1972 Pioneer Life Wiggins Teape Paper 80c Pioneer Transport (paddle steamer) with the Black Inscription ('AUSTRALIA' & '80c') Completely Omitted ACSC 618c (SG 529ab), unmounted, Cat $1000 (£1000). RPSofV Certificate (2019).

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1974-76 Native Animals 30c Brushtail Possum with Red Printing (Value & The Highlights) Completely Omitted BW #662c (SG 563a), unmounted, Cat $3500 (£1200). RPSV Certificate (2017). [The ACSC states that 20 examples exist. However, this is one of the most popular of the Missing Colours of the era, which explains the relatively high catalogue value]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

1987 Wildlife Definitives 37c setenant strip of the five designs with Buff Colour (Bands at Top & Base causing 'AUSTRALIA 37c' to be "omitted") Completely Omitted ACSC #1218cc, unmounted, Cat $6000 (2002). With a normal strip for comparison. [The ACSC states "It is believed that two intact setenant strips exist, as well as a small number of single stamps". Helge-Rune Grastveit's similarly configured strip sold at our auction of 24.11.2018 for $2504]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1989-94 Non-Olympic Sports 43c Skateboarding self-adhesive pair with the Cyan Printing (Sky) Largely Omitted to Varying Degrees ACSC 1383Ec, unmounted, Cat $5000 as singles. With a normal stamp for comparison. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2017) states "Extremely rare as only a block of 30 was discovered which had only some stamps with blue colour almost totally omitted". [The ACSC states "At least 4 examples known including a strip of 3]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

2016 Adelaide Emergency Printing 30c Type A ('2016' printed 6mm from edge of stamp) strip of 9 being the set of the six different 1994 Koala & Kangaroo self-adehsives SG 4492-7 plus extra units of 'Kangaroo', 'Female Kangaroo with Young' & 'Koala Asleep in Tree', unmounted, Renniks Cat $6,750 (not yet priced by Gibbons). (9) In January 2016, the base postage rate was raised from 70c to $1. A shortage of 30c values in Adelaide resulted in an emergency printing using an old counter-printing machine & remainder stock of 1994 self-adhesives. These were distributed only to some suburban post offices in Adelaide & were on issue for only a few days, pending arrival of regular 30c issues from Stores Branch. No publicity for or notification of the issue was given & no examples were provided to the Philatelic Bureau or otherwise for distribution to New Issue Service clients.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000