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Online General Sale No. 87 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 7th August 2026 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SMALL MULTIPLE WATERMARK PERF 14
| Lot 382 | [ * ] |
½d Orange variety 'Watermark Inverted' lightly hinged with large part OG. BW 67a, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 383 | [ * ] |
½d Orange variety 'Watermark Inverted', fine large part OG and lightly hinged. BW 67a, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 384 | [ **/* ] |
½d Orange Electro 8 Mullett imprint block of 4 with variety 'Lower End of Left Fraction Bar Thickened' (8L60), and Electro 9 Mullett imprint pair with variety 'Break in Top Frame Left of Crown' (9L60), both fine with most units MUH. BW cat AU$800 as two blocks of 4 (8)  | ||
| Lot 385 | [ (*) ] |
1d Green block of 4 with varieties 'Wattle Line' (Pane VII/31)', 'Nick Near Top of Left Frame' (Pane VII/32) and 'Flaw Under Neck' (Pane VII/37), scarce but block without gum. BW 80(4)f,g,h, cat AU$390+  | ||
| Lot 386 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green marginal block of 4 (Pane VII/31-32/37-38), VII/31 variety 'Wattle Line', VII/37 variety 'Flaw Under Neck', fine with lower units MUH. BW 80(4)f,h, cat AU$360  | ||
| Lot 387 | [ (*) ] |
1d Green block of 4 with varieties 'Wattle Line' (Pane VII/31), 'Nick Near Top of Left Frame' (Pane VII/32) and 'Flaw Under Neck - Retouched (State II) (Pane VII/37), scarce but block with no gum. BW 80(43)f,g,ha, cat AU$390+  | ||
| Lot 388 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green marginal block of 4 (Pane VII/31-32/37-38), VII/31 variety 'Wattle Line', VII/37 variety 'Flaw Under Neck Retouched', fine with three units MUH. BW 80(4)f,ha, cat AU$360+  | ||
| Lot 389 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green marginal block of 4 with varieties 'Wattle Line – State II' (Pane VII/31), 'Nick Near Top of Left Frame' (Pane VII/32) and 'Flaw Under Neck State III Re-entry' (Pane VII/37). Lower units unmounted, with but lower left unit with light crease through corner and small patch of adhesion, nevertheless a rare block. BW 80(4)fa,g,hb, cat AU$530+  | ||
| Lot 390 | [ * ] |
1d Green variety 'Wattle Line' State II (with tick 0.5mm right of point of left value tablet) (Pane VII/31), large part lightly toned gum. BW 80(4)fa, cat AU$200  | ||
| Lot 391 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green vertical pair with varieties 'Wattle Line State III Re-entry' (Pane VII/31) and 'Flaw Under Neck State IV 2nd Re-entry' (Pane VII/37), very scarce with lower unit unmounted, however with patches of gum toning. BW 80(4)fb,hc, cat AU$450+  | ||
| Lot 392 | [ * ] |
1d Green horizontal pair, left unit variety 'Flaw Under Neck' (Pane VII/37), toned gum and right unit with diagonal crease. BW 80(43)h, cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 393 | [ * ] |
1d Green variety 'Run N' (Pane VIII/60), large part OG with some gum toning, scarce. BW 80(4)vb, cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 394 | [ O ] |
1½d Red Die II Plates 1a (very scarce), 2, 3 and 4 Plate Dot pairs from top right corner of sheets, fine used. BW cat AU$1625 and mint blocks of 4 (8)  | ||
| Lot 395 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Die II Plates 1 to 4 plate dot top right corner blocks of 4, Plate 1 toned gum, others fine with Plates 2 and 3 MUH. BW cat AU$500 for hinged blocks (16)  | ||
| Lot 396 | [ **/O ] |
1½d Red Die II Plate 1a study of plate varieties, with L9 split frame top left corner M and U (8), L20 gash behind kangaroo in M blocks of 18 and 4, and U (5), L58 split frame in M block of 10, R42 E of THREE joined to E of PENCE M and U (8). The mint stamps are affected by rust, nevertheless a good lot from this scarce plate (33 M, 21 U)     | ||
| Lot 397 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Die II Plate 1a Plate Dot pair and blocks of 4 (2) showing the development of the flaw on R6 ('Four Shading Lines Partly Missing on King's Neck'), all three pieces with tone spots or toned gum nevertheless a remarkable trio. BW 91(1a)d/z, cat AU$3750 as three plate dot blocks (10)  | ||
| Lot 398 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Die II Plate 1a plate dot block of 4 from top right corer of sheet, hinged in selvedge with patch of toning in corner selvedge, otherwise fine, and with Plate 1 plate dot block for comparison. BW 91(1a)z, cat AU$1250  | ||
| Lot 399 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Die II Plate 1a Mullett imprint block of 8 showing ink smudging in central gutter, lower units MUH, few small tone spots but of fine appearance and rare. BW 91(1a)za, cat AU$2000 as a hinged block of 4  | ||
| Lot 400 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Die II Plate 1a Mullett imprint block of 8 fine appearance but with toning affecting most units, and two units with gum loss. Would make a respectable imprint strip of 4. BW 91(1a)za, cat AU$2000 as block of 4  | ||
| Lot 401 | [ * ] |
1½d Red Die 2 Plate 1a Mullett imprint strip of 4, good appearance but with some tone spots on gum. BW 91(1a)za, cat AU$2000 as a block of 4  | ||
| Lot 402 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Die II Plate 1a Mullett imprint pairs (5), three showing ink smudging in central gutter, one with tone spots reduced, others fine. BW 91(1a)zb, cat AU$4000 (10)  | ||
| Lot 403 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Die 2 collection on imprints from the various plates, with Plate 1 Mullett imprint Perf 14 (3) and Perf 13½ x 12½ (3), Ash imprint N over A setting Perf 14, and Perf 13½ x 12½ (2); Plate 3 Mullett imprint Perf 14 (2, one Wmk Inverted), and Perf 13½ x 12½ (4), Ash imprint N over A setting Perf 14 (3) and Perf 13½ x 12½, Ash imprint N over N setting Perf 13½ x 12½ (5); and Plate 4 Ash imprint N over N setting Perf 13½ x 12½. Mostly blocks of 4 but a few larger, toning on a few but mostly fine to very fine, cat over AU$2500 (25 imprints)           | ||
| Lot 404 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Die II Intense Deep Red shade irregular block of 15 from Plate 1, very fine with only three units lightly hinged, a scarce shade, particularly so in a multiple of this size. BW 91E, cat AU$5700  | ||
| Lot 405 | [ **/*/O ] |
1½d Red Die II mint and used study of plate varieties from Plates 1, 2 and 3, mounted on pages with both Perf 14 and Perf 13½ x 12½. Major plate flaws represented are 1L20, 1L31, 1R1, 1R19, 1R42, 1R60, 2R28, 2R31, 2R43, 2R60, 3L6, 3R30 and 3R54, with the various states of each flaw demonstrated. Some 1½d Brown and 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½ Red material is also included. A few pieces with toned gum, but generally fine to very fine (570)              | ||
| Lot 406 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Die II Perfs 14 and 13½ x 12½ study of the Void Corner variety (2L59) and its corrections and associated imprints, with First Mullett imprint (7), Second Mullett imprint (2), Third Mullett imprint (6), Fourth Mullett imprint (2), Fifth Mullett imprint (25), First Ash imprint (5), Second Ash imprint (3), Third Ash imprint (1), Fourth Ash imprint (1), and Fifth Ash imprint (3, two with TWO PENCE surcharge). Rarities include the Second Mullett imprint block of 6 and strip of 4 (two of the three recorded pieces, BW 91(2)zf), and Fifth Ash imprint strip of 5 (the only recorded example without TWO PENCE surcharge, BW 92(2)zl, cat AU$5000. Unfortunately, there are a number of pieces with gum toning or rust problems, nevertheless many are fine and this is probably the finest study of this famous stamp that has ever been put together. Very high catalogue value and a unique opportunity (352)           | ||
| Lot 407 | [ **/*/O ] |
1½d Red Die II study              | ||
| Lot 408 | [ **/*/O ] |
1½d Red Die II study of the Type B re-entries in both perfs, with 4L47 Type B Re-entry Perf 14 M and U (2), Perf 13½x 12½ M (2), in M strip of 3 and U (2) and in U strip of 3; 4L47 Type C Re-entry Perf 13½ x 12½ in M pairs (2), in U pair, and U (7, one punctured OS); 4L53 Type B Re-entry Perf 14 U (4), Perf 13½ x 12½ U; 4L53 Second Re-entry Perf 13½ x 12½ in M pair and U (11, one TWO PENCE surcharge); 4R27 Re-entry Perf 14 in M pair, in U pair and U (2), Perf 13½ x 12½ M and U (4). Mostly fine, few are MUH, and a fine assembly. BW cat AU$7800+ (55)      | ||
| Lot 409 | [ * ] |
1½d Red Die II block of 4 with 4L47 and 4L53 Type B Re-entries, hinge reinforcement and tone spots on the two variety units. BW 91(4)fa,ha, cat AU$1650  | ||
| Lot 410 | [ * ] |
1½d Red Die II punctured 'OS' variety 'Double Perforation' at top, fine and lightly hinged. BW 91ba, cat AU$100  | ||
| Lot 411 | [ * ] |
1½d Red Die II punctured 'OS' horizontal pair showing double puncture, and another pair from base of sheet showing double puncture in selvedge. Both very fine and lightly hinged (4)  | ||
| Lot 412 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red Die II mis-guillotined gutter block of 4 from top of sheet showing full Mullett imprint, and another showing portion of lower line of imprint (light gum toning). Also Perf 13½ x 12½ similar block showing a full John Ash imprint at top of sheet. A scarce trio (12)  | ||
| Lot 413 | [ **/*/O ] |
1½d Red Die II variety 'Slurred Print' range with M block of 6 (no gum), Plate 4 Mullett imprint strip of 4 (heavily rusted), M (5, one Wmk Inverted) and U (4). A useful lot despite condition problems (11 M, 5 U)  | ||
| Lot 414 | [ (*) ] |
1½d Red Die II block of 4 from lower right corner of sheet showing paper fold resulting in small portion of corner stamp being void and printed on the reverse of the fold. Fine but without gum  | ||
| Lot 415 | [ **/* ] |
2d Red-brown Die I Electro 12 Harrison two-line imprint block of 4, gum toning and mounted in central gutter only, fine appearance. BW 98(12)z, cat AU$1250  | ||
| Lot 416 | [ **/* ] |
2d Red-brown Electro 16 Mullett imprint block of 4, gum toning and with lower pair MUH. BW 98(16)z, cat AU$1250  | ||
| Lot 417 | [ C ] |
4½d Violet Ash imprint pair with variety 'Deformed Left Bottom Frame' (R55), fine and hinged in lower selvedge only. BW 119z, cat AU$650 for imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 418 | [ **/* ] |
4½d Violet Ash imprint pair with variety 'Deformed Left Bottom Frame, and Break in Left Frame' (R55) very fine and mounted in central gutter only. BW 119za, cat AU$650 as imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 419 | [ * ] |
1/4d Greenish-blue variety 'Thick 1 at Right' (Right Pane, No. 57), patches of light gum toning, large part OG. BW 129n, cat AU$800  | ||
