AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES, 1913-21 WMK CROWN OVER A THIN PAPER

Lot 337		Estimate: $550 Realised Price : $420 1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d to 1/- mint and used accumulation mounted on pages, on hagners and stockcards, and loose in envelopes, with many mint and used multiples, large quantities of the various printings and watermark positions of the ½d and 1d values, mounted stamps often with frame and value plate varieties noted. An excellent opportunity for research into this issue. Few with faults of toning, but mostly fine to very fine and high catalogue value (approx 1,500)
Lot 338		Estimate: $2,000 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 339		Estimate: $500 1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Rose-red and Green Watermark Sideways matching blocks of 30 from the lower left and lower right of the sheet showing No Monogram. Superb MUH and a fine and rare pair. BW D94z,za, cat AU$550++ (2014) (60)
Lot 340		Estimate: $1,200 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 341		Estimate: $500 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 342		Estimate: $650 1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green T.S. Harrison one-line imprint block of 8, small gum thin on one unit, few split perfs in bottom selvedge, otherwise fine MUH. BW D95zb, cat AU$750 for mounted strip of 4
Lot 343		Estimate: $750 1912-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Green variety 'Watermark Sideways' fine mint with large part OG, rare. BW D101a cat AU$1500, SG D83b cat £1000