AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, LETTERCARDS, 1918 1½D ON 1D KGV SIDEFACE

Lot 678		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1918 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d Deep Purple KGV Sideface on Grey Mottled Card Die I Perf 12½ 'HAWKESBURY RIVER/N.S.W.' framed oval, very fine and scarce. Listed as BW LC35(62) but unpriced since not previously seen
Lot 679		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1918 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d KGV Sideface on Grey Surfaced Card Perf 12½ 'HMAS "MELBOURNE" ' framed oval, scarce bicoloured printing in Grey-black and Purple-black, pin hole on face, otherwise fine and rare. BW LC39(M3B), cat AU$500