AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1913 FIRST WATERMARK
Lot 87
Estimate: $750
½d Green [with Western Australia 'ONE PENNY' on 2d Yellow pair] on illustrated 'CONCORDIA COLLEGE' cover (slightly reduced) used '10 JUL 1913' from South Australia to U.S.A. Unusual combination franking on illustrated envelope
Lot 88
Estimate: $750
3d Olive 'WATERMARK INVERTED' marginal block of four, lower units unmounted. Fresh
Lot 89
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $725
3d Olive Die I punctured large 'OS', well centred, very fresh unmounted mint
Lot 90
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
6d Blue 'Substituted Cliche - Die IIA, BW 17ea, tiny closed tear at lower right, well centred dated example
Lot 91
Estimate: $2,500
Realised Price : $3,200
9d Violet 'JBC' Monogram single, BW 24zc, beautifully centred
Lot 92
Estimate: $1,000T
1/- Emerald 'WATERMARK INVERTED', commercially used block of four, few minor blemishes. Believed to be the only known commercially used multiple larger than a pair, and important as such
Lot 93
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1,700
1/- Emerald 'CA' Monogram single, BW 30za. Fine
Lot 94
Estimate: $2,500
2/- Brown punctured large 'OS', marginal block of four, minor toning on lower units and slight bends. Very rare multiple with only five blocks of four believed to exist
Lot 95
Estimate: $1,250
Realised Price : $1,200
5/- Grey and Yellow, fresh unmounted mint, 2003 BPSB Certificate
Lot 96
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $575
5/- Grey and Yellow punctured large 'OS', fine
Lot 97
Estimate: $3,000
Realised Price : $2,800
10/- Grey and Pink, superbly centred example, fresh unmounted. 2003 BPSB Certificate
Lot 98
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $900
10/- Grey and Pink, cancelled-to-order at Melbourne (without gum), superb centring and perforations. The best we have seen
Lot 99
Estimate: $7,500
Realised Price : $7,250
£1 Brown and Blue, fresh unmounted. 2003 BPSB Certificate
Lot 100
Estimate: $6,000
Realised Price : $9,000
£1 Brown and Blue, well centred marginal pair. Fine and rare multiple
Lot 101
Estimate: $2,500
£1 Brown and Blue punctured large 'OS', blunt upper right corner perf, part gum
Lot 102
Estimate: $30,000
£1 Brown and Blue, 'JBC' Monogram single, BW 51zb, couple of pulled perforations at left, the monogram slightly trimmed at base as always found. Only three examples of 'JBC' Monogram singles are known, compared to five 'CA' Monograms. A single 'CA' Monogram unmounted mint sold recently for AU$84,000. [The other two examples of the 'JBC' have been in private collections for many years]. Provenance: Ex Nelson
Lot 103
Estimate: $12,000
Realised Price : $11,000
£2 Black and Rose, variety 'Broken tail on kangaroo', a beautifully centred and fresh unmounted example. 1994 Holcombe and 2003 BPSB Certificate
Lot 104
Estimate: $6,000
Realised Price : $4,800
£2 Black and Rose, superb centring and perforations, lightly mounted. A Gem
Lot 105
Estimate: $2,500
£2 Black and Rose, cancelled-to-order at Melbourne (without gum)
Lot 106
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $750
10/-, £1 and £2 handstamped 'Specimen', lightly mounted and fresh. Well above average set
