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Online General Sale No. 85 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 26th September 2025 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, LARGE MULTIPLE WATERMARK
Lot 507 | [ **/* ] |
½d Green mint range on hagners with many multiples including blocks of 18 (2), 12 (3), 10, 6 (2) and 4 (6), wide range of shades represented and many with listed plate varieties, also CA monogram pair and strip of 3 (latter partly cut away). Light gum toning on a few blocks however mostly fine and a good lot (140)     | ||
| Lot 508 | [ * ] |
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 509 | [ **/* ] |
½d Green Electro 4 CA monogram block of 4 (monogram trimmed at base), very fine with three units MUH. BW 65(4)zc, cat AU$280 as a monogram single  | ||
| Lot 510 | [ ** ] |
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 511 | [ * ] |
½d Electro 4 CA monogram singles in Green and Dull Green shades, former with short crease left side, latter with small tone spot on gum, both large part OG. BW 79(4)zc, cat AU$560 (2)  | ||
| Lot 512 | [ * ] |
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 513 | [ ** ] |
½d Green (pale shade) Electro 4 CA monogram (substituted for JBC) block of 4, perfs reinforced at base, one unit with toning, another with diagonal bend, MUH. BW 65(4)ze, cat AU$650  | ||
| Lot 514 | [ ** ] |
½d Green Electro 4 complete sheet of 120 from the first Harrison printing showing 'CA' monogram both sides, and showing all the relevant plate varieties. Some perf separation along bottom selvedge, small tone spots on several stamps and in selvedge, small paper adhesion to two units, otherwise MUH and of fine appearance. BW 65(4)zf, cat AU$3500 for monogram strip of 12, plus premium for varieties  | ||
| Lot 515 | [ ** ] |
½d Green Electro 5 Left Pane of 60 with CA monogram and all listed varieties including 'Cracked Electro from Left Wattles to Forearm of Kangaroo' (L46). Perfs reinforced with hinges in top and bottom selvedge, L35 with tone spot, couple of other minor marks, otherwise very fresh MUH. BW 65(5)d-l/z, cat AU$1900++  | ||
| Lot 516 | [ **/* ] |
½d Green Electro 5 CA monogram block of 12, right selvedge reinforced with hinge, fine with ten units MUH. BW 65(5)z, cat AU$750 as monogram strip of 3  | ||
| Lot 517 | [ **/* ] |
½d Green (pale shade) Electro 5 vertical pair with CA monogram (substituted for JBC), variety 'Watermark Inverted', very fine with monogram unit MUH, a scarce combination. BW 65(5)a/ze, cat AU$500++  | ||
| Lot 518 | [ **/* ] |
½d Green Electro 5 Right Pane of 60 Harrison's first printing with with CA monogram (substituted for JBC) and with all listed varieties including 'Thin Fraction at right' (R43). Top and bottom selvedge reinforced with hinges and in a few other places, otherwise very fine and fresh MUH. BW 65(5)m-s/zd, cat AU$1825++  | ||
| Lot 519 | [ **/* ] |
½d Green Electro 5 CA monogram (substituted for JBC) right corner strip of 3, perfs reinforced in left selvedge, large part OG with monogram unit MUH. BW 65(5)zd, cat AU$1200  | ||
| Lot 520 | [ **/* ] |
½d Green Electro 5 CA monogram (substituted for JBC) block of 12, including variety 'Thin Fraction at right' (R43), fine with ten units MUH. BW 65(5)s/za, cat AU$500 for mounted monogram single, plus premium for MUH and variety  | ||
| Lot 521 | [ ** ] |
½d Bluish-green Plate 7 Right Pane of 60 with part Harrison one-line imprint, and with catalogue listed varieties on Nos. 4, 12, 24, 33, 45, 53, 58 and 59, the flaws on Nos. 7, 13, 19, 28, 34 and 52 yet to develop. Light overall gum toning, tone spot in lower right corner of selvedge, and some perf separation in top selvedge, however of fine and fresh appearance, MUH. BW 65(7), cat AU$15 for MUH stamps, so AU$900 for pane plus premium for varieties  | ||
| Lot 522 | [ ** ] |
1d Carmine-pink and Deep Carmine-pink Cooke Printing, MUH but both with lightly toned gum. BW 73A, cat AU$2500 (2)  | ||
| Lot 523 | [ * ] |
1d Carmine-pink Cooke Printing fine mint with large part OG. BW 73, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 524 | [ O ] |
1d Carmine-pink Cooke Printing fine with February 1918 cds cancel. BW cat AU$275  | ||
| Lot 525 | [ O ] |
1d Deep Carmine-pink Cooke Printing fine used with machine cancel. BW 73A, cat AU$275  | ||
| Lot 526 | [ **/*/O ] |
1d Red mint and used accumulation on hagners, with Cooke Printing Carmine-rose mint (blunt corner) and used (2), and Harrison Printings mint block of 6 and strip of 3 with part imprint, mint blocks of 4 (2), pair and singles (31, three punctured OS), and used (36, two punctured OS/NSW). Good range of shades and a few plate varieties represented. A good lot of high catalogue value (51M, 38U)   | ||
| Lot 527 | [ ** ] |
1d Carmine-rose Harrison Printing Plate 3 imprint strip of 4 MUH with evenly toned gum, fine appearance. BW 74(3)z, cat AU$2250 as hinged block of 4  | ||
| Lot 528 | [ ** ] |
1d Carmine-rose Plate 4 Harrison two-line imprint block of 12 showing the varieties 'Ferns' (VII/54) and 'RA Joined' partially corrected by makeready, very fine MUH and a very attractive block. BW 74A(4)z, cat AU$2250 for a mounted imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 529 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green mint range on hagner with Plate 3 Harrison imprint blocks of 4 (2, both lightly toned), Plate 4 lower right corner block of 4 with variety 'Run N' (Third State), vertical strip of 4 showing misplaced comb (tone spots), also block of 6, pairs (2) and singles (3). A number are fine MUH (25)  | ||
| Lot 530 | [ **/* ] |
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 531 | [ ** ] |
1d Green Harrison two-line imprint block of 8 with varieties 'Ferns' (VII/54) and 'RA Joined' (VII/60), spot in lower selvedge and tiny spot on one stamp, otherwise fine and MUH. BW 78(4)z, cat AU$475+  | ||
| Lot 532 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Black-brown Electro 2 Harrison two-line imprint block of 4, fine with lower units MUH. BW 84(2)z, cat AU$800  | ||
| Lot 533 | [ ** ] |
1½d Black-brown Electro 2 Harrison two-line imprint strip of 4 variety 'Very Thin Paper', MUH with few small tone spots on gum in lower selvedge. Very fine appearance and a rare combination. BW 84(2)aa/z, cat AU$800++  | ||
| Lot 534 | [ ** ] |
1½d Black-brown block of 6 variety 'Very Thin Paper', small tone spots on two units otherwise fine MUH. BW 84aa, cat AU$750  | ||
| Lot 535 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Brown mint range on hagner, with blocks of 6 and 4 (5), pairs (5) and singles (6), good representation of shades, and a number of minor varieties noted, also 1½d Black-brown pair and singles (2). Few with faults, but mostly fine and the majority MUH (46)  | ||
| Lot 536 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Brown Harrison imprint block of 4, imprint 6mm below stamps, electro identification uncertain, very fine and mounted in gutter and lower selvedge only. BW 86z, minimum cat AU$1000  | ||
