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1d Red Smooth Paper Single Watermark Comb Perf ACSC 71 (SG 21c) continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

321

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d salmon-eosin ACSC 71Sbb, slightly untidy Adelaide 'JA 9/18' cds, small greenish mark on back visible from the face on one perf tip only, Cat $4000 (p74 tabulation). Scott Starling Certificate (2023) confirms the shade & states "a very rare shade, there are very few known examples perforated OS".

Grade A- C1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

322

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d red with Double (Blind) Perfs at the Base & probably Triple Perfs at the Sides ACSC 71bbba, small-part corner cds, Cat $250+ for unpunctured (not listed punctured 'OS').

Grade B B2 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

323

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d red ACSC 71bb with Grossly Misplaced Perforations resulting in 2mm of the adjoining unit appearing at left, large-part 'REGIS[TERED]/PERT[H WA]' oval datestamp, unlisted in the ACSC.

Grade A D1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

324

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d red Dry Ink ACSC 71bbca (SG O39 variety), neat Mt Gambier (SA) '-1MY18' cds, Cat $375+ for unpunctured.

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$135.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

325

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d red Dry Ink ACSC 71bbca (SG O39 variety) tied by Perth 'INVEST IN/7TH WAR LOAN' machine cancel to small-format OHMS cover to West Perth, minor edge faults & folds clear of the stamp, Cat $375+ for unpunctured used (unpriced on cover).

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

326

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d red ACSC 71bb (SG O39) with Significant 'Tin Shed' Flaw resulting in the loss of large elements of the design, well-centred, light '-7MY 17' cds, unlisted by the ACSC.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

327

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d red block of 4 comprising two Die I-Die II Pairs ACSC 71(1)ic, very fine & quite well-centred, tied by 'REGISTERED PERTH/1SEP15' cds to a long-format OHMS envelope to Claremont enclosing a Transfer of Land Act 1893 notice, undeliverable with 'UNKNOWN BY LETTER CARRIER' handstamp and largely very fine 'D.L.O./No. .../PERTH' Dead Letter Office boxed datestamp in violet on face, minor edge faults near but not affecting the stamps, Cat $1500+ for a single Die I-II punctured 'OS' pair on cover plus a significant premium for the block.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

328

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d deep scarlet Plate 2 Rusted (Pre-Substituted) Cliché [Pos [IV/34] ACSC 71Jbb(2)j (SG O39 unlisted variety), over-inked Melbourne cds cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat $750+ (£500 for unpunctured SG 21ca).

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

329

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d scarlet (aniline) Plate 2 Rusted (Pre-Substituted) Cliché [Pos IV/35] ACSC 71Ibb(2)k (SG O39 variety), light Adelaide cds cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat $750+ (£500 for unpunctured SG 21ca).

Grade A D1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

330

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d red Plate 4 with White Scratch behind Emu's Head (First State before appearance of the Ferns Flaw) [Pos VII/54] ACSC 71(4)i, very well-centred, tied by Melbourne '21MY15' machine cancel to The University of Melbourne envelope, a couple of tiny aging marks clear of the stamp, Cat $60 for used (unpriced on cover). An attractive dated example of the pre-Ferns state.

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$120.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

331

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1d red Plate 4 with 'CNE PENNY' (Early State) [Pos VIII/45] ACSC 71bb(4)q (SG O39 variety), well-centred, light Barkstead (Vic) '-3JE17' cds just touching the top of the variety, Cat $1250+ for unpunctured. The ACSC states at page 70 that "dated examples are mostly in the period August-September 1915", but punctured 'OS' stamps were often used long after issue.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

1d Red Rough Paper Single Watermark Comb Perf ACSC 72 (SG 47)

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

332

1d rosine ACSC 72I, neat corner cds, Cat $150. Scott Starling Certificate (2023).

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

333

1d deep plum Die II ACSC 72L(1)i, light corner bend, small-part '--MR18' machine cancel, Cat $1000 for the shade/variety combination. Scott Starling Certificate (2023).

Grade A- C1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

334

1d maroon (deep brownish carmine-red) ACSC 72R tied by 'WAGGA WAGGA/-3AP18/NSW' cds to Albion Hotel Cootamundra envelope to Michelago (NSW), a couple of minor bends & opened a little roughly on the reverse, Cat $750 for 'solo' usage. Scott Starling Certificate (2023).

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

335

1d carmine (aniline) with Misplaced Watermark (Horizontal Line at Base only) ACSC 72Cac, very well-centred, Tasmania machine cancel, Cat $1250. A major error that is scarcer used than mint. Scott Starling Certificate (2023) states "misplaced watermark, only the marginal line is visible at the base of the stamp, a fine example of a very rare variety".

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

336

1d carmine-red Plate 1 Substituted 'CA' Monogram single ACSC 72P(1)ze, the monogram with characteristic Nick in Outer Circle at Left and Shaved Outer Circle at Right, light 'PENRITH/NSW' cds, minor reinforced perf splitting & a couple of light aging marks, Cat $4000 for mounted mint (unpriced used). Used monograms are very scarce and should by worth a substantial premium. After replacing Cooke in May 1918, Harrison substituted Cooke's personalised 'JBC' monograms with generic 'CA' monograms. The ACSC states that "the substituted monograms are rarer on rough paper than on smooth paper, the printing comprising only a small remainder of paper". Scott Starling Certificate (2023) states "a fine example of a very rare monogram".

Grade A- C1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$2,100.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

337

1d red Plate 2 Substituted Chiché Die II [Pos IV/34] ACSC 72(2)ja tied by Wangaratta (Vic) '22JE18' cds to cover to Melbourne, the cancel clear of the Die II spur, minor blemishes & a few light aging marks, Cat $125 for used (unpriced on cover).

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

338

1d red Plate 2 with Thin 'G' of 'POSTAGE' Retouch [Pos IV/40] ACSC 72(2)l tied by Ballarat (Vic) '-1JE18' cds to cover to Melbourne, the cancel clear of the variety, minor edge faults not affecting stamp, Cat $150 for used (unpriced on cover).

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

339

1d scarlet Plate 3 'CA' Monogram single ACSC 72(3)za in a block of 6 (2x3), the monogram 4mm below the stamp, quite well-centred, minor paper inclusion on the monogram unit, the upper & lower units lightly mounted, the central units unmounted, Cat $770+ for the mounted monogram and three mounted & two unmounted singles.

Grade A- B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$360.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

340

1d red Plate 4 with Distorted 'ONE PENNY' & with Thin 'ONE PENNY' Retouch [Pos VIII/13-14] ACSC 72(4)k & l setenant pair in a marginal block of 36 (6x6) from the top of the right-hand pane, the lower row also with White Scratch behind Kangaroo [Pos VIII/32] ACSC 71(4)p, well-centred, minor perf separation between the upper row & the left-hand margin and between the second & third rows at right, lightly mounted in the margins only, a small hinge remainder on the face of the upper margin just touching two units, the stamps all very fine unmounted, Cat $2775+ for the three listed varieties mounted plus 33 unmounted singles. [See also Lot 313]

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM