COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA continued...

circa 1954 SPECIMEN folder [no printing date imprint on front cover] containing CTO current issues to 5/- (including some early QE2 defins) plus the Arms set of 3 overprinted SPECIMEN. (25 stamps).

5/-  & 10/- Arms, both in a superb NO IMPRINT corner blk.4, MUH. (8). BW: $625.

£1 Arms, in a superb NO IMPRINT corner blk.4, MUH. BW: $750.

£2 Arms, in a superb NO IMPRINT corner blk.(4), two units with the "Roller flaw", superb MUH. BW: $2,250.

£2 Arms, vertical strip of (4() FU, the lowest unit with the variety "Roller flaw" (SG.224da); much harder to find than a Mint example!

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1949 (SG.229) No wmk 1½d green Queen, Authority Imprint blk.(4) with re-entries to L9/1, L10.1 and L10/2, fresh MUH. BW: 227zh. - $150+.

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1951-53 (SG.247) 3½d Brown-Purple KGVI gutter blk.40 with "Misplacement 2nd line of the Authority imprint from adjoining pane into upper sheet margin" to the right of the central gutter BW:253zg variety, fresh MUH. 

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POST OFFICE STAMP PUBLICITY CARDS: 1953 3½d Young Farmers blk.4 on card (BW: 303x);  1955 3½d Australia - USA Friendship blk.4 on card (BW: 325x); 1955 3½d South Australia blk.4 on card (BW: 330x) and1957 7d Flying Doctor blk.4 on card (BW: 337x); (4 items).

1959-64 (SG.317) 8d Tiger Cat, Second Master plate varieties in blks. or strips, comprising "Retouched shading right of animal's head" [Sh.C R9/6] States III & IV ("Typhoon" retouch) both in cnr blks.6 BW:358(II)sb≻ also "Retouched over animal's ear" in cnr strip of 3 BW:358(II)p, "Roller shift to right frame & IA of AUSTRALIA" in cnr blk 6 BW:358(II)q, & "Bar through S of AUSTRALIA - retouched" BW:358(II)ra in marginal strip of 4, all fresh MUH, Cat.$485+. (5 blks or strips). Hard to assemble 65 years after issue!

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1959-64 (SG.319 & 327) 11d Bandicoot, cnr.blk.6, together with the 5/- Cattleman, marginal blk.4 plus 2 singles, MUH. (12).

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1961-64 (SG.327, 327a) 5/- Cattle, corner blocks of 4 on cream and white paper, together with a marginal blk.4 on the "intermediate" cream paper, (12) MUH. See BW: 373A, B & C: - $740.

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1960 (SG.334 var.) 5d Girl Guides, marginal blk.(8) with perf pips from top of sheet; strong offset visible on all units. BW: 377c - Cat.$1600.

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1963-65 (SG.355-360) 4/- - £2 Navigators, complete set of 8, including the 10/- & £1 on both cream and white papers, all in corner blks.4; superb MUH. (32). Cat.£760.

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4/- - £2 Navigators (excluding the £10/- Flinders), fresh MUH in blks.4, (20).

4/- - £2 Navigators, set of 8 MUH together with CTO blks.4 of the 7/6 James Cook and the 10/- Matthew Flinders, (Total: 16).

1964 (SG.357s-60s) 7/6, 10/-, £1 and £2 Navigators set overprinted SPECIMEN, (4) fresh unmounted. Cat.£475.

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1964 (SG.360) £2 Phillip Parker King, marginal blk.(4) fresh MUH.

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1965 (SG.379a) 5d Lawrence Hargrave, marginal single with variety "Purple 5d omitted", with a normal stamp for comparison, MUH. (2). Cat.£500.

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OFFICIAL OVERPRINTS: 2d & 3d Kingsford Smith (SG.O123 & O124), both with Ceremuga Certificates; plus 6d sepia Airmail (SG.139a), all MUH. (3).

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OFFICIAL OVERPRINTS: 6d Kangaroo (Small Multi), and KGV ½d Orange, 1d Green, 3d Blue & 5d Chestnut, all in CTO blks.4 (with full gum) cancelled at G.P.O. MELBOURNE or PERTH G.P.O.; scarce multiples from sheets prepared for inclusion in Specimen sets. (4 blks.4).