AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, QUEEN ELIZABETH II ISSUES

Lot 447		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $320 1953-56 QEII 2½d Blue rare solo franking cover (for 3½d letter rate) used locally at Melbourne 1954 (23 Jun) where the underpayment went undetected. Just two such solo usages recorded by noted specialist
Lot 448		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1953-56 QEII 3½d Carmine-red Wmkd on Thin Hard Transparent Paper, booklet pane of 6, fine MUH ex J.P. Meara, as BW 296a but unlisted as booklet pane
Lot 449		Estimate: $120 1953-56 3/6d Booklets with QEII 3½d Watermarked and wax interleaving (2), one with variety 'Retouched Left Frame' on both panes, other with variety 'Weak Entry to Top Left Frame and Corner' on both panes, BW 296i/ic group, j. Ex J.P. Meara, booklet covers with some toning (2)
Lot 450		Estimate: $150 1953-56 QEII 3½d No Watermark variety 'Retouched Left Frame - Type I' (BW 297i), present in both panes in complete 3/6d booklet with wax interleaving (toned covers), ex J.P. Meara
Lot 451		Estimate: $150 1953-56 QEII 3½d No Watermark variety 'White Crown at Top Left Retouched' (D1/3), BW 297ka, present in both panes in complete 3/6d booklet with wax interleaving (toned covers), ex J.P. Meara
Lot 452		Estimate: $100 1953-56 3/6d booklet with QEII 3½d Watermarked and wax interleaving, both panes with varieties 'White Crown at Top Left' (F1/4) and 'Re-entry to 3½d and Left Frame' (F1/3), ex J.P. Meara
Lot 453		Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $675 1953 3½d Young Farmers' Clubs Presentation Die Proof in issued colours in sunken frame, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '24.8.53/65' (Sir Daryl Lindsay, Stamp Advisory Committee). Some staining, otherwise fine, eight die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 303DP(1), cat AU$3500
Lot 454		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $65 1954 Royal Visit 3½d Carmine-red lower left corner block of 8 with variety 'Re-entry to Lower Frame at Right' and 'Re-entry in ROYAL VISIT, 3½d, etc', fine MUH, BW 308h,I
Lot 455		Estimate: $2,750 Realised Price : $2,100 1954 Royal Visit 3½d, 7½d and 2/- Presentation Die Proofs in issued colours in a composite sunken mount, with Note Printing Branch cachets on reverse and numbered '13.1.54/48, 20 and 16' respectively (Sir Giles Chippendall, Director-General of the PMG's Department). Some staining, eight composite proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection, BW 308/9/10DP(1), cat AU$10000
Lot 456		Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $675 1955 3½d Nursing Presentation Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '4.8.55/20' (P. Vanthoff, Deputy Director-General of the PMG's Department). Some staining, otherwise fine, eight die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 287DP(1), cat AU$3000
Lot 457		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1956 3½d Responsible Government Centenary Presentation Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '17.9.56/30' (Sir Daryl Lindsay, Stamp Advisory Committee). Some staining otherwise fresh, eight die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 331DP(1), cat AU$3000
Lot 458		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $125 1959-64 Definitive 6d Banded Anteater (2), 1/- Platypus (89), 2/- Flannel Flower (115), 3/- Waratah (5) and 1/- Colombo Plan (11) and 2/6d Aborogone (1&), affixed to four varying editions of Broadcast Listener's/TV Viewers Licence Fee folders, cancelled Albert Park, Box Hill, Croxton, Mentone, Richmond North, unusual usage items (6)
Lot 459		Estimate: $100 1959-64 6d Banded Anteater scarce solo franking tied by Melbourne slogan cancel to 1964 (8 Jul) Radio Australia postcard to Indonesia, returned, correct airmail postcard rate
Lot 460		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $95 1959-64 6d Banded Anteater tied by 'PASSED FREE' machine cancel to 1962 (16 May) airmail cover endorsed on reverse HMAS 'Voyager' (Malaya), very scarce solo franking for Defence Forces airmail
Lot 461		Estimate: $150 1959-64 9d Kangaroos very scarce solo franking tied by GPO Sydney cds to 1965 (30 Jul) used of 'A.R.' card, Sans Souci receipt marking, the most difficult denomination solo in the Zoological series
Lot 462		Estimate: $180 1959-64 11d Rabbit Bandicoot Helecon experimental printing solo franking tied by Charleville (Qld) cds to 1964 (21 Jul) Commercial Papers Only cover. BW 363A, footnote states 'Best collected bearing dated postmark prior to the distribution of the later helecon printing (4 June 1965)'. Rare stamp/rate convergence (5d up to 4oz. + airmail 3d x 2), very few covers recorded
Lot 463		Estimate: $80 1959-64 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger (2) tied by Werris Creek cds to 1964 (2 Jan) airmail cover (flapless) to West Germany, scarce double 1/2d greetings card rate
Lot 464		Estimate: $900 1963 5d Export Presentation Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '2.10.63/4' (B.F. Jones, Deputy Director-General of the P.M.G.'s Department). Fresh and superb, offered with the envelope in which it was originally contained. Ten die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 397(DP)1, cat AU$3000
Lot 465		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1963 5d Export matching corner blocks MUH and on FDC showing varying states of varieties 'Retouch to End of Jib and Shading Below' and 'Colour Flaw in Arctic Ocean Retouched', BW 397e/ed,fa/fb
Lot 466		Estimate: $80 1963-64 Navigators 4/- to £2 (10/- and £1 White Paper), lightly hinged (6)
Lot 467		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $380 1963-64 Navigators 7/6d, 10/-, £1 (White Papers), £2 (Opt at bottom) optd SPECIMEN, superb MUH (4)
Lot 468		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $200 1963-64 Navigators £1 White Paper bottom left corner block of 4, and £2 marginal block of 4, both with lower units MUH
Lot 469		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $115 1964 Guillaux Airmail 5d variety 'Weak Entry Between Wheel and 5d Retouched', BW 423ea, an elusive variety, tied by Griffith slogan cancel to 1964 (7 Sep) commercial cover (opened three sides)