AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, QUEEN ELIZABETH II ISSUES

Lot 398		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1953 Produce Food mint accumulation with panes 3d and 3½d panes of 50 (both with toning), and range of multiples with 3d (93, incl six blocks of 9, and block of 6 punctured 'G/NSW'), and 3½d (96 incl six blocks of 9 and block of 6 punctured 'G/NSW'), and including a number of the listed varieties. Some toning but generally very fine and largely MUH (3d 143M, 3½d 146M)
Lot 399		Estimate: $7,000 1953 Produce Food 3d and 3½d se-tenant strips of 3 presentation 'die proofs' in issued colours (actually imperforate stamps) in sunken mounts, with Note Printing cachets on reverse endorsed '6/23-1-53' (presented to Sir Daryl Lindsay of the Stamp Advisory Committee). Eight pairs of die proofs were prepared, one pair of which is in the Royal Philatelic Collection. A few tone spots on 3d Beef, otherwise fresh and superb and a rarely offered set. BW 287/8/9DP(1) and 290/1/2/DP(1), cat AU$18000 (2)
Lot 400		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $160 1953-56 Queen Elizabeth II Definitives 1d to 6½d largely mint accumulation on leaves and hagners, including shades, perf pip blocks, a number of listed varieties incl 3d 'Flaw in Hair' and retouches, and 3½d re-entries. Some stamps with tone spots, but largely fine to very fine and mostly MUH. A useful lot (425 M and 12 U)
Lot 401		Estimate: $50 1953-56 Queen Elizabeth II 3½d Carmine-red block of 4 affixed to Post Office Publicity Card, sellotape stains on front and reverse from previous mounting, and a few other small marks. BW296x, cat AU$100
Lot 402		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1953 Tasmanian Sesquicentenary 3½d Brown-purple se-tenant pair and 2/- Emerald affixed to Post Office Publicity Card, some sellotape staining on reverse from previous mounting, and slight crease at right. BW 306x, Cat AU$250
Lot 403		Estimate: $250 1954 Royal Visit 3½d Carmine-red M (150) & U (20) accumulation of plate varieties, mostly in positional multiples, and including 'Retouch to Duke's Forehead' State II in M block of 18 (badly toned) and U (2), Major Re-entry in M block of 8 (2) and U (8), plus a number of other listed flaws. Also 7d (21) and 2/- (21) M. High cat value (212)
Lot 404		Estimate: $750 1954 Royal Visit 3½d Carmine block of 18 from top right corner of sheet, R3/6 showing variety 'Retouch to Duke's Forehead' State I, some small tone spots on some units (not the variety) and mounted in selvedge only. Also State II of the same variety fine used. A scarce pair, BW 308j,ja, cat AU$2200+
Lot 405		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 1954 Telegraph Centenary 3½d block of 4 affixed to Post Office Publicity Card, few stains caused by sellotape, and some thins on back from same cause, otherwise clean. BW 311x, cat AU$200
Lot 406		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1954 3½d Red Cross M left half-sheets of 60 showing Plate Nos. '1', '2' with dashes and '3' with dashes, mounted in top selvedge only and very fine. BW cat AU$600+ (180)
Lot 407		Estimate: $300 1954 3½d Red Cross blocks of 4 from bottom left corners of sheets showing Plate Nos. '1', '2', '3' and '4' ('2' and '4' partial only). Plate 2 hinged on upper units, and Plate 4 hinged in selvedge only, otherwise very fine MUH. BW cat AU$800 (16)
Lot 408		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $320 1955-57 Queen Elizabeth II Definitives 4d, 7½d, 10d, 1/0d and 1/7d, largely mint accumulation on leaves and hagners with shades, perf pip blocks, and plate varieties mostly in positional multiples, including scarcer 4d varieties BW 319i (cat AU$200) and 320e U (cat AU$150). Few stamps with tone spots, however condition generally fine to very fine and mostly MUH (4d 196M and 3U, 7½d 45M, 10d 104M and 6U, 1/0½d 31M, 1/7d 44M)
Lot 409		Estimate: $50 1955-57 10d Deep Grey-blue Queen Elizabeth II strip of 8 from top of right pane of Sheet D showing portion of roughly engraved 'CENTRE OF WORK' (in reverse) in selvedge. Few minor bends otherwise very fine MUH. BW No. 322za, cat AU$120
Lot 410		Estimate: $60 1955 Cobb & Co. 3½d and 2/- pairs affixed to Post Office Publicity Card, few marks on face and some sellotape adhering to the reverse. BW 327x, cat AU$200
Lot 411		Estimate: $50 1955 Cobb & Co. 3½d and 2/- (2 each) affixed to Post Office Publicity Card, staining at edges caused by previous sellotape, few minor bends and one 3½d with tone spot. BW 327x, Cat AU$200
Lot 412		Estimate: $60 1955 YMCA 3½d block of 4 affixed to Post Office Publicity Card, sellotape marks at base from previous mounting and area of thinning on reverse, otherwise fine. BW 328x, cat AU$200
Lot 413		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $60 1958 2/- QANTAS Round-the-World flight block of 16 from bottom right corner of sheet, R7/6 with variety 'Re-entry to last A of AUSTRALIA', fresh MUH. BW No. 340d, cat AU$100+
Lot 414		Estimate: $50 1958 2/- QANTAS 'Round the World' Flight block of 12 from bottom right corner of sheet, R7/6 showing variety 'Re-entry to Last A of AUSTRALIA'. One unit mounted, otherwise Superb MUH. BW No. 340d, cat AU$100+
Lot 415		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1959-63 Queen Elizabeth II Definitives 1d to 5d accumulation on leaves and hagners, with shades, perf pip blocks, many listed plate varieties, coil perf strips and blocks (incl 3d Plate 3 (3) and Plate 5 blocks), 4/- booklet with 12 x 4d, etc. Some stamps with tone spots, but generally very fine and largely MUH, a very useful lot. The 3d plate no. blocks alone cat AU$1200 (1d 81M, 2d 123M, 3d 123M, 3d 16M, 4d 28 + 4/- booklet, 5 73M)
Lot 416		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1959-63 Queen Elizabeth II 3d Blue-green coil perf blocks of 12 and 8 from left of sheet showing Plate No. '3' without dashes, mounted in selvedge only. BW 350za, Cat AU$600
Lot 417		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $145 1959-63 3d Blue-green Queen Elizabeth II on Helecon Paper gutter block of 8 from right of sheet showing 'Pip Fracture', pip reinforced with hinge, otherwise superb MUH and scarce. BW No. 351bb, cat AU$125
Lot 418		Estimate: $3,000 1959-63 5d Deep Blue Queen Elizabeth II error 'Imperforate at Left' superb MUH. Only nine examples were discovered. BW No. 355bd, cat AU$5000
Lot 419		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1959-64 6d Brown Banded Anteater, Eileen Mayo watercolour sketch of her adopted design executed on thick card (155 x 185mm) signed by the artist and numbered '10' (of 10)
Lot 420		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $2,200 1959-64 8d Red-brown Tiger Cat, Eileen Mayo watercolour sketch of her adopted design executed on thick card (155 x 185mm) signed by the artist and number '2' of 10, and with issued stamp affixed at lower right cancelled by Auburn cds dated 30MY60
Lot 421		Estimate: $200 1959-64 8d Tiger Cat blocks of 6 from bottom right corner of sheets showing the four states of variety 'Retouch to Shading Right of Animal's Head', one being the 'typhoon' retouch, superb MUH. BW Nos. 358(II)s/sc (24)
Lot 422		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $500 1959-64 1/- Deep Green Platypus, Eileen Mayo watercolour sketch of her adopted design but with 10d denomination executed on thick card (155 x 185mm) signed by the artist and numbered '2' (of 5), and with issued stamp affixed at lower right cancelled by Clarence St. First Day of issue cds
Lot 423		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1959-64 1/- Deep Green Platypus, Eileen Mayo watercolour sketch of her adopted design executed on thick card (155 x 185mm) signed by the artist and numbered '2' (of 5), and with issued stamp affixed at lower right cancelled by Clarence St. First Day of Issue cds
Lot 424		Estimate: $400 1959-64 2/3d Wattle group of plate varieties, with 2/3d Green on Yellow variety 'Oblique Line Through Right Side of First T of WATTLE' (R4/9) in MUH block of 4, First Retouch in M strip of 3, and Second Retouch in M pair and used; and 2/3d Bright Yellow-green on white paper R4/9 Second Retouch in MUH block of 10, and R1/2 variety 'Colour Spot over 2/3 Retouched' in block of 4 (helecon paper, some gum disturbance). BW cat AU$1150+ (24)
Lot 425		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $290 1959-64 5/- Cattle blocks of 4 in Purple-brown on cream paper, Reddish-brown on cream paper, and Bright Brown-red on white paper, fresh MUH (12)
Lot 426		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1963 Royal Visit 5d Deep Green error 'Misplaced Perfs' superb MUH. BW No. 392bb, cat AU$100
Lot 427		Estimate: $1,800 Realised Price : $1,350 1963 Queen Elizabeth II 5d Green die proof in issued colour in sunken frame, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '3.10.63/4' (for B.F. Jones, Deputy Director-General of the PMG's Department), fresh and superb, and offered with the envelope in which it was originally contained. Ten die proofs were prepared one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 398DP(1), cat AU$3000
Lot 428		Estimate: $60 1963-65 QEII 5d Red coil perf pairs (25), MUH and mostly in strips of four. BW 402bc Cat AU$625, SG 354ca cat £475
Lot 429		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $700 1963-65 Navigators range on hagners with 4/-, 5/-, 10/- white paper (3), £1 white paper (3), £2 (3) MUH; 4/-, 7/6d (3), 10/- (2, both papers), £1 white paper, £2 blocks of 4 MUH (except 4/- one unit mounted); and 10/-, £1 white paper optd 'SPECIMEN', all very fine (46)
Lot 430		Estimate: $250 1964 Guillaux Flight 5d Sage-green block of 16 from top left corner of sheet, R4/4 with variety 'Re-entry to Second A of AUSTRALIA and Back of Fuselage of Plane'; also block of 6 from bottom right corner of sheet, R8/8 with variety 'Weak Entry between Wheel and 5d', both superb MUH. BW Nos. 423d,e, cat AU$560+
Lot 431		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1964 Guillaux Flight 5d and 2/3d affixed to Post Office Publicity Card, some minor toning and a few bends in top right corner, otherwise fine. BW 424x, cat AU$250
Lot 432		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $3,800 1965 5d Sir Winston Churchill vertical pair from base of sheet, lower unit error 'Light Grey Omitted'. Centred right (as are all examples of the error) with few minute spots on reverse, otherwise very fine MUH. Twelve examples exist. BW No. 430ca, cat AU$12500, SG No. 377a, cat £5500