1927 Opening of Federal Parliament House 1½d U/L corner block of 4 with virtually complete Plate Number '3' ACSC 132zb, well centred, three units unmounted, Cat $2500 for mounted.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$650

1931 Kingsford Smith 2d red & 3d blue both overprinted 'OS' ACSC 141(OS) & 142(OS) slightly overlapping on piece tied by 1931 Canberra machine cancel, Cat $725 as postally used. Rare commercial usage. RPSofV Certificate (2011). [In our opinion, the catalogue value is very low. Postally used, these are extremely scarce stamps]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1931 Kingsford Smith 3d blue U/L corner single with Plate Number '2' ACSC #142(OS)za, unmounted, Cat $6000 for a mounted block of 4. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2004) states "Exremely rare".

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1931 Kingsford Smith overprinted 'OS' 2d red & 3d blue John Ash Imprint blocks of 4 ACSC 141(OS)zh & 142(OS)zc, well centred, the 2d block with a few reinforced perfs in the margin otherwise unmounted, Cat $10,000++ for mounted blocks of 4 (unpriced unmounted). Rare & pristine! Separate Chris Ceremuga Certificates (2017) for the blocks of 32 (8x4) that we sold in 2018 & that were subsequently broken-up & from which these imprint blocks originate. (2 blocks)

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$10,000

1932 Large Lyrebird 1/- Chambon "essay" in deep red & in deep bright blue BW #145PP(1)A & B marginal blocks of 6 (3x2) from the base of the sheets, exceptional centring, a couple of insignificant bends otherwise pristine!, Cat $15,000++ (for mounted singles). [Removed from the half-sheets of 25 that were the largest-recorded multiples] (2 blocks)

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d red complete sheet of 80 (10x8; no margin at the top) with Ash Imprint and Two Plate Dots at Right ACSC 146zb, variable centring, a few minor blemishes, most units unmounted, Cat $750+ for a mounted plate block of 4 plus $760 for unmounted singles = $1500+.

Grade A/A-

Estimate AU$500

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- dark green, well centred, tied to small envelope piece by 'OUTER HARBOUR /16MR36/STH AUSTRALIA', undercatalogued at $500: postally used examples are very scarce. [Arthur Gray's two examples sold for $665 & $786 respectively]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- dark green plus KGV 1/4d greenish blue single & pair and Typo Large Kookaburra 6d tied to parcel piece by 'COLLINS ST/24AU32/MELBOURNE' cds. A terrific commercial usage.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- dark green U/R corner single with Plate Dot at U/R ACSC 148za, well centred, unmounted, Cat $3000+ (for mounted). [A plate dot appeared in one corner of each of the guillotined four sheets of 25. Examples are very scarce because, in most cases, they were guillotined-off or obstructed by the perforations. Arthur Gray's unmounted example sold for $1571]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- dark green L/R corner single with Plate Dot at L/R ACSC 148zc, CTO with large-part o.g., Cat $4500+ (for mounted mint). Rare CTO.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 'Typographed' 2d red Postal Forgery ACSC 149c horizontal pair from the L/L corner of the sheet both units with manuscript "X" cancellation, the second unit with minor imperfections, central hinge reinforcing still large-part o.g., Cat $5000+ for two used singles. Much scarcer than the KGV 2d postal forgery from the same source. The forgeries were created in Sydney as part of an elaborate fraud involving the mailing of a faked prospectus for the Irish Sweepstakes, and for forwarding tickets to unwitting subscribers. An Adelaide doctor who received an example of the KGV 2d forgery in his mail, noticed differences from the normal stamps, and contacted the Postmaster- General's Department requesting details of the "new issue". The subsequent official investigation resulted in the arrest of two persons, one the process engraver who had created the printing plates for the forgeries. Both men were sentenced to a year in jail.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1934-49 Hermes Thick Paper with Watermark 1/6d dull claret L/R corner block of 4 with Major Double Perforations at the base ACSC 162b, a couple of tonespots on the upper units, the lower - variety - units are very fine unmounted, Cat $500++. [The ACSC states "A Mint pair & single have been reported". Their illustration accords with this pair but has had the lower selvedge removed, making this a more appealing block]

Grade B/A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1935 ANZAC Perf 13½x12½ 1/- black on Thinner Paper ACSC 165(PP)1, well centred, unmounted, Cat $2750 (SG £1600 in a footnote). Superb! Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002). [NB: the issued stamp was on thicker paper Perf 11. The ACSC states that one sheet was prepared & characterises it as a 'plate proof'. Part of the sheet was discovered only in 1988. Examples sold at the Prestige/Abacus auctions of 11.7.2008, 19.11.2011, 5.3.2015 & 30.8.2020 for $1610 $1552 $1755 & $1557 respectively]

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1935 ANZAC Perf 13½x12½ 1/- black on Thinner Paper ACSC 165(PP)1 block of 4, well centred, unmounted, Cat $11,000+ (SG £6400+ in a footnote). Superb! Ex Julian Sterling: sold at our auction of 30.11.2019 for $5510. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "very rare". Our vendor has requested a very conservative estimate. [The discovery part-sheet was broken-down mostly into singles. A few blocks of 4 are believed to be the largest surviving multiples]

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

1937-49 KGVI Definitives Perf 13½x14 2d scarlet Die I corner blocks of 4 with complete Plate Number ' 1 ' from the four positions ACSC 187z to zc, lightly mounted, Cat $2400. Rarely available as a 'set'. (4 blocks)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1937-49 KGVI Definitives Perf 13½x14 3d blue Die Ia Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 192za from the upper plate, unusually fresh for this issue, hinge remainder in the gutter but all units are unmounted, Cat $2250.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1937-49 KGVI Definitives Perf 15x14 1d green Queen Mother Coil Perf (Uniformly Large Holes) block of 4 with John Ash Imprint ACSC 182zr, three units unmounted, Cat $3500 (*). [The block has the sharp tips on the horizontal perfs characteristic of the coil perf]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$650

1938-49 Robes Thick Paper £1 dull blue John Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 216z, exceptional centring for this issue, unmounted, Cat $850.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1942-50 Definitives 3½d King & Wrens on Thin Translucent Paper ACSC 231a gutter block of 8 (4x2) with Authority Imprint, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1500+ plus a significant premium for the imprint.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1942-50 Definitives 5½d Emu marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet with Grossly Misplaced Perfs ACSC 232bb, minor defect at U/L caused by the sheet 'pulling', unmounted, Cat $1300+.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1948-56 Arms £2 green oveprinted 'SPECIMEN' with 'IM' Joined ACSC 271xb [Pos 13], well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $5750.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1948-56 Coat of Arms £2 green No Imprint corner block of 4 with Roller Flaw on both L/H units ACSC 271ze, exceptional centring, lightly mounted in the margins otherwise unmounted, Cat $2250.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1948-56 No Watermark Definitives ½d Kangaroo with diagonal 'O. S.' Handstamp in magenta + KGVI 2d & 3d tied to piece by Scone slogan cancel of '31MAY/1951', undercatalogued at $250 (in a footnote).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary 2½d dull carmine-lake on pinkish paper (not noted thus in the ACSC), 3½d blue & 5½d die proofs recessed in separate presentation mounts ACSC 242-244DP(1), boxed 'CBA/NOTE PRINTING/ BRANCH/("26/12-8-47")', '.../("28")/...' or '.../("34")/...' on the reverse of the cards, the 3½d with a few tonespots on the fold-over paper protector with very minor transference to the base of the mount, the 2½d & 5½d are pristine!, Cat $9000. These are believed to be Ex Sir Daryl Lindsay, stated in the ACSC to have been unnumbered. Arthur Gray's similar set - also with minor blemishes on the 3½d - sold for £1920] (Qty 3)

Grade A-/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary 2½d Lieutenant Shortland U/L corner block of 4 with the upper units Imperforate Vertically ACSC 242ba, unmounted, Cat $3500. A stunning error! [Almost identical to the block illustrated in the ACSC at page 6 /131]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800