AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE VI ISSUES

Lot 469	[ ** ]	Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue Die I fresh MUH block of 4, BW cat AU$400
Lot 470	[ ** ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 KGVI 3d Blue Die II on Chalky Paper corner Ash imprint block of 4 fresh MUH. BW 194zb, cat AU$450
Lot 471	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green Queen Elizabeth coil perf (uniformly large holes) strips of 4 (2, one with coil join, other unit partly severed) and 3, also normal perfs coil join pair, and strip of 4 of the test coil in green. Mostly fine with some units MUH. BW 182hh, cat AU$750++ (17)
Lot 472 SOLD	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $725 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green Queen Elizabeth coil starter strip (960 £4 in green) with pair with uniformly large holes attached (some perf separation and end unit hinged). Very rare, BW 182bi, cat AU$2500
Lot 473 SOLD	[ ** ]	Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green Queen Elizabeth Die II coil strip of 30 with normal perforations showing coil join after the first 20 stamps, several stamps with tone spots on perf tips, otherwise very fine. A rare proving piece exhibiting make-up from the 20-deep coil plate. BW 182bg, cat AU$2500 as pair attached to starter strip
Lot 474 SOLD	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $900 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Queen Elizabeth coil with uniformlylarge holes, block of 4 with john Ash imprint, from surplus sheets placed on counter sale. Very fine with lower pair MUH. BW 182zr, cat AU$3000
Lot 475	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $1,200 Purchase Price : $1,049 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green Queen Elizabeth coil block of 4 with uniformly large holes with John Ash imprint, small mark on gum of one unit, lower pair MUH and a rare imprint. BW 0182zr, cat AU$3000
Lot 476 SOLD	[ ** ]	Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI coil with uniformly large holes strip of 4 with coil join between second and third stamps, very fine MUH and rare with coil join. BW 188bh, cat AU$1000+
Lot 477 SOLD	[ ** ]	Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI coil pair with uniformly large holes very fine MUH. BW 188bh, cat AU$500
Lot 478 SOLD	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $1,400 Realised Price : $1,250 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI coil pair with uniformly large holes attached to '960 TWO PENNY STAMPS/VALUE, £8' coil starter strip printed in red on lemon-yellow paper. Thinning at end of starter strip and some toning of perf tips, otherwise fine. Unlisted in BW catalogue which mentions the existence of a coil starter strip on lemon-yellow paper without any printing. A coil rarity
Lot 479 SOLD	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI coil with large and small holes, strip of 8 with coil join between fourth and fifth units, very fine with only top unit hinged. BW 188bl, cat AU$2700
Lot 480	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 1937-49 2d Scarlet George VI two blocks of 16 from left and right bottom sides of the coil plate with ordinary perforation, showing flush perforation at base and no imprint, and showing perforation guide under left-hand pair of stamp and right-hand pair of stamps respectively. From the surplus sheets printed from the coil plate placed on counter sale. The first block has several small tone spots on reverse, otherwise fine and all but a couple of units MUH. BW 188zs, cat AU$1100+ (32)
Lot 481 SOLD	[ ** ]	Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $800 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI coil with uniformly large holes, trimmed gutter block of 4 with John Ash imprint, very fine MUH and rare, from the surplus sheets placed on counter sale. BW 188zsa, cat AU$2750
Lot 482 SOLD	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 KGVI 3d Blue Die III Ash imprint block of 4, lower units MUH. BW 195z, cat AU$200
Lot 483	[ C ]	Estimate: $120 Purchase Price : $105 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 3d Brown KGVI bisected diagonally and used for 1½d rate on 1950 (11 Feb) window envelope ('Government Printing Office' on inside) tied by Sydney machine cancel, printed return address GPO Box 3999 (used by State Government Insurance Office), unauthorised by surprising use, minor fault
Lot 484 SOLD	[ ** ]	Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1/- Lyrebird vertical corner strip of 5 with part Ash imprint showing extra comb of perfs vertically resulting in partial 'Double Perforations' on all units, fine fresh MUH. BW 209bb, cat AU$1,875++
Lot 485 SOLD	[ ** ]	Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1949-50 Coat-of-Arms £2 Green variety 'Roller Flaw Below E of POSTAGE', fresh MUH. BW 271d, cat AU$650
Lot 486	[ ** ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 1951 3d Scarlet KGVI Booklet Plate sheet of 144 comprising three panels of 48 as issued to post offices after decision not to issue booklets. BW 251c, cat AU$360