AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1905-13 WMK CROWN OVER DOUBLE LINED A, THICK PAPER

Lot 230		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A, Single line Perf 12½ (½d) or Comb Perf 12 x 12½, collection remainder on leaves, mostly in blocks, comprising ½d (21), 1d (18), 2d (17), 2½d (26), 3d (8), 4d (16), 5d (8), 6d (8), 9d (6), 1/- (2), condition generally very fine lightly hinged or MUH, very high cat (130)
Lot 231		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $250 1905-13 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A, Single-line Perf 11, range of blocks on leaves, comprising ½d blocks of 43, 24, 12 and 10; 1d blocks of 9 and 4 (4) and pair; 3d blocks of 9 and 8; and 6d block of 8. Various shades represented and condition very fine, and largely MUH. SG min cat £480
Lot 232		Estimate: $400 1905-13 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (sideways), Perf 11 ½d Blue-green complete vertical strip of 12 from right side of sheet showing variety 'Double Perforation' down right side, superb with all stamps MUH, ex Perry. BW V23b (2004), cat AU$900+
Lot 233		Estimate: $300 1905-13 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A, Single-line Perf 11 1d Rose-carmine 'CA' and 'JBC' monogram block of 24 from base of sheet, some perf separation at lower left corner, and minor marks on the reverse of three units, otherwise very fine with only two stamps mounted, and a rare multiple. BW V45zh/zi (2004), cat AU$300 for the two monogram strips of 3
Lot 234		Estimate: $180 1905-13 Watermark Crown over Double-line A (sideways), Single-line Perf 11 x 12½ ½d Blue-green marginal block of 8 (stamps MUH, partly toned gum) and mint singles (2, one marginal). SG 446, cat £280 (10)
Lot 235		Estimate: $200 1905 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (sideways), Single-line Perf 12½ x 11 ½d Blue-green marginal blocks of 6 (2, one from top left corner) and pair, all with streaky gum, but most units MUH. SG 446, cat £392
Lot 236		Estimate: $500 1905-13 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (sideways), Perf 11 ½d Blue-green right marginal block of 6 with additional Single-line Perf 12½ down right side, 'cut and patch' perf repair between lower block of 4 (four MUH); and Perf 12½ top right corner block of 10 with additional Single-line Perf 11 down right side, stamps MUH. Two versions of the mixed perf variety, and much rarer than the SG price, which properly applies only to the simple compound perf variety. BW V26 (2004) cat AU$800++, SG 446 cat £448++
Lot 237		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 1905-13 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A, Comb Perf 12 x 12½ 3d Ochre block of 10 from top right corner of sheet, the lower right vertical pair with additional Single-line Perf 11, creating a mixed perf variety. Fine with large part OG and four stamps (not the mixed perfs) MUH. From the only sheet discovered which showed the lower seven stamps of the final vertical column with mixed perfs, ex Pack, Gartner and Perry. Fine and very rare. BW V85 (2004) cat AU$2000+, SG 449a cat £1300+