AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SINGLE WATERMARK, ½D

Lot 371		Estimate: $600 ½d Green variety 'Crack Through P of POSTAGE' early state (2R35), fine used and cancelled at Sydney. BW 63(2)o, cat AU$1,900
Lot 372		Estimate: $200 ½d Green Electro 2 'CA' monogram block of 6 (R52-54/58-60), R58 'Vertical Scratch over Emu's Back' not present, gum a little toned but fine appearance and five units MUH. BW 63(2)zc, cat AU$425+
Lot 373		Estimate: $500 ½d Green variety 'Clubbed Fraction Bar at Left' (3R11), cancelled at Sydney. Scarce Electro 3 variety. BW 63(3)r, cat AU$1,500
Lot 374		Estimate: $200 ½d Green variety 'Notch in Bottom and Right Frames at SE Corner' (3R25), cancelled Melbourne 17 De 15, scarce Electro 3 variety. BW 63(3)t, cat AU$400
Lot 375		Estimate: $2,000 ½d Green variety 'Cracked Electro from Left Wattles to U of AUSTRALIA' early state (5L46), superb centering and neatly cancelled clear of variety, with 2013 Drury Certificate. A rare stamp, BW 63(5)k, cat AU$5,000
Lot 376		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 ½d Pale Emerald Single-line Perf 14.2 cancelled Melbourne cds 4 SE 17, a very late date. Few short perfs, but a presentable example of this scarce stamp. BW 64, cat AU$900
Lot 377		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 ½d Orange Punctured 'OS' horizontal pair tied by Melbourne '1JL/1925' machine cancel on Central Weather Bureau OHMS folded circular subsequently returned unfranked with very fine 'CONDOBOLIN/NSW' cds and taxed on arrival with Melbourne'T1D' oval handstamp, couple of minor blemishes, cat AU$200 on cover. (The rate was 1d per 2oz commercial papers for items '. . . not wholly printed' as it contained a handwritten weather report)
Lot 378		Estimate: $200 ½d Orange Electro 8 Harrison imprint pair with variety 'Lower End of Left Fraction Bar Thickened' (8L60), and Electro 9 Harrison imprint block of 4 with variety 'Break in Top Frame Left of Crown' (9L60), both light gum toning. pair with few separated perfs, stamps are MUH. BW cat AU$700 for two blocks of 4 (6)