AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V ISSUES, 1914-24 SINGLE WATERMARK

Lot 260		Estimate: $250T ½d Green block of four hinge remains, ½d Orange 'Gash behind ear', 4d Orange and 4d Blue, each with inverted watermarks, (7). Retail $340
Lot 261		Estimate: $250T ½d Orange Electro 7, Inverted Watermark, upper left corner block of 24 (4x6), BW 66a(7).
Lot 262		Estimate: $150T -: ½d Orange Electro 7, Inverted Watermark, gutter block of 16 (4x4), BW 66a(7)
Lot 263		Estimate: $175 -: ½d Orange Electro 7, Inverted Watermark, lower corner block of 16 (4x4) from Left Pane with varieties 'S.W. corner broken' and 'Retouched shading in oval and white flaw on head, BW 66a(7)d,e.
Lot 264		Estimate: $275 -: ½d Orange Electro 7, Inverted Watermark, gutter block of 16 (4x4) from Right Pane with varieties 'Broken left frame and wattle leaf', 'White flaw beind King's ear' and 'Damaged central leaf in left wattle', BW 66a(7)g,i,j.
Lot 265		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $380 -: ½d Orange Electro 7, Inverted Watermark, marginal block of 16 (4x4) from Right Pane with varieties 'Gash in right wattles', 'White flaw in dark area above "LIA"', 'Flaw on "2" at left and S.W. corner shaved', 'White gash behind King's ear', BW 66a(7)n,o,p,q.
Lot 266		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $170 1d Red over 1500 copies used on piece. Stated to be only Single Wmk smooth and rough paper. Vast shade range (no ‘eosins’). Suit postmark searcher
Lot 267		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $260 -: 1d Reds used on piece in box plus Hagner album. A bonanza for postmark searcher, shades. Appears to be solely Single Wmk issues both smooth and rough papers. Total 1700+ stamps
Lot 268		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $90 -: 1d Reds, three Hagners with over 90 private perfins on piece. Various papers but appear to be Single Wmk only and Die I
Lot 269		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $360 -: 1d Red postpak box with over 5000 used washed off paper and stated to be single Wmk only. Huge range of shades, but a quick glance does not reveal any ‘eosins’
Lot 270		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $360 -: 1d Red four boxes similar to the previous lot but over 5300 copies. One box appears to have been graded for ‘Finer Used’ (1100+ copies)
Lot 271		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $360 -: 1d Red small stock book with over 210 used copies, many on piece in the ‘Salmon - Carmine-Pink’ range of shades. Some classification attempted, and includes many BW Nos 71Q Brick (10), 71R and 71T. Mostly dated Dec 1917 to March 1918
Lot 272		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $1,350 -: 1d Carmine-Red Single-line perf on 'Fred Hagen' cover tied by Sydney machine cancel of 18 Jul 1914 (day after issue), unopened and flap sealed by Hagen's circular advertising etiquette suggesting that this was intended as a First Day Cover but 'missed' the crucial day's despatch
Lot 273		Estimate: $150 -: 1d Red shades selection including a Pink, Rough paper Die II (part gum only) and Die III, odd small fault (27)
Lot 274		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $440 -: 1d Salmon Eosin sound used
Lot 275		Estimate: $50T Realised Price : $38 1d Violet shades, four blocks of four, one with variety 'White spot in S.E. corner', few unmounted (16)
Lot 276		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $150 1d Green Perf OS, Plate 4, marginal block of 16 (4x4) with varieties 'Wattle line', 'Nick near top of left frame' and 'Flaw under neck', BW 77ba(4)f,g,h.
Lot 277		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 :- 1d Green Perf OS, Plate 4, marginal block of 12 (4x3) with varieties 'White spot S.E. corner' and 'Run "N" (second state)', BW 77ba(4)p,ra.
Lot 278		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $180 1½d Red 'A.J. MULLETT' imprint block of four, fresh unmounted, BW 89zc
Lot 279		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 1½d red Wmk inverted singles (3) and a pair the right unit in which shows marginal wmk line only, unmounted (5)
Lot 280		Estimate: $100T 2d Orange block of four and single, the latter marginal showing large white flaw on emu's neck; 2d Red single and pair showing thick AUSTRALIA and single with inking flaw on lower frame, mixed condition (9)
Lot 281		Estimate: $75T Realised Price : $55 2d Scarlet 'Thin "TWO PENCE" (retouch)' in pair with normal, BW 96(8)e
Lot 282		Estimate: $75 2d Scarlet 'Thin "TWO PENCE" (retouch)' in pair with normal, similar to previous lot, BW 96(8)e
Lot 283		Estimate: $75T Realised Price : $75 -: 2d Scarlet 'White flaw on "T" of "TWO PENCE"' in pair with normal, BW 96(11)d
Lot 284		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $150 2d Scarlet Inverted Watermark, perforated OS, scarce and sought after
Lot 285		Estimate: $125T 2d Red-Brown singles with varieties 'Large white flaw in left value tablet' - thinned, 'Right frame largely missing' and 'Lower frame missing', mixed centring (3), BW 97(16)f,h,o. Cat $270
Lot 286		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $380 3d Blue, 'T.S. HARRISON' lower plate imprint block of four with variety 'Thickened right frame', BW 104z
Lot 287		Estimate: $125T -: 3d Blue, Harrison plate, block of four with 'Broken leg on emu', BW 104i
Lot 288		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 -: 3d Blue, Harrison plates, two distinct shades in blocks of four with 'Broken leg of emu', (8). BW 104i
Lot 289		Estimate: $1,200T Realised Price : $900 5d Chestnut 'T.S.HARRISON' partly guillotined strip of three with marginal thins, unit [59] variety 'Retouch N.E. corner - State IV', imprint units re-inforced and one creased', BW 123mc,zd. Imprint block of four catalogued at $3500.
Lot 290		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $174 1/4d Greenish Blue perforated OS, marginal block of four with variety 'Thick "1" at right', tiny tones, BW 128am