Auction No 151 - Prestige Philately

Oct 24, 2009
Prestige Philately - Auction No 151 Page: 29
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark
128 G A B1
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½d green Electro 2 with Crack through Oval in front of Face (Advanced State extending to First 'A' of
'AUSTRALIA') BW #63(2)k, light machine cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat $2500.{Page 14.10}
Penny Reds collection in album including Single-Line Perf with Run 'N' (Early State) & dated examples
of '4AU14' and '6AUG14' (both Melbourne), other varieties include Smooth Paper Section of Bottom
Frame Missing under 'ONE PENNY', Run 'N' (First State) and Rough Paper Die II Sub-Cliché; some
perf 'OS' and State perfins sighted, condition variable, some postmark interest. (450+)
Penny Reds array partly sorted on Hagners, lots of shades, multiples, perf 'OS' etc. Needs careful
checking. (1000+)
131 * A/B Smooth Paper 1d red Plate 4 Harrison Single-Line Imprint block of 4 with "Ferns" & 'RA' Joined BW
#71(4)zj, third unit with minor surface abrasion, very lightly mounted, Cat $800.
132 D A- B1 1d red Die III plus 3d Roo pair (minor perf defects) tied to large piece by Melbourne cds.
50 T
133 O A/B
134 G B C2
1½d red-brown Electro 9 Cracked Electro over 'THREE' & into the Right-Hand Value Tablet BW
#85(9)f, small nick in left margin & a few short perfs; also 1½d red with Cracked Electro through Right
Value Tablet to Right Frame BW #89(U)n; both with cds cancellations well clear of the varieties, Cat
$1000. {Page 14.11} (2)
1½d green Electro 12 Cracked Electro (From behind Roo's Legs to edge of Inner Oval) BW #88(12)L
thankfully unobscured by cds cancel, a few short perfs & some peripheral toning, Cat $400.
135 * A- B1 1½d scarlet Electro 17 Cracked Electro from Kangaroo to Below Emu (Advanced State) BW 89(17)m,
hinge remainders, Cat $400.{Page 14.12}
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Lot 136
136 */** A- B2 2d orange block of 4 from the right of the left-hand pane, the right-hand units with Vertical (Gutter)
Watermark Lines Only, some minor perf separation/reinforcing, faint red pencil annotation in the
margin, Cat $4000+ (see ACSC footnote 2). A rare & desirable block.{Page 29.1}
137 F A- B2
2d red BW #96 with Left-Hand Value Tablet Obliterated as a result of foreign matter on the plate, a few
short perfs. A dramatic albeit transient variety.{Page 30.1}
138 */** A C1 Mullett Plate 3 3d dull blue inter-margin block of 18 [L13-18/25-30] with a Types A-B pair, Thickening of
Upper Frame at Right [22] and Distorted U/L & L/R Corners [27] BW #105c g & h, eleven units
unmounted, Cat $1250+.
139 ** A B1 4d violet Plate 1 marginal block of 20 [R21-24/45-48] from the right of the sheet with White Flaw on
Roo's Foot [45] BW #111(1)L, generally very well centred, a couple of very minor characteristic
gum-bubbles, unmounted, Cat $1000+.
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