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From the Australian States to the Commonwealth of Australia 1850-1960
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Lot# : 6642 Australia
Officials 1915: 9 d. violet, Die II, second watermark, a fine unused example, punctured 'O.S.' (Type 2), of excellent colour and superb, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 900/BW 25ba = $ 1'750.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Fordwater', Spink, London, 9 Nov 2011, lot 90.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 6643 Australia
Officials 1915: 5 s. grey & yellow, Die II, second watermark, a fine unused example, punctured 'O.S.' (Type 2), of excellent colour and superb, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 1'900/BW 43b = $ 1'500.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Fordwater', Spink, London, 9 Nov 2011, lot 93.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 6644 Australia
Officials 1915/28: 2 d. grey, Die IIA, third watermark, an unused horizontal pair from base of sheet, punctured 'O.S.' (Type 2), with "JBC" monogram, superb large part og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 170+/BW 8Azc.rnrnProvenance: Collection William & Hugh Morgan, Spink, London,13 Nov 2012, lot 192.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 6645 Australia
Officials 1915/28: 2 Sh. brown, Die II, third watermark, an unused example, punctured 'O.S.' (Type 2), fresh and very fine, superb unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 475/BW 37ba.rnrnProvenance: Collection Lord Cornwallis, Grosvenor, London, 17 March 2011, lot 334.
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Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 6646 Australia
Officials 1915/28: 5 s. grey & yellow, third watermark, an unused example, punctured 'O.S.' (Type 2), fresh and very fine but some blunted perfs., large part og. Scarce stamp Gi = £ 700/BW 44b.rnrnProvenance: Collection Lord Cornwallis, Grosvenor, London, 17 March 2011, lot 335.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 6647 Australia
Officials 1916/20: 1 d. rosine on rough paper, second watermark, Plate 1, perf. 14, an unused block of twelve from lower left corner of sheet, showing "CA" monogram below position 57, fresh and very fine, some reinforcement and large part og. Gi = £ 1'500+/BW 72I(1)bb/z.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 6648 Australia
Officials 1918/23: 2 d. brown-orange, second watermark, a fine unused vertical pair, punctured 'O.S.' (Type 2), variety "Watermark Inverted", fresh colour, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 650/BW 95a/ba = $ 800.rnrnProvenance: Collection William & Hugh Morgan, Spink, London,13 Nov 2012, lot 502.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 6649 Australia
Officials 1926/30: 3 d. dull ultramarine, wmk. Multiple Crown and A, a fine unused block of twelve (3 X 4) from lower left of the sheet, punctured 'O.S.', variety "Watermark Inverted", fresh and fine, mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. A rare multiple Gi = 1'440+.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 6650 Australia
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