AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, 1927-52 OTHER £SD ISSUES

Lot 731		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $575 1928 3d Kookaburra, block of four Miniature Sheets, odd blemish
Lot 732		Estimate: $250 1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheet cancelled in red at Exhibition, CTO without gum
Lot 733		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1928 3d Kookaburra, pair of Miniature Sheet cancelled in green at Exhibition
Lot 734		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $75 1929 3d Green Air on covers (2), one 1931 to U.K. tied by 'PACKET BOAT' handstamp and 'R.M.S. MAKURA' datestamp alongside, other 1935 used Newcastle to Canada
Lot 735		Estimate: $1,000 1929 3d Green Air type A, booklet pane of four with variety 'Long wing to plane', BW 136cd. Very rare in this format. [An unmounted block in our February 2005 auction realised AU$1680+]
Lot 736		Estimate: $400 1929 3d Green Air type B, booklet pane of four, hinged in selvedge only, stamps unmounted. Scarce
Lot 737		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $130 1931 Kingsford Smith set, 'JOHN ASH' imprint blocks of eight, hinged in selvedge only, stamps fresh unmounted (24)
Lot 738		Estimate: $125T 1931 Kingsford Smith set on Perth registered 'Mitchell' printed FDC to England, typed address, neat and fine
Lot 739		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 1931 Kingsford Smith 6d 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of eight with 'Re-entry', BW 143za, tone spot on one otherwise very fresh
Lot 740		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $140 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d creased and 3d minor tone, optd 'OS', few blunt perfs.
Lot 741		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $105 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d and 3d optd 'OS', minor faults (2)
Lot 742		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $170 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d and 3d optd 'OS', few blunt perfs
Lot 743		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $170 1931 6d Sepia Airmail 'JOHN ASH' imprint strip of three with 'Re-entry to "STRALI" and plane's wing at right', BW 144ze. Fresh
Lot 744		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 1931 6d Sepia Airmail 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of ten, eight units unmounted. Fresh
Lot 745		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $70 1931 6d Sepia Airmail optd 'OS', fresh block of four, lower units unmounted
Lot 746		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $100 1931 6d Sepia Airmail optd 'OS', 'JOHN ASH' imprint strip of three
Lot 747		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 1932 1/- Lyrebird, unmounted
Lot 748		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $115 1932 1/- Lyrebird, 'Mesh of paper horizontal', BW 145a, faint bend. Scarce
Lot 749		Estimate: $200 1932 1/- Lyrebird 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four, hinge remains, lower units unmounted
Lot 750		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1932 1/- Lyrebird ordinary and optd 'OS', marginal examples
Lot 751		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $90 1932 1/- Lyrebird optd 'OS' block of four, few blunt perfs on one
Lot 752		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $260 1932 1/- Lyrebird optd 'OS' 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four, lower units unmounted
Lot 753		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $300 1932 Bridge 5/- Green, redistributed gum, very lightly mounted
Lot 754		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $95 1934 Victoria Centenary 1/- perf 10½, marginal example
Lot 755		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $130 1934 Victoria Centenary set perf 11½ in 'JOHN ASH' imprint pairs
Lot 756		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $65 1934 Macarthur set of four
Lot 757		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1934 Macarthur set of four
Lot 758		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $75 1934 Macarthur 2d dark hills 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four
Lot 759		Estimate: $250 1934 Macarthur 9d uprating KGV 1½d Brown Postal Card for airmail usage from to England on 13.12.34
Lot 760		Estimate: $200T 1934 1/6d Hermes No Wmk marginal block of four, lower unit unmounted. Fresh
Lot 761		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $70 1935 ANZAC set
Lot 762		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $200 1935 ANZAC set in 'JOHN ASH' imprint blocks of four, lower units unmounted
Lot 763		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $250 1935 ANZAC 1/- Black, fresh marginal block of four
Lot 764		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $220 1935 Silver Jubilee set in blocks of four, 2d with imprint (12)
Lot 765		Estimate: $175T Realised Price : $135 1935 Silver Jubilee 2/- Violet, block of four
Lot 766		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $110 1935 Silver Jubilee 2/- Violet, 'JOHN ASH' imprint pair
Lot 767		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $135 1936 Cable 3d 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of eight showing varieties 'Coloured spot between "L" and "A" of LANDING' and 'Coloured spot between "N" and "E" of SUBMARINE', light even toning, BW 170de,f,ze
Lot 768		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $65 1936 South Australia Centenary set in 'JOHN ASH' imprint blocks of four, lower units unmounted mint (12)
Lot 769		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $46 1936 South Australia Centenary 1/- Green, 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four
Lot 770		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $220 1937-49 KGVI 3d Blue Die I 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of eight, slight separation at right, one unit and selvedge hinged, mixed centring
Lot 771		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $160 1937-49 KGVI 3d Blue Die I chalky paper corner 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four, lower units unmounted
Lot 772		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $1,000 1937-49 KGVI 3d Blue Die IA 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four, BW 192z, hinged in central margin, stamps fresh unmounted
Lot 773		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $180 1937-49 KGVI 3d Blue Die II chalky paper, corner 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four punctured 'G/NSW' sideways, lower units unmounted. Scarce
Lot 774		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $280 1937-49 1/- Lyrebird perf 13½x14, 'JOHN ASH' 42½mm imprint block of four, BW 208zc. Scarce
Lot 775		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $125 1938-49 Robes Thick paper set 5/-, 10/- and £1
Lot 776		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $90 1938-49 Robes Thick paper 5/- and 10/- corner 'JOHN ASH' lower plate imprint blocks of four, odd bend
Lot 777		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $48 1938-49 Robes Thick paper 10/- marginal block of four
Lot 778		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $115 1938-49 Robes Thick paper 10/- marginal block of six
Lot 779		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $115 1938-49 Robes Thick paper 10/- corner 'JOHN ASH' lower plate imprint block of four
Lot 780		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $230 1938-49 Robes Thick paper £1 'JOHN ASH' upper plate imprint block of four, one unit few blunt perfs, trace of light mount in selvedge, stamps unmounted
Lot 781		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $280 1938-49 Robes Thick paper £1 'JOHN ASH' lower plate corner imprint block of four, lower units unmounted
Lot 782		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $210 1938-49 Robes Thick paper £1 'JOHN ASH' upper plate corner imprint block of four, lower units unmounted
Lot 783		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $130 1938-49 Robes Thin paper 5/-, 10/- and £1
Lot 784		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $320 1938-49 Robes Thin paper 5/- 10/- and £1 in blocks of four (12)
Lot 785		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $135 1938-49 Robes Thin paper 10/- marginal block of four
Lot 786		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $170 1938-49 Robes Thin paper 10/- corner block of four
Lot 787		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $340 1938-49 Robes Thin paper 10/- corner 'Authority' imprint block of eight
Lot 788		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $270 1938-49 Robes Thin paper £1, cnr 'Authority' imprint block of four, lower units unmounted
Lot 789		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $1,000 1938-49 Robes Thin paper £1, well centred corner 'Authority' imprint block of eight, unmounted
Lot 790		Estimate: $350 1938-49 QE 1d Green Die II, coil strip of six with join, top and bottom units mounted, others unmounted
Lot 791		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1938-49 KGVI 1½d Maroon two singles on plain FDC to USA, tied by 'MORELAND WEST' cds in violet
Lot 792		Estimate: $750T 1938-49 KGVI 2d Scarlet Die II, gutter block of eight from top of sheet showing large portion of Plate No. 4, BW 188zf, stamps unmounted
Lot 793		Estimate: $60 1938-49 KGVI 2d Scarlet Die II 'WMK INVERTED' inverted in blocks and singles, BW 188a (25)
Lot 794		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $85 1938-49 KGVI 2d Scarlet Die II 'WMK INVERTED' booklet pane of six, BW 188cd
Lot 795		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $250 1938-49 KGVI 3d Blue Die III 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of ten
Lot 796		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $75 1938-49 6d Kookaburra perf 15x14, lower left corner 'No Imprint' block of four, BW 203zh, minor bends
Lot 797		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 1937-49 6d Kookaburra 'No imprint' blocks of four from both positions, BW 203zh, zj, one unit hinged
Lot 798		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 1937-49 9d Platypus left corner 'No imprint' block of four, BW 206ze
Lot 799		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $85 1937-49 9d Platypus right gutter 'No imprint' block of four, BW 206zf
Lot 800		Estimate: $150 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 9d Purple punctured 'G/NSW' sideways. Rare
Lot 801		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $120 1941 KGVI 2½d on 2d, variety 'Surcharge misplaced'
Lot 802		Estimate: $750T 1942 QE 1½d Green cancelled at Huonville (Tas). Neat example of this very scarce FDC - a virtually identical example of which realised AU$1050 in our 2004 Rarities Sale
Lot 803		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1942-46 KGVI 2d Purple wmkd and unwmkd Coil perf strips of four (8). Retail AU$300+
Lot 804		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $100 1942-51 KGVI 2½d Scarlet corner Authority imprint block of 16 with pre-printing paper crease affecting five units with thread-like void area
Lot 805		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1946 2½d Peace, No Watermark
Lot 806		Estimate: $300 1946 KGVI 3/7d Magenta Food Parcel label cut-out, commercially used
Lot 807		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $100 1948-56 1/3d Bull Thin paper, BW 260a, block of four
Lot 808		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $320 1948-56 1/3d Bull Thin paper, BW 260a, corner Authority imprint block of four. Unlisted as imprint. Scarce
Lot 809		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $115 1949-50 Arms 5/- Thin paper
Lot 810		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1949-50 Arms 10/- corner Authority imprint block of four showing perforations in selvedge at left
Lot 811		Estimate: $150 1949-50 Arms 10/- solo franking on 1952 (Sep) airmail cover to USA, also 5/- pair on 1962 cover to USA
Lot 812		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $380 1948-56 2/- Crocodile No Watermark, corner blocks of 16 (4) from each corner (64)
Lot 813		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $60 1952-56 2/6d Aborigine Watermarked, corner 'No Imprint' block of four, BW 265zb
Lot 814		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1952-65 2/6d Aborigine No Watermark Emergency printing, block of four