AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, QUEEN ELIZABETH II ISSUES

Lot 567		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1953 Produce Food 3d Green and 3½d Scarlet in panes of 50, superb MUH (100)
Lot 568		Estimate: $125 1953 Food Production 3½d Scarlet upper right corner MUH block of 18 with variety 'Colour Spur at Top of B of BEEF' and 'Retouch Beneath Milking Cup on Cow' Types Ii, III, V, VI, VII and VIII, BW 290 and 292 groups, cat AU$280+
Lot 569		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 1953 Tasmanian Sesquicentenary 2/- Green used on 1953 (30 Sep) cover to Japan, very scarce solo use for post-war 2/- half oz. airmail rate
Lot 570		Estimate: $100 1955-57 4d Claret QEII Booklet Pane of 6 plus single tied by Turramurra cds to 1960 (13 Jan) commercial airmail cover to UK, overpaying by 1d the 2/3d airmail rate, vertical crease affects single, Billy Graham Cinderella on reverse
Lot 571		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1955 Cobb & Co 2/- solo franking airmail cover to Israel tied by Melbourne 1955 (24 Aug) cds, registered and censored at Tel Aviv and bearing Israel postage due 100pr, roughly handled but an extraordinary usage item
Lot 572		Estimate: $75 1956 Olympic Games 7½d vertical pair with QEII 4d tied by Katoomba cds to 1957 (11 Nov) registered commercial cover, upper unit of former variety 'Weak entry in Top Left Corner', BW 333f
Lot 573		1956 Olympic Games 2/- Imperforate Plate Proof mounted on card (61mm x 76mm) number '8' on reverse, the presentation proof given to Sir Daryl Lindsay, Member of the Stamp Advisory Committee. (Since the 2/- stamp was printed overseas, the usual sunken proofs could not be prepared, and Harrison & Sons and Courvoisier were asked to prepare eight imperforate proofs each of the 1/- and 2/- respectively). Fine and very rarely seen. BW 335PP(2), cat AU$4000
Lot 574		Estimate: $4,500 1958 30th Anniversary of Trans-Tasman Flight large-size essay on board (258mm x 314mm) by J.E. Lyle in shades of blue, similar to adopted design but with unadopted portrait of Kingsford Smith, denominated 6d and inscribed for 'NEW ZEALAND'. This design, originally prepared for a New Zealand stamp, was later adopted as well by Australia following the decision to make a joint issue. An attractive and important essay
Lot 575		Estimate: $30 1959-94 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger used on 1962 (8 Dec) picture postcard from Mascot (NSW) to Dundee, Scotland tied by machine cancellation. Few tone spots, a scarce solo usage
Lot 576		Estimate: $150 1959-64 1/6d Christmas Bells used with 1/- Colombo Plan marginal pair tied by Syndal (Vic) cds to 1961 (3 Jul) registered airmail cover to Honolulu, former stamp paying scarce 1/6d airmail rate to Hawaii, pair paying the 2/- registration fee. Fine item for usage or rate exhibit
Lot 577		Estimate: $75 1959 4d P.O. Sesquicentenary pair + 2/- Crocodile airmail cover (roughly opened) to Finland, 4d pair with unusual 'Dry Ink' effect, normal single on cover for comparison (2)
Lot 578		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1960 5d Northern Territory Exploration upper left corner MUH block of 12 with variety 'Retouched Shading Right of Tree', BW 378f
Lot 579		Estimate: $100 1960 5d Northern Territory Exploration horizontal pair variety 'Misplaced Perforations' very fine MUH. BW 378bb, cat AU$200
Lot 580		Estimate: $100 1962 Perth Games 2/3d on 1963 double airmail rate commercial covers (2) to U.K., comprising pair and combination with 2/3d Royal Visit, scarce and attractive duo (2)
Lot 581		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 1963 5d Green QEII block of 48 from top of uncut booklet plate showing Plate No. '2' with dashes, also blocks of 6 (2) and 9 and singles (3) from the booklet plate showing Imperforate Between or at side varieties, all superb MUH (72)
Lot 582		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $50 1963-64 Navigators 4/- to £2 (10/- and £1 White Paper), lightly hinged (6)
Lot 583		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $950 1963-65 Navigators 7/6d - £2 overprinted SPECIMEN, including both papers of the 10/- and £1, and both positions of the £2, superb MUH. BW cat AU$2125 (7)
Lot 584		Estimate: $150 1964-65 Birds 1/6d Galah pair punctured 'VG' tied to 1966 (date unclear) 'Museum Specimens Only' packet from Melbourne to USA, paying very scarce 30c (3/-) other articles per 2oz. by airmail rate, exceptional £sd usage within decimal era, minor blemishes not detracting
Lot 585		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 1964-65 Birds 2/5d Blue Wren solo franking tied by 1964 (20 Jul) Russell Island (Qld) cds to registered commercial papers cover (270mm x 215mm, a little roughly handled) to Brisbane, a rare rate
Lot 586		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $125 1965 50th Anniversary of Gallipoli Landing 5d, 8d and 2/3d affixed to publicity card, superb