1927 Canberra 1½d vertical pair Imperforate Between ACSC 132b, a couple of minor blemishes but apparently unmounted and as fresh an example as we have seen, Cat $5000 (mounted).
1927 Canberra 1½d U/R corner block of 4 with significant Pre-Printing Paper Fold affecting the first unit with Aberrant Perfs at U/R and the second unit, a couple of minor blemishes, unmounted.
1927 Canberra 1½d U/L corner block of 9 with 75% of Plate Number '3' ACSC 132zb, unmounted, Cat $2250+ (mounted). [Plate Number multiples larger than blocks of 4 are rarely seen]
Grade A
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Oct-09-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 2
Lot No: 90
Symbol: **
1927 Canberra 1½d U/L corner block of 4 with 75% of Plate Number '5' ACSC 132zd, unmounted but there are traces of hinges in the margin on the face!, Cat $3250+ (mounted). [According to the ACSC, only seven Plate '5' blocks of 4 are recorded, making this the third scarcest number after '1' and '4']
1927 Canberra 1½d U/L corner block of 4 with 75% of Plate Number '7' ACSC 132zf, the lower units very lightly mounted, the upper units unmounted, Cat $2250+ (mounted). Superb!
1927 Canberra 1½d U/L corner single with virtually complete Plate Number '10' ACSC 132zi, mounted in the upper margin but the stamp is unmounted, Cat $1250 for a mounted block of 4.
1927 Canberra 1½d punctured 'OS' with significant damage at right officially repaired with a wide piece of paper apparently applied before the stamps were perforated and punctured. Most unusual.
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Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sold...AU$ 38.00
Closed..Oct-09-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 38
Sale No: 2
Lot No: 96
Symbol: */**
1928 International Philatelic Exhibition M/S from the top of the sheet of 15, unusually well centred, lightly mounted in the upper margin only, Cat $200.
1928 International Philatelic Exhibition M/S block of 4 from the base of the sheet of 15, generally well centred, the second 'unit' with the Exhibition cds of 30OC28 in red, creased in the margin at left & a couple of small imperfections, Cat $1050+.
1928 International Philatelic Exhibition 3d punctured 'OS' marginal block of 16 (4x4) from the L/L of the sheet, all four left-hand units with a Weak Entry at Left, all but two units are unmounted, Cat $1500++.
1928 Air Mail 3d green Type A punctured 'OS' U/L block of 4 with Plate Number '1' ACSC 134bza, the lower units with hinge remainder, the upper units unmounted, Cat $525+ (mounted).
1928 Air Mail 3/- booklet with black/blue cover reconstructed with two of the three panes that don't belong, a few faults, Cat $675 per pane x3.
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Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Oct-09-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 2
Lot No: 107
Symbol: **
1928 Air Mail Type A booklet pane of 4, the third unit with Long Wing to Plane ACSC 136cd, a trifle aged but unmounted, Cat $1250.
1928 Air Mail 3d booklet stamp with Long Wing ACSC 136d (SG 115b), excellent centring, on cover with other stamps to GB, Sydney cds clear of the variety, Cat $450 (£200) for the used stamp. A rare franking: sold at a Sydney auction in 2018 for $780.
1929 Western Australia Centenary 1½d red U/L corner block of 4 with Plate Number '2' with Diagonal Offset including Plate Number '3' !, the L/H units creased. Good conversation starter.
1929 Western Australia Centenary 1½d red Plate 6 imprint block of 8 (4x2) with Re-Entry to Swan's Neck & 'TR' of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC 138zn, the lower units including the variety [R10/4] are unmounted, Cat $325 (unmounted).
1929 Western Australia Centenary - PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d Swan U/L corner singles with John Ash Imprint (pair from the base of the sheet) and Plate Numbers '1' to '12' ACSC 138baz to zl, mostly well centred, all but the imprint pair mounted in the margin only to a contemporary annotated page that gives us confidence that the punctures are all genuine, a few tonespots, Cat $5525+ (for blocks of 4).
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Grade A/B
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Oct-09-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 2
Lot No: 114
Symbol: **
1929 Western Australia Centenary 1½d red punctured 'OS' U/L corner block of 4 with Plate Number '10' ACSC 138bzi, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $425+ (mounted).
1929 Western Australia Centenary 1½d red Plate 6 punctured 'OS' imprint block of 6 (3x2) with Re-Entry to Swan's Neck & 'TR' of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC 138zn, unmounted, Cat $425++ for an imprint block without the variety. Ex Ray Chapman (sold by Gibbons Australia in 2006 for $320).
1930 Sturt 1½d red with manuscript "2d/paid/PM/LHI", hinge remainder. An apparently contemporary forgery of the famous Lord Howe Island Provisional. [Sold as a forgery at a Melbourne auction for $160]
1931 Kingsford Smith 3d blue U/L corner block of 6 (2x3) with Plate Number '3' and the fifth unit with Plane Dropping Mailbag ACSC 142zbd, well centred, unmounted, Cat $200++.
1931 Kingsford Smith 3d blue L/L corner single with Aberrant Perfs in the margin as a result of a paper-fold outside the printed area, unmounted. Quirky!
1931 Kingsford Smith Overprinted 'OS' 2d red U/L corner block of 4 with Plate Number '1', well centred, unmounted, Cat $3500+ (mounted). Pity the overprints are forged.
1931 Kingsford Smith 6d violet imprint block of 8 (2x4) the first unit with Re-Entry to 'T' of 'AUSTRALIA', 'FO' of 'KINGSFORD' & 'LD' of 'WORLD' ACSC 143za, well centred, unmounted, Cat $275.
1931 Air Mail - OVERPRINTED 'O S': 6d sepia Plate 2 John Ash Imprint block of 10 (5x2) with Re-Entry to 'STRALI' & the Plane's Wing ACSC 144(OS)ze, exceptional centring, a few minor tonespots, unmounted, Cat $800+ for an imprint block of 6 + four singles.
1932 Large Lyrebird 1/- green overprinted 'OS' block of 4, the L/H units with the Overprint Misplaced 2mm to the Left, lightly mounted, Cat $300++. The misplacement not recorded in the ACSC.
