AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES, 1946-57 C OF A WMK REDRAWN VALUE PLATES

Lot 540		Estimate: $250 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates John Ash imprint blocks of 8, comprising 1d and 3d from Dot Plate, and 2d, 5d and 1/- from No Dot Plate, all very fine and only several units mounted. BW D130zc, 131za, 132zc, 134za and 138zb, cat AU$565 as imprint blocks of 4 (40)
Lot 541		Estimate: $600 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates By Authority imprint blocks of 8, comprising Dot Plate 1d, 3d, 5d, 1/-, No Dot Plate 3d, 4d, 6d and McCracken Plate 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 7d, 8d, 1/-. Very fine with all but a few units MUH. BW cat AU$1195++ (112)
Lot 542		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates range of By Authority imprint blocks of 4, comprising Dot Plate 2d and 6d, No Dot Plate 1d, and McCracken Plate ½d, 1d (2), 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 7d (2) and 1/-. Very fine, with most units MUH. BW cat AU$840+ (52)
Lot 543		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates range of values showing significantly misplaced value tablets, comprising 1d pair, 3d, 4d, 5d block of 6, pair and single, 6d pair and single, 7d blocks of 4 (2) and pair, and 1/- (2). The 1d pair used, others MUH and very fine. Not all the misplacements qualify for catalogue status, but nevertheless a scarce assembly (28)
Lot 544		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Tablets ½d Carmine and Deep Green By Authority imprint strip of 4, and 4d Carmine and Yellow-green By Authority imprint pair, both showing 'Misplaced Value Plate' (2-2.5mm upwards), fine MUH (6)
Lot 545		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates ½d Brown-red and Deep Green gutter block of 8 from top of sheet showing large part Plate No. '-1-' with dashes, very fine and rare, mounted in selvedge only. BW D129z, cat AU$750
Lot 546		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates 1d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green imprint block of 8 showing complete Plate No. '1' without dashes, superb MUH and rare. BW D130z, cat AU$750
Lot 547		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $900 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates 2d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green variety 'Misplaced Centre' block of 12 from left of sheet, very fine full OG with only two units mounted, rare in a multiple of this size. BW D131c, cat AU$2000
Lot 548		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $130 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates 3d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green left marginal vertical block of 6, fourth unit with large white flaw through value caused by imposition of foreign matter during printing, fine MUH
Lot 549		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Tablets 3d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green By Authority imprint block of 20 showing large part Plate No. '-1-' very fine with all but four units MUH, rare. BW D132za, cat AU$1000
Lot 550		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $65 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates 4d Carmine and Deep Green bottom marginal block of 4 variety 'Misplaced Value Plate (2.5mm down)', very fine with three units MUH. This block barely misses the criterion for listing as a misplaced centre
Lot 551		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates 4d Carmine and Deep Green with 'Misplaced Centre' 3mm to right (qualifying for catalogue listing), and 5d Red and Deep Green block of 4 showing 'Misplaced Centre' 2.5mm upwards, both blocks fine MUH (10)
Lot 552		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Tablets 5d Red and Deep Green block of 4 with variety 'Misplaced Centre' (3mm upwards), very fine with lower pair MUH. BW D134c, cat AU$850
Lot 553		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates 6d Carmine and Deep Green gutter block of 8 from top of sheet showing large part Plate No. '2' without dashes, very fine and rare and mounted in selvedge only. BW D136za, cat AU$1000
Lot 554		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1946-57 C of A Watermark Redrawn Value Plates 7d Carmine and Yellow-green By Authority imprint block of 8 showing approximately half of Plate No. '2', the imprint and plate no. being quite weakly printed, nevertheless very fine MUH and rare. BW D136za, cat AU$1000