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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES, 1922-30 THIRD WATERMARK
Lot 853 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark range of imprint blocks, with 1½d T.S. Harrison block of 8, 1d A.J. Mullett block of 4 and 1½d A.J. Mullett block of 12, and 1d, 1½d (2), 3d, 4d and John Ash blocks of 4 and 4d John Ash pair. Generally very fine with all but a few units MUH. A very scarce group, BW cat AU$2850+ (54)  | ||
| Lot 854 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark ½d to 6d mint collection of all the Brusden-White listed shades, comprising ½d (4), 1d (5), 1½d (3), 2d (5), 3d (5), 4d (3), and 6d (4), generally fine with a number MUH, a difficult group to complete (29)  | ||
| Lot 855 | [ CTO ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green CTO sheet of 120 split into two blocks of 30 and block of 60, some additional perf separation and some selvedge missing at base including part of Harrison imprint. Useful for a study of value plate settings. BW D105B, cat AU$480+  | ||
| Lot 856 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark group of mint blocks comprising ½d blocks of 8 and 4 (2), 1d blocks of 4 (3), 1½d blocks of 6 (2) and 4 (4), 2d blocks of 4 (2), 3d blocks of 4 (2), 4d blocks of 4 (2) and 6d blocks of 4 (4). Generally very fine and largely MUH, with most shades represented. A fine lot, BW minimum cat AU$3200 (96)   | ||
| Lot 857 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green sheet of 120 with T.S. Harrison two-line imprint superb MUH with virtually no split perfs, a rare and possibly unique sheet from Frame Plate 2 with the relevant value plate flaws demonstrating the setting. BW D105B, cat AU$1800  | ||
| Lot 858 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green sheet of 120 divided into quarters and mounted on pages with frame plate and value plate varieties noted to indicate the setting of the value plate. Very fine with all but a few units MUH, and with split Mullett imprint ex Ray Chapman. BW D105C, cat AU$1200     | ||
| Lot 859 | [ **/* ] |
Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Yellow-green (Ash printing) matching blocks of 16 from lower left and right corners of sheet, very fine with all but a few units MUH. BW D105D, cat AU$320+   | ||
| Lot 860 | [ * ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Pale Green, and Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Harrison imprint pairs, the first with second line of imprint cut away, and the second with second line of imprint partly severed. Both pairs very fine with large part OG, and scarce. BW D105A,Cz, cat AU$900 as imprint blocks of 4  | ||
| Lot 861 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint strip of 4 (heavily hinged between two units) and imprint block of 8 (some hinge reinforcement) showing two different settings of the imprint relative to the value plates, both large part OG with lower units on block MUH. BW D105Cza, cat AU$350 as mounted imprint block of 4 (12)  | ||
| Lot 862 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark Mullett printings in Carmine and Bright Yellow-green ½d imprint block of 4 MUH but strips of light gum toning from previous storage; 1d (left stamp partly severed) and 3d imprint pairs, both large part OG; 1½d imprint block of 8 (large part OG but arricator affixed in selvedge and faint crease through one pair); and 6d imprint block of 4 (reinforced perfs and toned gum). BW cat AU$1475 as mounted imprint blocks of 4 (20)  | ||
| Lot 863 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over A setting) imprints blocks of 4 (3), showing different positions of the imprint relative to the value plates, fine with large part OG and lower units MUH. BW D105Dzb, cat AU$525 (12)  | ||
| Lot 864 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Wmk ½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green block of 24 from base of sheet (lacking side selvedges) with Harrison imprint. Sensible hinge reinforcement of some split perfs, otherwise fine with most units MUH, a rare multiple. BW D105Bz, cat AU$550++  | ||
| Lot 865 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint block of 4 showing variety 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60), bands of gum toning but very fine facial appearance with lower units MUH. BW D106za, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 866 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Pale Green Harrison imprint block of 8, very fine with large part OG and lower units MUH. BW D106Az, cat AU$400 as imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 867 | [ * ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Harrison (second line trimmed away) pair large part OG, and 2d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green Harrison imprint pair (second line partly trimmed), left unit partly severed and toned gum. BW 106z,108Bz, cat za, cat AU$700 as blocks of 4 (4)  | ||
| Lot 868 | [ * ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint strip of 4 fine with large part OG. BW D106Cza, cat AU$250 as imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 869 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Bright Yellow-Green, Red and Yellow-green, and Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over A setting) imprint block of 4, each with varieties 'Left Frame of Tablet Broken at Base' (R9/1) and 'Left Frame of Tablet Buckled and Broken' (L10/1, the last additionally with 'Scratch in Lower Left Corner'). All fine, (one block MUH, other two lower units MUH), a good trio of the three listed Ash printings. BW D106C,D,Ezb, cat AU$625+ (12)  | ||
| Lot 870 | [ * ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4, large part OG but somewhat heavily hinged. BW D106Ezb, cat AU$175  | ||
| Lot 871 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint block of 8, split between upper and lower blocks of 4. MUH but with bands of gum toning on reverse. BW D106Cza, cat AU$250+  | ||
| Lot 872 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over A setting) block of 4 (second line of imprint slightly trimmed) with varieties 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Buckled Near Base' (R9/1) and 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Buckled in Centre, and Scratch in Lower Left Corner' (R10/1), very fine with large part OG. Also another imprint pair in Red and Yellow-Green shade with R10/1 variety without additional scratch, fine with large part OG. BW D106Ezc, cat AU$275, and D106Dzb, cat AU$175 as block of 4 (6)  | ||
| Lot 873 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green sheet of 120 divided into quarters and mounted on pages with frame plate and duty plate varieties noted. Some minor perf splitting otherwise very fine with all but a few units MUH, and showing split Harrison two-line imprint, ex Ray Chapman. BW D107A, cat AU$1440     | ||
| Lot 874 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green T.S. Harrison imprint block of 8, typically with second line of imprint trimmed off due to its low placement, six units MUH, but with some gum toning. BW D107z, cat AU$475 for imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 875 | [ CTO ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green (Harrison printing) block of 58 (left pane, lacking lower left vertical pair) cancelled Katanning (WA) cds 19 MAY 27, minor perf separation, full gum and fine. BW D107A, cat AU$464+  | ||
| Lot 876 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green A.J. Mullett imprint block of 8 MUH but with bands of gum toning. BW D107za, cat AU$275 for mounted imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 877 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over N setting) imprint block of 8 very fine MUH. BW D107zb, cat AU$275 for a mounted imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 878 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over N setting) imprint block of 8, very fine MUH. BW D107zb, cat AU$275 for mounted block of 4  | ||
| Lot 879 | [ CTO ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Yellow-green (Ash printing) blocks of 20, 18 and 10 cancelled Woodville (SA) cds 5 AP 50, fine and with full gum. BW D107C, cat AU$768  | ||
| Lot 880 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green Harrison imprint block of 4 (second line of imprint trimmed off, and upper and lower pairs separated and rejoined) variety 'Double Perforations Along Base', few perf separations, the unique imprint piece of this variety. BW D107b, cat AU$250++  | ||
| Lot 881 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Harrison (second line trimmed off), Mullett and Ash imprint blocks of 4, each with large part OG, Mullet block with some perfs reinforced, most units MUH. BW D107z,za,zb, cat AU$1025 (12)  | ||
| Lot 882 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint block of 8, large part OG with seven units MUH, perf separation down left side of gutter, very fine appearance; and 1½d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) block of 8. tone spot in selvedge under imprint otherwise fine MUH. BW D107Bza,107Czb, cat AU$550 for mounted blocks of 4 (8)  | ||
| Lot 883 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint block of 4, and 1½d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over N setting) imprint block of 4. Both blocks very fresh MUH. BW D107Bza, D107Czb, cat AU$550 for mounted imprint blocks (8)  | ||
| Lot 884 | [ C ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Yellow-green with manuscript cancel on 1929 (26 Apr) OHMS 'RETURNED "MORE TO PAY" LETTER' from Melbourne Dead Letter Office, addressed to Footscray, with 'T' in oval with manuscript '1½'. Very fine and a rare solo usage of the 1½d postage due, BW cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 885 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 2d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green sheet of 120 divided into four quarters and mounted on pages with frame plate and duty plate varieties noted to indicate the setting of the value plate. Very fine MUH (mounted in selvedge only) and showing split Harrison two-line imprint, a rare sheet despite having been divided, ex Ray Chapman. BW D108B, cat AU$2400     | ||
| Lot 886 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 2d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green gutter block of 4 variety 'Double Perforation' down right side of gutter, some perf separation and one perf missing on lower right unit, large part OG with lower pair MUH. BW D108ba, cat AU$350  | ||
| Lot 887 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 2d Carmine and Pale Green Harrison two-line imprint block of 4 (second line largely cut away), and 2d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Harrison two-line imprint block of 4 (ink notation in lower selvedge, toned gum). Both blocks large part OG with lower units MUH. BW D108Az, D108Cz, cat AU$800 (8)  | ||
| Lot 888 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 2d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint block of 4, lower line of imprint cut away, very fine MUH. BW D108Cza, cat AU$300 for mounted imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 889 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 2d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over N setting) imprint block of 4, large part toned gum, lower units MUH. BW D108Ezb, cat AU$175  | ||
| Lot 890 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 2d Red and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4, fine with lower units MUH but with bands of gum toning. BW D108Dzb cat AU$175  | ||
| Lot 891 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green block of 12 from lower right corner of sheet showing part Harrison two-line imprint, some split perfs however a scarce multiple, six units MUH. BW D109B, cat AU$372  | ||
| Lot 892 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green gutter pair showing a fragment of the top row of the Harrison two-line imprint, very fine MUH. The very low placement of the imprint gave rise to the idea that this value exists without imprint, but it is believed that all such pieces are due to the imprint being trimmed off. BW D109z, cat AU$400 for imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 893 | [ CTO ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green (Mullett printing) block of 20 and 8 and strip of 6 cancelled Katanning (WA) cds 27 JUN 28, fine and with full gum. BW D109 C, cat AU$170+  | ||
| Lot 894 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over N setting) imprint block of 8 (right-hand vertical pair detached), toned gum, lower strip MUH. BW D109zb, cat AU$200 for imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 895 | [ O ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Red and Yellow-green John Ash (N over A setting) imprint block of 4 showing variety 'Broken Frame and Shading Right of Stop' (L60), cancelled Manjimup (WA) cds 25 SE 31. Partially severed down right side of gutter, otherwise fine. BW D109zca, cat AU$275 as mint imprint block  | ||
| Lot 896 | [ * ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green variety 'Double Perforation' at base, fine mint with large part OG, very scarce. BW D109Bb, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 897 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Pale Green Harrison two-line imprint block of 8, very fine with large part OG and lower units MUH. Also 3d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green block of 4 from imprint position showing 1mm selvedge without imprint, from Harrison printing with imprint set very low, fine with part OG. BW D109Az, D109B, cat AU$400 for imprint block of 4 (12)  | ||
| Lot 898 | [ * ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint strip of 4, very fine with large part OG. BW D109Cza, cat AU$300 as imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 899 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash imprint (N over N setting) pairs (2, both MUH) one variety 'Broken Frame and Shading Right of Stop' (R55), other showing retouch, and Red and Yellow-green (N over A setting) block of 4 (lower units MUH) showing variety. A fine group. BW D109Dzca, Czba,zbb, cat AU$900 as imprint blocks of 4 (8)  | ||
| Lot 900 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) block of 4 with variety 'Broken Frame and Shading Right of Stop Retouched' on L60, very fine MUH. BW D109Ezbb, cat AU$350+  | ||
| Lot 901 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4 (N over N setting) with variety 'Broken Frame and Shading Right of Stop' (L60), and 4d Perf 11 Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4 (N over N setting), both blocks with staining along top perfs of upper stamps, some gum toning. BW D109zba, cat AU$275  | ||
| Lot 902 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 4d Carmine and Pale Green blocks of 4 (2, one with part Harrison imprint), and 4d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green blocks of 4 (2, one split into two pairs, other toned gum), most units MUH. BW D110A,B, cat AU$640 for hinged (16)  | ||
| Lot 903 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green sheet of 120 divided into quarters and mounted with duty plate flaws noted. Some perf splitting and gutter selvedge missing opposite three units, all but a few units MUH and showing split Mullett imprint. Despite having been divided a rare sheet proving the value plate setting for the Mullett printing, ex Ray Chapman. BW D112C, cat AU$9000 for MUH   | ||
| Lot 904 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Pale Green Harrison two-line imprint block of 8, patches of light gum toning, part OG with lower units MUH, very scarce. BW D112Az, cat AU$750 as imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 905 | [ C ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green marginal from top of sheet variety 'Double Perforation' along top, fine with large part OG and rare. BW D112b, cat AU$275  | ||
| Lot 906 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Harrison two-line imprint block of 8, left-hand block of 4 largely split and reinforced with hinges, very fine otherwise with large part OG and most units MUH, very scarce BW D112Bz, cat AU$750 as imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 907 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint blocks of 4, one very fine MUH, other with split perfs at right and mounted in gutter only. The two blocks show different settings of the imprint relative to the value tablets. BW D112Cza, cat AU$800 as two mounted imprint blocks of 4 (8)  | ||
| Lot 908 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash imprint block of 4, very fine with full OG and mounted in selvedge only. BW D112Dzb, cat AU$350  | ||
| Lot 909 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark Perf 11 4d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over N setting) imprint block of 4, small mark on L60 otherwise very fine MUH. BW D111z, cat AU$200  | ||
| Lot 910 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark Perf 11 4d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over N setting) imprint block of 4, lower pair MUH, and upper left unit with several short perfs. BW D111z, cat AU$200  | ||
