AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL MARKINGS, SINGLE WATERMARK, 1½D RED

Lot 329	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $300 Starting Price: $230 1½d Red mint accumulation on hagners, with shades and plate varieties, and including blocks of 12 (from top of sheet showing vertical treble perfs in selvedge), 6 (2) and 4 (15). Most are MUH, however a proportion have gum toning or tone spots, hence low estimate, but many useful pieces are included (235)
Lot 330	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $350 Starting Price: $270 1½d Pink top left corner pair very fine and mounted in selvedge only, a scarce shade. BW 89H, cat AU$800+
Lot 331	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $400 Starting Price: $300 1½d Red mint selection on hagners from Electros 22 to 28, with many multiples, electro varieties identified, often with considerable duplication ('HALEPENCE' in eight blocks of 4!), Electro 22 no imprint block of 4, Electro 24 imprint blocks (3), Electro 25 imprint blocks (2), Electro 28 imprint pair, also unidentified, Harrison imprint strip of 4 and pairs (4). Condition very variable, with imprint generally with small faults or rusting, however there are many fine stamps. Very high catalogue value (235)
Lot 332	[ ** ]	Estimate: $150 Starting Price: $115 1½d Red Electro 23 block of 24 (L1-24) showing vertical dark band varieties on L2, 8, 14 and L6, 12, 18, also variety 'White Flaw Right of Right Value Tablet Retouched' (L11). Perf separation on right selvedge and between the second and third columns, tone spots on two units otherwise fine MUH. BW 89(23)d,e,f,ga,h,i,j cat AU$350+
Lot 333	[ ** ]	Estimate: $260 Starting Price: $200 1½d Red Electro 23 No Imprint block of 4 (Mullett printing) with variety 'White Scratch Through Left Wattles' (R49), very fine MUH, gum possibly lightly toned. BW 89(23)za, cat AU$575+
Lot 334	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1½d Red Electro 23 rejoined block of 28 with no imprint from Mullett printing, with variety 'White Scratch Through Left Wattles' (L53), the varieties on L53 ('T of THREE Missing') and R44 ('Cracked Electro') not present. Left pane units reattached with hinges, and other minor perf separation, few tone spots in lower selvedge, stamps generally fine. BW 89(23), no imprint block catalogues AU$575
Lot 335	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $300 Starting Price: $230 1½d Red Electro 24 Harrison two-line imprint block of 8, lightly toned gum and with the lower units MUH. BW 89(24)z, cat AU$800+
Lot 336	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $250 Starting Price: $190 1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint block of 4, L60 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE' and 'White Flaw Behind Eye', lower pair unmounted, and with small ink annotations in lower selvedge. BW 89(25)z, cat AU$600
Lot 337	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint block of 4, L60 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE - Later State' and 'White Flaw Behind Eye', mounted in gutter only, some gum toning and with small ink annotations in lower selvedge. BW 89(25)z, cat AU$600
Lot 338	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $175 Starting Price: $135 1½d Red Electro 26 Mullett imprint block of 4, few small black adhesions on reverse, otherwise fine with lower pair MUH. BW 89(26)z, cat AU$600
Lot 339	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $400 Starting Price: $300 1½d Red Electro 26 Mullett imprint block of 8 very fine with lower row MUH. BW 89(36)z, cat AU$600 for imprint block of 4
Lot 340	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $220 Starting Price: $170 1½d Red Electro 27 Mullett imprint strip of 4, very fine and mounted in central gutter only. BW 89(27)z, cat AU$600 as imprint block of 4
Lot 341	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1½d Red Electro 28 Mullett imprint block of 4, lower pair MUH with light gum toning. BW 89(28)z, cat AU$600
Lot 342	[ O ]	Estimate: $80 Starting Price: $60 1½d Red variety 'Misplaced Perforations' cancelled Adelaide machine cancel, few toned perfs, with 2022 Drury Certificate. BW 89ba, cat AU$250