Great Britain and British Commonwealth KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½
Sale No: 254
Lot No:3093
Symbol:*/**
1d green Plate 4 (Jubilee Lines) John Ash 'N' over 'N' Imprint block of 4 ACSC 81(4)zb with Ferns Pos [VII/54] and 'RA' Joined Retouched Pos [VII/60] in a block of 8 (4x2), light vertical fold through the central gutter, the upper units very lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $1000+ for a mounted block of 4.
1d green Plate 4 John Ash ('N' over 'N' Setting) Imprint block of 4 with varieties 'Ferns' (Late State with Break in Lower Frame) & 'RA' Joined Retouched [Pos VII/54 & VII/60] ACSC 81(4)zb in a block of 8 (8x2), the lower-right unit with Kangaroo's Tongue Out Retouched [Pos VIII/56], well-centred, light fold through the central gutter, the imprint block lightly mounted and/or with minor gum disturbance, the other units unmounted, Cat $1000+. All three varieties were retouched or re-entered during this printing.
1d green with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 81a vertical coil strip of 3 with a coil join between the second & third units, plus another strip of 3 with the lower (joined) unit Watermark Inverted and the upper two units both Die II, the gum a trifle aged but unmounted, Cat $1000+ for four unmounted Die I Watermark Inverted units plus two unmounted Die II units. (2 strips)
1½d pale rose Plate 1 complete sheet with AJ Mullett Imprint ACSC 92(1)zb, from an early printing as Vertical Cut in Left Wattles ACSC 92(1)d [Pos 1L20] & White Flaw in Left Wattles ACSC 92(1)l [Pos 1R19] are both early states, some spotting over various areas on the reverse, unmounted, Cat $2500+. Ex Gawaine Baillie.
Grade B/C
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Dec-06-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 254
Lot No:3097
Symbol:**/*
1½d deep rose Plate 1 complete sheet with AJ Mullett Imprint ACSC 92(1)zb, Vertical Cut in Left Wattles ACSC 92(1)d [Pos 1L20] & White Flaw in Left Wattles ACSC 92(1)l [Pos 1R19] are both early states, pencil annotations in margins, unmounted except for 6 stamps with light hinge marks, fine and fresh. Cat $2500+. Ex Gawaine Baillie.
Grade A
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 675.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Dec-06-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 254
Lot No:3098
Symbol:**
1½d red-brown Plate 1 complete sheet with John Ash Imprint ACSC 93(1)za, some perf reinforcing in the margins with a few pencil notations, two units with minor gum marks otherwise fine and fresh, Cat $1500+. Ex Gawaine Baillie. (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Dec-06-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 254
Lot No:3099
Symbol:**
'TWO PENCE' on 1½d golden scarlet Plate 1 complete sheet with John Ash Imprint ACSC 101(1)za, small mark in the right hand margin and light pencil notations otherwise fine and fresh. Cat $500+. Ex Gawaine Baillie.
Grade A/B
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Dec-06-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 254
Lot No:3100
Symbol:**
'TWO PENCE' on 1½d golden scarlet Plate 4 complete sheet with John Ash Imprint ACSC 101(4)zd with Type C unit [Pos 4L47] and Type B unit [Pos 4R27] ACSC 101(4)fc & ia, unmounted, very fine & fresh, Cat $1000+.
Grade A
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Dec-06-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 254
Lot No:3101
Symbol:G
Cat No:100aw
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 Certificate (2007) states "...postally used". The ACSC states "probably only about half a dozen used examples are recorded"]
'FIVE PENCE' on 4½d Violet Plate 2 complete sheet Plate 2 with John Ash Imprint ACSC 125z, discoloured gum from storage in brown paper since purchased from the PO in August 1930 but fine and fresh on the face, Cat $2500+.