Lot 2405
Australia, Postage Due, 1902, 3d emerald green, bottom left corner margin block of 4 with sheet number imprint, o.g., never hinged, fresh with rich color, trivial gum tone spots in margins, Very Fine and choice, a radiant multiple. Scott No. J4.SG No. D4 £200 for hinged singles ($280).
Realized: $120
Lot 2406
Australia, Postage Due, 1902, 1s emerald green, in combination with Postage Due, 1902, 5d emerald green, bottom margin pair on cover to Hobart, Tasmania, tied by indistinct town cancels, franked with Victoria 1d red pair tied by "1740" barred oval handstamps, "Beech Forest, Victoria, Je 6, 07" origin cds and "T 4d" in oval alongside; couple cover filing holes, one affecting 1sh, otherwise Very Fine, with postage dues accounting for a total of probably five additional letters.SG No. D31+D27 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot 2407
Australia, Postage Due, 1907, 1d & 6d, marginal watermark letters, single of each; 1d showing "UST" watermark (BW #D67aa) and 6d showing "MON" watermark (#D70aa), full o.g., Very Fine, very scarce watermark varieties.SG No. D54 & D57 vars.; £465 for normal ($660) Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90
Lot 2408 o
Australia, Postage Due, 1909, 1s & 5s dull green, block of 4 of each, 1909 "Poste Restante, Perth" town cancels, 5s a bit aged, otherwise Very Fine, very rare multiples.SG No. D58-59; £252 for singles ($360) Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $80
Lot 2409
Australia, Postage Due, 1936 Postage Due Bundle to Perth, cover franked with 2d KGV and Postage Due 6d block of 8 + 2d canceled by Perth cds's for a bundle of due letters, "T 4d" for the single letter; couple cover corner nicks, otherwise Very Fine.SG No. D97+D81 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot 2410
Australia, Postage Due, 1946, 1s carmine & green, in combination with Postage Dues, 1946, 2d + 4d carmine & green tied by cds's on 1852 locally addressed Brisbane cover, box "Supposed to Contain Coin or Valuables, Registration Fee and Fine Tax 1/6" handstamp with manuscript fine, registry etiquette; couple trivial cover nicks at top, otherwise Very Fine.SG No. D121+D123+D128 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot 2411
Australia, Postage Due, 1947, 1s carmine & green, block of 11, in combination with Postage Due, 1946, 2d carmine & green, pair and single on reverse of 1950 business reply envelope from Warwick to Toowoomba, Queensland, Very Fine, a high value due franking for numerous reply charges.SG No. D128+D121 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot 2412 o
Australia, Postage Due, 1909, ½d-5sh used blocks, blocks of 4 or 6 with both 1d & 2d dies (1d die II block of 8), plus 2sh shade, various datestamps & the 5sh with N.S.W. numeral '376', Very Fine.SG No. D63-D71 £465 for singles ($660).
Realized: $80