COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA KGV Heads - Single Watermark
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1158
Symbol: F/V
Cat No: Collection
Very attractive collection to 1/4d x6 with lots of additional shades including ½d Cyprus green, 1d brick (much scarcer than punctured 'OS'), a beautiful 1d salmon eosin (minor stain) & 4d lemon x3 (one regarded by some as a 'lime'), also ½d 'CA' Monogram pair on piece & 'JBC' Monogram single, Penny Reds with better plate varieties including Pre-Substituted Cliché [35] and Substituted Clichés x6 (including both units on a single piece), etc, generally very fine with some postmark interest.
(Qty few 100)
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1161
Symbol: F
Cat No: 71S (shade)
1d deep salmon eosin Smooth Paper ACSC #71S (shade), excellent centring, superb 'BARMEDMAN/DE24/1917/ NSW' cds, Cat $2500. Michael Drury Certificate (2000). One of the finest 'eosins' we have seen.
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1162
Symbol: F
Cat No: 21ca i & ii
1d red Smooth Paper Substituted Clichés [34 & 35] ACSC #71(2)j & k (SG 21ca i & ii), well centred, neatly cancelled clear or largely clear of the affected areas, Cat $1500 (£900). An unusually fine duo.
(Qty 2)
1d dull red Smooth Paper with No Watermark ACSC 71Eab punctured 'OS/NSW', Cat $5000 (unpunctured). Michael Drury Certificate (2020). [The first example we have seen with an official perfin]
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1164
Symbol: *
Cat No: 72Pa(1)ia
1d red Rough Paper G73 block of 6 (3x2) comprising two Die II-I-I strips with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #72Pa(1)ia, some separated/reinforced perfs, Cat $2000+ plus a premium for the inverted watermark. Michael Drury Certificate (2020) states "rare block".
1d red Die III on War Savings Paper selection including a few noted as having varieties, Cat $1480 (SG £1400) as normal stamps.
(Qty 37) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Aug-29-2020, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1166
Symbol: F
1d brownish red Die III on War Savings Paper BW #75D (G112) producing the correct purplish red ultra-violet reaction, well centred, superb 'PARKES/16AU18/NSW' cds, Cat $2000. [At least the equal of a very fine example sold at the Prestige auction of 2.5.2014 for $786]
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1167
Symbol: oL
Cat No: Collection
1½d red Die I specialised collection of constant flaws annotated on KaBe pages with accompanying illustrations, 180 examples arranged by ACCC publication numbers plus another 100 with 'significant' but unlisted flaws, predominantly used but noted a few mint plus 'Cigarette flaw' used to uprate KGV 1½d 'Stars' envelope to USA, also 150+ examples with commercial perfins including variety of users & positions along with well-thumbed copy of John Mathews 'Handbook of Australian Private Perfins', condition mostly fine to very fine. Weighs 3½kg. Excellent study ready for further expansion.
(Qty 440+)
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1168
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 111(2)q & ra
4d violet Plate 2 marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the top of the sheet with Horned Kangaroo (Very Early State) and Thin 'FOUR PENCE' ACSC #111(2)q & ra, well centred, one unit very lightly mounted, the others unmounted, Cat $1250.
PUNCTURED 'OS': 2d scarlet with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #96ba & unlisted Foot on Left Leg of 'W' of 'TWO', well centred, small hinge remainder, Cat $2000.
