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Canterbury VIC 3126, Australia
| Lot | KGV - Single Watermark | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5101 | 1½d Brown Die I BW #85(9)g with variety Cracked electro over 'THREE' and into right value tablet (early state), tidy machine cancel, Cat $750. |  2 | A$200 |
| 5102 | 1½d Brown Die I BW #85(9)h [9L29] Cracked electro through bottom left value tablet, machine cancel clear of flaw, Cat $750 |  2 | A$200 |
| 5103 | 1½d Red-Brown [12R22] Cracked electro running from Roo's tail to King's chin (early state), fine used with Perth cds cancel. Drury Certificate (2019) notes it as unlocated. |  3 | A$150 |
| 5104 | 1½d Brown Die I BW #85(U)m with unlocated constant variety Cracked electro emu's leg to 'E' of 'POSTAGE' [C163A], cds cancel does not impinge on flaw, Cat $1,000. |  2 | A$200 |
| 5105 | 1½d Blue-Green Die I BW #88Ca Very coarse mesh paper, Sydney datestamp, Cat $300. Drury Certificate (2018). |  2 | A$150 |
| 5106 | 1½d Green Die I BW #88ba perf 'OS' lower-left and lower-right corner blocks of 20 (both 5x4), couple of trivial tone flecks, very fine MUH overall, Cat $8,000++. |  2 | A$1,200 |
| 5107 | 1½d Red Die I BW #89(15)jb [15R40] with Moustache flaw - substituted cliché (deformed right frame) - State II - thin right frame, machine cancel largely clear of flaws, Cat $1,000. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5108 | 2d Yellow-Orange with bogus Reversed 'OS' puncture, used. Drury Certificate (2022) states this to be the work of David Gee, and handstamped as such on reverse. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5109 | 2d Orange Die I BW #95(1)ha [1R16] variety Cracked electro to left of right value tablet (tail on 'E' of 'POSTAGE'), tidy machine cancel does clear of the flaw, undercatalogued at Cat $350 |  2 | A$250 |
| 5110 | 2d Orange Die I BW #95(1)m [1R40] variety Cracked electro in right value tablet, between 'IA' of 'AUSTRALIA' and top of wattles at right machine cancel largely clear of the flaws, Cat $800. |  2 | A$250 |
| 5111 | 2d Orange Die I BW #95(3)ga [3L19] Cracked electro through base of left wattle - State II, further crack through base, tied to small piece (few stains) by Kurrawang (WA) cds, Cat $400. |  3 | A$120 |
| 5112 | 2d Orange BW #95(9)e [9L7] Cracked electro, off-centre left, Cat $750, on piece, light 'CAULFIELD/20MR22/VICTORIA' (A2) cds cancel. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5113 | 2d Orange BW #95(9)e [9L7] with Cracked electro, fine used, Cat $750. |  2 | A$200 |
| 5114 | 2d Orange BW #95(U)m with Cracked electro through the right side, early state, tied to piece by Morawa (WA) cds, Cat $600 |  2 | A$120 |
| 5115 | 2d Red BW #96(8)ha [8R45] with Cracked electro through left wattles, used on small piece, postmark clear of flaw, Cat $450. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5116 | 2d Scarlet BW #96A(16)l [16L55] variety Right frame partially missing, believed to be an early state of the flaw, fine used, Cat $3,500. Drury Certificate (2021) notes "Very rare stamp". |  3 | A$1,200 |
| 5117 | 4d Lemon-Yellow BW #110C block of 4, fine hinged mint, Cat $1,400+. |  | A$350 |
| 5118 | 4d Lemon-Yellow BW #110C, MNG, Cat $350 (for hinged mint). Starling' Certificate (2018). |  2 | A$100 |
| 5119 | 4d Pale Orange-Yellow BW #110E, fine mint, Cat $475. Starling' Certificate (2014). |  2 | A$120 |
| 5120 | 4d Pale Orange-Yellow BW #110E(1)za 'CA' Monogram (partially guillotined) block of 4, with variety White flaw behind emu's leg [1R60], hinged mint, with the monogram unit MUH, Cat $1,500 (as a complete monogram pair in a standard shade) |  2 | A$210 |
| Lot | KGV - Large Multiple Watermark | Estimate | |
| 5121 | 4d Buff-Orange BW #110F(1)zb 'CA' Monogram bottom right corner block of 4, with variety White flaw behind emu's leg [1R60], lower right unit gum crease, otherwise fine hinged mint, extrapolated Cat $3,500+, for this very scarce shade/monogram combination. |  3 | A$650 |
| 5122 | 4d Orange BW #110(2)e with rare variety Circular white flaw below 'PO' of 'POSTAGE', cancel well clear of variety, Cat $625. |  2 | A$325 |
| 5123 | 4d Violet BW #111(1)e variety Cracked electro through kangaroo [1L32], datestamp cancel clear of flaw, a few nibbled perfs, Cat $250. |  2 | A$80 |
| 5124 | 4d Violet BW #111(2)z Harrison one-line imprint block of 8, some hinge remainders/perf reinforcing on right side units, few gumside tones at top, three of the lower units are MUH, Cat $6,000+. |  | A$1,300 |
| 5125 | 4d Blue BW #112 x2 used on 1923 (Sep) cover addressed to Captain AC Jowett, sent from Melbourne to Toowoomba and then re-addressed to Clifton, adhesives tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/MELBOURNE' cds paying quadruple 2oz rate. (The addressee was the son of Edmund Jowett, who on his passing in 1936 was regarded as one of the world's great pastoralists). |  | A$200 |
| 5126 | 4d Ultramarine BW #112 tied by Melbourne machine cancel to 1923 cover to the USA with all-over promotional advertising on the face for 'BELL,/THE/MAGICIAN', addressed to the American magician S Wilson Bailey in Massachusetts. [By 1915, David Bell had become a full time professional magician. During the 1940s, he was Resident Magician at the Melbourne Aquarium.] Superb cover |  2 | A$600 |
| 5127 | 4d Blue Cooke Plates BW #112(2)rb [2R12] Thin FOUR PENCE retouch - later state, corner cds partly impinges on the flaws, Cat $900. |  2 | A$120 |
| 5128 | 4d Blue Harrison Plates BW #113aa(3)h block of 4 with Wmk inverted and one unit with variety Second leaf in left wattles damaged, some perf seperation, 1 unit MUH, attractive item. |  2 | A$300 |
| 5129 | 4d Olive-Yellow BW #114(4)k,l&o Plate Dot vertical strip of 4 with varieties Right frame thick and bulging [4R42], Colour flaw on kangaroo's nose [R48] and Distorted SE corner [R60]; hinged in margins, stamps MUH, Cat $2,800 as four singles (plus premium for three listed varieties) |  3 | A$350 |
| 5130 | 4½d Pale Violet Die I BW #118ab on Coarse mesh paper, fine used, Cat $350. Drury Certificate (2020). |  2 | A$120 |
| 5131 | 5d Chestnut Die I Smooth Paper Comb Perf BW #123a Wmk inverted block of 4, few mild gum bends, excellent centring, lower units MUH. Seldom offered as a block, Cat $9,000. |  | A$1,100 |
| 5132 | 5d Bright Chestnut Rough Paper Perf 'OS' BW #124 [1R55], usual centring, lightly struck cds cancel, Cat $250. Starling Certificate (2018) |  2 | A$80 |
| 5133 | 5d Deep Bright Chestnut Rough Paper Perf 'OS' BW #124qb [1L56] variety Damaged NW corner - State III, corner crease at lower left and few wrinkles, Registered Elizabeth St/Melbourne '15SP20' cds, Cat $750. Starling Certificate (2015) |  3 | A$180 |
| 5134 | 1/4d Blue BW #128,128n shades group, the palest shade variety Thick '1' at right [1R57], variable centring, hinged mint, Cat $1,550 (as cheapest shades). (4) |  5 | A$300 |
| 5135 | 1/4d Turquoise-Blue BW #128c Dry ink, fine MLH, Cat $450 Drury Certificate (2017) |  2 | A$150 |
| 5136 | 1/4d Greenish Blue Perf 'OS' BW #128wd corner block of 6 with Melbourne '8JE[2]3' CTO datestamps, mild even-toned gum (odd spot), stamps with full unmounted gum, Cat $450++. |  | A$230 |
| 5137 | ½d Green BW #65(5)ka [5L46] with Cracked electro - second state, left wattles to forearm of kangaroo, being an advanced state where the crack through the kangaroo is quite prominent; fine used with light cancel clear of the flaw, Cat $650. |  2 | A$300 |
| 5138 | ½d Dull Green BW #65(5)ka [5L46] variety Cracked electro from left wattles to kangaroo's forearm, well-centred, on mourning envelope alongside KGV 1d red x2, all tied by Sydney 'JE19/1918' machine cancel, addressed to the actress Mary Pickford in New York, re-directed with 'HOLLYWOOD/Los Angeles Calif.' handstamp on face, Cat $650+ for used, unpriced on cover. Possibly unique on-cover usage. Outstanding exhibition item. |  2 | A$3,000 |
| 5139 | 1d Deep Carmine-Rose (G105) Harrison Printing BW #74(4)d [VII/1] variety Secret mark, well centred, fine mint, Cat $525. |  2 | A$250 |
| 5140 | 1½d Brown BW #86(7)l [7R48] with Cracked electro through top of left value tablet, minor toning at base, fine used on small piece, cancel well clear of the flaw, Cat $425. |  2 | A$100 |
| Lot | KGV - CofA Watermark | Estimate | |
| 5141 | 1½d Brown Die I BW #86(U)g unlocated variety White flaw obliterating emu's rear foot (C130), on small piece, Cat $500. Seldom offered. |  2 | A$250 |
| 5142 | 1d Green BW #98b(3)d-g perf 'OS' Plate 3 half-pane of 30 [V/1-30] with margins intact, listed varieties at [V/1,7& 30], some light gum tones, fine MUH overall, Cat $6,750+. |  4 | A$900 |
| 5143 | 1½d Red Die I BW #90ba(17)sa [17R27] perf 'OS' Substituted cliché (notched NE corner), shallow thin/abrasion to reverse, 1924 Melbourne cds, Cat $440. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5144 | ½d Orange BW #67ba perf 'OS', perf 'OS/NSW' (2) & perf 'T''; scarce group. (4) |  4 | A$150 |
| 5145 | 2d Bright Red-Brown Die I BW #98(12)g [12L1] White spot in top left corner well centred fine used, Cat $180. |  2 | A$80 |
| 5146 | 4½d Violet BW #119ba perf 'OS' BW #119ba + ½d orange Perf 13½x12½ perf 'OS/NSW' on 1930 (Aug 8) Court House (Orange, NSW) OHMS envelope with Public Trustee advertising on the reverse, addressed to Lucknow (NSW), stamps tied by 'ORANGE/NSW' cds, blue & black/white 'Rat's Tail' registration label alongside; minor adhesion on the face. Rare combination franking. |  2 | A$600 |
| 5147 | 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #129A, couple small tones on perf tips, Cat $1,250. |  | A$190 |
| 5148 | 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #129A, smal hinge remnants, fine mint, Cat $425. Starling Certificate (2019) |  2 | A$120 |
| 5149 | 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #129w CTO, hinge remainder, large-part gum, Cat $375. |  | A$75 |
| 5150 | 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #129w CTO, marginal example, full unmounted gum, Cat $375. |  | A$200 |
