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Leski Auctions Sale: 499

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:679
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Cat No:Collection

An untidy accumulation of pre-decimal and decimal stamps housed in brown leather case. Inspection will reward.  (Image)

Estimate AU$100-200
Min. Bid. AU$60



Opening AU$ 60.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:680
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1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheets, vertical pair, MUH but with discoloured gum and a few nibbed perfs. (2). (Image)

Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80



Opening AU$ 80.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:681
Symbol:CTO

1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature sheet, attractively cancelled in red and blue at the Exhibition, CTO. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160



Opening AU$ 160.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:682
Symbol:P
Cat No:Collection

1930 Sturt Die Proof with blank value tablet in the issued colour for the 1½d on wove paper BW #139DP(1) recessed in a thick card mount (83x90mm), label with printed 'DESIGNED DRAWN and ENGRAVED/at the/COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA/NOTE and STAMP PRINTING BRANCH/FITZROY, VICTORIA/JOHN ASH, STAMP PRINTER/7TH MARCH, 1930' affixed to the reverse, minor toning, Cat $20,000. Ex WCG McCracken and Walter Lederer. [McCracken succeeded John Ash as Commonwealth Note & Stamp Printer in April 1940]. Only 2 examples exist.

One of only two recorded undenominated but otherwise completed design Australian Commonwealth die proofs in private hands. As such, an extremely significant item.Provenance: The Arthur Gray Collection, October 2015, Lot 410. (Image)

Estimate AU$5,000-6,000
Min. Bid. AU$



Opening AU$ 4,000.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:683
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OFFICIALS: 1931 2d & 3d Kingsford Smith OS overprints, MUH but with areas of gum absence. (2). (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120



Opening AU$ 120.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:684
Symbol:**
Cat No:0123

1931 (SG.0123) 2d Kingsford Smith, blk.(4) overprinted OS; superbly centred fresh MUH. Retail: $950+ (Image)

Estimate AU$500-600
Min. Bid. AU$400



Opening AU$ 400.00


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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:685
Symbol:O CTO

1932 1/- Large Lyrebird, overprinted OS; one MUH single and two examples CTO. (3). (Image)

Estimate AU$100-120
Min. Bid. AU$80



Opening AU$ 80.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:686
Symbol:

1932 2d - 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge set of (4), CTO (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120



Opening AU$ 120.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:687
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1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge, MVLH. (Image)

Estimate AU$250-300
Min. Bid. AU$200



Opening AU$ 200.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:688
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1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge, MVLH. (Image)

Estimate AU$250-300
Min. Bid. AU$200



Opening AU$ 200.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:689
Symbol:O

1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge, FU but with two light bends at left. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80



Opening AU$ 80.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:690
Symbol:O

1932 5/- green Sydney Harbour Bridge, (2) commercially used, both with small faults. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160



Opening AU$ 160.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:691
Symbol:**
Cat No:150-152

1934 (SG.150-152) Macarthur 2d Light Hills, 2d Dark Hills, 3d Blue and 9d Purple in superb blks.4, (16) MUH. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160



Opening AU$ 160.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:692
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1935 2d, 3d & 2/- Silver Jubilee, Plate 1 corner blks.4, MUH (lightly hinged in margins), (12). (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160



Opening AU$ 160.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:693
Symbol:FDC

FDC: 3d Blue KGVI, 6d Kookaburra and 1/- Lyrebird on a registered 2 Aug. 1937 FDC from NELSON BAY to INDIA, with all appropriate backstamps. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160



Opening AU$ 160.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:694
Symbol:**
Cat No:177

1938 (SG.177) 10/- Coronation Robes, Authority Imprint blk.(4) fresh MUH. (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120



Opening AU$ 120.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:695
Symbol:S **
Cat No:177-78s

1938 (SG.177-78s) 10/- & £1 Robes; SPECIMEN overprints, the latter very lightly mounted. Fine & fresh. (2) (Image)

Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$240



Opening AU$ 240.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:696
Symbol:C
Cat No:202

The 5½d on 5d Merino Ram (SG.202) used on commercial mails: May 1942 usage on cover from Adelaide, the adhesive paying the correct rate for airmail delivery via Ceduna, to the remote Koonibba Mission; also, a January 1942 usage from Melbourne to New York, with various censorship marks and inspection labels. (2 items). Cat.$300++. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80



Opening AU$ 80.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:697
Symbol:** *
Cat No:224var.

1951 (SG.224var.) 2/- Aboriginal Art, Authority Imprint blk.(4) on watermarked THIN PAPER; 2 MUH/2 MLH. [BW:263a - Cat.$480]. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160



Opening AU$ 160.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:698
Symbol:**
Cat No:224aab; BW:268a

5/- Arms, THIN PAPER (SG.224aab; BW:268a) Authority Imprint blk.4 on paper measuring 0.07mm; offered together with an Authority Imprint blk.4 on normal thickness paper, which measures 0.09mm. (8); both blocks are well centred and superb MUH. BW: $3,300. (Image)

Estimate AU$1,000-1,500
Min. Bid. AU$



Opening AU$ 800.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:699
Symbol:*
Cat No:224c

1949 (SG.224c) £1 Coat of Arms, on Thin Paper (0.08mm) together with a Normal Paper (0.09mm) example for comparison, (2). MVLH. BW:270 & 270a - $1285. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160



Opening AU$ 160.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:700
Symbol:**
Cat No:230c

1956 (SG.230c) No wmk 9d Platypus, large part complete sheet with intact central gutter and perf.pip in left margin, (146) MUH. Cat.£2,628. [BW:207 - $4,380]. (Image)

Estimate AU$1,200-1,500
Min. Bid. AU$



Opening AU$ 1,000.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:701
Symbol:P

DIE PROOF: 1949 2½d JLord Forrest of Bunbury, imperforate die proof in carmine-lake, mounted recessed in presentation card; with "C.B.A. NOTE PRINTING BRANCH" handstamp verso, completed in manuscript "15 / 17. 10. 49". Additionally endorsed in manuscript to front "To Jack Wells from Daryl Lindsay / A final Proof / Dec.2nd '49". BW:277DP(1) - $3000.Sir Daryl Lindsay was a member of the Commonwealth Stamp Advisory Committee between 1949 and 1961. (Image)

Estimate AU$800-1,200
Min. Bid. AU$60



Opening AU$ 600.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:702
Symbol:P

DIE PROOF: 1950 STAMP CENTENARY: 2½d Sydney View + 2½d Half Length, maroon Imperforate se-tenant Die Proofs recessed in presentation card;  with "C.B.A. NOTE PRINTING BRANCH" handstamp verso, completed in manuscript "8 / 5. 7. 50". BW:278/9DP(1) - $4000. (Image)

Estimate AU$1,000-1,250
Min. Bid. AU$



Opening AU$ 800.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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image Sale No: 499
Lot No:703
Symbol:P

DIE PROOF: 1951 FEDERATION JUBILEE: 3d Barton + 3d Parkes carmine-lake Imperforate se-tenant Die Proofs recessed in presentation card;  with "C.B.A. NOTE PRINTING BRANCH" handstamp verso, completed in manuscript "12 / 19. 2. 51". BW:280/1DP(1) - $4000. (Image)

Estimate AU$1,000-1,250
Min. Bid. AU$



Opening AU$ 800.00


Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
Sold For 0


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