Lot 26 Australia (C) SG#171, 176, 197, 199, 213, 216, 228 5d - 1/2d Purple - Orange Zoological, 1937-1949 Zoological Definitive Issue, 9 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles & Pane Of 6, Unwatermarked, SON Town Cancels

9 fine/very fine used singles & pane of 6 of the 5d - 1/2d purple - orange Zoological from the 1937-1949 Zoological Definitive Issue, unwatermarked, SON town cancels.

The town cancels include GPO Sydney Air, Brisbane, Brighton, Bittern,l Vic, Merriwa NSW, Port Augusten, St Lawrence, QLD, Laidey QLD & Williamstown. Merriwa is a better cancel and msot of the others are $2-3 retail each.The 6d catalogues £30 in Gibbons.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $45. The stamps offered here grade between 68 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 40/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10, 8/10, 10/10