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10/- Grey & Pink, superb top marginal block of (4), upper-right unit with variety "Long curved tail on kangaroo" [R6] BW:49(V)p very well centred and fresh, the lower units MUH, Cat. $9100++.

£2 Black & Rose, beautifully centred, MVLH. 

5/- Grey & Yellow (+ 1/6d Hermes pair & 1/- Large Lyrebird) on 1936 (Feb) 9/- sextuple rate airmail cover from Sydney to Scotland, the adhesives tied by multiple strikes of the SYDNEY AIR MAIL datestamp.

July 1937 usage of 5/- Grey & Yellow + 1/- Large Lyrebird & 1d QM on airmail cover from Sydney to London; the adhesives tied by multiple AIR MAIL LATE FEE cds's. 

10/- Grey & Pink, a superbly centred, fresh Mint example.

10/- Grey & Pale Pink, overprinted SPECIMEN Type C; very well centred and fresh MLH. BW:50x - $850.

£1 Grey, MUH; centred right and with 2 toned perfs. BW: $3750.

½d - 1/4 KGV Heads accumulation, neatly arrayed in a stockbook. Postmark, shade and variety opportunities! (100s).

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1913-36 issue apparently complete mint on simplified basis on Seven Seas hingeless pages with 1d Engraved (2, shades); Single Wmk (23) to 1/4d  including 1d Red Die III (1d Red Die II is used) & 4d lemon; LMult (5) incl. 1d Carmine; No Watermark (2); SMult P.14 (8) to 1/4d (gumside tonespot) incl. 2d brown & 4d olive; SMult P.13½x12½ (19) to 1/4d incl. 4½d violet Die II (CTO), surcharge duo, and optd 'OS' 2d & 4d; CofA (13) to 1/4d including optd 'OS' ½d to 5d; generally fine MLH, with some stamps MVLH or MUH. (72)

½d Green: study on annotated pages including singles, blocks, pairs and a strip, examples with Watermark Inverted and many Plate varieties (some noted as per BW) with several combining Inverted wmk + plate flaws; shades, positional pieces, etc. Several perf.OS also noted. Very attractive. MUH/M. (119) 

THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2 die proof with a field of horizontal lines behind the King's head, the King's nose has been improved and the hair has been lightened. In black on thin card (58 x 1108mm) endorsed at top "State 2" & at base "First State".

BW #70(DP)12Aa variant, Ex Perkins Bacon Archives (with their handstamp on reverse). 
Provenance: The Arthur Gray Collection, October 2015, Lot 32.

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Lovely 5 colour franking on registered cover from WOOMELANG to AUSTRIA:  ½d Green, 1d Red, 1½d Brown, 2d Orange & 4d Violet tied by multiple cds's of 18 Nov.1921 on cover to editor of “Stamp Press”. Reverse bears Reg’d cds of Melbourne 4 on the following day and London Red Hooded reg'd cancel of 25 DE 21 (Christmas day!) A very rare correct rate franking of 9d from a tiny town of fewer than 200 today! 4d is cat. $600 on cover. Small part flap missing.

 

1d Rosine, ACSC 71 I (G68), with 2015 Drury Certificate.

1918 1d Rosine KGV, perf.OS, MUH. ACSC 72ibb (G68). With 2014 Starling Cert. Cat.$875.

½d Orange, top marginal blk.(4), one unit with BW.66(9)d 'Thick upper frame at right', fresh MUH.

1918-23 (SG.63) Single Wmk. 2d Red pair tied by MELBOURNE slogan cancel on 1923 (Mar.20) cover to USA, left-hand unit with variety "Bottom frame broken under 'P' of 'PENCE'" [16L9] BW:96(16)g. 

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4d Violet, variety "Horned emu, and two scratches under right wattles", fresh Mint. BW.111(2)t.

FOUR PENCE VIOLET: Plate 2 vertical pair [R6/12] with Thin 'FOUR PENCE' Early State variety to the lower unit (MUH), and "White spot in king's hair" to the upper unit (MVLH). BW: 111(2)p & ra. Cat.$1025++.

1918-23 KGV 4d Violet, perforated OS. Well centred & fresh Mint. SG.O73; BW:111b - Cat.$275.

FOUR PENCE ULTRAMARINE: Plate 2, block (4) [R5-6/11-12], with "Thin 'FOUR PENCE' advanced deteriorated state", "White spot in King's hair" and "White flaw projecting from Kangaroo's head" varieties to three units. BW: 112(2)p, q & rb, Cat $1650.