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KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

341

'TWO PENCE' on 1½d golden scarlet Plate 4 complete sheet including Type C Re-Entry ACSC 101(4)fc Pos [4L47] & Type B Re-Entry ACSC 101(4)ia Pos [4R27] plus Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 101(4)zd, minor perf separation in the lower margin, unmounted, very fine & fresh, Cat $1300+ for the imprint & listed varieties mounted plus 114 unmounted singles.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

342

'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d violet with 'FIVF' for 'FIVE' being the lower-right unit in a marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet, characteristic irregular perfs & browned gum, minor blue-ink mark on the upper-left unit, a bit fragile, unmounted. Not listed in the ACSC. Ex 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr585. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2022) states "...believed due to foreign matter etc...the only such item known to me". However, under powerful magnification, it is clear that the 'break' does not have a straight edge, nor is it circular, which would be the case if it was obstructed by a paper fragment. Our assessment is that the 'F' was actually broken, making this a far more significant item. In either case, we believe it should be listed in the ACSC.

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

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

343

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d scarlet Plate 1 complete sheet including Split Frame Corrected ACSC 92(1)da Pos [1L20] & Wattle Flaw Corrected (Thick Letters of Value) ACSC 92(1)la Pos [1R19] plus Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 92(1)zb, centring variable to wayward, the left-hand margin removed damaging one unit & a few marks but apparently all unmounted, Cat $6000+ for unmounted singles.

Grade A/B

Estimate AU$500

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

KGV Heads - CofA Watermark

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

344

1/4d turquoise-blue John Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 131Bz (SG 131 shade), characteristic variable centring, lightly mounted and/or some minor spots of gum loss, Cat $2000+ four 'turquoise-blue' singles (or $1000+ for the imprint block in the 'greenish-blue' shade). Scott Starling Certificate (2023) confirming the shade.

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

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

Other Pre-Decimals

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

345

1928 International Exhibition M/S ACSC 133MS block of 4 from the upper-right of the sheet, the lower-left M/S with perforations on all sides, full unmounted o.g., Cat $1700+, for four M/Ss. Superb. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

346

1928 International Exhibition 3d Kookaburra M/S central position (perforations on all sides) with Exhibition cds in red ACSC 133MSw, CTO with full unmounted o.g., Cat $475+, for no gum. Superb.

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$280.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

347

1928 International Exhibition 3d M/S from the left of the sheet, CTO with the Exhibition cds of 29OC28 being the First Day of Issue in green ACSC 133MSwa, lightly mounted in the margins, the stamps are unmounted, Cat $675+, for no gum). [For many years, successive editions of the ACSC referred to cancellations in red or "green", with no reference to blue strikes. Consequently, the common blue impressions were routinely, and erroneously, called "green". The 1994 edition was the first to list all three colours. The catalogue value is demonstrably conservative; at least two examples have sold at auction for more than $1000]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

348

1928 International Exhibition 3d M/S from the upper-left of the sheet, CTO with the Exhibition cds most unusually with two strikes in red & in green all of 29OC28 being the First Day of Issue ACSC 133MSw & wa, minor blemishes on the gum but unmounted, Cat $675+, for CTO in green ink only (with no gum). [See the comments regarding cancellation ink colours in the previous Lot]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

349

1932 Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green corner block of 4 from the upper-left of the sheet, light per favor postal cds '.../3AP39/VIC' struck centrally in the nature of CTO, no gum, Cat $1600+, for postally used singles (£900+, for CTO singles). Superb.

Grade A+ B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$1,800.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

350

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Letterpress 2d red complete sheet of 88 (8x11) with John Ash Imprint in the central gutter ACSC 149zd, unmounted, Cat $915+. The only Australian issue with this unusual sheet format. A similar sheet with a couple of tiny blemishes sold at our auction of 16.5.2023 for $1080.

Grade A

Estimate AU$600

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

351

1935 KGV Silver Jubilee 2d Plate 2 John Ash Imprint block of 4 with Sweeping Arc through '2' at Right ACSC 166(2)zd, a few tonespots, unmounted, Cat $575. Very scarce.

Grade A-/B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

352

1936 South Australia Centenary 2d red imprint block of 4 with Retouched Sky below 'AU' of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC 171zb, unmounted, Cat $750.

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

353

1936 Submarine Cable 2d scarlet & 3d blue affixed to Postmaster-General's presentation card ACSC 170ya, Cat $875. Possibly the finest example we have offered. ['Tillie Mitchell's example sold at our auction of 29.8.2020 for $748]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

354

1937-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 Queen Mother 1d maroon coil pair ACSC 183bb (SG 181a) in coil strips of 4 x40, unmounted, Cat $2000+ (£1440+). (80 pairs)

Grade A (Image1)

Get Market Data for [Australia 181a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

355

1937-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 4d Koala ACSC 198 (SG 188) with Grossly Misplaced Perforations both Horizontally & Vertically, contemporary slogan cancel. A dramatic error that is not listed in trhe ACSC, and which is greatly enhanced for being postally used.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

356

1937-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 Platypus 9d sepia block of 16 (2x8) from the top left corner of the sheet with Grossly Misplaced Perforations at Top resulting in the upper units being Imperforat at Top ACSC 206ba, the next pair including chunks of the upper units, and the third pair with Jumped Perfs at the Top, also with Authority Imprint at the Base, the upper six units unmounted, Cat $10,000+ for two mounted units. The ACSC states that the only recorded sheet was divided into five blocks, each with the top two units imperf at top. This may well be the finest of them. [Arthur Gray's similar mounted block sold in 2017 for £3240]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$6,000

SOLD for AU$4,600.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

357

1937-49 Robes Thick Paper £1 grey-blue with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint ACSC 216x (SG 178s), lightly mounted, Cat $800 (£800, for unmounted). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2001).

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

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

358

1937-49 Robes 10/- & £1 both with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, in circa 1944 original collector's pack with 15 other CTO stamps to 5/- (1/6d & 2/- each with a rounded corner), unmounted, Cat $1875 (£475) just for the Specimen Overprints. RPSofL Certificate (2023) for the £1. (17)

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$750

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

359

1937 NSW Sesquicentenary 2d scarlet Man with Tail ACSC 175e (SG 193a) being the first unit in a horizontal pair, unmounted, Cat $1500 (£750).

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

360

1941 War Tax Surcharges '2½d' on 2d scarlet with Medallion Flaw ACSC 222d (SG 200b) being the second unit in a horizontal pair, unmounted, Cat $575 (£450).

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

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