Great Britain and British Commonwealth Other Pre-Decimals
Sale No: 3
Lot No:2163
Symbol:V
1928 Air Mail Type A 3d green punctured 'OS' block of 4, CTO with 'GPO/MELBOURNE' cds, large-part o.g. with two units being unmounted, Cat $160++. A very scarce multiple.
1931 Kingsford Smith 2d red overprinted 'OS' John Ash Imprint pair ACSC 141(OS)zh, well centred, characteristic irregular perfs & a couple of minor gumside faults, Cat $3500 for a block of 4.
1928 Airmail 3d green with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp diagonally in violet ACSC 134x, a few faults & no gum, Cat $1500. Rare only three examples have been recorded.
1930 Sturt 1½d red U/L corner blocks of 9 with Plate Numbers '3' and '6' ACSC 139zb & ze & 3d blue U/L corner block of 16 (4x4) with Plate Number '1', well centred, unmounted, Cat $200++. Superb!
(Qty 3 blocks)
1932 Large Lyrebird 1/- green overprinted 'OS' John Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 145(OS)za, well centred, one unit very lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $1250+ (mounted). Superb!
1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue Horizontal Mesh U/L corner blocks of 4 with Plate Numbers '1' to '4' plus Vertical Mesh U/L corner block of 4 with Plate Number '3', unmounted, Cat $375. Superb!
(Qty 5 blocks)
1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green John Ash Imprint strip of 3 ACSC 148zf, exceptional centring, band of suntanning on the gum doesn't detract from the exceptional facial appearance, unmounted, Cat $5500.
1934 Victoria Centenary Perf 10½ 1/- black John Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 153z, one unit very lightly mounted, the others unmounted, Cat $400+ (mounted).
1934 Victoria Centenary Perf 11½ 3d blue block of 16 (8x2) from the base of the sheet with Flag on Tower ACSC 155d on five units and John Ash Imprint, a few minor bends, unmounted, Cat $700+
1938-49 Definitives Perf 13½x14 3d blue Die Ia John Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 192za, remarkably well centred for an imprint block of this issue, a couple of tiny tonespots & creasing in the margins, mounted in the gutter only, the stamps all unmounted, Cat $2250.