AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES, 1913-23 WATERMARK CROWN OVER A THIN PAPER
Lot 565
Estimate: $200
1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper Perf 11 ½d and Perf 14 1d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green, Perf 14 1d and 2d Carmine and Apple-green, each in a block of 4 with lower units MUH, one unit on 1d block with tone spot, otherwise fine (16)
Lot 566
Estimate: $300
1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper Perf 11 ½d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green 'Watermark Inverted' MUH block of 4, very fine. SG D76w, cat £440
Lot 567
Estimate: $800
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Rose-red and Green Watermark Sideways CTO sheet of 120 cancelled 'PR BOX ROOM/MELBOURNE' cds, some perf separation in places and a few insignificant marks, otherwise fine and scarce. SG D77a cat £1680+, BW D94, cat AU$960
Lot 568
Estimate: $750
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 569
Estimate: $2,000
1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 2d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green sheet of 120 with CA and JBC monograms, separated into left and right halves and with other perf separation and subsequent hinge reinforcement. The stamps are generally very fine, a rare and possibly unique sheet. SG D81 Cat £2040, BW D99A, monograms cat AU$2500
Lot 570
Estimate: $1,500
1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 2d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green block of 6 from lower left corner of sheet with CA monogram, superb and hinged only in lower selvedge. A very rare block in this condition. BW D99Azb, cat AU$1250 for a strip of 3 (2014)
Lot 571
Estimate: $1,600
1913-25 Wmk Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1/- Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green block of 35 from lower right corner of sheet with CA monogram. Some perf splitting between third and fourth columns otherwise very fine with hinges on two stamps in the top row and in lower selvedge only. A rare multiple. BW D102zb, cat AU$2400++ (2014)
