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Auction: 13031 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 47

Australia
King George V Heads
1914-33 mainly mint collection arranged in three stockbooks, contained in a carton, largely in plated positional blocks and many with varieties; ½d. includes inverted watermarks, thin paper, two monograms and a N.W.P.I. block of thirty from Electro III with R11 clubbed fraction bar; 1d. with Die I/II strips in both red and green, major listed flaws, line perf. multiples, watermark varieties in blocks up to twenty-four, other blocks up to forty-eight, imprint blocks including perf. "OS" and overprinted "OS", some Die III´s plated used and some mint blocks up to eighteen; 1½d. includes all colours, several imprint and plate dots, six miscut imprint blocks from the top of the sheet, perf. "OS" blocks and many plated blocks; 2d. with many positional blocks, dies, "OS overprints, "VG" and "OS" perfins, imprints and booklet panes; 3d. includes several imprints, plated varieties and an "OS" block with hollow "S"; 4d. with many major flaws in orange, violet and yellow-olive, many inverted watermarks in orange and blue, some scarce plated Harrison blocks, "OS overprints and perfins, many superb lemon-yellow used examples and plated used examples in all colours, many with major flaws; 4½d. with blocks up to twelve, major flaws and imprints; 5d. blocks up to twenty-four, imprints and many plated mint and used examples; 1/4d. with four blocks of four and a number of plated major flaws; largely from major UK George V Head collectors including Boston, Davidson, Legg and Scrivener. Priced individually to sell at over £46,000. Viewing essential to fully appreciate the scope and depth of this remarkable offering

Sold for
£12,000