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KGV Heads - Large Multiple Watermark continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

321

½d yellow-green with Cracked Electro from Left Frame through Kangaroo & King's Head (Advanced State extending to Back of Head) [Pos 5R26] ACSC 65(5)o being the second unit from the left in the lower row of a marginal block of 30 (5x6) from the upper-right of the sheet with a break in the Jubilee Line at right opposite the fourth row, also including White Flaw at Top of Emu's Leg [Pos 5R22] ACSC 65(5)n and Break in Upper Frame Right of Crown and Notch in Upper Right Frame [Pos 5R29] ACSC 65(5)p, minor perf separation & pencil notes, one unit in the lower row with a hinge remainder (not the variety), the other units unmounted, Cat $2200+ for one mounted & 29 unmounted singles plus a premium for the varieties.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

322

½d yellow-green with White Flaw in Kangaroo's Back [Pos 5L16] & Eight Wattles at Left [Pos 5L17] ACSC 65(5)e & f se-tenant pair in a marginal block of 30 (5x6) from the upper-left of the sheet also including White Flaw on Kangaroo's Back [Pos 5L11] ACSC 65(5)d, Notch in Left Side of Cross [Pos 5L22] ACSC 65(5)g and Notch in Right Side of Value Tablet [Pos 5L25] ACSC 65(5)h, a couple of minor perf separations, hinge remainders in the top margin and on one unit in the lower row, the other units unmounted, Cat $2200+ for one mounted & 29 unmounted singles plus a premium for the varieties.

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

323

1d deep red Harrison Printings ACSC 74D, unmounted, Cat $475. Scott Starling Certificate (2024).

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$140.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

324

1d deep carmine-rose Harrison Printings with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 74Aa (SG 50aw), quite well-centred, partial Sydney machine cancel, Cat $5000 (£3000). The ACSC states that "Used stamps are very rare". The first example we have offered in more than twenty years, when two less well-centred examples sold at our auction of 19.7.2003 for $5376 & $5600 respectively. Scott Starling Certificate (2023) states "a fine and very rare example with a contemporary Sydney cancel".

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Get Market Data for [Australia 50aw] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$3,000

SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

325

1d red Plate 3 TS Harrison Imprint block of 8 with White Flaw in Right Frame opposite Emu's Feet [Pos VI/55] ACSC 74(3)z, the lower-left unit with Notched Upper-Right Corner [Pos V/59] ACSC 74k, characteristic irregular perfs, one tiny mark in the gutter, small hinge remainders & perf reinforcing on the upper units, the lower units - including both variety units - unmounted, Cat $2750+ for a mounted imprint block of 4 & the Notched Upper-Right Corner variety, one unmounted & two mounted singles. Arthur Gray's block of 4 - one unit unmounted - sold for $1088.

Grade A C2 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

326

1½d black-brown Electro 1 ACSC 84(1) left-hand pane of 60 with various varieties and part Harrison Imprint, the gum is suntanned but the stamps are facially fresh, Cat $720+, for mounted normal singles. (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$120

SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

327

1½d black-brown Electro 3 right hand pane (56; missing the lower-left corner block of 4) with listed varities ACSC 84(3)m n o & p, aberrant diagonal perfs int he upper-right margin, the gum is suntanned but the stamps are facially fresh, Cat $900+ for the varieties plus 52 mounted singles. (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$145.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

328

PUNCTURED 'OS': ½d yellow-green 'CA' Monogram left corner strip of 3 ACSC 65Eba(5)z in a block of 24 (6x4) without side margins, including unlisted variety Substituted Cliché (Weak Right Frame) [Pos 5L40] and a se-tenant strip of 3 with White Flaw in Right of Crown [Pos 5L45] ACSC 65(5)j, unlisted variety Substituted Cliché inserted in place of the Cracked Electro [Pos 5L46] and White Flaw below 'P' of 'POSTAGE' [Pos 5L47] ACSC 65(5)l, a few blemishes & minor perf reinforcing just touching the monogram, Cat $2180+ for the monogram & listed varieties in the 'normal' shade & yellow-green singles plus a premium for punctured 'OS'. [The illustration is above Lot 322]

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

329

½d to 1/4d complete set, the 1d with Run 'N', very fresh & unmounted, Cat $2300 (£300, for mounted). Superb. Ex Jeff Clancy. (8)

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

330

½d to 1/4d (but no 4½d) plus ½d & 1d both with the Watermark Inverted, variable centring, unmounted, Cat $2500 (£475, for mounted). (9)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

331

1d green Plate 1 with Saddle on Emu [Pos I/36] ACSC 80(1)e, quite well-centred, light machine cancel largely clear of the variety, a couple of very minor aging marks on a few perf tips, Cat $2000. Scarce: the flaw was retouched quite early in this printing after an apparently unsuccessful repair attempt. [See next Lot]

Grade A- B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

332

1d green Plate 1 with Saddle on Emu (Partially Repaired) [Pos I/36] as ACSC 80(1)e but an unlisted state, being the lower-right unit in a block of 18 (6x3), minor gum aging on a few units & in the margins not affecting the variety, unmounted, Cat $3800+ for the 'normal' variety mounted plus 17 unmounted singles. Apparently an unsuccessful repair attempt; the flaw was subsequently retouched quite early in this printing.

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

333

1d green vertical pair from the left of the sheet with Wattle Line and Neck Flaw ACSC 80(4)f & h, exceptional centring, the upper unit very lightly mounted, the lower unit unmounted, Cat $360+, for a mounted pair. Superb. Ex Jeff Clancy.

Grade A+ A1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

334

1½d red Plate 4 large-part sheet missing only the two right-hand columns of the right pane, includes Type B Re-Entry ACSC 91(4)fa Pos [4L47], Notch Inside Right Frame ACSC 91(4)j Pos [4L60] & 'ST' of 'POSTAGE' Retouched ACSC 91(4)nb Pos [4R55] plus Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 91(4)zd (partially trimmed off), a little minor perf separation & light overall aging mostly at the base, unmounted except for two units with small hinge remainders, Cat $4000+ for the imprint, listed varieties & two units mounted plus 92 unmounted singles.

Grade A-/B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

335

2d scarlet with No Watermark ACSC 102aa (SG 99ab), light bend at the base, Cat $3500 (£1500).

Grade A- C1 (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [Australia 99ab] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

336

1/4d deep turquoise ACSC 129C (SG 93 shade), lightly mounted, Cat $3500. Ex 'Anglo-Saxon' - sold at our auction of 16.8.2008 for $3030 - and 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr1035. RPSofV Certificate (1999).

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Get Market Data for [Australia 93 shade] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$1,600

SOLD for AU$1,200.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

337

1/4d deep turquoise ACSC 129C (SG 93 shade) horizontal pair, 'MOSMAN/----27/NSW' cds, Cat $6000+. Likely to be the only recorded used multiple. Scott Starling Certificate (2024).

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [Australia 93 shade] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$2,500

SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

338

1/4d greenish blue AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 ACSC 129z, variable centring, minor gum marks, three units lightly mounted, the lower-left unit unmounted, Cat $4250 for mounted. [The illustration is above Lot 333]

Grade A-/B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

339

½d to 1/4d x3 shades (but no 4d) including Dies (no 4½d Die II) plus 1d & 3d Die I both with the Watermark Inverted, unmounted, Cat $4170 (£920, for mounted). (16)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$850

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

340

'TWO PENCE' on 1½d golden scarlet Plate 1 ACSC 101(1) complete sheet with major perf separation between the gutter & right-hand pane (some tonespots on gum), plus two complete right-hand panes from Plate 1 & Plate 4 respectively (both fine to very fine), apparently all unmounted with some minor gum loss, Cat $2400+ as singles. (240 stamps)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM