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Online General Sale No. 85 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 26th September 2025 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, MONOCOLOURED ISSUES
Lot 735 | [ O ] |
1902 Blank Base ½d - 5/- Perf 11½-12 (1d and 4d with Wmk Inverted), 1d and 2d Compound Perf 11½-12 and 11 (2d with Wmk Inverted), and 1d Perf 11, all fine used and mostly dated examples, the rare 1d Perf 11 cancelled at Yaamba (Qld) AU 28 03. The complete set of all perfs and rarely offered as such. BW cat AU$2150+, SG cat £1485 (11)  | ||
| Lot 736 | [ S/* ] |
1902 Blank Base ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d and 5/- handstamped seriffed SPECIMEN (22 x 3mm), being the mint stamps as supplied by Queensland for distribution to the U.P.U., the SPECIMEN being applied as a receiving handstamp to the stamps supplied to Bechuanaland. All with toned gum and some mild facial foxing, however a unique group unlisted by BW (5)  | ||
| Lot 737 | [ S/* ] |
1902 Blank Base with Type 1 SPECIMEN overprint vertical, comprising 2d (3, one no gum), 4d (wmk inv) and 6d (wmk inv), plus 1902-04 Design Completed 5d (2), 1/- (2) and 2/- (3), toning on a few but mostly fine with large part OG. BW cat AU$1300 (12)  | ||
| Lot 738 | [ ** ] |
1902 Blank Base ½d Emerald Perf 11½-12 interpane block of 49 from top right corner of sheet demonstrating the secondary flaws found on each block of 30, very fine MUH. BW D1A, cat AU$980++  | ||
| Lot 739 | [ S/* ] |
1902-04 Design Completed 2d (2), 3d (2, wmk inv), 4d (wmk inv), 5d, 6d (2, wmk inv), 8d (wmk inv), 10d (2), 1/- (wmk upright, unlisted by BW), 5/- wmk inv), 20/- overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 2) for the N.S.W. U.P.U. distribution. few with small faults or toning, but many (incl 20/-) are fine. BW cat AU$1800 (14)  | ||
| Lot 740 | [ * ] |
1902-04 Base Completed 10/- Dull Green fine mint with large part OG and very fresh appearance. BW D44 cat AU$3500, SG D43 cat £1800  | ||
| Lot 741 | [ * ] |
1902-04 Base Completed 10/- Dull Green Perf 11, slightly toned gum and somewhat heavily hinged. SG D43 cat £1800, BW D44 cat AU$3500  | ||
| Lot 742 | [ O ] |
1902-04 Base Completed 10/- Dull Green cancelled by crisp strike of Sydney cds dated AP 12/06, fine colour and one of the finest of the small number of postally used stamps known. BW D44, cat AU$4000  | ||
| Lot 743 | [ O ] |
1902-04 Base Completed 10/- Dull Green cancelled by two very light strikes of portion of cds in violet, very fine. With 2020 RPSV Certificate stating 'no comment on the source of the cancel', however the colour matches that seen for the Sydney Parcels Branch cds which occurs as a genuine cancellation on this stamp. SG D43 cat £1800, BW D44 cat AU$4000  | ||
| Lot 744 | [ O ] |
1902-04 Base Completed 20/- Dull Green cancelled portion of Sydney Parcels Branch cds in violet, very fine with good colour and undoubtedly one of the finest examples of very rare genuine postal use of this stamp. BW D45, cat AU$7500, the SG price of £2250 for this stamp should be considered for CTO only  | ||
| Lot 745 | [ O ] |
1902-04 Base Completed 20/- Dull Green good colour and very fine used, cancelled by portion of Sydney Parcels Branch cds in violet, rare. SG catalogue used at £2250, considerable less than their mint price (£4000), however the used stamp is far scarcer than mint. BW D45, cat AU$7500  | ||
| Lot 746 | [ * ] |
1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A Perf 11½,12 x 11 ½d Bright Green right pane of 60 permanently affixed to acid-free paper. Fine and a scarce multiple from this printing. BW D46B cat AU$900, SG D45 cat £960  | ||
| Lot 747 | [ **/* ] |
1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A ½d Light Green sheet of 120 (Watermark Inverted), slight overall gum toning and central gutter reinforced with hinges, very fresh appearance and very scarce as a complete sheet, 100 units MUH. BW D46a cat AU$3300, SG D45a cat £1920+  | ||
| Lot 748 | [ O ] |
1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 1d Light Green Perf 11 fine used cancelled 1906 NSW cds, rare. With 2009 Ceremuga Certificate. SG D51 cat £900, BW D48 cat AU$1750  | ||
| Lot 749 | [ * ] |
1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 1d Light Green Perf 11, part OG and fine with good colour, a very rare stamp. BW D48 cat AU$4500, SG D51 cat £3000  | ||
| Lot 750 | [ */O ] |
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d M (13) and U (4), 1d M (5) and U (18, incl pairs (2)), 2d M (4) and U, 4d M and U (2), 6d M (3) and U (12). Some stamps with faults, many of the mint with degrees of toning, however this issue is rarely offered in quantity. Very high catalogue value (26 M, 37 U)  | ||
| Lot 751 | [ ** ] |
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Light Green (Watermark Inverted) sheet of 120, some perf separation and one or two very minor tone spots, otherwise remarkably fresh with all units MUH, a rare survivor. BW D58 cat AU$9000, SG D53 cat £4200  | ||
| Lot 752 | [ */O ] |
1909 Stroke After Figure of Value 1/- Dull Green M (3, all with toning) and U (69 incl pair) and 5/- Dull Green U (32). Some faded or with faults, but a remarkable accumulation suitable for research, high catalogue value (3 M, 101 U)  | ||
| Lot 753 | [ O ] |
1908-09 Stroke After Value 1/- Dull Green block of 4 cancelled 'POSTE RESTANTE/WEST AUSTRALIA cds dated 5 OCT 10, fine and a rare multiple. BW D61 cat AU$120++, SG D58 cat £44++  | ||
| Lot 754 | [ O ] |
1908-09 Stroke After Value 5/- Dull Green block of 4 cancelled 'POSTE RESTANTE/WEST AUSTRALIA cds dated 16 JUL 10, fine and a rare multiple. BW D62 cat AU$300++, SG D59 cat £192++  | ||
| Lot 755 | [ * ] |
1908-09 Stroke After Value 2/- Dull Green very fine with good colour and large part OG. BW D63 cat AU$1000, SG D60 cat £1000  | ||
| Lot 756 | [ * ] |
1908-09 Stroke After Value 10/- Dull Green from top right corner of sheet with full selvedge, exceptionally strong colour, lightly hinged with large part OG. A beautiful stamp and arguably the most desirable example of this rarity. BW D64 cat AU$3750++, SG D61 cat £2500++  | ||
| Lot 757 | [ * ] |
1908-09 Stroke After Value 20/- Dull Green very fine with good colour and large part OG, an exceptional example of this famous stamp. BW D65 cat AU$10000, SG D62 cat £6500  | ||
