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Online General Sale No. 84 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 1st August 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 823 | [ * ] |
1902 Blank Base Perf 11.5-12 ½d, 1d (wmk inv), 2d, 3d (wmk inv), 4d, 6d (wmk inv), 8d and 5/-, degrees of gum toning on some, part OG and good colour. BW cat AU$815 (8)  | ||
| Lot 824 | [ **/* ] |
1902 Blank Base Perf 11.5-12 ½d (MUH), 1d (wmk inv), 3d (wmk inv), 4d, 6d wmk inv), 8d and 5/-, gum toning on a few, part OG and good colour. BW cat AU$730 (7)  | ||
| Lot 825 | [ */O ] |
1902 Blank Base small range of stock cards with ½d (8, incl strip of 6), 1d pair and single, 3d, 4d (3), 6d, 8d all part OG (toning on some), plus 1d (3) and 2d (3) U BW cat AU$609 (23)  | ||
| Lot 826 | [ 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 827 | [ 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 828 | [ ** ] |
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 829 | [ 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 830 | [ * ] |
1902 Blank Base 2d Emerald Perf 11 x 11.5-12, fine with large part OG, a scarce stamp. BW D6, cat AU$750, SG D10 cat £425  | ||
| Lot 831 | [ O ] |
1902 Blank Base 1d Emerald Perf 11, surface rubbed and toned perf at top right corner, a rare stamp. BW D4 cat AU$1500, SG D12 cat £700  | ||
| Lot 832 | [ * ] |
1902-04 Design Completed mint range on hagner with Perf 11.5-12 x 11 ½d, 1d (2), 2d, 3d, 4d (3), 5d, 6d, 8d (2), 10d and 5/-, Perf 11 x 11.5-12 1d (4), and Perf 11.5-12 5d (2) and 1/-, mostly fine with part OG. BW cat AU$3015 (21)  | ||
| Lot 833 | [ 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 834 | [ * ] |
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 835 | [ 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 836 | [ O ] |
1902-04 Design Completed Watermark Crown over NSW 10/- Dull Green cancelled by portion of oval Sydney Parcels Branch ds in purple, very fine and a rare stamp. BW D44, cat AU$4000, SG D43 cat £2000  | ||
| Lot 837 | [ 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 838 | [ O ] |
1902-04 Design Completed Watermark Crown over NSW 20/- Dull Green cancelled 'NSW' in concentric ovals, possibly of CTO status, nevertheless a rare stamp. BW D45, cat AU$3000 as CTO  | ||
| Lot 839 | [ **/*/O ] |
1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A small mint group on hagner with ½d severed block of 20 and singles, plus block of 6 watermark inverted, 1d (2), 2d, 4d (wmk inv) and 6d (wmk inv); also ½d corner block of 6 cancelled 'FEB 26 12' in violet, 1d used block of 4, and 4d (wmk inv) used block of 4, some toning but useful multiples. BW cat AU$1540+ (47)  | ||
| Lot 840 | [ * ] |
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 841 | [ **/* ] |
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 842 | [ 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 843 | [ O ] |
1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 1d Light Green Perf 11 block of 4 cancelled multiple strikes of Townsville '570' duplex, JA 16 08. Some very minor toning on reverse, and the only recorded multiple of this stamp, a major postage due rarity. BW D48, cat AU$7000, SG D51 cat £4400  | ||
| Lot 844 | [ * ] |
1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 3d Green lightly toned gum but fresh appearance with good colour. BW D52 cat AU$750, SG D48 cat £650  | ||
| Lot 845 | [ */O ] |
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d (wmk inv), 1d (short perfs at right) and 6d (toning on perf tips) part OG, plus ½d (wmk marginal letters), 1d (2, one wmk inv) 2d (3, two with mss cancels), 4d and 6d (2) U. BW cat AU$2590 (12)  | ||
| Lot 846 | [ * ] |
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d and 6d mint, the ½d and 6d with watermark inverted, and the 1d with watermark marginal letters, all part OG and of fine appearance. BW cat AU$1430 (5)  | ||
| Lot 847 | [ ** ] |
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 848 | [ **/* ] |
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Perf 11½,12 x 11 1d Light Green block of 4 with large part OG showing variety double row of Watermark Marginal Letters ('OF AU'). Light gum toning but fine appearance (lower pair MUH) and very scarce. BW D57, incorrectly priced at AU$150 per stamp, should be AU$275, so block catalogues AU$1100+  | ||
| Lot 849 | [ * ] |
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 6d Light Green large part OG but with horizontal crease. SB D57 cat £250, BW D60 cat AU$475  | ||
| Lot 850 | [ * ] |
1908-09 Stroke After Value 1/- Dull Green top marginal block of 4, exceptional colour and very fine with large part OG, pencil notation on reverse of one stamp. We can trace no other mint block of 4, a major monocolour postage due rarity. BW D61 cat AU$900++, SG D58 cat £360++  | ||
| Lot 851 | [ **/* ] |
1908-09 Stroke After Value 5/- Dull Green block of 4, good colour and very fine with large part OG and lower units MUH. The only recorded mint block of this stamp and a major monocolour postage due rarity. BW D62 cat AU$2750+, SG D59 cat £1000++  | ||
