1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Recess 2d marginal blocks of 4 from the left of the sheets, one with One Plate Dot above Red Line ACSC 146z (Cat $475), very lightly mounted, the other with the horizontal line but without Plate Dots (obliterated by perfs), a couple of small hinge remainders. Ex Arthur Gray; sold for $452. The horizontal lines are perforating guide-lines. The ACSC states that the plate dots were often removed, or partially removed, by the perforations and/or guillotining.  (2 blocks)

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Estimate AU$300

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge complete sheet of 88 (8x11) with John Ash Imprint in the central gutter ACSC 149zd, a couple of very minor blemises in the margins only, unmounted, Cat $915+. The only Australian stamp produced in this weird sheet format. A similar sheet sold at our auction of 16.5.2023 for $1095.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge mostly commercial punctures on loose stamps 2d x12, 3d x 5 and 5/- with large fancy 'F' of Farmer & Co x2 (both with faults), plus covers comprising 2d Recess punctured 'T' solo on local Hobart OHMS cover and 2d Recess punctured 'T' pair tied by 'TATANA/TASMANIA' cds to long-format OHMS cover, condition a little mixed.  (19 + 2 covers )

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Estimate AU$400

Sparse collection with the best being a 5/- Bridge, 5/- Cattle on White Paper and £2 King, all unmounted.

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Estimate AU$1,000

Australia Post publications 'Royalty', 'Golden Heroes' and 'Transport & Communications' (no slipcase), each with a range of reprinted Die Proofs of Pre-Decimal issues, about 80 in total, the last including an unissued version of the 6d Kingsford Smith. Weighs 3kg.  (3 books)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green complete sheet of 20 (5x4) from Sheet D with Retouch over Left- Centre of Bridge [12] & John Ash Imprint ACSC148zd, mostly well centred, the upper & lower margins have been slightly trimmed, minor aging in the margins where mounted with small hinge remainders, all the stamps are unmounted, Cat $31,000+ (£8500++, mounted) for the imprint strip & 17 singles. 

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Estimate AU$15,000

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d Type B overprinted 'OS' part-sheet of 64 (8x8) with John Ash Imprint ACSC 146(OS)Bze, without Plate Dots at right (obliterated by perfs), a couple of light creases or gum bends affecting about a dozen units, unmounted, Cat $2300+.  

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1938-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 KGVI 2d scarlet Die II with Medallion Flaw ACSC 188e (SG 184b), well-centred, light machine cancel clear of the variety, Cat $275 (£140).

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Estimate AU$100

1942-50 Rates Inclusive of War Tax 2½d scarlet Imperforate Block of 4 ACSC 230b, good even margins, lightly mounted, Cat $950+, for two unmounted pairs. 

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1942-50 Rates Inclusive of War Tax 2½d scarlet Tete-Beche Pair from the booklet plate ACSC 230cdb (not listed by Gibbons), characteristic poor centring, lightly mounted, Cat $12,500. One of the most oustanding & important errors of the KGVI Period, both for Australia & the British Empire. [The ACSC states "Fewer than 10 pairs are recorded". Superior to the pair in our auction of 16.5.2023 that sold for $7625. That was the first example we had offered in 44 years. This pair turned up a week after that item was lotted. It was sitting peacefully and unmarked in a basic pre-decimals collection!]

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Estimate AU$6,000

1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary 2½d Lieutenant Shortland Imperforate Pair ACSC 242b (SG 219 variety), good even margins, unmounted, Cat $1500. Probably Australia's most embarrassing design error: the man wrongly depicted is Lieutenant John Shortland, but the father of the same name, not his son. [A similar pair sold at our auction of 16.5.2023 for $976]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1962 Commonwealth Games 5d Perth & Kangaroo Paws block of 6 (2x3) with the three right-hand units & the lower-left unit all affected by Grossly Misplaced Perfs caused by a Diagonal Paper-Fold and resulting in those four units also being Partly Impeforate, unmounted. Spectacular!Believed to have been purchased at a post office & never before on the market. The ACSC doesn't list any perforation errors in this issue.

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Estimate AU$1,000

POSTAGE DUES: Full sheets comprising 1956 Redrawn Value ½d & 1d (some perf separation) ACSC D129-130, and 1958-63 1/- ACSC D156 CTO (indistinct).  (3 sheets)

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Estimate AU$120