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2d. scarlet, a lower right corner block of four showing large part plate number "2", fine unmounted mint. Very rare. S.G. 197; BW 219zc, $5000. Photo £4,000-5,000
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2d. scarlet, a top right corner block of six showing complete plate number "3", fine unmounted mint. Very rare. S.G. 197; BW 219ze, $5000. Photo £4,000-5,000
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Watermark CofA, Hermes 1/6d. blackish brown, a block of four with margin at left showing complete plate number "1", mounted in the selvedge only, fine. S.G. 223a;
BW 261z, $500. Photo £400-500
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Watermark CofA, Hermes 1/6d. blackish brown, a block of eight (2x4) with margin at left showing complete plate number "2", fine mint. S.G. 223a; BW 261zb, $500. Photo £500-600
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No watermark, Aboriginal Art 2/- chocolate, a block of eight (2x4) with margin at right showing complete plate number "9", fine mint. Rare. S.G. 224f; BW 264zc, $2500. Photo £1,500-1,800
| 1948-49 Arms Issue | |
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5/-, 10/-, £1 and £2 lower left corner blocks of four with imprint, fine mint.
S.G. 224a-224d, BW 268-271, $620 £300-400
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5/- claret on thin pelure paper, a lower left corner block of four with imprint, fine mint. Rare. Photo £600-800
| 1948-56 No Watermark Issue | |
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1/2d. orange, a bottom centre gutter block of eight with complete plate number "4", fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 228; BW 180zd, $3500. Photo £2,000-2,500
| 1950-52 Definitive Issue | |
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2 1/2d. scarlet, a bottom centre gutter block of eight showing plate number "2", fine mint. Rare. S.G. 234; BW 249z, $2500. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Hugh Morgan, November 2012
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3 1/2d. grey-green. a bottom centre gutter block of eight showing large part plate number "5", heavy vertical crease between otherwise fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 237d; BW 252zh, $3500. Photo £3,000-4,000
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3 1/2d. brown-purple, a top centre gutter block of eight showing almost complete plate number "2", fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 247; BW 253za, $3500. Photo £3,000-4,000
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6 1/2d. brown, a strip of four with gutter margin at right, variety imperforate between stamp and margin, fine mint, only the left stamp lightly hinged. Very rare. S.G. 249;
BW 255b, $1250. Photo £1,500-1,800
Note: One sheet was issued showing the final strike of the perforating comb misplaced on the right-hand column. Most of the stamps have had the vertical perforation at right trimmed to resemble an "imperforate at right" error.
Provenance: Hugh Morgan, November 2012
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No watermark 2/6d. deep brown, a block of eight (2x4) with margin at left showing almost complete plate number "2", fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 253b; BW 266z, $3000. Photo £2,000-2,500
| British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan) | |
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1/2d. to 5/- (thin paper) set of seven in corner blocks of four plus 1/2d., 1d., 3d., 6d. and 2/- vertical pairs, 1/- single and 5/- horizontal pair, fine mint. S.G. J1-J7a, £1100 approx £400-500
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1931-32 a complete set of fourteen, fine mint. S.G. O123-O136, £613 £150-180
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1902 1/2d. to 8d. set of seven each overprinted "specimen" vertically, fine mint; also New South Wales 1891-92 1/2d. 20/- set of ten, each overprinted "specimen" or "Specimen" (1d.), the 1d. and 6d. with some lightly stained perfs. and the 5d. with straight-edge at right. S.G. cat. £500; BW cat. $1410 £120-150
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1902 1/2d. to 5/- set of eight, the 4d. with two lightly stained perfs. at right, otherwise fresh and fine mint. S.G.D1-D8, £475 £120-150
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1902-04 1/2d. to 20/- set of fourteen less 2/-, each overprinted "specimen", fine mint £250-300
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–– 1/2d. to 20/- set of fourteen (various perfs.), the 6d. with small thin, the 10/-
(with B.P.A. certificate, 2007) and 20/- (marginal) a little faded otherwise fine mint.
S.G. D13-D44, £6500. Photo £1,200-1,500
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1906-08 1/2d. to 6d. set of six, the 3d. a little gum toned otherwise fine mint. S.G. D45-D50, £900. Photo £300-400
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1907 1/2d. to 6d. set of five, fine mint though some with hinge remnants. S.G. D53-D57, £850. Photo £300-400
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1908-09 with stroke after value, 1/- (a few tiny black marks at lower left) and 5/-, fine mounted mint. S.G. D58-D59, £350 £100-120
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–– 2/- dull green, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. D60, £1000; BW D63, $1500. Photo £350-450
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–– 10/- dull green, fresh and fine mint. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. D61, £2500; BW D64, $4250. Photo £1,000-1,200
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–– 20/- dull green, fine mint. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. D62, £6500;
BW D65, $12,500. Photo £3,000-4,000
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1909-10 1/2d. to 5/-, 1912-23 perf. 12 1/2 1/2d., perf. 11 1/2d. and 1d. and perf. 14 1/2d. to 1/-, 1922-30 perf. 14 1/2d. to 6d. and perf. 11 4d., 1931-36 perf. 14 1d. and 2d., perf. 11 1/2d. to 4d., 1938 1/2d. to 1/- and 1946-48 1d., 2d., 3d., 5d., 6d. and 1/-, fine mint. Cat. £1000+ £300-400
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1909-10 10/- rosine and yellow-green with "JBC" monogram, unused with large part original gum, light bend and minor gum thins at top due to hinge removal otherwise fine. Very rare. S.G. D72; BW D91z, $3500. Photo £1,000-1,200
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–– £1 rosine and yellow-green, unused with part original gum, some minor gum thinning at top due to hinge removal otherwise fine. S.G. D73, £500. Photo £150-180
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1912-23 perf. 14 10/- scarlet and pale yellow-green, fine mint. Rare. S.G. D86, £1400. Photo £500-600
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–– perf. 14 £1 scarlet and pale yellow-green, centred to left, fine mint. S.G. D87, £950. Photo £350-450
| Frank Godden De Luxe Albums | |
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Eleven in maroon with "australia" tooled in gold on spine and numbered 1-11 £500-600
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