AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, MONOCOLOURED ISSUES
Lot 416
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
1902 Blank Base ½d (2), 1d, 2d pair, 3d (3), 4d (3), 6d pair and singles (3), also 1902-04 Design Completed 5d and 2/- pair, each cancelled-to-order with Hobart cds 6 FE/1908. A fine and scarce group with full gum (19)
Lot 417
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $300
1902 Blank Base ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 8d overprinted vertical 'SPECIMEN' (18 x 2½mm) as used for the Tasmanian U.P.U. distribution, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d and 6d with Watermark Inverted, fine with part OG. BW cat AU$700 (7)
Lot 418
Estimate: $250
1902 Blank Base ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 8d overprinted SPECIMEN (18¼ x 2½mm) vertically as used for the Tasmanian U.P.U. distribution (1d, 3d, 4d and 6d with Watermark Inverted), part OG but 8d badly toned gum. BW cat AU$700 (7)
Lot 419
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $340
1902 Blank Base ½d Emerald block of 30 (Left Panes Nos 18-42) including varieties BW 1d, e, f, g, h, i and k, some gum toning on lower left block of 4, otherwise fine MUH. BW cat AU$720+
Lot 420
Estimate: $350
1902 Blank Base 6d Emerald variety 'SW of NSW Not Fully Removed', left stamp of horizontal fine mint (large part OG) and another fine used. BW D9k, cat AU$875 (3)
Lot 421
Estimate: $1,000
1902-04 Design Completed ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 10d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- overprinted SPECIMEN as used for the N.S.W. U.P.U. distribution, generally fine part OG, a few (including 20/-) without gum. BW cat AU$2000 (14)
Lot 422
Estimate: $2,000
Realised Price : $1,500
1902-04 Design Completed 10/- Dull Green large part OG (slight toning) and very fine colour for this scarce stamp. BW D44 cat AU$3500, SG D43 cat £2000
Lot 423
Estimate: $1,200
1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A ½d Light Green sheet of 120 (Watermark Inverted), slight overall gum toning and central gutter reinforced with hinges, very fresh appearance and very scarce as a complete sheet, 100 units MUH. BW D46a cat AU$3300, SG D45a cat £1920+
Lot 424
Estimate: $700
1906-08 Watermark Crown over single-lined A 3d Light Green marginal from left of sheet, fine colour and very lightly hinged with virtually full OG, the finest example of this very scarce stamp we have seen. SG D48 cat £700, BW D52 cat AU$750
Lot 425
Estimate: $2,500
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Light Green (Watermark Inverted) sheet of 120, some perf separation and one or two very minor tone spots, otherwise remarkably fresh with all units MUH, a rare survivor. BW D58 cat AU$9000, SG D53 cat £4200
Lot 426
Estimate: $200
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Light Green 'Watermark Inverted' block of 12 from top of right pane, lower row with horizontal crease and one unit thinned, large part OG with most units MUH. BW D56, cat AU$480 for hinged block of 12
Lot 427
Estimate: $800
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d M (13) and U (4), 1d M (5) and U (18, incl pairs (2)), 2d M (4) and U, 4d M and U (2), 6d M (3) and U (12). Some stamps with faults, many of the mint with degrees of toning, however this issue is rarely offered in quantity. Very high catalogue value (26 M, 37 U)
Lot 428
Estimate: $400
1909 Stroke After Figure of Value 1/- Dull Green M (3, all with toning) and U (69 incl pair) and 5/- Dull Green U (32). Some faded or with faults, but a remarkable accumulation suitable for research, high catalogue value (3 M, 101 U)
Lot 429
Estimate: $180
1908-09 Stroke After Value 1/- and 5/- Dull Green both part OG and good colour, 5/- with rough and irregular perfs down left side. BW D61-62 cat AU$750, SG D58-59 cat £425 (2)