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1½d Red Die I Single Watermark ACSC 89 (SG 77) continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

441

1½d red Electro 24 with unlisted variety Vertical Dash through Base of '2' in Left Value Tablet and additionally with Cracked Electro from Oval above 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' through Wattle Stem to Right Frame [Pos 24R57], a few uneven perfs at top, heavy machine cancel just clear of the varieties. The unit has been plated from the ACCC of NSW Handbook (2009), which lists the Vertical Dash but does not list a Cracked Electro variety.

Grade A- C2 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

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

442

1½d red Electro 24A AJ Mullett Printing No Imprint block of 8 with Flaw in Upper Frame at Left (partly over-inked) [Pos 24AL54] and Dot in Upper Frame at Left [Pos 24AR55], the upper units with tiny hinge remainders, the lower units unmounted. This electro is not listed in the ACSC, but it and its varieties are listed in the ACCC of NSW Handbook (2009).

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$675.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

443

1½d red Electro 25 AJ Mullett Imprint block of 12 with Broken Lower Frame below 'E' of 'HALFPENCE' [Pos 25L60] ACSC 89(25)z, centring variable but the left-pane units are quite well-centred, light fold in the central gutter, the upper units lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders/perf reinforcing, the lower units unmounted, Cat $700+ for a mounted block of 4 plus four mounted & four unmounted singles.

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Estimate AU$200

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

444

1½d red Electro 26 AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 with Small Dent in Lower Frame at Right [Pos 26R55] ACSC 89(26)z, centring variable, light fold in the central gutter, the upper units with a small hinge remainder, the lower units unmounted, Cat $600 for mounted.

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Estimate AU$200

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

445

1½d red with unlisted variety Wedge Flaw from Left Frame through Kangaroo & 'AL of 'HALFPENNY' to Base with Doubling of the Lower Left Frame, small-part 'NUMURKAH/ -NO24/VIC' cds largely clear of the variety, unlisted in the ACSC. This was most likely caused by a foreign object below the paper raising the print surface at the lower-left corner & resulting in the doubling effect, but we are open to entertaining other possibilities. Most likely a transient flaw, but stiking nonetheless.

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

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

446

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d red with the Watermark Inverted and Printed on Gummed Side ACSC 89c, characteristic poor centring, unmounted, Cat $500. RPSV Certificate (2023).

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Estimate AU$200

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

447

PUNCTURED OS: 1½d scarlet-orange ACSC 89Jbb (SG O80 unlisted shade) three singles tied to small piece by 'SYDNEY/39/15DE24/NSW' cds, Cat $900. A very distinctive & scarce shade. Scott Starling Certificate (2023) confirming the shade.

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

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

448

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d red Electro 15 with Cracked Electro from Kangaroo's Hind Legs through Oval to 'E' of 'POSTAGE' [Pos 15R10] ACSC 89(15)g tied to piece by 'LITHGOW/-3MR25/NSW' cds largely clear of the variety, Cat $550 for unpunctured.

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Estimate AU$200

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

449

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d red Electro 17 with Cracked Electro from Kangaroo's Hind Legs through Base of King's Neck, 'E' of 'POSTAGE' & Emu's Feet to Right Frame (Late State) [Pos 17R26] ACSC 89(17)r, light but indistinct machine cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat $300 for unpunctured. The ACSC states that "R26 first develops in printings in red, but a later state exists in green". This and Lots 433 & 434 above must be a later state again, as the crack is significantly more extensive than that in green: see also Lots 427-428.

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Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

1½d Red Die II Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14 ACSC 91 (SG 87)

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

450

1½d intense deep red ACSC 91E marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet, the upper units lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $1400+ for singles.

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

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

451

1½d red Slurred Print ACSC 91c block of 4 showing considerable 'doubling' of the design especially below the lower frames, quite well-centred, the upper units lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $900+ for two mounted & two unmounted singles.

Grade A B2 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

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

452

1½d red Plate 1 AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 with characteristic Blurred Second Text Line ACSC 91(1)za, centring variable & a couple of uneven perfs, commercially used with four light 'SANDY BAY/TAS' cds and red-pencil registration marking across the lower two units, Cat $300 for mounted. Commercially used imprint blocks are rare.

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

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

453

1½d red Plate 1a Plate Dot block of 4 ACSC 91(1a)z, the upper-right unit with Four Shading Lines on King's Neck Partly Missing [Pos R6] ACSC 91(1a)d, well-centred, the upper margin slightly trimmed, quite well-centred, one unit with a small hinge remainder, Cat $1250. [This Plate Dot is obviously larger than those on the other plates]

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

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

454

1½d red Plate 2 with Void Top Right Corner Correction [Pos 2L59] ACSC 91(2)ga, quite well-centred, tied by Melbourne '10FEB27' machine roller cancel clear of the variety to cover to South Yarra (Vic) with contents enclosed, a couple of minor blemishes not affecting the stamp, Cat $150 for used (unpriced on cover). The partial correction leaves the upper frame broken & the upper-right corner rounded. A scarce commercial usage of this popular variety.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

455

1½d red Plate 3 John Ash 'N' Over 'A' Imprint block of 8 ACSC 91(2)zb, quite well-centred, light fold through the central gutter, the upper-left & upper-right units lightly mounted, the others unmounted, Cat $400+ for a mounted imprint block of 4. The catalogue value has been reduced from $1000 when originally listed in 2000, but footnote 2 still states (as it did in 2000) that "The N over A setting of the Plate 3 imprint was not reported until 2000 ... one mint strip of 4 and one CTO block of 4 are recorded". An imprint block of 4 sold at our auction of 16.8.2008 for $2300.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

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

456

1½d red Plate 4 Type B Re-Entry with Duplicated Shading Lines behind Kangaroo [Pos 4L47] and Type B Re-Entry with Duplicated Shading Lines above Right Wattles [Pos 4L53] in Type A/B Pairs ACSC 91(4)fb & 91(4)hb being the left-hand units in a block of 4, lightly mounted, Cat $2250+ for two pairs. A rare multiple. A similar block of 4 sold in our auction of 19.5.2018 for $679. Only three Type B re-entries were made, all on Plate 4 and all with a characteristic Long Middle Stroke on the Second 'E' of 'HALFPENCE' and secondary flaws. The ACSC states that "These re-entries were made in May 1928 and so had a very short life in Perf 14" (our emphasis). The lower Type B re-entry [Pos 4L53] was found to be unsatisfactory and was re-entered a second time as a Type A. Hence, it is by far the scarcest of the three Type B re-entries.

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

457

1½d red Plate 4 Type B Re-Entry with Missing & Duplicated Shading Lines behind Kangaroo [Pos 4L47] in Type A/B Pair ACSC 91(4)fb being the upper central & right-hand units in a block of 6 (3x2), the lower-right unit Type A Re-Entry with Missing Shading Lines below Right Wattles [Pos 4L53] and the upper-left unit with Missing Shading Lines to Left of the Left Value Tablet, some gum 'sweating'/disturbance, Cat $250+ for the Type A/B Pair only. The ACSC explains (p172) the Type B re-entries and [Pos 4L53] being re-entered a second time as Type A, but these later developments - evident in this positional piece - are not catalogued separately.

Grade A- C1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

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

458

1½d red Plate 4 Type B Re-Entry with Duplicated Shading Lines above Right Wattles [Pos 4L53] ACSC 91(4)ha, partial '[NA]GAMBIE/[?]9SE28/[VI]C' cds, tiny aging mark on one perf tip at base, Cat $1000. The re-entry on this unit proved unsatisfactory, and it was re-entered a second time, reverting to Type A. Hence, this is the scarcest of the three Type B re-entries.

Grade A- C1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

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

459

1½d red Plate 4 Type B Re-Entry with Duplicated Shading Lines above Right Wattles [Pos 4L53] ACSC 91(4)ha just tied by indistinct Victoria '[?]9MY28' cds cancel to cover to Canterbury (Vic), tiny crease at the base of the stamp hardly detracts, Cat $1000 for used (unpriced on cover). The scarcest of the three Type B re-entries: see previous Lots. A very rare franking.

Grade B C1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$600

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

460

1½d red Plate 4 Type B Re-Entry with Small-Part Compartment Line at Left Corners [Pos 4R27] in a Type A-B Pair ACSC 91(4)lb being the central unit in a horizontal strip of 3 - the units either side both Type A - tied by Perth '12AUG/1929' slogan machine cancel to a cover airmail to Queensland with QANTAS airmail label (faults) at upper left, minor edge faults with part back flap missing not affecting the stamps, Cat $200 for a used Type A/B pair (unpriced on cover).

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM