21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

Australia Pre-Decimal


APD8356) Australia 1914 6d Maroon Engraved Kookaburra BW 60, pulled perfs at right, small nick at base, centred to the right, light centrally struck cds cancels, nice spacefiller, Cat $60, Price $19.99
APD659) Australia 1929 1½d WA Centenary Ash imprint block of 8 with variety ‘Re-entry to swan’s neck & T of AUSTRALIA’ BW 138zm, variety unit has a light corner crease, Mint, Cat $375, Price $249

APD8660) Australia 1930 Sturt 1½d Carmine-red, Plate # 1 upper left corner block BW 139z, usual slight gum bends fresh MUH, Cat $40, Price $29.99

APD8661) Australia 1930 Sturt 1½d Carmine-red, Plate # 3 upper left corner block BW 139zb, usual slight gum bends fresh MUH, Cat $40, Price $29.99

APD8662) Australia 1930 Sturt 1½d Carmine-red, Plate # 4 upper left corner block BW 139zc, usual slight gum bends fresh MUH, Cat $40, Price $29.99

APD8664) Australia 1930 Sturt 1½d Carmine-red, Plate # 6 upper left corner block BW 139ze, usual slight gum bends fresh MUH, Cat $40, Price $29.99

APD8665) Australia 1930 Sturt 1½d Carmine-red, Plate # 7 upper left corner block BW 139zf, usual slight gum bends fresh MUH, Cat $40, Price $29.99

APD8666) Australia 1930 Sturt 1½d Carmine-red, Plate # 8 upper left corner block BW 139zg, usual slight gum bends fresh MUH, Cat $40, Price $29.99

APD16) 1932 1/- Lyrebird well centred, tiny faint tone spot on gum at base MLH Price $24.50

BD304) Australia 1934 MacArthur 2d Dark Hills part imprint vertical strip of 4, mint unhinged. Cat $140 as singles. Price $95
 
APD360) Australia 1934 3d Victoria Centenary 3d blue perf. 11½. Mint unhinged example with part imprint & gutter margin. With variety “Flag right of tower nearest natives hand” ACSC 155d, cat. $125. Nice positional piece. Imprint block. Cat. $325.  Price $95
 
APD729) Australia 1934 1/6d Hermes no watermark Ash imprint pair BW 161z(pair), lightly hinged Mint, Price $149

APD8476) Australia 1934 2d Macarthur dark hills BW 158, tied to large piece by full ‘POST XMAS MAIL EARLY’ 1934 machine cancel, unusual. Cat $12, Price $9.99

APD8564) Australia 1935 2d Jubilee plate # 2 lower right corner block BW 166(2)zc, few lightly toned perfs, untidy hinge remains Mint, Cat $25, Price $14.99

APD394) Australia, 1937, King George VI, Die 1 TA joins MUH. Sydney retail $75, price $56.50 (9 available)

APD192) Australia 1938 3d Blue Die II Thin paper Ash Imprint Block ACSC 194Aza. Mint lightly hinged, centred to top, full perfs. Cat. $275, price $149
 
APD708) Australia 1940 KGVI perf 14.75 x 14 3d Blue die III, centred to lower right MUH, Price $35

APD355) Australia 1942 KGVI 3½d Blue Authority imprint block (no side selvedge), all four units showing a ‘Kiss print’ which is particularly evident in the ‘Australia’ and ‘Postage’ tablets, and also the value tablets, upper right hand unit has a very slight bend, this variety is unlisted in the ACSC, scarce & attractive, with normal for comparison, fresh MUH, Price $495

APD255) Australia 1949 Arms 5/- THIN PAPER Mint Unhinged Imprint Block of 4. Minor toning to 2 stamps and lower selvedge, otherwise fine. Supplied with thick paper Imprint Block for comparison. Cat. $2500, price $950
 
APD784) Australia 1949 £1 Arms variety ‘Thin paper’ BW 270a with normal for comparison, Fine used, unpriced used by BW, Cat $1000 for Mint, Price $499
 
APD785) Australia 1950 £2 Arms variety ‘Thin paper’ BW 271a with normal for comparison, Fine used, unpriced used by BW, Cat $1000 for Mint, Price $499

APD8479) Australia 1951 KGVI 3d Scarlet variety ‘Thin paper’ BW 251a Authority imprint block of 4 no side selvedge, with normal imprint block for comparison, Cat $400 as singles, thin paper imprint block not listed in BW, Price $399

APD96) Australia 1954 3½d Red Cross, commercially used with misplaced cross. Misplacement to left and touching blue background.  Normal supplied for comparison. Cat. $150, price $110
 
APD206) Australia 1954 3½d Red Cross. Vertical lower corner strip of 3  with misplaced cross on all units misplaced into blue area. ACSC 312c Cat. $150 per stamp for mint or used. This item is MNG. Price $225

APD8673) Australia 1956 Olympics 1/- lower right corner block of 8, top right unit variety ‘Short L of AUSTRALIA’ BW 334d, MUH, Cat $47, Price $39

ML544) Australia 1959 QEII 5d blue coil perf block of 4 CTO without gum, advertised retail $125, price $79
 
APD8696) Australia 1961 5/- Cattle cream paper SG 327, punctured ‘T’, light machine cancel, Price $19.99

APD326) Australia 1959-62 Complete Set as per Seven Seas. Fresh MUH Sydney Retail $64 Price $48

APD8636) Australia 1964-66 10/- Flinders, both cream & white papers BW 407A & 407B, the latter with very slight gum wrinkle MUH, Cat $75, Price $65

Australia Full Sheets
 
AFS7) Australia 1947 1d Slate Purple Princess Elizabeth. ACSC 245A. Complete FLUSH PERF sheet of 160. The flush perf at right comes only from sheets issued in the 1st Month, and is RARE! Yields Gutter Imprint block of 8, plus 5 x flush perf blocks of 4 at right of sheet, plus perf. pip gutter block of 8 at left of sheet. Also flush perf Imprint block at right bottom corner. Cat. $1100 plus, price $825
 
AFS6) Australia 1953 Produce Food 3d Green. ACSC 287/8/9. Complete fresh mint unhinged sheet of 100. Has varieties 287d) retouch in front of roped leg of 2nd cow, 287f) White spot after Australia. 289b, perf pip gutter block of 4 and 289y) White flaw in Tablet left of 3d. Sheet yields 6 x blocks of 9 plus 6 x horizontal strips of 3. Cat. price = approx. $340. Price $249
 
AFS6a) As above 3.5d Red sheet, ACSC 290/1/2. Shows all retouches 290 Types 1 – 12, also 292d, colour spur at top of “B” of Beef. Min. Also Perf pip gutter block at right. Cat. Approx. $730, price $549
 
AFS6b) As above, both sheets, price $759. Save $39
 
AFS17) Australia 1965 5d Churchill Complete Sheet of 48 Stamps MUH BW430d (SG377) Some gum toning, price $35 (2 available)
 
Postage Dues
 
PDA34) Australia 1913-21 Crown over double lined A watermark thin paper 1/- Scarlet & pale green CTO with full hinged gum, ACSC D102w, scarce, Cat $100, Price $89