AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, MONOCOLOURED ISSUES

Lot 436		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 KGV 1½d Brown Die I (few 1½d Black-brown) accumulation on piece, virtually all with private perfins of which the large majority are of Western Australian origin, some multiples, also a quantity unpunctured or punctured 'OS', wide range of shades and stated to be unpicked for the KGV enthusiast, and considerable postmark interest (approx 800)
Lot 437		Estimate: $1,100 1902 Blank Base ½d - 5/- Perf 11½-12 (1d and 4d with Wmk Inverted), 1d and 2d Compound Perf 11½-12 and 11 (2d with Wmk Inverted), and 1d Perf 11, all fine used and mostly dated examples, the rare 1d Perf 11 cancelled at Yaamba (Qld) AU 28 03. The complete set of all perfs and rarely offered as such. BW cat AU$2150+, SG cat £1485 (11)
Lot 438		Estimate: $250 1902 Blank Base ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 8d overprinted SPECIMEN (18¼ x 2½mm) vertically as used for the Tasmanian U.P.U. distribution (1d, 3d, 4d and 6d with Watermark Inverted), part OG but 8d badly toned gum. BW cat AU$700 (7)
Lot 439		Estimate: $350 1902 Blank Base 6d Emerald variety 'SW of NSW Not Fully Removed', eft stamp of horizontal fine mint (large part OG) and another fine used. BW D9k, cat AU$875 (3)
Lot 440		Estimate: $800 1902-04 Design Completed Watermark Crown over NSW 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 10d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- over SPECIMEN Type 2 as used for U.P.U. distribution, generally very fine with large part OG (10/- and 20/- in superior quality). A scarce group in this condition. BW cat AU$1900 (12)
Lot 441		Estimate: $1,200 1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A ½d Light Green sheet of 120 (Watermark Inverted), slight overall gum toning and central gutter reinforced with hinges, very fresh appearance and very scarce as a complete sheet, 100 units MUH. BW D46a cat AU$3300, SG D45a cat £1920+
Lot 442		Estimate: $700 1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined 3d Light Green marginal from left of sheet, fine colour and very lightly hinged with virtually full OG, the finest example of this very scarce stamp we have seen. SG D48 cat £700, BW D52 cat AU$750
Lot 443		Estimate: $300 1906-8 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 3d Green typical pale shade for this, large part OG but with peripheral gum toning, a scarce stamp. SG D48, cat £700
Lot 444		Estimate: $800 1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d M (13) and U (4), 1d M (5) and U (18, incl pairs (2)), 2d M (4) and U, 4d M and U (2), 6d M (3) and U (12). Some stamps with faults, many of the mint with degrees of toning, however this issue is rarely offered in quantity. Very high catalogue value (26 M, 37 U)
Lot 445		Estimate: $2,000 1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Light Green (Watermark Inverted) sheet of 120, some perf separation and one or two very minor tone spots, otherwise remarkably fresh with all units MUH, a rare survivor. BW D58 cat AU$9000, SG D53 cat £4200
Lot 446		Estimate: $300 1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d - 6d Dull Green used set, the ½d, 1d, 2d and 6d with cds cancels, 2d a few short perfs at right, otherwise fine. SG D53-57 cat £600, BW D56-60, cat AU$1150 (5)
Lot 447		Estimate: $400 1909 Stroke After Figure of Value 1/- Dull Green M (3, all with toning) and U (69 incl pair) and 5/- Dull Green U (32). Some faded or with faults, but a remarkable accumulation suitable for research, high catalogue value (3 M, 101 U)