1953 New Designs for Shilling Values By Authority imprints comprising 1/- blocks of 8 (3, shades), 2/- blocks of 8 (2, shades), 5/- blocks of 8 (3, shades), and 5/- blocks of 8 Die II (2). One 1/- and 2/- block MLH, others fresh MUH. BW cat AU$2550 (80)
1953-59 New Design for Shilling Values small group on hagner with 1/- (20, including mint imprint block of 4 and used imprint block of 8), 2/- (9, one the scarce carmine and deep green shade MLH) and 5/- (15), generally fine and mostly MUH. BW minimum catalogue AU$1250 (44)
1953-59 New Design for Shilling Values 1/- Carmine and Deep Yellow-green, 2/- and 5/- Carmine and Yellow-green By Authority imprint blocks of 4, 1/- and 5/- fresh MUH, 2/- mounted top pair only. BW D139Bza, D140Az, D141Az, cat AU$775 (12)
1953 New Design for Shilling Values 1/- Carmine and Yellow-green By Authority imprint block of 8, 2/- Carmine and Yellow-green By Authority imprint block of 4, and 5/- Carmine and Deep Green By Authority imprint block of 4, the 1/- with toned gum, the 2/- and 5/- fine MUH. BW D139za, D140z and D141Dza, cat AU$775 as mounted imprint blocks of 4 (16)
1953-59 New Design for Shilling Values 1/- Carmine and Deep Green By Authority imprint block of 8, very fine with only two units hinged. BW D139C, cat AU$175
1953-59 New Design for Shilling Values 2/- Carmine and Deep Yellow-green sheet of 120 with minor perf separation in places in selvedge, otherwise very fine MUH. BW D140b, cat AU$3600 plus premium for imprint
1953-59 New Designs for Shilling Values 2/- Carmine and Deep Green vertical block of 10 from upper left corner of sheet, superb MUH and with '25 Sheets No . . . ' accounting handstamp in violet on reverse, a rare multiple from this scarce printing. BW D140C cat AU$9500, SG D130a cat £3000
1953-59 New Design for Shilling Values 2/- Carmine and Deep Green By Authority imprint block of 4 superb MUH, the major rarity of this issue with only three imprint blocks recorded in this rare shade. BW D140Cz, cat AU$4750
1953-59 New Design for Shilling Values 5/- Carmine and Deep Green and 2/- Carmine and Yellow-green used with 5d on 1959 22 May unstamped cover from Shortland (NSW), representing postage due on a bundle of covers to the same addressee. Both the 2/- and 5/- are very scarce on cover, BW cat AU$200 each