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Online General Sale No. 74 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 1st October 2021 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES
Lot 525 | [ O/CTO ] |
1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper ½d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 1/-, 2/- and 5/- fine used, the ½d CTO from the U.P.U. distribution (7)  | ||
| Lot 526 | [ C ] |
1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 1d Rose-red and Green group of covers, comprising Die I on 1910 (28 Feb) cover from Melbourne to Surrey Hills, readdressed to Cumnock (NSW), and 1910 (29 Apr) cover from Powlett Coal Mine to Launceston (Tas) with mss cancelled pair, and Die II on 1910 (Oct) and 1911 (3 Apr) Infectious Diseases Notices (the first a front only and manuscript cancelled) (4)  | ||
| Lot 527 | [ **/* ] |
1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 1/- Rose-red and Green very fine top left corner block of 18 with only one unit mounted. A very scarce multiple. BW D88, cat AU$1300, SG D69, cat £540++  | ||
| Lot 528 | [ O ] |
1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 1/- Rose-red and Green variety 'Offset of Value Plate' used block of 4 cancelled Brisbane cds, 10 DE 14. Still with part gum (hence the survival of the offset, which is medium strength on the left-hand pair and weaker on the right-hand pair). The only recorded piece and the basis of the Brusden-White listing. BW 88c, cat AU$2000   | ||
| Lot 529 | [ ** ] |
1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 5/- Rose-red and Green corner strip of 3 with JBC monogram fine MUH but gum somewhat toned, rare. BW D90zd, cat AU$2500  | ||
| Lot 530 | [ ** ] |
1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper Perf 12½ ½d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green 'Watermark Inverted' MUH block of 4, very fine. BW D93a cat AU$700, SG D76w cat £440  | ||
| Lot 531 | [ ** ] |
1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Rose-red and Green Watermark Sideways matching blocks of 30 from the lower left and lower right of the sheet showing No Monogram. Superb MUH and a fine and rare pair. BW D94z,za, cat AU$550++ (2014) (60)   | ||
| Lot 532 | [ **/* ] |
1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 2d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green block of 6 from lower left corner of sheet with CA monogram, superb and hinged only in lower selvedge. A very rare block in this condition. BW D99Azb, cat AU$1250 for a strip of 3  | ||
| Lot 533 | [ **/* ] |
1912-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 3d Carmine and Pale Green block of 4 from top right corner of sheet, minor bend on one unit, otherwise very fine with stamps MUH, a scarce multiple. BW D100, cat AU$1500+  | ||
| Lot 534 | [ * ] |
1912-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 3d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' fine mint from the only recorded block of 4 which has been split. A very rare stamp. BW D100A, cat AU$9000, SG D82a, cat £7500  | ||
| Lot 535 | [ * ] |
1912-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' fine mint with large part OG, rare. BW D101a cat AU$1500, SG D83b cat £1000  | ||
| Lot 536 | [ * ] |
1912-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' marginal from left side of sheet, faint trace of hinge with a couple of barely discernible tone spots on reverse. BW D101a cat AU$1500, SG D83ba cat £900  | ||
| Lot 537 | [ O ] |
1912-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' cancelled G.P.O. Adelaide cds MR 1 (22), very fine. BW D101a cat AU$750, SG D83ba cat £450  | ||
| Lot 538 | [ C ] |
1913-13 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/SYDNEY N.S.W.' cds on 1922 (11 May) unstamped cover from Hastings (U.K.), with manuscript 'T40' in pencil. Cover opened three sides, and with some minor creasing down right side, but a scarce solo franking, BW D101, cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 539 | [ **/* ] |
1913-25 Wmk Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1/- Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green block of 35 from lower right corner of sheet with CA monogram. Some perf splitting between third and fourth columns otherwise very fine with hinges on two stamps in the top row and in lower selvedge only. A rare multiple. BW D102zb, cat AU$2100++  | ||
| Lot 540 | [ C ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark small group of usages on cover, with 1d (3) and 2d (2) solo uses, and two covers with 2 x 2d, also 1d used with 1912-23 2d on 1919 cover, various printings represented. Some with minor cover blemishes but generally fine (8 covers)    | ||
| Lot 541 | [ **/* ] |
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 542 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4, very fine with lower pair MUH. BW D105Dzb, cat AU$175  | ||
| Lot 543 | [ * ] |
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 544 | [ ** ] |
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 545 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d three blocks of 4 with Harrison, Mullett and Ash imprints. Harrison block with second line of imprint slightly trimmed and lower units MUH, Mullett block with hinge reinforcement, and both with bands of gum toning; Ash imprint very fine MUH. BW D107z,za,zb, cat AU$1025 (12)  | ||
| Lot 546 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 2d Carmine and Pale Green Harrison imprint block of 8, very fine large part OG with lower units MUH, a rare block. BW D108Az, cat AU$400 for block of 4  | ||
| Lot 547 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Wmk 2d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint block of 30 superb MUH and rare in a multiple of this size. BW D108za, cat AU$400++  | ||
| Lot 548 | [ **/* ] |
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 549 | [ ** ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Pale Green Harrison imprint block of 8 from his first printing, superb MUH and probably the finest surviving imprint block, a gem. BW D109Az, cat AU$400 for hinged block of 4  | ||
| Lot 550 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint block of 4, lower units MUH but with bands of gum toning. BW D109Cza cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 551 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark Perf 11 4d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4, R55 with Frame Plate 2 variety 'Notch in Top Frame 1mm from Left Corner', very fine with lower units MUH. BW D111z cat AU$200  | ||
| Lot 552 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green Harrison imprint block of 8, very fine with lower units MUH, rare. BW D112Bz, cat AU$750 for block of 4  | ||
| Lot 553 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green Mullett imprint block of 4, lower units MUH but with bands of gum toning. BW D112Cza, cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 554 | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark: small group of covers showing usage of this issue with 2d and 4d values used singly or in combination, range of deficient postage markings. Couple with small covers faults, but generally fine (6 covers)   | ||
| Lot 555 | [ * ] |
1931-36 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) strip of 4, fine and lightly hinged with large part OG. BW D118z, cat AU$1400 for block of 4  | ||
| Lot 556 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4 including varieties 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55). Very fine with lower units MUH, a postage due rarity with only four imprint blocks of 4 recorded. BW D120z, cat AU$5750  | ||
| Lot 557 | [ **/* ] |
1931-36 C of A Watermark Perf 11 1/- Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash imprint block of 4 (N over N setting) with variety 'RA' joined. Lower units MUH, with a natural inclusion on one, a scarce imprint. BW D121z, cat AU$475  | ||
| Lot 558 | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1/- Carmine and Yellow-green and 3d Carmine and Yellow-green pair tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/SYDNEY N.S.W.' cds on 1936 (19 May) cover from London franked 1½d block of 4 thus underpaid for airmail delivery, hexagonal 'T' handstamp and manuscript 'T 1/6'. Portion of back flap missing and some small cover faults. Both postage due values very scarce on cover, the 1/- BW cat AU$1000 on cover  | ||
| Lot 559 | [ C ] |
1938 Original Value Plates with Intaglio Frame Plates: group of covers showing usage of this issue, values to 6d, range of deficient postage markings, few with cover faults but generally fine (12 covers)      | ||
| Lot 560 | [ C ] |
1946-57 New Value Plates range of covers showing usage on internal mail, ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 7d, and 1/- values represented and including solo usages of 1d, 6d, 7d, and with a wide range of deficient postage markings. Few minor cover faults but generally very fine (17 covers)      | ||
| Lot 561 | [ **/* ] |
1946-57 Redrawn Value Plates 1d Carmine and Yellow-green gutter block of 8 from base of sheet with By Authority imprint and Plate No. -1-, very fine with only two units hinged. BW D130za, cat AU$750  | ||
| Lot 562 | [ ** ] |
1946-57 Redrawn Value Plates 6d Carmine and Yellow-green gutter block of 8 from base of sheet with By Authority imprint and Plate No. -1-, superb MUH. BW D135z, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 563 | [ C ] |
1958-60 No Watermark small group of covers showing usage with 1d, 3d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 1/- values including 5d and 6d solo usages, range of deficient postage markings and generally fine (6 covers)   | ||
| Lot 564 | [ ** ] |
1958-60 No Watermark 1d Red and Deep Green Die I block of 24 from base of sheet with Plate No. -1-, minor bend in one unit otherwise superb MUH. BW D145za cat AU$875  | ||
