AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES

Lot 776		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $800 1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper ½d - £1 from U.P.U. distribution affixed to piece cut from ledger and cancelled-to-order 'MELBOURNE/SE 30 09' and with additional 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in purple as applied by the Portuguese P.O. at Lisbon for distribution to their overseas Colonies. Some light overall toning (probably ex the Goa collection) and very scarce (11)
Lot 777		Estimate: $120 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 778		Estimate: $1,000 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 779		Estimate: $200 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 780		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 4d Rose-red and Green block of 4, the upper left unit variety 'Retouch to Solid shading at Back of D', and cancelled 'PARCEL POST/STH AUSTRALIA cds, 31 JL 15. A very fine example of the major plate flaw on this stamp. BW D85(VP)i, cat AU$50+
Lot 781		Estimate: $600 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 782		Estimate: $1,000 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 783		Estimate: $300 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 784		Estimate: $160 Realised Price : $120 1912-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Rose-red and Green Wmk Sideways mint marginal block of 6, the lower strip of 3 with 'Cut and Patch' perf repair, also 1d Rose-red and Green used vertical left corner pair with similar repair to lower stamp. BW 94a, 96 var cat AU$350+ (8)
Lot 785		Estimate: $600 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 786		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $440 1912-23 Watermark Crown over double-lined A Thin Paper 2d Carmine and Yellow-green block of 4 from base of sheet variety 'Double Perforation' between stamps and selvedge, very fine and hinged in selvedge only. Rare, with only one sheet believed to have been affected. BW D99b, cat AU$400+
Lot 787		Estimate: $1,000 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 788		Estimate: $500 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$750, SG D83ba cat £900
Lot 789		Estimate: $300 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 790		Estimate: $1,200 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 791		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1912-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper £1 Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green part OG, centred left and with toning on reverse. BW D104 cat AU$1350, SG D87 cat £900
Lot 792		Estimate: $550 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$450++ (2014)
Lot 793		Estimate: $90 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 (2020)
Lot 794		Estimate: $70 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 (2020)
Lot 795		Estimate: $120 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 796		Estimate: $300 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 (2020) (12)
Lot 797		Estimate: $320 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 (2020) for block of 4
Lot 798		Estimate: $500 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 799		Estimate: $90 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 (2020)
Lot 800		Estimate: $500 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 (2020) for hinged block of 4
Lot 801		Estimate: $150 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 (2020)
Lot 802		Estimate: $100 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 (2020)
Lot 803		Estimate: $650 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 (2020) for block of 4
Lot 804		Estimate: $200 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 (2020)
Lot 805		Estimate: $600 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 (2020) for block of 4
Lot 806		Estimate: $4,000 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 807		Estimate: $200 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 808		Estimate: $500 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 (2014)
Lot 809		Estimate: $600 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 (2020)
Lot 810		Estimate: $450 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 (2020)