AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 687	[ CTO ]	Estimate: $80 Starting Price: $60 1970s to 2000s Cancelled-to-order with Philatelic Sales Centre Sydney and G.P.O. Melbourne datestamps. Some minor duplication, and including blocks of 4 and many 'better' stamps (700+)
Lot 688	[ CTO ]	Estimate: $240 Starting Price: $180 1988-2003 accumulation of CTO sheets and large blocks, including 1988 Living Together 1c, 53c, 63c and 68c in blocks of 40, 1992 Space, Vineyards, Australia Day, 1993 Christmas Island, World Heritage, Parliament, 1994 Bunyip, IYOF, 1995 Australia Day, 1996 Christmas Island, Planes, World Heritage, 1999 AAT, Polly Woodside, Small Pond, 2002 Thai Joint Issue, Christmas Island, 2003 Rugby, etc. Of great use for research into the Australia Post CTO products (41 sheets/panes/large blocks)
Lot 689	[ FDC ]	Estimate: $30 Starting Price: $22 Range of early decimal FDC's, in particular 1967 Lions (26), 1967 Obstetrics (7), 1967 YMCA (7), 1967 Christmas (8) with a diverse range of cover makers (some duplication), also a quantity of pre-decimals FDC's. All addressed, and some with tone spots (88)
Lot 690	[ ** ]	Estimate: $50 Starting Price: $38 1966-71 1c to 7c QEII MUH range including multiples showing the various UV paper reactions, a few stamps are foxed. A useful lot that would take some effort to assemble (332)
Lot 691	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Starting Price: $750 1968 Famous Australians 5c Edgeworth David Die Proof in Black on Pale Blue tinted glossy paper affixed to thin card (88 x 90mm, showing almost complete die sinkage), very fine. Four die proofs are recorded in private hands on various litho tinted papers. BW 498DP(1)A, cat AU$2000
Lot 692	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Starting Price: $750 1968 Famous Australians 5c Edgeworth David Die Proof in Black on white wove paper with blue-green litho tint affixed to thin card (54mm x 73mm), very fine and one of only two examples recorded in this shade. BW 496DP(1)B, cat AU$2000
Lot 693	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Starting Price: $750 1968 Famous Australians 5c Edgeworth David Die Proof in Black on white wove paper with pale green litho tint affixed to thin card (54mm x 52mm), fine and the only recorded example in this shade. BW 496DP(1)C, cat AU$2000
Lot 694	[ P ]	Estimate: $500 Starting Price: $380 1968 5c Macquarie Lighthouse Die Proof in Black on Buff tinted paper affixed to thin card (37 x 39mm) in Unadopted Design showing vertical lines at each side, very fine. Six examples are recorded of this essay die proof on various tinted papers. BW 499DP(1)C, cat AU$1500
Lot 695	[ P ]	Estimate: $900 Starting Price: $675 1968 5c Lighthouse Anniversary Die Proof in Black on white wove paper affixed to thin card (38mm x 47mm), from an unadopted die showing vertical lines at left and right, very fine and one of three recorded examples on untinted paper. BW 499DP(1)A, cat AU$2000
Lot 696	[ P ]	Estimate: $600 Starting Price: $460 1968 5c Macquarie Lighthouse Die Proof in Black on Pale Buff tinted paper affixed to thin card (28 x 47mm) in Unadopted Design showing vertical lines each side, very fine. Six examples are recorded of this essay die proof on various tinted papers. BW 499DP(1)C, cat AU$1500
Lot 697	[ P ]	Estimate: $850 Starting Price: $650 1969 Prime Ministers 5c G.H. Reid Die Proof in Black on white wove paper with pale cream litho tint affixed to thin card (50mm x 40mm), fine. One of two recorded die proofs in this shade; note that the two marks at upper right also occur on the other recorded example and are apparently defects in the litho tint and not stains. BW 512DP(1)B, cat AU$2000
Lot 698	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Starting Price: $750 1969 Prime Ministers 5c Alfred Deakin Die Proof in Black on white wove paper with pale blue litho tint and affixed to thin card (70mm x 77mm), very fine and one of two recorded examples. BW 510DP(1)A, cat AU$2000
Lot 699	[ ** ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1970-71 Floral Coil 7c Sturt's Desert Pea pair error 'Buff Omitted - Green Misplaced', with normal pair for comparison, fresh MUH. SG 468bb cat £450, BW 535ce cat AU$600
Lot 700	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Starting Price: $750 1972 Prime Ministers W.M. Hughes Die Proof in Black on Buff-tinted wove paper affixed to thin card (87 X 85mm) with unissued 6c denomination. Fine and one of four recorded 6c die proofs in private hands on various tinted papers. BW 588(DP)2B, cat AU$2000
Lot 701	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,000 Starting Price: $750 1972 Prime Ministers W.M. Hughes Die Proof in Black on Pale Blue unevenly tinted wove paper affixed to thin card (82 x 83mm) with unissued 6c denomination. Fine and one of four recorded 6c die proofs in private hands on various tinted papers. BW588(DP)2C, cat AU$2000
Lot 702	[ P ]	Estimate: $800 Starting Price: $600 1973 Famous Australians 7c Dame Mary Gilmore Die Proof in Black on wove paper affixed to thin card (78 x 82mm, showing almost complete die sinkage), very fine and rare with only four die proofs recorded in private hands. BW 629DP(1), cat AU$1500
Lot 703	[ C ]	Estimate: $180 Starting Price: $135 1974 Animals 75c Greater Glider solo usage on 1974 (21 Nov) Messenger Delivery cover, opened three sides, minor tone spot
Lot 704	[ C ]	Estimate: $120 Starting Price: $90 1974 Animals 75c Greater Glider pair on 1976 (12 Nov) large commercial airmail cover from Aberdenne St. Perth to Italy, endorsed 'Printed Matter Only' and apparently paying 6 x 25c card rate, minor faults
Lot 705	[ ** ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1975 45c Callistemon Definitive vertical pair from left of sheet, lower unit error 'Dull Yellow-green Omitted' with slight omission from upper unit. BW772cd, cat AU$500
Lot 706	[ ** ]	Estimate: $160 Starting Price: $120 1981 Australian Aircraft 22c Wackett positional block of 10 (5 x 2) showing variety 'Offset', completely on five units and small part on another two, fresh MUH. BW 883c, cat AU$375++
Lot 707	[ ** ]	Estimate: $90 Starting Price: $70 1984 Frama Barred Edge Design strip (238mm) of unprinted paper with audit label printed in black at top, few minor blemishes. BW 1023PP(4)z, cat AU$500
Lot 708	[ ** ]	Estimate: $40 Starting Price: $30 1986 36c Wildlife Definitives strip of 10 from base of sheet showing wide selvedge with colour control circles and 'MODULE 4', fresh MUH. BW 1153z, cat AU$150 as a block of 20
Lot 709	[ B ]	Estimate: $1,300 Starting Price: $1,000 1992 45c Thinking of You Booklet error 'All Printing on Stamp Pane Omitted', very fine and one of two recorded examples, with 2000 RPSV Certificate. BW B190Ac, cat AU$4000
Lot 710	[ B ]	Estimate: $1,000 Starting Price: $750 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive Booklet Original Printing error 'All Printing (except helecon) Omitted', very fine, with normal booklet for comparison. BW 1564ca, which states about five booklets have been recorded, cat AU$3000
Lot 711	[ B ]	Estimate: $300 Starting Price: $230 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive Booklet first reprint (1 Koala) variety 'Misplaced Die-cuts 6mm Downwards and 5mm to Left', very fine and probably the most spectacular of all the various misplacements found on these booklets. BW 1565ba, cat AU$750
Lot 712	[ B ]	Estimate: $175 Starting Price: $135 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive Booklet (second reprint with 2 Koalas) error 'Die-cuts Omitted', very fine, approximately 20 recorded. BW 1566(1)b, cat AU$450
Lot 713	[ B ]	Estimate: $300 Starting Price: $230 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive booklet sixth reprint (1 Kangaroo 1 Koala) error 'Helecon Omitted', very fine and rare, BW 1566(5)c which states four booklets exist, cat AU$1000
Lot 714	[ ** ]	Estimate: $2,250 Starting Price: $1,700 1990 43c Skateboarding Self-adhesive Roll Stamps letterpress-printed by Pemara, six strips of 3 of the 4 Koala Reprint showing progressive defective cyan printing, with eight stamps showing significant omission of the colour, four with only small traces. Believed to derive from an uncut waste sheet. One strip is that illustrated in the BW catalogue. Most strips with some toning on reverse. BW 1383Ec, cat AU$1500 for each stamp showing significant omission
Lot 715	[ ** ]	Estimate: $40 Starting Price: $30 1994 $9 Automatic Teller Machine sheetlet showing security tabs affixed on reverse (Types 4 and 18) as used on stamp booklets in 1992-93. Brusden-White does not list these security tabs on this sheetlet. A scarce pair
Lot 716	[ C ]	Estimate: $90 Starting Price: $70 1995 'The World Down Under' 45c Giant Trevally design error 'Misplaced Die-cuts 6mm to the right' used on small piece with machine cancel. Believed to be from a booklet rather than a roll, and showing a small portion of a marginal inscription to the right that is normally trimmed off the booklet panes. Rare, it is not certain that any other examples survive. BW 1894b, cat AU$100
Lot 717	[ B ]	Estimate: $1,000 Starting Price: $750 1995 Christmas 45c Self-adhesive Booklet error 'Imperforate', very fine. BW 1901Ab, which states three complete booklets exist, cat AU$3500
Lot 718	[ ^ ]	Estimate: $400 Starting Price: $300 1995 45c Christmas from $8 booklet error 'Die-cuts Omitted' block of 4 on small piece cancelled at Toowoomba (Qld), May 1996. Minor wrinkles on lower units, otherwise very fine and the only recorded used examples. BW 1901Ab, cat AU$3200