AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KGV SIDEFACE ISSUES, SINGLE WATERMARK

Lot 249		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 ½d Green range of plate varieties on hagner, with 1L3-4 punctured 'OS' mint pair, 4R55 (2 mint, one Large Multi Wmk, and in used pair), 7L3-4/9-10 mint marginal block of 4, and 7L49-50/55-56 mint block of 4. Also Large Multi Wmk 5R43 'Thin Fraction' in pair (no gum). Mostly fine with some units MUH (17)
Lot 250		Estimate: $800 ½d Pale Green Electro 3 variety 'Crack Through S.W. Corner' (3L58), a late state, fine used and cancelled Rockhampton machine. BW 63(3)o, cat AU$2000
Lot 251		Estimate: $550 Realised Price : $460 ½d Pale Emerald Single Line Perf 14.2 showing line watermark indicating position to be No. 60 on pane, tiny stain on top right perf and one blunt perf at right otherwise fine and cancelled Melbourne cds 8 FE 16. BW 64, cat AU$1000
Lot 252		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $270 1d Red accumulation, the large proportion on piece, wide range of shades, some multiples, stated to be unpicked and with some postmark interest. A good opportunity for hours of searching (approx 2,400)
Lot 253		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $250 1d Red used accumulation, some mounted on pages, but mostly loose in packets (some sorted by date) or tied into bundles of 100. An old-time lot with a wide range of shades which is sure to have some good results upon searching. Also a smattering of other KGV values, and a bundle of tatty covers with 1½d or 2d values (approx 1,500 plus 17 covers)
Lot 254		Estimate: $200 1d Reds on hagners with constant plate varieties as assembled by Paul Kaigg (with his light pencil annotations on reverse), some emphasis on compartment marks (some being quite minor in nature), and with minor duplication showing different states. Generally fine to very fine, and a different lot to identify and assemble from scratch (297)
Lot 255		Estimate: $150 1d Red Comb Perf Die 2 with Watermark Inverted, with light machine cancel clear of Die 2 spur, plated as II/32, BW cat, AU$325
Lot 256		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 1d Red Smooth Paper punctured 'T' block of 4 used on 1916 (3 Feb) OHMS cover cancelled 'T.P.O. No. 2/TASMANIA' cds, to Kempton. The block has been plated as Pane VI, nos. 43-44/49-50. Couple of minor blemishes, otherwise fine
Lot 257		Estimate: $80 1d Red pair, one bisected, tied to unaddressed envelope by 'SHIPWRIGHTS POINT/TASMANIA' datestamps, NO 13/18. A philatelic concoction following the imposition of the ½d war tax, very fine
Lot 258		1d Red Smooth Paper Die II 'Watermark Inverted' very fine used with cds cancel. BW 71a (see Note 21), cat AU$325
Lot 259		Estimate: $150 1d Smooth Paper Red marginal vertical pair with varieties 'Wattle Line' (Pane VII/37) and 'Flaw Under Neck' (Pane VII/37) additionally with 'Watermark Inverted', a scarce combination positional piece, lower unit unmounted, some gum toning. BW 71(4)a/f,h, cat AU$150++
Lot 260		Estimate: $450 1d Smooth Paper Carmine-red Plate 4 Harrison one-line imprint pair, showing variety 'RA Joined' at L60, tiny black dot on right-hand unit, otherwise fine and mounted in selvedge only. BW 71(2)zi, cat AU$1800 for block of 4
Lot 261		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1d Smooth Paper Aniline Carmine Plate 4 part Harrison two-line imprint block of 4 with varieties 'Ferns' (Pane VII/54) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (Pane VII/60), lower units unmounted but with some gum toning. BW 712(4)ia,j, cat AU$150+
Lot 262		Estimate: $40 1d Smooth Paper Red lower right corner single with variety 'Run N - 2nd State (Pane VIII/60), gum a little toned and with manuscript date '15/2/22' in lower selvedge. BW 71(4)va, cat AU$75
Lot 263		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1d Carmine-pink (BW71U, G29) used on 1918 (28 Mar) mourning cover from Dunedoo to Queanbeyan, fine and clean with 2020 Drury Certificate. BW cat AU$450 on cover
Lot 264		Estimate: $150 1d Brown-red punctured 'OS' centred left, fine with part Dandenong (Vic) cds, scarce. BW 71Wbb, cat AU$250
Lot 265		1d Smooth Paper Brown-red (G32) Die II with dated cds 29 JE 18, fine used with 2020 Drury Certificate. BW 71W(1)i, cat AU$350
Lot 266		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1d Rough Paper punctured 'OS' used on 1916 (21 Jul) OHMS long envelope front from Adelaide Surveyor-General's Office to Mt. Gambier, with handstruck cachet 'AUSTRALIA DAY/JULY 28 1916' at upper left in violet, Departmental cachet in blue, and with straight-line 'UNCLAIMED', few minor blemishes
Lot 267		Estimate: $100 1d Rough Paper Deep Scarlet Aniline (G60, BW 72A) and Deep Red Aniline (G61, BW 72B) both fine mint, also 'Intense' Blood-red (G61 var) used. BW cat AU$200+ (3)
Lot 268		1d Rough Paper Rose-pink (G67) Die II punctured 'OS', cds cancel, with 2019 Drury Certificate. BW 72H(1)ib, cat AU$500
Lot 269		1d Rough Paper Rosine (G68) Die II with cds cancel dated OC 18, with 2020 Drury Certificate. BW 71IK(1)i. cat AU$325
Lot 270		1d Rough Paper Damson (G70½) Die II fine used with machine cancel, and with 2020 Drury Certificate. BW 72K(1)i, cat AU$750
Lot 271		1d Rough Paper Plum (G71) fine used cds cancel, and with 2021 Drury Certificate. BW 72L(1)i, cat AU$1000
Lot 272		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $260 1d Rough Paper Brownish-red (G75) Die II and Watermark Inverted, vertical pair with light cds cancel, and with 2019 Drury Certificate. BW 72Na(1)ib, cat AU$200++
Lot 273		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $145 1d Rough Paper Carmine-rose (G74) Die II punctured 'OS' showing significant misplacement of perfs 3mm downwards, light cds cancel and with 20201 Drury Certificate. BW 72(1)Qib var
Lot 274		1d Rough Paper Maroon (G77) Die II fine used with machine cancel, and with 2020 Drury Certificate. BW 72R(1)i, cat AU$300
Lot 275		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $270 1d Red mostly on piece accumulation in shoebox, few multiples, many shades noted, stated by the vendor to be unpicked for shades and varieties, many cds noted so some postmark interest (approx 2,200)
Lot 276		1d Carmine-red Die III Watermark Inverted and with variety 'Break in Upper Frame at Left', fine used with Melbourne 30AU18 datestamp. BW 75a/h, cat AU$250 for inverted wmk and AU$200 for variety. A rare combination and very early use
Lot 277		Estimate: $90 1d Violet block of 4 including varieties 'Secret Mark' (Pane VIII/1) and '4th Pearl at Left in Crown Joined to Line' (Pane VII/7, partially corrected by makeready), gum toning, lower units MUH. BW 76(4)d,e, cat AU$120+
Lot 278		Estimate: $90 1d Violet block of 4 with varieties 'Wattle Line' (Pane VII/31); 'Nick Near Top of Left Frame' (Pane VII/32) and 'Flaw Under Neck' (Pane VII/37), lower units unmounted however gum a little toned. BW 76(4)f,g,h, cat AU$180+
Lot 279		Estimate: $80 1d Violet block of 4 with varieties 'Ferns' (Pane VII/54) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (Pane VII/60), fine with lower units unmounted. BW 76(4)ia,j, cat AU$120+
Lot 280		1d Violet variety 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (Pane VII/60) and showing jumped perforations at base, cds cancel, and with 2021 Drury Certificate. BW 76(4)J var
Lot 281		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $95 1d Violet punctured 'OS' and showing 'Misplaced Perforations' 2mm to left, light machine cancel, missing perf top right corner, and with 2021 Drury Certificate
Lot 282		1d Violet variety 'Dry Ink' fine used with Melbourne cds 27FE24, with 2021 Drury Certificate. BW 76c, cat AU$175
Lot 283		Estimate: $60 1d Green vertical pair with varieties 'Wattle Line' (Pane VII/31) and 'Flaw Under Neck' (Pane VII/37), fine with lower unit unmounted. BW 77(4)f,h, cat AU$100+
Lot 284		Estimate: $70 1d Green block of 4 with varieties 'Ferns' (Pane VII/54) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (Pane VII/60), fine with lower units unmounted. BW 77(4)ia,j, cat AU$100+
Lot 285		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1½d Brown marginal block of 8 (L19-22/25-28) from Electro 3 with varieties 'Long Top Bar to Second E of THREE' (3L22) and 'HAI.PENCE' (3L26), fine MUH. BW 85(3)g,h, cat AU$120++
Lot 286		Estimate: $90 1½d Brown Electro 8 part Harrison imprint block of 4, with varieties 'No Top to Crown' (8L53, 54) and 'Broken Top to Crown' (8L59), fine with lower units MUH. BW 85(8)j, k, l, cat AU$180+
Lot 287		Estimate: $150 1½d Brown shades, a duplicated range in fine to very fine condition, a number MUH (24)$150
Lot 288		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1½d Brown accumulation on pieces stated to be unpicked, with range of shades and some postmark interest
Lot 289		1½d Green Very Coarse Mesh Paper, with line wmk from right side of pane and light cds cancel, 2021 Drury Certificate. BW 88a, cat AU$300
Lot 290		Estimate: $300 1½d Red Electro 15 variety 'Substituted Cliche' (15R40) with very light machine cancel. BW 89(15)ib, cat AU$800
Lot 291		Estimate: $300 1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint block of 4, L60 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE' and 'White Flaw Behind Eye', lower pair unmounted, and with small ink annotations in lower selvedge. BW 89(25)z, cat AU$600
Lot 292		Estimate: $250 1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint block of 4, L60 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE - Later State' and 'White Flaw Behind Eye', mounted in gutter only, some gum toning and with small ink annotations in lower selvedge. BW 89(25)z, cat AU$600
Lot 293		Estimate: $350 1½d Red Electro 25 Mullett imprint block of 4, L60 with variety 'Break in Frame Under Second E of PENCE' - Later State' and 'White Flaw Behind Eye Retouched' fine and mounted in gutter only. BW d£s not list this retouch, 89(2)z, cat AU$600+
Lot 294		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $130 2d Orange largely on piece accumulation in small box, including some multiples, punctured OS and perfins noted, good range of shades and with some postmark interest, believed to be unpicked (approx 1,000)
Lot 295		2d Orange Electro 8 variety 'Cracked Electro Through Left Wattles' (8R45), fine used with Melbourne machine postmark, rare. BW 95(8)ha, cat AU$400
Lot 296		Estimate: $100 2d Red Die I accumulation on pieces, some multiples, with wide range of shades and stated to be unpicked, some postmark interest (approx 900)
Lot 297		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 5d Brown small range of plate varieties on hagner, both Single Line and Comb Perfs, nine are punctured OS and one N.W.P.I. Generally fine and high cat value (2 M, 23 U)
Lot 298		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $250 1/4d Turquoise used with 4d Violet and ½d Orange tied by Sydney Chief Parcels Office cancel to 1925 Commonwealth Bank parcel card to Stroud. BW cat AU$1000 on cover