AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 447		Estimate: $150 'SPECIMEN' folder with CTO values and 'SPECIMEN' opts, the 75c being 15mm type
Lot 448		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1966-71 QEII 5c Blue, corner block of nine, strong 'Offset' on reverse, BW 444c. Cat AU$675
Lot 449		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 1966-71 QEII 6c Orange, block of four, strong 'Offset' on reverse, BW 446c
Lot 450		Estimate: $750T Realised Price : $575 1966 QEII 3c coil strips of three. Seven of the nine BW-listed varieties centrally positioned - 100 of each as follows (i) White spot right of "L", (ii) White spot in front of "3c", (iii) Pale shading on lips, (iv) White spot in right side of last "A", (v) Retouch in background under chin, (vi) Retouch in background in upper right corner, (vii) Retouch in background below "ST' and (viii) Retouch in background over right shoulder, BW 467d, e, f, g, h, j, k (2100). Cat AU$7000+ as normals
Lot 451		Estimate: $6,500 Realised Price : $5,800 1966 4c Christmas, marginal pair, both with 'Olive-green' background colour partly omitted, resulting in '4c' omitted, SG 407a, BW 471cc. [This is superior to the pair which sold for AU$11,500+ in our General Sale No.1]. One of the rarest errors of Decimal Australia. Cat AU$10000
Lot 452		Estimate: $125 1968 Weather Watch 5c (150), 20c (192) in part sheets/blocks (342). Retail AU$414
Lot 453		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 1971 Floral coil, 7c Sturt's Desert Pea, error 'Buff (shadows on flowers omitted and green misplaced downwards', BW 535ce, SG 468bb
Lot 454		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $360 1971 Floral coil 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of four, error 'Buff and Green omitted', BW 535cg, SG 468bc. Spectacular
Lot 455		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1971 Christmas blocks of seven (4), odd blemish
Lot 456		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1972 Olympics 7c (60 each) and 35c (100), in part or complete sheets, few listed varieties (280). Retail AU$330
Lot 457		Estimate: $400 1973-75 Gemstone 8c Opal, error 'Black omitted', BW 644c, SG 551a
Lot 458		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1973-75 Gemstone 10c Star Sapphire, error 'Printed on gummed side', BW 648c, SG 552ad
Lot 459		Estimate: $1,000T Realised Price : $750 1973-75 Gemstone 10c Star Sapphire marginal block of eight (2x4), top units 'Black completely omitted, adjoining pair partly omitted, others normal, BW 648cc
Lot 460		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1973 Christmas 7c perf 14.06 x 14.90, in large blocks (198). Retail AU$693
Lot 461		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $2,200 1974 Sport 7c Tennis, error 'Light Brown omitted', BW 674c
Lot 462		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1975 Wildflowers 18c positional strip of ten, error 'Black omitted on eight units and partly on one', BW 725ca. [This format of the error first appeared in 2002 and only ten such strips are recorded]
Lot 463		Estimate: $1,000T Realised Price : $800 1976 Famous Australians 18c Laby, error 'Orange-Brown omitted', BW 758c, SG 638a
Lot 464		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1977 Silver Jubilee 18c imperf block of 50, 5mm tear in one unit, BW 765b. Cat AU$5000
Lot 465		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $180 1977 Silver Jubilee 18c, variety 'Offset of blue and black', BW 765c. The most striking of decimal offsets
Lot 466		Estimate: $450T 1978 Aviators 18c Hinkler pair, error 'Completely imperf', SG 659a, BW 791b
Lot 467		Estimate: $300 1978 20c National Stamp Week corner block of 15 (3x5), middle row showing 'Misplaced perforations', BW 823b. Cat AU$500
Lot 468		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $190 1980 22c High Court Opening 'aniline' printing, colour control circle gutter block of ten, BW 869za, with matching normal block for comparison. Cat AU$250+
Lot 469		Estimate: $1,250T Realised Price : $950 1981 24c Fungi, corner strip of four, error 'Imperf between stamp and margin', BW 912b. [Ten such imperf errors recorded]. Cat AU$1500
Lot 470		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 1987 Technology 37c Bionic Ear, variety 'AUSTRALIA' at base rather than top due to misplaced perforations', BW 1224b
Lot 471		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1991 Sydney 'Across Town' labels, unopened pack of 50
Lot 472		Estimate: $150 1991 Sydney 'Across Town' labels, unopened pack of 50
Lot 473		Estimate: $150T 1992-94 $2.25 Threatened Species sheetlet, error 'Punch hole at bottom of sheetlet', BW 1567b
Lot 474		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1993 Counter-Printed Perforated Trial stamps depicting a candle in scarlet on ($1.00) and in black with inverted candle (60c and $1.20), on waxed backing paper (3)
Lot 475		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1995 45c Medical Scientists gutter block of ten showing incorrect sequences of sheet layout for Type I sheet, BW 1881ze