½d Green Large Multiple Wmk ACSC 65 (SG 48) - Electro 5 continued...
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| 201 |
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 ½d emerald with Thin Fraction at Right [Pos 5R43] ACSC 85(5)s, large-part '[CRONUL]LA BEACH/11NO1918/NSW' cds just clear of the variety, Cat $250. This variety was identified by collectors during the time of
printing on Large Multiple Watermark paper, and thus used examples are scarcer than mint. Compare Lot 91 on Single Watermark paper above.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 202 |
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 ½d green with unlisted variety Cracked Electro from Left Frame behind Kangaroo's Back through Legs and Left Value Tablet to Base [Pos 5L34], lightly mounted. This Cracked Electro variety is not listed in Dix &
Rowntree (1995). It has a small scallop in the lower frame below the right value tablet consistent with the same unit in the block offered in the next Lot.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 203 |
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 ½d yellow-green with unlisted variety Cracked Electro from Left Frame behind Kangaroo's Back through Legs and Left Value Tablet to Base [Pos 5L34] being the fourth unit from the left in the upper row of a marginal
block of 12 (6x2) from the left of the sheet with central gutter at right, the unit below being Substituted Cliché (Weak Right Frame) [Pos 5L40], very fine unmounted. The crack has attracted ink and appears as a heavy green line. RPSV Certificate
(1989) states "unable to certify cause of apparent variety".
This crack developed after Harrison's substitution of the two units below it in column 4, the lower one previously with Cracked Electro from Left Wattles to Kangaroo's Forearm [Pos 5L46]. It is unclear why the unit in between [Pos 5L40] was
substituted as it had not previously displayed any flaws. The position of the newly-developed crack on the same side of the stamp as the previous Cracked Electro from Left Wattles may be a clue: it is conceivable that this earlier crack eventually
expanded to affect all three units. See Lot 224 below for a complete sheet with what appears to be a very early stage of this crack. Neither this Cracked Electro variety nor the Substituted Cliché varieties are listed in Dix & Rowntree (1995).
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$1,600.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 204 |
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 ½d emerald with unlisted variety Substituted Cliché (Weak Right Frame) [Pos 5L40] being the left-hand unit in a horizontal pair, quite well-centred, the right-hand unit with a tiny surface mark, small hinge
remainder. It appears that this unit was substituted at the same time as the unit below with Cracked Electro from Left Wattles to Kangaroo's Forearm [Pos 5L46]. It is unclear why this was done as this unit has not previously displayed any flaws (see
the previous Lot for a potential explanation). For monogram blocks & a complete sheet including this Substituted Cliché see Lots 214, 224 & 227 below.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 205 |
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 ½d green with unlisted variety Substituted Cliché (Weak Right Frame) [Pos 5L40], neat large-part '[GLAD]ESVILLE/20SE18/[NS]W' cds well clear of the variety. The earliest known date of usage of the Electro 5
Substituted Clichés [see previous lot for further details].
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 206 |
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 ½d green with unlisted variety Colour Flaw in Left Margin behind Kangaroo's Head [Pos 5R3] alongside KGV 5d brown both tied by very light 'COMMERCE HOUSE/MELB' cds to HG Balakian & Co Traders envelope registered
to Connecticut, red/white R label alongside, San Francisco transit & Boston 'MAY/26/1918' arrival backstamps, a couple of very minor blemishes. The variety is listed in Dix & Rowntree (1995). The rate was 2½d foreign letter plus 3d registration.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 207 |
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 ½d green with unlisted variety Notch in Right Frame behind Emu's Head [Pos 5R4] alongside KGV 1d red vertical pair (the lower unit damaged) all tied by slightly untidy 'BUNDABERG/ 29SE17/ QUEENSLAND' cds to
envelope to "Bureau International de la Paix" in Switzerland, Italian censor handstamp on face & 'VERIFICATO/PER/CENSURA' resealing labels x2 tied by 'MILANO/POSTA ESTERA' cachets, 'BERN/8.XII.17' arrival backstamp, a few blemishes. The variety is
listed in Dix & Rowntree (1995).
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$105.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 208 |
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 ½d green with unlisted variety White Flaw on Inner Right Frame below Emu's Tail [Pos 5R32] tied by 'HAWTHORN/17AU18/VIC' cds to plain envelope, a couple of tiny blemishes not affecting the stamp & back flap
missing. The variety is listed in Dix & Rowntree (1995). The rate was ½d per 2oz printed matter.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$85.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 209 |
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 ½d dull green 'CA' Monogram single ACSC 65(5)za being the left-hand unit in a horizontal pair, well-centred, light but indistinct Perth machine cancel, Cat $280+ for a mounted monogram single (unpriced used). Used
monograms are very scarce and should be worth a substantial premium.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 210 |
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 ½d green 'CA' Monogram left corner strip of 3 ACSC 65(5)z in a block of 9 (3x3), the lower-left unit with a light diagonal bend, minor perf separation between the monogram and adjoining unit in the lower margin
only, all units including the monogram strip unmounted, Cat $750+ for a mounted monogram strip of 3.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
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 ½d emerald with the Watermark Inverted Electro 5 'CA' Monogram left corner strip of 3 ACSC 63(5)z in a block of 15 (3x5; without side margin) including White Flaw in Right Side of Crown [Pos 5L45], centring
variable, the upper three rows lightly mounted or with a little perf reinforcing and/or gum disturbance, the lower two rows unmounted, Cat $1800+ for the 'normal' monogram strip of 3 mounted, nine mounted & three unmounted Watermark Inverted singles
(the ACSC does not list monograms or varieties with the Watermark Inverted).
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 212 |
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 ½d emerald 'CA' Monogram left corner strip of 3 ACSC 65(5)z in a marginal block of 18 (6x3) including a se-tenant strip of 3 in the upper row with White Flaw in Right of Crown [Pos 5L45], Cracked Electro from Left
Wattles to Kangaroo's Forearm (Advanced State with the crack extending through both Forearms) [Pos 5L46] and White Flaw below 'P' of 'POSTAGE' [Pos 5L57], the monogram slightly trimmed at base, well-centred, minor perf separation in the lower margin,
lightly mounted in the margins only, the stamps unmounted, Cat $1480+ for a mounted monogram strip of 3, the three varieties mounted and 12 unmounted singles.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$360.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 213 |
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 ½d green 'CA' Monogram left corner strip of 3 ACSC 65(5)z in a block of 30 (6x5) including a se-tenant strip of 3 in the central row with White Flaw in Right of Crown [Pos 5L45] ACSC 65(5)j, Cracked Electro from
Left Wattles to Kangaroo's Forearm [Pos 5L46] ACSC 65(5)ka and White Flaw below 'P' of 'POSTAGE' [Pos 5L47] ACSC 65(5)l, centring variable, minor bends affecting a number of units including the monogram & Cracked Electro but all are unmounted, Cat
$1800+ for a mounted monogram strip of 3, the three varieties mounted and 24 unmounted singles.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
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 ½d yellow-green 'CA' Monogram left corner strip of 3 ACSC 65E(5)z in a block of 20 (4x5) including unlisted variety Substituted Cliché (Weak Right Frame) [Pos 5L40], White Flaw in Right of Crown [Pos 5L45] ACSC
65(5)j, and unlisted variety Substituted Cliché inserted in place of the Cracked Electro [Pos 5L46], most units quite well-centred, small hinge remainders in the lower margin and on the upper-left unit otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat $1990+ for a
mounted monogram strip of 3 and listed variety in the 'normal' shade plus one mounted & 15 unmounted yellow-green singles. The Substituted Cliché varieties are not listed in Dix & Rowntree (1995).
Harrison removed the Cracked Electro from Left Wattles to Kangaroo's Forearm cliché after repairs to this unit proved unsatisfactory. The ACSC states that this was done "apparently prior to his first printing", but this is incorrect: see Lot 221
below. The unit above - which had not previously displayed any flaws - was also replaced by a Substituted Cliché with similar Weak Right Frame characteristics (compare the pre-substituted unit's right frame which is highlighted in the image for the
previous lot). For a possible explanation, see Lot 203 above.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 215 |
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 ½d emerald complete sheet with 'CA' & 'JBC' Monograms ACSC 65(5)z & 65(5)zb, slightly mis-placed guillotining resulting in small parts of both monograms in the upper margin, and all ACSC-listed left-pane varieties
including Cracked Electro from Left Wattles to Kangaroo's Forearm [Pos 5L46] and most right-pane varieties but prior to the appearance of White Flaw on Emu's Leg [Pos 5R22] and Cracked Electro through King's Head [Pos 5R26], characteristic break in
the Jubilee Line at right opposite the fourth row, most units are well-centred, light fold through the central gutter & a couple of minor bends in the margins only, unmounted, Cat $4400+ for the monogram corner strips of 3 & listed varieties mounted
and 101 unmounted singles. A wonderful 'time-capsule' in the development of the Electro 5 varieties. This is a Cooke printing (evidenced by the 'JBC' monogram), so the Thin Fraction at Right retouch [5R43] carried out by Harrison is also not present.
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Estimate AU$1,200
SOLD for AU$2,200.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 216 |
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 ½d emerald complete sheet with 'CA' & 'JBC' Monograms ACSC 65(5)z & 65(5)zb and all ACSC-listed left-pane varieties including Cracked Electro from Left Wattles to Kangaroo's Forearm [Pos 5L46] and most right-pane
varieties including what is apparently a very early state of Cracked Electro through King's Head [Pos 5R26] but prior to the appearance of White Flaw on Emu's Leg [Pos 5R22], characteristic break in the Jubilee Line at right opposite the fourth row,
centring variable, a few light diagonal bends affecting some units mostly in the outside columns, one upper-right unit with a small surface mark, unmounted, Cat $4500+ for the monogram corner strips of 3 & listed varieties mounted and 100 unmounted
singles. An important item, especially in the study of the development of the Cracked Electro through King's Head variety.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$2,400.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 217 |
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 ½d emerald 'JBC' Monogram right corner strip of 3 ACSC 65(5)zb in a complete right pane block of 60 (6x10) with full margins and a break in the Jubilee Line at right opposite the fourth row, including Retouched
Upper-Left Corner [Pos 5R14], Break in Upper Frame to Right of Crown [Pos 5R29], White Flaw in Left Wattles [Pos 5R31] & Retouched Upper Frame at Left [Pos 5R36] but prior to the appearance of White Flaw on Emu's Leg [Pos 5R22] and Cracked Electro
through King's Head [Pos 5R26], centring variable, a couple of light diagonal bends affecting a handful of units in the right-hand columns, small aging mark in the upper margin, minor perf reinforcing in the lower margin, the stamps all unmounted,
Cat $1800+ for the monogram strip & listed varieties mounted and 53 unmounted singles. This is a Cooke printing (evidenced by the 'JBC' monogram), so the Thin Fraction at Right retouch [5R43] carried out by Harrison is also not present.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 218 |
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 ½d pale green 'JBC' Monogram single ACSC 65(5)zc, hinge remainder, Cat $280.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
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 ½d green Substituted 'CA' Monogram right corner strip of 3 ACSC 65(5)zd in a block of 6 (3x2), characteristic irregular perfs, a very light bend in the corner margin, one tiny piece of perf reinforcing just
touching the lower-right unit otherwise unmounted, Cat $1200+ for a mounted monogram strip of 3. After succeeding JB Cooke in May 1918, Harrison replaced all 'JBC' monograms with 'CA' monograms. On Electro 5, the 'JBC' monogram was located under the
right pane unit [Pos 5R58]. In non-positional pieces, the substituted 'CA' monogram can be identified by its characteristic Shaved Top of Jubilee Line.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
| 220 |
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 ½d yellow-green Substituted 'CA' Monogram right corner strip of 3 ACSC 65E(5)zd in a block of 18 (6x3; central gutter at left) the upper-left unit with Thin Fraction at Right [Pos 5R43], quite well-centred, a
couple of tiny aging marks in the margins only & a pinhole in the lower margin just clear of the monogram, unmounted, Cat $2400+ for a mounted monogram strip of 3, the variety mounted and 14 unmounted singles. An important positional piece in a very
distinctive & attractive shade.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM |
