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[There were a number of errors in the 2007 table but it's surely an oversight that these pages were omitted from the 2014 edition] Symbol**?Gradec c1 Estimate$300Price Realized$460StatusSold View details 202 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d lemon-yellow with the Watermark Inverted BW #110Ca, corner stain at upper-left, Beverley (WA) cds, Cat $750: see Four Pence Varieties Tabulation in the 2007 Edition at pages 4/259 & 260. A very early RPSofV Certificate "No C/A 20" (undated) signed by Bert Dunn, Rev JCW Brown and Bill Purves. This was the discovery example, found by Ken McNaught in New Zealand. SymbolfGradeb c1 Estimate$200Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 203 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange set of Monogram blocks of 4 BW #110(1)z & zb and #110(2)z & zb on exhibit page, the Plate 1 'CA' block is a bit aged, a few minor perf separations/rejoins but all four lower pairs are unmounted, Cat $4000+ as mounted corner pairs. Symbol*/**Gradea/b Estimate$3,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold View details 204 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d lemon-yellow on illustrated East-West Railway cover, superb 'FREMANTLE/23OC17/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds & large red/white registration label, Melbourne transit & superb 'HAWTHORN' arrival b/s, some spotting & flap faults, Cat $600 on cover. Despite the imperfections, this is a most attractive and apparently commercial cover. This envelope is quite common but this is one of only a few registered examples we have seen. The domestic letter rate was 1d + 3d registration. The addres SymbolcGradec Estimate$400Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 205 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: Plate 1: 4d lemon-yellow 'JBC' Monogram block of 6 (3x2) BW #110C(1)z, well centred, a few separated perfs, unmounted, Cat $5400++ as normal singles. A very rare & desirable block. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) as "lime-yellow". Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$4,000Price Realized$9,500StatusSold View details 206 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d lemon-yellow 'CA' Monogram block of 6 (3x2) BW #110C(1)zb, unmounted, Cat $5400++ as normal singles. Another very rare & desirable block. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015) as "lime-yellow". Symbol**Gradea+ c1 Estimate$4,000Price Realized$9,000StatusSold View details 207 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange One-Line Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #110H(1)zd, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $7500+ (mounted). A very rare & desirable imprint block. [Julian Sterling's similar block sold for $4575] Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Estimate$4,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSold View details 208 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: Plate 2: 4d orange with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' on scarcer shades 4d buff-orange & 4d yellow-orange BW #110F & I(2)r, both lightly mounted, and on 4d lemon-yellow BW #110C(2)r, very fine used, Cat $2850: see Four Pence Varieties Tabulation in the 2007 Edition at pages 4/259 & 260. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) for the used stamp. [NB: the number of varieties was increased in the 2014 Edition. The Line through 'FOUR PENCE' was formerly BW #110(2)h] Symbol*fGradea Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 209 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange vertical strip of 6 from the upper-right corner of the sheet, the second unit with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #110H(2)r (SG 22e), minor gum-side blemishes, the first unit mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $1000++ (£500++) mounted. Symbol**/*Gradeb Estimate$500Price Realized$480StatusSold View details 210 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d bright orange with the Watermark Inverted BW #110Aa (SG 22w) corner block of 6 from the upper-right corner of the sheet, the last unit with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #110A(2)r (SG 22e) but without the listed varieties on [6] & [11], well centred, five units - including the variety - are unmounted, Cat $1100++ (£525++) mounted. A beautiful "double variety" block. Symbol**/*Gradea b1 Estimate$750Price Realized$1,500StatusSold View details 211 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #110(2)r (plus ½d green for the war tax) tied to KGV 4d Registration Envelope to a missionary in India by 'YUNNDAGA/22NO18/WESTN AUST' cds that slightly impinges on the variety, 'YUNNDAGA' h/s in violet on large serpentine-rouletted registration label, Perth & 'DHANASHKODI' transit & 'POONA' arrival b/s. A very rare and attractive franking. SymbolpsGradea- Estimate$500Price Realized$2,800StatusSold View details 212 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange from the first printing (aged gum, CTO) & from a later printing (**) both Pos [R60] with the Perforation Pinning Point in the margin, & 4d blue from the same position (**), Cat $300+. SymbolV**Gradea/a- Estimate$150Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 213 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d lime-yellow 'JBC' Monogram block of 6 (3x2) BW #110D(2)z, well centred, a few split/rejoined perfs at the top, minor overall aging that doesn't affect the very fine facial appearance, the three lower units are unmounted, Cat $12,750++ as normal singles. Extremely rare. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) as "lime-yellow". Symbol*/**Gradeb b1 Estimate$6,000Price Realized$9,000StatusSold View details 214 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange TS Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 8 (4x2) BW #110(2)zd, remarkably well centred for an imprint block, the gum a little aged which desn't affect the very fine facial appearance, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $7500++ (mounted). Another very rare block. [Stuart Hardy's fine block sold for $5825] Symbol*/**Gradeb b1 Estimate$4,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold View details 215 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 1920 (Dec 31) 4d Perf 14 colour trials in brown-purple shades on thick ungummed unwatermarked paper each with an identifying letter in red ink on the reverse, comprising "B" "C" "D" and "N", well centred, the last with minor adhesions on the reverse otherwise remarkably fine, Cat $80,000. The ACSC states that "The trials seem to have come into collectors' hands in two series, one of eight and one of six..." This & the next six lots represent the entire group SymbolPGradea/a- Estimate$40,000Price Realized$30,000StatusSold View details 216 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 4d colour trial in brown-purple (brown) endorsed on the reverse "B" in red, Cat $20,000. SymbolPGradea b1 Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold View details 217 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 4d colour trial in warm brown-purple (bright brown) endorsed on the reverse "C" in red, Cat $20,000. SymbolPGradea b1 Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold View details 218 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 4d colour trial in warm red-purple (deep reddish purple) endorsed on the reverse "N" in red, exceptional centring, Cat $20,000. SymbolPGradea a1 Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold View details 219 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 1920 (Dec 31) 4d Perf 14 colour trials in reddish shades on thick ungummed unwatermarked paper each with an identifying letter in red ink on the reverse, comprising "E" "F" and "H", the second with slightly trimmed perfs at right & the first two with minor adhesions on the reverse, Cat $60,000. Our assessment of the shades, again with the K&G shades in brackets, is "E" in red-lilac (carmine-rose), "F" in deep red-violet (reddish violet) & "H" in deep red-lilac ( SymbolPGradea/a- Estimate$25,000Price Realized$19,000StatusSold View details 220 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 4d colour trial in deep red-violet (reddish violet) endorsed on the reverse "F" in red, irregular perforations, Cat $20,000. SymbolPGradea c2 Estimate$7,500Price Realized$5,750StatusSold View details 221 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR SymbolPGradea/b Estimate$20,000Price Realized$15,000StatusSold View details 222 FOUR PENCE VIOLET - Plate 1: 4d violet Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 12 (6x2) BW #111(1)z with [L58] Splintered Lower-Left Corner and [R57] White Spot over Second 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' #111(1)k & p, remarkably well centred for an imprint piece (especially one of this size), some perf separation/rejoining including re-attachment of the right-hand vertical pair but - apart from a small reinforcement in the lower margin - the imprint block of 4 is unaffected, Cat $5500+. (mounted). [Sir Gawaine B Symbol*Gradea/a- Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,800StatusSold View details 223 FOUR PENCE VIOLET: Plate 2: 4d violet with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #111(2)r (SG 64a), the margin partly separated & rejoined, Cat $40,000 (£30,000). One of the iconic rarities of the Georgian Heads and the first mint example we have offered. Ex James B Williamson (1981) & "Ayres" (John Sussex). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2003). The ACSC states "The variety Line through 'FOUR PENCE' must have been retouched very soon after beginning of printing in violet" and that five mint examples are re Symbol*Gradea c1 Estimate$30,000Price Realized$23,000StatusSold View details 224 FOUR PENCE VIOLET: 4d violet with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #111(2)r (SG 64a), a few short perfs & a small central hole that is not evident from the face still one of the more attractive used examples, indistinct NSW cds, Cat $12,000 (£8000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states that approximately 15 used examples are recorded. [Stuart Hardy's and Hugh Morgan's very fine examples sold for $11,067 & £8400 respectively] We note that this stamp is on remarkably Thin Paper, a varie SymbolgGradeb c2 Estimate$4,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold View details 225 FOUR PENCE VIOLET: 4d violet Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 16 (8x2) BW #111(2)z with [R58] White Spot over 'FO' of 'FOUR' #111(2)vd, remarkably well centred for an imprint piece (especially one of this size), some perf separation/rejoining including to the left of the gutter, 12 units are unmounted, Cat $5500+. [An imprint pair only sold at a Melbourne auction in July 2015 for $1908] Symbol**/*Gradea b1 Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,600StatusSold View details 226 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES - Plate 1: 4d ultramarine with Temple Flaw BW #112(1)g, Cat $5000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Research by Geoff Wotherspoon, published in the "Bulletin" of the Australian Commonwealth Collectors Club of NSW (Dec 2007), indicates there are between 6 & 8 mint examples, of which two are perf 'OS'. Symbol*Gradea c1 Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSold View details 227 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d pale ultramarine with Temple Flaw BW #112(1)g, light indistinct cds cancels well clear of the variety, Cat $1500. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Superb! [A very fine example sold at the Prestige auction of 14/11/2014 for $920] SymbolvGradea+ c1 Estimate$750Price Realized$800StatusSold View details 228 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d dull ultramarine Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 4 BW #112(1)z punctured 'OS' with [L54] Thick '4' at Right #112(1)h, well centred, minor perf separation/rejoining, Cat $15,000+. 4d blue imprints are very rare and this is the only perf 'OS' imprint block we have seen. As such, it is a fabulous item, especially for the collector of Officials. [Julian Sterling's similar block of 8 - without 'OS' puncture - sold for $10,370] Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$10,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSold View details 229 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d blue Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 12 (6x2) BW #112(1)z with [L54] Thick '4' at Right [L58] Splintered Lower-Left Corner and [R57] Snowball above Second 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' #112(1)h k & p, some perf separation/rejoining including at upper-left of the gutter, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $15,900+. A great rarity, especially being larger than a block of 4. Symbol*/**Gradea b1 Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold View details 230 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES Plate 2: 4d pale ultramarine with Cracked Electro (False Ear) BW #112(2)ma, 'ESPERANCE/13JL23/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds, Cat $2000. The ACSC states "Three mint and at least eight used copies have been recorded". SymbolgGradea c1 Estimate$750Price Realized$1,400StatusSold View details 231 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d dull ultramarine upper-right corner block of 12 (2x6) with Thin 'FOUR PENCE' Second State (Retouched & Deteriorating), Horned Emu, White Scratch behind Emu and 'PE' of 'PENCE' Joined BW #112(2)rb t v & va, the lower pair hinged otherwise unmounted, Cat $2000+ (mounted). Symbol**/*Gradea c1 Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,700StatusSold View details 232 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d bright ultramarine Harrison Two-Line Imprint block of 4 BW #112(2)za with [R60], a beautiful shade, well centred, the upper-right unit with perf separation/rejoining along the gutter, Cat $20,000+. A lovely example of the rarest imprint block in the Georgian Heads Series. Symbol*/**Gradea b1 Estimate$10,000Price Realized$19,000StatusSold View details 233 FOUR PENCE BLUE HARRISON PLATES: 4d dull ultramarine BW #113 horizontal strip of 3 + 2d scarlet tied to cover to Queensland by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/18SE23/MELBOURNE' cds, minor blemishes, slightly reduced at left & opened-out, Cat $500++ for a single on cover. The rate until 30/9/1923 was 2d per ½oz x7 for a letter weighing between 3 & 3½oz = 1/2d. SymbolclGradeb Estimate$400Price Realized$360StatusSold View details 234 FOUR PENCE BLUE HARRISON PLATES: Plate 1: 4d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted block of 4 with Harrison Two-Line Imprint BW #113aa(3)z, weak/separated perfs rejoined along the gutter at right, Cat $20,000: see note (2) on page 4/314. [Julian Sterling's pair only sold for $3416] Symbol*Grade(a) d1 Estimate$5,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold View details 235 FOUR PENCE BLUE HARRISON PLATES: Plate 2: 4d ultramarine block of 4 with Harrison Two-Line Imprint BW #113(4)z, the right-hand pair separated including through the margin at base & rejoined, "suntanned" gum, Cat $15,000. [Stuart Hardy's fine block sold for $15,727] Symbol*Gradeb b1 Estimate$4,000StatusUnsold View details 236 FOUR PENCE OLIVE: 4d Perf 14 colour trial in apple-green on Single Watermark paper BW #114PP(1), very well centred, a couple of short perfs, affixed to a small piece of low-grade thin card & stained because of that, Cat $20,000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states this is the only example recorded in private hands but that there are "a number of examples in the Note Printing Branch Archives". Although the initial appearance is unpromising, under close examination this is a quite SymbolPGradec Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,250StatusSold View details 237 FOUR PENCE OLIVE: 4d olive Plate 3 Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #114(3)z & Plate 4 No Imprint (Mullett) block of 4 #114(2)za with [R55] with Scar on King's Neck #114(2)n, both with the lower units unmounted, Cat $925 (mounted). (2 blocks) Symbol*/**Gradea Estimate$350Price Realized$360StatusSold View details 238 FOUR PENCE HALFPENNY VIOLET: 4½d violet with the Watermark Inverted punctured 'OS' BW #118a (SG O84w) with the Watermark Significantly Misplaced, superb 'PRESTON/3DE29/VIC' cds, Cat $20,000 (£14,000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "At least six examples with watermark inverted and punctured OS exist. All but one are cancelled with the Preston (Vic) datestamp, one dated 3DE29" (this stamp). SymbolgGradea c1 Estimate$12,000Price Realized$22,000StatusSold View details 239 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d imperforate plate proof lower-left corner block of 4 [L49-50/55-56] in the issued colour on ungummed watermarked paper BW #122PP(3)A, margins large to enormous, cancelled with two strikes of the 36mm 'COMMONWEALTH...AUSTRALIA/POSTMASTER/GENERAL'S/19JUN21 AM/DEPARTMENT' cachet, Cat $50,000: see Note 3 on page 4/339. One of the most visually arresting items in the entire Georgian Heads Series: illustrated at page 4/338. Ex Dr Leslie Abramovich and Charle SymbolPGradea Estimate$30,000StatusUnsold View details 240 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d imperforate plate proof marginal single from the top of the sheet in the issued colour on ungummed stout horizontally laid paper BW #122PP(3)B, margins large to enormous, cancelled with manuscript "X Y" & a horizontal line, Cat $10,000. Ex Dr Leslie Abramovich. Unique and superb! The ACSC states that this is "the only recorded example" and that "its significance is not known". The ACSC states that both this & the previous lot are on "white wove paper" SymbolPGradea+ Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold View details 241 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown Printed on the Gum and with the Watermark Inverted punctured 'OS' BW #122c (SG O42b) horizontal pair, the left-hand unit with a couple of ironed-out creases, the right-hand unit is superb, both are unmounted, Cat $11,500++ (£15,000++) mounted. Extremely rare. This error exists only punctured 'OS', and no used examples are recorded. Michael Drury Certificate (2012) for this pair only, being a re-issue of the certificate he provided for the Symbol**Grade(b)/a+ Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold View details 242 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'CA' - below [L56] - Monogram block of 4 with [L56 - the monogram unit - Second State] Damaged Upper-Left Corner and White ("Breakfast") Flaw in the King's Beard BW #122za, well centred, a few separated/rejoined perfs at upper-left & a few minor tonespots, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $1500++ (mounted). Symbol*/**Gradeb b1 Estimate$400Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 243 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'CA' - repositioned below [L57] - Monogram strip of 3 with listed varieties on all three units BW #122zbb, a trifle aged & with a few hinge remainders, Cat $8500+. Very rare: the ACSC states in the introductory comments on page 4/338 "The monogram in this position is rare, suggesting the shift occurred only in the last printing (November 1916)". [Stuart Hardy's similar but better centred strip sold for $8446] This is actually an unlisted Symbol*Gradeb d1 Estimate$6,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold View details 244 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'JBC' Monogram block of 4 with listed Second State Varieties on the lower units BW #122zf, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $1200++ (mounted). The 'JBC' Monogram was the stay-at-home sibling, remaining below [R59] in all printings. Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Estimate$600Price Realized$1,000StatusSold View details 245 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown [1L33; White Spot on Roo's Tail], short corner perf at lower-right & minor tonespots, CTO with the same departmental cachet as used on the proof block in Lot 239, large-part o.g. Most unusual. SymbolP ?Gradea- b2 Estimate$100Price Realized$140StatusSold View details 246 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown BW 123 (SG 23b/ba) two blocks of 4 in slightly different shades, one is marginal (the upper units very lightly mounted), unmounted, Cat $1350+ (£216++, mounted) minimum. Symbol*/**Gradea Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 247 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown with the Watermark Inverted BW #123a (SG 23bw) block of 4, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $5000+ (£2600+) mounted. Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,400StatusSold View details 248 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'CA' Monogram block of 6 (3x2) BW #123z, separated/rejoined perfs at upper-left, some characteristic gum "bubbles", the lower units are unmounted, Cat $7500+. Another very rare monogram block. Here we go again: this block has [L55] with Retouched Lines behind the Kangaroo and [L57] with Dent at Base of Left-Hand Frame. However, [L56] is not the Second State with the White Flaw in the King's Beard. In fact, this monogram strip is essentially iden Symbol*/**Gradea- c1 Estimate$5,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSold View details 249 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'JBC' Monogram pair with varieties veb & vfa BW #123zb, unmounted, Cat $1250+ (mounted). Symbol**Gradea c1 Estimate$800Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 250 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown Harrison Two-Line Imprint block of 6 (3x2) BW #123zf with large margin & full imprint, [R56] with Bird Poop in the King's Hair #123vd, rejoined perfs below [R55] & repaired along a split in the margin, Cat $7500+. Symbol*Gradea/a- Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,700StatusSold View details 251 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' (as always) BW #124 (SG O60), ironed-out vertical crease & no gum, Cat $7500 (£4500) mint. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states that "between 15 & 20 mint copies exist...One mint block of 4 is recorded - see Lot 253 - as well as two or three pairs". [Stuart Hardy's mint example sold for $3378] SymbolΩGrade(b) c1 Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,300StatusSold View details 252 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' part-imprint single BW #124 (SG O60), a few separated/rejoined perfs at the base, Car $7500+ (£4500) or $22,500 for a part-imprint pair. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "Only two part-imprint pairs have been recorded". However, Arthur Gray stated "Of the 15 to 20 mint examples recorded, two of these have a part-imprint", suggesting that it is two singles that have the part-imprint. Symbol*Gradea+ b1 Estimate$5,000Price Realized$5,500StatusSold View details 253 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' BW #124 (SG O60) block of 4, unusually well-centred for this issue, a couple of very minor bends, very fresh & lightly mounted, Cat $30,000++ (£18,000++) as singles. Ex Jack Kilfoyle. The unique block! One of the great rarities of the entire Georgian Series. David Brandon Certificate (1980). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "Very rare stamp [mint] & a great rarity as a block - the only recorded". By Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$25,000Price Realized$24,000StatusSold View details 254 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' BW #124 (SG O60) "jumbo" single with "railroad margins", 'REGISTERED ELIZABETH ST/9MR21/MELBOURNE' cds, Cat $250 (£180). Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015). SymbolgGradea+ a1 Estimate$150Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 255 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' with Damaged Upper-Right Corner (Advanced State) BW #124h well centred example tied to OHMS cover to Ultimo by light 'REGISTERED/4MY21/SYDNEY NSW' cds well clear of the variety, red/white 'NSW/Sydney' registration label, light vertical folds well clear of the stamp which is very fine, Cat $750++ ($1500 for a non-variety stamp on cover). Ex Kevin Nelson. SymbolclGradeb Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,400StatusSold View details 256 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE GREENISH BLUE: 1/4d greenish blue to turquoise standard gradation of shade x4 (two with minor hinge remainders, two very lightly mounted), plus the rare Deep Turquoise-Blue BW #128F (exceptional centring & unmounted but with "suntanned" gum) and Very Deep Turquoise #128G (minor hinge remainder), variable centring, Cat $11,000 approximately. A most unusual opportunity. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) for the Very Deep Turquoise. Symbol*Gradea/b Estimate$4,000Price Realized$11,000StatusSold View details 257 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE GREENISH BLUE: 1/4d deep turquoise-blue Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #128Fz, an unusually bright & attractive shade, the upper units very lightly mounted, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $30,000+ (mounted): see Note 2 on page 4/355. The ACSC states in respect of the deep turquoise shades, "two Harrison imprint blocks of 4 are recorded". Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Estimate$15,000Price Realized$12,000StatusSold View details 258 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE: 1/4d dull greenish blue Mullett Imprint block of 4 BW #128za, the left-hand units are well centred, the upper units are very lightly mounted, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $3500+ (mounted). Symbol*/**Gradea Estimate$1,750Price Realized$1,800StatusSold View details 259 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE: 1/4d greenish blue tied to cover by 'PATERSON/23JA21/NSW' cds with red/white 'NSW/PATERSON' registration label with blue rouletting (most unusual), the cover a bit aged & the flap removed, Cat $1000 on cover. A rare franking that appears to be a commercial - if much overpaid - usage. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$400Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 260 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE: 1/4d greenish blue horizontal pair (+ 6d brown Kangaroo) tied to a complete 'PARCELS POST' label on slightly larger piece by a generally fine strike of the huge rubber 'RUSSELL STREET/VICTORIA' parcels cancellation, some creasing that hardly affects the 1/4d pair, Cat $1000+ on cover. The rate was 3/2d for an interstate parcel weighing between 5 & 6 pounds. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$500Price Realized$700StatusSold View details 261 PUNCTURED 'OS': Smooth Paper 1d crimson (G23) with Dry Ink BW #71Nca marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet, the first three units with Wattle Line (indistinct), Nick in Left Frame near the Top and Neck Flaw #71(4)f g & h, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $3000++. Superb! MIchael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*/**Gradea+ b1 Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,700StatusSold View details 262 PUNCTURED 'OS': Smooth Paper 1d carmine block of 4 with two Die II-I horizontal pairs BW #71(1)ic additionally with Double Perforations at the base of the upper units & three sides of the lower units, the lower units with remnants of small official repair tabs otherwise unmounted, Cat $3750+. A delightful block. Ex Greg Deleuil. [Sir Gawaine Baillie's adjoining Dies I-II block of 4 sold for $2070] Symbol**/*Gradea Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,600StatusSold View details 263 PUNCTURED 'OS': Smooth Paper 1d carmine superb Die II-I block of 4 BW #71(1)ic on 1918 OHMS cover with Perth cds & large red/white registration label, various instructional handstamps & endorsements & very fine double-oval 'POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE/23MAR1918/LEEDERVILLE WA' datestamp (LRD) in rosine, Cat $1000+ for one Die I-II pair on cover. The Leederville datestamp is rare. In "Western Australia: The Postal Markings Illustrated", usage is recorded from 1912 to 1917 only. SymbolclGradea Estimate$1,000Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 264 PUNCTURED 'OS': Smooth Paper 1d carmine Die II BW #71(1)ib horizontal pair additionally with 'OS' Inverted, the central perfs reinforced, Cat $2000++. Ex Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). [Colonel Harrie Evans' similar Die I-II-II strip of 3 sold for $3520] Symbol*Gradea- c1 Estimate$1,250Price Realized$2,000StatusSold View details 265 PUNCTURED 'OS': Smooth Paper 1d carmine Dies II-I horizontal pair BW #71(1)ic additionally with 'OS' Inverted, the central perfs reinforced, Cat $1250+. Ex Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea- c1 Estimate$750Price Realized$1,000StatusSold View details 266 PUNCTURED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d dull red (G72) Die II with the Watermark Inverted BW #72a(1)ib (SG O54fw), very lightly mounted, Cat $1250: see Note 16 at page 4/89. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) doesn't mention that the watermark is inverted. [Stanley Gibbons list this stamp but don't price it mint or used] Symbol*Gradea c1 Estimate$600Price Realized$1,300StatusSold View details 267 PUNCTURED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d rosine (G68) Dies II-I BW #72(1)ic (SG O54c/f) block of 4, minor black specks on the gum, perfs between the upper pair separated/rejoined, Cat $2950+ (£1640+): see the table on page 4/93. Ex Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea-/b Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,300StatusSold View details 268 PUNCTURED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d dull carmine (G72) block of 4 [34-35/40-41] comprising Substituted (Dies II-I) Clichés plus Thin 'G' in 'POSTAGE' & Pregnant 'Y' BW #72C(2)ja ka L & m, some perf reinforcing, Cat $4000+ (as singles) plus a premium for the shade. A rare & very desirable multiple for the specialist. [The ACSC states that most of the recorded blocks are from the rosine printings] Symbol*Gradea c1 Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSold View details 269 PUNCTURED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d dull red Substituted (Die II) Cliché plus Thin 'G' in 'POSTAGE' (small fault at upper-left) also two normal units & ½d green tied to WA Titles Office cover to New Zealand by light Perth cds of 19MAR19 that obscures the Die II Spur, light NZ 'GONE NO ADDRESS' & 'UNCLAIMED' handstamps in purple plus 'MASTERTON/12MY19/NZ' cds in red, Perth cds of 13JUN19 and re-registered. A remarkable cover. The rate was 1d Empire rate + 3d registration + ½d War Tax. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$500Price Realized$1,800StatusSold View details 270 PUNCTURED 'OS': 2d orange with the Watermark Inverted BW #95ba (SG 71w) block of 4, a few split/rejoined perfs & tiny gum-side blemishes, the third unit is unmounted, Cat $1950+ (£1300+): see Note 1 at page 4/254. A very scarce multiple. Symbol*/**Gradea- b1 Estimate$750Price Realized$850StatusSold View details 271 PUNCTURED 'OS': 2d orange with the Watermark Inverted BW #95ba tied to complete Central Weather Bureau lettersheet by Melbourne Krag machine cancellation. A very scarce franking. In fact, it is the only example we know of on cover. SymbolcGradea Estimate$400Price Realized$1,000StatusSold View details 272 PUNCTURED 'OS': 2d orange with No Watermark apart from Vertical Marginal Watermark Line BW #95aa(var), unused, Cat $2500: see Note 2 at page 4/254. SymbolΩGradea d1 Estimate$400Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 273 PUNCTURED 'OS': 2d scarlet with the Watermark Inverted BW #96ba (SG O72w) block of 4, a few split perfs, unmounted, Cat $10,000++ (£4800++) mounted: see Note 1 at page 4/260. A rare & delightful multiple. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold View details 274 PUNCTURED 'OS': 1/4d deep turquoise-blue BW #128Fa (SG O75b) marginal single with part-Harrison Imprint, reinforced perfs, very lightly mounted, Cat $6500+ (£4000): see Note 2 on page 4/355. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) with the margin folded-under! Symbol*Gradea c1 Estimate$1,000Price Realized$2,200StatusSold View details 275 HALFPENNY GREEN: ½d dull green with the Watermark Sideways (Crown Pointing to the Left as seen from the Front) BW #65aa (SG 48b), a little aged, Perth machine cancellation, Cat $40,000 (£30,000). Unrecorded mint. RPSofV (1987) & Michael Drury (2015) Certificates. The ACSC states "Two used examples are recorded...cancelled by Sydney or Western Australian machine postmarks". This stamp was the discovery example. [The other example, also a little aged, sold at the Prestige Philately "Lionheart" au SymbolgGradeb c1 Estimate$30,000Price Realized$23,000StatusSold View details 276 HALFPENNY GREEN: ½d dull green with the Watermark Sideways Inverted (Crown Pointing to the Right as seen from the Front) BW #65ab (SG 48bw), a very minor pink stain (just a tinge), 'CURLEWIS/--DE18/=NSW=' cds, Cat $40,000 (£30,000). Unrecorded mint. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "One used example is recorded...cancelled with a Curlewis datestamp of December 1918". However, a second example - also with a light stain on the reverse, Western Australia machine cancellation - sol SymbolfGradeb b1 Estimate$30,000Price Realized$34,000StatusSold View details 277 HALFPENNY GREEN: Electro 5: ½d bluish green half-sheet of 60 (12x5) with White Flaw in King's Hair, Major Cracked Electro (Advanced State, from L/H Wattles to Kangaroo's Forearm), White Flaw in L/H Wattles, Retouched Top Frame at Left & Thin Fraction at Right BW #65(5)g ha k L & m, plus 'CA' & 'JBC' Mongrams BW #65(5)z & zb, generally well centred, folded for display on a standard page, most units are unmounted, Cat $1600++ (mounted). Symbol**/*Gradea Estimate$600Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 278 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: 1d carmine-pink (G101) BW #73A (SG 49), traces of Compartment Lines, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $500 (£250). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$200Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 279 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: 1d rose-red BW #73B, very well centred, glazed hinge remainder, Cat $7500. A beautiful example of this rare stamp, that is not listed by Stanley Gibbons. Ex Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "mint stamps are very rare". [Stuart Hardy's example - hinge remainders - sold for $5359] Symbol*Gradea- b1 Estimate$4,000Price Realized$4,200StatusSold View details 280 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: 1d deep red (G103) BW #73C (SG 49b), Cat $10,500 (£5000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Ex Colonel Harrie Evans: acquired for $6325. Arthur Gray noted only "six mint examples recorded". Symbol*Gradea c1 Estimate$6,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSold View details 281 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: 1d carmine-pink (G101) with the Watermark Inverted BW #73Aa (SG 49aw), well centred, light Melbourne machine cancellation, Cat $25,000 (£27,000). Michael Drury Certificate (2005). Arthur Gray stated that "four examples - all used - are recorded", one being in the Royal Collection. [An example was recently sold at a London auction for £10,000] SymbolfGradea b1 Estimate$5,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSold View details 282 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: Plate 3: 1d carmine-pink with Dot before '1' at Right BW #73(3)m being the second unit in a horizontal pair, well centred, minor hinge remainder, Cat $1500+. Ex Greg Deleuil. Symbol*Gradea- b1 Estimate$500Price Realized$1,200StatusSold View details 283 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: 1d carmine-pink 'CA' Monogram block of 6 BW #73(3)z, minor perf separation/rejoining in the lower margin, two units lightly mounted & four units - including the monogram strip of 3 - are unmounted, Cat $14,750+ as a mounted monogram strip of 3 plus two mounted & one unmounted single. Ex Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states at page 4/95 "No monograms in the rose-red & deep red shades appear to exist". Symbol**/*Gradea c1 Estimate$6,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold View details 284 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: 1d carmine-pink 'JBC' Monogram block of 6 BW #73(3)zb, the lower units are unusually well centred, minor perf separation/rejoining in the side margin, four units lightly mounted & two units - including the monogram unit - are unmounted, Cat $14,750+ as a mounted monogram strip of 3 plus two mounted & one unmounted single. Ex Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). [Stuart Hardy's Plate 4 unmounted block of 12 (6x2) - blemishes in the margins - sold for $11, Symbol**/*Gradea b1 Estimate$7,500Price Realized$6,000StatusSold View details 285 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: Plate 4: 1d carmine-pink corner block of four from the upper-right of the left-hand pane BW #73(4) [5-6/11-12], unmounted, Cat $5000++. Ex Greg Deleuil. Symbol**Gradea c1 Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold View details 286 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: 1d carmine-pink with Secret Mark BW #73(4)d, very lightly mounted, Cat $1000. Ex Greg Deleuil. Symbol*Gradea c1 Estimate$350Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 287 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: 1d carmine-pink block of 4 [31-32/37-38] with Nick near top of Left-Hand Frame & Flaw below Neck BW #73(4)g & h but the first unit with no trace of the Wattle Line at Upper-Right, lightly to very lightly mounted, Cat $3000++. A technically interesting block. Ex Greg Deleuil. [Stuart Hardy's very similar but better centred block sold for $2330] Symbol*Gradea c1 Estimate$1,000Price Realized$2,800StatusSold View details 288 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: 1d carmine-pink 'CA' Monogram block of 12 (6x2) BW #73(4)z with Ferns (Retouched) & 'RA' Joined, well centred, some perf separation/rejoining that doesn't affect the monogram strip of 3, Cat $18,000+. Ex Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). [Stuart Hardy's unmounted half-pane of 30 - the monogram slightly trimmed - sold for $11,067] Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$7,500Price Realized$7,500StatusSold View details 289 ONE PENNY RED COOKE PRINTINGS: Plate 4 1d carmine-pink 'JBC' Monogram block of 6 (3x2) with Run 'N' (Second State; Retouched) BW #73(4)zb, the monogram slightly trimmed at the base, hinge remainder on one unit, three units - including the monogram unit - are unmounted, Cat $14,250+ as a mounted monogram strip of 3 plus one unmounted & two mounted units. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). [Stuart Hardy's unmounted block of 12 (6x2) - blemishes in the margins - sold for $11,067] Symbol**/*Gradea/a- Estimate$6,000StatusUnsold View details 290 ONE PENNY RED HARRISON PRINTINGS: 1d deep carmine-rose (G105) with the Watermark Inverted BW #74a, lightly mounted, Cat $2500. Symbol*Gradea d1 Estimate$1,000Price Realized$850StatusSold View details 291 ONE PENNY RED HARRISON PRINTINGS: 1d carmine punctured 'OS' BW #74b on 1932 local yellow-buff unsealed cover with Coat of Arms in blue on the flap, Adelaide slogan cancellation, redirected to Port Augusta (backstamp), Cat $750 on cover. Superb! A remarkably late commercial usage paying the scarce 1d printed matter rate; the envelope probably contained an invitation. SymbolcGradea+ Estimate$300Price Realized$340StatusSold View details 292 ONE PENNY RED HARRISON PRINTINGS: Plate 3: 1d carmine-rose (G104) corner block of 20 (5x4) from the upper-right of the sheet with "Jubilee Lines" at Top & Right and varieties Colour Spot at Lower-Right Corner, Dot before '1' at Right & Thinned Left-Hand Frame BW #74(3)L m & na, unmounted, Cat $3000++. Superb! Symbol**Gradea+ Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold View details 293 ONE PENNY RED HARRISON PRINTINGS: 1d deep carmine-rose (G105) Harrison Two-Line Imprint block of 4 with White Flaw in Right-Hand Frame by Emu's Feet BW #74(3)z, one unit unmounted, Cat $2000 (mounted). Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Estimate$750Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 294 ONE PENNY RED HARRISON PRINTINGS: Plate 4: 1d carmine-rose (G104) Harrison Two-Line Imprint block of 12 (6x2) with Ferns, 'RA' of 'AUSTRALIA' Joined & Kangaroo's Tongue Out BW #74(4)z, unusually well centred for an imprint piece, some toning that doesn't affect the very fine facial appearance, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $2800+ (mounted). Symbol*/**Gradeb/c Estimate$750Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 295 ONE PENNY RED HARRISON PRINTINGS: 1d deep carmine-rose (G105) with the Watermark Inverted BW #74a in Two-Line Harrison Imprint strip of 4 BW #74a(3)z, unmounted, Cat $16,000++ as four normal singles. A unique imprint piece. Michael Drury Certificate (2015), [The ACSC somewhat inconsistently states in Note 3 on page 4/97 that the price for the only recorded imprint strip of 4 is $15,000 which is less than the $16,000 quoted for four singles!] Symbol**Gradea c1 Estimate$10,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSold View details 296 ONE PENNY GREEN: 1d green with the Watermark Inverted BW #78a (SG 82w), slogan cancellation, Cat $30,000 (£18,000). The ACSC states "Two used examples have been traced...a used pair was reported in 1927", but it has not been seen by current collectors. SymbolfGradea c1 Estimate$15,000Price Realized$11,500StatusSold View details 297 PENNY-HALFPENNY BLACK-BROWN - Electro 1: 1½d black-brown Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #84(1)z, unmounted, Cat $475+ (mounted). Symbol**Gradea c1 Estimate$300Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 298 PENNY-HALFPENNY BROWN - Electro 3: 1½d brown Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #86(3)z, very lightly mounted, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $575. Symbol*/**Gradea Estimate$300Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 299 ONE PENNY GREEN: 1d green with Double 'OS' Puncture, remarkably well centred, characteristic rough perfs, Melbourne cds of 3JE25. Not listed in the ACSC and offered "as is". SymbolgGradea a2 Estimate$100Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 300 ONE PENNY GREEN - Plate 1: 1d green with Saddle on Emu BW #80(1)e, Cat $3500. This is a rare variety in this issue. Symbol*Gradea c1 Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|123456|Next Previous 123456 Next
