Auction No 151 - Prestige Philately

Oct 24, 2009
Prestige Philately - Auction No 151 Page: 31
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
140 G A- C2
Harrison Plates 4d dull ultramarine Watermark Inverted (with marginal watermark evident at left) BW
#113a, a few short perfs, smudged cds cancel, Cat $1000. [ACSC states "Examples used during the
period of issue are scarce"]{Page 30.2}
141 O A B1 1/4d turquoise single with part Two-Line Harrison Imprint BW #128z (Cat $7500 for a mint block of 4
with full imprint) with a significant part of the second line - usually guillotined-off - evident, well centred
& very fine, plus 4d olive both tied to mid-1920s small piece by large rubber parcels cancel of
Melbourne. A truly exceptional franking & a remarkable piece.{Page 30.8}
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps
142 ** A- C1 Perforated 'OS': Smooth Paper 1d pale terracotta (brick) BW #71Qbb, a few faint tonespots,
unmounted, Cat $1125. RPSofL Certificate (1990) states "ACSC G25".{Page 30.3}
143 * A B1 - 4d blue BW #112b three distinct shades, well centred, Cat $450 minimum. (3)
200
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Large Multiple Watermark
144 ** A C1 ½d green Electro 5 lower-right corner block of 24 [37-42/55-60] with Thin Fraction Retouch BW
#65(5)m and 'CA' Monogram Substituted for 'JBC' BW #65(5)zd, unmounted, Cat $950++ (mounted).
145 G A C1
1½d brown Cracked Electro from Right Frame Through Base of Emu's Feet BW #86(U)o, machine
cancel well clear of the variety, Cat $500.{Page 30.4}
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P13½x12½
146 ** A C1 1½d red Thin Paper BW #92aa Plate 1 marginal block of 8 [L37-40/43-46] from the left of the sheet, a
couple of weak perforations, unmounted, Cat $1200+.
147 G A C1
3d blue Die I Type A Watermark Inverted BW #107Aa, slogan cancel, Cat $7500. [The ACSC states
"probably only about half a dozen used examples are recorded". However Simon Dunkerley had
recorded only 3 used examples]{Page 30.5}
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P13½x12½ - Official Stamps
148 O A C1 OVERPRINTED 'OS': 2d red with forged Overprint Inverted as BW #102(OS)c.{Page 30.6}
Offer
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - CofA Watermark - Official Stamps
149 G A C1 Overprinted 'OS': 1d green Watermark Reversed BW #82(OS)aa, untidy cancellation, Cat $2500.
[Another example sold for $1092 in our auction of 7/7/2007].{Page 30.7}
250 T
400
240
500
350 T
300
3,000 T
750 T
150 F A- B1
Lot 150
PERFORATED 'G/NSW': 3d dull blue Watermark Inverted as BW #109a, well centred, minor wrinkles,
light machine cancellation (presumably of Sydney) across the upper portion of the stamp, Cat $40,000
(for a non-perfin stamp). [The ACSC states "Watermark Inverted is of considerable rarity. Three mint &
three used examples have been recorded". This stamp was discovered recently in bundleware!!
proving that it pays to look]{Page 31.1}
5,000