AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SINGLE WATERMARK
Lot 209
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $380
Large used accumulation sorted on hagners, no 1d Reds or Greens, all other values well-represented with large quantities of 1½d and 2d Die I and II, all watermarks, wide range of shades and many plate flaws identified and plates, State and Federal official punctures. Condition mostly good to fine and an excellent lot with many 'pickings' (several 1,000s)
Lot 210
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 211
Estimate: $550
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 212
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $230
1d Red large accumulation, mostly Smooth Paper, on hagners, including approximately 270 on piece, many are sorted in date order 1915-22 and there are plenty more dated stamps unsorted. A useful lot foe examination (approx 1,700)
Lot 213
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $260
1d Red shades accumulation on hagners, mostly identified but not all designations are accurate, with some OS punctures and private perfins, and including some of the scarcer shades (approx 900)
Lot 214
Estimate: $140
1d Red used on 1915 (29 Sep) 'Souvenir Folding Post Card' featuring 22 coloured views of Sydney Harbour, used from Haymarket to Epsom (Vic), fine and attractive
Lot 215
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 216
Estimate: $30
1d Salmon-red Smooth Paper tied by Sydney repeater cancel to 1914 (22 Dec) locally addressed postcard (BW 761C - cat AU$350 on cover), also 4d KGV registration envelope (flapless, but foxed) uprated 1918 (23 May) by Rough Paper 1d, sent from Geelong to Melbourne (2)
Lot 217
Estimate: $150
1d Brown-red punctured 'OS' centred left, fine with part Dandenong (Vic) cds, scarce. BW 71Wbb, cat AU$250
Lot 218
Estimate: $300
1½d Red Electro 15 variety 'Substituted Cliche' (15R40) with very light machine cancel. BW 89(15)ib, cat AU$800
Lot 219
Estimate: $40
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 220
Estimate: $700
2d Red group of major electro varieties, comprising 'Retouched Nose' (11R10), 'Recut Right-hand 2' (12AR54), 'Retouched Face' (14L12), and 'Right Frame Largely Missing' (16L55), the first three fine used, the last (cat AU$3500) with damaged top left corner. BW 96(11)i, 96 (12A)j, 96(14)f, 96(16)l, cat AU$4450 (4)
Lot 221
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $300
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 222
Estimate: $150
2d Red Electro 11 variety 'Retouched Nose' (11R10) two fine used examples. BW 96(11)i, cat AU$600 (2)
Lot 223
Estimate: $140
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 224
Estimate: $300
2d Red Electro 12A variety 'Recut 2 at Right' (12AR54) four examples fine used, one dated. BW 96(12A)j, cat AU$1000 (4)
Lot 225
Estimate: $40
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 226
Estimate: $400
2d Red Electro 14 variety 'Retouched Face' (14L12) unused (cat AU$3000), no gum and with short perfs down right side, and used (2), one with a couple of shortish perfs. BW 96(14)e, cat AU$3800 (3)
Lot 227
Estimate: $3,500
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 228
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
4d Orange, Violet and Blue used range of plate varieties on hagners, Orange shades including listed 1L58, 1R3, 1R25, 1R57, 2L7, 2L18, 2R12 (line through value), 2R30 and 2R58, Violet 2L18, 2L56, Blue 1R3, 1R45, 2L7, 2L18, 2L30, 2R6, 2R17, 2R30, 2R58, 2R59. Some punctured OS, a few with minor faults, high catalogue value (36)
Lot 229
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $270
4d Dull Ultramarine Harrison Printing variety 'Watermark Inverted' used, a plated example (4L52) with 2017 Drury Certificate. BW 113Baa, cat AU$1000
Lot 230
Estimate: $800
Realised Price : $600
5d Chestnut comb perf. 14 'JBC' monogram pair with variety 'Retouched N.E. Corner - State III' on R59 and 'Flawed P of PENCE' on R60, full and fresh MUH. BW 123zb, cat AU$1,750 in hinged condition