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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SINGLE WATERMARK, 1D RED PROOFS
Lot 345 | [ P ] |
1d State 2 Die Proof (Head on lined background, King's nose improved and hair is lightened) in Black on thin card (95mm x 125mm), endorsed 'old', superb. The BW catalogue records two die proofs with this form of endorsement. BW DP(12)Ab, cat AU$15000  | ||
| Lot 346 | [ P ] |
1d State 2 Die Proof (Head on lined background, King's nose improved, and hair is lightened) in Bright Red on thin card (95mm x 125mm) without endorsement, very fine. The BW catalogue records four die proofs in this form. BW DP(12)Bb, cat AU$15000  | ||
| Lot 347 | [ P ] |
1d State 3 Die Proof (King's nose straight, and lined background modified) in Black on thin wove paper (95mm x 125mm) with surrounds unmasked. Very fine for this proofs which is susceptible to toning, BW records a total of nine proofs. BW 70DP(13)Aa, cat AU$12500  | ||
| Lot 348 | [ P ] |
1d State 3 Die Proof (King's nose straight, lined background modified) in Black on thin card (95mm x 125mm) endorsed '3rd State', small mark on fade at left edge otherwise very fine and with Perkins Bacon circular cachet on reverse. The BW catalogue records only this single die proof with this form of endorsement. BW 70DP(13)b, cat AU$16000  | ||
| Lot 349 | [ P ] |
1d State 3 Die Proof (King's nose straight, and lined background modified) in Carmine-red on thin card (95mm x 125mm) without endorsement, very fine. The BW catalogue records four die proofs in this form. BW DP(13)Bc, cat AU$12500  | ||
| Lot 350 | [ P ] |
1d State 3 Die Proof (King's nose straight, and lined background modified) in Carmine-red on Thin Card (95mm x 125mm) without endorsement. Short 5mm tear at lower right and some soiling on reverse otherwise very fine. The BW catalogue records four die proofs in this form. BW DP(13)Bc, cat AU$12500  | ||
| Lot 351 | [ P ] |
1d State 4 Die Proof (King's hair further modified, Emu feathers re-engraved) in Black on thin card (95mm x 125mm) endorsed '4th State', and with oval Perkins Bacon cachet on reverse, very light peripheral soiling, and diagonal crease at top left corner. The BW catalogue records only this single die proof with this form of endorsement. BW DP(14)Ab, cat AU$15000  | ||
| Lot 352 | [ P ] |
1d State 4 Die Proof (King's hair further modified, Emu feathers re-engraved) in Carmine-rose on thin card (95mm x 125mm) without endorsement, superb. The BW catalogue records six die proofs in this form. BW DP(14)Bc, cat AU$10000  | ||
| Lot 353 | [ P ] |
1d Deep Carmine Line Perf 14 Plate Proof on Watermark V over Crown (V5 pattern) paper normally used for Victorian fiscal stamps. Centered to top left (as are all known examples), and with portion of lower left corner missing and skilfully repaired. The purpose of this proof is unknown. Only five examples are recorded, of which a strip of 3 is in the A.A. Vickery collection in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. This example is the damaged copy referenced in the BW catalogue. BW 70PP(4), cat AU$15000  | ||
