Other countries continued... Australia - KGV - einfaches Wasserzeichen continued... Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 10207 o Single Watermark, 1918/23: 2 d. brown-orange, wmk. Single Crown, variety watermark inverted, postmarked with partial Tasmania machine cancel, centred to the lower right, a fine and rare variety, infrequently seen without the "O S" puncture, and unrecorded unused. Cert. Ceremuga (2006). Gi = £5'500 / ACSC 95a = $8,000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 62w] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 2,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10208 * Single Watermark, 1918/23: 2 d. red, perf. 14, variety watermark inverted, part original gum, short perfs at right and light vertical bend with trivial thin spots, of little importance given the extreme rarity of this stamp, of which only one other example - either mint or used - is recorded. Cert. Drury (2015). Gi = £19'000 / ACSC 96Ca = $30,000 Provenance: Collection Arthur Gray, Mossgreen Auctions, October 30, 2015, lot 183 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 63w] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 12,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10209 o Single Watermark, 1918/23: 4d. violet, variety "Line through FOUR PENCE," from position 2R12, neat partial corner cancellation, centred to foot with some slightly shorter perfs., a rare variety, with only a small number of sheets in violet printed showing this retouch, with approximately 15 used examples recorded. Cert. RPSV (1983). Gi = £9,000 / ACSC 111Ab(2)r = $12,000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 64a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 4,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10210 * Single Watermark, 1918/23: 4d. light ultramarine and pale milky blue, both Gibbons listed shades, each centred to the right and with variety "FOUR PENCE in thinner letters," from position 2R12, unused, part original gum, fresh colour, the pale milky blue unlisted in this variety, a fine duo. Gi = £950+ / ACSC 112A(2)ra, 112D(2)ra = $1,600 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 65a, 65ba] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10211 * Single Watermark, 1918/23: 1 s.4 d. deep turquoise, from the 1922 Printing, perf. 14, a lightly mounted single with large part slighly aged original gum, a pleasing example of this distinctive and rare shade, fresh and fine Cert. Dunkerley (2008). Gi = £3'500 / ACSC 128F = $5,000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 66b] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10212 **/* Single Watermark, 1918-23: a strong, almost entirely mint balance, comprising ½ d. orange with both normal and inverted watermarks, the latter also represented in a horizontal pair, together with a single showing the variety "white spot behind king’s head"; 1 d. violet and red violet with varieties "Dot before 1", "secret mark", "flaw under neck" and "RA joined"; 1½ d. black-brown in both normal and inverted watermark, the latter also with a second example showing the "long E" variety; 1½ d. red-brown and chocolate shades, together with bright red-brown; 2 d. brown-orange and dull orange, 2 d. bright rose-scarlet and dull rose-scarlet; 4 d. violet plus variety "FOUR PENCE in thinner lines," 4 d. ultramarine and pale milky blue, with ultramarine also with inverted watermark in both mint and used singles; 1 s. 4 d. pale blue and dull greenish blue, with unmounted examples included, a fresh and carefully selected group, fine or better. Gi = £1'230+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 56-66] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10213 ** Single Watermark, 1924/25: 1½ d. scarlet-orange, perf. 14, on coarse mesh ("rough") paper, lightly mounted original gum, irregular perforations,a distinctive shade, scarce and unlisted in combination with this paper. Cert. Dunkerley (2008) . Gi = unlisted / ACSC 89J var = unlisted (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 77 var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10214 * Single Watermark, 1924/25: 3 d. dull blue horizontal pair, variety imperforate on three sides, perforated 14 at top, well centred with sheet margin at foot, large part original gum, bright fresh colour and striking appearance, small diagonal crease in selvedge only, well clear of stamps, a rare variety, very fine. Gi = £13'000 / ACSC 104b = $16,000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 79a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 7,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10216 **/*/bof 1924/25: typographed by Harrison, later Mullett, a useful balance comprising watermark Crown over A 1 d. with all Gibbons listed items including sage green, together with varieties "dot before 1" (in horizontal pair), "secret mark" (in horizontal pair), "flaw under neck" (in horizontal pair), "RA joined" (in horizontal pair) and watermark inverted; 1½ d. scarlet including a second example on very thin paper, with varieties "HALEPENCE" and "thin RAL of AUSTRALIA" (in block of four), "HALEPENCE" again as a single, as well as "curved 1 and thin fraction at left" and watermark inverted; 2 d. red-brown and bright red-brown shades; 3 d. dull ultramarine; 4 d. olive-yellow and olive-green; 4½ d. violet; watermark Multiple Crown over A with 1 d. sage green; and examples without watermark with 1 d. sage green, including varieties "dot before 1", "RA joined" and "notch under secret mark" (in upper left corner block of four), together with 1½ d. scarlet, both mounted and unmounted examples represented, overall fresh and fine, a desirable holding. Gi = £1'027+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 76-83] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM Australia - KGV - Large Multiple Watermark Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 10185 **/*/bof Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: ½ d. green, wmk. Multiple Crown Over A, perf. 14, positional block of thirty six, with varieties "Thin '1' in Fraction" in position 5L43 and an early state of the "Crack Across King's head" in 5L26, the lower sheet margin selvedge showing the substituted "CA" monogram replacing that of Cooke, mounted in margin only and on lower left stamp, the varieties with position in pencil noted on reverse, a most impressive and desirable multiple. Gi = unpriced / ACSC 65(5)o/s/zd. Note: the Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue notes that, of the substituted "CA" for "JBC" monograms, "approximately twenty blocks of twelve survive." Larger multiples illustrating both varieties as in the block offered here are extremely scarce (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 48/48a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10186 **/*/bof Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: ½ d. green, wmk. Multiple Crown Over A, perf. 14, left-marginal block of four, variety watermark inverted, in combination with variety "Thin '1' in Fraction at Right" visible in the lower left stamp, mounted between top two stamps, the "Thin 1" variety unit unmounted, pencil notations in selvedge, a few shorter perforations at right, a fresh and desirable multiple, rare, and unlisted in Gibbons with this combination of varieties. Gi = unlisted / ACSC 65a(5)s (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 48aw] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10187 o Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: ½ d. green, wmk. Multiple Crown Over A, perf. 14, variety watermark sideways, with Crown pointing to the left (from front), some light wear and short perfs at left, but extremely rare, a key stamp of the King George V Sideface issues of Australia. Cert. RPSV (1987) and Drury (2015). Gi 48b = £30'000 / ACSC 65Caa = $40,000. Note: The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue records only two used examples of this variety, both with the Crown pointing to the left. There are no examples recorded unused. The stamp offfered here was the discovery example - the second, ex "Lionheart", shows somewhat similar aging, and also bears a machine cancel. Provenance: Collection Arthur Gray, Mossgreen Auctions, 30 October, 2015, Lot 275 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 48b] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 15,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10188 o Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: ½ d. green, wmk. Multiple Crown Over A, perf. 14, variety "Cracked Electro" extending from the left wattle to the forearm of the Kangaroo, cancelled with partial New South Wales cds, fine. Gi = £375 / ACSC 65(5)ka = $600 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 48c] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 100.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10189 * Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: ½ d. green, wmk. Multiple Crown Over A, perf. 14, variety "Cracked Electro" from position 5L46, extending from the left wattle to the forearm of the Kangaroo, part original gum with hinge remnant, centred to the left, a striking variety, fine. Gi = £350 / ACSC 65(5)ka = $450 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 48c] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 100.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10190 **/*/bof Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: ½ d. green, sheet margin block of eighteen, watermark Multiple Crown Over A, perf. 14, variety "Cracked Electro" from position 5L46, extending from the left wattle to the forearm of the Kangaroo, the block mounted in places with the odd hinge remnant, the variety unmounted, some minor imperfections to sheet selvedge, a superb example of this dramatic variety. Gi = £350+ / ACSC 65(5)ka = $450+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 48c] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10191 * Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: 1 d. carmine-pink, Die I, perf. 14, from the 1918 Cooke Printing, variety watermark inverted, a well centred used single, cancelled in Melbourne, a few shorter perfs. at upper left, trivial given the tremendous rarity of this variety, fine. Cert. Drury (2005). Gi = £27,000 / ACSC 73Aa = $40,000. Note: The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue records three used examples of this inverted watermark variety in the carmine-pink shade, with a fourth example known in deep red. One of the former is in The Royal Philatelic Collection of His Majesty King Charles III, leaving only three examples - in any shade - available to collectors (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 49aw] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 10,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10192 ** Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: 1 d. deep red, wmk. Multiple Crown Over A, from the 1918 Cooke Printing, perf. 14, full unmounted original gum, remarkably fresh, a desirable stamp particularly in such quality, with the Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue noting that "mint stamps are very rare," fine. Cert. RPSV (1999). Gi = £5'000 as mounted / ACSC 73C = $17,500 as unmounted (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 49b] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 3,500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10193 * Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: 1 d. carmine-pink, Die I, perf. 14, horizontal pair, the right stamp with variety "Dot Before 1" visible in the lower right value tablet, lightly mounted, a fresh and well centred pair, fine. Gi = £1'550 / ACSC 73A(3)m = $1,500 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 49c] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10194 * Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: 1 d. carmine-pink, Die I, perf. 14, a very lightly mounted single with variety "Secret Mark" visible below the "N" of "ONE" at foot, centred to left, fresh and fine. Gi = £1'300 / ACSC 73A(4)d = $1,000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 49d] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10195 **/bof Large Multiple Watermark, 1918/20: 1 d. carmine-pink, Die I, perf. 14, from the 1918 Cooke Printing, left marginal block of four, displaying multiple varieties including the "Wattle line" in position VII/31, the "Nick near top of left frame" in VII/32, and the "Neck Flaw" in VII/37, , lightly mounted in selvedge only, leaving the stamps with full unmounted original gum, lovely fresh colour and well centred, only the "Neck flaw" is listed in Gibbons, a scarce multiple of great desirability. Cert. Drury (2013). Gi = unlisted/ ACSC 73A(4)f, g, h = $8,750 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 49e var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 2,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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