1966-68 QE 1c, 2c, 10c Fish, 30c Bird, 1968 Flower 6c and 25c in blocks of four cancelled in violet by SPECIMEN ONLY, used for training purposes by Post Office, (28).
Lot 375
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
-: 1c to $4 complete including coils on Australia Post various colours standard (2) or DL (2) size generic envelopes (4), unaddressed - hard to get.
Lot 376
Estimate: $300
1966 Decimal definitives FDC range, primarily Wesley, Royal and Parade types, values to $4 (8), little or no duplication in configurations, (170). Scarce lot.
Lot 377
Estimate: $3,000T
Realised Price : $2,900
1966-71 QEII 5c Blue, \\\\\\\"Imperforate pair\\\\\\\", in marginal strip of four, SG 386cb, BW 444b.
Lot 378
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
-: 7c Purple, marginal block of six (3x2) showing \\\\\\\"Jumped perfs\\\\\\\" between margin and stamps at left, BW 447bl.
Lot 379
Estimate: $2,700
1966-71 Birds, 5c Thornbill, positional strip of five, error \\\\\\\"Brown omitted on one, partly on adjoining unit\\\\\\\", SG 386a, BW 448b, minor toning on normals. [Ten such strips recorded].
Lot 380
Estimate: $6,000T
Realised Price : $8,000
-: 13c Avocet, positional strip of five, top two units with error \\\\\\\"Red (head colour) omitted\\\\\\\", SG 392a, BW 454cb. [Ten such strips recorded]. Spectacular.
Lot 381
Estimate: $6,000T
Realised Price : $5,500
-: 13c Avocet, positional strip of five, three units with error \\\\\\\"Grey (legs) omitted\\\\\\\" and one partly omitted, SG 392b, BW 454cd. [Ten such strips recorded]. Spectacular companion to previous lot.
Lot 382
Estimate: $8,000T
Realised Price : $8,500
-: 15c Galah, positional strip of five, one unit with error \\\\\\\"Red omitted\\\\\\\" and two partly omitted, SG 393a, BW 455cd. [Ten such strips recorded]. Spectacular and the most sought after of the \\\\\\\"Bird Errors\\\\\\\".
Lot 383
Estimate: $2,600T
- : 30c Ibis, marginal horizontal strip of four, one with error \\\\\\\"Red omitted\\\\\\\", SG 397a, BW 459cb.
Lot 384
Estimate: $200T
Realised Price : $220
1966 Navigators, 40c Tasman, \\\\\\\"Offset\\\\\\\", BW 460ca. Popular variety.
Lot 385
Estimate: $400T
Realised Price : $425
- : 50c Dampier marginal block of four showing \\\\\\\"Offset\\\\\\\", BW 461c.
Lot 386
Estimate: $50
Realised Price : $65
-: 75c Cook (salmon u/v reaction) full Plate Nº3 both sides in gutter block of 20, BW 462zi
Lot 387
Estimate: $75
Realised Price : $65
-: $1 Flinders P14.80x14.10, upper left corner example.
Lot 388
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $340
-: $4 King \\\\\\\"Offset\\\\\\\", BW 466c. The most striking of all decimal offsets.
Lot 389
Estimate: $190
-: Navigators SPECIMEN opt set, the $4 King minor toning, 75c and $1 being the scarce 15mm type, unmounted.
Lot 390
Estimate: $75
-: 75c Cook opt 15mm SPECIMEN, unmounted.
Lot 391
Estimate: $80
-: $1 Flinders opt 15mm SPECIMEN, unmounted.
Lot 392
Estimate: $10,000T
Realised Price : $11,500
1966 4c Christmas, marginal pair, both \\\\\\\"Olive-green\\\\\\\" background colour partly omitted, resulting in \\\\\\\"4c\\\\\\\" omitted, SG 407a, BW 471ca. [Few recorded]. One of the rarest errors of Decimal Australia. Photo Front Cover.
Lot 393
Estimate: $750T
Realised Price : $700
1968 20c Weather Watch, error \\\\\\\"White (radio waves\\\\\\\" omitted\\\\\\\", SG 418a, BW 481cd, minor bend as all examples.
Lot 394
Estimate: $2,500T
Realised Price : $2,200
-: 20c Weather Watch, \\\\\\\"Red largely omitted\\\\\\\" in pair with normal. [Two such pairs recorded].
Lot 395
Estimate: $2,000T
Realised Price : $2,300
1968 5c Christmas, error \\\\\\\"Red omitted\\\\\\\", SG 441a, BW 494c. [Four singles - one used recorded].
1969 Christmas 5c, marginal pair with error \\\\\\\"Magenta completely omitted on one and partly omitted on other\\\\\\\", SG 444a, BW 507ca variant.
Lot 398
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $95
1970 Cook ANPEX M/S forgery obliterated nos. 1502, 7785, 29682, 46939, and a fifth type which we cannot decipher but which is not one of the nine types recorded in BW.
Lot 399
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $115
-: Cook M/S unofficial opts and inscriptions on FDCs (registered except one) comprising Holey Dollar, rouletted issue, Melbourne Airport Opening in indigo and bright blue (2), latter with provisional MELBOURNE/AIRPORT 3045 or permanent TULLAMARINE MELBOURNE registration labels, (5).
Lot 400
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $200
1970 Cook M/S unofficial productions selection comprising ANPEX opt forgery obliterated as result of court order (2 types - nos. 1502 and 7785), perforateds (2, one misplaced perfs) and rouletteds (2, one on registered FDC), Tullamarine opening opt in bright blue or indigo (CTO FDI), 40th Eucharistic Congress opt (2, one with special cancel), and Silver Jubilee opt (3, two with differing special cancels), (13 items). Comprehensive lot
-: 7c strip of six, error \\\\\\\"Black and buff completely omitted on two, two with buff omitted and black partly omitted, two with buff omitted\\\\\\\". All showing green misplaced downwards, SG 468ba, BW 535cd variant. The most spectacular of the coil errors.
Lot 403
Estimate: $190T
1970-75 Floral coil, 7c error \\\\\\\"Buff (shadows on flowers omitted and green misplaced downwards\\\\\\\", BW 535ce, SG 468bb.
Lot 404
Estimate: $380T
-: as above, though in a pair.
Lot 405
Estimate: $650T
Realised Price : $725
-: strip of four with upper two units, \\\\\\\"Buff omitted and green misplaced downwards\\\\\\\" and lower two units \\\\\\\"Buff and Green omitted\\\\\\\", BW 535ce, cg.
Lot 406
Estimate: $1,200T
-: two strips of four with \\\\\\\"Buff omitted and green misplaced downwards\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\"Buff and Green omitted\\\\\\\", both showing variety Top of \\\\\\\"DE\\\\\\\" of DESERT missing, BW 535ce, cg, g.
Lot 407
Estimate: $320T
-: strip of four, each with error \\\\\\\"Buff and Green omitted\\\\\\\", BW 535cg, SG 468bc.
Lot 408
Estimate: $150T
1970 Famous Australians FDCs study including panes (25) which are uncommon, mostly unaddressed, apparently no duplication amongst configurations (50).
1971 Aboriginal Art 20c, error \\\\\\\"Sepia (inscription and background colouring) omitted\\\\\\\" in positional strip of five with four normals, BW 563ca.
Lot 411
Estimate: $1,200
-: 25c pair, error \\\\\\\"Black omitted on one and partly on other, BW 565c variant.
Lot 412
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $115
1971 Christmas blocks of 25, cream or white papers, (50).
Lot 413
Estimate: $3,000T
Realised Price : $2,600
1972 Rehabilitation 12c, error \\\\\\\"Green partly omitted\\\\\\\" on upper pair of marginal block of four, minor blemish on reverse not detracting, BW 595cc. [Believed five such pairs exist, this probably the only block to have survived].
-: 18c strip of five, error \\\\\\\"Orange partly omitted on two\\\\\\\", BW 597cb. Spectacular due to one almost completely omitted.
Lot 416
Estimate: $5,000T
Realised Price : $6,000
-: 24c error \\\\\\\"Brown (inscription) omitted\\\\\\\", BW 599c. [Only three such errors have survived]. Important and spectacular item for \\\\\\\"Health\\\\\\\" display.
Lot 417
Estimate: $2,200T
1972 Pioneer Life, 10c Water Pump, strip of three, error \\\\\\\"Black completely omitted one, partly on two, BW 609ca.
1973 Metric Conversion, 7c Mass, marginal strip of three with error \\\\\\\"Yellow-orange completely omitted on one and one partly omitted\\\\\\\", BW 622ca variant.
-: 7c Volume, marginal example with checkers mark, error \\\\\\\"Olive-brown omitted\\\\\\\", SG 533a, BW 623cb.
Lot 425
Estimate: $400T
Realised Price : $400
1973-74 Marine Life and Gemstones, 1c Coral Shrimp, error \\\\\\\"Black completely omitted, SG 545a, BW 635c.
Lot 426
Estimate: $2,500T
Realised Price : $3,600
-: 7c Agate, marginal strip of ten, error \\\\\\\"Imperf between stamp and margin\\\\\\\", BW 642b. [Ten such strips recorded, this probably being the only strip without gum faults].
Lot 427
Estimate: $300T
Realised Price : $280
-: 7c Agate, block of four with error \\\\\\\"Black omitted\\\\\\\", SG 550a, BW 642c.
-: 7c Tennis error, \\\"Light Brown omitted\\\", BW 674c. 1973 Sport, 7c Golf marginal strip of four with error \\\"Black completely on two, two partly omitted - one almost completely\\\", SG 573a, BW 671ca variant. [Few known].
Lot 437
Estimate: $1,500T
Realised Price : $1,150
-: 7c Tennis error, \\\"Light Brown omitted\\\", BW 674c.
1978 Stamp Week M/S and 1981 Wedding APO unaddressed FDCs, error all printing omitted (ie blank - normal for comparison) in first and printing grossly misplaced in second, (3).
Lot 456
Estimate: $700
1978-84 Birds, 20c Little Grebe, error \\\"Tan omitted\\\", BW 805c.
Lot 457
Estimate: $1,500T
1979 20c Australia Day, lower left corner block of four, variety IMPERF AT LEFT due to perforations misplacement. [Ten units imperf recorded].
Lot 458
Estimate: $500T
1980 Aircraft, 22c Wackett positional strip of five with misplaced perforations, resulting in left unit imperf between stamp and margin, and partly imperf horizontally, BW 883b.
Lot 459
Estimate: $1,300T
1981 24c Fungi, marginal strip of four, error \\\"Imperf between stamp and margin\\\", BW 912b. [Ten such imperfs recorded].
Lot 460
Estimate: $300T
1983 27c Australia Day setenant pair, variety \\\"Printed on gummed side - black doubly printed\\\", SG 879ab, BW 988cc.
Lot 461
Estimate: $400
1985 Childrens Book Characters, 33c Blinkey Bill & Snuggle Pot marginal pair, left unit \\\"Imperf three sides\\\", BW 1110b.
2000 Australian Legends - 4th series $4.50 Booklet with error, \\\"Gold omitted on the two Alec Campebll adhesives, SG 1951ab - unpriced, BW 2278bb.
Lot 467
Estimate: $300
2001 $9 Desert Birds, One Koala reprint showing miscut vertical perforations by 10mm. Stunning new find.
Lot 468
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $320
1982-83 Reptiles and Amphibians, 1c, 3c, 15c, 27c, 40c, 65c, 75c and 90c accepted designs, though denominated as 24c values, (8).
Lot 469
Estimate: $230
-: close to accepted designs for 1c, 15c, 27c, 40c, 65c and 75c, all denominated as 22c, endorsed at top BEVERLY BRUEN the designer of the accepted issues.
Lot 470
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $140
-: four accepted designs with denominations 4c Lace Monitor, 85c Crucifix Toad, 85c Centralian Blue-tongued Lizard and 95c Thorny Devil, later issued as 1c, 70c, the 85c and 95c correctly denominated.
Lot 471
Estimate: $40
1982 Australia Day, close to accepted design, denominated as 22c
Lot 472
Estimate: $200
1982 Christmas, four types prepared as 26c values, later issued as 21c, 35c and 75c with mss. endorsements to this, the latter additionally endorsed \\\\\\\"and aerogramme\\\\\\\", other an unaccepted design endorsed \\\\\\\"Stamp Pack\\\\\\\".
Lot 473
Estimate: $400
-: another group comprising denominated as 24c values (7, two closed to accepted designs), endorsed A to G, as 26c values (4, one mss.PACK), endorsed A to D, another group of 26c values (4), two endorsed To be used on/Pack cover or To be used/also on/aerogramme. Attractive group, (13).
Lot 474
Estimate: $80
1983 Australia Day singles denominated as 24c rather 27c values, (2).
Lot 475
Estimate: $190
1983 ANZCER and NZ issue, Commonwealth Day set, Birthday, Communications, Jaycees, all later accepted in these designs and values, (9).
Lot 476
Estimate: $250
1983 Jaycees, 13 unaccepted designs endorsed \\\\\\\"A to M\\\\\\\", nine being 24c and four at 27c
Lot 477
Estimate: $115
1983 Christmas set in issued designs, though all denominated as 27c values, (3).
Lot 478
Estimate: $150
1983 Explorer set, close to the accepted designs by D Quinn, denominated as 24c values
Lot 479
Estimate: $75
1984 50th Anniversary of Airmail, the two values prepared as 27c denominations in singles, later issued as 45c setenant pair.
Lot 480
Estimate: $75
1984 Christmas, two unaccepted designs denominated as 27c values.
Lot 481
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $550
1984 Bicentennial issue, 30c group of seven unaccepted designs, endorsed at top Harold Thomas, and a further group of eight with typographical option endorsements, one later being accepted as the issued design, (17).
Lot 482
Estimate: $38
1985 30c Australia Day setenant pair.
Lot 483
Estimate: $115
1984-85 Barred Edge OO.OO selection comprising first series postcodes 5000 and 6000 and second series 2000 (unlisted - CTO FDI), rare 5790 and No postcode, (5). ACSC $440+.
Lot 484
Estimate: $95
1985 Kangaroo 00.00 for postcode 6000 on APO FDC which also has 00.00 for outgoing Barred Edge 6000 cancelled last day of issue. Novel and must be scarce
Lot 485
Estimate: $95T
Philatelic covers selection, noted Barred Edge, most appear Kangaroo and Platypus, special cancels, First and Last Day of use, etc, apparently no duplication (150+)
Lot 486
Estimate: $95T
Australia Post FDCs unaddressed comprising sets of Barred Edge (10), Kangaroo (10) and Platypus (10), (250 covers). Retail $550
Lot 487
Estimate: $230T
Accumulation on pieces arranged by type, cliche no., etc, in three large stockbooks, Barred Edge to Tiwi (approx 3000). Good opportunity for specialist
Lot 488
Estimate: $440
Huge accumulation of postally used on covers and stationery, noted special services and other above base rate usages, make-up use, etc, from Barred Edge to Tiwi series (approx 1400 items – many more actual Frama stamps). Good quantity for the specialist - estimated as used Framas only
Lot 489
Estimate: $115T
Realised Price : $115
1984-87 unaddressed Australia Post FDCs comprising sets of Barred Edge (10), Kangaroo (10), Platypus (10) and Echidna, (340 covers). Retail $635
Lot 490
Estimate: $95T
Last Day of Issue at various locations covers, Kangaroo and Platypus types, most States/ Territories represented, 43 installations x ten each, unaddressed (430). Retail $2-3 per cover
Lot 491
Estimate: $150T
Realised Price : $115
1987 Platypus 37c plain FDCs for Canberra (10), Melbourne (10, machine cancel - little faint) and Perth, unaddressed and scarce (30). Retail $30+ each
Lot 492
Estimate: $150T
1987 Platypus 37c plain FDCs for Brisbane (10), Canberra (10), Melbourne (10, machine cancel - little faint) and Perth, unaddressed and scarce (40). Retail $30+ each
Lot 493
Estimate: $115T
Last Day of Issue at various locations covers, Kangaroo and Platypus types, most States/ Territories represented, 56 installations x ten each, unaddressed (560). Retail $2-3 per cover