Great Britain and British Commonwealth KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 340
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
1d green annotated plated collection on Hagners offered intact with numerous listed varieties including Saddle on Emu in block of 4, Die II mint x5 (one punctured 'OS') + six units in a block of 9 and postally used x5 (very scarce & underrated), Secret Mark * & U x4, Ferns * & U x2, 'RA' Joined * x2 (one in Mullett Imprint pair), etc, a few multiples including imprints, some problems noted but generally fine to very fine. A real opportunity.
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Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Aug-04-2021, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 341
Symbol: *
2d deep golden scarlet with No Watermark as ACSC 102a but in an intense shade, well centred, faint vertical crease, very lightly mounted, Cat $10,000. Believed to be unique! Michael Drury Certificate (2018). [The ACSC states in a footnote, "...the existence of at least one mint example in an intense shade (price, $10,000)"]
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 342
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Cat No: 99ab
2d scarlet Die III with No Watermark ACSC 102aa (SG 99ab) block of 4, the last unit is unmounted, Cat $18,000+ (£5200++ for mounted). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "extremely rare as a multiple".
3d blue Die I Type A with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #107Aa (SG 100aw), a couple of short perfs, contemporary Sydney cds, Cat $7500 (£3000). RPSofV Certifcate (2007) states "...postally used". Sold at the Prestige auction of 24.4.2009 for $3961. [Very few commercially used examples are recorded. The ACSC states "probably only about half a dozen used examples are recorded". A very fine example sold at the Prestige auction of 29.11.2008 for $5750]
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 344
Symbol: G
Cat No: 93 shade
1/4d deep turquoise ACS 129C (SG 93 shade), 'PORT ADELAIDE/13SE28/STH AUST' cds, Cat $2750. A very attractive example of this rare shade. RPSofV Certificate (2003) as the then ACSC 129D.
PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d Intense Golden Scarlet ACSC 92Kbc block of 6 [Pos 1L3-4/15-168] that adjoins the next lot, excellent centring, one mounted unit with patch of minor toning, three units are unmounted, Cat $5500+. Scott Starling Certificate (2020).
PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d Intense Golden Scarlet ACSC 92Kbc block of 6 [Pos 1L5-6,17-18] that adjoins the previous lot, excellent centring, one mounted unit with minor tonespots, four units are unmounted, Cat $5500+. Scott Starling Certificate (2020).
OVERPRINTED 'OS': 2d red with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 102(OS)a (SG O125w), neat 'CORDALBA/28AP33/ QUEENSLAND' cds, Cat $5000 (£3500). A rare stamp: sold at the Prestige auction of 17.10.2008 for $3960. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2003). [The ACSC states that approximately 10 used examples have been recorded]