Comb Perf ½d green upper-right block of 18 (6x3) misguilottined with large-part 'CA' Monogram at U/R, well centred, unmounted; also Smooth Paper 1d red punctured 'OS' irregular 'JBC' Monogram block of 6, the monogram unit & another creased.
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1d reds mint & used selection with shades & varieties including a mint Die II (faults) & another with the Watermark Inverted, booklet pane of 6, Dies I-II used block of 4, Die III with the Watermark Inverted, condition variable.
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Smooth Paper 1d vertical pair with Corner Dot & Run 'N' (**), plus pairs with One-Line & Two-Line - some perf reinforcement - Harrison Imprints. (3 pairs)
Smooth Paper Comb Perf 1d red Plate 2 Colour Flaw to Right of R/H Frame by Emu's Head & Rust Flaw to U/R of R/H Value Tablet ACSC #71(2)na, exceptional centring, creased at the base & minor blemishes, 'BALNARRING/ 7FE17/VIC' cds clear of the affected areas, Cat $2750. Rare.
Smooth Paper Comb Perf 1d red with White Flaw In Right Frame Opposite Emu's Feet ACSC #71(3)r tied to face of WA PPC by Perth machine cancel clear of the varieties, to India with 'SIMLA' arrival b/s, couple of minor blemishes.
Smooth Paper Comb Perf 1d red with Scratch Behind Emu, Ferns & Broken L/R Corner ACSC #71(4)ia tied to face of WA PPC by Perth machine cancel clear of the varieties, to India with 'BOMBAY' arrival b/s, couple of minor blemishes.
1½d brown with unlocated Cracked Electros ACSC #85(U)n Through Emu's Feet & #85(U)p Through Left Value Tablet (C170A & C216), both early states, Cat $1500. (2)
1½d green Electro 12 Cracked Electro through Kangaroo's Lower Body into Shading Lines ACSC #88(12)n [Pos R22], early state through Kangaroo's legs only & later state extending almost to frame, Cat $900. (2)
1½d red Electro 24 Cracked Electro in Right Side of Crown ACSC #89(24)f [Pos L37] x3 showing the distinct states, each with cancels clear of the varieties, two with minor corner faults, Cat $300.
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2d orange punctured 'OS' with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #95aba (SG O71w) marginal horizontal pair from the top of the sheet, a few nibbled perfs, one unit unmounted, Cat $1150+ (£650++ as mounted).
2d intense aniline scarlet punctured 'OS' ACSC #96F, part Sydney cds. A vibrant shade of which the ACSC states "OS only", Cat $1750 mint; unpriced used Michael Drury Certificate (2019).
4d violet Plate 1 Cracked Electro below '4' at Left #111(1)e, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $400. [In its more developed state, the crack extended through the kangaroo to the left-hand frame]
Sale No: 239
Lot No:124
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Cat No:111(1)z
4d violet Plate 1 TS Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 4 ACSC #111(1)z, characteristic rough perfs, tiny blemishes in the lower margin, the upper units very lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $6000 (mounted). One of the finest 4d violet imprint blocks we have seen. [Superior to Arthur Gray's block of 12 - some perf separaration/rejoining - that sold for $3385]