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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, BICOLOURED ISSUES, 1931-1937 C OF A WATERMARK
Lot 808 | [ * ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark ½d to 1/- Perf 11 and 1d, 2d Perf 14, lightly hinged mint. BW D113-121 cat AU$758, SG D100-111 cat £475 (9)  | ||
| Lot 809 | [ * ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d and 2d Perf 14, and ½d to 1/- Perf 11 part OG, the scarce 3d very fine, and 6d light gum toning (9)  | ||
| Lot 810 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark ½d, 1d (2, both perfs), 2d (2, both perfs), 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/- blocks of 4, lower values (including scarce 3d) mostly MUH, 4d, rare 6d and 1/- very fine with lower units MUH. A diffcult set to complete in mint blocks, BW D113-121, cat AU$3032 as mounted blocks (36)    | ||
| Lot 811 SOLD | [ O ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-green Perf 14 horizontal pair error 'Imperforate Between' cancelled 'DELIVERY ROOM/G.P.O. SYDNEY' cds, plus single stamp roughly torn on error side but showing full imperforate margin, rejoined above left stamp of pair (sharing the cds). Both pair and single are very fine, and represent a remarkable reunion, there is a line watermark down the left side. The pair represents the most important perforation error in all the postage dues, and is equally significant in all Australian Commonwealth perforation errors, illustrated in the BW catalogue at page 112. BW D114b cat AU$25,000 (with the single stamp prices at AU$2500); SG D100a, cat £17,000  | ||
| Lot 812 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 14 1d Deep Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4 (N over A setting) with varieties 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Broken at Base' (L9/1) and 'Left Frame of Value Tablet Buckled in Centre, and Scratch in Lower Left Corner' (R10/1). Fine with large part OG and lower units MU. BW D114Az, cat AU$225  | ||
| Lot 813 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d Deep Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over A setting) imprint block of 4 with variety 'Left Frame of Tablet Buckled and Broken and Scratch at Lower Left' (R55), very fine with large part OG, lower units MUH. BW D114z, cat AU$225  | ||
| Lot 814 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 2d Carmine and Yellow-green, and Red and Yellow-green Perf 14 John Ash (N over N setting) imprint blocks of 4, the first with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), the second with R55 corrected by makeready, both very fine with lower units MUH. BW D116z,za, cat AU$450 (8)  | ||
| Lot 815 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 14 2d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) block of 4 without 'RA Joined' variety on R55, large part OG but with tone spots in gutter and affecting upper units. BW D116z, cat AU$200  | ||
| Lot 816 | [ ** ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark ½d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash imprint block of 8 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), fresh and fine MUH. BW D113, cat AU$250++  | ||
| Lot 817 SOLD | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 11 ½d Carmine and Deep Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) with variety 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55) and 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60), fine large part OG with lower units M UH. BW D1132z, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 818 SOLD | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark ½d Deep Carmine and Yellow-green cancelled by indelible pencil and tied on 1935 (12 Oct) picture postcard from Vienna, Austria with franking including improper use of 5gr Austrian postage due, mss 'T5c' converted to 'T½d'. A fine example of solo ½d postage due usage, BW cat AU$300 as such  | ||
| Lot 819 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d John Ash (N over A setting) imprint pair, with variety 'Left Frame Buckled and Broken and Scratch at Lower Left' (R55); John Ash (N over N setting) imprint block of 4 with same variety retouched; and John Ash (N over EA setting) imprints blocks of 4 (2), both with same variety retouched, from Frame Plates 1 and 2. All fine mint with large part OG, lower units of blocks MUH, a nice group. BW D115z, za, zb, zc, cat AU$425 (14)  | ||
| Lot 820 | [ ** ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-Green Perf 11 horizontal pair from right side of sheet error 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Margin' superb MUH and rare. Four mint examples of the error are recorded comprising a vertical pair and two horizontal pairs. BW D115b, cat AU$1750+  | ||
| Lot 821 | [ O ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1d Carmine and Yellow-green Perf 11 block of 4 from right side of sheet error 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Margin' fine used and cancelled with hexagonal '7TH AUS. PHIL. EXBN./ADELAIDE S.A.' ds, as are the other three recorded used pairs. The only surviving block of this error. BW D115b, cat AU$3500  | ||
| Lot 822 | [ **/* ] |
1922-30 Third Watermark 1d Carmine and Bright Yellow-Green, Red and Yellow-green, and Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over A setting) imprint block of 4, each with varieties 'Left Frame of Tablet Broken at Base' (R9/1) and 'Left Frame of Tablet Buckled and Broken' (L10/1, the last additionally with 'Scratch in Lower Left Corner'). All fine, (one block MUH, other two lower units MUH), a good trio of the three listed Ash printings. BW D106C,D,Ezb, cat AU$625+ (12)  | ||
| Lot 823 | [ O ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 2d Carmine and Yellow-green Perf 11 horizontal pair from left side of right pane error 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Gutter', fine used and cancelled with Adelaide cds dated 22FE3?. Very rare, with only four recorded examples, comprising a vertical pair, horizontal pair and single. BW D117b, cat AU$3750  | ||
| Lot 824 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of Watermark 2d John Ash (N over N setting) imprint pairs, two shades from Frame Plate 1 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60), and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), and CTO pair from Frame Plate 2, fine with two of the pairs MUH. BW D117z,za, cat Au$350 as mint imprint blocks of 4 (6)  | ||
| Lot 825 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 2d Perf 11 Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint blocks of 4 (2) and pairs (2), each showing varieties 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55). Each block has one unit with tone spot, and another spot in selvedge of one pair, large part OG. BW D117z, cat AU$125 for block of 4 (10)  | ||
| Lot 826 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) block of 4, with variety 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60), the 'RA' Joined variety on R55 corrected by makeready and not apparent. Large part OG with lower units MUH, very fine and a very scarce imprint. BW D118z, cat AU$1400  | ||
| Lot 827 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over EA setting) imprint block of 4 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55). Very fine with large part OG and lower units MUH, a very scarce imprint. BW D118za, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 828 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 11 3d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over EA setting) block of 4, tone spot in lower selvedge, large part slightly toned gum with lower units MUH, a very scarce imprint. BW D118za, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 829 | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green pair tied by Port Hedland cds on 1935 (9 Jun) cover from Perth with 2d and 3d Tasmania Cable, 'T/6D' in hexagon applied. The 3d is rare on cover (BW cat AU$400)  | ||
| Lot 830 SOLD | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d Carmine and Yellow-green used with ½d of same series tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/SYDNEY' cds on 1937 (7 Nov) cover from Rabat, French Morocco to Sydney franked 1f65c, mss 'T .032' converted to 3½d due on arrival, cover with light horizontal crease otherwise very fine. The 3d is very scarce on cover, BW cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 831 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 4d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over EA setting) imprint block of 4, with variety 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' ?(L60), R55 with 'RA Joined' variety corrected by makeready, very fine with lower units MUH. BW D119zb var, cat AU$140  | ||
| Lot 832 SOLD | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 4d Deep Carmine and Yellow-green and Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint blocks of 4 (with N over N and N over EA settings respectively), both showing Frame Plate 2 variety 'Notch in Top Frame 1mm from Left Corner' (R55), both large part OG with lower units MUH. BW D119za,zc, cat AU$240 (8)  | ||
| Lot 833 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 4d Carmine and Yellow-green John Ash (N over N setting) imprint blocks of 4 from Frame Plates 1 with variety Notch in Top Frame 1mm from Left Corner (R55), and from Frame Plate 2 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55). Both very fine with large part OG and lower units MUH. BW D119z,za, cat AU$260 (8)  | ||
| Lot 834 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 4d John Ash (N over EA setting) imprint blocks of 6 and 4 (2), one block of 4 from Frame Plate 1 with varieties 'Break in Frame Over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), and blocks of 6 and 4 (shades) from Frame Plate 2, each with variety 'Notch in Top Frame 1mm from Left Corner' (R55), all very fine and each with lower units MUH. BW D119zb, zcv, cat AU$380 (12)  | ||
| Lot 835 | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 8, very fine with almost full OG, lower units MUH, imprint setting left edge of tablet over space between 'JOHN' and 'ASH'. The only recorded imprint block of 8 of this stamp and a key piece of this issue. BW D120z, cat AU$5750 for a mint imprint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 836 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4, very fine with a suspicion of a hinge, possibly MUH. The imprint setting differs from the block of 8, with the left frame of tablet in line with 'AS' of 'ASH'. Only three imprint blocks of 4 of this rare stamp are recorded. BW D120, cat AU$5750+  | ||
| Lot 837 | [ O ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green block of 8 cancelled Warragul (Vic) cds, 11OC37. Very fine other than a couple of shortish perfs at left and the largest used multiple recorded. An important piece of this famous stamp. BW D120, cat AU$3200++  | ||
| Lot 838 | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 6d Carmine and Yellow-green strip of 4 used with 1d of the same series tied by Abbortsford cds on 1936 (27 Oct) unsealed cover from Melbourne franked 1d, 'T' in oval with mss '2d', the 2/1d postage collected representing the total due from multiple items to the same addressee. Very few covers bearing the 6d are recorded (BW cat AU$2000), the strip of 4 being the largest recorded multiple on cover. A very fine and highly desirable franking, and one of the most important postage due covers  | ||
| Lot 839 | [ **/* ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1/- Deep Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint block of 8 with varieties 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55), patches of light gum toning, lower units MUH. BW D121z, cat AU$475 as mint block of 4  | ||
| Lot 840 SOLD | [ ** ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark Perf 11 1/- Deep Carmine and Yellow-green Ash imprint (N over N setting) block of 4 with varieties 'Break in Frame over U of AUSTRALIA' (L60) and 'RA of AUSTRALIA Joined' (R55) very fine MUH. BW D121z, cat AU$475+  | ||
