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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, C OF A WATERMARK
Lot 610 | [ **/*/O ] |
Largely mint collection remainder arranged on hagners including many multiples, with ½d Orange (12, incl imprint blocks of 4 x 2), 1d Green (84, incl imprint blocks of 8 x 2, 4 x 7 and pair, and imprint strip of 12), 1½d Red-brown (44, incl imprint blocks of 4 x 4), 2d Red (40, incl imprint blocks of 8 and 4 x 5), 3d Blue (7), 4d Olive (7), 5d Brown (10 incl imprint block of 4), 1/4d Turquoise (5, 1M, 3 x CTO and one used). A few with faults including some with toning, but many are fine to very fine. High catalogue value (209)      | ||
| Lot 611 | [ * ] |
½d Orange overprinted 'OS' Electro 8 Ash imprint block of 4, large part OG. BW 69(OS)z, cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 612 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green Plates 1 to 4 Ash sans-serif imprint blocks of 4, generally fine with most units MUH. BW cat AU$500 (16)  | ||
| Lot 613 | [ O ] |
1d Green vertical pair punctured 'OS' the scarce N.S.W. type with 12 holes for both letters, cancelled Sydney machine 5 Jul 1933, scarce  | ||
| Lot 614 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green vertical block of 8 from Pane I showing varieties 'Dents in Bottom Frame' on nos. 22, 28, 34 and 40, mint with four units unmounted, gum slightly toned, a scarce multiple. BW 81(I)da,db,dc,dd, cat AU$400+  | ||
| Lot 615 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green Plate 4 Ash sans-serif imprint block of 8 showing retouches to 'Ferns' and 'RA Joined' and with variety 'White Spot on L of AUSTRALIA' (VIII/55), and the imprint showing the first line only partly printed. Black mark on one unit, gum slightly toned with lower units MUH. BW 82(4)z, cat AU$200+  | ||
| Lot 616 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green Plate 4 Ash sans-serif imprint block of 8 showing retouches to 'Ferns' and 'RA Joined' and with variety 'White Spot on L of AUSTRALIA' (VIII/55), and additionally with 'Watermark Inverted'. Perf separation between central gutter and right pane, otherwise fine and with lower units MUH. BW 82(4)a/z, cat AU$1000 for imprint block of 4 (see Note 2 under No. 82)  | ||
| Lot 617 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green variety 'Watermark Inverted' block of 16 (8 x 2) from top left corner of Pane VII, showing retouches to varieties on Nos. 1, 7, 31, 32, and 37, MUH and mounted in selvedge only. BW 82a/da,ea,fd,ga,hc, cat AU$1050 for inverted watermark plus premium for varieties  | ||
| Lot 618 | [ **/* ] |
1d Green block of 8 from lower right corner of Plate 4 (VIII/51-54/57-60), VII/60 variety 'Run N Retouched', additionally with variety 'Watermark Inverted', small adhesion on left selvedge otherwise fine with six units MUH. BW 82(4)a/vc, cat AU$550 for inverted watermark plus premium for Variety  | ||
| Lot 619 | [ **/* ] |
1½d Red-brown Plate 1 and Plate 3 plate dots blocks of 4 from top left corner of sheet, very fine with Plate 1 block mounted in selvedge only, and Plate 3 block MUH. BW 94(1)z, 94(3)z, cat AU$250 (8)  | ||
| Lot 620 | [ **/* ] |
2d Golden Scarlet Overprinted 'OS' Ash imprint blocks of 4 in differing shades, both fine with lower units MUH. BW 103(OS)z, cat AU$450 (8)  | ||
| Lot 621 | [ **/* ] |
3d Blue Plate 7 Ash imprint block of 4 with variety 'White Flaw Below Kangaroo's Paw' (R55), fine and mounted in central gutter only. BW 109z, cat AU$450  | ||
| Lot 622 | [ **/* ] |
5d Orange-brown Plates 2 and 3 Ash imprint blocks of 4, Plate 3 including variety 'Flawed Pearl in Crown at Left' (3R55). Both fine with large part OG, Plate 2 block with lower units MUH. BW 127(2)z, 127(3)z, cat AU$800 (8)  | ||
| Lot 623 | [ **/* ] |
5d Orange-brown Plate 3 Ash imprint block of 4 including variety 'Flawed Pearl in Crown at Left' (3R55), very fine with lower units MUH. BW 127(3)z, cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 624 | [ C ] |
5d Orange-brown Overprinted 'OS' used on 1933 (13 Apr) small OHMS cover in Melbourne, a little soiled (BW cat AU$1000 for solo franking)  | ||
| Lot 625 | [ * ] |
1/4d Greenish-blue and Turquoise-blue (2) shades, fine with large part OG. BW 130A, B, cat AU$1125 (3)  | ||
| Lot 626 | [ ** ] |
1/4d Greenish-blue variety 'Thick 1 at Right Retouched' (Right Pane, No. 57), bottom marginal, small tone spot on gum, MUH. BW 130na, cat AU$550+  | ||
| Lot 627 | [ * ] |
1/4d Greenish-blue variety 'Thick 1 at Right Retouched' (Right Pane, No. 57) fine with large part OG. BW 130na, cat AU$550  | ||
| Lot 628 | [ * ] |
1/4d Greenish-blue marginal with variety 'Retouched Thick 1 at Right' (1R57), very fine and lightly hinged. BW 131na, cat AU$350  | ||
| Lot 629 | [ * ] |
1/4d Greenish-blue Ash imprint block of 4, few minor gum creases, large part OG. BW 130Az, cat AU$3250  | ||
| Lot 630 | [ ** ] |
1/4d Turquoise-blue Ash imprint block of 4 MUH, gum toning. BW 130Bz, cat AU$3250+  | ||
| Lot 631 | [ * ] |
1/4d Greenish-blue Ash imprint pair, fine with large part toned OG. BW 131z, cat AU$1000 for block of 4  | ||
| Lot 632 | [ **/*/CTO ] |
OS Overprints: Range on hagner, with ½d mint imprint block of 4 and CTO blocks of 6 and 4 (3); 1d Ash imprint blocks of 4 (6) and mint block of 6, pairs (3), and singles (2); 2d mint block of 4, and 2d Small Multi Wmk mint block of 8. Few with small faults, but mostly fine with many MUH. BW cat AU$2080+ (54 M, 18 CTO)  | ||
