12474½d Violet upper marginal blk of 4 (pos 2-3/8-9), UL stamp with variety “damaged UL frame & white line under “E” of POSTAGE”. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 119D,m cat $250. $100$150
12484½d Pale reddish-violet UR cnr blk of 6, 3 with light diag bends, o/w VF MUH with crisp white gum. Retail $1050 as singles. $180$250
12494½d Violet variety with vertical pre-printing paper crease. W/C. VFM. (P) $100$150
1250 1/4 Greenish blue UL cnr blk of 4, UR variety “Flaw in Emu’s Tail” (pos 1L2). VF fresh MUH. ACSC 129A,d cat $4000, as singles, positional blk much rarer, retail $5000+ (P) $2500 $3200
1251Set ½d Orange to 4½d violet, plus extra 1½d Golden Scarlet shade. F-VF fresh MUH. Retail $750. (8). (P) $300$400
1252Set: ½d orange to 4½d violet blks of 4 (ex 3d blue) inc 1½d golden scarlet & dull-red shades, 4d olive lwr marginal, 4½d right marginal. VF fresh MUH. Retail $2660 as singles, blks much scarcer. (28). $750$1000
1253Set ½d Orange to 1/4 turquoise inc 2d brown & 4d olive. VF fresh MLH. Retail $650. (8). (P) $300$400
KGV - SMALL MULT WMK 13½x12½
11741d Green die I-II pr. Fresh MUH, retail $120. Note lot out of order $60$80
12541d Green Ash (N/N) imprint blk of 4 Plate IV (perfs terminate at base of lower stamps), with varieties "RA retouched & ferns". VF M/MUH. ACSC 81(4)zb cat $400 (P) $160$220
12551½d Brown, Plate 1 cnr strip of 3 & blk of 4 (2). Imprint pr, blk of 4 & blk of 8. Plate 3 dots blk of 4, imprint pr & imprint blk of 4, plus un-plated upper marginal gutter blk of 8 & LL cnr blk of 4 with "minor re-entries". Vast majority MLH/MUH. ACSC cat $435. (47) $160$240
12561½d Red plate 4 variety type B re-entry with duplication of shading above right wattles (pos 4L53). Machine cancel clear of variety, FU. ACSC 92(4)ga cat $800, plus another type B re-entry "duplicated shading behind kangaroo" (pos 4L47), ACSC 92(4)ea cat $20, FU. Total cat $820. (2) (P) $120$200
12573d Blue Die Ia variety "Thickening of upper frame at right" (pos 3 L 22) lightly sun-tanned gum MUH. ACSC 107g cat $250. (P) $80$120
12583d Blue Die Ia,Ash imprint pr, plate 4. F-VF MLH. ACSC 107za pr cat $300 (blk of 4 $500). (P) $120$180
12593d Blue Die Ia, variety "Retouched upper frame at right" (pos 4 R 54). VF MLH with selvedge at right. ACSC 107N cat $175. (P) $80$120
12603d Deep Blue Die II perf OS plate 5 UR cnr blk of 6, overall blurred/blotchy (worn plate) print with constant varieties “Jubilee line damaged at right” (above pos R4), “shaved H in THREE” (R4) & “damaged inner right frame behind Emu” (R6). Fresh MUH. ACSC 108B,b(var) cat $300 plus premium for positional variety blk. Retail as singles $540. (P) $220$275
12614d Olive opt OS Ash imprint blk of 4, plate 3, variety OS showing sl doubling on all stamps due to kiss print. Minor reinforcing in lower selvedge, stamps VF MUH. ACSC 116(OS)(3)z cat $350 for normal OS opt. (P) $200$275
12624½d Violet die II CTO with part "Melbourne Victoria" cds. Ex UPU Presentation set (not PO Specimen set). Very scarce as such. (P) $180$250
12645d Orange-brown blk of 4. W/C, VF fresh MUH. Retail $400 as 4 singles. (P) $160$220
12655d Light brown, UR cnr strip of 3, variety "Thin words of value". VF fresh MUH. ACSC 126b cat $375. (P) $130$200
12665d on 4½d Violet perf OS/NSW. Fine UN. One of the rarest NSW State perfins. (P) $140$180
12671/4 Turquoise Ash imprint pr. VF MLH/MUH. ACSC 130z cat $1500 ($2500 for blk of 4). Retail $1000 as singles. (P) $600$800
1268Set: ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise inc 1d green die II, 2d red, brown & 2d red die III, 3d dies I & II, 4½d die I & II. (CTO as always, full gum), 5d & 1/4, plus both surch. All F-VF MUH. Retail $1750. (17) (P) $750$1000
KGV - C of A WMK
12691d Green opt OS black opt, major variety wmk REVERSED plus varieties "extra frame-lines at left & at top, & opt misplaced to upper frame. Lightly cancelled. VFU. SG O129x cat £900. ACSC 82(OS)aa cat $2500 (P) $1000$1500
12703d Blue Ash imprint blk of 4, plate 7 with variety "White flaw under kangaroo's paw". 1 MLH, 3 inc variety fresh MUH. ACSC 109z cat $300. (P) $150$200
12713d Deep Blue Ash imprint blk of 4, Plate 7 variety “white flaw below Kangaroo paw”. VF MUH, sl suntanned gum. ACSC 109Dza, cat $325. (P) $120$160
12723d Blue Ash imprint pr plate 1, variety "White flaw below Kangaroo's paw". VF M/MUH, fold down gutter. ACSC 109z cat $180 ($300 for blk of 4). Retail $110 as singles. $75$100
12734d Olive Ash (N/N) imprint plate 4 with variety "Line through king's neck". 2 diff imprints, one w/o perfs through lower selvedge, other with vert lines of perfs through imprint. The first with 2 tone gum, all stamps MUH. ACSC 117(4)za cat prs $450 (blks of 4 $750). (7) $180$240
12745d Yellow-brown opt OS, UR cnr blk of 4. W/C VF fresh MUH. Retail $300 as 4 singles, premium for such a w/c positional blk. (P) $180$240
12755d Yellow-brown opt OS Plate 2 UL cnr blk of 4, lower stamps with PO “repair” tabs. W/C VF fresh MUH. Retail $360 as 4 singles, plus premium for w/c positional blk. (P) $200$300
12821/4 Turquoise lower marginal pr, right stamp variety “thick 1 at right retouched”. MUH, variety gum sl sun-tanned. ACSC 131A, ma cat $300 & $375 = $675. (P) $200$275
1283Set: ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise (8), retail $250, opt OS set of 5 to 5d plus SM wmk OS 2d, 4d (retail $120). No wmk 1½d red variety "Scratched Electro" ACSC 90(17)i cat $50. Mostly VF M/MLH. Retail $420+. (16). $130$200
1285Set ½d to 1/4 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 4 singles, blks of 4 harder to find. (34) $800$1200
AUSTRALIA - OTHER PRE-DECIMAL
12861913 KGV 1d Pale-red upper marginal Plate 1 blk of 4 with part imprint & ACSC listed varieties “retouched UR frame” (pos 1/5), ”retouched right frame” (1/6) “retouched UR frame (1/15). Stamps fresh MUH. ACSC 59(1) f,g,h,z cat $375 as a blk of 8. (P) $120$200
12901914 Kookaburra 6d engraved left part imprint marginal. VF MUH. Retail $250. (P) $100$120
12911914 Kookaburra 6d engraved. F-VFU strip of 3. SG 19, retail $180 as singles. Used multiples scarce. (P) $100$150
12921927 Canberra 1½d plate no.12 UL cnr blk of 4. Minor tones in margin, stamps MUH. Very scarce. ACSC 132zk cat $500 (P) $180$250
12931927 Canberra 1½d perf OS blk of 8, FDI cancels "Parliament House Canberra 9 MY 27 ACT." VF CTO. Nice. (P) $120$200
12941927-31 Commems perf OS set with 1927 Canberra 1½d, 1928 Kookaburra 3d, 1929 Airmail 3d & Swan 1½d, 1930 Sturt 1½d, 3d. All F-VF MUH. Retail $220. (6) $120$150
12951928 Kookaburra 3d M/S, central position with perfs all round. Fresh MUH & scarce as such. Retail $350. (P) $200$275
12961928 Kookaburra 3d M/S. VF MUH. Retail $300+. (P) $160$220
12971928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet horiz pr CTO with Exhibition cancels in red at left & green at right. Very scarce multiple, with the green pmk rarely seen! ACSC 133MSw/wa(var) cat $300 & $500 (for blue cancel) as single M/Sheets. Green cancel unpriced & rare. (P) $600$800
12981928 Kookaburra 3d M/S. VFU with forged green Exhibition pmk dated 30 Oct 28 (not seen by us before). SG MS106a. Normal blue cancel retail $500, green cancel rare. (P) $120$150
12991930 Sturt set 1½d, 3d perf OS blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. Retail $260 as single sets. (8). $140$180
13001931 Kingsford Smith 6d Violet Ash imprint blk of 8, “re-entry” variety. Fresh w/c MUH. SG 123a. ACSC 143za,d cat $200 in 2007, retail higher. (P) $100$130
13011931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d opt OS. CTO ex PO Specimen set. SG O123-4. (2) $70$100
1302 1931 Kingsford Smith 3d opt OS, UL cnr marginal plate no.1 blk of 4. Stamps F-VF MUH. SG O124 cat £1000 for normal M, should be at least double, £2000 MUH, ACSC 142(OS)z cat $6000 for M, should be $12,000 MUH. Great rarity, only several genuine blks recorded. 2012 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $3300 $5000
13031931 Kingsford-Smith 3d opt OS blk of 4. Light VFU/CTO ex PO sets ex Miller Bros. SG O124. Multiples are rare. (P) $500$750
13041931 Airmail 6d brown Ash imprint blk of 6, plate 2, variety "re-entry to STRALI". Stamps VF fresh MUH. ACSC 144ze cat $300 (P) $150$240
13081932 Bridge 5/-. CTO ex PO set. SG 143. Retail $300. (P) $150$200
13091932 Bridge 5/-. VF CTO ex PO set. SG 143. Retail $300. (P) $150$200
13101932 Bridge 5/-. W/C CTO ex PO set. Retail $300. (P) $150$200
13111932 Bridge 5/- variety "Retouch over left centre of Bridge". VFU/CTO. ACSC 148e cat $500. Retail similar. (P) $240$350
13121932 Bridge set to 5/- VFU/CTO, plus 2d, 3d opt OS MLH. Retail $320. (6) (P) $150$200
13131932 Bridge set 2d, 3d, 5/-. Light cancel. Superb U. (4) (P) $150$180
13141932 Bridge set 2d (both) to 5/- (sl flts), tied to cover by "Sydney Harbour Bridge 19 MR 32" cds & endorsed "Posted at the Opening of the Bridge". To Perth, with "Air Mail Sydney" b/s. Retail $300 for cto stamps alone, postally U 5/- rare, & more so a set on opening day cover. Very attractive. (P) $1250$1800
13201935 ANZAC 1/- black left marginal blk of 4. Evidence of sun-tanning on the gum. All W/C MUH. Retail $300 as singles. $80$120
13211935 KGV Jubilee set 2d to 2/- Ash imprint blks of 4. VF fresh MLH/MUH. ACSC cat $350. (P) $180$250
13221935 KGV Jubilee set 2d to 2/-. VF fresh MUH. Retail $85. (3). $50$60
13231936 Cable 2d Plate no.4 LR cnr blk of 4, variety "Weak entry to UR cnr retouched" (pos L37). VF fresh MUH. ACSC 169zq cat $125. $60$80
13241936 Cable 2d plate no.1 LR cnr blks of 4 (2), 1st with “coloured flaw left of Table Cape Tasmania" (1R40), ACSC 169zc cat $25. Other with “coloured flaw retouched”, ACSC 169zd cat $65. Both blks VF MUH, total cat $190. Retail now higher. $120$160
13251937 KGV 3d Blue "white wattles" blk of 4. VFU with central "150th Anniv Philatelic Exhibition" pmk. SG 168a cat £340. Retail $260 as singles. (P) $180$250
13261937-45 KGVI 3d blue Die Ia, w/c lower marginal fresh MUH. SG 168b cat £150. Retail $350+. (P) $150$200
13271937 KGV 3d Blue Die Ia. VF fresh w/c MUH. Retail this w/c $450. (P) $180$250
13281937-45 KGVI 3d blue Die II thin paper, Ash imprint blk of 4. W/C VF 2 MLH/2MUH. SG 168ca. ACSC 194za cat $125. Retail as singles $160. (P) $80$120
13311937-45 Lyrebird 1/- wmk, perf 13½x14, 38mm Ash imprint cnr blk of 4. Variety extra green ink in margin of right stamps. VF 2MLH/2MUH. ACSC 208zc cat $200. (P) $120$150
13321937-45 Queen 1d green die II, vert pr, both stamps with heavy over-inking in places. MLH. (P) $60$100
13331937 Queen 1d green Die II coil perf strip of 4 with join. F-VF fresh MUH. ACSC 182bg cat $450, retail more. (P) $200$300
13341937-45 KGVI 2d red die II, variety "Medallion flaw". Commercially used. SG 184b cat £90, ACSC 188c cat $250. (P) $100$130
13441941 Ram 5½d on 5d Surcharge, variety "Opt shifted 2.5mm upwards" leaving the original value exposed. VF MUH. Not listed in ACSC, well known to specialist collectors. (P) $100$150
13451942-50 Queen 1½d green blk of 4 grossly misplaced perfs with portions of adjoining units at right, variety "Imperf at right", minor separation. VF MUH. (P) $300$500
13461942-50 KGVI 2½d red IMPERF pr. VF fresh MUH, 4 large margins all round. ACSC 230(var) cat $500 (P) $375$500
13471942-50 KGVI 3½d blue imprint blk of 4 with extra paper tab due to paper fold. VF M/3MUH. SG 207(var). (P) $100$150
13491948 1/6 Hermes wmk, left marginal pr with full plate nos.-2, minor wrinkles. F MLH. ACSC 261zb cat $500 for blk of 4. (P) $120$180
13501949 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) $1000$1500
13511949 Arms set 5/- to £2, LL cnr no imprint singles. VF fresh MUH. SG 224a-d cat £140. Retail $260. (P) $130$180
13521949 Arms set 5/- to £2 blks of 4, inc £2 "roller flaw". VF fresh MUH. SG 224a-d inc 224da. Retail $1270 as singles. (4 blks) (P) $500$600
13531949 Arms set to £2, plus 5/- thin paper. Fresh MLH. SG 224a-d, 224ab cat £238. Retail $230. (5) (P) $100$140
13541949 Arms set 5/- to £2 inc 5/- thin paper. VF, £2 MLH, others MUH. Retail $300+. $140$180
13551949 Arms set 10/- to £2 opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. SG 224bs-ds cat £160, retail $275. (3) (P) $150$200
1356 1949 Arms £2 green with 3mm "SPECIMEN" overprint. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum & excellent centring. ACSC 271xc cat $5000 in 2002 & much undercatalogued (previous 2 examples to appear on the market sold for $7200 ea in Melbourne auctions). While archival records suggest 180 were printed, it is unknown how many were issued before Arms were withdrawn & remainders destroyed. Extremely rare genuine example (beware of forgeries!). Only around 15 are recorded & of those only a minority are in MUH condition. 1992 BSAP photo-cert, while for confirmation of both overprint & MUH gum condition a new Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert can be obtained on request at buyer’s expense. (P) $5500 $7500
13581950 KGVI 3d red thin paper. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 251a cat $75. Plus normal for comparison. Scarce. (P) $40$60
13591950 Stamp Anniversary 2½d plate no.4 gutter blk of 8. VF fresh, stamps MUH. ACSC 279zc cat $2000+ for blk of 4 hinged. Only a tiny number known. (P) $1500$2500
1360 1950 Stamp Anniversary 2½d LL cnr marginal blk of 16, with imprint, error pre-printing corner fold resulting in 2 stamps being IMPERF at left & 1 stamp partially imperf, plus 2 partially imperf at base. F-VF MUH, rather tropicalised gum. SG 239-40(var), ACSC 279zd(var). UNIQUE! 2010 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $7000 $10000
13621953 Specimen folder with KGVI issues to 1/0½, Zoologicals to 1/-, Hermes 1/6, Crocodile 2/-, Aborigine 2/6, QEII 1d, 3d & 3½d & Arms 5/- all VF CTO with UH gum, plus Arms 10/- to £2 opt SPECIMEN VF MUH, but amazingly the 10/- & £1 also CTO! Rare thus. (P) $450$600
13631954 Red Cross 3½d LR cnr blk of 4 plate no. -2- with dashes. VF MUH. ACSC 312ze cat $200. (P) $120$160
13641954 Red Cross 3½d LL cnr blk of 6 plate no.3, no dashes. VFU/CTO. ACSC 312zj cat M $200. (P) $100$130
13651958 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
13661964 Navigators set 4/- to £2. VF MUH. Retail $175. (6) (P) $100$140
13671964 Navigator 7/6 Cook UR cnr blk of 10. W/C fresh MUH. $80$100
13681964 Navigator 10/- Flinders White paper UL cnr blk of 4. Stamps W/C fresh MUH. Retail $180. $100$130