Great Britain and British Commonwealth Other Pre-Decimals
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 195
Symbol: P
'A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia' boxed presentation book with 28 proofs reprinted in black from the original dies. Includes KGV 1d Engraved, 1½d Canberra, 2d Bridge, 1934 Hermes, £1 Robes, £1 Arms, 1950 Stamps Centennial se-tenant pair, 2/- Olympics Propaganda, & 7/6d Captain Cook etc, also AAT 2/- Map, Cat $700 @ $25 per unit. [Given that these proofs are highly collectable & otherwise unavailable, these items are, without doubt, the best 'product' released by Australia Post in recent years] (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Sep-30-2021, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 196
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: Collection
1913-14 Engraved KGV 1d collection with varieties, plate numbers and shades with two Plate #2 blocks showing weak entry behind emu's head, retouch to right frame and weak entry at base ACSC 59(2)d, h & i. Should be an ideal lot for further study or breaking down.
(Qty 100+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 280.00
Closed..Sep-30-2021, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 197
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: Collection
1913-14 Engraved KGV 1d small collection that includes Plate #2 Imprint block of 8 from top of sheet, Plate #4 Imprint block of 4 from left of sheet, dash under E in block of 4 ACSC 59(2)u and plate number pairs 1 to 4 from top of sheet.
(Qty 45+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Sep-30-2021, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 198
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 60zd
1913-14 Engraved 6d Kookaburra Imprint Block of 8 from the base of the sheet ACSC #60zd, better centered than many, very small thin on the second unit & reinforced central perfs, four units are unmounted, Cat $2750+ for a mounted block of 8.
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 201
Symbol: */CTO
Cat No: 133MS & 133MSw
1928 International Philatelic Exhibition 3d blue Kookaburra pair of minisheets, the right hand one with central strike of the First Day Exhibition cds of 29OCT28 in red, ACSC #133MS & 133MSw, hinged in upper margin and top stamps, Cat $650+.
1929 Airmail 3d green Type B punctured 'OS' John Ash imprint block of 4 ACSC 134baz (SG O119), the upper units with tiny aging marks on a couple of perf tips and minor hinge remainder, the lower units unmounted, Cat $1500+ for mounted (in footnote 2). [This item hails from a collection untouched since the early 1950s, well before forged punctures became a problem, but must necessarily be offered 'as is']
1931 Airmail 6d brown John Ash imprint block of 10 with Plate 2 Re-Entry ACSC 144ze, full margins, some gum bends, three upper units plus lower margin with minor hinge remainders, the other units unmounted, Cat $325 for a mounted block of 6.
1931 Airmail Overprinted 'OS' 6d brown John Ash imprint block of 10 (5x2) ACSC 144(OS)zd, full margins, small mark on face of L/L unit, minor perf separation in right margin, four upper units plus lower margin with minor hinge remainders, the other units unmounted, Cat $300+ for a mounted block of 6.
1932 Lyrebird 1/- yellow-green ACSC 145B marginal block of 10 (2x5) from the base of the sheet, well-centred, top-left unit with a few nibbled perfs at top & a few uneven perfs elsewhere, unmounted, Cat $2000+. The largest multiple of this scarce shade we have seen for many years.
1932 Lyrebird 1/- yellow-green Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 145B, characteristic perfs, unmounted, Cat $750 plus a significant premium for the scarcer shade.
1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue Plate Numbers '1' to '4' corner blocks of 4 ACSC 147z-zc, Numbers '2' & '4' are unmounted, Cat $200+.
(Qty 4 blocks)
1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green ACSC 148 (SG 143), a couple of shortish perfs & minor blemishes, postally used with Hobart cds and scarce thus, Cat $500 for postally used (£225 for CTO).
1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green horizontal pair, neat 'BENDIGO/--MR32/VIC' cds, Cat $1000+ for postally used singles (£450+ for CTO singles). A rare postally used multiple.
1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- dark green SG 143 John Ash Imprint strip of 3 ACSC 148zf, centred slightly low but this hardly detracts from the fine visual appearance, fine and fresh, the central unit is unmounted, Cat $3750 for a mounted strip of 3.
1934 Macarthur Death Centenary 2d Light Hills with Broken Left Leg of 'H' in 'ASH' Imprint blocks of 4 ACSC 157za x4, plus 3d & 9d imprint blocks of 4 ACSC 159z & 160z, Cat $685+ for mounted blocks.
(Qty 6 blocks)
1934-48 Hermes 1/6d on Thick Paper McCracken Imprint blocks of 4 ACSC #162zf(?) x3 and 1948 on Thin Paper McCracken Imprint blocks of 4 # 163z x2, all unmounted. Interesting to note that the ACSC omits the listing for the Thick Paper McCracken Imprints.
(Qty 5 blocks)
1936 South Australia Centenary 2d imprint block of 4 with Retouch below 'AU' of 'AUSTRALIA' on the L/R unit ACSC 171zb, a couple of tiny tonespots, unmounted, Cat $600.
1937 Waterlow Dummy Stamps KGVI in Medallion imperf & perf marginal blocks of 4 in purple from the left or right of the sheets, unmounted.
(Qty 2 blocks)
1937-49 Definitives KGVI 3d blue unsorted array of the various Dies on a Hagner, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. Inspection recommended.
(Qty 100+)
1937-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 1d green Die II John Ash imprint block of 4 as ACSC 182zq but an unlisted Dry Ink printing, one unit & lower margin with tiny hinge remainders, the other units unmounted, plus a normal block for comparison. This is not the White Face variety caused by ink stripping, but rather a lack of ink causing the entire design to appear ill-defined.
(Qty 2 blocks)
1937-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 KGVI 3d brown ACSC 196 block of 20 (2x10) from left of sheet with pre printing paper fold flaw in margin up into stamp area also causing slight double perfs; and 1942 KGVI 2½d red ACSC 230 block of 20 (2x10) from right of sheet showing perforations misplaced out into the margin.
(Qty 2 blocks)
1938-49 Robes Thick Paper £1 slate-blue John Ash imprint block of 4 ACSC 216z, quite well-centred, a couple of slightly uneven perfs, the U/L unit & lower margin with small hinge remainders, the other units unmounted, Cat $600+ for a mounted block.
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 224
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection
1937-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 KGVI 2d red Coil Pair with Uniformly Large Holes block of 4 from sheet stock with Ash Imprint ACSC 184zqa, the upper units with a large hinge remainder, the lower units unmounted, Cat $2250. RPSofV Certificate (2010).
1942-50 Definitives 2½d scarlet Imperforate corner pair from the L/R of the sheet ACSC 230b, margins large to enormous with fragments of the two units above, unmounted, Cat $475.
1948-56 Coat of Arms £2 green with Roller Flaw above '2' at Right ACSC 271d (SG 224da), short corner perf at L/L, very lightly cancelled well clear of the variety, Cat $325 (£110). Much scarcer used than mint.
1948-56 Coat of Arms £2 green Authority Imprint block of 4 ACSC 271za, very well centred, light central GPO Sydney cds, Cat $1000 for mounted mint but much scarcer commercially used. Ex Martin Frischauff.
1964-65 Birds 2/- block of 25 with margins three sides, 2/6d irregular block of 17 with margins both sides, and 3/- block of 20 with margins top & base, 'BOX HILL/VIC-AUST' cds. Impressive multiples, probably used for payment of bulk postage fees.
(Qty 3 blocks)
