Lot No. 524
| Auction No. | 24 |
| Category |
Australia Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $2500 |
| Status | SOLD $3200 |
KGV Used collection arranged in ACSC order using the old "F" numbers. Note: there are no penny reds in this collection but virtually all other areas are represented. The General approach has been to present shades, major varieties, minor varieties & "unlisted" varieties for each category. Whilst no rarities appear to be included there is a considerable number of very useful items & careful inspection will reward. ½d green S.W. (F23 x 4, total 135), LMW ½d green S.W. (F5 & 6, total 112), ½d orange S.W. (F7 & 8, total 28), SMW perf. 14 (F9, total 27 - no perf OS), SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F10, total 40), CofA (F10, total 9), 1d violet (F12, total 141) noting "kangaroo's tongue out" perf OS, 1d green S.W. (F13, total 161) with 3 "dry ink" varieties, LMW (F14, total 35), no wmk perf. 14 (F15, total 21), no perf OS & SMW Perf. 14 (F16, total 138) plus SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F17, total 103) incl 6 x Die 2. CofA wmk (F19, total 154), 1½d black-brown S.W. (F20, total 69), 1½d brown S.W. (F21, total 143) incl several "tin shed" flaws, 1½d black-brown LMW (F22, total 59), 1½d brown LMW (F24, total 89), 1½d red-brown S.W. (F25, total 40), 1½d green (F26, total 113), 1½d red S.W. (F27, total 258) incl 12 x "8 wattle" varieties & no wmk (F28, total 25) incl a perf OS. SMW perf. 14 (F29, total 125) noted 2 with blurred print, SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F31, total 142), 1½d red-brown SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F33, total 17) & CofA wmk (F34, total 12), 2d orange (F35, total 95), 2d red S.W. (F36, total 123) noting dry ink perf OS, 2d brown S.W. (F37, total 28). SMW perf. 14 (F30, total 7), SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F39, total 41), 2d red SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F40, total 35) & SMW perf. 13½x12½ 2d surcharge (F41, total 14) Die III, SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F42, total 36). CofA wmk (F43, total 60), 3d blue S.W. (F44, total 29), S.W. (F45, total 21) incl very fine A & B pair with M.O.O. Yarrawong cds & 2 x dry ink examples. SMW perf 14 (F46, total 22), SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F47, total 25) & SMW Die II perf. 13½x12½ (F40, total 33) plus CofA wmk (F49, total 30), 4d orange (F50, total 49) incl lemon-yellow. Also noted line through four pence on 4d violet (F51, total 8), 4d blue (F52, total 21) "thin fourpence", 4d olive S.W. (F54, total 14), SMW perf. 14 (F55, total 9), SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F56, total 22), CofA wmk (F57, total 41), 4½d violet S.W. (F58, total 25), SMW perf. 14 (F59, total 2) & SMW perf. 13½x12½ (total 2 incl perf OS) but no Die II's. 5d chestnut S.W. SLP (F62, total 5), S.W. (F64, total 13), SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F68, total 10), CofA (F69, total 40) noting "missing frame behind kangaroo" variety. 1/4d turquoise S.W. (F68, total 4), SMW perf. 14 (F69, total 1), SMW perf. 13½x12½ (F70, total 2) & CofA (F71, total 4). This collection is offered as received with no items extracted by us. There are over 3000 good to very fine used with many more annotated varieties than those listed above. Very high cat. value.