AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, 1966-2002 DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 398		Estimate: $1,100 Realised Price : $850 1966-2002 collection in three Lighthouse stock books, apparently complete except for peel & stick stamps and some booklets (sensibly used for postage), 1971 Xmas represented by cream paper block of 25 in good condition
Lot 399		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1982-1992 various issues in gutter blocks of 10, face $733
Lot 400		Estimate: $325 Realised Price : $290 1982-96 Yearbooks, stamps in place without outer plastics. Total face value $490 (15 books)
Lot 401		Estimate: $125T Realised Price : $150 1966-68 QE 1c, 2c, 10c Fish, 30c Bird, 1968 Flower 6c and 25c in blocks of four cancelled in violet by 'SPECIMEN ONLY', used for training purposes by Post Office, (28).
Lot 402		Estimate: $150T 1966 QE2 4c Red booklet panes, set of the six different slogans
Lot 403		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $180 1966 Navigators 75c to $4 opt SPECIMEN, includes 15mm opts on 75c and $1, unmounted (6). Retail $360
Lot 404		Estimate: $80T Realised Price : $85 1966 75c Cook, 15mm 'SPECIMEN' opt, unmounted, BW 462xb
Lot 405		Estimate: $150 1966 Navigators 75c Cook double strip of 20 from top of sheet showing plate 3 (partial at right) and with retouches on R2/1 and 2/2. also 50c Dampier with non-constant but striking series of diagonal lines at upper right (21)
Lot 406		Estimate: $80T Realised Price : $80 -: 1966 $1 Flinders, 15mm 'SPECIMEN' opt, unmounted, BW 463xa
Lot 407		Estimate: $1,000T 1970-73 Floral coil, 2c Sturt's Desert Rose, coil strip of three with lower unit partly guillotined showing gross miscutting resulting in partial imperforate between. Unusual and a spectacular addition to any coil collection
Lot 408		Estimate: $400T - 1970-73 Floral coil, 7c Sturt's Desert Pea, strip of four, each with error "Buff and Green omitted", BW 535cg, SG 468bc.
Lot 409		Estimate: $500T - 1970-73 Floral coil, 7c Sturt's Desert Pea, pair, each with error "Buff omitted, Green misplaced" BW 535ce
Lot 410		Estimate: $1,250T 1969 Christmas 5c marginal pair, error "Magenta completely omitted on one and partly omitted on other", SG 444a, BW 507cc variant.
Lot 411		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $210 1970 Cook ANPEX minisheet forgery selection comprising nos. '3256' and '7785', and the obliterated '1502' and '7785', unmounted. Becoming difficult to get
Lot 412		Estimate: $3,000T Realised Price : $2,800 6c R.A.A.F., error "Black omitted", SG 489a, BW 558c. Spectacular.
Lot 413		Estimate: $350T 1973-75 1c Shrimp upper left corner block of eight (2x4) six units with 'Black partly omitted', more pronounced on upper four units
Lot 414		Estimate: $70 1973-74 Gemstones 7c Agate MUH marginal single (creased at top right) and CTO single both with black omitted (2)
Lot 415		Estimate: $650T 1973-74 Gemstones 8c Opal marginal example, error 'Turquoise omitted', BW 644cd
Lot 416		Estimate: $3,000T 1974 Animals, 30c Brushtail Possum marginal, error "Red omitted", SG 563a, BW 662c. A great rarity. [An example in our Sale Nº1 realised $3400++].
Lot 417		Estimate: $225 1975 10c International Women’s Year KP6T paper vertical block of 10 from right of sheet showing perforations misplaced 2½mm downwards, as illustrated in BW Decimals I, No. 691b cat. $300.
Lot 418		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $480 1975 Prime Ministers 10c Lyons 'Printed on gummed side' vertical strip of four. BW 694c - Cat $1000
Lot 419		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $1,200 1977 Silver Jubilee 18c Imperforate block of 50 from right of sheet, one unit slight adhesion, few wrinkles. BW 765b
Lot 420		Estimate: $100 -: a horizontal pair of the same error, with creases
Lot 421		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $190 1977 18c Parliament House, variety 'Bluish Grey misplaced', BW 773cd
Lot 422		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 -: same variety in block of four, BW 773cd
Lot 423		Estimate: $125T Realised Price : $95 1978 Aviators, 18c Hinkler marginal pair 'Misplaced perforations', BW 790bd. Spectacular
Lot 424		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $260 -: 1978 Plate Proofs (2) for Kingsford Smith in cyan and magenta, one marginal, tiny blemishes though well above average condition for these, BW 792PP(1-2).
Lot 425		Estimate: $200 1978 20c National Stamp Week enlarged reproduction of stamp on thinnish card also bearing colour strips at top. Said to be ex printer’s archive, and possibly used for promotional purposes, although status currently unknown
Lot 426		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $420 1981-85 Endangered Species 24c Thylacine Imperforate block of four, BW 902b
Lot 427		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $300 -: 1981-85 Endangered Species 24c Thylacine Imperforate intersheet pair, BW 902ba, wrinkle in upper unit. Ten pairs existed
Lot 428		Estimate: $275 Realised Price : $210 1982 Animals Stamp-size Photographic Essays in colour affixed to thin card (160x235mm), close to accepted designs for 1c, 15c, 27c, 40c, 65c and 75c, all denominated as 22c, endorsed at top 'BEVERLY BRUEN' the designer of the accepted issues.
Lot 429		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 1982 Christmas Stamp-size Photographic Essays in colour on thin card (170x240mm), four types prepared as 26c values, later issued as 21c, 35c and 75c with mss. endorsements to this, the latter additionally endorsed "and aerogramme", other an unaccepted design endorsed "Stamp Pack".
Lot 430		Estimate: $420 Realised Price : $320 -: another group of same denominated as 24c values (7, two close to accepted designs), endorsed A to G, as 26c values (4, one mss.'PACK'), endorsed A to D, another group of 26c values (4), two endorsed 'To be used on/Pack cover' or 'To be used/also on/aerogramme'. Attractive group, (13).
Lot 431		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1983 Australia Day Photographic Essays in colour, singles denominated as 24c rather 27c values, (2).
Lot 432		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 1983 Stamp-size Photographic Essays in colour for ANZCER and NZ issue, Commonwealth Day set, Birthday, Communications, Jaycees, all later accepted in these designs and values, (9).
Lot 433		Estimate: $275 Realised Price : $210 1983 Jaycees, Stamp-size Photographic Essays in colour, 13 unaccepted designs endorsed "A to M", nine being 24c and four at 27c affixed to thin grey card.
Lot 434		Estimate: $80T Realised Price : $80 -: 1983 27c Jaycees marginal pair 'Misplaced vertical perforations 4mm to right', BW 997b
Lot 435		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $100 1983 Christmas set, Stamp-size Photographic Essays in colour for issued designs, though all denominated as 27c values, (3).
Lot 436		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $135 1983 Explorer set, Stamp-size Photographic Essays in colour, close to the accepted designs by D Quinn, denominated as 24c values, affixed to thin grey card.
Lot 437		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1984 50th Anniversary of Airmail, Stamp-size Photographic Essays in colour, the two values prepared as 27c denominations in singles, later issued as 45c setenant pair.
Lot 438		Estimate: $2,500 1984-86 Marine Life 55c Bennett’s Nudibranch with cyan (inscription) omitted tied to maximum card by Gladstone (Qld.) pictorial datestamp as are all recorded examples. Eight cards are believed to exist.
Lot 439		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1984 Christmas, Stamp-size Photographic Essays, two unaccepted designs denominated as 27c values.
Lot 440		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $210 1985 30c Australia Day - "Walls of China", example with misplaced vertical perforations resulting nearly all of inscriptions at left. Unlisted and spectacular
Lot 441		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 1987 Technology, 37c Bionic Ear variety '"AUSTRALIA" at base rather than top due to misplaced perforations', BW 1224b
Lot 442		Estimate: $750T Realised Price : $575 -: 1987 Technology, 37c Bionic Ear vertical pair, variety '"AUSTRALIA" at base rather than top due to misplaced perforations' on upper unit, lower unit '"AUSTRALIA" omitted', BW 1224ba
Lot 443		Estimate: $250T 1992 $2.25 Threatened Species sheetlet with 'Punch-hole' at base
Lot 444		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $230 1994 Kangaroos and Koalas peel and stick roll 4 Koala reprint strip of 6 completely imperforate
Lot 445		Estimate: $200 1994 Aviation Feats sheetlet of 4 in black sold at the Adelaide Aeropex Exhibition but lacking the Aeropex overprint and the sheetlet number
Lot 446		Estimate: $400 1995 National Trust $1 and $2 single colour plate proofs with side margins (2)
Lot 447		Estimate: $200 1996 Children’s Book Council imperforate singles of the ‘John Brown’ and ‘Sandy Beach’ designs (no gum), and imperforate intersheet pair of the ‘Animalia’ design touched at right (4)
Lot 448		Estimate: $200 1997 45c Dreaming imperforate vertical pair with bottom selvedge
Lot 449		Estimate: $400 -: the same error in a lower right corner block of 4