Great Britain and British Commonwealth KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14
Sale No: 256
Lot No:2184
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1d green Plate 4 AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 with varieties 'Ferns' (Late State with Part of Lower Frame Missing) & 'RA' Joined [Pos VII/54 & VII/60] ACSC 81(4)z, well-centred, light fold through the central gutter, the upper units lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $1500 for mounted.
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 disturbance, Cat $250+ for the Type A/B Pair only.
1½d red Type B Re-Entry with Duplicated Shading Lines above Right Wattles [Pos 4L53] ACSC 91(4)ha, light but indistinct cds cancel, minor bumped perf at upper-left, Cat $1000. Only three Type B re-entries were made, all showing a characteristic Long Middle Stroke on 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 re-entry on this unit proved unsatisfactory, and a second re-entry was made, the unit reverting to Type A.
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 British 1928 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).