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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE VI ISSUES
Lot 641 | [ O ] |
1937-65 used collection on hagners, includes Robes both papers, Coat-of-Arms set, Navigators incl 10/-, £1 both papers, apparently complete per SG, and with considerable duplication, including a range of State punctures and a few private perfins. Condition generally good to fine (900+)     | ||
| Lot 642 | [ ** ] |
1937-38 Coil Testing Label in Green, partial roll showing coil joins between each 20 stamps, couple of stamps damaged near end of roll, otherwise very fine. A remarkable survivor the likes of which we have not seen before (estimated at least 400 stamps)  | ||
| Lot 643 | [ **/* ] |
1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die I top left and top right corner blocks of 4 with portion of Plate No. '8' mounted in selvedge only (one has two small tone spots). Also 2d Die II Per 15 x 14 gutter block of 8 from top of sheet with small portion of Plate No. '12', and 3d Brown bottom gutter block of 8 with portion of Plate No. '14', both fine. BW 187zk,zl, 188zj, 196zc, cat AU$12500 (24)  | ||
| Lot 644 | [ ** ] |
1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue Die I fresh MUH block of 4, BW cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 645 | [ * ] |
1937-49 5/- Robes Thick Paper Ash imprint block of 4, and 10/- Robes Thick Paper By Authority imprint block of 4, both fine and lightly hinged. BW 212z, 214za, cat AU$375 (8)  | ||
| Lot 646 | [ **/* ] |
1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 ½d Kangaroo McCracken imprint block of 4, variety 'Cracked Plate', later state (28mm long), on first line of imprint, lower units MUH. BW 178zba, cat AU$600  | ||
| Lot 647 | [ **/* ] |
1937-49 Perf. 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI block of 16 from left side of sheet with ordinary perforation showing flush perforation at base and no imprint, and with perforation guide under the first two stamps. From the surplus sheets printed from the coil plate and placed on counter sale. Very fine with most units unhinged. BW 188zs, cat AU$350  | ||
| Lot 648 | [ **/* ] |
1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 KGVI 1½d Green lower left By Authority imprint block of 4 showing 'Cracked Plate' - State II, lower units MUH. BW 186zg, cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 649 | [ **/*/O/C ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary, the collection with print of the John Alcott painting used as the basis of the design, a letter from F.W. Allen, the owner of the painting together with a FDC signed by him, replica card and reproduction die proofs, few other covers, 2d (12), 3d (3), 9d (2) imprint blocks, other 2d positional multiples including some minor plate varieties, range of used with multiples and including 9d (9). Generally fine condition and a useful lot (160M, 44U, 7 covers plus others)         | ||
| Lot 650 | [ C ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary range of usages on cover, with 2d postcard and letter rates including a few illustrated envelopes, and punctured G/NSW on Dept of Education lettersheet, and with KGV 1/4d on 1937 airmail cover to England; 3d foreign rates, also pair with 6d and 1/- on 1937 airmail cover to Austria; 9d pair wth 1d, 6d and 1/- on 1937 airmail cover to England, pair with 6d on 1937 airmail cover to France, plus many others including some philatelic. Some with small faults but mostly good to fine (49 covers)        | ||
| Lot 651 | [ ** ] |
1937 New South Wales Sesquicentenary set 2d, 3d and 9d fresh MUH blocks of 4. BW 175-177, cat AU$240 (12)  | ||
| Lot 652 | [ ** ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet sheet of 80 with central imprint and varieties 'Man With Tail' (L7/1), 'Pantaloon Flaw' (L10/2, an early stage), and 'Koala in Tree' (L10/4). Sheet with a number of tone spots mostly in selvedge, the lower left quarter of the sheet with varieties being relatively free of toning. BW 175e, f,h, cat AU$3400 for the three varieties MUH  | ||
| Lot 653 | [ O ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Man With Tail' (2, one with 'CMF' perfin) and 'Man With Tail Retouched', each fine used. BW 175e,ea, cat AU$325 (3)  | ||
| Lot 654 | [ O ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Man With Tail', three fine used examples. BW 175e, cat AU$300 (3)  | ||
| Lot 655 | [ C ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Man With Tail' used on Hiskins & Co. (Real Estate Agents) advertising cover, tied by Bankstown (NSW) cds 30NO37, very scarce on cover. BW 175e, cat AU$100++  | ||
| Lot 656 | [ O ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet varieties 'Pantaloon Flaw' and States I and II Retouches, each fine used. BW 175f, fa, fb cat AU$600 (3)  | ||
| Lot 657 | [ O ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Pantaloon Retouch State I (L10/2), fine used/ BW 175fa, cat AU$200  | ||
| Lot 658 | [ **/* ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet lower left corner Ash imprint block of 4 with full Plate No. '1', small mark in lower selvedge, otherwise very fine and mounted in selvedge only, rare. BW 175za, cat AU$600  | ||
| Lot 659 | [ **/* ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 3d Blue vertical strip of 3 from top right corner of sheet with prominent pre-printing paper fold affecting all stamps, fine and hinged in selvedge only  | ||
| Lot 660 | [ (*) ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 3d Blue block of 4 from top left corner of sheet showing part Plate No. '2', no gum but otherwise fine, very rare with BW catalogue recording only three examples. BW 176z, cat AU$7500  | ||
| Lot 661 | [ ** ] |
1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 9d Purple Ash imprint block of 4 with variety 'Roller Shift to Right Frame, Top Frame Over AU and 88', light crease across left corner selvedge, otherwise fine MUH. BW 177zb, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 662 | [ */CTO ] |
1946-1959 fairly complete for the period, and as sent to the U.P.U. for specimen purposes, affixed to sheets and annotated in French, believed to be from the Portuguese India U.P.U. set. Majority of the stamps are mint, but most of those in the period 1948 to 1954 are cancelled-to-order, including the 5/-, 10/- and £1 Arms (rarely seen in that form). Some minor damage to the flimsy pages but the stamps are fine, a few AAT and PNG are included (101)              | ||
| Lot 663 | [ ** ] |
1947-52 1d Princess Elizabeth C of A Wmk sheet of 160 and pane of 80 (latter with tone spots), and No Wmk sheets of 160 (2, one with tone spots) and panes of 60 (4, few light tone spots) (880)  | ||
| Lot 664 | [ ** ] |
1948-50 5/- and 10/- Coat-of-Arms By Authority imprint blocks of 4, fine MUH, tone spot in left selvedge of 5/-. BW 268za, 269z, cat AU$225 (8)  | ||
| Lot 665 | [ S/** ] |
1948-50 Coat-of-Arms 10/-, £1 and £2 overprinted SPECIMEN, fresh MUH. BW cat AU$400 (3)  | ||
| Lot 666 | [ ** ] |
1950-52 3d Scarlet KGVI Booklet Plate sheet of 144, including variety 'Weak Entry to Bottom Tablet' (Panel C, 2/15), four small tone spots affecting five stamps, otherwise fine (144)  | ||
| Lot 667 | [ ** ] |
1951 3d Scarlet KGVI Booklet Plate sheet of 144 comprising three panels of 48 as issued to post offices after decision not to issue booklets. BW 251c, cat AU$360  | ||
