AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE ISSUES, SMALL MULTIPLE WATERMARK PERF 14
Lot 233
Estimate: $600
1½d Red Plate 1a range of mostly plated stamps on hagners with some duplication, few are mint including a block of 4, also two corner stamps with Plate Dot mint (one MUH but with diagonal bend), and a Mullett imprint pair with curious red smudge in gutter (missing corner perf otherwise fine). Very high cat value (9M, 47U)
Lot 234
Estimate: $500
1½d Red Plate 1a Mullett imprint pair, light toning, with a few spots in bottom selvedge but of fine appearance, and Plate Dot block of 4 mounted in selvedge only but with tone spots. BW 91(1a)z and za, cat AU$2750 (6)
Lot 235
Estimate: $50
1½d Red used block of 6 (3 x 2), the upper right unit being Plate 4R27 Type B Re-entry (short corner perf), two minor tone spots, otherwise fine. BW 91(4)hb, cat AU$250+
Lot 236
Estimate: $140
1½d Red Plate 2 Mullett imprint block of 8 with variety 'Void Top Right Corner' fifth correction, Plate 4 Mullett imprint block of 4, Plate 2 gutter pair from top of sheet miscut and showing Mullett imprint at top, also Perf 13½ x 12½ Plate 3 Mullett imprint pair, all no gum (16)
Lot 237
Estimate: $400
2d Red-brown Electro 12 Mullett imprint block of 4 hinged only on selvedge, fresh MUH. BW 98(16)z, cat AU$1,250 as hinged
Lot 238
Estimate: $2,500
3d Blue Die 1A Plate 4 Mullett imprint block of 8 punctured 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted', positions L59 and R55 being type B, R55 with variety 'White Flaw Over IA of AUSTRALIA'. Lower units MUH, fresh and superb with all perfs intact, a premium piece. BW 106(4)aa-ab/z, cat AU$5,500++
Lot 239
Estimate: $500
1/4d used range on hagners (50), mostly pairs with parcel post cancels, and similar for 1/4d Small Multi Wmk Perf 13½ x 12½ (53) also including many pairs. A few stamps are damaged, and many of the cancellations are heavy, however an unusual lot of high catalogue value (BW AU$150 each for SMW Perf 14) (103)