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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES, 1913-21 WMK CROWN OVER A THIN PAPER
Lot 817 | [ C ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Scarlet and Pale Green Perf 12½ cancelled Ipswich cds dated 4FE22 on 1921 (20 Dec) cover from Milwaukee, Wisconsin franked 8c, subject to customs duty and with circular 'CUSTOMS/½D/DUTY'. A very fine solo ½d usage, this stamp being unpriced as such by BW  | ||
| Lot 818 | [ **/* ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Rose-red and Green block of 30 from lower right corner of sheet Watermark Sideways, and block of 21 from top left corner of sheet Watermark Upright with plate flaws identified, fine and most units MUH. BW D96, D96aa, cat AU$720 as hinged   | ||
| Lot 819 | [ ** ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Perf 11 ½d Rose-red and Green Watermark Sideways sheet of 120 without monograms (as always) very fine with full OG and mounted in selvedge only, minor perf splitting in selvedge. A very scarce complete sheet from Frame Plate 1 showing the relevant value plate varieties demonstrating the setting used. BW D94, cat AU$3600  | ||
| Lot 820 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper Perf 11 1d Rose-red and Green (wmk sideways facing right) with 'CA' monogram fine with part OG, 1d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green with 'JBC' monogram fine with trace of hinge, and 2d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green with 'CA' monogram fine with large part OG. BW D96aa/zc, D97Bza and DD99Azc, cat AU$835 (3)  | ||
| Lot 821 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Rose-red and Green Perf 11 marginal block of 6 variety 'Double Perforation' between the two rows, with off-centre row patched with stamp selvedge, fine with large part OG. BW D96b, catalogued as used only at AU$150  | ||
| Lot 822 | [ O ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Rose-red and Green Perf 11 JBC and CA monogram blocks of 12 cancelled 'REGISTERED PERTH/WEST AUSTRALIA' cds 1 APR 16 and 21 NOV 17 respectively, the JBC block severed into two blocks of 6, otherwise very fine, monograms are scarce in blocks this size. BW D96, price for mint JBC and CA monogram strips of 3 AU$600 (24)  | ||
| Lot 823 | [ ** ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Rose-red and Green Perf 11 JBC monogram strip of 3, faint diagonal crease through right unit, MUH and of fine appearance. BW D96za, cat AU$120 as hinged monogram single  | ||
| Lot 824 | [ **/* ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Rose-red and Green Perf 11 Watermark Sideways (top of crown facing right) CA monogram block of 4, fine with large part OG, lower pair MUH. BW D96aa/zc, cat AU$160 as hinged monogram single  | ||
| Lot 825 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Rose-red and Green Perf 14 Cooke printing, fine mint with the faintest trace of a hinge. BW D95A, cat AU$375, SG D79, cat £200  | ||
| Lot 826 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d and 1d Rose-red and Green Perf 14 Cooke printings, very fine with large part OG. BW D95A, D97A, cat AU$700, SG D79, D80 cat £350 (2)  | ||
| Lot 827 | [ ** ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper Perf 14 ½d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green sheet of 120 split into quarters (one stamp No. 7 on sheet missing) and mounted with frame plate and value plate varieties noted to demonstrate setting of value plate. Few split perfs otherwise very fine MUH (mounted in selvedge only) and with split Harrison one-line imprint, ex Ray Chapman. BW D95B, cat AU$3000     | ||
| Lot 828 | [ ** ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper Perf 14 ½d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green left half sheet of 60 showing part T.S. Harrison one-line imprint, some minor toning around perfs, especially along right-hand edge, otherwise MUH and a fine multiple for research. BW D95B, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 829 | [ ** ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green Harrison one-line imprint block of 8, very fine MUH. BW D95zb, cat AU$750+  | ||
| Lot 830 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green Harrison one-line imprint strip of 4, part OG with some perf separation reinforced by hinges. BW D95Bzb, cat AU$750  | ||
| Lot 831 | [ ** ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Rose-red and Green Perf 14 Cook printing, marginal block of 4 superb MUH and a wonderful and possibly unique block of this very scarce printing. BW D976A cat AU$2000, SG D80 cat £600++  | ||
| Lot 832 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Rose-red and Green Perf 14 Cooke printing, fine mint with large part OG. BW D97A cat AU$325, SG D80 cat £150  | ||
| Lot 833 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Rose-red and Green Perf 14 Cooke printing mint with JBC monogram, part OG but a little heavily hinged. BW prices for monograms of D97 are for the commoner Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green shade, footnote 7 notes 'monograms in Rose-red and Green (D97A) are extremely rare'; in fact, we know of no example other than the one offered here. A very important piece, with marginal watermark letters 'MMO' indicating the monogram is from the left side. BW 97Aza, unpriced  | ||
| Lot 834 | [ **/* ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Scarlet and Pale Yellow Green Perf 14 Cooke printing JBC monogram block of 6 from the lower left corner of the sheet, very fine with virtually full OG and only one unit mounted. BW D97Bz, cat AU$750 for hinged monogram strip of 3  | ||
| Lot 835 | [ **/* ] |
1913-21 Watermark Multiple Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green Perf 14 Cooke printing CA monogram block of 12 from lower right corner of sheet with additional variety 'Double Perforations' along bottom row. Minor perf separation reinforced with hinge, fine with large part OG and most units MUH. A unique combination. BW D97Bb/zb, cat AU$750 for hinged monogram strip of 3, with 6 x double perf catalogued at AU$900  | ||
| Lot 836 | [ C ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d Carmine and Yellow-green Perf 14 block of 24 (severed between 4th and 5th columns) two-line imprint. Some perf separation on lower selvedge, fine with large part OG and only several stamps are hinged. A very rare imprint of which only several examples are recorded, and a rarity of this issue. BW D97Dze, grossly undercatalogued at AU$625  | ||
| Lot 837 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 2d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green horizontal strip of 4 variety 'Double Perforations' at base, fine with part OG, some perf reinforcement, adjoins the unique Harrison single-line imprint block. BW D99Bb, cat AU$800+  | ||
| Lot 838 | [ CTO ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 2d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green 'JBC' monogram block of 4 from left of sheet CTO with 'DELIVERY ROOM/ G.P.O. SYDNEY' cds dated 30 JE 19, part OG and with several areas of perf reinforcement. BW D99Aza, cat AU$375 as mint monogram single  | ||
| Lot 839 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 2d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green 'CA' monogram block of 4 from right side of sheet, fine with large part OG, perf reinforcement in selvedge. BW D99Azc, cat AU$375 as monogram single  | ||
| Lot 840 | [ **/* ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 2d Carmine and Yellow-green Harrison two-line imprint block of 4, very fine with large part OG and lower units MUH. The only recorded example of this imprint and a major postage due and Australian Commonwealth rarity. BW D99Cze, cat AU$6500  | ||
| Lot 841 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 3d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' horizontal pair with large part OG. This pair is from the former block of 4 which was reduced to the pair and two singles, and represents the only mint multiple known. One of the most important postage due pieces from the Thin Paper series. BW D100a cat AU$18000, SG D82a cat £13,000  | ||
| Lot 842 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 3d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Offset of Value Plate' mint block of 4 very fine and lightly hinged, one of the two blocks of 4 of this variety recorded. BW D100c, cat AU$3000   | ||
| Lot 843 | [ C ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Yellow-green tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/G.P.O. SYDNEY' cds dated 19SE21 on 1921 (16 Sep) unstamped Sydney cover with boxed 'DEF 2D/FINE 2D/4D'. Fine and a late use of this Colonial marking. This is the only example of the 4d of this issue used on cover we can trace, and so grossly undercatalogued by BW at AU$300  | ||
| Lot 844 | [ **/* ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' horizontal block of 6 fine mint with large part OG and lower units MUH. The largest recorded mint multiple (the BW catalogue is incorrect in stating that the block of 6 had been reduced to a block of 4), an important piece. BW D101a, cat AU$9000 for mint (note the catalogue prices are misplaced, the AU$1500 is for mint, and AU$750 for used)  | ||
| Lot 845 | [ ** ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' lower left corner block of 4 superb MUH, including variety 'Retouch to Solid Shading at Back of D' (R10/1). A remarkable combination of rare watermark variety with major plate flaw. The only recorded mint block of 4 (the only larger mint multiple being the block of 6), and a very important piece from this issue. BW D101a/(VP)i, cat AU$6000++  | ||
| Lot 846 | [ O ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' horizontal block of 6 cancelled Perth cds dated 14OC21, very fine and with large part OG, the equal largest used multiple known (three blocks of 6 are recorded, one in the Royal Philatelic Collection). BW D1-1a, cat AU$4500  | ||
| Lot 847 | [ O ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' fine used with G.P.O. Adelaide cds, FE 20 22, very scarce. SG D83ba cat £450, BW D101a cat AU$750  | ||
| Lot 848 | [ O ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' fine used and cancelled Perth cds. BW D101a, cat AU$750  | ||
| Lot 849 | [ O ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' fine used cancelled Stock Exchange Melbourne cds. BW D101a, cat AU$750  | ||
| Lot 850 | [ * ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1/- Scarlet and Pale Green JBC monogram, block of 30, very fine mint but affixed to card, some perf separation. BW catalogue is AU$900 for the stamps alone, plus premium for monogram  | ||
| Lot 851 | [ **/* ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1/- Scarlet and Pale Green CA monogram strip of 3 from right corner of sheet, slight perf separation, large part OG with one unit MUH. BW D102zb, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 852 | [ ** ] |
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 10/- Scarlet and Pale Green block of 4 from top left corner of sheet, superb MUH and from the Australia Post Archival Sale. A very rare multiple. BW D103 cat AU$9000, SG D86 cat £5200  | ||
