AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, STAMP BOOKLETS

Lot 662	[ B ]	Estimate: $2,500 Purchase Price : $2,214 1927-30 £1 (180 x 1½d Red Die II KGV, Small Multiple Wmk, Perf 13½ x 12½) Green on Pale Green cover and with original setting of text on inside and back covers, content comprises six gutter blocks of 20, one block lacking four stamps. Front cover defaced by manuscript ink cross and notation. Very fine and extremely rare in this near-complete condition. BW B37AS, cat AU$12500
Lot 663	[ B ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 1928-30 2/3d Green on Pale Green showing revised text on inside front and back covers, one pane of six stamps missing, few minor marks on front cover otherwise fine. BW B39B, cat AU$600
Lot 664	[ B ]	Estimate: $220 Purchase Price : $199 1957-59 4/- (4d Claret x 12) small group, comprising BW 60A ('British Empire'), B60Av with tropical interleaving (x 2), B60ya (red stitching), B60B ('British Commonwealth), B60Bv (tropical interleaving), and B60C (change to parcels information). Couple of minor tone spots, otherwise fine. BW cat AU$580 (7 booklets)
Lot 665	[ B ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 1957-59 4/- (4d Claret x 12) with 'British Commonwealth' on front cover, stapled remakes (2, one with cover slightly faded), and another showing the change to the parcel information with thin staple. BW B60Bv, B60Cv, cat AU$450 (3 booklets)
Lot 666	[ B ]	Estimate: $800 Purchase Price : $699 1965-66 5/- (12 x 5d Red QEII) Edition G6 with error 'Booklet Panes with Non-helecon Ink', booklet cover with some light toning in places, the stamp panes are fresh. The BW catalogue states that only four complete booklets are recorded. BW B69Ea, cat AU$2000
Lot 668	[ B ]	Estimate: $40 Purchase Price : $35 1966 60c (15 x 4c) Helecon in Ink with '9 x 4 in. and 5¼ x 3¼ in. . . ' slogan, Edition DG9 with advertisements 68,18b,66,64,65,6,19b,52,16e and with wax interleaving. BW B76Fev, cat AU$200
Lot 669	[ B ]	Estimate: $80 Purchase Price : $70 1966-67 60c (15 x 4c Red) Helecon in Ink Edition DS7 with 'Use Postal Orders for Small Sums of Money' tab, wax interleaving variety 'Stapled Remake'. BW B81Adx, cat AU$200
Lot 673	[ B ]	Estimate: $40 Purchase Price : $35 1970 Famous Australians $1.20 (20 x 6c) without edition number or insert pages, and with wax interleaving. BW B135dv, cat AU$125
Lot 674	[ B ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 1993-95 booklets showing security tabs affixed, a collection comprising 1993 $4.50 Trains with Types 4, 19, 23 and 25; 1993 $4.50 Dinosaurs Types 18 and 25; 1993 $8 Christmas Types 4 (2) and 25; 1994 $4.50 Lifesaving Types 4 and 25; 1994 $4.50 Thinking of You Types 4 and 21; 1994 $4.50 Kangaroos and Koalas Types 4 and 25 (2); 1994 $4.50 Australian Zoos Types 4 and 25; 1994 $8 Christmas Types 4 and 18; 1995 $2 Endeavour Replica Types 4, 25 and unlisted barcode ending 2120; 1995 $4.50 Australia Remembers Types 4 and 25; 1995 $4.50 Centenary of Cinema Type 4; 1995 $4.50 World Down Under Types 4 and 25; 1996 $8 Christmas Types 4 (2), 18 and 25. The Brusden-White catalogue states that the barcodes were discontinued late in 1993 so all these later booklets are unlisted. A finer and very scarce group (32)
Lot 675	[ B ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 2022 AU$60 cheque-style booklet containing 10 sheetlets of 5 x $1.20 self-adhesive stamps featuring Court House Orange. This booklet was only available from the Orange (NSW) Post Office, and could not be purchased through Australia Post. Very few survive
Lot 676	[ B ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 2022 AU$60 cheque-style booklet containing ten sheets of 5 x $1.20 self-adhesive stamps featuring The Falls Waterfalls at Orange. This booklet was available only from the Orange (NSW) Post Office and could not be purchased through Australia Post. Very few survive
Lot 677	[ B ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 2022 AU$60 Cheque-style booklet containing ten sheetlets of 5 x $1.20 self-adhesive stamps featuring Mount Canobolas Orange. This booklet was only available from the Orange (NSW) Post Office and could not be purchased through Australia Post. Very few survive
Lot 678	[ C ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 2022 AU$60 cheque-style booklet containing ten sheetlets of 5 x $1.20 self-adhesive stamps featuring Borenore Caves Orange. This booklet was only available from the Orange (NSW) Post Office, and could not be purchased through Australia Post. Very few survive.