AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE VI ISSUES, OTHER KING GEORGE VI ISSUES

Lot 244		Estimate: $80 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Man with Tail', a fine example cancelled by machine slogan. BW 175e cat AU$100, SG 193a cat £130
Lot 245		Estimate: $1,200 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet variety 'Pantaloon' flaw and retouch, examples of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th (x 2) States, together with a normal stamp, all fine used. The 1st and 2nd states are prior to the development of the prominent coloured flaw on the soldier at left. A rarely offered group. BW 175f,fa,fb (x2), cat AU$3000 (7)
Lot 246		Estimate: $500 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet block of 4 from top left corner of sheet showing Plate No. '1', very fine mounted in selvedge only. BW 175z, cat AU$600
Lot 247		Estimate: $500 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 2d Scarlet block of 4 from bottom left corner of sheet showing Plate No. '1', fine with lower units unmounted. BW 175za, cat AU$600
Lot 248		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 9d Purple block of 20 from bottom right corner of sheet, fresh MUH
Lot 249		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1940 A.I.F. annotated collection on leaves of 1d and 2d plate flaws, all but a few used, with duplicate copies of most flaws, including some of the listed varieties, an interesting lot (246 x 1d, 146 x 2d)
Lot 250		Estimate: $500 1942-50 King George VI 2½d Scarlet block of 4 from lower left corner of sheet showing extensive 'Ink Stripping' resulting in the By Authority Imprint being almost completely omitted. Ironed out crease through upper pair, one unit hinged and with rust spot in lower selvedge. BW 206zo, cat AU$1000 for completely missing imprint
Lot 251		Estimate: $300 1948-56 1/6d Hermes C of A Watermark block of 4 from left of sheet showing Plate No. '1' without dashes, fine and mounted in selvedge only. BW 0261z, cat AU$500
Lot 252		Estimate: $400 1948-56 1/6d Hermes C of A Watermark vertical pair from left of sheet showing Plate No. '-2', lightly hinged. BW 261zd, cat AU$750 for block of 4
Lot 253		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1948-56 1/6d Hermes C of A Watermark No Imprint block of 4, fine MUH. BW 261zf, cat AU$150
Lot 254		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1948-56 2/- Aboriginal Art C of A Watermark No Imprint block of 4, fine MUH. BW 263ze, cat AU$150
Lot 255		Estimate: $150 1952 2/6d Aboriginal C of A Watermark No Imprint block of 4, fine MUH. BW 265zd, cat AU$200
Lot 256		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $950 1949-50 Coat-of-Arms 5/-, 10/-, £1 and £2 By Authority imprint blocks of 4, 5/- with small tone spot in right selvedge, £2 with natural gum skip in right selvedge, and showing the 'Retouched Roller flaw' on R4/1 and R5/1. Fine MUH, BW cat AU$2275
Lot 257		Estimate: $100 1949-50 Coat-of-Arms 5/- Carmine No Imprint block of 8, fine and lightly mounted on two units. BW 268zb, cat AU$125++
Lot 258		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1949-50 Coat-of-Arms 10/-, £1 and £2 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', fine MUH. BW cat AU$275
Lot 259		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $95 1949-50 Coat-of-Arms 10/-, £1 and £2 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', fine MUH. BW cat AU$275
Lot 260		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1949-50 Coat-of-Arms £2 Green No Imprint corner block of 4 mounted in selvedge only, with variety 'Roller Flaw' on R4/1 and 5/1. BW 271ze, cat AU$1500
Lot 261		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1949-56 No Watermark ½d Orange Kangaroo top left corner block of 4 showing upper left of corner stamp 'Imperforate Due to Paper Fold' prior to perforation, fine MUH
Lot 262		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1949-56 No Watermark ½d Kangaroo coil perf marginal block of 4 from top of sheet in the scarce 'Dull Yellow-orange' shade, with normal single for comparison, fine MUH. Only one sheet of 160 was found in this colour, with 2000 Brusden-White certificate. BW 180C, cat AU$800
Lot 263		Estimate: $25 1949-56 No Watermark ½d Orange Kangaroo coil perf By Authority corner imprint block of 4, fine MUH. BW 180ze, cat AU$60
Lot 264		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1949-56 No Watermark 6d Kookaburra gutter block of 20 from top of Sheet B showing Type III perforation pips and with additional 'roving' pip in top left corner. R2/2 shows the variety 'Recut Shading Lines Between US and Beak'. Tone spot on reverse of one unit, otherwise fine MUH. BW 204bd/bf, cat AU$175++
Lot 265		Estimate: $400 1949-56 No Watermark 1/- Lyrebird vertical strip of 6 from top of sheet, each unit with variety 'Roller Flaw on Top of O of ONE' (R1-6/6), fine MUH. BW 210d cat AU$500, SG 230db cat £210+
Lot 266		Estimate: $1,250 1949-56 No Watermark 2/- Aboriginal Art block of 8 from right of sheet showing large part of Plate No. '9' without dashes, tone spot of one unit visible only from back, and mounted only in selvedge. BW 264zc, cat AU$2500
Lot 267		Estimate: $1,400 1950-52 King George VI 3d Scarlet Coil Perf. vertical pair on J.C. Thompson first day cover, cancelled G.P.O. Sydney 22 May 1951. BW 251bb cat AU$2500 where it is stated that two first day covers are recorded
Lot 268		Estimate: $1,200 1950-52 King George VI 3d Scarlet vertical gutter block of 4 taken from uncut booklet sheet on J.C. Thompson first day cover cancelled G.P.O. Sydney 25 October 1951. BW 251c Cat AU$2500, where it is stated that at least four first day covers are recorded
Lot 269		Estimate: $1,400 1950-52 King George VI 3d Green Coil Perf vertical pair on J.C. Thompson first day cover, cancelled G.P.O. Sydney, 17 December 1951. BW states only two covers known, cat AU$2500
Lot 270		Estimate: $1,500 1951-52 King George VI 3½d Brown-purple Booklet Pane of 6 on Hayward Parish first day cover, cancelled G.P.O. Sydney 1 July 1952. BW 253ya, cat AU$3000
Lot 271		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1950 N.S.W. and Victoria Stamp Centenaries 2½d block of 10 from top left corner of sheet showing corner stamp 'Partly Imperforate' caused by paper fold prior to perforation. Two units with minor adhesions on reverse and one small tone spot, mounted in selvedge only. Unlisted in Brusden-White
Lot 272		Estimate: $1,500 1950 N.S.W. and Victoria Stamp Centenaries 2½d gutter block of 8 from top of sheet showing large part of Plate No. '4' without dashes, folded through gutter and mounted in top selvedge only, very fine. BW 279zc, cat AU$2250