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    Online General Sale No. 87

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    AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, GENERAL

    Lot 188
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    Estimate: $50Starting Price: $38

    A simplified used range on hagners, mixed watermarks, to 1/4d, some 'OS' opts and punctures, plus small groups of 'OS/NSW', 'VG', 'WA' and 'T' punctures, mostly fine (105)

        

    Lot 189
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    Estimate: $300Starting Price: $230

    ½d to 1/4d large used accumulation sorted into envelopes by denomination and watermark, varying quantities but often quite large, additionally there are envelopes for punctured officials, and a few envelopes marked as containing plate flaws. Sure to contain some useful material (1,000's)

     

    Lot 190
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    Estimate: $500Starting Price: $380

    Quantity of imprint blocks of 4 plus a few pairs on hagners, with ½d Orange SMW, 1d Optd OS, 2d Red-brown Single Wmk pairs (3), 2d Red-brown SMW, 2d Red Dies 2 and 3 SMW and C of A Wmk (15), 2d Red Optd OS (6), 5d on 4½d, and 5d Brown Die 2 SMW and C of A Wmk (6). A number are affected by rust to varying degrees, but many are fine. High cat value (140)

       

    Lot 191
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    Estimate: $500Starting Price: $380

    ½d Green and ½d Orange used collection of plate varieties arranged on hagners, mixed watermarks and considerable duplication, for Electros 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, with a good proportion of the BW listed flaws (excluding the rarities, but with for example 4 x Thin Fraction), and including some OS and State punctures. Generally fine to very fine and an excellent lot (approx 750)

             

    Lot 192
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    Estimate: $150Starting Price: $115

    ½d Green (3,700) and ½d Orange (4,500) mixed watermarks, accumulation mostly tied into bundles of 100, possibly unpicked and with postmark interest (approx 9,200)

     

    Lot 193
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    Estimate: $250Starting Price: $190

    Untidy collection of used 1d Reds and 1d Greens mounted on pages with both listed and unlisted plate varieties identified, much duplication and wide range of 1d Red shades noted, probably some postmark interest as well, hours of careful examination will yield some useful material (approx 2,000)

            

    Lot 194
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    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    1d Green Small Multiple Wmk and C of A Wmk Panes I to VIII plated used examples arranged on hagners, considerable duplication and including nearly all the BW listed varieties (excluding the rarities), and including a quantity of OS opts (approx 350)

          

    Lot 195
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    Estimate: $120Starting Price: $90

    1d Green large accumulation mostly tied into bundles of 100, mixed watermarks but majority is Small Multi and C of A Wmks. Believed unpicked, and with considerable postmark interest (approx 13,500)

     

    Lot 196
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    Estimate: $120Starting Price: $90

    1½d Black-brown and 1½d Brown Die I Single and Large Multiple Wmks used range arranged on hagners with flaws noted including a number of listed ones, good to fine used (135)

          

    Lot 197
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    Estimate: $150Starting Price: $115

    1½d Black-brown Single and Large Multiple Watermarks accumulations largely tied into bundles of 100, possibly mostly searched for plate varieties but also with considerable postmark interest (approx 11,000)

     

    Lot 198
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    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    1½d Brown Die I Single and Large Multiple Watermarks, large collection of dated copies mounted on sheets running from April 1919 to December 1921 (plus a few later), wide range of shades represented, few multiples and OS punctures, a great opportunity for the shade enthusiast (469)

         

    Lot 199
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    Estimate: $120Starting Price: $90

    1½d Red Die II Small Multiple Wmk Perfs 14 and 13½ x 12½, large accumulation tied into bundles of 100, possibly partly searched for plate varieties, but also with considerable postmark interest (16,000)

     

    Lot 200
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    Estimate: $100Starting Price: $75

    1½d Red Die II Perfs 14 and 13½ x 12½ large accumulation tied into bundles of 100, possibly searched for major varieties but there should be some postmark interest (11,700)

     

    Lot 201
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    Estimate: $400Starting Price: $300

    1½d Brown Die II Small Multiple and C of A watermarks mint range mostly in blocks and including many of the listed plate varieties, some punctured OS, shades, Ash imprint blocks of 4 (2), Plate Dot blocks (6). Few tone spots, but mostly very fine and largely MUH, a good lot of high catalogue value (343)

          

    Lot 202
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    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    Shoebox filled to bursting with 2d Red Die II and (mostly) Die III Small Multiple and C of A Watermarks, on and off piece, some preliminary sorting has taken place but largely unsorted and believed to be unpicked. Hours of fun for the buyer in the hunt for flaws or postmarks (estimate at least 20,000)

     

    Lot 203
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    Estimate: $100Starting Price: $75

    2d Red Die III Small Multiple and C of A Watermark large accumulation tied into bundles of 100, possible postmark interest (approx 15,000)

     

    Lot 204
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    Estimate: $750Starting Price: $575

    4d Olive mixed watermarks collection of Plate 3 and 4 plate varieties arranged on hagners, with most listed flaws represented as well as many others, quantities of OS punctures and overprints, and multiples (including Single Wmk CTO block of 4) and with 49 mint (few with toned gum, and including C of A Wmk imprint block of 4). Mostly fine and an exceptional lot of high catalogue value (total, 406 stamps)

             

    Lot 205
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    Estimate: $150Starting Price: $115

    Small stockbook with range of selected fine used stamps ½d to 5d punctured 'OS'. Some duplication including better values and a few multiples, also a few punctured 'OS/NSW' (95)

         

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