Accumulations & collections

1374 1966 -71QEII 5c blue, with offset of design on back. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 444c cat $75. (P) $35 $50

1375 1966-71 QEII 7c purple, right marginal vert pr, variety large void area & extra wide due to paper fold. Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG 388a(var). Spectacular! (P) $250 $400

1376 1966-71 QEII 7c purple marginal pr, error IMPERF between stamp & left margin. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 447b cat $1500. Only 1 sheet known, thus only 10 imperf errors. (P) $700 $1000

1377 1966 Bird 20c Golden Whistler, error MISSING pale grey resulting in no shading on neck, "Y" shape on stomach & tail. VF MUH plus normal to compare. ACSC 456ca cat $1000 (11 years ago). Only 20 recorded. (P) $500 $800

1378 1966 Tasman 40c blk of 4, perfs grossly misplaced. VFU/CTO. SG 398(var). ACSC 460b cat $800 for M in 2001, unpriced U. Very rare & spectacular. (P) $500 $800

1379 1966 Navigator 50c Dampier, plate no 1 blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 461z cat $275. (P) $100 $150

1380 1966 Navigator 50c right marginal plate no. 2, double strip of 20. VF fresh MUH, folded along perfs. ACSC 461zb $500+. (20) (P) $150 $250

1381 1966 Navigator $1 Flinders LR cnr blk of 6, UL stamp variety "Retouched left frame" (pos 9/3), LR with "Retouched left frame type IV" (pos 10/3). VF MUH. ACSC 463ea, fd, cat $90 as singles, multiples much scarcer. $60 $80

1382 1966 Navigator $1 Flinders vert pr, upper stamp variety "Left frame missing for 4-5mm from base" (pos R9/3), lower with "Retouched left frame type 1" (pos R10/3). VF MUH. ACSC 463e, fa cat $105. $60 $80

1383 1966 Navigator $4 King, variety strong full offset on gum, actually a double offset with another weaker impression. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 466c cat $400. Only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $250 $400

1384 1966 Specimen folder (No C6103/66) with QEII, Fish, Birds & Navigators to 50c VF CTO with UH gum, Navs 75c-$4 opt Specimen MUH. $75 $100

1385 1966 Navigator set 75c-$4 opt SPECIMEN, 75c & $1 with scarce 14½mm opt (ACSC cat $280). VF MUH. Plus Defs/Pics (19) to 50c CTO. Retail $320. Very scarce. (P) $150 $200

1386 1968 Christmas 5c, variety gold colour totally OMITTED, so church window is all green etc. Superb fresh MUH. SG 431a cat £850+, ACSC 494a cat $1500 in 2001. Only 1 pane of 50 was recorded & genuine examples are seldom seen (beware of chemically made fakes!). 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1100 $1500

1387 1970 Christmas 6c, marginal, error "yellow omitted", with normal for comparison. VF fresh MUH. SG 475a cat £2250, ACSC 544c cat $3000 (2002). Rarely offered as only 10 such errors known. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1800 $2500

1388 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper sheet of 100 (4 blks of 25) with selvedge all round inc both sheet numbers & zero ACSC listed varieties but with "vertical retouch through A of Australia & S of Christmas". Diag creases through UL & right cnrs, o/w F-VF MUH. Now a very scarce sheet, ACSC cat $490, retail similar. (P) $150 $200

1389 1973 Marine Life 1c Shrimp error yellow OMITTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 545b cat £1250, ACSC 635cb cat $4000. Rare (P) $1000 $1500

1390 1973-74 Marine Life 4c Stinger horiz strip of 3, error MISSING black on right stamp (all text & value) & partially missing on centre with no "4c". Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG 548a cat £1300, ACSC 640c cat $2000 (11 years ago), plus premium for partially missing black. Only 20 missing black recorded. (P) $1000 $1500

1391 1973-74 Gemstone 10c Sapphire error MISSING turquoise (highlights on stone). VF fresh MUH. SG 552ac cat £100, ACSC 468ce cat $250 (11 years ago). (P) $80 $120

1392 1974 Opal 9c/8c variety surch shifted right so "9c" is on opal & barely visible, with normal to compare. VF fresh MUH. SG 579(var), ACSC 646c cat $75 (10 years ago), plus premium for "missing" 9c (P) $50 $70

1393 1975 Flowers 18c error MISSING grey, thus stalks are white & no shading on flowers, in vertical strip of 10, totally missing on top 5 stamps, partially on 6th, others normal. Superb fresh MUH. SG 608b cat £1250 for 5 error singles, ACSC 725cf cat $2250 for strip of 10 (11 years ago). (P) $1000 $1500

1394 1975 Flowers 18c error MISSING green in vertical strip of 10, totally missing on top 3 stamps & partially on 4th, others normal. Superb fresh MUH. SG 608c cat £1050 for 3 error singles, ACSC 725ch cat $2000 for strip of 10 (11 years ago). (P) $1000 $1500

1395 1975 Flower 45c, with partial background colour missing on top & black misplaced upwards. VF fresh MUH. ACSC unlisted variety. (2) (P) $130 $200

1396 1975 Flower 45c, variety grey background shifted left. VF fresh MUH. SG 609(var), ACSC 727ci cat $80. Only 1 sheet discovered $40 $60

1397 1975 Flower 45c blk of 6, variety paper join/overlap on lower 4 units, 2 stamps having double paper thickness. F-VF MUH, sl tropicalised perfs etc. SG 609(var). ACSC unlisted as a new discovery. Only 1 part sheet with 5 such blks found & all same condition. (6) (P) $100 $200

1398 1975 Flower 45c, variety grey background shifted 2mm left. VFU. SG 609(var). ACSC 727ci cat $80 for M (10 years ago). (P) $50 $75

1399 1975 Flower 45c vert strip of 5, upper & lower stamps normal, middle stamp with yellow green (twigs) totally OMITTED & adjoining stamps partially omitted. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 727ce cat $750. SG 609/609b cat £500+ for the central error single plus extra for the 2 partial missing colours, so est £750+. (5) (P) $300 $500

1400 1978 Aviators 18c Ulm, lower part sheet of 32 with graphic PAPER JOIN affecting column 3 (jagged vert split through middle of the front of the stamps, & column 2 (similar but on the back). Would produce 8 half printed stamps if separated. Extremely rare. $500 $750

1401 1978 Bird 20c Grebe, error "Yellow (beak & eye) omitted". VF fresh MUH. SG 673a cat £140, ACSC 805cb $250. (P) $100 $130

1402 1978 Bird 20c Grebe, error "Yellow (beak & eye) omitted", marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 673a cat £560, ACSC 805cb cat $1000. (P) $350 $500

1403 1979 Trains 20c, error grey totally OMITTED, so missing/albino area instead of "Australia 20c". VF fresh MUH. SG 715a cat £2000. Very rare as only 1 pane recorded, which only had the error on the bottom 3 rows. (P) $1000 $1500

1404 1979 Trains 20c, error grey totally OMITTED, so missing/albino area instead of "Australia 20c". VF fresh MUH. SG 715a cat £2000. Very rare as only 1 pane recorded, which only had the error on the bottom 3 rows. (P) $1000 $1500

1405 1980 Aircraft 22c variety "offset on reverse". VF fresh MUH. ACSC 883c cat $50. $30 $40

1406 1981 Tasmanian Tiger 24c 1st printing, error totally MISSING dark green (grass at base). VF fresh MUH, normal to compare. SG 788(var), ACSC 902(var) unlisted as 1st discovered in 2004. Only 1 sheet existed with 50 error stamps. (P) $400 $700

1407 1981 Tasmanian Tiger 24c 1st printing, error missing dark green on upper 6 stamps of strip of 10 & missing to a gradually lesser degree on next 3. VF fresh MUH. SG 788(var), ACSC 902(var) unlisted as 1st discovered in 2004. Very rare, only 1 sheet existed (P) $2500 $4000

1408 1981 Tasmanian Tiger 24c IMPERF pr. VF fresh MUH. SG 788a cat £200, ACSC 902b cat $150. (P) $120 $180

1409 1981-2012 PO Year Albums comp set inc the 3 "extra" 1990-93 green Specialist albums. All fresh & clean inc the notorious 1984-86 albums, last five years very difficult to obtain. Complete collection seldom offered. FV alone around $1700. (35). $1200 $1600

1410 1982 Corroboree Frog 3c, perf 14x14½, variety "black DOUBLE", most noticeable in name at top. VF fresh MUH. SG 782a, ACSC 934c cat $50, worth more. $40 $60

1411 1982 Corroboree Frog 3c perf 14x14½, error IMPERF at left between stamp & margin in horiz strip of 3. VF fresh MUH. SG 782a, ACSC 934b cat $2000. (P) $800 $1200

1412 1982 Whale 60c Trial printing with solid blue-green background. VF fresh MUH. SG 841a, ACSC 930E(1) cat $350 (2002). Popular thematic. (P) $220 $300

1413 1982 Whale 60c Trial printing with solid blue-green background, marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 841a, ACSC 930E(1) cat $1400 (2002). (P) $850 $1200

1414 1984-Marine Life 55c, error blue (inscription name) OMITTED, used on maximum card with FDI cancel, plus normal for comparison. VFU. SG 930a cat £700, ACSC 1053c cat $2500. Less than 10 known & does not exist M. (P) $1300 $2000

1415 1989 Cycling 41c booklet vert pr, error IMPERF between. VFU/CTO. SG 1180b cat £160+. ACSC 1377b cat $300+. Scarce error. (P) $180 $250

1416 1989-92 Sports 55c Kite-flying, error IMPERF 3 sides at right of horiz strip of 4. The vert & part horiz show slight perf indentation as do all of the 10 strips known. VF fresh MUH. SG 1184(var). Unlisted ACSC as a new discovery. Extremely Rare! (4) (P) $1300 $2000

1417 1993 Counter Printed Stamps "Painting with Candlestick" unissued design trials in BLACK pr w/o value or location name & with starter label for roll of 500. VF on original backing paper. (2). (P) $70 $120

1418 1993 Counter Printed Stamps "Painting with Candlestick" unissued design trials in BLACK, 1 totally blank, 2 with "NPC1" designation & values 45c & $1, both inverted (so in effect inverted centres). VF on original backing paper. Retail $900. (3). (P) $100 $200

1419 1993 Counter Printed Stamps "Painting with Candlestick" unissued design trials in BLACK, "NPC1" $1 inverted pr (in effect inverted centres), 2nd shifted NPC1. VF on original backing paper. (2). (P) $70 $120

1420 1993 Counter Printed Stamps "Painting with Candlestick" unissued design trials in BLACK, pr with 1 blank & other with "NPC1" 45c inverted (in effect inverted centre). VF on original backing paper. (2). (P) $70 $120

1421 1993 Counter Printed Stamps "Painting with Candlestick" unissued design trials in BLACK, strip of 3 from start of roll with cash register imprint on top stamp "No Stamps Value stamps..." & "Pemara Labels Approx 500" violet label, middle stamp blank & bottom with "45c NPC1", all inverted. Certainly unique strip (3) (P) $300 $600

1422 1994 Hargrave 45c Limited edition sheetlet of 25 with black serial numbers. Only 5000 issued (4000 with black numbers). VF fresh MUH. Retail $75. $30 $50

1423 1995 National Trust $2 olive-green plate proof, plus normal for comparison. VF MUH. ACSC 1842 PP(1) cat $400. (2) (P) $200 $300

1424 1997 Donald Bradman autograph in black texta pen in left margin of $4.50 Legends M/S. Autographs not often seen on stamps! (P) $100 $150

1425 1998 Leunig 45c "Two Birds in a Heart-shaped Tree" printer's PROOF as a pane of 30 (3x10) with selvedge 3 sides. CTO with printed "GPO Melbourne" undated cds. Issued as a pane of 4 in the Leunig Prestige Collection booklet. Superb condition, extremely rare, possibly UNIQUE. (P) $1000 $2000

1426 1998 Leunig 45c "Teapot on head" printer's PROOF as a pane of 30 (3x10) with selvedge 3 sides. CTO with printed "GPO Melbourne" undated cds. Issued as a pane of 4 in the Leunig Prestige Collection booklet. Superb condition, extremely rare, possibly UNIQUE. (P) $1000 $2000

1427 2000 "Nature & Nation" 45c Kangaroo & Flag printer's proof of the "P sheetlet" of 20 with blank margins & tabs blank. Top margin notations blanked out using whiteout. VF "CTO" with printed undated "Melbourne GPO" cds. Extremely rare, possibly unique. $500 $1000

1428 2000 Olympics Gold Medallist 45c digital print double sheetlet ESSAY of Herb Elliot (winner of 1960 Rome 1500m), being the "black print" double sheetlet that usually came with all the digital sheets. The essays created when the digital printers were tested prior to production of the issued sheetlets. A great rarity. $250 $500

1429 2000 Olympics Gold Medallist 45c Ian Thorpe PROOF digital printing double sheetlet MISSING location indicator in LR cnrs. VF fresh MUH, with the "black print". Rare modern proof, possibly unique. $250 $500

1430 2000 Olympics Gold Medallist 45c Grant Hackett right pane, Perth printing with swan imprint, error INVERTED printing (were printed on pre-perforated sheets), resulting in 5 IMPERF stamps & 5 misperfs. Superb fresh MUH. ACSC 2356(var), not recorded for this stamp, similar cat $6000 (11 years ago). Great Olympic rarity, only 1 other pane from the original double sheet known. (P) $3000 $5000

1431 2000 Olympic Gold Medalists 45c for Men's 4x200m freestyle, error horiz strip from sheetlet with left stamp TOTALLY IMPERF & right stamp grossly misperfed, & with stamp-size perf tab in right margin. Superb MUH. ACSC 2353c cat $1250+. Extremely rare as only 4 error sheetlets discovered, so only 20 imperf stamps can exist, 15 of which 15 are still in intact sheetlets, meaning only for 5 imperfs currently available to collectors. (P) $700 $1000

1432 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medallist digital printing M/S set of 16 with Kookaburra logo at LR for ACT printing. Very scarce as only limited quantities printed for immediate release. Fresh MUH. (16) $90 $140

1433 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medallist digital printing M/S set with Platypus logo at LR for NSW printing. Very scarce, only limited quantity for immediate release were produced. Fresh MUH. (16) $90 $140

1434 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medallist digital printing M/S set with Koala logo at LR for QLD printing. Very scarce, only limited quantities for immediate release were produced. Fresh MUH. (16) $90 $140

1435 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medallist digital printing M/S set with Kangaroo logo at LR for SA printing. Very scarce, only limited quantities for immediate release were produced. Fresh MUH. (16) $90 $140

1436 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medallist digital printing M/S set with Possum logo at LR for VIC printing. Very scarce, only limited quantities for immediate release were produced. Fresh MUH. (16) $90 $140

1437 2000 Olympics Gold Medallist Women's Sailing 45c digital print unsevered double sheetlet with Platypus imprint, variety the dividing roulettes for separation at an angle & going through the left margin of the right sheet from middle of 2nd stamp from base. VF fresh MUH. The 1st example seen by us. $200 $300

1438 2000 Olympics Gold Medallists digital print M/S comp set of 16 with Swan logo at LR for West Australia printing. Very scarce, only limited quantities made for immediate release. Fresh MUH. (16) $90 $140

1439 2000 Olympics Sydney-Athens $1.50 PROOF Special Event Sheetlet of 20 with tabs of Torch Relay runner, Olymphilex logo at UL & right margin with "Phil-Local 003" imprint, plus imperf sheet showing only the tab & Olymphilex logo, with same imprint at right (normal sheets not issued with marginal imprint). VF fresh MUH, tab sheet VF UN. SG 2026(p). Very rare modern proof, probably unique. $250 $500

1440 2000 Olympics Sydney-Athens $1.50 PROOF Special Event Sheetlet of 20 with tabs of China Gold Medallist Xong Ni, Olymphilex logo at UR, right margin with serial code & sheet title imprint, plus imperf sheet showing only the tab & Olymphilex logo, with same imprint at right. VF fresh MUH, tab sheet VF UN (issued sheetlets did not have imprint in margin). SG 2026(p). Very rare modern proof, probably unique. $200 $400

1441 2000 Olympics Sydney-Athens $1.50 PROOF Special Event Sheetlet of 20 with tabs of China Gold Medallist gymnasts Yang Wei, Li Xiaopeng & Zheng Lihui, plus right margin with names imprint (not normally issued with imprints). VF fresh MUH. SG 2026(p). Very rare modern proof, probably unique. $200 $400

1442 2000 Olympics Sydney-Athens $1.50 PROOF Special Event Sheetlet of 20 with blank tabs! (not issued with blank tabs). VF fresh MUH. SG 2026(p). Conservative reserve of only $25 per stamp. Very rare modern proof, probably unique. (P) $500 $1000

1443 2000 Olympics Sydney-Athens $1.50 PROOF Special Event Sheetlet with tabs of China Gold Medallist gymnasts Yang Wei, Li Xiaopeng & Zheng Lihui at a big angle, resulting in all tabs grossly misplaced & inc 1 blank tab, right margin with names imprint also misplaced (not normally issued with imprint). VF fresh MUH. SG 2026(p). Unique modern error proof & absolutely spectacular. (P) $3000 $5000

1444 2000 Olympics Sydney-Athens $1.50 PROOF Special Event Sheetlet of 20 with tabs of China Gold Medallist Wang Nan printed at an angle & thus more misplaced at right of sheet, with Olymphilex logo at UR, plus right margin with Wang Nan & sheetlet title imprint -all also misplaced (issued sheetlets did not have imprint in margin). VF fresh MUH. SG 2026(p). Very rare modern proof, probably unique. $500 $750

1445 2000 Olympics Sydney-Athens $1.50 PROOF Special Event Sheetlet of 20 with tabs of China Gold Medallist Yang Ling printed at an angle & thus more misplaced at left of sheet, plus right margin with Wang Ling imprint (not normally issued with imprint. SG 2026(p). Very rare modern proof, probably unique. $500 $1000

1446 2002 Magic Rainforest "cheque book" with 6 panes remaining. Major variety "First two panes INVERTED". Rare & previously unrecorded. (P) $350 $500

1447 2006 Greeting 50c Rose, printers proof with 1½ unsevered sheetlets of 10 joined horiz & with extra wide margins at left & base, with stamp size tabs at base. CTO with printed "GPO Melbourne" undated cds. Extremely rare, possibly unique. Certainly the 1st we have seen! (P) $300 $500

1448 2007 Architecture M/Sheet IMPERF "Printer's Proof" uncut sheet of 24 M/S. Separated into left & right panes of 12. Limited PO release numbered 0128 with official "Release Document". FV approx $110. Fresh MUH & scarce. $150 $250

1449 2008 Christmas 50c self-adhesive double ½ pane of 10 with top 2 stamps TOTALLY IMPERF, next 2 imperf at top. Superb MUH. (10) (P) $80 $120

AUSTRALIA - BCOF JAPAN

1450 1946-48 opt set ½d to 5/- Thin paper. F-VFM. SG J1-7a cat £275. Retail $200. (P) $100 $130

1451 1946-48 opt set ½d to 5/- Thick paper. VF MLH (5/- w/c, very fresh). SG J1-7 cat £275. Retail $200. (7) (P) $100 $150

1452 1946-48 opt set ½d to 1/- MUH, 2/- & 5/- thick paper VF MLH. SG J1-7 cat £190. Retail $220. (7) (P) $100 $130

1453 1946-48 opt set ½d to 5/- thin paper. VFU/CTO. SG J1-7a cat £275. Retail $225. (7) (P) $120 $150

1454 1946-48 opt Kangaroo ½d blk of 4, poor forgery with opt wrong size, normal blk to compare. VF MLH/MUH. Interesting. (2 blks) $80 $120

1455 1946-48 opt Queen 1d with thin trial opt in black. VF MUH, UL cnr marginal. ACSC J2PP(2)A. Scarce genuine example. (P) $150 $250

1456 1946-48 opt Queen 1d with blue-black opt. Superb fresh MUH. SG J2a cat £60, retail $90. Exp Ceremuga AIEP (in margin). (P) $40 $60

1457 1946-48 opt KGVI 3d imprint blk of 4, variety "opt misplaced 3mm left". VF fresh 2MLH/2MUH. SG J3(var). Spectacular (P) $100 $150

1458 1946-48 opt KGVI 3d strip of 3, variety "misplaced opt 3½mm to right". Fresh MUH. SG J3(var). (P) $80 $120

1459 1946-48 opt 1/- variety "opt misplaced right with F & N only partially on stamp". VF fresh MLH. SG J5(var). Spectacular. (P) $100 $150

1460 1946-48 opt 1/- pr, dangerous forgery, right stamp variety "6 in diff font", normal to compare. Fresh MUH. SG J5/5a would cat £385+. Pair exp as forged by Ceremuga on reverse & excellent reference. (3) (P) $100 $150

1461 1946-48 opt Kangaroo 2/- blk of 4, poor forgery with wrong fonts & w/o serifs, plus normal blk to compare. VF fresh MUH. SG J6 cat £45 per stamp. Interesting reference. (2 blks) (P) $200 $300

1462 1946-48 opt Kangaroo 2/- UR cnr blk of 4 on piece tied by "Aust Unit Postal Stn 453 6 MR 49" cds (130 Aust Gen Hospital Eta Jima). SG J6 cat £260+ as singles. (P) $150 $250

1463 1946-48 opt Kangaroo 2/- marginal blk of 6, variety "Broken C" on L3/5(17). VF fresh MUH. Unlisted in ACSC. Retail normals $450. SG J6(var) cat £270+ as normals. (P) $250 $350

1464 1946-48 opt Kangaroo 2/- marg pair, variety "misplaced stop after B", L2/1(7), incorrectly listed in ACSC as L2/4. Fresh MUH. ACSC J6d cat $165 in 1999. SG J6(var) cat £90+ as normals. (P) $100 $150

1465 1946-48 opt Kangaroo 2/- marg pair, variety "broken B", L10/5(59). VF fresh MUH. SG J6(var) cat £180+ as normals. (P) $150 $250

1466 1946-48 opt Kangaroo 2/- marg pair, right stamp variety "B in small font", R6/4. VF fresh M/MUH. Unlisted in ACSC. SG J6(var) cat £90+ as normals. (P) $100 $150

1467 1946-48 opt Kangaroo 2/- variety "misplaced opt to right with full stop largely omitted". W/C VF fresh MLH. SG J6(var) cat £45+ as normals. (P) $70 $100

1468 1946-48 opt 5/- thick paper Authority imprint blk of 4, UL with variety "broken B". VF fresh MUH. ACSC J7za, SG J7(var) cat £560+ as singles. (P) $600 $800

1469 1946-48 BCOF opts ½d to 1/- matching LR cnr blks of 20 (5x4), varieties on ½d & 1/- "PA" of JAPAN widely spaced, 6d "B" in wrong font. VF fresh MUH. ACSC J1-J5, plus J1a, 4m & 5q, SG cat as normal singles £1195. Scarce matching multiples. (100) (P) $600 $800

1470 1947 Registered cover franked opt Kookaburra 6d, variety "opt misplaced 3mm left", tied by "Aust Army PO 214 13 Jy 47" (Tokyo) cds. Unusual. $100 $150