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KGV - C of A WMK

1095 1d green opt OS plate 4 comp sheet of 120 (split in 2 vertically) with ACSC listed varieties "secret mark retouched" (VII/1), "weeping pearl retouched" (VII/7), "wattle line retouched" (VII/31) "roman nose" (VII/37), "ferns" retouched (VII/54) "RA of Australia retouched" (VII/60) "distorted One Penny" (VIII/13), "thin One Penny" (VIII/14) "break in upper frame" (VIII/15), "N-Y joined" (VIII/25), "scratch behind roo" (VIII/32), "spot in SE cnr" (VIII/54), "Roos tongue retouched" (VIII/56) & "run N retouch" (VIII/60), plus Ash "sans-serif" imprint. Surprisingly fresh MUH clean white gum. ACSC cat $1100, plus huge premium for sheet. Rare survivor. Superb exhibition piece (120). $600 $800

1096 5d Yellow-brown, Ash imprint pr, plate 2, unusual shade & appearance. VFM. ACSC 127B(2)z cat $250 for blk of 4. $50 $100

1097 5d Deep orange-brown, Ash imprint pr, plate 3. VF MUH. ACSC 127(3)z cat $275 for blk of 4. $50 $100

1098 5d Yellow-brown opt OS Plate 2 UL cnr blk of 4, lower stamps with PO “repair” tabs. W/C VF fresh MUH. SG O132 cat £192 as M singles ,should be at least double £394 MUH , Retail $360 as 4 singles, plus premium for w/c positional blk. (P) $200 $300

1099 5d Brown plate 3 on cover specialised selection, mostly registered, some scarcer usages inc solo for 5d Printed papers rate, Official perf WA (2), nice example of orange-brown (aniline) shade (ACSC 127C under-catalogued on cover at $100), curious "Port Hedland 20 MAY 33" cds (earliest date given is 26 Feb 1934), a number of plate varieties noted with ACSC listed “Flaw behind King's neck” (2 states), “Eight wattles at left” (3, possibly 2 states), “Broken top frame at left”, “Top frame broken right of crown”, “White flaw on 'd' of right 5d”, “Flaw in crown” (3), & “Frame missing behind kangaroo” (2 early states). Fair-VF, generally good. Interesting & valuable specialist lot. (32). $220 $350

1100 1/4 Turquoise lower marginal pr, right stamp variety “thick 1 at right retouched”. MUH, variety gum sl sun-tanned. ACSC 131Ama cat $875. (P) $120 $200

1101 1/4 Greenish-blue marginal pr, variety "retouched thick "1" at right". Fresh M. SG 131. ACSC 131na cat £450 as singles. (P) $120 $180

1102 Set: ½d Orange to 1/4 turquoise in blks of 4 (1d blk of 6), inc 1½d LR cnr, 3d lower marginal, 4d UL cnr, 5d upper marginal & 1/4 lower marginal. F-VF fresh MUH. Retail $2300 as singles, blks of 4 harder to find. (34). (P) $800 $1200

1103 Set: ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise. F-VF MUH. SG 124-31 cat £120 for hinged should be at least double, £240 MUH. ACSC cat $575. Retail similar. (8) (P) $200 $300

1104 Set ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise. F-VF M. SG 124-31 cat £120. ACSC cat $260. Retail $240. (8). (P) $90 $120

1105 3d Pale blue opt OS, bluish opt, tied by oily Melbourne cds to 1935 (22 May) PMG Dept envelope for Radio VK3LR to USA, with enclosure explaining their broadcasts from Geneva from offices of the League of Nations; also opt OS 1d (faults) on 1933; opt OS 2d (SM wmk) on 1932 unclaimed Qld cover; perf OS SM wmk 3d with normal 2d on NSW OHMS (Electoral Office) envelope -registered with black label, unclaimed with 2 diff cachets. Minor toning/aging. Total ACSC cat $1475. (4). $160 $250

AUSTRALIA - OTHER PRE-DECIMAL

1106 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved left part imprint marginal. VF fresh MUH. SG 19. Retail $250. (P) $100 $130

1107 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved. Superb fresh MUH. SG 19. ACSC 60 cat $250. (P) $140 $180

1108 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved. Superb fresh M, excellent centring. SG 19 cat £75. ACSC 60 cat $100. (P) $50 $60

1109 1927 Canberra 1½d plate no.12 UL cnr blk of 4. VF fresh MUH with full untrimmed number. Totally MUH inc selvedge. ACSC 132zk cat $750 MUH, plus premium for full number. Only about 150 believed to have survived & only a small total with full number. Very scarce (P) $450 $700

1110 1931 Kingsford Smith OS opt set 2d & 3d. Superb fresh MUH. SG O123-4. ACSC 141-2(OS) cat $1025+ & retail would be higher. Genuine MUH sets are rather rare. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (2). (P) $600 $900

1111 1932 Bridge 2d Engraved, Plate 1 dot left, marginal blk of 4, minor crease in selvedge, stamps VF fresh MUH. ACSC 146z cat $750, SG 141. (4) (P) $250 $350

1112 1932 Bridge 5/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 143 cat £425 M ,should be at least double £850 MUH. ACSC 148 cat $1000. Retail $1500. (P) $700 $1000

1113 1932 Bridge set 2d to 5/-, inc both 2d. VF MUH, 5/- very w/c. SG 141-4. ACSC 146-9 cat $1528. (4). (P) $700 $900

1114 1932 Bridge set 2d to 5/-, inc both 2d. VF MUH. 5/- Natural paper inclusion, perfect centring. SG 141-4. ACSC 146-9 cat $1528. (4) (P) $300 $600

1115 1932 Bridge 5/-. W/C lightly cancelled, Superb U. ACSC 148w cat $300, SG 143 cat £200. (P) $150 $200

1116 1932 Bridge 5/-. Fresh CTO with UH gum. SG 143 cat £200. Retail $300. (P) $150 $180

1117 1932 Bridge set 2d to 5/- inc both 2d, tied to registered 5th Aust Philatelic Exhibition cover by boxed Exhib pmks in green dated. "22 MR 32", with Exhib reg label, plus red Exhib b/s. VF. SG 141-4. ACSC correctly used on cover cat $3500. (P) $1200 $1500

1118 1932 Bridge 3d blue opt OS, variety opt partly omitted. VF CTO. SG O135(var). Rare as not seen by us before on any OS stamp. (P) $100 $150

1119 1932 Lyrebird 1/- opt OS. VF fresh MUH. SG O136 cat £50 for M ,should be at least double £100 MUH, Retail $110. (P) $75 $100

1120 1932 Lyrebird 1/- opt OS. W/C VF fresh MUH. ACSC 145 (OS)A cat $125 . (P) $60 $90

1121 1934 Macarthur set 2d, 3d, 9d inc Dark Hills. Fresh MUH. Retail $120. (4). $70 $90

1122 1934 Macarthur set 2d, 3d, 9d plus 2d Dark Hills. VF MUH. SG 150-53. ACSC cat $150. Retail similar. (4). $70 $90

1123 1934 Hermes 1/6 no wmk. Superb fresh MUH, very W/C. SG 153 cat £50 for M ,should be at least double £100 MUH, Retail $140 this W/C. (P) $60 $90

1124 1935 ANZAC set 2d & 1/-. VF fresh W/C MUH. $50 $70

1125 1936 South Aust Centenary set 2d to 1/- imprint blks of 4. 2d & 3d VF MUH, 1/- 2MLH/2MUH. ACSC 171-3z cat $215. (P) $120 $150

1126 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die Ia. W/C VF fresh MUH. SG 168b cat £150. Retail $240. (P) $150 $200

1127 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die Ia. W/C, superb fresh MUH. SG 168b cat £150, retail $450 for such near perfect centring. (P) $180 $300

1128 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die Ia. W/C VF fresh MLH. SG 168b cat £150. Retail $150 (P) $70 $100

1129 1937 Queen 1d green Die II coil perf strip of 4, uniformly large holes. VF MUH. ACSC 182bh cat $450 as 2 prs. (P) $250 $350

1130 1937 NSW Sesquicentenary 2d, variety "Man with Tail". VFU. ACSC 175e, SG 193a cat £120. (P) $60 $90

1131 1938 Robes 5/-, 10/- thick paper Authority imprint blks of 4. VF MUH. ACSC 212za, 214za cat $225. (2 blks). $120 $160

1132 1938 Robes set 5/- to £1, thick paper. MUH. SG 176-8 cat £148. Retail $160. (P) $80 $120

1133 1938 Robes set 5/-, 10/-, £1 thick paper. VF w/c fresh MUH. SG 176-8 cat £148. Retail $175. (3). (P) $90 $120

1134 1938 Robes £1 thick paper opt SPECIMEN. Fresh MUH, traces of printers ink top margin & on gum. ACSC 216x. Normal retail $1200+. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $250 $400

1135 1938 KGVI 3d blue Die III, cnr Ash imprint blk of 4. W/C VF fresh 2MLH/2MUH. (P) $80 $120

1136 1940 AIF set 1d-6d panes of 40, selvedge 3 sides, 1d & 2d with imprints. VF fresh MUH. SG 196-99 cat £2000. (160) $1250 $1600

1137 1942 Koala 4d, Lyrebird 1/- wmk perf 15x14 & 1948 Crocodile 2/- wmk, all no imprint LL cnr blks of 4, ea VF 2M/2MUH. ACSC 198zc, 209zh & 263ze cat $300. $100 $140

1138 1942-50 KGVI 3½d blue imprint blk of 4 with extra paper tab due to paper fold. VF M/3MUH. SG 207(var). (P) $50 $100

1139 1946 Peace 2½d carmine NO WMK. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 236 cat $150 (page 6/156). SG 213(var). Scarce unissued printing. (P) $70 $120

1140 1946 Mitchell 2½d IMPERF, wmk inverted, vert pr. VF fresh MUH, gum wrinkle on lower stamp, 4 large margins. SG 216(var), ACSC cat $500+ in 2006. (P) $300 $750

1141 1949 Queen 1½d green no wmk, partial plate number 13, upper marginal gutter blk of 4. Stamps fresh MUH. ACSC 227za cat $4000 with wmk. This plate number unrecorded w/o wmk. Extremely rare, if not unique. (P) $400 $800

1142 1949 Arms £2 cnr no imprint example, variety "roller flaw". VF fresh MUH. SG 224da cat £150. Retail $425. (P) $180 $250

1143 1949 Arms £2, variety "Roller Flaw". Fresh MUH. SG 224da cat £150. ACSC 271d cat $300. (P) $150 $200

1144 1950 KGVI 3d red thin paper. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 251a cat $75. Plus normal for comparison. Scarce. $40 $60

1145 1951 Gold & Responsible Government Centenaries 3d se-tenant pr IMPERF Die PROOF with large margins in its original card holder with CBA Note Printing Branch cachet in violet on reverse. Only 8 made, 7 of which are numbered, 2 of which are now in the Royal collection & Australia Post archival coll'n. This proof numbered 21 was presented to Sir G Chippendall, Director General of the PMG Department. VF fresh as printed. ACSC 284/5 DP(1) cat $5000. Extremely rare specialist item. (P) $3000 $4000

1146 1952 Aborigine 2/6 CofA wmk, UL cnr blk of 8 with void/ink line across base of lower 4 stamps caused by foreign matter on printing plate. Non variety stamp light gum bend. VF fresh MUH. SG 253(var). (P) $250 $350

1147 1953 PO Specimen folder with current def stamps from ½d Kangaroo to 2/6 Aborigine or 5/- Arms CTO, plus Arms 10/- to £2 opt Specimen fresh MUH. Rarer type, with only minimal PO sales. (22) (P) $350 $450

1148 1954 Red Cross 3½d LL cnr blk of 6 plate no.3, no dashes. VFU/CTO. ACSC 312zj cat M $200. (P) $80 $120

1149 1958 Broken Hill 4d, 1960 Girl Guides 5d, both aniline ink with full design clearly showing through the paper, appearing as a comp OFF-SET on reverse. VF fresh MUH. (2). (P) $100 $150

1150 1959 Animal 8d LR cnr blk of 6, varieties "retouched shading right of animals head -state IV "Typhoon" (pos R9/6) & "8d Weak" (pos R9/7), plus similar blk w/o varieties to compare. UL stamp 2 minor tone spots o/w fresh MUH. ACSC cat $235 as singles. (2 blks). (P) $50 $75

1151 1961-64 5/- Cattle cream & white papers, both in marginal blks of 4. W/C. VF fresh MUH. Retail $600. (2 blks) (P) $350 $450

1152 1962 Country Women 5d unadopted stamp-size photographic essays (6) inc 3 vert types very close to issued stamp & 3 others in diff formats. Very scarce. Plus issued stamp for comparison. (6). (P) $150 $250

1153 1964 Navigators set 4/- to £2 inc 10/-, £1 white & cream papers. W/C VF MUH. Retail $300. (8). (P) $130 $180

1154 1964 Navigators set 4/- to £2. VF fresh MUH. SG 355-60 cat £120. (6). (P) $90 $120

1155 1964 Navigators set 4/- to £2, inc 10/- & £1 both papers. VF fresh MUH, blks of 4 (the 10/-, £1, £2 all cnrs). SG 355-60 cat £772. Retail $1100++. (8 blks). (P) $600 $800

1156 1964 Navigator 10/- opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MLH. (P) $70 $100

1157 1964 Navigator £1 opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. (P) $120 $160

1158 ca1964-65 PO Specimen folder in deep green containing CTO values to 5/- & Navigators 7/6 to £2 opt SPECIMEN, plus AAT (5) & Cocos 1963 set CTO. Scarce. (35). (P) $750 $900

AUSTRALIA - DECIMAL ISSUES

1159 1966 QEII 4c Red booklet panes, set of 6 diff tabs. VF fresh MUH. SG 385a, ACSC cat $240, retail similar. (6 Panes) (P) $90 $120

1160 1966-71 QEII 5c blue, with offset of design on back. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 444c cat $75. (P) $35 $50

1161 1966-71 QEII 6c orange comp sheet of 100 with OFFSET of design on gum. ACSC 446c cat $100 ea = $10,000. Very rare as comp sheet. Vendor paid $2500+ for it at auction several years ago. (P) $1500 $2000

1162 1966-71 QEII 7c purple, right marginal, variety large void area & extra wide due to paper fold. Stamp VF fresh MUH. SG 388a(var). Spectacular! (P) $150 $250

1163 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) $400 $700

1164 1966 Navigator $1 Flinders vert pr, upper stamp variety "left frame missing for 4-5mm from base" (pos R9/3), lower "retouched left frame type III" (pos R10/3). VF MUH. ACSC 463e, fc, cat $105. (P) $60 $80

1165 1967 PO Specimen set with low values inc QEII 5c, to 50c & Navigators 75c, $1, $2, $4 opt SPECIMEN. Fresh MUH. (P) $60 $90

1166 1971 Floral coil 7c with buff omitted & green misplaced. VF fresh MUH, normal to compare. SG 468bbb cat £225, ACSC 535ce cat $300 (10 years ago). Copy of RPSV photo cert for strip of 4. (P) $70 $100

1167 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper sheet of 100, with ACSC listed variety "retouch in green left of 1st A of Australia" (pos RP8/4), folded through gutter. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 577d/578z, za, zb cat $520. $150 $200

1168 1973 Marine Life 1c Shrimp error yellow OMITTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 545b cat £1250, ACSC 635cb cat $4000. Rare. (P) $900 $1500

1169 1973 Architecture 50c vert pr, error IMPERF between (faint perf indent as are all the examples - see cat footnote). VF fresh MUH. SG 559(var). ACSC 657b cat $2000. Extremely rare as only 1 row of 10 existed. This example is the one illustrated in ACSC. (P) $1000 $1500

1170 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c IMPERF, on normal paper (no mesh), horiz pr. F-VF MUH. ACSC 765b cat $200. (2) (P) $70 $100

1171 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c imperf PROOF horiz pr on thick ungummed paper. Superb fresh UN. ACSC 765ba(var) cat $200 for imperf & unlisted as a proof. Only 1 sheet recorded. (2) (P) $100 $200

1172 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c IMPERF, on normal paper (no mesh), cnr blk of 4. VF MUH. ACSC 765b cat $400. (4) (P) $130 $200

1173 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c top marginal gutter blk of 8, variety black partially missing (Australia 18c), appears grey due to dry print. VF fresh MUH, normal to compare. ACSC 765ca cat $800 (10 years ago). (P) $275 $400

1174 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 45c IMPERF proof on very thick shiny paper, top marginal horiz pr. VF fresh UN as made. ACSC 766PP(2) cat $500. (P) $150 $250

1175 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 45c IMPERF proof on very thick shiny paper, top marginal blk of 4. VF fresh UN as made. ACSC 766PP(2) cat $1000 as 2 prs. (P) $300 $450

1176 1978 Aviators 18c Kingsford Smith IMPERF horiz pr, right marginal. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 792b cat $150, SG 660a cat £110. (P) $80 $120

1177 1978 Aviators 18c Ulm horiz double strip of 10 with original paper join overlap through centre pr -overlap over 1 stamp wide. VF MUH lower marginal. ACSC unlisted. Extremely rare (P) $200 $400

1178 1978 Bird 20c Grebe vert strip of 5, variety partial missing black "Australia 20c & bird's feathers", affecting top 2 stamps. VF MUH. ACSC 805cg(var) cat $2000 for sl diff combination. Very rare as only 10 such strips existed. (5) (P) $350 $500

1179 1978 Bird 20c Grebe, error "yellow (beak & eye) omitted". VF fresh marginal MUH. SG 673a cat £140, ACSC 805cb cat $250. (P) $90 $120

1180 1978 Christmas 15c "Madonna & Child" horiz pair, left stamp error blue & yellow mostly OMITTED with 90%+ of both colours missing (ACSC wrongly describes it as omission of only the cyan colour). VF fresh MUH, error pristine, normal stamp tiny surface scuff. SG 696(var), ACSC 825ca cat $5000 (in 2002). Extremely rare as only 1 column in 1 sheet showed the error, so only 5 such error pairs are possible. An example sold for $5000+ in a Sydney auction in 2002, while another sold for $4400+ in a Melbourne auction in 2007. A spectacular error. 2012 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $2000 $3000

1181 1979 Trains 20c, error grey totally OMITTED, so missing/albino area instead of "Australia 20c" & no imprint. 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) $800 $1200

1182 1980 Stamp Week 22c horiz pr Mail box stamp error IMPERF at left. Superb fresh MUH. SG 752(var), ACSC 874b cat $2000. Believed only 2 sheets found, so only 20 such errors. (P) $1100 $1500

1183 1981 Tasmanian Tiger 24c 1st printing, error totally MISSING dark green (grass at base). VFU, 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

1184 1982 Whale 60c trial printing with solid blue-green background. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 930E(1) cat $350. SG 841a cat £250. (P) $180 $250

1185 1993 Counter Printed Stamps "Painting with Candlestick” unissued design trials in BLACK, 1 totally blank, 2 with "NPC1" designation & values 45c & $1.00, both inverted (so in effect being inverted centres!). VF on original backing paper. Retail $900. (3) (P) $100 $200

1186 1993 Counter Printed Stamps "Painting with Candlestick" unissued design trials in black, pr with 1 blank & other with "NPC 1" 45c inverted (in effect inverted centre). VF on original backing paper. (2) (P) $70 $120

1187 1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas 45c self adhesive IMPERF double width strip of 5 plus "Only 25 stamps left" labels, for rolls of 100 or 200, with 1 Koala Printset Cambec reverse imprint. Plus same double strip perf, with 2 Koala Cambec SNP reverse imprint. Only issued as single strips in rolls. SG 1459-64(var), ACSC 1742Bc/Cc(var) unlisted combination -imperf 4 Koala strips cat $1500 as 2 strips alone. Extremely rare. (2 double strips). (P) $350 $500

1188 1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas 45c self adhesive error IMPERF strip of 6 for rolls of 100 or 200, with 1 Koala Printset Cambec reverse imprint. VF fresh MUH. SG 1459-64(var), ACSC 1742Bc(var) unlisted combination -imperf 4 Koala strip cat $750. Very rare. (P) $250 $400

1189 1995 Cinema 45c self adhesive double width strip of 5+5 IMPERF. (Only issued as single strips in rolls). VF fresh MUH, sl wrinkle across top pr. SG 1535-9(var). Extremely rare. (P) $500 $800

1190 1995 Christmas 40c self adhesive booklet blk of 4 error IMPERF. Superb fresh MUH. SG 1572(var). Rare as only 4 imperf booklets discovered, which this blk comes from. (P) $600 $900

1191 2000 Olympics 45c Gold Medallist digital print perforated ESSAY of Herb Elliot (winner of 1960 Rome 1500m), LR cnr margin single with map imprint & printed perfs. These rare essays were created when the digital printers were tested prior to production of the issued sheetlets. A great rarity with only 3 prs of imperf sheetlets known (60 stamps), perforated not previously seen by us & this comes from the only recorded pr of sheetlets. VF fresh MUH. A must for the advanced Olympic or decimal variety collector. (P) $500 $1000

1192 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 imperfs can exist, 15 of which are still in intact sheetlets, meaning only 5 imperfs currently available to collectors. (P) $600 $1000

1193 2008 Christmas 50c self-adhesive double pane of 20 from "cheque book", upper 4 stamps TOTALLY IMPERF, next 4 imperf at top. Superb MUH. (20) (P) $130 $200

1194 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) $70 $120

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