AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL MARKINGS, LARGE MULTIPLE WATERMARK

Lot 390	[ ** ]	Estimate: $550 Starting Price: $420 ½d Green Electro 4 sheet of 120 with JBC and CA monograms, lightly toned gum, three units with small rust spots, and further spots in top and bottom selvedge. The sheet includes all the BW listed plate varieties except q, r and va, which are not apparent. Fine facial appearance and a scarce sheet, the monograms catalogue AU$1500, and the plate varieties at AU$75 each
Lot 391	[ ** ]	Estimate: $1,500 Starting Price: $1,150 ½d Green Electro 5 sheet of 120 with CA and JBC monograms, showing all the listed plate varieties including 'Thin Fraction at Right' (R43) and 'Cracked Electro Left Wattles to Forearm of Kangaroo'. Unfortunately the top row of the right pane is severely 'suntanned', otherwise this very scarce sheet is superb. The two mentioned plate flaws plus the two monogram strips cat AU$2575+ alone
Lot 392	[ ** ]	Estimate: $400 Starting Price: $300 ½d Green Electro 5 large part of severed sheet, comprising block of 32 (L1-24,R1-2/7-8/13-14/19-20) with listed varieties d, e, f, g and m, and JBC monogram block of 40 with listed varieties p and r. Some perf reinforcements in selvedge, otherwise generally fine. BW cat AU$750 for JBC monogram strip alone (72)
Lot 393	[ *8/* ]	Estimate: $70 Starting Price: $55 ½d Green block of 4 from right pane (Electro 5, Nos. 43-44/49-50), 5R43 with variety 'Thin Fraction at Right', fine with lower units MUH. BW 65(5)s, cat AU$175+
Lot 394	[ ** ]	Estimate: $350 Starting Price: $270 ½d Green Electro 7 sheet of 120 with Harrison one-line imprint, lightly toned gum but with nine units with rust spots and with further spots in selvedge. The sheet shows the BW listed varieties d, e, f, h, j, k, m, q and r, with varieties g, i, l, n, o, p and s not apparent. Good facial appearance and a scarce sheet. The imprint catalogues AU$1000, and the varieties at AU$75 each
Lot 395	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $300 Starting Price: $230 ½d Green Electro 4 'JBC' monogram strip of 3 from left corner of sheet including variety 'White Flaw in Right side of Crown' (4L56), corner unit lightly mounted with light bend, others MUH. BW65(4)z, cat AU$750 as mounted monogram strip of 3
Lot 396	[ * ]	Estimate: $250 Starting Price: $190 ½d Green Electro 4 JBC monogram left corner strip of 3, with variety 'White Flaw in Right Side of Crown', fine with large part OG. BW 65(4)z, cat AU$750
Lot 397	[ ** ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 ½d Green (pale shade) CA monogram block of 4, perf separation in lower selvedge otherwise very fine MUH. BW 65(4)zc, cat AU$280 as mounted monogram single
Lot 398	[ * ]	Estimate: $250 Starting Price: $190 ½d Green (pale shade) CA monogram (substituted for JBC) left corner strip of 3, with variety 'White Flaw in Right Side of Crown', perfs reinforced with hinges, and mildly toned gum. BW 65(4)zd, cat AU$1100
Lot 399	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $250 Starting Price: $190 ½d Green Electro 5 block of 12 (5R49-60) with 'JBC' monogram, some perfs reinforced with hinges and tone spot on monogram unit, most units MUH, fine facial appearance. BW 65(5)zb, cat AU$750 as monogram strip of 3
Lot 400	[ ** ]	Estimate: $500 Starting Price: $380 1d Carmine-pink and Deep Carmine-pink Cooke Printing, MUH but both with lightly toned gum. BW 73A, cat AU$2500 (2)
Lot 401	[ * ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1d Carmine-pink Cooke Printing fine mint with large part OG. BW 73, cat AU$500
Lot 402	[ O ]	Estimate: $120 Starting Price: $90 1d Deep Carmine-pink Cooke Printing fine used with machine cancel. BW 73A, cat AU$275
Lot 403	[ * ]	Estimate: $75 Starting Price: $60 1d Red Harrison Printing in listed shades of Carmine-rose, Deep Carmine-rose and Pale Carmine-rose, large part OG. BW 74A, b, c, cat AU$260 (3)
Lot 404	[ */O ]	Estimate: $350 Starting Price: $270 1d Red Harrison Printings used group of plate varieties including Pane V/1, V/7, V/30, V/31, VI/2, VI/21, VI/22, VI/30 and VI/40, also a few unlisted minor varieties. Condition generally fine to very fine (VI/30 mint). BW cat AU$1500+ (15)
Lot 405	[ O ]	Estimate: $300 Starting Price: $230 1d Red Harrison Printings small range of plate varieties on hagner, with Pane VI/22, VII/7, VII/13 (2), VII/14, VII/25, VII/60, VIII/56 (2), plus four other minor varieties, generally fine. BW cat AU$1200+ (13)
Lot 406	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $400 Starting Price: $300 1d Deep Carmine-rose Harrison Printing block of 4 Punctured 'OS', light bend in upper pair, lower pair MUH. BW 74Bb, cat AU$1500
Lot 407	[ * ]	Estimate: $100 Starting Price: $75 1d Deep Carmine-rose Harrison printing (G105) Punctured 'OS', centered lower left, large part OG. BW 74Bb, cat AU$375
Lot 408	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $60 Starting Price: $46 1d Green vertical pair with varieties 'Wattle Line' (Pane VII/31) and 'Flaw Under Neck' (Pane VII/37), lower unit unmounted. BW 78(4)f,h, cat AU$150+
Lot 409	[ **/*/O ]	Estimate: $250 Starting Price: $190 1½d Black-brown mostly mint accumulation on hagners with shades and plate varieties, thin paper (12 M , 3 U), wmk inverted (8 M, 2 U), and including blocks of 6 and 4 (4). Mostly fine, however a few are affected by gum toning (100 M, 10 U)
Lot 410	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $250 Starting Price: $190 1½d Black-brown Electro 2 Harrison imprint block of 4, hinged in gutter only, upper right unit with small tome spot. BW 84(2)z, cat AU$800
Lot 411	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1½d Brown mint selection on hagners including blocks of 4 (10), range of shades with a few electro varieties noted, inverted watermark (5). A few stamps with gum toning, the blocks are generally fine (86)
Lot 412	[ ** ]	Estimate: $250 Starting Price: $190 1½d Brown Electro 10 MUH block of 30 (Left Pane, Nos. 1-30), L19 with variety 'Retouched Lower Frame State I', mild gum toning but of fine appearance (30)