1931-37 C of A Watermark ½d, 1d (2, both perfs), 2d (2, both perfs), 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/- blocks of 4, lower values (including scarce 3d) mostly MUH, 4d, rare 6d and 1/- very fine with lower units MUH. A diffcult set to complete in mint blocks, BW D113-121, cat AU$3032 as mounted blocks (36)
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 14 1d Deep Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4 (N over A setting) with varieties 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Broken at Base' (L9/1) and 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Buckled in Centre, and Scratch in Lower Left Corner' (R10/1). Fine with large part OG and lower units MU. BW D114Az, cat AU$225
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d Deep Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over A setting) imprint block of 4 with variety 'Left Frame of Tablet Buckled and Broken and Scratch at Lower Left' (R55), very fine with large part OG, lower units MUH. BW D114z, cat AU$225
1931-37 C of A Watermark 2d Carmine and Yellow-green, and Red and Yellow-green Perf 14 John Ash (N over N setting) imprint blocks of 4, the first with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), the second with R55 corrected by makeready, both very fine with lower units MUH. BW D116z,za, cat AU$450 (8)
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 14 2d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) block of 4 without 'RA Joined' variety on R55, large part OG but with tone spots in gutter and affecting upper units. BW D116z, cat AU$200
1931-37 C of A Watermark ½d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash imprint block of 8 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), fresh and fine MUH. BW D113, cat AU$250++
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d John Ash (N over A setting) imprint pair, with variety 'Left Frame Buckled and Broken and Scratch at Lower Left' (R55); John Ash (N over N setting) imprint block of 4 with same variety retouched; and John Ash (N over EA setting) imprints blocks of 4 (2), both with same variety retouched, from Frame Plates 1 and 2. All fine mint with large part OG, lower units of blocks MUH, a nice group. BW D115z, za, zb, zc, cat AU$425 (14)
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-Green Perf 11 horizontal pair from right side of sheet error 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Margin' superb MUH and rare. Four mint examples of the error are recorded comprising a vertical pair and two horizontal pairs. BW D115b, cat AU$1750+
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-green Perf 11 block of 4 from right side of sheet error 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Margin' fine used and cancelled with hexagonal '7TH AUS. PHIL. EXBN./ADELAIDE S.A.' ds, as are the other three recorded used pairs. The only surviving block of this error. BW D115b, cat AU$3500
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)
1931-37 C of A Watermark 2d Carmine and Yellow-green Perf 11 horizontal pair from left side of right pane error 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Gutter', fine used and cancelled with Adelaide cds dated 22FE3?. Very rare, with only four recorded examples, comprising a vertical pair, horizontal pair and single. BW D117b, cat AU$3750
1931-37 C of Watermark 2d John Ash (N over N setting) imprint pairs, two shades from Frame Plate 1 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60), and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), and CTO pair from Frame Plate 2, fine with two of the pairs MUH. BW D117z,za, cat Au$350 as mint imprint blocks of 4 (6)
1931-37 C of A Watermark 2d Perf 11 Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint blocks of 4 (2) and pairs (2), each showing varieties 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55). Each block has one unit with tone spot, and another spot in selvedge of one pair, large part OG. BW D117z, cat AU$125 for block of 4 (10)
1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) block of 4, with variety 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60), the 'RA' Joined variety on R55 corrected by makeready and not apparent. Large part OG with lower units MUH, very fine and a very scarce imprint. BW D118z, cat AU$1400
1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over EA setting) imprint block of 4 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55). Very fine with large part OG and lower units MUH, a very scarce imprint. BW D118za, cat AU$1500
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 11 3d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over EA setting) block of 4, tone spot in lower selvedge, large part slightly toned gum with lower units MUH, a very scarce imprint. BW D118za, cat AU$1500
1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green pair tied by Port Hedland cds on 1935 (9 Jun) cover from Perth with 2d and 3d Tasmania Cable, 'T/6D' in hexagon applied. The 3d is rare on cover (BW cat AU$400)
1931-37 C of A Watermark 4d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over EA setting) imprint block of 4, with variety 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' ?(L60), R55 with 'RA Joined' variety corrected by makeready, very fine with lower units MUH. BW D119zb var, cat AU$140
1931-37 C of A Watermark 4d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over N setting) imprint blocks of 4 from Frame Plates 1 with variety Notch in Top Frame 1mm from Left Corner (R55), and from Frame Plate 2 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55). Both very fine with large part OG and lower units MUH. BW D119z,za, cat AU$260 (8)
1931-37 C of A Watermark 4d John Ash (N over EA setting) imprint blocks of 6 and 4 (2), one block of 4 from Frame Plate 1 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), and blocks of 6 and 4 (shades) from Frame Plate 2, each with variety 'Notch in Top Frame 1mm from Left Corner' (R55), all very fine and each with lower units MUH. BW D119zb, zcv, cat AU$380 (12)
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 8, very fine with almost full OG, lower units MUH, imprint setting left edge of tablet over space between 'JOHN' and 'ASH'. The only recorded imprint block of 8 of this stamp and a key piece of this issue. BW D120z, cat AU$5750 for a mint imprint block of 4
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4, very fine with a suspicion of a hinge, possibly MUH. The imprint setting differs from the block of 8, with the left frame of tablet in line with 'AS' of 'ASH'. Only three imprint blocks of 4 of this rare stamp are recorded. BW D120, cat AU$5750+
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green block of 8 cancelled Warragul (Vic) cds, 11OC37. Very fine other than a couple of shortish perfs at left and the largest used multiple recorded. An important piece of this famous stamp. BW D120, cat AU$3200++
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green strip of 4 used with 1d of the same series tied by Abbortsford cds on 1936 (27 Oct) unsealed cover from Melbourne franked 1d, 'T' in oval with mss '2d', the 2/1d postage collected representing the total due from multiple items to the same addressee. Very few covers bearing the 6d are recorded (BW cat AU$2000), the strip of 4 being the largest recorded multiple on cover. A very fine and highly desirable franking, and one of the most important postage due covers
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1/- Deep Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 8 with varieties 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), patches of light gum toning, lower units MUH. BW D121z, cat AU$475 as mint block of 4