Great Britain and British Commonwealth KGV Heads - Single Watermark
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 157
Symbol: V
½d green Electro 3 with the Watermark Inverted plus Joey's Head out of Pouch and Thinned Left Frame ACSC 63a(3)m, lightly cancelled well clear of the affected areas, Cat $400 + a premium for the inverted watermark. Very scarce triple-variety.
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 159
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection
1d red loose accumulation with potential for shades, varieties & postmarks, appear to generally be very fine. (Stated to be 2500) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Sep-30-2021, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 160
Symbol: O
1d red plated varieties x71 from all panes including Thin 'G', Scratch behind Roo, 'NY' Joined etc, plus with wartime slogan cancels x20, generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 91)
1d red listed varieties including Thin 'G', Dash in R/H Margin by Emu's Neck [4/46], Dot before '1' and Thin 'ONE PENNY', condition generally fine with a couple short perfs.
(Qty 32) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 80.00
Closed..Sep-30-2021, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 162
Symbol: #
Smooth Paper 1d red with large "Tin Shed" Flaw on the Kangaroo, minor blemishes, no gum. RPSV Certificate (year??). [Such transient flaws are not listed in the ACSC]
Smooth Paper 1d red Harrison One-Line Imprint pairs from Plate 1 and Plate 4 ACSC #71(1)zi & (4)zj, some perforation re-inforcing, Cat $3000 for blocks of 4.
Smooth Paper1d scarlet-red 'CNE PENNY' ACSC 71G(4)q (G17), small stain on the reverse, Melbourne machine datehead cancel just intrudes on the variety, Cat $1500+. Michael Drury Certificate (2005).
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 169
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1d red with 'ONC PENNY' as ACSC 71(4)q but with the 'E' Defective' punctured 'T', very well centred, Hobart machine datehead of 12.2.17. Unlisted in the ACSC. Ex Martin Frischauff from the 'Italian Hoard'. [Like the 'CNE' varieties, this is an ink-clogging flaw that is much scarcer than the better-known 'CNE']
War Savings Paper 1d red Die III vertical strip of 3 [28/38/48] with Break in Upper Frame at Right ACSC 75L & Scratch below Wattle Stem at Right 75n, all with 'SH/&/Co LTD' perfins, Sydney cds, Cat $440+. A rare multiple.
1½d red quartet comprising Vertical Scratches in Upper Frame ACSC 89(21)e [Pos 21L4)] single, No Top to Crown 89(21)j [21L28] single, 'AUSTRALLA' & White Flaw on Emu's Leg in block of 4 89(23)o & p [Pos 23R23-24/29-30] and No Top to Crown 89(23)t in block of 4 [Pos 23R51-52/57-58], Cat $250+.
(Qty 4 items)
1½d scarlet Electro 16 on Thin Paper ACSC 89ab (SG 77a) marginal block of 12 (3x4) from the base of the sheet with listed variety Retouched 'GE' of 'POSTAGE' & Shading 89(16)h plus unlisted varieties on [16L40], [16L55] & [16L58], well centred, minor bends, unmounted, Cat $3900+ (£1320+ for mounted) plus a premium for the varieties. Photocopy of RPSofV Certificate (2013) as the then ACSC 89aa, for the L/L corner block of 24 from which this block was removed.
4d bright orange with the Watermark Inverted and Line through 'FOUR PENCE' ACSC 110Ha(2)r, lightly mounted, Cat $700 for the plate variety + a premium for the watermark error. A very scarce combination.
4d yellow-orange Plate 2 'JBC' Monogram pair ACSC #110B(2)z with Pimple on Diagonal of L/H '4' ACSC 110(2)o, the first unit with a tiny natural paper-flaw, lightly mounted, Cat $1500. Ex 'Anglo-Saxon': sold at our auction of 16.8.2008 for $610.
4d yellow-orange with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 71Ia, exceptional centring, the faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat $100. Superb! Scott Starling Certificate (2015) does state "mint never hinged".
