1938-49 KGVI Robes 10/- deep purple & £1 dull blue thin paper inter pane all blks of 4. VF 177a, 178a cat £560. ACSC 215, 217 cat $940. (8). (P)
Estimate A$500
Status International - Sale 407
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Status International Status International - Sale 407
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 407 Thursday, 23rd July 2026 (12:00 noon)
Auction 407 is huge with a total of 8,295 lots. This includes many cheaper lots that we would not normally offer at public auctions. There are more than 20,000 photos and with reserve prices starting at less than $10, going up to $40,000+, there is something for everyone. Singles, covers, postal history, deceased estates, accumulations and specialist material are all well represented. Original reserve prices of more than 1,600 previously offered lots have been reduced, sometimes drastically to ensure the sale of these lots. Make sure you check out all the bargains. Total reserves and estimates of this auction are more than $2.86 million and $3.72 million respectively.
Among the items offered are extensive sections of Australian and World Collections and Mixed lots, Australian Commonwealth singles including Kangaroos, KGV, Pre-Decimal and Decimals, Missing Colours, Full sheets and Varieties, Booklets including overprints, Postage Dues, BCOF, Australian First Flight Covers and more plus Australian Colonies. These are followed by good offerings of the Rest of the World, including Asia, Great Britain and British Colonies/Commonwealth, The Americas and Europe, plus Books and lots more...
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Lot #1543 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
Lot #1544 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937-49 KGVI 1½d green, left pane of 80 with McCracken imprint at LL. One stamp damaged, upper 2 right stamps replaced, plus some central toning & rev adhesion. Still an attractive multiple. SG 183(var), ACSC cat $240.
Estimate A$80
Lot #1545 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937-49 KGVI 2d mauve, left pane of 80 with perf-pip at UR & Ash imprint at LL. Couple of minor tone spots at right, stamps VF MNH. SG 185, ACSC 189 z cat $180.
Estimate A$100
Lot #1546 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937-49 KGVI 2d mauve, right pane of 80 with perf-pip at UL, Ash imprint at LL cnr & full gutter line at right. A few light, hard to see, tone spots, mostly fresh MNH. SG 185(var), ACSC 189 z cat $180.
Estimate A$100
Lot #1547 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937-49 KGVI 3d brown, left pane of 80 with Authority imprint at LL cnr. Couple minor tone spots, mostly fresh MNH. SG 187(var), ACSC 196 zh cat $134.
Estimate A$80
Lot #1548 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesquicentennial 2d scarlet full sheet of 80 with variety 'Weak Entry at Right' (ACSC 175g) on left pane (10/2). The ACSC states that varieties 'Man with Tail' and 'Weak Entry' were present from the beginning of printing. The 'Man with Tail' does not appear on this sheet. This must be a very early printing and is an important sheet for plating purposes. SG 193 cat £300, should be at least £350 for variety and imprint. ACSC 175 cat $...
Lot #1549 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesquicentennial 2d scarlet left cnr marginal blk of 8 with varieties 'man with tail' (SG cat £800, ACSC cat $1500) & 'pantaloon flaw' (ACSC cat $1500). Fresh VF MNH. SG 193a(var). ACSC 175e & f cat $3000+. Superb blk with both major varieties. 2025 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (8) (P)
Estimate A$1300
Lot #1550 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesquicentennial 2d scarlet blks of 20 & 30 showing perf guide blk - left & right. Very fresh MNH. SG 193(var). ACSC 175b & bc cat $450 with additional stamps. Nice positional pieces. (50)
Estimate A$120
Lot #1551 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesqui Centennial 2d scarlet part sheet of 30 with Ash imprint. Also 'man with tail - retouched' L7/1 (ACSC 175 ea cat $1500), 'pantaloon flaw - retouched' L10/2 (ACSC 175fa cat $1500) & 'colour flaw adjoining tree - retouched' L10/3 (ACSC 175ha cat $300). Cpl minor tone spots but varieties all VF fresh MNH. SG 193(var). ACSC 175ea, fa & hc cat $3400+. Superb positional piece with all 3 retouches. 2025 Ceremuga AIEP photo-...
Lot #1552 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesquicentennial 2d scarlet left cnr marginal blk of 6 with variety 'pantaloon flaw retouched'. Fresh VF MNH. SG 193(var). ACSC 175fa cat $1500+. Superb positional blk. (6) (P)
Estimate A$750
Lot #1553 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesqui Centennial 2d scarlet showing the development of the variety 'pantaloon flaw' (ACSC 175f) & 'retouch - States I & II' (ACSC 175fa & fb) with illustration & notes on the flaw development. F-VFU. SG 193(var). ACSC 175f-fb cat $600. (4) (P)
Estimate A$220
Lot #1554 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesqui 2d Scarlet variety 'Pantaloon flaw' with normal for comparison, with notes & photos of flaw. FU. SG 193(var). ACSC 175f cat $200. (2).
Estimate A$80
Lot #1555 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesqui 2d scarlet variety 'man with tail'. VFU. SG 193A cat £150. ACSC 175e cat $100. (P)
Estimate A$60
Lot #1556 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesquicentennial 2d scarlet left cnr marginal Ash imprint blk of 14 with varieties 'man with tail' L7/1 (SG cat £800, ACSC cat $1500), 'pantaloon flaw' L10/2 (ACSC cat $1500) & 'colour flaw adjoining tree' L10/3 (ACSC cat $400). Fresh VF MNH. SG 193a(var). ACSC 175 e, f & h cat $3400+. Superb positional piece with all 3 major varieties. 2025 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (14) (P)
Estimate A$1800
Lot #1557 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesqui 2d scarlet variety 'man with tail'. VFU. SG 193A cat £150. ACSC 175e cat $100.
Estimate A$60
Lot #1558 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937 NSW Sesqui set 2d-9d prs on 2 FDC tied by 'Brisbane 1 OC 37' cds. ACSC 175-77y.
Estimate A$30
Lot #1559 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue - KGVI Latest (2024) edition with 237 colour pgs inc imprints, plate numbers, Specimen opts, die proofs, plate varieties, Note Printing Branch theft oddities, 1946 BCOF opts, postage dues & valuations for on cover. New.
Estimate A$120
Lot #1560 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1938-50 mainly complete panes/sheets of 60-160, including ½d orange Kangaroo no wmk sheet B with variety 'Foggy Hills' (ACSC 180Agc), 1938 1/4 KGV magenta MNH imprint block of 40, 1948 2½d purple KGVI sheet B with variety 'Weak Entry in LRC' (ACSC 229Ad), 1950 1½d and 2d green QE, 2½d and 3d KGVI, 1949 UPU and others. Most have By Authority imprints, some have plate pips, variety potential. SG cat var. ACSC cat $3,200+. Fresh VF MNH, few...
Lot #1561 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1938-41 KGVI 2d Scarlet Die II Ash imprint blk of 8 - gutter blk, large holes coil perf plus another blk of 8 with normal perf holes for comparison. Coil blk VF 6MNH/2MLH, normal VF MNH hinged in margin only. SG 184(var). ACSC 188zsa cat $2250 M with other stamps inc 2 coil prs $3000+. 2025 Ceremuga photo-cert. (16). (P)
Estimate A$1300
Lot #1562 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1938 Pre Decimal Varieties NSW sesquicentenary 2d (2) with major varieties 'man with tail' & 'pantaloon flaw' SG 184b, 193a(var). ACSC 175e&f, 188c cat $600. G-FU. (3).
Estimate A$200
Lot #1563 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1940 Zoological 5d Merino, CofA wmk, perf 15 x 14, full sheet of 160 with perf pip and By Authority imprint, not often seen in full sheets. SG 189, ACSC 221 cat $820+ with perf pip block. Fresh VF MNH, brownish gum. (160)..
Estimate A$200
Lot #1564 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1937-49 Zoological Lyrebird 1/- perf 14x15, wmk variety 'pre printing paper crease resulting in colour void at left. VF fresh MNH. SG 190(var). ACSC 209(var). Spectacular error, not listed (P)
Estimate A$200
Lot #1565 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1940 Zoological Lyrebird 1/- wmk, perf 15x14 variety 1eft marginal imperf pr. SG 192 var. ACSC 209b cat $1250. VF fresh MNH, light printers red inking link at bottom on reverse. VF fresh MNH. SG 192(var). ACSC 209b cat $1250. (2). (P)
Estimate A$400
Lot #1566 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1938-56 KGVI imprint blocks of 4 collection, including 1938 Zoological to 1/4 with 3d blue Die III Ash imprint block, 6d Kookaburra McCracken imprint in 2 different shades, 1948 2/- maroon Kangaroo By Authority imprint, 3½d blue, thinner paper, 1941 definitives and 1947 definitives, 1948 1/6d Hermes Air Mail with 4 different perf McCracken imprint blocks (Commonwealth does not distinguish between different sheet positions), and interesting...
Lot #1567 - Australia australia - other pre-decimal
1940 AIF set of 4, 1931 Kingsford Smith set of 3 & 1936 South Aust Centenary set of 3. F-VF MNH. ACSC cat $175. (10)
Estimate A$80
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