1885-93 Watermark Crown CA 6d Bright Violet variety 'Watermark Sideways Inverted' fine used, cancelled dumb obliterator. SG 100w, cat £130
Lot 267
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A 1/- Olive-green variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine used with cds cancel. SG 116w, cat £160
Lot 268
Estimate: $2,250
1902-12 Watermark V over Crown, Perf 12½ or 12 x 12½/12½ x 12 mounted range with 1d (4), 2d (3), 4d (2, one Wmk Upright), 5d, 8d, 9d (3, one Wmk Upright), 10d, 2/- (4), 2/6d, 5/- (3), 10/- Mauve, £1 Orange-brown and £1 Orange M, 2d U (2, one Wmk Upright Reversed), 2/- Wmk Sideways U, and 10/- Bright Purple U, and 1d perf 12½ x 11 U (damaged). Condition generally fine, including 10/- and £1. SG cat approx £3400 (excluding 1d CPD perf) (31)
Lot 269
Estimate: $1,250
1902-12 Wmk V over Crown, Perf 11 mounted on album page and comprising 1d U (2, one Wmk Upright), 2d M and U, 4d U, 5d, 9d (2) and 2/- (2) M, most mint stamps with large part OG. SG cat £2388 (10)
Lot 270
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $460
1905-12 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (upright), Single-lined Perf 12½ x 11 1d Rose-pink lightly hinged and with small gum thin, otherwise fine and rare. BW W15 (2004) cat AU$1250, SG 161 cat £1200
Lot 271
Estimate: $250
1905-12 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (sideways), Single-line Perf 11 x 12½ 2d Yellow small hole in top of stamp, and with gum thin, but rare. This combination of the two single-line perf gauges is not listed in the 2004 Brusden-White catalogue. SG 162, cat £1100
Lot 272
Estimate: $80
1903 (2 Dec) picture postcards (2) addressed to London and posted on board ship bound for Australia, each franked with GB 1d KEVII tied by Fremantle 'PO' duplex and with handstruck 'PAQUEBOT', one very worn type approx 45mm long between lines, the other a fine strike 56 x 8mm without lines, former with small tear repaired by sellotape. An interesting pair showing the use of two different types of 'PAQUEBOT' mark at Fremantle on the same day on mail presumably off the same boat (2)
