cat AU$600 (3)
Lot 563	[ **/*/O ]	Estimate: $600 Purchase Price : $536 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d study of the 'Pantaloon' flaw (L10/2), with early state in mint block of 4 and used (5); advanced state used (3); retouched in mint Ash imprint block of 10 (tone spot affecting variety unit, in used pair and used (5). A scarce assembly. BW 175f,fa,fb (14 M, 12 U)
Lot 564	[ O ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Pantaloon Retouch State I' (L10/2), fine used. BW 175fa, cat AU$200
Lot 566	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet block of 4 from lower left corner of sheet showing complete Plate No. '1', some gum toning. BW 175za, cat AU$600
Lot 568	[ ** ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 1942-50 3½d Blue KGVI block of 12 on 'Thin Paper' very fine MUH. BW 231a, cat AU$1500
Lot 570	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 1947 1d Princess Elizabeth Definitive C of A Watermark and No Watermark range on leaves with imprint blocks, No Wmk block of 6 showing partial double perforation, flush perforation blocks, few minor varieties, C of A Wmk pane of 80 and sheet of 160 (affected by rust), and No Wmk pane of 80 and sheet of 160 (the latter affected by rust) (647)
Lot 572	[ **/*/O ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 1948-50 1/6d Hermes C of A Watermark By Authority imprint blocks of 4 (3, one with folded corner showing misplaced perforations in selvedge), imprint blocks of 16 and 12 including variety 'Extra Island', imprint blocks of 8 (2) and no imprint blocks of 12 and 8 and used (5) showing 'Extra Island Retouched'. Plus 1948-56 No Watermark blocks of 16 (2), and a few others. Few tone spots but the majority fine and largely MUH (124 M, 6 U)
Lot 573	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $600 Purchase Price : $536 1948-56 1/6d Hermes C of A Watermark By Authority imprint block of 20 from base of sheet showing the lower row with variety 'Partial Double Perforation', fine with only two units hinged. BW 261ba, cat AU$275 per stamp
Lot 575	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $375 Purchase Price : $338 1948-56 No Watermark 1/- Lyrebird block of 30 from right side of sheet showing variety 'Roller Flaw Over O of ONE' (Sheet A, R1-6/6), some tone spots in selvedge and small spots on two stamps, hinged only in selvedge. BW 210d, cat AU$950 for hinged strip of 6
Lot 576	[ ** ]	Estimate: $120 Purchase Price : $105 1950-52 3d Scarlet KGVI booklet plate sheet of 144 including variety 'Weak Entry to bottom Tablet' (Panel C 2/15), fine
Lot 577	[ C ]	Estimate: $50 Purchase Price : $45 1950-52 2½d Purple-brown KGVI solo usage on unsealed philatelic paquebot cover to USA, cancelled on arrival 23 July 1951