21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

Australia KGV Heads

Breaking superb KGV Collection, starting here with the 1d Red Shades, mainly mint with certificate

GG4) Australia 1918 1d Rosine Mint Lightly Unhinged. ACSC 72 l (G68) Fresh centred to right with good perfs. Supplied with Drury 2015 Certificate. Cat. $700, price $525
 
GG6) Australia 1918 1d Rosine Mint Unhinged, perf. OS.  ACSC 72ibb (G68) Fresh, centred lower left with full perfs. Supplied with Starling 2014 Certificate. Cat. $875, price $649
 
GS23) Australia 1917 1d Orange Red KGV. Post Office fresh Mint Unhinged. Nice full perf example, centred left. ACSC71P, (G24.5) Cat. $600. Supplied with Drury 2004 certificate. Price $475
 
GS17) Australia 1918 1d Rose Pink Rough Paper KGV. Post Office Fresh mint unhinged, nicely centred with full perfs. ACSC 72H (G67) Cat. $1500, very rare stamp, Supplied with Drury and Bozic 2011 Certificates. Price $1195

G1040) Australia KGV 1915 Single watermark 4d Orange BW 110 x 46 mounted on a page with a lovely array of shades including lemon-yellow (3), pale orange-yellow (11 including a pair), buff-orange (2) etc, all but 1 with cds cancels, several with clear dates, odd minor fault, mostly fine, a most attractive group, and a great opportunity for expansion, minimum Cat $895, Price $599

G813) Australia 1918 Single watermark KGV 1d Rosine, rough paper, punctured ‘OS’ BW 72Ibb (G68) with 2019 Drury certificate (incorrectly listed as G69 on the cert.), centred to the lower left, lightly hinged Mint, Cat $350, Price $269
 
G814) Australia 1918 Single watermark KGV 1d Damson, rough paper, punctured ‘OS’ BW 72Kbb (G70½) with 2012 Drury certificate, centred to the lower left, light cds cancel, Fine used, Cat $500, Price $369

G19) Australia 1920 1/4d Turquoise KGV Single wmk. Mint unhinged, centred lower right. Fresh full perf example, advertised retail $650, my price just $295
 
G468) Australia 1920 2d Orange perf OS wmk. Inverted. ACSC 95Eba inv. Cancelled by Melbourne Sept 1922 cds. Well centred and with good perfs. Non OS inverted wmk is cat. $8000. Price $125
 
G1038) Australia KGV 1921 Single watermark 4d Violet BW 111 x 7 including a pair, nice shade variation, one with short corner per, one creased, all with cds cancels, Cat $175, Price $99
 
G1036) Australia KGV 1922 Single watermark 4d Ultramarine variety ‘Thin FOUR PENCE’(retouch) BW 112ra, centred to right, lightly struck ‘MASCOT’ cds, clear of the variety, Nice used Cat $450, Price $379
 
G361) Australia 1924 1d Green single wmk block of 4, upper l/h unit variety ‘Wattle line’, lower l/h unit variety ‘Flaw under neck’ and upper r/h unit ‘Nick near top of left frame’ ACSC 77(4)f/g/h, upper units MLH, lower units unhinged, centred a little low, Cat $200 as hinged, price $149
 
G1005) Australia KGV 1924 Single watermark 2d Red-brown CTO BW 97w, unusually bright reddish shade, centred a little high, Cat $100, Price $79
 
G455) Australia 1924 2d Deep Red Brown perf OS Grossly Misperfed. ACSC 97Bbb. Used with slogan cancel and showing part of adjacent stamp at top. Cat. $50 for used in the lighter shade. Price $79
 
G593) Australia 1926 1½d Rose Red on translucent paper. Plate 1a top right block of 4, with plate dot. Fresh mint unhinged, with some gum disturbance to lower right unit. Centred left. Rare! Cat. $1000 as hinged on normal paper. Translucent ought to be 5 x that. ACSC91aa(1a) z. Price $2495
 
G70) Australia 1927 3d Dull Blue KGV smw. Perf. 13.5 x 12.5 die 1a. Mint unhinged gutter block of 4, 2 x vertical pairs of type A & B. ACSC 107c, cat. $1150 as two pairs. Very scarce, price $725
 
G326) Australia 1927 4d Greenish Olive KGV Sml. Multi. Wmk perf. 14, Ash imprint pair ACSC 115(3)z (pair), centring a little mixed as usual, fresh MUH. Price $795
 
G1215) Australia 1930 5d Pale Orange Brown Sml. Multi. Wmk. Fresh mint unhinged right marginal example. Centred right with full perfs. Cat. $120, price $69
 
G391) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise KGV C of A wmk Ash imprint block, ACSC 131Az, one unit MUH, others MLH, stamps centred towards gutter, Cat $1000, Price $725
 
G392) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise KGV C of A wmk Ash imprint block, ACSC 131Az, some perf reinforcing, mainly in lower right margin, stamps centred towards gutter, Mint, Cat $1000, Price $625
 
G393) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise KGV C of A wmk Ash imprint pair, ACSC 131Az (pair) some very light gum bends, stamps centred towards gutter, lightly hinged Mint, Price $229
 
G458) Australia 1932 1d Green C of A wmk, ovpt. OS, Grossly Misperfed. Also with ovpt. Misplaced a little to left. Cancelled by wavy line machine canceller. Misplaced perfs. show part of adjacent stamp at right. Price $49
 
G655) Australia 1932 KGV C of A wmk 1d Green optd ‘OS’ horizontal pair variety ‘Misplaced perforations’ BW 82(OS)b, used with machine cancel, Cat $150 ea for Mint, unpriced used, Price $199
 
G454) Australia 1932 KGV C of A wmk 1d Green optd ‘OS’ with perforations misplaced vertically and to the left, showing part of the adjoining stamp at base, cds cancel, striking variety, fine used, Price $149
 
Australia Pre- Decimal issues

APD8554) Australia 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d Ovpt. OS fresh mint unhinged marginal examples. These come with an APTA Warranty Certificate signed by President Stewart Robbins. Exceptional pair cat. $1250. Exceptional pair, price $965

APD8546) Australia 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge set of 4, inc. both printings of the 2d. Nice mint unhinged, cat. $1575. Price $1175

APD547) Australia 1932 1/- Yellow Green Lyrebird MISPLACED Ovpt. OS fine cds used. Well centred full perf. Stamp with overprint misplaced 3mm to the left so that the S is central. Unlisted in ACSC and not seen by us before. Other misplacements of OS overprints or surcharges are priced at 25 x to 125 x the normal stamp, and so would give this a minimum catalogue value of $2500. Possibly unique, price $1875
 
APD302) Australia 1934-48 1/6d Hermes SG153,1153a &153ab. All fresh mint unhinged.  Sydney retail $108 Price: $80
 
APD306) Australia 1934 McArthur SG150/2. All fresh mint lightly hinged. Sydney retail $71.00 Price: $53.00
 
APD269) Australia 1935 2/- Jubilee with extensive ink stripping around the king and horse, unlisted in the ACSC, quite a striking variety, Fine used, Price $179
 
AB31) Australia 1935-37 2/- (12 x 2d) Black on Green Pre-Decimal Booklet Cover and interleave, without stamp panes. Cover with front & back advertisements reversed ACSC 81348Ab, interleave shows 'IMPORTANT. PLEASE NOTE SPECIALLY' and 'PRINCIPAL P.O. SERVICES-CHARGES' as per ACSC #B53. Price: $315

APD8556) Australia 1936 NSW Sesqui. Set, fresh mint unhinged, attractive set cat. $50, price $37.50

APD577) Australia 1949 £1 Robes (Thin paper) MUH. Centred a tad low. Sydney retail $225, price $169
 
APD365) Australia 1948 10/- Robes thin paper and 1/- Lyrebird tied to a small piece by indistinct Melbourne cds, scarce thus Price $249

APD442) Australia 1946 5/10d pale blue Food for Britain label, mint unhinged. These labels were produced because of an enquiry from Myer of Melbourne handling large quantities of Food for Britain parcels. They were also used by Anthony Horden in Sydney, Fitzgerald in Tasmania and Elphinstones in Brisbane. This appears a complete Elphinstones label measuring approx. 1.75 x 2.25 inches on unwatermarked gummed paper. Crease at lower left not affecting stamp design. Complete with a card from Elphinstone’s reading “A small contribution to assist you in your food problem and to demonstrate in a very humble way our appreciation of your heroic efforts” Not listed or priced in the ACSC postal Stationery catalogue. None of the Tasmanian issue of 1000 labels appear to have survived and this may well be the sole survivor from Brisbane. Price $2500
 
APD546) Australia 1949 £1 Arms THIN PAPER mint lightly hinged, well centred and with full perfs. In the distinct deeper shade that all thin paper varieties for this issue have (5/-, £1, £2) Supplied with normal for comparison. Small minor gum tone not visible from the front mentioned only for accuracy. ACSC 270Ba, cat. $1250. Price $749
 
APD363) 1949 3½d UPU lower right corner block of 4, the lower right unit showing a faint but distinct 'Kiss print' around the horses head, unlisted in the ACSC, however a faint kiss print for the 1946 3½d Mitchell is recorded in the ACSC, cat value $425, scarce and unusual, Price $349
 
APD170) Australia 1953 3.5d QEII Carmine Red, thin paper. Fresh mint unhinged block of 4, together with normal block for comparison. ACSC 296Aa, Cat. $160 as 4 singles, price $119
 
AB18) Australia 1953-57 3/6d - 3½d Carmine-Red QEI Booklet (12 x 3½d), wax interleaving, not stapled with part Pink stitching, (not listed by ACSC), Blue line on cover, 1st pane misperforated to the right, Pfeffer #B58T Cat $150+. MUH. Price: $220
 
DB48) Australia 1954 3½d Red Cross, postally used, with clear double print of the cross. Possibly unique. Unlisted in ACSC. Supplied with normal for comparison. Price $1950

APD8547) Australia 1963-63 Pre-Decimal Navigators fresh mint unhinged nicely centred set of 6 with full perfs. Cat. $225, price $195
 
DC72) Australia 1962 Commonwealth Games 5d SG 346 mint unhinged block of 4 with major colour shift of red upwards affecting all stamps. Ex. Simon Dunkerley. Rare, price $295
 
AB14) Australia 1964-65 5/- - 5d Green QEII Booklet (12 x 5d), non helecon, Pink stitching, CTO '25OC65', (adverts 20,18a,44,58,59,6,19a,52,16c), Edition G1, ACSC #B67Bd, Pfeffer #B67Bd Cat $125. Price: $105
 
AB15) Australia 1964-65 5/- - 5d Green QEII Booklet (12 x 5d), non helecon, Pink stitching, '25OC65', (adverts 20,18a,44,53,60,6,19a,52,16c), Edition N2, Pfeffer #B67Ce Cat $125, Green line on cover, with some stains. Price: $105
 
AB19) Australia 1964-65 5/- - 5d Green QEII Booklet (12 x 5d), non helecon, wax interleaves, Pink stitching, (adverts 68,18a,66,64,65,6,19a,52b,16d), Edition G6, Pfeffer #B67PdT Cat $285, gum stain from storage rubber band affecting entire booklet, MUH. Price: $90
 
AB22) Australia 1964-65 5/- - 5d Green QEII Booklet (12 x 5d), non helecon, Pink Stitching, (adverts 18a,52a,19a), CTO '13DE65', Edition S1, Peeve #B68Ad Cat $160, MUH, surface rub on back cover. Price: $90
 
AB24) Australia 1964-65 5/- - 5d Green QEII Booklet (12 x 5d) CTO, non helecon, tropical wax interleaves, Pink stitching, (adverts 20b,18a,44,58,59,6c,19a,52b,16c), Edn G1, Pfeffer #B67BdT Cat $125, aged cover. Price: $90
 
AB28) Australia 1964-65 5/- - 5d Green QEII Booklet (12 x 5d), non helecon, wax interleaves Pink stitching, CTO 'I3DE65', (adverts 20,18a,44,53,54,6,19a,52,16c), Edition G1, ACSC #B67Bev, Pfeffer #B67BeT Cat $280, Green line on cover. Price: $180