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'OS': 4d orange block of 4, characteristic rough perfs,
with central Rabaul cds, Cat £240+. |
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| 1915-16 King George V Issues |
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| ½d green SG 65 complete forme of 30 from the upper-right of
Electro 3 with major varieties Cracked Electro through
Kangaroo's Paws & Value Tablet [9], Clubbed Fraction Bar [11]
and Retouched Upper-Left Corner [19] plus overprint varieties
Nick in 'I' [3], Void in 'W' [22] & Broken Stop after 'S'
[26]. In addition Hollow Stops have developed on units 6 12 16
18 & 20. |
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| 1d carmine SG 67b complete forme of 30 from lower-left of
Plate 1 with Saddle on Emu [36] |
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| 1d dull red SG 67a complete forme of 30 from the lower-right
of Plate 2 with Substituted Clichés Die II [34] & Die I
[35] - SG 67ca & 67ba - plus Thin 'G' [40] & Pregnant 'Y'
[41], rough perforations characteristic of this printing. A few units
including both Substituted Clichés are very lightly mounted,
otherwise unmounted, Cat £2600++. Ex Dr Freidmann .
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1d carmine SG 67b complete forme of 30 from the lower-right
of the sheet with full margins at right & base, No Monogram, some
very minor reinforcing, most units are unmounted. A rare block. Ex
Colonel Harrie Evans: sold for $2750 (2001).
Only the initial supply of the KGV 1d and Kangaroo 2½d were despatched to
Rabaul with the selvedge attached. Very few complete formes of either value
have survived. The margins from all other formes were removed in Melbourne. |
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| 1d carmine SG 67b complete forme of 30 from the lower-right
of Plate 4 with Scratch Behind Kangaroo [32], White Spot at
Lower-Right Corner [54] & Run 'N' (Second State) [60], lightly
mounted or unmounted, Cat £210++. Ex Dr Freidmann. |
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1d carmine Die II SG 67c abc strip, unmounted, Cat £400++
(mounted). Superb! |
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4d bright orange Line through 'FOUR PENCE' SG 70c, very lightly
mounted, Cat £375. |
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4d bright orange Line through 'FOUR PENCE' SG 70c being the top
unit in an abc strip, the bottom unit with misaligned
perforations, Cat £375++. Misaligned perforations are rarely
encountered in the NWPI issues. |
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4d chrome-yellow abc strip, the gum "suntanned", Cat
£1000+. Rare. |
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Single-Line Perf 5d brown complete forme of 30 from the Third
Setting with the bottom row being types acccbc, minor
overprint varieties on units 11 23 & 30, a few hinge remainders but
most units are unmounted. Very scarce. Ex Dr Freidmann. |
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Four Pence: 4d violet Thin 'FOUR PENCE' SG 123a
being the upper unit in a vertical pair, very lightly mounted, Cat £720+.
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Four Pence: 4d ultramarine Thin 'FOUR PENCE' SG
124a, lightly mounted, Cat £800 |
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Four Pence: 4d violet & 4d ultramarine matching blocks of
15 (3x5) each with Thin 'FOUR PENCE' SG 123a & 124a being the third
unit in the second row, very lightly mounted, Cat £1900++. Rarely available
as a "pair
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