AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, MONOCOLOURED ISSUES

Lot 418	[ S/* ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 1902 Blank Base ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 8d overprinted SPECIMEN (18¼ x 2½mm) vertically as used for the Tasmanian U.P.U. distribution (1d, 3d, 4d and 6d with Watermark Inverted), part OG but 8d badly toned gum. BW cat AU$700 (7)
Lot 420	[ */O ]	Estimate: $350 Purchase Price : $315 1902 Blank Base 6d Emerald variety 'SW of NSW Not Fully Removed', left stamp of horizontal fine mint (large part OG) and another fine used. BW D9k, cat AU$875 (3)
Lot 421	[ S/*/(*) ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 1902-04 Design Completed ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 10d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- overprinted SPECIMEN as used for the N.S.W. U.P.U. distribution, generally fine part OG, a few (including 20/-) without gum. BW cat AU$2000 (14)
Lot 423	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $1,200 Purchase Price : $1,049 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 424	[ * ]	Estimate: $700 Purchase Price : $612 1906-08 Watermark Crown over single-lined A 3d Light Green marginal from left of sheet, fine colour and very lightly hinged with virtually full OG, the finest example of this very scarce stamp we have seen. SG D48 cat £700, BW D52 cat AU$750
Lot 425	[ ** ]	Estimate: $2,500 Purchase Price : $2,214 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 426	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Light Green 'Watermark Inverted' block of 12 from top of right pane, lower row with horizontal crease and one unit thinned, large part OG with most units MUH. BW D56, cat AU$480 for hinged block of 12
Lot 427	[ */O ]	Estimate: $800 Purchase Price : $699 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 428	[ */O ]	Estimate: $400 Purchase Price : $350 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 429	[ * ]	Estimate: $180 Purchase Price : $158 1908-09 Stroke After Value 1/- and 5/- Dull Green both part OG and good colour, 5/- with rough and irregular perfs down left side. BW D61-62 cat AU$750, SG D58-59 cat £425 (2)