Lot #29 -- Papua scrappy array on Hagners with Lakatoi Monocolours to 1/-, Bicolours to 2/6d (perf 'OS' to 1/-) mint or used; New Guinea with Huts to 6d (2, one optd 'OS') & Birds to 2/- mint or used; NWPI with Roos to 5/-; PNG collection with 1952 Pictorials to £1* (10/- used) then reasonable degree of completion to 1982 * or **. Condition variable. (Qty 100s). Est. AU$250.00 – Sold AU$380 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #81 -- Perf 'OS/NSW' group comprising ½d (2), 1d (5), 2d (8, including two pairs), 3d (3), 4d (3), 6d blue (10, including two pairs), 6d brown, 9d (2) & 1/- (6, including strip of 3), also 2/- maroon perf 'G/NSW' (3) & private perfins 'MH' on 3d & 'A&R/LTD' on 6d blue; finally 1d apparently (but not likely) imperforate at base; generally good to fine but some ugly cancels. Scarce group. [NB: watermarks have not been checked by us] (Qty 57). Est AU$250.00 – Lot withdrawn

Lot #82 --- Third Wmk 6d brown Broken Leg *, used 2/- with Vertical Hairline (running from north west coast to the top of the stamp), 5/- (5) including Ewe Faced Roo, "Facial Lobotomy" (2, unlisted constant plate flaw) also a stray KGV 4d orange Wmk Inverted. Mixed condition. (Qty 14). Est. AUS$ 300.00 – Sold AU$200.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #83 -- "Two Bob Browns" selection comprising First Wmk perf Large 'OS' & perf 'Small 'OS'; Second Wmk normal & perf 'OS'; and Third Wmk Watermark Inverted (very fine); all commercially used & with a few small faults, Cat $1425. (Qty 5). Est AU$600.00 – Sold AU$480.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #84 -- "Five Bobs" selection comprising Second Wmk perf 'OS' both shades; Third Wmk normal (6) & perf 'OS' (Roo slightly Misplaced, CTO); SMult Wmk (3); & CofA block of 4 (very fine but for rounded corner at lower-left); sound to fine commercially used examples, Cat $1800. (Qty 16). Est. AU$500.00 -- Sold AU$420.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #85 -- "Ten Bobs" selection comprising Third Wmk normal, perf 'OS' (3, two CTO one of which is very fine), and perf 'OS/NSW' (2); also Small Multiple Wmk 10/-; some faults, commercially used. Scarce "spacefillers". (Qty 7). Est AU$400.00 -- Sold AU$320 + Buyer’s Premium.

Lot #112 -- 2d grey, 6d blue Die IIB & 2/- maroon (characteristic rough perfs), exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $800. (Qty 3). Est AU$500.00 -- Sold AU$440.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #113 -- 2/- maroon, exceptional centring, characteristic rough perfs, unmounted, Cat $400. Est. AU$250.00 – Sold AU$200.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #114 -- 10/- grey & pink BW #48ba, attractive commercial usage, Cat $500. Est AU$300.00 -- Sold AU$360.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #121 -- Perforated 'VG': 2/- maroon singles (4) & three pairs, cds cancels. (Qty 10). Est AU$ 50.00 – Sold AU$40.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #140 -- ½d orange BW #67ba, well centred, unmounted, Cat $400. One of the finest examples we have seen. Est. AU$400.00 – Sold AU$480.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #141 -- 4d olive block of 4, indistinct Tasmanian cds. Very scarce. Est. AU$100.00 – Sold AU$75.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #221 -- 1915 Postmaster-General's Department OHMS cover to United States with scarce perf 'OS' franking of KGV ½d green & Second (?) Wmk 2d Roo tied by Melbourne cds of 18AU15, 'PASSED' h/s in violet, minor aging. [The Second Wmk 2d was issued in December 1914, while the Third Wmk 2d wasn't issued until November 1915. We expect that the Post Office would have used up stocks of the First Wmk 2d before April 1915]. Est. AU$250.00 – Sold AU$210.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #229 -- 1920 OHMS cover to the American Surgeon-General in Washington DC with perf 'OS' KGV Single Wmk ½d green & 5d chestnut tied by Melbourne cds, 'QUARANTINE SERVICE/Melbourne' imprint at lower-left, a couple of very minor faults.Est. AU$200.00 – Sold AU$160.00 + Buyers Premium.

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Lot #230 -- 1922 long OHMS registered cover to Mortlake with rare KGV franking of perf 'OS' ½d green & 4d violet (exceptional centring; Cat $900 on cover), Elizabeth Street (Vic) cds & red registration label, minor soiling & a tear above but not affecting the 4d stamp. Est. AU$400.00 – Sold AU$320.00 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #231 -- 1922 locally used OHMS postcard with KGV ½d green & Rough Paper 1d red both perf 'OS' tied by Sydney cds, 'AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES/1st Battalion' imprint & 'PROGRAMME OF DRILLS' on the face, a couple of very minor tonespots. (Qty 2). Est. AU$150.00 Sold AU$120 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #236 -- 1934 OHMS airmail cover to Perth with KGV 3d Die II & 6d brown Kangaroo both perf 'OS' tied by 'PORT HEDLAND/WA' cds, oval 'GOVERNMENT STATISTICIANS OFFICE/PERTH WA' dated arrival cachet on the face. Est. AU$175.00 – Sold AU$260 + Buyers Premium.

Lot #363 -- New South Wales Perfins: 1868-1929 QV (2) and KEVII (9) Stamp Duty Long Types and 1929-66 Numerals (23) all with private perfins including 'YI' perfin of The Yorkshire Insurance Co Ltd on a £50 Numeral. Condition variable. Scarce perfined group. (Qty 34). Est. AU$200.00 – Sold AU#320+ Buyers Premium.

Lot #650 -- Victoria - Large stockbook with an array of mostly 1890s to 1912 issues vaguely sorted by issue & value to 3d with a smattering of high denomniations, lots of perfins & numerous fine Melbourne coded cds etc. Research opportunity. (Qty 100s). Est. AU$50.00 + AU$420 + Buyers Premium.