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5/- emerald-green block of four and singles (4), all with the Dies identified, the block with some small gum thins otherwise fine mounted mint. S.G. 126, £640 £120-150
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10/- deep mauve block of four, the lower left stamp showing sub-type 1 (coloured flaw in curved line above "e" of "postage") and the upper left stamp showing sub-type 2 (colour dot in curved leg of "r" of "australia"), fine mounted mint. A rare multiple. BW W65A/d/e, $950; S.G. 127, £680. Photo £800-1,000
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10/- deep mauve, two shades, fine mint. S.G. 127, £340 £80-100
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10/- deep mauve block of six (2x3) with margin at foot, variety watermark inverted, the middle left and lower right stamps are sub-type 2 (colour dot in curved leg of "r" of "australia"), mounted in the selvedge only, the odd very minor gum crease otherwise fresh and fine. A very rare multiple. BW W65Aa/e; S.G. 127var. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Sotheby's auction, September 1984
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10/- bright purple block of four, the top right and lower left stamps are sub-type 2 (colour dot in curved leg of "r" of "australia"), unused with large part original gum, the lower right stamps two lightly stained perfs in lower right corner, otherwise fine.
A very rare multiple. BW W65B/e; S.G. 127a, £3400. Photo £2,000-2,500
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10/- bright purple, unused with large part original gum, centred to upper left, fine.
S.G. 127a, £850. Photo £250-300
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10/- bright purple, sub-type 2 (colour dot in curved leg of "r" of "australia"), unused with large part original gum, centred to upper left, fine. S.G. 127a, £850. Photo £250-300
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£1 orange-brown block of four, unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine.
A rare multiple. BW W66A, $2400; S.G. 128, £1600. Photo £1,200-1,500
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£1 orange-brown, centred to lower left, fine mint. S.G. 128, £400. Photo £100-120
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£1 orange-brown, fairly well-centred, fine mint. S.G. 128, £400. Photo £100-120
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£1 orange-brown, sub-type 1 (coloured flaw on inner frame below "nd" of "pound"), centred to left, one shortish perf at upper right otherwise fine mint. BW W66Ad, $750; S.G. 128, £400. Photo £100-120
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£1 orange horizontal pair, unused with large part original gum, some lightly stained perfs at top otherwise fine. S.G. 128a, £1400. Photo £300-400
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£1 orange, unused with large part original gum, centred slightly to left, fine. S.G. 128a, £700. Photo £180-220
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1d. carmine-rose pairs (2) with watermark upright, one with a few stained perfs at top, 2d. yellow, 5d. bistre block of four and single and 9d. yellow-orange with watermark upright, fine mounted mint. BW cat. $2330 £250-300
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1d. with watermark upright, 2d. with watermark upright inverted, 9d. with watermark upright and 2/- (4), fine used. BW cat. $500 £60-80
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2d. dull yellow with watermark upright inverted, unused with part original gum, fine. Rare. BW W17B var, unpriced mint. Photo £250-300
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5d. bistre block of ten (5x2), some perf re-inforcement between second and third rows, otherwise fresh and fine mint. S.G. 120, £1400. Photo £500-600
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2/- bright red on yellow pair and singles (2) and 2/- brown-red on yellow pair, fine mint. BW W58A, W58B; $1300 £200-250
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2/- brown-red on yellow block of four, unused with large part original gum, a few perfs with some re-inforcement and the odd tone spot on reverse otherwise fine. A scarce multiple. BW W58B, $1000 £100-120
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1d. (6 including two pairs, one with watermark sideways and reversed), 2d. (2), 4d. (3), 5d. (3 including a pair), 9d. (2) and 2/- (2), all used, mostly fine. S.G. 129-134, £2200+ £500-600
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2d. yellow block of four with mainly large part original gum, the upper pair with light horizontal crease and the lower right stamp with some stains on the reverse of some at right. BW W18C, $2000; S.G. 130, £1700. Photo £300-400
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2d. yellow unused with large part original gum and well-centred, small gum thin at top due to hinge removal otherwise fine. BW W18C, $500; S.G. 130, £425. Photo £60-80
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2d. yellow with watermark upright cancelled by large part Leonora c.d.s. for
13 February 1905?, well-centred, fine. Very scarce. BW W18B, $600; S.G. 130a, £500. Photo £150-180
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2d. yellow with watermark upright, neatly cancelled by large part Lennonvile c.d.s. for 5 September 1904, centred to lower right, fine. Very scarce. BW W18B, $600; S.G. 130a, £500. Photo £150-180
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4d. chestnut, cancelled by large part York c.d.s. for 5 January 1907, centred to lower left, fine. BW W34, $750; S.G. 131, £425. Photo £120-150
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4d. chestnut, cancelled by almost complete Kookynie c.d.s. for 5 September 1906, fairly well-centred, two shortish perfs, fine. BW W34, $750; S.G. 131, £425. Photo £100-120
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4d. chestnut, cancelled by large part Geraldton c.d.s., well-centred, fine. BW W34, $750; S.G. 131, £425. Photo £120-150
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5d. bistre pair and single (central gum thin), 9d. yellow-orange and 2/- bright red on yellow (3), most fine mint. S.G. 132-134, £1139 £300-400
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5d. bistre block of four with interpanneau margin at foot, fine mint. S.G. 132, £192 £60-80
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9d. yellow-orange top left corner block of four, fresh and fine mint. BW W49B, $1000; S.G. 133, £680. Photo £250-300
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9d. yellow-orange horizontal pair with margin at right, fine mint. BW W49B, $500;
S.G. 133, £340 £80-100
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2/- bright red on yellow block of four with margin at top, fresh and fine mint. BW W60A, $1600; S.G. 134, £1100. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Sotheby's auction, September 1984
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2/- bright red on yellow strip of four, two tiny gum thins due to hinge removal otherwise fine mint. BW W60A, $1600; S.G. 134, £1100. Photo £300-400
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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2/- bright red on yellow pair, unused with large part original gum, two perfs with a stain on reverse otherwise fine. BW W60A, $800; S.G. 134, £550 £100-120
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2/- bright red on yellow, fine mint. S.G. 134, £275. Photo £70-90
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1d. carmine-rose showing mixed perfs at left, fine used. Unrecorded in Brusden White and Stanley Gibbons. Photo £250-300
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1d. carmine-rose horizontal pair, perf. 12 1/2x12x11x12, both clearly cancelled by Geraldton c.d.s. for 26 September 1905, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 135, £1300. Photo £500-600
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1d. carmine-rose, perf. 12 1/2x12x11x11, fine used with unclear c.d.s. S.G. 135, £650. Photo £180-220
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1d. carmine-rose, perf. 12 1/2x12x11x12, fine used with October 1905 datestamp.
S.G. 135, £650. Photo £180-220
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1d. carmine-rose, perf. 12 1/2x12x11x12, fine with part Collie 1906 datestamp. S.G. 135, £650. Photo £180-220
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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2d. yellow with "WA" perfin, perf. 12 1/2x12x11x12 1/2, cancelled by part Brunswick c.d.s. for April 1906, two short perfs at top otherwise fine. BW W19B, $2000; S.G. 136, £1100. Photo £200-250
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1d. carmine-rose with watermark upright inverted, perf 12 1/2x11x12 1/2x12 1/2, fine used. BW W11, $1000; S.G. 135, £650. Photo £200-250
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2d. yellow horizontal pair, perf. 12 1/2x11x12 1/2x11, cancelled by Kalgoorlie duplex, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). BW W20, $4000; S.G. 136, £2200. Photo £1,000-1,200
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2d. yellow, perf. 12 1/2x11x12 1/2x12 1/2, fine used. BW W20, $2000; S.G. 136, £1100. Photo £400-500
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£1 orange-brown, "used" with part Perth datestamp, showing "sperati/reproduction" h.s. with manuscript "169" in centre, three very lightly toned perfs at foot otherwise fine. Very rare. BW W66c, $3000. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Mike Brachi
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1903 (2 Dec.) OHMS envelope from Perth to Kalgoorlie, bearing 1d. pair with "WA" perfin tied by duplex; 1904 (13 July) envelope (spiked) from Mount Magnet to Hobart, bearing 2d. tied by c.d.s.; 1904 (14 Nov.) envelope (spiked) registered from Mount Barker to Hobart, bearing 1d. (7) tied by c.d.s.; 1905 (30 Oct.) humorous Phil May postcard from Kalgoorlie to Egypt, bearing 1d. vertical pair tied by c.d.s.; and 1909
(20 Dec.) envelope registered from Perth to Cape Town and re-addressed to Muisenberg, bearing 8d. tied by oval Registered d.s. A good lot £250-300
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2d. yellow and 3d. brown, both with part Perth c.d.s. and handstamped "Specimen" by receiving postal authority, fine £80-100
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1/2d. (8 including a top left corner block of four with plate number), 1d. (16 including two blocks of four, a pair showing perfs double in margin at foot and two singles with watermark upright), 2d. (12 including two blocks of four), 3d. (11 including two blocks of four, and a marginal single with watermark reversed), 4d. (16 including three blocks of four, a single with double perfs at top and a single with "eye" flaw), 5d. (9 including a block of four), 8d. (23 perf 12 1/2x12 including three blocks of four, and 5 single line perf 12 1/2), 9d. (20 including three blocks of four and with a pair and single showing watermark upright), 10d. (11 including a block of four) and 5/- (6, one perf "OS"),
all mint, various shades, most fine. S.G. 138-148, £4000+ £1,200-1,500
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1/2d. (3), 1d. pairs (3, one vertical, two with watermark reversed) and singles (7, two with watermark upright, two showing double perfs at top and one with official patch at left), 2d. strip of three and singles (3, one with double perfs at top), 3d. pairs (2, one vertical - both with watermark reversed), 4d. (6, one with double perfs at foot), 5d. (4), 8d. (2), 9d. (3 perf 12 1/2x12, one with watermark upright; 2 single line perf 12 1/2, one with watermark upright and the other with watermark sideways) 10d. (2) and 5/- (4),
all used with some shade variance, most fine. BW cat $2200 approx.; S.G. 138-148, £1000 approx £300-400
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2d. yellow with watermark upright, lightly cancelled by Fremantle c.d.s. for 2 May 1910, fine. Scarce. BW W22aa, $500; S.G. 130a, £350. Photo £100-120
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