AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES, 1922-30 THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 344		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1922-30 Third Watermark mint and used group, mostly multiples, mounted on pages various printings represented, and with frame plate and value plate varieties noted, comprising 1½d M block of 48, 4d M (22), 6d M (41) and U 20), also ½d CTO in blocks (166). Mostly very fine and high catalogue value (101 M, 186 U)
Lot 345		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1922-30 Third Watermark large mint and used accumulation on pages, hagners, stock sheets and in packets, with many mint and used multiples, all values represented in quantity with a wide range of printings, many mounted stamps with frame plate and value plate varieties identified. An exceptional opportunity to acquire this issue in quantity for further research (approx 2,000)
Lot 346		Estimate: $850 1922-30 Third Watermark range of imprint blocks, with 1½d T.S. Harrison block of 8, 1d A.J. Mullett block of 4 and 1½d A.J. Mullett block of 12, and 1d, 1½d (2), 3d, 4d and John Ash blocks of 4 and 4d John Ash pair. Generally very fine with all but a few units MUH. A very scarce group, BW cat AU$2850+ (54)
Lot 347		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1922-30 Third Watermark ½d, 1d, 1½d (2), 2d (2), 3d and 6d (2) cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE' cds for U.P.U. distribution, also 1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1/- similarly cancelled. All large part OG and fine. BW D102w, 105w, 106w, 107w, 108w, 109w, 112w, cat AU$1000 (10)
Lot 348		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green CTO sheet of 120 split into two blocks of 30 and block of 60, some additional perf separation and some selvedge missing at base including part of Harrison imprint. Useful for a study of value plate settings. BW D105B, cat AU$480+
Lot 349		Estimate: $1,200 1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green sheet of 120 with T.S. Harrison two-line imprint superb MUH with virtually no split perfs, a rare and possibly unique sheet from Frame Plate 2 with the relevant value plate flaws demonstrating the setting. BW D105B, cat AU$1800
Lot 350		Estimate: $650 1922-30 Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green sheet of 120 divided into quarters and mounted on pages with frame plate and value plate varieties noted to indicate the setting of the value plate. Very fine with all but a few units MUH, and with split Mullett imprint ex Ray Chapman. BW D105C, cat AU$1200
Lot 351		Estimate: $250 1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Pale Green block of 48 from lower left corner of sheet showing part T.S. Harrison imprint, minor perf separation otherwise fine and with most units MUH, a scarce multiple. BW D106A, cat AU$240 as mounted mint
Lot 352		Estimate: $250 1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over A setting) imprint block of 12 showing varieties 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Broken at Base (R9/1) and 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Buckled in Centre' (L10/1), very fine with only two units hinged. BW D106zb, cat AU$175 as mounted imprint block of 4
Lot 353		Estimate: $120 1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over A setting) imprint block of 8 with varieties 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Broken at Base (L9/1) and 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Buckled at Centre (L10/1), some perf separation down gutter, otherwise fine with lower units unmounted. BW D106zb, cat AU$175 for block of 4
Lot 354		Estimate: $600 1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green sheet of 120 divided into quarters and mounted on pages with frame plate and duty plate varieties noted. Sone minor perf splitting otherwise very fine with all but a few units MUH, and showing split Harrison two-line imprint, ex Ray Chapman. BW D107A, cat AU$1440
Lot 355		Estimate: $300 1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d three blocks of 4 with Harrison, Mullett and Ash imprints. Harrison block with second line of imprint slightly trimmed and lower units MUH, Mullett block with hinge reinforcement, and both with bands of gum toning; Ash imprint very fine MUH. BW D107z,za,zb, cat AU$1025 (12)
Lot 356		Estimate: $1,200 1922-30 Third Watermark 2d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green sheet of 120 divided into four quarters and mounted on pages with frame plate and duty plate varieties noted to indicate the setting of the value plate. Very fine MUH (mounted in selvedge only) and showing split Harrison two-line imprint, a rare sheet despite having been divided, ex Ray Chapman. BW D108B, cat AU$2400
Lot 357		Estimate: $600 1922-30 Third Watermark 3d Carmine and Pale Green (Harrison printing) block of 36 from top left corner of sheet, very fine with most units MUH and a scarce multiple. BW D109A, cat AU$540 as mounted mint
Lot 358		Estimate: $600 1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Pale Green (Harrison printing) gutter block of 20 from top of sheet, few split perfs, very fine MUH other than for a few marks on gum of several units, a scarce multiple. BW D112A, cat AU$1500+
Lot 359		Estimate: $2,500 1922-30 Third Watermark 6d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green sheet of 120 divided into quarters and mounted with duty plate flaws noted. Some perf splitting and gutter selvedge missing opposite three units, all but a few units MUH and showing split Mullett imprint. Despite having been divided a rare sheet proving the value plate setting for the Mullett printing, ex Ray Chapman. BW D112C, cat AU$9000 for MUH