Worldwide Stamps and Covers 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints
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Lot No: 523
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Cat No: 63(1)f i & j
1915-16 Overprints on KGV ½d emerald SG 65 Electro 1 complete forme of 30 from the base of the left-hand pane [1L31-60] with ACSC-listed varieties #63(1)f i & j, some perf reinforcing, Cat £90++.
1915-16 Overprints on KGV ½d emerald SG 65 Electro 2 Third Setting with Types acccbc at the Base complete forme of 30 from the base of the left-hand pane [2L31-60] with numerous BSAP-listed varieties, minor blemishes, most units unmounted, Cat £90++. [David Banwell's & Barry Gribble's similar formes sold for $670 & $490 respectively]
1915-16 Overprints on KGV ½d emerald SG 65 with Clubbed Fraction Bar ACSC #63(3)r being the fifth unit in a block of 6 (3x2), the upper units with minor faults, the lower units - including the variety - are very fine & unmounted, ACSC Cat $3000+ for the variety (mounted).
1915-16 Overprints on KGV 1d red SG 67 complete forme of 30 from the lower-half of Pane III [L31-60] with Breaks in Shading Lines at Top [37] & White Line below R/H Value Tablet [42], all but one unit unmounted, Cat £210++. [Far superior to Barry Gribble's pane that sold for $442]
1915-16 Overprints on KGV 1d red block of 24 (6x4, missing the top row) including eight Die II units SG 67c presenting as eight Die I-II Pairs or two Die II abc strips, the two central rows are unmounted, Cat £880++ for mounted Die II singles. [It is quite perverse that Gibbons list the often difficult to discern Die I-II pairs of the 3d Kangaroo but don't list the bleedingly obvious Die I-II pairs of the KGV 1d]
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Lot No: 528
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Cat No: Collection
1915-16 Overprints on KGV 4d orange with ACSC-listed varieties #110(1)f & L and #110(2)o t va & vd, also #110(2)L & n in abc strip. Desirable group.
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1915-16 Overprints on KGV 4d orange block of 30 with major varieties Line through 'FOUR PENCE' SG 70c, Horned Emu, White Scratch behind Emu & 'PE' Joined ACSC #110(2)r t v & va but with Unit [19; Damaged L/R Corner] - some trimmed perfs - Officially Substituted, some perf separation/reinforcing & gum-side blemishes but some units are unmounted, Cat £540++ ($725++). [Tim Rybak's block of 4 with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' sold for $805. Barry Gribble's block of 25 - missing the first vertical column - sold for $932]
1915-16 Overprints on KGV 5d chestnut SG 72 Fourth Setting with Hollow Stops complete forme of 30 from the top of the right-hand pane [R1-30] with the three ACSC-listed varieties, well centred, minor perf separation/reinforcing, many units unmounted, Cat £90++. [Barry Gribble's similar forme sold for $280]
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Lot No: 531
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Cat No: 13(2)d e & f
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Third Watermark 3d olive SG 76 complete forme of 30 from the top of the leftt-hand pane [2L1-30] with the three ACSC-listed varieties #13(2)d e & f, minor perf separation/reinforcing, some units unmounted, Cat £630++. A scarce forme.
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos First Watermark 1/- emerald SG 81 with Break in Top Frame above 'L' of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC #30(2)e, hinge remainder, Cat £60++ (ACSC $500 without overprint).
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Second Wmk 6d 9d (affected by vertical crease) 1/- & 5/- plus Third Wmk 2/- (rounded corner) & KGV 5d on internal registered cover with black/white label, the cover with minor faults.
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Second Watermark 6d blue SG 88 with Islands in Bass Strait ACSC #18(2)f, pulled perf at right & disturbed gum, ACSC Cat $1000 without overprint. A very scarce variety.
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Second Watermark 1/- blue-green SG 90 with Break in Stroke of '1/-' ACSC #31(2)f, ACSC Cat $850 without the overprint. A very scarce variety.
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Second Watermark 1/- blue-green SG 90 with Break in East Coast of Arnhem Land ACSC #31(2)L, ACSC Cat $850 without the overprint. A very scarce variety.
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Second Watermark 1/- blue-green SG 90 with White Beret on Tasmania ACSC #31(2)k, ACSC Cat $850 without the overprint. A very scarce variety.
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Second Wmk 6d blue type a & 5/- grey & yellow type c SG 88 & 92 on registered Blatter cover to Switzerland with German-pattern label.
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Second Watermark 5/- grey & chrome with Damaged Frame at the Base ACSC #43(D)m, exceptional centring, very lightly mounted, ACSC Cat $2900 without the overprint. A very scarce variety.
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Third Wmk 2/- brown with the Watermark Inverted SG 97w type a on registered Blatter cover to Switzerland with German-pattern label & very fine '[crown]/PASSED CENSOR/27NOV1916/RABAUL' h/s.
1918-22 Fifth Setting 1d red Thin 'G' in 'POSTAGE' & Pregnant 'Y' (First Trimester) ACSC #72(2)L & m being the second & third units in a horizontal strip of 4, judicious perf reinforcing. Scarce varieties, ACSC Cat $1050 without the overprint.
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Lot No: 546
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Cat No: 71(4)p u & va
1918-22 Fifth Setting 1d carmine SG 103 Plate IV complete forme of 30 from the base of the right-hand pane [4R31-60] with ACSC-listed varieties #71(4)p u & va, some minor perf separation/reinforcing but most units are unmounted, Cat £112++.
1918-22 Fifth Setting 6d blue SG 110 Plate 2 complete forme of 30 from the base of the left-hand pane [2L31 to 60], some minor perf separation/reinforcing, Cat £145++.
