1966 to 1990s CTO Range of Booklet Panes postmarked FDI, plus cancelled gutter pairs and blocks, all with no gum (100)
Lot 364
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $105
1c to 6c QEII Definitives accumulation on hagners, mostly positional pieces showing listed plate varieties, including 1c, 2c, 3c and 5c Training School Specimen blocks, 5c non-helecon used on pieces (2), and 4c largely comprising top or bottom strips showing perf pips on the various types of experimental papers. A useful lot with many pickings, virtually all MUH, a few tone spots but generally fine (748)
Lot 365
Estimate: $400
4c Red QEII Definitive largely complete collection of Plate Numbers in double strips of 20, Helecon In Ink lacking five positions for Plate 25 and four positions for Plate 26, Helecon Paper lacking one position for Plate 17 (another in strip of 10 only), and two positions for Plate 28. Virtually all MUH, some mixed condition with some blocks showing varying degrees of tone spots, nevertheless such a complete holding is rarely offered nowadays (1670)
Lot 366
Estimate: $300
1966 4c Red QEII accumulation of Plate Number blocks, comprising Helecon in Ink Plates 20 (7), 21 (8), 22 (6), 23 (4), and Helecon Paper Plates 16 (3), 17 (2), 19 (3), 20 (5), 21 (5), 23 (4), 24 (12), 25 (6), 26 (10), 28 (6), mostly in double strips of 20 from top or bottom of sheets, with a few smaller or larger blocks. Largely MUH, but condition mixed, with many blocks affecting by varying degrees of tone spots (1226)
Lot 367
Estimate: $600
1967 5c Blue QEII double strip of 20, with Columns 3 to 10 'Double Perforation', believed to be the result of an attempt to correct sheets which showed the first two columns imperforate. Several units hinged, otherwise fine MUH. BW 444bc, cat AU$1200+
Lot 368
Estimate: $40
1971 7c Purple QEII Plate No. '14' block of 10 and strip of 20 from Sheet D, and '-14' strip of 10 and block of 16 from Sheet E. Some tone spots, mostly in selvedge, otherwise fine MUH (56)
Lot 369
Estimate: $100
1966 24c Azure Kingfisher rare untaxed solo franking tied to 1967 (31 Jan) airmail cover from Richmond to Switzerland (correct rate was 25c)
Lot 370
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $105
1966 small range of Navigators on hagners, with 75c and $1 publicity photos, 75c block of 4 and $1 block of 6 Training School Specimens handstamped 'CANCELLED/SPECIMEN ONLY' in violet, 75c Plate No. 3 blocks from top and bottom of sheet, 75c block of 8 from horizontal gutter format sheet, $1 strips of 3 with varieties (2), and $2 vertical perf pip strip of 3 showing marginal scratches. All fine MUH (59 stamps + 2 photos)
Lot 371
Estimate: $120
1966 Navigators 75c to $4 optd 'SPECIMEN', the 75c and $1 with 15.5mm opt, very fine MUH (4)
Lot 372
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1966 $2 Bass and 40c Tasman tied to 1974 (19 Sep) registered airmail cover from Adelaide to West Germany
Lot 373
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $420
1970 Prime Ministers booklet stamps 5c Edmund Barton variety 'Offset', a spectacular example of this type of variety, with normal for comparison. BW 509cb, cat AU$800 (2002)
Lot 374
Estimate: $300
1971 7c Sturt's Desert Pea Coil error 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced' strip of 6 fine MUH. BW 535ce, cat AU$1800 (2002), SG 468bb, cat £1350
Lot 375
Estimate: $150
1971-74 7c Sturt's Desert Pea coil pair and single with 'Buff Omitted' (BW 535ce), and pair and single with 'Buff and Green Misplaced' (BW unlisted), fine MUH. Cat AU$900+ in 2002 (6)
Lot 376
Estimate: $400
1971 Sturt's Desert Pea Coil strip of 4, upper pair error 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced', lower pair 'Buff and Green Omitted', fine MUH and a rare combination. BW 535cf, cat AU$1125+ (2002), SG 468bb,bc, cat £610+
Lot 377
Estimate: $500
1971 Sturt's Desert Pea Coil error 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced' strips of 5 and 3, and single, all fine MUH. BW 535ce, cat AU$2700 (2002), SG 468bb, cat £2025
Lot 378
Estimate: $150
1971 7c Sturt's Desert Pea Coil error 'Buff and Green Omitted' strip of 3, fine MUH. BW 535cg, cat AU$375 (2002), SG 468bc, cat £240
1973 7c Metric Conversion (Volume) error 'Olive-brown Omitted' affecting drink and man's shorts, MUH from right of sheet, toning in selvedge and on perf tips, and officially defaced with black crayon line. BW 623cb, cat AU$2000 (2002) for undefaced
Lot 381
Estimate: $1,800
1973 Famous Australian 7c Dame Mary Gilmore Die Proof in Black on wove paper backed onto thin card 73mm x 57mm) showing horizontal and vertical guidelines on all sides, very fine. Four die proofs exist in private hands, unlisted by BW
Lot 382
Estimate: $80
1973-75 Gemstones 10c Star Sapphire block of 4 'Printed on Gummed Side', one unit toned on reverse otherwise fine MUH. BW 648ci, cat AU$400 in 2002; SG 552ae, cat £200
Lot 383
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
1974 Paintings PVA Gum $1 positional blocks of 6 (2) with (a) 'Bullet Hole on Forehead' and two McCleary listed flaws, and (b) 'Cut Throat' flaw, and $2 gutter autotron block of 8 with 'Large Green Dot Between Trees', also Gum Arabic autotron block of 4 with same variety, and corner block of 6 with 'Fungus' flaw on large tree at right (State II), all MUH (24). BW cat approx AU$200
Lot 384
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $60
1975 18c Helichrysum Definitive error 'Black Omitted' MUH block of 4, a few tone spots affect all units. BW 725c, cat AU$240 (2002)