AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SINGLE WATERMARK, 2D

Lot 457		Estimate: $30 1d Carmine-rose Smooth Paper (G30) used on 1918 (11 Jun) cover from Melbourne to Los Angeles, with 'PASSED' censor mark in blue, underpaid and with octagonal framed 'T/30c' and 'Postage due 6 cents' in violet, U.S. postage due apparently removed, but fine appearance
Lot 458		1d Damson Rough Paper Watermark Inverted with 'DJ/LTD' (David Jones) perfin, stained top right perf, otherwise fine and rare and with 2018 Drury Certificate. BW 72Ka, cat AU$1250
Lot 459		Estimate: $1,100 Realised Price : $1,200 1d Deep Pink Salmon Eosin Smooth Paper very fine used cancelled '... CREEK' cds, with 1999 Drury Certificate. BW 71SA, cat AU$2250
Lot 460		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $130 1d Violet small range on hagners with M (7) and U (10, four punctured 'OS') shades, plus duplicated range of plate varieties with V/30, VI/21, 55, VII/1, 3, 31, 32, 38, 49, 52, 54, 55, VIII/14, 25, 60 mostly U (some duplication), also VII/60 ('RA Joined') M (4, one in pair). Plus a quantity of largely unsorted stamps on hagner. Generally fine with some MUH (14M and approx 160U)
Lot 461		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1d Green variety 'Dry Ink' fine used with machine cancel, and with 2019 Drury certificate. BW 77c, cat AU$100
Lot 462		Estimate: $750 1½d Chocolate variety 'Cracked Electro Through Top of Left Value Tablet' (BW 85(7)l) tied by Geelong machine cancel to 1920 (29 Apr) cover to Melbourne, possibly unique on cover.
Lot 463		Estimate: $400 1½d Chocolate variety 'Right Side of Cliche Damaged by Many Flaws' (BW 85(7)m, subsequently substituted) tied by indistinct Victoria cds on 1920 (11 May) cover to Melbourne
Lot 464		Estimate: $75 1½d Red unusually deep shade + 3d Violet-blue punctured 'OS' tied by Registered Perth cds to 1926 (30 Apr) unclaimed official locally addressed cover, various associated misadventure markings
Lot 465		1½d Red Electro 15 variety 'Substitution to the 'Moustache' Flaw' (15R40) showing the distinctive deformed right frame, centred left and cancelled by Melbourne machine, 8 FE (1926?). A scarce stamp, BW 89(15)ib, cat AU$800
Lot 466		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1½d Red Electro 19 duplicated collection of plate varieties identified on hagners, all used, and including listed varieties L31 (2), L51, R5, R18, R20, R24 (2), R32 (3), R36 (9), R48 (2), also unlisted flaws on L3, L10, L18, L57, R10, R26 (3), R43 and R46. Few stamps with small faults but generally fine, and a good representation from this scarce electro, BW cat AU$1630 (33)
Lot 467		Estimate: $120 2d Orange Punctured 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted', large part slightly toned OG. BW 95b(a), cat AU$400
Lot 468		Estimate: $150 2d Orange Punctured 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted' five used examples all with dated cancellations, couple of short perfs otherwise fine. BW 95b(a), cat AU$500 (5)
Lot 469		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 2d Orange Electro 1 variety 'Cracked Electro Vertically Through Right Side' (1R34), an early state showing crack extending from bottom frame to emu only, very fine used. BW 95(1)l, cat AU$600
Lot 470		Estimate: $280 2d Orange Electro 2 Harrison imprint pair with variety 'Thin Left Frame and Flaw on Kangaroo's Leg' on 2L60, heavily toned gum and few small marks on 2R55. BW 95(2)z, cat AU$2750 for M block of 4
Lot 471		Estimate: $1,400 2d Orange Harrison imprint pair, very fine MUH, imprint 6.25mm below stamps and therefore believed to be Electro 4, but not showing the associated flaws on L60 and R55. BW 95(4)z, cat AU$3000 for a hinged block of 4
Lot 472		Estimate: $75 2d Orange Electro 6 variety 'Retouched GE of POSTAGE' (6R36), centred lower right, part OG and somewhat heavily hinged. BW 95(6)h, cat AU$200
Lot 473		Estimate: $600 2d Orange unlocated variety 'Cracked Electro Through Right Wattles to L of AUSTRALIA', large part OG, few small tone spots on gum, fine appearance and very rare. BW 95(U)o, cat AU$1250
Lot 474		Estimate: $900 2d Red Punctured 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted' very fine large part OG with trace of hingeing. BW 96b(a), cat AU$2000
Lot 475		Estimate: $200 2d Red Punctured 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted' horizontal pair cancelled Sydney cds 6 AU 23 centred left and fine used, a scarce multiple. BW 96b(a), cat AU$600
Lot 476		Estimate: $150 2d Red Punctured 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted' and with variety 'White Spot in Top Left Corner' (Electro 12, L33) fine used, a scarce combination. BW 96(12)b(a)I
Lot 477		Estimate: $750 2d Red Electro 11 variety 'Retouched Nose' (11R10) left unit in horizontal strip of 3 reinforced with hinges, toned gum and one unit with vertical crease, but rare. BW 96(11)i, cat AU$2500+
Lot 478		Estimate: $250 2d Red Electro 11 variety 'Retouched Nose' (11R10) punctured 'OS' and with 'Watermark Inverted', small tear in top margin otherwise fine used and probably a unique combination. BW 96(11)a(i), cat AU$300++
Lot 479		Estimate: $70 2d Red Electro 12A variety 'Recut 2 at Right and Broken Top to Crown' (12AR54), couple of slightly short perfs otherwise fine used and cancelled Port Lincoln (SA) cds, 3 MR 24. BW 96(12A)j, cat AU$250
Lot 480		Estimate: $1,800 2d Red Electro 14 variety 'Retouched Face' (14L12) in block of 4 (14L5-6/11-12), large part OG with variety unit MUH, very fine and rare. BW 96(14)e, cat AU$3000+
Lot 481		2d Red Electro 14 variety 'Retouched Face (L12), centred to base otherwise fine used. BW 96(14)e, cat AU$400
Lot 482		Estimate: $100 2d Red Electro 14 variety 'Retouched Face' (14L12) used with tiny thin on reverse, cancelled Moyhu (Vic) cds dated 26 AU 23. BW 96(14)e, cat AU$400
Lot 483		Estimate: $5,000 2d Red Electro 16 variety 'Large White Flaw in Left Value Tablet' (16L4) large part OG, with horizontal crease across upper part of stamp not visible on face. An extremely rare variety in red, this is thought to be the only recorded mint example, and a major KGV rarity. Also a fine used example of State I of the same position (identified by a small white dot below loop of right-hand '2'. BW 96(16)f, cat AU$9750 (2)
Lot 484		Estimate: $2,000 2d Red Electro 16 variety 'Lower Frame Missing Under TWO PENCE' similar to 16L58 and 59, but with different associated flaws and with line watermark at right. Short light diagonal crease in lower right corner otherwise fine used. This is the only recorded example and is the stamp referred to in the footnote in the catalogue. BW cat for 16L58/59 AU$3500
Lot 485		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $135 2d Brown range of plate varieties on hagner, including catalogued flaws 12R27, 16L1, 28, 56, 16R5, 42, 53, plus others, mostly used incl 'OS', but with 16R53 M and 12R24/30 MUH (toned gum), generally fine and high cat value (3M, 16U)