AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL ISSUES

Lot 406		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1980s-2000s CTO issues in Stamp Promotion Council packets including Stamp Collecting Month, Stamp Gang, and plain packs (as distributed to schools). Also a quantity of loose stamps, some duplication and good variety (50+ packs plus 400+ stamps)
Lot 407		Estimate: $240 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 408		Estimate: $75 Early to Mid 1990s issues CTO with GPO MELBOURNE dated datestamps few different types represented), mostly in blocks of 4 or larger (few 100s)
Lot 409		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 Late 1980s CTO Plain Circle Cancellation, thought to be an unacceptable trial to cancel left over stocks of mint stamps for distribution to promote youth stamp collecting. Comprising 1982-86 Reptiles and Amphibians 2c and 5c blocks of 8, and 75c blocks of 4 (2), 1983-88 Butterflies 4c and 35c blocks of 12, and 35c block of 24 (partially defaced), and 1986 36c Wildlife se-tenant block of 10. Scarce material. (In 1994 Australia Post adopted the practice of cancelling surplus mint material with undated GPO Melbourne Vic 3000 cancels) (72)
Lot 410		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $900 1966 4c Red QEII from left of sheet with error 'Imperforate at Left', two small tone spots on reverse otherwise very fine MUH. Only ten examples recorded from the only sheet found. BW 439bn, cat AU$3500
Lot 411		Estimate: $90 1970 6c Orange QEII small mint and used study on pages including positional pieces and with a number of the listed plate varieties (80 M, 98 U)
Lot 412		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1971-74 7c Sturt's Desert Pea coil pair with error 'Buff Omitted', fresh MUH. BW 535ce cat AU$600, SG 466ce cat £450
Lot 413		Estimate: $750 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Sturt's Desert Pea block of 4 cancelled by wavy line machine cancellation 19 NOV 74 and with full OG. Only several such blocks are recorded, and an explanation for their existence has not been forthcoming and the status is uncertain. BW 535b, cat AU$1200
Lot 414		1972 Olympic Games 7c Rowing upper left corner block of 8 (4 x 2) with varieties 1/2 ('Retouch to Munich 1972'), 1/3 (Circular White Ring on Dark Blue Band') and 2/1 ('Retouch to tral of Australia'). fine MUH, BW 602d,e,f, and amongst the scarcest of decimal plate varieties and a rare positional block, undercatalogued at AU$720+
Lot 415		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1973 Architecture 7c Sydney Opera House corner block of 4 variety 'Light Blue Misplaced' (2.5mm to right), with normal single for comparison, fresh MUH. BW 653cb, cat AU$400
Lot 416		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $900 1974 Marsupials 30c Brushtail Possum error 'Red Omitted' fresh MUH, with 2021 NPC Certificate. BW 661c, cat AU$2500
Lot 417		1978 Birds 20c Little Grebe error 'Yellow Omitted', fresh MUH. BW 805ch cat AU$250, SG 673a cat £190
Lot 418		Estimate: $200 1980 National Stamp Week 22c left-hand pane of 50 with all selvedge removed, the fourth horizontal showing a paper join variety affecting all units. From the same sheet as the previous lot. Light tone spots on some units including the variety stamps, BW 878ba, cat AU$400+
Lot 419		Estimate: $60 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 420		Estimate: $1,400 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 421		Estimate: $1,100 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 422		Estimate: $350 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 423		Estimate: $200 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 424		Estimate: $350 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 425		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive Sheetlet of 5 with overprint for World Columbian Stamp Expo error 'Imperforate', superb. It is believed that 48 sheetlets (an uncut printer's sheet) were issued thus. BW 1328cb, cat AU$500
Lot 426		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1992 Threated Species Self-adhesive Sheetlet of 5 error 'Punch Hole at Bottom of Sheetlet', superb. BW 1567b, cat AU$200
Lot 427		Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $55 1992 Threatened Species Self-adhesive sheetlet of 5 trial printing with 'All-over Helecon'. BW 1328c, cat AU$150
Lot 428		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 1994 Kangaroos and Koalas Definitives sheetlet of 5 with error 'Punch Hole at bottom of Sheetlet' superb mint. BW 1752b, cat AU$150 (2002)
Lot 429		Estimate: $90 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 430		Estimate: $1,200 1995 Christmas 45c Self-adhesive Booklet error 'Imperforate', very fine. BW 1901Ab, which states three complete booklets exist, cat AU$3500
Lot 431		Estimate: $800 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
Lot 432		1995 $9 Trial sheetlet of 45c Kangaroos with stamp design facing left. BW 1784E(1), cat AU$300
Lot 433		Estimate: $2,000 2000 Australian Olympic Games Gold Medallists: 45c Grant Hackett digitally-printed sheetlet of 10 error 'Printing Inverted' resulting in gross misplacement of perforations (the printing was made on pre-perforated sheets), fresh MUH and very rare. BW 2356c cat AU$3000