Range of used OS punctures on album leaves, comprising 1882-94 Wmk Crown CA ½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d and 1/-; 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown Perf 12½ 1d (2), 2d (2), 4d, 5d, 8d, 9d, 10d, 2/- (5), 2/6d, 5/-, 10/- (2, both shades, Bright Purple CTO with gum, tone spots on reverse) and £1 (2, both shades, Orange CTO with gum), Perf 11 5d; 1905-12 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Perf 12½ ½d (2), 1d (3), 2d, 3d (5), 4d (4), 5d (3), 8d, 9d (2), 5/- (2); Perf 11 1d, 2d, 3d (3), 4d and 9d; Wmk W Crown A 6d (2) and 1/-; and Wmk Crown over A 6d and 1/-. Condition generally fine and an excellent group (62)
Lot 269
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $575
Range of used WA punctures mounted on album leaves, comprising 1882-95 Wmk Crown CA ½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d (2, one double puncture), 1/-; 1898 Wmk W Crown A 1d, 2d, 2½d; 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown 1d (6, one double puncture, one inverted puncture), 2d (5, two double puncture, one inverted puncture), 4d, 8d, 9d (3), 10d (2, one double puncture), 2/- (4), 2/6d (2), 5/- (3, one inverted puncture), 10/- Mauve (3), and £1 Orange-brown. £1 with tear, otherwise condition generally very fine and a remarkably complete assembly of these issues (41)
Lot 270
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1
1854 Imperforate 1/- Pale Brown horizontal pair, clear to large margins, superb unused and a rare multiple. SG 4c, cat £950 as two singles
Lot 271
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1864-79 Watermark Crown CC Perf 12½ 1/- Bright Green part OG. SG 61, cat £250
Lot 272
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $140
1885-93 Watermark Crown CA 1d Carmine and 2d Bluish-grey variety 'Watermark Sideways Inverted' (Crown to left of CA as seen from the back) fine used, 1d cancelled heavy 'GPO' obliterator, 2d cancelled Perth cds, JA 24 00. SG 95w,96w, cat £155 (2)
Lot 273
Estimate: $75
Realised Price : $80
1885-93 Watermark Crown CA 2½d Blue variety 'Watermark Sideways Inverted' used, somewhat heavily cancelled. SG 97w, cat £95
Lot 274
Estimate: $120
1885-93 Watermark Crown CA 6d Bright Violet variety 'Watermark Sideways Inverted' fine used, cancelled dumb obliterator. SG 100w, cat £130
Lot 275
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $1
1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A, mint selection comprising 1d (4), 2d (2), 2½d (3), 6d (2), 1/- (3, incl pair), mostly fine. SG cat £364 (14)
Lot 276
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $90
1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A 1d Carmine and 2d Bright Yellow variety 'Watermark Inverted', fine used. SG 112w,113w, 1d unpriced, and 2d cat £130 (2)
Lot 277
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A 2d Bright Yellow variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine used pair cancelled Kalgoorlie duplex. SG 113w, cat £260
Lot 278
Estimate: $150
1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A 1/- Olive-green variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine used with cds cancel. SG 116w, cat £160
Lot 279
Estimate: $2,500
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 280
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $270
1902-12 Watermark V over Crown (sideways), Perf 12½ x 12 8d Apple-green, 9d Yellow-orange and 10d Red mint blocks of 4 with some units unmounted, well-centred and of fine appearance. SG 121,122,123, cat £404 (12)
Lot 281
Estimate: $1,500
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 282
Estimate: $700
Realised Price : $525
1905-12 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A, Perf 11 selection comprising 1d (3), 2d (3), 3d (3, one perf OS), 5d (12, incl pair), 9d (6), few different postmarks, variable perfs, good to fine used, and a scarce group. SG cat £1570+ (27)
Lot 283
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $1
1905-12 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A, Perf 11 1d Rose-pink marginal block of 6, two MUH, SG 151, cat £288
Lot 284
Estimate: $750
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 285
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 286
Estimate: $1,200
Realised Price : $900
1905-12 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (sideways), Single-line Perf 12½ x 11 x 12½ x 12½ 3d Brown fine used, cancelled with portions of two strikes of Southern Cross cds, and very rare. This variety of the compound perf is not mentioned in the Brusden-White catalogue. BW W29 (2004) cat AU$2000, SG 163 cat £1200
Lot 287
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $1
Registration Envelopes: 1902 (30 Aug) use of 3d Red-brown (PSAC unlisted sub-type of RE1 - knife-cut P2) to Germany, uprated with 2½d tied by 'R' within oval, double oval 'REGISTRATION BRANCH/30AUG02/KALGOORLIE W.A.' in violet, framed Perth transit handstamp in violet, Magdeburg arrival backstamp. Believed to be the earliest known use of WA Type P2 registration envelope
