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Internet General Sale No. 85 |
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES, 1931-1937 C OF A WATERMARK
| Lot 812 SOLD | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark ½d, 1d (2, both perfs), 2d (2, both perfs), 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/- blocks of 4, lower values (including scarce 3d) mostly MUH, 4d, rare 6d and 1/- very fine with lower units MUH. A difficult set to complete in mint blocks, BW D113-121, cat AU$3032 as mounted blocks (36)    | ||
Lot 813 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 14 1d N over A and 2d N over N Deep Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint blocks, 1d with varieties 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Broken at Base' (L9/1) and 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Buckled in Centre, and Scratch in Lower Left Corner' (R10/1), fine with large part OG, 2d without variety 'RA Joined' on R55 (tone spots in gutter). BW D114Az, D116z, cat AU$425 (8)  | ||
| Lot 814 | [ O ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-green Perf 11 block of 4 from right side of sheet error 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Margin' fine used and cancelled with hexagonal '7TH AUS. PHIL. EXBN./ADELAIDE S.A.' ds, as are the other three recorded used pairs. The only surviving block of this error. BW D115b, cat AU$3500  | ||
| Lot 815 | [ O ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 2d Carmine and Yellow-green Perf 11 horizontal pair from left side of right pane error 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Gutter', fine used and cancelled with Adelaide cds dated 22FE3?. Very rare, with only four recorded examples, comprising a vertical pair, horizontal pair and single. BW D117b, cat AU$3750  | ||
| Lot 816 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 2d Perf 11 Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint blocks of 4 (2) and pairs (2), each showing varieties 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55). Each block has one unit with tone spot, and another spot in selvedge of one pair, large part OG. BW D117z, cat AU$125 for block of 4 (10)  | ||
| Lot 817 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) block of 4, with variety 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60), the 'RA' Joined variety on R55 corrected by makeready and not apparent. Large part OG with lower units MUH, very fine and a very scarce imprint. BW D118z, cat AU$1400  | ||
| Lot 818 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over EA setting) imprint block of 4 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55). Very fine with large part OG and lower units MUH, a very scarce imprint. BW D118za, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 819 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 11 3d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over EA setting) block of 4, tone spot in lower selvedge, large part slightly toned gum with lower units MUH, a very scarce imprint. BW D118za, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 820 (Withdrawn) | [ C ] | 1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green pair tied by Port Hedland cds on 1935 (9 Jun) cover from Perth with 2d and 3d Tasmania Cable, 'T/6D' in hexagon applied. The 3d is rare on cover (BW cat AU$400)  | ||
| Lot 821 | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 8, very fine with almost full OG, lower units MUH, imprint setting left edge of tablet over space between 'JOHN' and 'ASH'. The only recorded imprint block of 8 of this stamp and a key piece of this issue. BW D120z, cat AU$5750 for a mint imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 822 | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green strip of 4 used with 1d of the same series tied by Abbotsford cds on 1936 (27 Oct) unsealed cover from Melbourne franked 1d, 'T' in oval with mss '2d', the 2/1d postage collected representing the total due from multiple items to the same addressee. Very few covers bearing the 6d are recorded (BW cat AU$2000), the strip of 4 being the largest recorded multiple on cover. A very fine and highly desirable franking, and one of the most important postage due covers  | ||
| Lot 823 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1/- Deep Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 8 with varieties 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), patches of light gum toning, lower units MUH. BW D121z, cat AU$475 as mint block of 4  | ||
