Lot 447
| | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $320 |
1953-56 QEII 2½d Blue rare solo franking cover (for 3½d letter rate) used locally at Melbourne 1954 (23 Jun) where the underpayment went undetected. Just two such solo usages recorded by noted specialist |
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Lot 448
| | Estimate: $120 | Realised Price : $90 |
1953-56 QEII 3½d Carmine-red Wmkd on Thin Hard Transparent Paper, booklet pane of 6, fine MUH ex J.P. Meara, as BW 296a but unlisted as booklet pane |
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Lot 449
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1953-56 3/6d Booklets with QEII 3½d Watermarked and wax interleaving (2), one with variety 'Retouched Left Frame' on both panes, other with variety 'Weak Entry to Top Left Frame and Corner' on both panes, BW 296i/ic group, j. Ex J.P. Meara, booklet covers with some toning (2) |
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Lot 450
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1953-56 QEII 3½d No Watermark variety 'Retouched Left Frame - Type I' (BW 297i), present in both panes in complete 3/6d booklet with wax interleaving (toned covers), ex J.P. Meara |
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Lot 451
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1953-56 QEII 3½d No Watermark variety 'White Crown at Top Left Retouched' (D1/3), BW 297ka, present in both panes in complete 3/6d booklet with wax interleaving (toned covers), ex J.P. Meara |
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Lot 452
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1953-56 3/6d booklet with QEII 3½d Watermarked and wax interleaving, both panes with varieties 'White Crown at Top Left' (F1/4) and 'Re-entry to 3½d and Left Frame' (F1/3), ex J.P. Meara |
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Lot 453
| | Estimate: $900 | Realised Price : $675 |
1953 3½d Young Farmers' Clubs Presentation Die Proof in issued colours in sunken frame, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '24.8.53/65' (Sir Daryl Lindsay, Stamp Advisory Committee). Some staining, otherwise fine, eight die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 303DP(1), cat AU$3500 |
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Lot 454
| | Estimate: $75 | Realised Price : $65 |
1954 Royal Visit 3½d Carmine-red lower left corner block of 8 with variety 'Re-entry to Lower Frame at Right' and 'Re-entry in ROYAL VISIT, 3½d, etc', fine MUH, BW 308h,I |
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Lot 455
| | Estimate: $2,750 | Realised Price : $2,100 |
1954 Royal Visit 3½d, 7½d and 2/- Presentation Die Proofs in issued colours in a composite sunken mount, with Note Printing Branch cachets on reverse and numbered '13.1.54/48, 20 and 16' respectively (Sir Giles Chippendall, Director-General of the PMG's Department). Some staining, eight composite proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection, BW 308/9/10DP(1), cat AU$10000 |
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Lot 456
| | Estimate: $900 | Realised Price : $675 |
1955 3½d Nursing Presentation Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '4.8.55/20' (P. Vanthoff, Deputy Director-General of the PMG's Department). Some staining, otherwise fine, eight die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 287DP(1), cat AU$3000 |
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Lot 457
| | Estimate: $750 | Realised Price : $575 |
1956 3½d Responsible Government Centenary Presentation Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '17.9.56/30' (Sir Daryl Lindsay, Stamp Advisory Committee). Some staining otherwise fresh, eight die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 331DP(1), cat AU$3000 |
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Lot 458
| | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $125 |
1959-64 Definitive 6d Banded Anteater (2), 1/- Platypus (89), 2/- Flannel Flower (115), 3/- Waratah (5) and 1/- Colombo Plan (11) and 2/6d Aborogone (1&), affixed to four varying editions of Broadcast Listener's/TV Viewers Licence Fee folders, cancelled Albert Park, Box Hill, Croxton, Mentone, Richmond North, unusual usage items (6) |
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Lot 459
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1959-64 6d Banded Anteater scarce solo franking tied by Melbourne slogan cancel to 1964 (8 Jul) Radio Australia postcard to Indonesia, returned, correct airmail postcard rate |
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Lot 460
| | Estimate: $120 | Realised Price : $95 |
1959-64 6d Banded Anteater tied by 'PASSED FREE' machine cancel to 1962 (16 May) airmail cover endorsed on reverse HMAS 'Voyager' (Malaya), very scarce solo franking for Defence Forces airmail |
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Lot 461
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1959-64 9d Kangaroos very scarce solo franking tied by GPO Sydney cds to 1965 (30 Jul) used of 'A.R.' card, Sans Souci receipt marking, the most difficult denomination solo in the Zoological series |
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Lot 462
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1959-64 11d Rabbit Bandicoot Helecon experimental printing solo franking tied by Charleville (Qld) cds to 1964 (21 Jul) Commercial Papers Only cover. BW 363A, footnote states 'Best collected bearing dated postmark prior to the distribution of the later helecon printing (4 June 1965)'. Rare stamp/rate convergence (5d up to 4oz. + airmail 3d x 2), very few covers recorded |
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Lot 463
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1959-64 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger (2) tied by Werris Creek cds to 1964 (2 Jan) airmail cover (flapless) to West Germany, scarce double 1/2d greetings card rate |
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Lot 464
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1963 5d Export Presentation Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '2.10.63/4' (B.F. Jones, Deputy Director-General of the P.M.G.'s Department). Fresh and superb, offered with the envelope in which it was originally contained. Ten die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 397(DP)1, cat AU$3000 |
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Lot 465
| | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $75 |
1963 5d Export matching corner blocks MUH and on FDC showing varying states of varieties 'Retouch to End of Jib and Shading Below' and 'Colour Flaw in Arctic Ocean Retouched', BW 397e/ed,fa/fb |
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Lot 466
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1963-64 Navigators 4/- to £2 (10/- and £1 White Paper), lightly hinged (6) |
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Lot 467
| | Estimate: $350 | Realised Price : $380 |
1963-64 Navigators 7/6d, 10/-, £1 (White Papers), £2 (Opt at bottom) optd SPECIMEN, superb MUH (4) |
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Lot 468
| | Estimate: $220 | Realised Price : $200 |
1963-64 Navigators £1 White Paper bottom left corner block of 4, and £2 marginal block of 4, both with lower units MUH |
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Lot 469
| | Estimate: $75 | Realised Price : $115 |
1964 Guillaux Airmail 5d variety 'Weak Entry Between Wheel and 5d Retouched', BW 423ea, an elusive variety, tied by Griffith slogan cancel to 1964 (7 Sep) commercial cover (opened three sides) |
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