AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V ISSUES, 1914-24 SINGLE WATERMARK

Lot 166		Estimate: $500T ½d Green, Singe-line Perf 14.2, cancelled in 1916 at Colac
Lot 167		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $2,000 Smooth paper 1d Carmine-Red Die II Single-line Perf, BW 70(1)f. A superb example of this rare stamp, cancelled at Warwick (Qld) 27 OCT 1914
Lot 168		Estimate: $500T Smooth paper 1d Dull Red, BW 71E punctured 'OS' block of four comprising Dies II (2) and I (2) tied to 1915 (11 Aug) registered Official cover (awkwardly sealed at right), used from Perth to Subiaco (W.A.) where unclaimed and with various related markings, including rare framed 'CALLED/Date/Time/SUBIACO'
Lot 169		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $380 Smooth paper 1d Scarlet-Red, BW 71G punctured 'OS' block of four comprising Dies II (2) and I (2) tied to 1915 (31 Aug) registered Official cover Perth to Quairading (W.A.) where unclaimed and with various related markings, Quairading datestamp in violet
Lot 170		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $850 Smooth paper 1d Scarlet-Red, BW 71G, punctured 'OS' block of four with Thin "G" of "POSTAGE" and 'Colour flaw outside right frame opposite emu's neck', BW 71(2)k and m, tied to 1915 (15 Oct) registered Official cover Perth to Upper Swan (W.A.) where unclaimed and with various related markings, rare Swan datestamp (another on reverse)
Lot 171		Estimate: $650 Realised Price : $525 Smooth paper 1d Pale Terra Cotta (Brick), BW 71Q, fine unmounted. 2003 Drury Certificate
Lot 172		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $440 Smooth paper 1d Pink, BW 71T, fine unmounted. 2004 Drury Certificate
Lot 173		Estimate: $750T Smooth paper 1d Carmine-Rose and Large Multiple Wmk ½d Green punctured 'OS' together with South Australia 1d punctured 'SA' tied by Balaklava (S.A.) squared-circle on 1919 (17 Feb) Official cover to Pt Wakefield. Rare State/Commonwealth composition for the 2d ½-1oz letter rate plus ½d War Tax
Lot 174		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $600 Smooth paper 1d Brown-Red, BW 71W, tied by Ulverstone (Tas) cds on 1918 (22 Jul) cover to Forth, redirected to Ulverstone. A very scarce shade on cover
Lot 175		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 Smooth paper 1d Carmine-Red, BW 71Y, 'T.S.HARRISON' one-line imprint block of twelve, three units being Die II, the lower in completely merged state, BW 71(1)zh
Lot 176		Estimate: $1,500 Smooth paper 1d Carmine-Red 'WATERMARK INVERTED', Plate 4 'T.S. HARRISON' one-line imprint block of eight with varieties 'Ferns', ' "RA" joined' and 'Kangaroo's tongue out', BW 71Y(4)n,zj. Very fresh, with five units unmounted
Lot 177		Estimate: $750 Rough paper 1d Rosine, BW 72I, slight bend. Well centred. 2004 Drury Certificate
Lot 178		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $380 Rough paper 1d Rosine, BW 72I, tied by Melbourne slogan cancel on 1918 (7 Mar) cover to Euroa (Vic). A very scarce shade on cover, particularly when not punctured for Official use
Lot 179		Estimate: $6,000 Realised Price : $5,750 Rough paper 1d Orange-Brown (Red) punctured 'OS', BW 72S (G78), cancelled at Melbourne in October 1918. Less than 30 copies are recorded of which only one mint example is known. As always this shade is punctured 'OS' and is the rarest of KGV shades. 2004 Drury Certificate
Lot 180		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,300 1d Carmine-Red Die III, corner 'CA' Monogram block of eight, unusually not showing variety 'White flaw in lower frame at right', BW 75z, minor separation and pencil notes in selvedge, four units unmounted. Very fresh
Lot 181		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $400 1½d Green with apparent cracked electro diagonally through kangaroo, tied by Wallaroo (S.A.) cds to 1924 (5 Mar) postcard. Unlisted BW
Lot 182		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $950 1½d Green punctured 'OS', 'T.S.HARRISON' imprint block of eight, BW 88ba,z. A very rare imprint, fine and fresh unmounted
Lot 183		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 3d Violet-Blue, block of four, variety 'Dry ink', BW 104c. Seldom offered
Lot 184		Estimate: $500T 4d Pale Orange-Yellow, 'Line through "FOUR PENCE"', BW 110C(2)h, neat Registered Elizabeth St cds 23 MY 1918. Variety very scarce in this shade
Lot 185		Estimate: $1,750 Realised Price : $1,800 4d Pale Orange-Yellow, 'CA' Monogram single, BW 110C(1)zc
Lot 186		Estimate: $750 4d Lemon-Yellow, 'WATERMARK INVERTED', April 1916 datestamp. A fine example, very scarce postally used
Lot 187		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $900 4d Blue corner block of six, variety 'Deteriorated state of thin "FOU" of "FOUR" ', BW 112(2)ea, minor separation. A difficult positional piece
Lot 188		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 4d Ultramarine Harrison plates, 'WATERMARK INVERTED', BW 113a, very scarce used, with Melbourne datestamp
Lot 189		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1/4d Greenish Blue punctured 'OS', fresh unmounted mint marginal block of four. Provenance: Ex Australia Post Archival Sale