AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, MONOCOLOURED ISSUES

Lot 779	[ O ]	Estimate: $1,200 Purchase Price : $1,049 1902 Blank Base ½d - 5/- Perf 11½-12 (1d and 4d with wmk inverted), 1d and 2d Compound Perf 11½-12 and 11 (2d with wmk inverted), and 1d Perf 11, all fine used and mostly dated examples, the rare 1d Perf 11 cancelled at Yaamba (Qld) AU 28 03. The complete set of all perfs and rarely offered as such. BW cat AU$2150+, SG cat £1485 (11)
Lot 781	[ O ]	Estimate: $600 Purchase Price : $536 1902 Blank Base 1d Emerald-green Perf 11, with manuscript indelible pencil cancel and part OG, a very fine example of this rare stamp. BW D4 cat AU$1250, SG D12 cat £900
Lot 782	[ O ]	Estimate: $850 Purchase Price : $758 1902-04 Completed Design ½d-5/- used, with virtually all perf varieties, comprising 1d, 3d (Wmk Inv), 5d, 10d, 1/-, 2/- Perf 11½,12 (lacking the 2d), ½d, 1d, 2d (Wmk Inv), 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d (Wmk Inv), 8d (Wmk Inv), 10d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/- (Wmk Inv), Cpd Perf 11½, 12 and 11, ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 1/-, 5/- Perf 11 (½d, 2d, 3d, 4d and 6d with Wmk Inv). All fine to very fine and mostly with cds cancels, many dated. Also 1909 With Stroke 1/- and 5/- fine used with Perth Post Restante cds. Rarely offered so complete, SG cat £1552 (29)
Lot 783	[ S/**/* ]	Estimate: $1,300 Purchase Price : $1,165 1902-04 Base Completed ½d - 20/- overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 2) complete with all variations, comprising Perf 11½,12 5d, 10d, 1/- and 2/-, Perf 11 x 11½,12 ½d, 1d (both Wmk Inv), Perf 11½,12 x 11 2d, 3d, 4d, 8d, 5/- (all Wmk Inv except 2d), and Perf 11 ½d, 1d, 6d (all Wmk Inv), 10/- and 20/-. All very fine with large part OG with a number MUH (incl 5/- and 20/-). Rarely offered in this quality (16)
Lot 784	[ * ]	Estimate: $1,500 Purchase Price : $1,340 1902-04 Base Completed 10/- Dull Green very fine with large part OG and lightly hinged, small gum stain apparently caused by hinge. SG D43, cat £2000
Lot 786	[ * ]	Estimate: $3,250 Purchase Price : $2,913 1902-04 Base Completed 20/- Dull Green very fine part OG with several light hinge remainders. SG D44, cat £4250
Lot 787	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $750 Purchase Price : $670 1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A ½d-6d Green Perf 11½,12 x 11. Very fine for this issue with large part OG (½d and 1d MUH), 3d slightly toned gum but also MUH. SG D45-50, cat £1000+ (6)
Lot 788	[ * ]	Estimate: $1,750 Purchase Price : $1,573 1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 1d Dull Green Perf 11, part OG with two light hinge remainders, a rare stamp in this condition. BW D48 cat AU$4500, SG D51 cat £3000
Lot 789	[ * ]	Estimate: $350 Purchase Price : $315 1906-8 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 3d Green typical pale shade for this, large part OG but with peripheral gum toning, a scarce stamp. SG D48, cat £700
Lot 791	[ * ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d, and 6d Dull Green, all very fine with large part OG and lightly hinged (½d MUH) (5)
Lot 794	[ * ]	Estimate: $2,000 Purchase Price : $1,748 1908-09 Stroke After Figure of Value 10/- Dull Green very fine with large part OG and very lightly hinged, an exceptional example of this rarity. BW D64, cat AU$3750, SG D61, cat £2500