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Auction: 18047 - The Chartwell Collection of Australian States and Commonwealth, an unreserved auction for the benefit of the Chartwell Philanthropic Educational Programme
Lot: 646

(x) Australian Commonwealth
King George V Heads
Issued Stamps
The predominantly mint collection, housed in two Oriel albums in slipcases, including 1914-15 ½d. lower right corner strip of three from Electro 5 with "JBC" monogram and watermark inverted, 1d. perf 14 Die I lower left corner strip of three with "CA" monogram, mint and used singles with substituted cliché (the former with a slightly rounded corner and a touch grubby on reverse), Die II used single with substituted cliché, 4d. orange (4 including a pair with Harrison imprint, 4d. yellow-orange (10 including a lower right corner block of six and a pair with "CA" monogram - the former heavily mounted and with some split perfs), 4d. lemon-yellow (2), 4d. dull orange (2) and 5d. pair with Harrison imprint; 1916-18 rough paper 1d. Die I mint (6, one stated to be a rosine shade, one with "CA" monogram and two with watermark inverted), used including one with substituted cliché, and Die II used showing substituted cliché (2); 1918-20 large multiple watermark ½d. lower right corner strip of three with "CA" watermark, a block of four with one showing thin "1" in fraction and a used single with cracked electro, and 1½d. black-brown block of four with watermark inverted; 1918 1d. Die III lower left corner block of ten with "JBC" monogram (heavily mounted and with split perfs), a block of eight with "CA" monogram and singles (2); 1918-23 single watermark ½d. Harrison imprint blocks of eight and four (2, one with watermark inverted), 1½d. black-brown and 1½d. chocolate with watermark inverted, 1½d. green with coarse paper used, 2d. brown-orange block of ten (5x2), 2d. rose-scarlet blocks of nine and six, 4d. violet with "four pence" in thinner letters (off-centre to right), 4d. ultramarine (10 including two blocks of four, one with part imprint, and a single with watermark inverted) and 1/4d. (8 including Mullett and Harrison imprint pairs); 1924 single watermark 1½d. blocks of eight (4) with Mullett and Harrison (3) imprints, strips of four with Mullett (3) and Ash imprints, 2d. block of four with Harrison imprint, 3d., 4d. and 4½d. blocks of eight with Harrison imprint (the 4½d. trimmed) and 4d. pair without imprint, and no watermark 1½d. block of eight with Harrison imprint; 1926-30 small multiple watermark, perf 14 ½d. with watermark inverted, 2d. red-brown block of four with Mullett imprint, 3d. Types A and B pair, 4½d. (10 including a block of eight with Ash imprint) and 1/4d. (5 including a pair with Mullett imprint), perf 13½x12½ 1d. Die I blocks of eight and four with Mullett and Ash imprints respectively, 1½d. scarlet block of eight with Ash imprint and blocks of four with Ash and Mullett imprints, 1½d. red-brown blocks of four (3) with Ash imprint and top right corner blocks of four (2) with one and three plate dots, 2d. golden scarlet Dies II and III blocks of four with Ash imprint, 3d. Die I blocks of eight and four with Ash imprint plus singles (2) with watermark inverted, and Die II blocks of four (2) with Ash imprint, 4d. block of four with Ash imprint, 4½d. (5 including a block of four with Ash imprint), 5d. (5 including a block of four with Ash imprint) and 1/4d. (2, one used); and 1931-36 C of A ½d. blocks of eight and four with Ash imprint, 1d. blocks of eight (2) and four (2) with Ash imprint, plus blocks of four (2) and singles (2) with watermark inverted, 1½d. block of eight with Ash imprint, 3d. blocks of eight and four with Ash imprint, 4d. block of four with Ash imprint, 5d. block of eight with Ash imprint and 1/4d. blocks of four (2, one lightly toned) with Ash imprint. A good lot well worth careful inspection

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£7,500