1966-74 all-different PMG's Department Publicity Cards including for 1968 Flowers & Olympics, 1969 Primary Industries, 1971 Christmas block of 4! (instead of a block of the seven designs), 1972 Primary Industries and 1973 & 1974 Christmas, most with various degrees of suntanning from having been exposed to sunlight & others stained on the reverse, Cat $2850.
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Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2182
Symbol: PR
Cat No: Collection
1967-73 all-different PMG's Department Publicity Cards including for 1968 Weather & Intelsat, 1967 & 1969 Christmas, 1970 & 1972 booklet stamps, 6c Coil pairs, 1971 Australia/Asia, Animals & Aboriginal Art, 1971 Christmas block of 4! (instead of a block of the seven designs), etc, a few with minor pinholes at the corners otherwise very fine to superb, Cat $2950. [A 1970-75 collection of 62 different publicity cards sold at our auction of 1.9.2018 for $5990]
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1969 Primary Industries 15c Timber with the Black Printing ('Australia 15c') Completely Omitted ACSC 504c (SG 441a) being the upper unit in a vertical strip of 3, unmounted, Cat $1500+ (£1500+).
1970 Christmas 6c Virgin & Child with the Black Printing Partly Omitted at Left of the two central units in a block of 6 (3x2) ACSC 544cb, excellent centring, the variety units are both unmounted, Cat $1000+ for two singles. An attractive & little-known error: the partly-missing black has resulted in 'CHRISTMAS 1970' being bolder & '6c' being largely omitted. [The ACSC states that only one block of 6 - this item - has been recorded. Offered with 1972 correspondence regarding the discovery of the block "...which I purchased [at Goulburn NSW] on 16.12.1970"]
1973 Metric Conversion 7c Volume with the Olive Printing (Water in the Glass & Stripes on Shorts) Completely Omitted ACSC 623cb (SG 533a), black smudge at top is associated with the production problem that caused the missing colour, very lightly mounted, Cat $2000 (£1400). With a normal stamp for comparison.
1973-80 Marine Life and Gemstones 1c Banded Coral Shrimp block of 20 (10x2) from the top of the sheet, all the upper units with Very Faint (Dry Ink?) Black Printing, unmounted.
1986 Christmas miniature sheet with Perforations Misplaced 6mm to the Left resulting in a Reconfiguration of all the Stamps including the 'Donkey' being on the L/H Stamp ACSC 1180b, unmounted, in our opinion under-catalogued at $750. [A beaut error because it is highly significant but not obvious, and much scarcer than the similar error on the $10 Painting]
1994 Koala & Kangaroo CPS strip of 12 with Denomination and Literal Omitted plus red VOID handstamp each stamp ACSC 1827ca, folded between stamps 6 and 7 to fit into display sheet, unmounted, Cat $400. A similar strip in our Online Auction 7 sold for $320+.
1994 Koala & Kangaroo CPS strip of 12 with Denomination and Literal Omitted ACSC 1827ca, folded between stamps 6 and 7 to fit into display sheet, unmounted, Cat $400. A similar strip sold in our Auction 247 for $270+.
