AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE VI ISSUES

Lot 348		Estimate: $350 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die I top left corner block of 4 with large portion of partially inked Plate No. '8' mounted in selvedge only which also has two small tone spots. BW 187zk, cat AU$1750
Lot 349		Estimate: $350 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die I block of 4 from top right corner of sheet showing lower portion of Plate No. '8', mounted in selvedge and on one unit only, small tone spot in right margin. BW 187zl, cat AU$1750
Lot 350		1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue King George VI Die I Ash imprint block of 4, fresh MUH. BW 191za cat AU$500
Lot 351		1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue King George VI Die II on Chalk-surfaced paper, Ash imprint block of 6, two right units MUH. BW 193zb, cat AU$455
Lot 352		1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue King George VI Die II Chalk-surfaced Paper Ash imprint block of 4, two right units with variety 'Vertical Hairline Through L of AUSTRALIA', fine used with central cancel. BW 193zc, cat AU$500 for mint
Lot 353		Estimate: $280 Realised Price : $210 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue King George VI Die II Thin Paper Ash imprint left corner block of 8, fresh MUH. BW 194z, cat AU$400+
Lot 354		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue King George VI Die II Thin Paper gutter Ash imprint block of 4, fresh MUH. BW 195zb, cat AU$325
Lot 355		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 4d Koala Ash imprint corner blocks of 4 with and without extension hole, fresh MUH. BW 197z, za, cat AU$135
Lot 356		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $44 1937-49 Perf 14 x 13½ 5d Merino Ash and McCracken lower left corner imprint blocks of 4, fresh MUH. BW 200za, zb, cat AU$95
Lot 357		1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 6d Kookaburra left corner Ash imprint block of 4 from upper plate, fresh MUH. BW 202za, cat AU$175
Lot 358		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 6d Kookaburra left corner Ash imprint block of 4 from lower plate, fresh MUH. BW 202za, cat AU$175
Lot 359		1938-45 1d Emerald-green Queen Elizabeth Die 2 coil perforation strip of 4 with coil join, fresh MUH, BW 182bh, cat AU$500
Lot 360		Estimate: $1,300 Realised Price : $1,000 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green Queen Elizabeth with uniformly large holes, pair attached to 960 (£4) coil starter strip, fine and rare, this being the example illustrated in the BW catalogue. BW 182bi, cat AU$2500
Lot 361		Estimate: $1,200 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green Queen Elizabeth coil starter strip (960 £4 in green) with pair with uniformly large holes attached (some perf separation and end unit hinged). Very rare, BW 182bi, cat AU$2500
Lot 362		Estimate: $500 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green Queen Elizabeth Die II coil strip of 30 with normal perforations showing coil join after the first 20 stamps, several stamps with tone spots on perf tips, otherwise very fine. A rare proving piece exhibiting make-up from the 20-deep coil plate. BW 182bg, cat AU$2500 as pair attached to starter strip
Lot 363		Estimate: $1,500 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Queen Elizabeth coil with uniformly large holes, block of 4 with john Ash imprint, from surplus sheets placed on counter sale. Very fine with lower pair MUH. BW 182zr, cat AU$3000
Lot 364		Estimate: $1,400 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1d Green Queen Elizabeth coil block of 4 with uniformly large holes with John Ash imprint, small mark on gum of one unit, lower pair MUH and a rare imprint. BW 0182zr, cat AU$3000
Lot 365		1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet Die 2 KGVI coil pair with uniformly large holes, fresh MUH. BW 188bh cat AU$500, SG 184a cat £350
Lot 366		1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet Die 2 KGVI 'false' coil strip of 4 with coil join, taken from ordinary perforated sheets, fresh MUH. BW 188bg, cat (with starter) AU$2250
Lot 367		Estimate: $1,750 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI coil pair with uniformly large holes attached to '960 TWO PENNY STAMPS/VALUE, £8' coil starter strip printed in red on lemon-yellow paper. Thinning at end of starter strip and some toning of perf tips, otherwise fine. Unlisted in BW catalogue which mentions the existence of a coil starter strip on lemon-yellow paper without any printing. A coil rarity
Lot 368		Estimate: $1,100 Realised Price : $850 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI coil perf with uniformly large holes block of 4 from top left corner of sheet very fine MUH, from the surplus coil sheets placed on counter sale, very scarce and with 2001 RPSV Certificate. BW 188bk, cat AU$2000
Lot 369		Estimate: $300 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI Die II gutter block of 8 from top of sheet showing small portion of Plate No. '12' (Sheet A or B), two units mounted and with somewhat heavy fold through gutter. BW 188zj or zja, cat AU$1750
Lot 370		Estimate: $1,100 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 2d Scarlet KGVI coil with uniformly large holes left corner block of 4 with John Ash imprint, from surplus sheets placed on counter sale, very fine and rare with lower pair MUH. BW 0188zqa, cat AU$2250
Lot 371		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $190 1937-49 Perf 13½ x 14 3d Blue King George VI Die III Thin Paper, lower left Ash imprint block of 4, fresh MUH and lightly hinged in selvedge. BW 195z, cat AU$325
Lot 372		Estimate: $200 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 3d Brown KGVI gutter block of 8 from base of sheet with large portion of Plate No. '14' without dashes (Sheet C), two units mounted and small marks on reverse of two stamps. BW 196zc, cat AU$600
Lot 373		1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 4d Koala left corner 'No Imprint' block of 6, fresh MUH. BW 198zc, cat AU$175+
Lot 374		1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 4d Koala 'No Imprint' gutter block of 8, fresh MUH. BW 197zd, cat SAU$250
Lot 375		1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 6d Kookaburra gutter 'No Imprint' block of 8 with perforation pips. fresh MUH. BW 203bc, cat AU$250
Lot 376		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 6d Kookaburra gutter 'No Imprint' block of 8 fresh MUH. BW 203zn, cat AU$225
Lot 377		1937-49 Perf 14 x 15 9d Platypus lower left corner 'No Imprint' block of 4, fresh MUH. BW 206zg, cat AU$225
Lot 378		1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary set of Ash imprint blocks of 4, 2d both corner and gutter blocks, fresh MUH. BW 175zf, zh, 176zb and 177za, cat AU$310
Lot 379		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1937 N.S.W. Sesquicentenary 9d Purple Ash imprint block of 4 with variety 'Roller Shift to Right Frame over AU and 88', fresh MUH. BW 177zb, cat AU$475
Lot 380		1940 A.I.F. 1d to 6d set in McCracken imprint blocks of 4, fresh MUH. BW cat AU$430 (16)
Lot 381		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $105 1940 A.I.F. 1d McCracken imprint block of 4, with varieties 'S-shaped Flaw on Nurse' (R3/5) and 'Re-entry to Top Frame and Inscriptions at Base' (R4/5), fresh MUH. BW 218zb, cat AU$200 (4)
Lot 382		Estimate: $100 1948-50 Coat of Arms 5/- Carmine used accumulation mostly bundled into 100's and including a quantity of used pairs. Rarely if ever seen in such quantity (approx 1,500)
Lot 383		1952-65 No Watermark 2/6d Aborigine Emergency Printing corner By Authority imprint block of 4, endorsed in selvedge at left 'Emergency printing' in pencil, stamps MUH. BW 267z, cat AU$425