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LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

361

1948-56 Coat of Arms 10/- £1 & £2 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', the £2 with the Overprint Significantly Misplaced 5mm Downwards (below 'AUSTRALIA'), well centred, lightly mounted. We do not recall having previously see this variety, and it is not listed in the ACSC. (3)

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

Estimate AU$300

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

362

1948-56 Coat of Arms 10/- purple overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with 'SPEOIMEN' Error ACSC 269xd, lightly mounted, Cat $5750. Rare: occurred only on Pos [19] for only one printing & was then corrected. Tillie Mitchell's similar but unmounted example (Cat $7500) sold at our auction of 29.8.2020 for $4552.

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$1,600.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

363

1948-56 Coat of Arms £2 green overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with 'SPEOIMEN' Error ACSC 271xc, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $5750. Rare: occurred only on Pos [19] for only one printing & was then corrected. This is the first example we have offered as a single for many years. An unmounted set each with the 'SPEOIMEN' error - Cat $22,500 - sold at our auction of 27.2.2017 for $20,400.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$2,000

SOLD for AU$4,400.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

364

1951-52 KGVI Definitives KGVI 3½d brown block of 4 apparently Imperf at Right but caused by Jumped Perforations ACSC 253ba, the upper units lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $2750+.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,000

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

365

1951-52 KGVI Definitives 6½d brown horizontal strip of 4 from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right caused by Major Jumped Perforations ACSC 255b, unmounted, Cat $1500+ for mounted; unpriced unmounted. Superb. Ex 'Dubois (Part I) - sold for SFr488.

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

366

1950s-60s issues in full sheets including KGVI 3d red booklet panes, QEII 3d 3½d & 5d, etc, plus Commemoratives, also a few part-sheets, many with Perf Pips in the margins, unchecked for other varieties. (31 sheets) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

367

1953 Young Farmers 3½d with the Vignette (Calf & Children) Misplaced Up and Left ACSC 303c variant, very fine part-Boyup Brook (WA) cds of OCT53 (a month after the stamp was issued on 3.9.1953), Cat $500+. The ACSC listing is for misplacement of the vignette to the base, of which at least one sheet of 100 was obtained intact by a collector and no used examples have been recorded. The upwards shift is of extreme rarity, and should be given its own catalogue entry. The ACSC states "One used stamp showing an upward misplacement is recorded". That stamp is illustrated: it is poorly centred (with a generic machine cancellation). The stamp offered here, a new discovery, is obviously from a different sheet. It is quite well centred and the displacement is both to the top and to the left.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

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

368

1963-65 Navigators set of 6 in blocks of 4, the £1 White Paper ACSC 408B (SG 359a), unmounted, Cat $900+ (£500+), plus 'SPECIMEN' overprint set of 4 with small hinge remainders, also Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- with non-contemporary corner cancel, and KGVI maroon 'dummy' stamp. (31 stamps)

Grade A/A-

Get Market Data for [Australia 359a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

369

1963-65 Navigators 7/6d to £2 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, the £2 with the scarce and underrated Central Overprint ACSC 409x, lightly mounted, the 10/- is unmounted, Cat $1350 (£475+, with the usual £2), for unmounted. [A well centred unmounted example of ACSC 409x sold at our Online Auction No 5 for $1255] (4)

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

Estimate AU$300

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

370

1963-65 Navigators 7/6d to £2 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, the £2 with the scarce and underrated Central Overprint ACSC 409x, unmounted, Cat $1350 (£475+, with the usual £2). [A well centred unmounted example sold at our auction of 20.5.2021 for $1255] (4)

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

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

371

1964-66 Birds range of blocks, strips & other multiples including Helecon Papers, annotated varieties & sheet numbers, also 1959-65 Flowers selection noted 2/3d Wattle White Paper Helecon Printing block of 24, predominantly mint with a couple CTO, some with a little minor toning but many are very fine unmounted. (few 100s)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20)

Estimate AU$200

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

372

BOOKLETS: 1949 KGVI 2/6d (2½d scarlet) booklet covers (printed both sides) ACSC B55(PP) block of 8 (2x4), central vertical fold otherwise very fine, Cat $1000+, for four pairs. Rarely seen in page-size multiples. [The ACSC states "Several uncut sheets...came onto the market, and blocks of various sizes exist"]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

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

Decimal Issues

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

373

1966-71 QEII Definitives 5c blue with Strong Offset ACSC 444c lower-right corner block of 9, plus Gemstones 7c Agate with Black Printing (Inscriptions) Omitted ACSC 642c, all unmounted, Cat $675+. An unusually large block of the offset variety. (2 items)

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

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

374

1966-71 QEII Definitives 7c bright purple with Grossly Misplaced Perforations block of 40 (4x10), unmounted. A striking piece. The ACSC lists similar varieties for other values but not for this one.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$500

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

375

1970 Captain Cook Bicentenary M/S on official souvenir envelopes sent registered airmail to Israel from Victoria in May/June 1970 with either Brunswick East (31), Brunswick West (10), Fawkner (56) or Moonee Ponds (48) cds cancels, green Customs form labels affixed on reverse and Jerusalem arrival backstamps, each with 'Inspected and Safe for Transmission' labels on the face tied by or with the respective 'POSTMASTER ...' oval datestamps in violet alongside, those from Brunswick East with a variety of 'MAGEN DAVID ADOM' cinderella labels tied on the face, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat $1450 for used M/Ss (unpriced on cover). The rate was 30c Zone 5 airmail letter plus 25c registration fee. Weighs 3kg. Ex Woodchip-Free Zone (Rod Perry). (145)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

Estimate AU$200

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

376

1984 Skiing original artwork (43x29cm) by Brian Clinton comprising Slalom design with the colours changed (with the 'Australian Stamp Bulletin' front cover featuring this design) and an unadopted design of a downhill skiier, plus the issued set in stamp pack, all signed by Brian Clinton. (4 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$1,000

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

377

1984-88 Marine Life 55c with Cyan Printing ('BENNETT'S NUDIBRANCH') Completely Omitted ACSC 1053c (SG 930a) tied to Maximum Card by 'KOOKABURRA SHELL/18JUN1984/Gladstone Qld 4680' cds being the First Day of Issue of the stamp, Cat $2500 (£1500). Plus a normal stamp for comparison. [The ACSC states that fewer than ten examples have been recorded] (2)

Grade A A1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Get Market Data for [Australia 930a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$360.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

378

2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medallists sheetlets two collections in albums, and 2008 Beijing Olympics album (unopened). (3 albums)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

379

2000 Summer Olympics Gold Medallists 45c 'MATT WELSH/Swimming: 200m backstroke' in the same format as the issued stamps ASCSC 2348E(3), marginal example from the top of the sheetlet, unmounted, grossly undercatalogued. Unissued. This and the next two lots were trial printings to test the digital printing technology. They were produced as pairs of sheetlets of 10, of which only one pair of each came onto the market in London a few years ago. Thus only 20 examples of each stamp can exist, making them far scarcer than the 1935 Unissued Perf 14 1/- ANZAC, Cat $2750 (£1600). We expect our estimate is very conservative. See also Lots 380 & 381. [At the Games, Matt Welsh finished third in the 200m backstroke]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

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

380

2000 Summer Olympics Gold Medallists 45c 'HAYLEY LEWIS/Swimming: 800m freestyle' in the same format as the issued stamps ASCSC 2348E(4), marginal example from the top of the sheetlet, unmounted, grossly undercatalogued. Unissued. See also Lots 379 & 381. [Hayley Lewis did not compete at the 2000 Games]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

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