Public Auction 329 Thursday, December 1, 2016

1033 1d Carmine-rose (G74) rough paper perf OS blk of 4 with varieties "sub-cliches Die II & I above "thin G" & "Y dot". F-VF M. SG unlisted as perf OS while normal SG 47ba + 47ia cat £3600+ as singles just for the 2 sub-cliches. ACSC 72P(2)ia, ja, k, l cat $4000+ as 4 singles, while 4 stamps in this configuration extremely rare. 2015 Drury photo-cert. (P) $3200 $4200

1034 1d Maroon Die II (G77) rough paper, crisp NSW "E" (relief) cds. Superb U. ACSC 72R(1)I cat $300. 2016 Drury photo-cert (P) $120 $150

1036 1d Violet coarse mesh paper with hard to see wmk. Typical rough print & fluffy perfs. Superb w/c U, lightly cancelled. ACSC 76Aaa. Under-rated. 2016 Drury photo-cert. (P) $80 $120

1037 1½d Red variety "HALE PENCE". Fresh MUH. ACSC 89(22)i. SG 77b cat £30 for M, so £60+ MUH. Retail $50. $25 $35

1038 2d Orange variety "cracked electro at right advanced state from upper frame through wattles & emu to top of 2". Lightly cancelled with Sydney Jan 1921 cds. Superb appearance. ACSC 95(U)m cat $600. (P) $300 $400

1039 2d Orange perf OS, wmk INVERTED, semi-surfaced paper. W/C VF MLH. SG O71w cat £325. ACSC 95G a/ab cat $400. (P) $150 $200

1040 2d Red-brown perf OS coarse mesh paper with hard to see wmk. Typical rough print & fluffy perfs. W/C, bold Melbourne cds, FU. ACSC 97Aaaba. Under0-rated. 2016 Drury photo-cert. $60 $80

1041 3d Blue Die IA Mullett print variety "dry ink" & on coarse mesh paper with hard to see wmk & typical rough perfs. Fresh MUH. ACSC 105Ccb (var) cat $250x2, this paper to be listed in a future edition. 2016 Drury photo-cert. (P) $120 $200

1042 3d Blue Die IA Mullett print variety "dry ink" & on coarse mesh paper. Light machine cancel, FU. ACSC 105Ccb(var) cat $50x3, this paper to be listed in a future edition. 2016 Drury photo-cert. (P) $60 $100

1043 4d Orange buff variety "Line through FOUR PENCE". Fresh MLH. SG 22e cat £350. ACSC 110F(2)r cat $700. Retail $625. (P) $250 $350

1044 4d Orange, wmk INVERTED, lower marginal. VF MUH. ACSC 110Ha cat $175, retail similar. (P) $80 $100

1045 4d Pale orange horiz pr, right stamp variety "line through FOURPENCE" MLH. ACSC 110H(2)r cat $700. (P) $180 $275

1046 4d Lemon-yellow. Superb fresh w/c MLH. SG 22b. ACSC 110C cat $250. Retail $300 so w/c. (P) $150 $200

1047 5d Orange-brown comb perf 14 lower marginal JBC central monogram blk of 6 with ACSC varieties "white flaw on Kangaroo's neck" (pos R54), "retouched UR cnr State III" (pos R59) & "flawed P of PENCE" (pos R60). VF M/MUH (no right selvedge). ACSC 123Cvc, vec, vfa, zc cat $2100. (P) $400 $600

1048 5d Brown wmk INVERTED comb perf 14. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 236b cat £650, ACSC 123ca cat retail similar. (P) $375 $500

1049 5d Brown, JBC monogram cnr marg pr with varieties "rounded UR cnr" & "filled P of Pence". F-VF fresh M/MLH. ACSC 123zf cat $1000. (P) $600 $800

1050 5d Bright chestnut rough paper perf OS. FU. SG O60 cat £180. ACSC cat $250, retail similar. (P) $100 $150

1051 Set: 1914-20 set ½d green - 5d brown with ½d shades (3) inc yellow (cyprus) green, 1d red (5) inc aniline-scarlet, 4d orange (3 shades), 5d chestnut & brown, plus extra 1d & 5d both single-line perf. VFM. SG 20-23 cat £375. ACSC cat $660. (15). $180 $250

1052 Set: 1918-23 issues comp set of 11, ½d orange to 1/4 with 1d violet, 1½d black-brown, red-brown & chocolate, 2d orange red, 4d violet, blue & 1/4. All F-VF MUH. SG 56-66 cat £210 as hinged, MUH should be at least double, £420. ACSC cat $1080, retail similar. (11) (P) $350 $450

KGV - LARGE MULTIPLE WMK

1053 ½d Deep bluish-green variety "thin paper" fresh MUH. ACSC 65Bac cat $250. (P) $100 $150

1054 1d Carmine-pink Cooke printing (G101). VF MLH. SG 49 cat £275. ACSC 73A cat $500. 2016 Drury photo-cert. (P) $275 $350

1055 1d Carmine pink Cooke printing (G101) variety "extra frame line at left" Light gum aging in UR cnr. W/C FM. SG 49 cat £250. ACSC 73A cat $500. 2015 Drury photo-cert. (P) $130 $170

1056 1d Carmine-pink Cooke printing (G101) with trace of extra frame at right. FU. SG 49 cat £140. ACSC 73A cat $275, retail similar. 2016 Drury photo-cert. $140 $180

1057 1d deep carmine-rose (G105) wmk inverted. FU, light Sydney machine cancel, tiny LL cnr perf crease. ACSC 74Ba cat $5000. An extremely rare stamp with very few recorded. (P) $1200 $2000

1058 1d Pale carmine-rose (G106) upper marginal plate 3 inter-panneau blk of 28 (4x7) inc ACSC listed varieties "damaged LR frame" (V/30) & "colour spot adjacent to LR cnr" VI/2). Cpl minor rev spots & insignificant perf separation. Mostly fresh MUH. ACSC 74C93) g, l cat $2800 plus premium for the large multiple! $400 $600

1059 1d Deep-carmine blk of 4, variety "dot before 1". F-VFM/MUH (variety stamp fresh MUH). ACSC 74(3)m cat $325 for M, should be at least double, $650 MUH. SG 50c cat £250 x2 MUH = A$900 as single stamp. Multiples much scarcer. 1993 RPSV cert claiming that the shade is the very rare deep-carmine (aniline G108) which cat $7000+ as singles plus premium for variety, but personal inspection advised about the shade! (4) (P) $400 $800

1060 1½d Brown Harrison imprint blk of 8 Electro 10. Unusually W/C, mostly F-VF MUH (pos R55 MLH), gum a little suntanned. Scarce multiple. ACSC 86(10)z cat $750. (P) $250 $350

KGV - SMALL MULT WMK Perf 14

1061 4d Olive perf OS. Superb fresh MUH, w/c. ACSC 115b cat $850. Premium stamp. (P) $450 $650

1062 1/4 Greenish-blue, variety "thick 1" at right. F MUH, small undulation in paper. ACSC 129An cat $600 as M, unpriced MUH. Very scarce. (P) $250 $350

KGV - SMALL MULT WMK 13½x12½

1063 2d Golden scarlet Die III NO WMK, instead of SM wmk. Superb fresh MLH. SG 99ab cat £1300. ACSC 102aa cat $4000. 2012 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1200 $1600

1064 2d Red Die III perf OS error INVERTED. F-VFU with "13 AP 31" cds, irregular perfs at base. SG O104a(var), ACSC 102Cba(var). Like errors of OS overprints, errors of perf OS should also be listed as they are important items for the specialist. Extremely rare genuine error with only several recorded. 2016 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $2000

1065 4½d Violet Die II (4) CTO inc thick LR cnr & thick left frame varieties. Retail $600+. (4) $150 $250

1066 1/4 Turquoise Ash imprint pr. VF fresh M/MUH. SG 104(var), ACSC 130z cat $1800 ($3000 for blk of 4) (P) $500 $800

1067 1/4 Greenish-blue LL cnr blk of 4. F-VF MUH. SG 104 cat £480 as M singles, so should be at least £960 MUH. ACSC 130A cat $3000 as singles, plus premium for positional blk. (P) $700 $1000

1068 1/4 Turquoise Ash imprint pr. VF fresh, stamps MUH. SG 104. ACSC 130z(var) cat $1800 ($3000 for blk of 4), cat $1500 as MUH singles. (P) $700 $900

1069 Set: ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise inc 1d green Die II, 2d & 5d surch, 1½d golden scarlet, 2d red Dies II & III, 3d blue Dies I & II, 4½d violet & 5d brown, F-VF MUH, plus 4½d Die II CTO (as always). SG 94/104 cat £490 as M, should be at least double, £980 MUH. ACSC cat $1800. Retail $1500. (17). (P) $650 $900

1070 Set: 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. F-VF MUH. SG 94-104 cat £400 for M, should be at least double, £800 MUH. Retail $1750. (17). (P) $750 $1000

KGV - C of A WMK

1071 1d Green opt OS, wmk INVERTED. VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG O129w cat £1300+, ACSC 82(OS)a cat $2500+, both as M, so should be at least double, £2600 & $5000 MUH. Very rare in MUH condition & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1500 $2500

1072 1d Green opt OS, wmk INVERTED. VFU. SG O129w cat £800, ACSC 82(OS)a cat $2000. A certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $700 $1000

1073 1d Green opt OS, wmk REVERSED. FU appearance, sl thin. SG O129x cat £900. ACSC 82(OS)aa cat $2500. (P) $350 $500

1074 3d Blue, plate 8, Ash imprint blk of 4. F-VF 2MLH/2MUH, gum sl tropicalized. ACSC 109za cat $325. (P) $80 $120

1075 5d Brown Ash imprint blk of 4. F-VF stamps MUH. SG 130. ACSC 127(3)z cat $275. (P) $100 $130

1076 1/4 Turquoise. VF fresh MUH. SG 131. ACSC 131 cat $375 (P) $100 $150

1077 Set: ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise. F-VF fresh MUH, almost all top, bottom or cnr marginal. SG 124-31 cat £130 for M, should be at least double, £260 MUH, retail $575. (8). (P) $180 $250

1078 Set: ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise. F-VF MUH. SG 124-31 cat £130 for M, should be at least double, £260 MUH. ACSC cat $575. Retail similar. (8) (P) $200 $300

AUSTRALIA - OTHER PRE-DECIMAL

1079 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved Plate no.4 pr. Stamps fresh MUH. SG 19 cat £150 for M, should be at least double, £300 MUH. ACSC 60Bzc(var) cat $500 as 2 singles, plus premium for plate number. (P) $240 $300

1080 1914 Kookaburra 6d deep reddish maroon, right marginal, w/c superb fresh MUH. ACSC 60 cat $250, retail $400 for near perfect condition. (P) $200 $275

1081 1927-30 Commems perf OS comp with 1½d Canberra & Swan, 3d Kookaburra & Airmail, 1930 Sturt pr. VF CTO with UH gum. SG O112-13 & O119-22 cat £68+. (6). $80 $120

1082 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet perf 3 sides. VF fresh MUH. SG MS106a cat £110 for M, should be at least double, £220 MUH, ACSC 133MS cat $275, retail similar. (P) $180 $250

1083 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/sheet (full gum) with comp "International Philatelic Exhibition Melbourne" red cds, light horiz bend, VF appearance. SG MS106a cat £200+. ACSC 133MSw cat $300, retail $400+ with gum. (P) $140 $180

1084 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/sheet perf all sides VFU/CTO with red "International Philatelic Exhibition Melbourne" cds. SG MS106a cat £200+. ACSC 133MSw cat $300, retail $375. (P) $180 $220

1085 1929 Airmail 3d green type A perf OS. Ash imprint blk of 4. VF MLH/MUH. ACSC 134ba, 2 cat $450. (P) $200 $300

1086 1929 Swan 1½d with variety "re-entry to T of Australia" fresh MUH, ACSC 138e cat $175, "re-entry to swan's neck" & "TR of Australia" in blk of 6 MUH, ACSC 138f cat $175. Both listed in SG cat £60 ea for hinged singles. MUH very much scarcer! 1931 Kingsford Smith 6d violet "re-entries to FORD & STR" horiz pr MUH ACSC 143d cat $150 & "extra islands" variety right marginal pr MUH ACSC 143e cat $125. All fresh MUH as noted, total cat $625. (11 stamps) $150 $250

1087 1931 Airmail 6d brown, plate 2 Ash imprint blk of 6, variety "re- entry to STRALI". VF MUH/MLH. ACSC 144ze cat $250. (P) $150 $200

1088 1931 Airmail 6d brown, plate 1 Ash imprint strip of 3. VF MUH. ACSC 144zd cat $180. $80 $120

1089 1931 Airmail 6d brown opt OS imprint blk of 6. VF fresh 2M/4MUH. ACSC 144(OS)zd, SG 139a cat £192 as M singles, should be at least £320 as M/MUH singles. (P) $200 $300

1090 1931 Airmail 6d brown opt OS imprint strip of 3. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 144(OS)zd cat $325 for blk of 6, SG 139a cat £96 as M singles, should be at least double, £192 as M/MUH singles. (P) $130 $200

1091 1931 Airmail 6d brown opt OS imprint blk of 6. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 144(OS)zd, SG 139a cat £192 as M singles, should be at least double, £384 as M/MUH singles. (P) $250 $350

1092 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d opt "OS" top left plate no.7 blk of 4. VF fresh 1MLH/3MUH. ACSC 141(OS)zf cat $3500+ for M. Rare genuine blk. 2016 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1200 $2000

1093 1931 Kingsford-Smith 2d & 3d opt OS. MLH, genuine opts. ACSC cat $575. (2) (P) $200 $300

1094 1932 Lyrebird 1/- opt OS. VF fresh MUH. SG O136 cat £50 for M, should be at least double, £100 MUH. ACSC 145(OS) cat $125 (P) $50 $75

1095 1932 Lyrebird 1/- opt OS Ash imprint pr. W/C VFM. ACSC 145(OS)za cat $285 (hinged blk of 4 cat $475). (P) $100 $150

1096 1932 Bridge 5/-, upper marginal. Superb MUH, nice never hinged original gum, large margins & perfect centring. SG 143 cat £425 for M, should be at least double, £850+ MUH. ACSC 148 cat $1500+. Retail $2000+ for so nice centring. (P) $1000 $1500

1097 1932 Bridge 5/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 143 cat £425 & hinged & MUH should be at least double, £850. ACSC 148 cat $1500, retail similar. (P) $800 $1000

1098 1932 Bridge 5/- Ash imprint strip of 3. F-VF, stamps MUH. SG 143 cat £1275 for M, singles, should be at least double £2550+ MUH, plus premium for imprint strip. ACSC 148zf cat $5000. Retail $4500 as 3 MUH singles. (P) $2500 $3500

1099 1932 Bridge set 2d to 5/- inc both 2d. F-VF M, 5/- sl darker gum. SG 141-43 cat £440+. 5/- with near comp imprint & very scarce as such. (4) (P) $250 $350

1100 1932 Bridge 5/-. W/C Superb CTO with lightly hinged original gum. SG 143 cat £200. ACSC 148w cat $300, retail similar. (P) $150 $200

1101 1932 Bridge 5/- VFU/CTO. SG 143 cat £200. Retail $300. (P) $140 $180

1102 1932 Bridge 5/-. Superb perfectly centred VFU/CTO. Retail this quality $400. (P) $150 $220

1103 1932 Bridge 5/- VFU/CTO. SG 143 cat £200. Retail $300. (P) $150 $200

1104 1932 Bridge 5/-. Fine postally U hint of reverse thin. Hard to find commercially U & much rarer than normally seen CTO. ACSC 148 cat $500, retail similar. (P) $100 $150

1105 1932 Bridge set 2d engraved to 5/- on pictorial FDC, sent later, tied "Sydney Harbour Bridge NE Pylon 19 MR 32" cds, with matching reg label. To Perth with arrival b/s. VF. SG 141-3 cat £215 & "from x4" on cover. ACSC cat $3500 for 5/- on cover. Attractive. (P) $1700 $2500

1106 1932 KGV 2d red Postal Forgery typographed on no wmk paper, perf 11. VF fresh M. Used to mail out "Irish Sweepstakes" tickets -which were also forgeries. SG footnote cat £350+ ACSC 103cc cat $900+. Interesting specialist item. Copy of RPS photo-cert for pr it came from. Very scarce. (P) $550 $700

1107 1932 (19th Mar) Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening commem telegram & envelope with "SE Pylon" cds on telegram, "Sydney Harbour Bridge" cds on envelope. F-VF, mnr blemishes. Scarce & attractive. (P) $250 $500

1108 1934 Victorian Centenary 3d perf 10½ imprint blk of 4 with "flag on tower" variety on both lower stamps. Upper pr VFM, variety stamps W/C MUH. ACSC 152za cat $175. $100 $150

1109 1934 Macarthur set 2d, 3d, 9d inc 2d Dark Hills with 3d & 9d part imprint singles. Fresh MUH. SG 150 -152 cat £81+ for M, should be at least double, £162 MUH. Retail $130+. (4). $70 $90

1110 1934 Macarthur 9d purple UL cnr blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 160 cat $360++. SG 152 cat £152 for M, should be at least double, £304 MUH. (P) $180 $240

1111 1934 Hermes 1/6 no wmk, part imprint single. Superb fresh MUH, W/C. SG 153 cat £50 for M, should be at least double, £100 MUH. ACSC 161 cat $125. (P) $60 $80

1112 1934 Hermes 1/6 no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 153 cat £50 for M, should be at least £100 MUH. ACSC 161 cat $125. (P) $60 $80

1113 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 2d, 3d, 2/-. VF fresh w/c MUH. SG 156-58 cat £42, MUH should be at least double. ACSC 166-68 cat $115, retail higher. (3). $50 $75

1114 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 2d to 2/-, Ash imprint blks of 4. VF 2M/2 MUH, sl tropicalised gum on perfs. SG 156-58 cat £168 as M singles, ACSC $430 as M. (3 blks of 4) (P) $120 $200

1115 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee 2d red, error "DOUBLE PRINT one ALBINO", shifted down 1.5mm, partially obscured by pmk. FU. Much scarcer than ACSC 166c (cat $100) indicates. SG 156a cat £150. Also has retouches, re-entries, weak entries below upper frame. (P) $60 $80

1116 1936 Cable 2d plate no collection with 1-4 UR (cat $80), 1-4 LL inc plate 4 variety "weak entry to UR cnr" (cat $120). 1-4 LR inc plate 1 variety "coloured flaw left of headland retouched" (cat $120). 3d Plate 1 in all 4 positions (cat $215) inc LR cnr, variety "weak entry under PO of POSTAGE" at left (pos R39, cat $125). Mostly F-VF MLH. Total ACSC cat $535. $150 $250

1117 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die I "white wattles". F-VF MUH. SG 168a cat £170. ACSC 190 cat $400. (P) $140 $180

1118 1937 KGVI 3d Blue Die I, variety "thinned lower frame below AU". F-VF fresh M. ACSC 191d cat $300. (P) $80 $120

1119 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die IA. Superb fresh MUH, w/c lower marginal. SG 168b cat £150, ACSC 192 cat $400. Retail $350+. (P) $150 $200

1120 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die II thin paper variety "white face" caused by extensive ink stripping. VF fresh MUH. SG 168c(var). ACSC 193c cat $200 (too cheap). (P) $150 $200

1121 1937 KGVI 3d Blue Die III Ash imprint LL cnr pr. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 195z, SG 186 cat £90+ as 2 single stamps plus premium for imprint. (P) $60 $100

1122 1937 KGVI 3d Blue Die III, Ash imprint blk of 4. W/C fresh 2MLH/2MUH. ACSC 195z cat $200. SG 186 cat £180 as 4 singles plus premium for imprint. (P) $100 $150

1123 1937 NSW Sesqui 2d variety "pantaloon flaw on left soldier retouched". FU. ACSC 175fa cat $200. (P) $80 $120

1124 1937 NSW Sesqui 2d, perf 'G/NSW' variety 'pantaloon flaw' retouched state I. VFU. ACSC 175fa cat $200, plus premium for perfin. (P) $80 $120

1125 1938 Robes set 5/-, 10/-, £1 thick paper set of Ash imprint blks of 4, plus Authority imprints for 5/- & 10/-. VF fresh M/MUH, hard to find as comp set. ACSC cat $1000. (5 blks). (P) $450 $600

1126 1938 Robes set 5/-, 10/-, £1 thin paper. VF, W/C MUH. SG 176a-78a cat £125. ACSC cat $245, retail similar. (P) $100 $150

1127 1938 Robes set 5/-, 10/-, £1 thin paper Authority imprint blks of 4 plus 5/- tinted paper. Mostly fresh MUH (1x £1 MLH). SG 176a-78a cat £650. ACSC cat $1200 (P) $450 $550

1128 1938 Robes £1 bluish-slate, UL cnr marginal blk of 6. MUH, sl tropicalised gum. SG 178 cat £420, ACSC cat $840 plus premium for blk. (P) $120 $200

1129 1938 Robes £1 thick paper, lower marginal blk of 4 with "GPO Sydney Air" pmks. Rare multiple. SG 178 cat £140 as 4 singles. Commercially U blks hard to find. $80 $130

1130 1938 Robes £1 thick paper Ash imprint LL cnr blk of 4. VF M/MUH. SG 178 cat £280+ as singles, ACSC 216z cat $500. (P) $200 $300

1131 1938 Robes £1 Thin paper blk of 4, w/c sl sun-tanned gum MUH. SG 178a cat £280. Retail $500. (P) $200 $300

1132 1940 AIF set 1d-6d imprint blks of 4. VF MLH/MUH. ACSC cat $265. $100 $130

1133 1941 Koala 4d perf 15x4 CofA wmk no imprint LL cnr blk of 4. W/C fresh MLH/MUH. ACSC 198zb cat $125. $50 $60

1134 1941 Kookaburra 6d perf 15x4 CofA wmk variety "Kookaburra with top hat" in right gutter blk of 12. Scarce positional multiple, VF fresh MUH. ACSC 203o cat $2500. $1000 $1500

1135 1941 Lyrebird 1/- marginal pr MUH, left stamp with pre-printing paper fold, resulting in vertical void through stamp. Also Ash imprint cnr blk of 4 M/3MUH, perf variety in margin from paper fold. (6) (P) $80 $150

1136 1941 Lyrebird 1/- perf 15x14 CofA wmk no imprint LL cnr blk of 4. W/C fresh MLH/MUH. ACSC 209zi cat $150. $60 $80

1137 1941 KGVI 2½d on 2d Red variety "opt misplaced 4mm up". W/C, lightly cancelled, VFU. SG 200(var). ACSC 222cc cat $375. Very scarce. (P) $180 $250

1138 1941 KGVI 2½d on 2d red (4) with opt varieties (3) "shifted to left 2.5mm", "shifted upwards 2.0mm" & "normal" opt position. Also "medal flaw", perf imperfections, FU appearance. SG cat £250 for "medal flaw" variety only. ACSC 222cc cat $750 for 5mm displacement opts & 222d cat $325 for "medal flaw". (4). (P) $130 $200

1139 1946 Peace 2½d red NO WMK. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 236a cat $175. SG 213(var). Scarce unissued printing. (P) $70 $100

1140 1949 Queen 1½d green no wmk, partial plate number 13, upper marginal gutter blk of 4. Stamps fresh MUH. ACSC 227z(var) this plate number unrecorded w/o wmk, while other plate nos cat $5000. Extremely rare & possibly unique item for specialist. (P) $150 $300

1141 1949 Kangaroo ½d No wmk blk of 16 from UL of sheet, variety major ink stripping/dry ink, affecting 4 stamps at left paler than the so called mellow-yellow stamps. Apparently there is one sheet known thus affected. Some minor splitting on right edge but an eye catching piece. Only 5 such blks possible. Unlisted ACSC. Rare. (16). (P) $500 $1000

1142 1950 KGVI 3d red thin paper. VF fresh MUH. SG 235(var), ACSC 251a cat $100, plus normal for comparison. Scarce. $30 $50

1143 1953 PO SPECIMEN folder with current defs (22) to 5/- CTO, Arms 10/-, £1, £2 opt SPECIMEN MUH. (25) (P) $275 $400

1144 ca.1953 Specimen folder (no number) with KGVI issues to 1/0½, Zoologicals to 1/-, Hermes 1/6, Crocodile 2/-, Aborigine 2/6, QEII 1d, 3d & 3½d, plus Arms 5/-, all VF CTO with UH gum, plus Arms 10/- to £2 opt SPECIMEN VF MUH. Comp folders very scarce. (P) $275 $400