Public Auction 313 Thursday, March 19, 2015
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KGV - SMALL MULT WMK 13½x12½ 882 ½d Orange, 1d green (plate 4, RA retouch), 2d red Die III, 3d Die II & 5d all perf OS Ash imprint prs. Collector's notations in gutters, toning in places, mostly F M/MLH. ACSC cat $1070 as imprint prs, $610 as singles. (5 prs) $220 $300 883 1d green Mullett imprint blk of 4 varieties "Ferns" bullet hole in head & "RA joined". VF fresh MUH. SG 95/95ad. ACSC 81(4)z cat $1100+. Scarce. (P) $300 $500 884 1d green Die II blk of 4, LL spur in merged state. VF fresh MUH. SG 95b. ACSC 81(1)I cat $330. (P) $120 $150 885 1d Green Die II/Die I se-tenant blk of 8, W/C with 2 Die I MLH, others inc Die II blk of 4 (all good spurs) fresh MUH. ACSC 81(1)I,ia cat $500, retail similar. (P) $150 $200 886 1d green Die II blk of 4. VF w/c fresh MUH. SG 95b. ACSC 81(1)I cat $400. (P) $150 $200 887 1½d Scarlet cnr blk of 12 with plate 4 dots, showing "double horiz perfs on top row & vertically in selvedge. VF 3M/9MUH. ACSC 92(4)ba/z. Unpriced as plate blk. (P) $300 $400 888 3d Blue perf OS, wmk inverted type B-A pr (sl separation). VF fresh w/c MUH. ACSC 106aa/ab cat $500 as singles, pr unlisted. (P) $250 $350 889 1/4 Greenish blue, Ash imprint pr with full imprint, very lightly hinged selvedge only, stamp fresh MUH. SG 104(var), ACSC 130z cat $1800 for M pr ($3000 for M blk of 4). Retail as MUH singles $1500 (P) $600 $900 890 Set ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise inc 1d green Die II, 2d & 5d surcharges, 1½d golden scarlet, 2d red Dies II & III, 3d blue Dies I & II, 4½d violet & 5d brown, F-VF MUH, plus 4½d Die II CTO (as always). SG 94/104 cat £490 as M, should be at least double, £980 MUH. ACSC cat $1800. Retail $1500+. (18). (P) $700 $900 KGV - C of A WMK 891 5d Yellow-brown, Ash imprint pr, plate 2, unusual shade & appearance. VFM. SG 130(var), ACSC 127B(2)z cat $250 for blk of 4. $50 $100 892 5d Deep orange-brown, Ash imprint pr, plate 3. VF MUH. SG 130(var), ACSC 127(3)z cat $275 for blk of 4. $50 $100 893 1/4 Turquoise lower marginal pr, right stamp variety “thick 1 at right retouched”. MUH, variety gum sl sun-tanned. SG 131(var), ACSC 131Ama cat $875. (P) $120 $200 894 1/4 Greenish-blue marginal pr, variety "retouched thick "1" at right". Fresh M. SG 131. ACSC 131na cat £450 as singles. (P) $120 $180 895 Set: ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise. F-VF MUH. SG 124-31 cat £120 for M, should be at least double, £240 MUH. ACSC cat $575. Retail similar. (8) (P) $200 $300 896 Set ½d orange to 1/4 turquoise. F-VF M. SG 124-31 cat £120. ACSC cat $260. Retail $240. (8). $90 $120 AUSTRALIA - OTHER PRE-DECIMAL 897 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved. Superb fresh MUH. SG 19. ACSC 60 cat $250. (P) $120 $150 898 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved. Superb fresh w/c MUH. SG 19. ACSC 60 cat $250++. Hard to find better. (P) $150 $200 899 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved left part imprint marginal. VF fresh MUH. SG 19 cat £75 for M, should be at least double, £150 MUH. Retail $250. (P) $100 $130 900 1927 Canberra 1½d plate no.12 UL cnr blk of 4, stamp W/C VF fresh MUH. Only about 150 believed to have survived. SG 105(var), ACSC 132zk cat $750. Very scarce (P) $300 $400 901 1928 Kookaburra 3d blue M/Sheet, perf 4 sides. VFU/CTO with gum, cnr crease, with special "International Philatelic Exhibition Melbourne 31 OC 28" cds in both red & blue. SG MS106a cat £200+, ACSC MS133w/wb cat $350+, retail $475. (P) $250 $350 902 1928 Kookaburra 3d blue M/Sheet, perf 4 sides. VF fresh MLH. SG MS106a cat £110, ACSC 133MS cat $175, retail similar. (P) $100 $150 903 1928 Kookaburra 3d blue M/Sheet, perf 4 sides. VF fresh MUH. SG MS106a cat £110 for M, should be at least double, £220 MUH, ACSC 133MS cat $275, retail similar. (P) $180 $250 904 1928 Kookaburra 3d blue, blk of 4 M/Sheets, from UL cnr of printing sheet so containing the 4 variants, perf 4 sides, perf 3 sides, imperf at top, perf 3 sides imperf at side & perf 2 sides. VF fresh MUH. SG MS106a cat £440 for M, should be at least double, £880 MUH, plus premium for rare blk, ACSC MS133 cat $1100++ & retail would be higher. (P) $700 $1000 905 1931 Kingsford-Smith 6d violet comp sheet of 80, Ash imprint & ACSC listed varieties "re-entry to T of Australia" (pos 45) & "Extra islands". Some vert/horiz perf folds, unusually fresh & clean for this. VF MUH. Cat $1800+ as singles & imprint, sheet would command a premium. $500 $600 906 1931 Kingsford Smith OS opt set 2d & 3d. VF fresh MUH. SG O123-4. ACSC 141-2(OS) cat $1025. Retail $950. Expertised twice. (2) (P) $500 $750 907 1931 Kingsford-Smith 3d opt OS, blk of 4. Light VFU/CTO ex PO sets ex Miller Bros. SG O124. Multiples are very rare. (P) $500 $800 908 1932 Lyrebird 1/- opt OS. W/C VF fresh MUH. ACSC 145A(OS) cat $125. (P) $60 $90 909 1932 Lyrebird 1/- opt OS. W/C fresh MUH. SG O136 cat £50 for M, should be at least double, £100 MUH. Retail $130. $70 $90 910 1932 Bridge 2d Engraved, Plate 1 dot left, marginal blk of 4, minor crease in selvedge, stamps VF fresh MUH. ACSC 146z cat $750, SG 141. (4) (P) $250 $350 911 1932 Bridge 5/-, upper marginal. Superb MUH, large margins & perfect centring. Retail $2000+ for so nice. (P) $1000 $1300 912 1932 Bridge 5/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 143 cat £425 M, should be at least, £850 MUH. ACSC 148 cat $1000. Retail $1500. (P) $700 $1000 913 1932 Bridge set 2d to 5/-, inc both 2d. VF MUH, 5/- very w/c. SG 141-4. ACSC 146-9 cat $1528. (4). (P) $700 $1000 914 1932 Bridge 5/-. W/C, VFM. SG 143 cat £425. (P) $300 $375 915 1932 Bridge 5/-. W/C, superb CTO ex PO set. Retail $300+. (P) $150 $200 916 1932 Bridge 5/-. Superb U, perfect centring. SG 143 cat £200+. ACSC 148 cat $500+. (P) $150 $250 917 1932 Bridge 5/-. W/C VF CTO ex PO set. SG 143 cat £200. (P) $150 $200 918 1932 Bridge 5/-. Fine postally U, tiny thin. ACSC 148 cat $500, retail similar. (P) $100 $150 919 1932 Bridge set 2d to 5/- inc both 2d, tied to registered 5th Aust Philatelic Exhibition cover by boxed Exhib pmks in green dated. "22 MR 32", with Exhib reg label, plus red Exhib b/s. VF. SG 141-4. ACSC correctly used on cover cat $3500. (P) $1000 $2000 920 1932 Bridge 3d blue opt OS, variety opt partly omitted. VF CTO. SG O135(var). Rare as not seen by us before on any OS stamp. (P) $100 $200 921 1934 Macarthur set 2d Light & Dark Hills, 3d, 9d. VF MUH. SG 150 -152 cat £55 for M, should be at least double, £110 MUH. Retail $120. (4). $70 $90 922 1934 Macarthur set 2d, 3d, 9d plus 2d Dark Hills. VF MUH. SG 150-53. ACSC cat $150. Retail similar. (4). $70 $90 923 1936 South Australia Cent set 2d to 1/- imprint blks of 4. VF fresh w/c MUH. ACSC 171-3z cat $290, SG 161-3 cat £112+ as singles. (3 blks). (P) $120 $150 924 1936 South Australia Centenary 2d UL cnr blk of 8 (4x2) with plate no (?) "1111" in upper central margin. Normally guillotined off. Not seen by us before & marginal inscription not recorded in ACSC. Possibly unique! Cpl minor tones on 1 stamp. VF MUH. (P) $300 $500 925 1937 KGVI 3d Blue Die I white wattles. VF MUH. SG 168a cat £160. Retail $325. (P) $160 $200 926 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die IA. VF fresh MUH. SG 168b cat £150, Retail $350. (P) $150 $200 927 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die IA. W/C VF fresh MLH. SG 168b cat £150. Retail $150 (P) $70 $100 928 1938 KGVI Robes set 5/- to £1, thin paper. VF fresh MUH. SG 176a-78a cat £125, retail $195. (3). (P) $100 $130 929 1937 NSW Sesqui set 2d-9d Ash imprint blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 175zf-177za cat $167+, SG 193-95 cat £140+ as singles. (3 blks). (P) $120 $180 930 1937 NSW Sesqui 2d, variety "Man with Tail". VFU. ACSC 175e, SG 193a cat £120. (P) $60 $90 931 1938 Robes set 5/-, 10/-, £1 thick paper. VF w/c fresh MUH. SG 176-8 cat £148. Retail $175. (3). (P) $90 $120 932 1940 AIF set 1d-6d panes of 40, selvedge three sides, 1d & 2d with imprints. VF fresh MUH. SG 196-99 cat £2000. (160) $1250 $1600 933 1940 AIF set 1d-6d McCracken imprint blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 196-99 cat £200+ as singles. (4 blks). (P) $120 $180 934 1942 Koala 4d, Lyrebird 1/- wmk perf 15x14 & 1948 Crocodile 2/- wmk, all no imprint LL cnr blks of 4, ea VF 2M/2MUH. ACSC 198zc, 209zh & 263ze cat $300. $100 $140 935 1946 Peace 2½d carmine NO WMK. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 236 cat $150 (page 6/156). SG 213(var). Scarce unissued printing. (P) $70 $120 936 1946 Mitchell 2½d IMPERF, wmk inverted, vert pr. VF fresh MUH, gum wrinkle on lower stamp, 4 large margins. SG 216(var), ACSC cat $500+ in 2006. (P) $300 $750 937 1949 Queen 1½d green no wmk, partial plate number 13, upper marginal gutter blk of 4. Stamps fresh MUH. ACSC 227za cat $4000 with wmk. This plate number unrecorded w/o wmk. Extremely rare, if not unique. (P) $300 $600 938 1949 Arms £2 green Authority imprint blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 224d(var), ACSC 271za cat $750. Retail as singles $700, plus premium for imprint. (P) $450 $600 939 1949 Arms £2 cnr no imprint example, variety "roller flaw". VF fresh MUH. SG 224da cat £150. Retail $425. (P) $180 $250 940 1949 Arms £2, variety "Roller Flaw". Fresh MUH. SG 224da cat £150. ACSC 271d cat $300. (P) $150 $200 941 1951 KGVI 3d red, thin paper. VF MUH. SG 235(var), ACSC 251a cat $75 plus normal for comparison. (2) $30 $50 942 1952 Aborigine 2/6 CofA wmk, UL cnr blk of 8 with void/ink line across base of lower 4 stamps caused by foreign matter on printing plate. Non variety stamp light gum bend. VF fresh MUH. SG 253(var). (P) $250 $350 943 1952 Aborigine 2/6, error wmk sideways INVERTED (crown pointing right from front of stamp), with normal for comparison. VF fresh MUH, pristine original gum. Only small number U are recorded & 1 mint example (which was offered for sale by a Melbourne dealer in 2011 for $15,000), plus there was a MUH cnr blk of 4 which has now sadly been split & from which this stamp comes. ACSC 265a cat $5000+ for U (in 2005), SG 253aw cat £5500+ for U, & MUH has to be at least double, £11,000. Important discovery & certificate can be obtained on request. In auction 294 we sold the cnr margin example from the same blk for $8150. (P) $4000 $7000 944 1953 PO Specimen folder with current defs from ½d Kangaroo to 2/6 Aborigine or 5/- Arms CTO, plus Arms 10/- to £2 opt Specimen fresh MUH. Rarer type, with only minimal PO sales. (21) (P) $300 $450 945 1953 Tasmania Sesqui 3d se-tenant pr IMPERF Die PROOF with large margins in its original CBA Note Printing Australia Folder. Only 6 in private hands, this example, numbered 29, presented to JRW Purves. VF fresh as made. ACSC 304/5 DP(1) cat $5000. (P) $3000 $4000 946 1954 Red Cross 3½d LL cnr blk of 6 plate no.3, no dashes. VFU/CTO. SG 276(var), ACSC 312zj cat M $200. (P) $80 $120 947 1958 Kingsford-smith 8d, imperf sunken DIE PROOF with CBS cachet in violet dated 9-6-58, numbered '28'. Presented to J.R.W. Purves, member of Stamp Advisory Committee SG 304(p). ACSC 343DP(1) cat $3500. Only 9 proofs made, 1 is in Royal Collection. (P) $2400 $3400 948 1958 Broken Hill 4d, 1960 Girl Guides 5d, both aniline ink with full design clearly showing through the paper, appearing as a comp OFF-SET on reverse. VF fresh MUH. SG 305, 334(var). (2). (P) $80 $120 949 1959 Animal 8d Tiger cat cnr blk of 6 with varieties shading right of animal's head state II. R 9/6 & retouch over animal's ear L 10/3. Both VF MUH. SG 317(var), ACSC 35811p, sb, cat $165. (2 blks of 6) $75 $100 950 1961-64 5/- Cattle cream & white papers. W/C VF fresh MUH. SG 327/327a cat £113, ACSC 373B/C cat $145. Retail $150. (2). (P) $80 $120 951 1964 Navigators set 4/- to £2, inc 10/- & £1 both papers. VF fresh MUH, blks of 4 (the 10/-, £1, £2 all cnrs). SG 355-60 cat £772. Retail $1100++. (8 blks). (P) $600 $800 952 1964 Navigator set opt SPECIMEN, 7/6 & £2 VFM, 10/- & £1 FM. 10/- with scarce 15.5mm opt ACSC 407x cat $1500 as MUH. Set retail as hinged $450. (4). (P) $275 $350 953 1964 Navigator 10/- cream paper opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. SG 358s. (P) $130 $200 954 1964 Navigator £1 opt SPECIMEN. SG 359s. VF fresh MUH (P) $100 $150 955 ca1964-65 PO Specimen folder in deep green containing CTO values to 5/- & Navigators 7/6 to £2 opt SPECIMEN, plus AAT (5) & Cocos 1963 set CTO. Scarce. (35). (P) $750 $900 956 Pre-decimal mint collection 1914-65 in loose leaf album with 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved, 1931 Kingsford Smith set of 4 plus extra 6d brown opt OS, 1932 Kookaburra 6d (2), 1934 Vic Cent to 1/- both perfs, Macarthur to 9d inc 2d Dark Hills & Airmail 1/6 set of 3 inc no wmk perf 11. 1935 ANZAC & KGV SJ sets, 1936 SA & 1937 NSW Sesqui sets. 1937-38 KGVI to £1 Robes inc 3d blue Die I variety "Thin frame under AU" FM & Die IA blk of 4 fresh UN & 10/- opt SPECIMEN. 1949 Arms set to £2, 1953 Produce Food set blks of 9, 1959 pics to 5/- white paper, 1964 Navigators set of 6 to £2, 1930s50s coil prs (7) inc 1938 Green Tester CofA wmk & 1941 KGVI 2d violet. Fresh & clean, mostly F-VFM. Retail $1400. (310). $600 $800 AUSTRALIA - DECIMAL ISSUES 957 1966 QEII 5c blue upper marginal strip of 20 with perfs misplaced 3mm right, into the design of adjoining stamp & bisecting value. Quite graphic as stamps appear imperf between. SG 386(var). New discovery & unlisted ACSC. (20) (P) $400 $600 958 1966 QEII 5c blue, with offset of design on back. VF fresh MUH. SG 386c, ACSC 444c cat $75. $30 $50 959 1966 Navigators $1 Flinders five cnr blks of 6 showing the original & 4 retouched states of R10/3 "left frame missing from 3mm at top" & R9/3 "left frame missing for 4-5mm at base etc", states I-IV showing the retouch top left cnr on R9/3". VF fresh MUH. ACSC 463c-ga. Rare assembly. (30). (P) $500 $800 960 1966 Navigator $1 Flinders vert pr, upper stamp variety "Left frame missing for 4-5mm from base" (pos R9/3), lower with "Retouched left frame type 1" (pos R10/3). VF MUH. SG 401(var), ACSC 463e, fa cat $105. $60 $80 961 1966 PO SPECIMEN set 1c-$4 with QEII, Fish, Birds & Navigators 40c, 50c fresh CTO with gum & Navigators 75c, $1, $2, $4 opt SPECIMEN fresh MUH. A well above average set. SG 382-403(s). Retail $150. $60 $80 962 1968 Christmas 5c, variety gold colour totally OMITTED, so church window is all green etc. Superb fresh MUH. SG 431a cat £850+, ACSC 494a cat $1500 in 2001. Only 1 pane of 50 was recorded & genuine examples are seldom seen (beware of chemically made fakes!). 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $1000 $1300 963 1968 PO SPECIMEN set with low vals to 50c CTO inc Flowers set of 6, plus 1966 Birds 13c, 20c, 30c & Navigator 75c, $1, $2, $4 opt SPECIMEN. W/C Fresh MUH. SG 382-403(var).(25) $60 $90 964 1971 Floral coil 7c pr with buff omitted & green misplaced. VF fresh MUH, normal to compare. SG 468bbb cat £450, ACSC 535ce cat $600 (10 years ago). RPSV photo cert for strip of 4. (P) $150 $250 965 1972 Rehabilitation 12c brown & green with error partially missing green, "Australia 12c", on the top stamp of a vertical strip of 5. VF fresh MUH. SG 514(var), ACSC 595cc cat $2500++ for a vertical pr with normal (P) $1200 $1800 966 1972 Christmas 7c right pane upper blk of 25 with colour bars at left, variety part imperf at UL due to paper fold. VF fresh MUH. SG 530(var), Similar to ACSC 620b cat $1500. Very rare, only a couple known. (P) $700 $1000 967 1973 Marine Life 1c Shrimp error yellow OMITTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 545b cat £1250, ACSC 635cb cat $4000. Rare (P) $900 $1500 968 1973 Architecture 10c variety ochre background shifted down partly obscuring value "10". Right marg blk of 4. SG 557(var). $50 $100 969 1975 Flower 18c blk of 8, left 4 with variety prominent paper join, noticeable by the uneven vertical white colour separations in middle left vert pr. Fresh MUH. SG 608(var), ACSC 725(var). (P) $150 $250 970 1975 Flower 45c horiz pr, error totally MISSING black (all text & value) on right stamp, partly missing on left with "5" almost totally missing. Superb fresh MUH. SG 609a cat £1000++, ACSC 727cg cat $1500 as single (in 2001) cat or $2000 for horiz strip. At most only 30 missing black recorded, at most 10 such prs as not all affected like this. (P) $700 $1000 971 1975 Flower 45c vert strip of 5, variety "missing dull green" (leaves) on lower half of 2nd stamp & upper 2/3 of 3rd stamp & also weak or partially missing at top of 4th stamp. VF fresh MUH. SG 609b(var). ACSC 727ca(var) cat $2500 for pr with 1 missing green. (P) $400 $600 972 1975 Flower 45c blk of 6, variety paper join/overlap on lower 4 units, 2 stamps double paper thickness. F-VF MUH, sl tropicalised perfs etc. SG 609(var). ACSC unlisted as a new discovery. Only 1 part sheet with 5 such blks found & all same condition. (P) $100 $200 973 1976 Scenes 35c Wittenoom Gorge vert strip of 7, error MISSING purple, partial to almost comp. No shading on central red mountain, land at LL, inscription, denomination partially missing. All MUH, stamp 4 in strip minor wrinkle, other variety stamps VF fresh. Unlisted ACSC as partial purple missing. SG 629(var), ACSC 749c cat $4000 ea for missing purple, so est $10,000 for such a strip. Extremely rare & originally cost vendor $2330. (P) $1500 $2500 974 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c IMPERF horiz pr, on normal paper (no mesh). F-VF MUH. SG 645(var), ACSC 765b cat $200. (2) (P) $70 $100 975 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c marginal blk of 4, variety "black partially missing" (Australia 18c), appears grey due to dry print. VF fresh MUH, normal to compare. SG 645(var), ACSC 765ca cat $400 (10 years ago). (P) $130 $200 976 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c IMPERF PROOF right marginal gutter blk of 4, on very thick shiny paper. VF fresh UN, sl edge wrinkle. SG 645(p), ACSC 765ba(var) $1200 (10 years ago) as normal imperfs, vert intersheet prs do not exist on issued sheets, & unlisted as a proof. Only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $400 $700 977 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 45c IMPERF proof on very thick shiny paper, horiz pr. VF fresh UN as made. SG 646(p), ACSC 766PP(2) cat $500. (P) $150 $250 978 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 45c IMPERF proof on very thick shiny paper, upper marginal gutter blk of 8. Superb fresh UN as made. SG 646(p), ACSC 766PP(2) cat $2000+. (P) $700 $1000 979 1978 Aviators 18c Kingsford Smith imperf gutter pr. VF fresh MUH. SG 660a cat £110. ACSC 792b cat $150 -both for normal imperf pr, gutter prs much rarer. (P) $100 $150 980 1978 Aviators 18c Kingsford Smith IMPERF blk of 4, UL cnr marginal. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 792b cat $300, SG 660a cat £220 -both for 2 prs. (P) $150 $250 981 1978 Aviators 18c Ulm horiz double strip of 10 with original paper join overlap through centre pr -overlap over 1 stamp wide. VF MUH lower marginal. ACSC unlisted. Extremely rare (P) $150 $300 982 1978 Bird 20c Little Grebe vert strip of 5, variety partial missing black "Australia 20c & bird's feathers", affecting top 2 stamps. VF MUH. SG 673(var),ACSC 805cg(var) cat $2000 for sl diff combination. Very rare as only 10 such strips existed. (5) (P) $350 $500 983 1978 Bird 20c Grebe, error "yellow (beak & eye) omitted". VF fresh marginal MUH. SG 673a cat £140, ACSC 805cb cat $250. (P) $90 $120 984 1979 Trains 20c, error grey totally OMITTED, so missing/albino area instead of "Australia 20c" & no imprint on bottom 3 stamps of vertical strip of 10 se-tenant with normals. VF fresh MUH. SG 715/715a cat £6,000+ as singles, plus large premium for strip. Very rare as only 1 pane recorded, which only had the errors on the lower 3 rows. (P) $2500 $4000 985 1979 Train 20c, error grey totally OMITTED, so missing/albino area instead of "Australia 20c" & no imprint. VF fresh MUH. SG 715a cat £2000. Very rare as only 1 pane recorded, which only had the error on the bottom 3 rows. (P) $800 $1200 986 1981 Tasmanian Tiger 24c 1st printing, LL cnr vert strip of 4, error totally MISSING dark green (grass at base) on top stamp, almost totally missing on 2nd, partially missing on 3rd, 4th normal. VF fresh MUH. SG 788(var). ACSC 902(var) unlisted as 1st discovered in 2004. Only 1 sheet existed with 10 error strips. (P) $800 $1200 987 1981 Tasmanian Tiger 24c 1st printing, error totally MISSING dark green (grass at base). VF fresh MUH, normal to compare. SG 788(var), ACSC 902(var) unlisted as 1st discovered in 2004. Only 1 sheet existed with 50 error stamps. (P) $400 $700 988 1981 Tasmanian Tiger 24c vertical strip of 10, top 5 stamps error olive totally MISSING, next 4 stamps olive partially missing, bottom stamp normal. VF fresh MUH. From a sheet bought at the Pymble PO (NSW) in 1981. SG 788(var). Unlisted ACSC & unrecorded until 2004. An important discovery! Only 10 such strips existed. (P) $2500 $4000 989 1982 Whale 60c trial printing with solid blue-green background. VF fresh MUH. ACSC 930E(1) cat $350. SG 841a cat £250. (P) $180 $250 |