AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 689	[ CTO ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 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 690	[ O ]	Estimate: $500 Starting Price: $380 1971 7c Purple QEII variety 'Recut Shading Across Top of Stamp' Type 6, fine used with machine cancel. The most extensive of this series of rare recuts, with only several used examples recorded. BW 447(I)me, cat AU$1500
Lot 691	[ O ]	Estimate: $1,100 Starting Price: $850 1971 7c Purple QEII variety 'Violent Corner Retouch' States I and II (extensive recutting to the lower left quarter of the stamp), both fine used with machine cancels. These two stamps are amongst the most heavily recut stamps of Australia, with very few examples recorded, and rarely offered for sale. BW 447(I)o,oa, cat AU$3000 (2)
Lot 692	[ C ]	Estimate: $75 Starting Price: $60 1966-74 75c Cook in Olive-green shade, plus 1970 5c Royal Visit used on 1972 (13 Jun) Rodney Perry registered cover to U.S.A., paying double rate plus 30c registration, rare commercial usage
Lot 693	[ ** ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1968 Floral Emblems 30c Waratah vertical marginal pair with sheet number, lower unit error 'Green Partly Omitted', fresh MUH. BW 488cb, cat AU$400 (full omission cat AU$3500)
Lot 694	[ P ]	Estimate: $900 Starting Price: $675 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 695	[ P ]	Estimate: $900 Starting Price: $675 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 696	[ P ]	Estimate: $900 Starting Price: $675 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 697	[ P ]	Estimate: $750 Starting Price: $575 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: $900 Starting Price: $675 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: $70 Starting Price: $55 1971-74 7c Sturt's Desert Pea coil pair and single with 'Buff Omitted' (BW 535ce), and pair and single with 'Buff and Green Misplaced' (BW unlisted), fine MUH. Cat AU$900+ in 2002 (6)
Lot 700	[ ** ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1970-71 7c Sturt's Desert Pea Coil error 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced' strips of 5 and 3, and single, all fine MUH. BW 535ce, cat AU$2700 (2002), SG 468bb, cat £2025
Lot 701	[ ** ]	Estimate: $250 Starting Price: $190 1971 7c Sturt's Desert Pea Coil three strips of 3, one normal, one 'Buff Printing Misplaced' (6mm downwards), and one 'Buff Printing Omitted' (and Green Printing misplaced), all very fine MUH, the last strip BW 535ce, cat AU$900 (9)
Lot 702	[ ** ]	Estimate: $2,000 Starting Price: $1,500 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of 6 all with error 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced', stamps 3, 4, and 5 additionally with error 'Black Omitted' (partial on stamp 5), superb MUH. The rarest of all the 7c missing colour errors, with 12 strips recorded. BW 535cd, cat AU$3500
Lot 703	[ ** ]	Estimate: $500 Starting Price: $380 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of 6 with error 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced', and a second strip of 6 with top two 'Buff and Green Misplaced', third stamp 'Buff and Green Misplaced with Buff Partly Omitted', and lower three 'Buff Omitted and Green Misplaced', both strips superb MUH, the second with 1998 RPSV Certificate. BW 535ce, cat AU$2700 (12)
Lot 704	[ ** ]	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 705	[ P ]	Estimate: $900 Starting Price: $675 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 706	[ P ]	Estimate: $900 Starting Price: $675 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 707	[ P ]	Estimate: $750 Starting Price: $575 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 708	[ ** ]	Estimate: $150 Starting Price: $115 1975 10c Star Sapphire Definitive variety 'Printed on Gummed side' block of 4 from right of sheet, also single MUH. BW 648ci, cat AU$500
Lot 709	[ C ]	Estimate: $100 Starting Price: $75 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 710	[ ** ]	Estimate: $175 Starting Price: $135 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 711	[ ** ]	Estimate: $60 Starting Price: $46 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 712	[ ** ]	Estimate: $30 Starting Price: $22 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 713	[ ** ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1986 Christmas 36c marginal strip of 5 variety 'Vertical Perfs Misplaced 3mm to Right', resulting in perfs running through 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' (see Brusden-White, Note 4), fresh MUH. BW 1178ba, cat AU$500+
Lot 714	[ B ]	Estimate: $1,100 Starting Price: $850 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 715	[ B ]	Estimate: $900 Starting Price: $675 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 716	[ ** ]	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 717	[ C ]	Estimate: $75 Starting Price: $60 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 718	[ B ]	Estimate: $800 Starting Price: $600 1995 Christmas 45c Self-adhesive Booklet error 'Imperforate', very fine. BW 1901Ab, which states three complete booklets exist, cat AU$3500
Lot 719	[ ** ]	Estimate: $50 Starting Price: $38 2000 Sydney Royal Easter Show personalised stamp sheetlets of 10 (45c Celebrate 200 design) (4) with different tabs. A camera was set up at the Show for the purpose but the complete sheets were sent by mail. As a result, only a limited number of sheets were prepared.