AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES

Lot 916 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $105 1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A group of multiples comprising 1d Die II block of 24 and 3d block of 12 cancelled oval 'REGISTERED/PERTH W.A.' ds, 2d Die II blocks of 12 (2) cancelled 'REGISTERED PERTH' cds, and 6d block of 4 cancelled Dandenong (Vic) cds, all fine and with full gum (64)
Lot 917 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $625 1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 1d Die II block of 60 from top of sheet (full OG, one stamp damaged), 2d Die I blocks of 16 and 10 all full OG (one 1d stamp damaged), and 4d corner block of 6 all cancelled straight-line 'FEB 26 1912' in violet. The 1d block is line perf 12.4 (BW D78b, cat AU$60 each). Attractive multiples (92)
Lot 918 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 3d Rose-red and Green block of 24 from top right corner of sheet cancelled 'PARCEL POST/G.P.O. SYDNEY' 'clock' cds in violet, JA 22 1912. some perf separation between top two rows, a scarce multiple. BW D84, cat AU$480+
Lot 919 SOLD	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $115 1909 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 6d Rose-red and Green block of 4 from top left corner of sheet, very fine with upper pair MUH. BW D86, cat AU$220
Lot 920	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $700 Purchase Price : $612 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 921 SOLD	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $180 1909 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 1/- Rose-red and Green mint block of 4, very fine with lower pair MUH, scarce. BW D88, cat AU$210
Lot 922 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1909 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 1/- rose red and Green used vertical block of 12 cancelled 'REGISTERED PERTH' cds, a scarce large multiple. BW D88, cat AU$180
Lot 923	[ O ]	Estimate: $600 Purchase Price : $536 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. BW88c, cat AU$2000
Lot 924 SOLD	[ ** ]	Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $440 1909 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 2/- Rose-red and Green superb MUH block of 4. BW D89, cat AU$700
Lot 925	[ ** ]	Estimate: $900 Purchase Price : $787 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 926 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 1909 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper £1 Rose-red and Green fine used cancelled '376' numeral used at Sydney G.P.O. BW D92 cat AU$425, SG D73 cat £300
Lot 927 SOLD	[ S/* ]	Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $800 1909 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper £1 Rose-red and Green CTO for U.P.U. distribution and with additional diagonal 'MUESTRA' handstamp in violet. Fine with large part OG, and believed to be the only recorded example. This handstamp was applied in Madrid to stamps sent out to Spanish Colonies, and was only applied to high values. BW D62wb, cat AU$1000
Lot 928 SOLD	[ S/(*) ]	Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $800 1909 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper £1 rose-red and Green CTO for U.P.U. distribution and with boxed 'SPECIMEN/Collection/ . . . ' handstamp applied to stamps received by Gabon. Fine without gum and unique, unlisted by BW
Lot 929	[ ** ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 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 930	[ ** ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 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 931	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $900 Purchase Price : $787 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 (2020)
Lot 932	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $900 Purchase Price : $787 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 933	[ * ]	Estimate: $7,000 Purchase Price : $6,117 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 934	[ * ]	Estimate: $750 Purchase Price : $670 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 935	[ * ]	Estimate: $700 Purchase Price : $612 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 936	[ O ]	Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268 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 937	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 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$2400++ (2014)
Lot 938 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 Cancellations: Range of postmarks on 1909-10 and 1912-23 Watermark Crown over Double lined A issues, with various types of 'T' handstamps (including 1d marginal block of 12), straight-line 'CANCELLED' boxed 'PAID', Money Order, Parcel Post and Delivery Room datestamps. Values to 5/- and mostly fine, a useful lot (74)