FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF THE WORLD, AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V ISSUES, 1914-24 SINGLE WATERMARK

Lot 762		Estimate: $1,000 ½d Green Electro 3 variety \'Crack through S.W. corner\', BW 63(3)h, fine
Lot 763		Estimate: $1,000 ½d Green Electro 3 variety \'Crack through S.W. corner\', BW 63(3)h, this being a late state showing break in lower frame
Lot 764		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $480 ½d Orange \'WATERMARK INVERTED\' on \'T.S. HARRISON\' two-line imprint block of eight with varieties \'Retouch to crack through King\'s ear\' and \'Eight wattles at right\', BW 66(6)z, six units unmounted, very fresh
Lot 765		Estimate: $500T Smooth paper 1d Bright Red, BW 71B, tied by Brisbane machine cancel to 1914 (31 Oct) \'Patriotic\' cover to Armstrong Creek, small opening tears to cover do not unduly detract from a striking example of a scarce shade on cover
Lot 766		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $4,400 Smooth paper 1d Bright Red (Aniline) booklet pane of six, four units being Die II, BW 71B(1)fa, very fresh unmounted and a great rarity. 2006 Drury Certificate
Lot 767		Estimate: $500T Smooth paper 1d Bright Rose (formerly ACSC G13½) tied by Ulverstone cds to 1915 (6 Mar) advertising cover for E. Hobbs Timber Merchant to Forth. Rare shade on cover
Lot 768		Estimate: $3,000 Smooth paper 1d Scarlet Red Die I/II pair punctured \'SO\' (\'OS\' inverted), BW 71G(1)fb/fc. 2001 RPSV Certificate (for a strip of three)
Lot 769		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,300 Smooth paper 1d Rose-Carmine, BW 71L, block of six, four units being Die II, fresh and well centred. Premium examples
Lot 770		Estimate: $750T Smooth paper 1d Bright Brown-Red, BW 71O, tied by Goornong cds to 1918 (21 Mar) cover to Fitzroy. A rarity on cover
Lot 771		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $650 Smooth paper 1d Pale Terra Cotta (Brick) punctured \'OS\', BW 71Q, tiny natural inclusion otherwise fresh unmounted. 2004 Drury Certificate
Lot 772		Estimate: $40,000 Smooth Paper 1d Pink Eosin, BW 71SA (formerly ACSC G27A) mint block of four, Pane VII [26-27/31-32] with variety \'Nick near top of left frame\' BW 71(4)g, lower units unmounted. The only known mint block in this shade. 2001 Drury Certificate
Lot 773		Estimate: $4,000 Smooth Paper 1d Carmine-Rose Die II/I pair showing \'Substituted cliches\', BW 71V(2)ia,ja. Fine. 2005 Drury Certificate
Lot 774		Estimate: $1,500 Rough paper 1d Carmine block of four, right units Die II, well centred, BW 72C(1)fa
Lot 775		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $850 Rough paper 1d Rose-Pink Die II punctured \'OS\', gum thin, BW 72H(1)fb. 2005 Drury Certificate
Lot 776		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 Rough paper 1d Lilac-Rose, BW 72KA, fresh unmounted. 2001 Drury Certificate
Lot 777		Estimate: $2,500 1d Violet Plate 3 \'T.S. HARRISON\' imprint block of four on rough paper (unlisted). Possibly unique
Lot 778		Estimate: $2,000 1d Green punctured \'OS\' upper right pane corner strip of four, showing additional irregular diagonal perforations. One of the best perforation varieties we have seen. Spectacular
Lot 779		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 4d Pale Orange-Yellow \'WATERMARK INVERTED\', BW 110Ca. Unpriced
Lot 780		Estimate: $500 4d Pale Orange-Yellow punctured \'OS/NSW\', fresh unmounted
Lot 781		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $850 4d Lemon-Yellow Plate 2\'JBC\' Monogram single, BW 111Dza, 2005 Drury Certificate
Lot 782		Estimate: $2,000T 4d Dull Ultramarine \'WATERMARK INVERTED\', BW 113a, neatly cancelled \'MORDIALLOC/7 FE 24/VIC\'. A not uncommon variety mint but rare used, a leading expert claiming that only six examples have been recorded. This is surely one of the finest
Lot 783		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $3,600 5d Chestnut Single-line Perf 14 \'WATERMARK INVERTED\' variety \'Damaged N.E. corner\', BW 122a,j. Far rarer than comb perforation. 2004 Drury Certificate
Lot 784		Estimate: $1,750 5d Chestnut Single-line Perf 14 5d \'WATERMARK INVERTED\'. Far rarer than comb perf
Lot 785		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $480 5d Chestnut Smooth Paper Comb Perf 14 \'WATERMARK INVERTED\', BW 123a. Scarce
Lot 786		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $3,200 5d Bright Chestnut Rough paper Single-line Perf 14 punctured \'OS\'. 2006 Drury Certificate
Lot 787		Estimate: $750T Realised Price : $575 1/4d Turquoise-Blue tied by Paterson to 1921 (23 Jan) registered cover to Sydney, flap damaged, a rare stamp on cover and the earliest known use. Unpriced in the ACSC
Lot 788		Estimate: $3,500 1/4d Greenish Blue \'T.S. HARRISON\' imprint block of four, BW 128z, second line of imprint slightly trimmed as normally found, minor selvedge thin, otherwise fine and fresh
Lot 789		Estimate: $2,500T 1/4d Greenish Blue punctured \'OS\' strip of three together with 6d Kangaroo tied by Canberra (F.C.T.) cds to 1931 (20 Mar) parcel-wrapping portion to Melbourne, Parcels Post label affixed at left gives sender as \'Prime Minister\'s Dept/Canberra\'. Extraordinary franking for 4/6d 5-8lb rate to adjoining State, the 1/4d unpriced on \'cover\' in the ACSC