Lot 724 Australia #M5, M5a 1946 1sh gray green with Wrong Font, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan) block with UR stamp having the wrong font “6” of 1946. Fresh with light circular postmark, fine very fine. (SG J5, J5a, £497). From the Kookaburra Collection of Australia & States. Scott CV$324, sold for $350 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 927 — China 1974 Industrial Product MNH VF set of four, sold for $460
Lot 927 China #1211-1214 1974 Industrial Products, mint never hinged set of four, very fine. Scott CV$450, sold for $400 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 5 — Canada 1852 three penny Beaver on soft, ribbed paper, used, sold for $805
Lot 5 Canada #4c 1852 3d red Beaver on Soft, Ribbed Paper, used with a very light cancel. Four large and well balanced margins, showing part of the printer’s imprint at top right. Extremely fine and appealing stamp. Accompanied by a 1974 BPA certificate. Unitrade CV$ 800, sold for $700 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 287 — Canada 1915 twenty cent olive green Admiral, Inland Revenue overprint, MNH, sold for $920
Lot 287 Canada #MR2Ci 1915 20c olive green Admiral with Inland Revenue War Tax Overprint, mint never hinged, fresh and with large margins. Extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$720, sold for $800 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 783 — Western Australia 1861 four pence vermilion swan, unused, sold for $633
Lot 783 Western Australia #24B 1861 4d vermilion Swan, Intermediate Perforated 14 to 16, unused (no gum). There is a natural paper inclusion, resulting in a printing defect at bottom of neck, else fine plus. Accompanied by a 2014 Sergio Sismondo certificate stating in part “the intermediate perforations appear in the earliest printings of perforated stamps of Western Australia, and were executed in-house by Perkins, Bacon & Co. with a machine in poor condition.” The Scott catalogue number and value given is for a similar perforated stamp, as this is not listed there. S.G. #35. Scott CV$300, sold for $550 plus buyer’s premium.