Australian Commonwealth  - - King George side faces

CofA 1/4d Blue, CTO Ex Specimen Pack

King George V Sidefaces, C of A Watermark: 1/4d Blue SG 131 ‘CTO MLH gum ex the Specimen Collector Set’ ACSC 131w ($30).

Reasonably to well centred.

CofA Wmk 1/4d “ASH IMPRINT BLOCK OF 4” MNH

C of A Watermark: 1/4d Blue SG 131 “JOHN ASH IMPRINT BLOCK OF 4” ACSC 131z, never mounted mint (4).

LMW 1½d BLACK-BROWN INVERTED WMK, MUH

King George V Sidefaces, Large Multiple Watermark: 1 ½d Black-brown WATERMARK INVERTED SG 51w, well centred unmounted mint.

Melbourne retail for reasonably centred is $75 alone.

LMW ½d THIN PAPER BLK 4/MAJOR VARIETY, M/MUH

King George V Sidefaces, Large Multiple Watermark: ½d Green SG 48, shade dark Bluish-green (heavy print) ACSC 65D showing "THIN PAPER" ACSC 65ab as a bottom left corner block of 4 showing electro 7 constant variety "RETOUCHED SHADING IN OVAL AND FLAW ON HEAD – 7L49" ACSC 65(7)e (the variety is lightly mounted).

Note: The Thin Paper variety is only found on electro 6 and 7 printings, as is the characteristic ‘Dark Bluish-green (heavy print)’ shade.

The lightly pencilled annotation on the left selvedge states ‘GPO 20/11/19’ (probable purchase date). A rare block.

Unmounted mint (3)/ lightly mounted mint (1).

SGLE WMK 1d RED RUN N, VFU & W/C

King George V Sidefaces, Single Crown Watermark: 1d Red "RUN N" ACSC 71(4)ra.

Well centred and very fine used.

SGLE WMK 1d RED SECRET MARK, VFU

King George V Sidefaces, Single Crown Watermark: 1d Red "SECRET MARK" ACSC 71(4)d.

Very fine used.

SGLE WMK 1½d CHOCOLATE WMK INVERTED, MLH

King George V Sidefaces, Single Crown Watermark: 1 ½d Chocolate SG 59a "INVERTED WATERMARK" ACSC 59w.

Lightly mounted mint.

SGLE WMK ½d ORANGE INV. WMK BLOCK OF 4, MUH

King George V Sidefaces, Single Crown Watermark: ½d Orange "INVERTED WATERMARK" SG 56w, as a reasonably centred and unmounted mint marginal block of 4.

SGLE WMK ½d ORANGE INVERTED WATERMARK MUH

King George V Sidefaces, Single Crown Watermark: ½d Orange INVERTED WATERMARK SG 56w, a well centred and unmounted mint example.

Melbourne retail is $35 thus.

SINGLE WATERMARK 2d BROWN, FU AND W/C

King George V Sidefaces, Single Crown Watermark: 2d Red-brown SG 78.

A well centred and fine used example.

SINGLE WATERMARK 4d VIOLET VFU & W/C

King George V Sidefaces, Single Crown Watermark: 4d Violet SG 64, a VFU and well centred example.

SINGLE WMK SLP14 5d PERF OS, VFU & W/C

King George V Sidefaces, Single Crown Watermark: 5d Chestnut single line perf 14 official Perf OS, more scarce than the comb perf which retail at $20.

A very fine used and well centred example.

SMWP13½X12½ 2d Red Die III INVERTED WATERMARK, MLH

King George V Sidefaces, Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13 ½x12 ½: 2d Red Die III SG 99a (shade Deep Golden Scarlet ACSC 102C) "INVERTED WATERMARK" SG 99aw (ACSC 102a).

Lightly mounted mint.

SMWP13½X12½ 4d OLIVE PERF OS, VFU

King George V Sidefaces, Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13 ½x12 ½: 4d Olive Perf OS SG O108.

Very fine used.

SMWP13½X12½ 4½d VIOLET DIE II, CTO

King George V Sidefaces, Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13 ½x12 ½: 4 ½d Violet Die II, Cancelled-to-Order (without gum) ACSC 121. Good colour, retail $85.

SMWP14 1d GREEN INVERTED WATERMARK, MLH & W/C

King George V Sidefaces, Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14: 1d Green SG 86 “INVERTED WATERMARK” SG 86w, well centred.

Lightly mounted mint.

SMWP14 1½d RED INVERTED WATERMARK PAIR, VFU

King George V Sidefaces, Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14: 1 ½d Red "INVERTED WATERMARK" SG 87w, a very fine used horizontal pair.

SMWP14 1½d RED INVERTED WATERMARK, VFU

King George V Sidefaces, Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14: 1 ½d Red "INVERTED WATERMARK" SG 87w, a very fine used example.