Auction No. 35

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1966-1982 Comprehensive early decimals noting 1966 ...

Estimate $420

Realised: $1,300 plus premium

Category: Collections, Accumulations and Selections > Australia

Lot Details

1966-1982 Comprehensive early decimals noting 1966 (14th Feb) set of 22 on single OHMS FDC before 1c, 5c & 6c QEII with strong offsets (ACSC 436c, 444c & 446c, Cat. $260), lesser one 5c block of 8 & 5c block of 4, complete set of Helicon Ink booklet panes (Cat. $240), an overinked block of 18 x 6c QEII orange, 50c Dampier with slight offset, $1 Flinders in both perfs & 1973 75c Cook reprint plus various flaws on $1 Flinders incl "recut between sail & eye" (Cat. $125). Continues with selection of booklet panes incl later FA's & PM's, coils with a couple of listed flaws incl 7c Desert Pea with buff & green omitted, 1971 Emergency Air Mail Service semi-officials, 1971 Christmas blocks of 7 & panes of 27 in both white & cream papers. Later issues in both Helicon & non-Helicon with 1973 7c Agate with black omitted, 1974 9c on 8c Opal with misplaced surcharge & 10c Sapphire printed on gum side plus the later perf variations with odd minor flaws. Noted 1975 18c Wildflower block of 16 with black omitted in top 2 pairs & green omitted in a block of 4, MUH with 2 creased but total cat. of fine units on this page is $2000+. Later incls 1978 18c Kingsford Smith & 1982 24c Thylacine imperforate vert pairs MUH (Total Cat. $250). Even a couple of "Woomera" Rocket covers! Superbly arranged & annotated on Hagners in binder with slipcase.