AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, FIRST WATERMARK

Lot 142		Estimate: $750 ½d to 1/- (2 x 1d Die I, 2 x 1d Die II and 2 x 3d Die I) large part OG, mixed centering, 5d with small stain at top left, 1/- with thin at middle top, also ½d, 1d Die I and 2d (small thin at top) Watermark Inverted (17)
Lot 143		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 2d, 2½d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d, 2/- CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 from Collectors' Set, 2d and 2½d with flat top '3', others round top '3', 4d and 5d (short perf) no gum, others large part OG and generally fine (7)
Lot 144		Estimate: $500 Punctured Large OS ½d to 2/- lacking 5d (1d, 3d Die I) mixed centering as expected, 2½d with a few short perfs, otherwise generally fine (10)
Lot 145		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 Punctured small 'OS' ½d to 1/- (no 2½d), 5d with tone spot, others generally fine (10)
Lot 146		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $44 1d Die I used on very early 1913 (8 Jan) cover from Sydney to Bathurst to collector L. Winter, with Fred Hagen small embossed etiquette in blue on reverse, and 1d Die IIA used on 1914 (8 Aug) cover (flap faults) from Sydney to Wellington, N.Z. with Fred Hagen Large 'Sydney View' embossed etiquette on reverse. Some toning (2 covers)
Lot 147		Estimate: $10,000 Realised Price : $11,000 1d Die II Imperforate Plate Proof in Red on Thin Manilla Card, block of 24 from Left Pane, Nos. 7-30, L24 being the listed variety 'White Flaw over T of AUSTRALIA'. Very fine and believed to be the second largest intact multiple, and by far the largest multiple of the scarcer Die II now surviving. BW 3PP(1), cat AU$18000+
Lot 148		Estimate: $40 1d Red Die II Plate E variety 'Two Tasmanias' (L25), ironed out horizontal crease, neat cds cancel. BW 3(E)d, cat AU$150
Lot 149		Estimate: $120 1d Dies II and IIA punctured Large or Small 'OS' respectively, tied to 1914 South Australia official covers which were unclaimed and forwarded to Dead Letter Office, various related markings, roughly handled (Die IIA flapless) in keeping with multiple handling, although present well (2 covers)
Lot 150		Estimate: $80 2d Grey Watermark Inverted, part OG and fine apart from two slightly short perfs at top. BW cat AU$250
Lot 151		Estimate: $750 3d Olive used range on hagner, including Die I strip of 4 (fine), Die I Watermark Inverted fine used cancelled Perth cds, Die I punctured OS, Die II (4, one with variety 'White Flaw over T of THREE' but with missing corner perf), and Die II-Die II-Die I strip of 3 (few shortish perfs at left side), high catalogue value (30)
Lot 152		Estimate: $500 3d Olive Die I and 3d Olive-green Die II, both with Watermark Inverted, fine. BW cat AU$1225 (2)
Lot 153		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $90 4d Orange (couple of shortish perfs at right), 4d Pale Orange, 4d Yellow-orange (centred lower right with blunt corner), lightly mounted with large part OG (3)
Lot 154		4d Orange Punctured Large \'OS\' vertical strip of 3 cancelled \'REGISTERED PERTH/WESTN AUSTRALIA\' cds, centre stamp with variety \'Colour Flaw Inside Right Frame Above Right of \'E\' of \'PENCE\' (BW 15(U)e), lower stamp with variety \'Colour Flaw N.E. of Bass Strait\' (unlisted). Couple of short perfs on left of central stamp, however a scarce multiple with plate flaws
Lot 155		Estimate: $600 1/- Green 'Watermark Inverted', centred to upper left, part OG and slight overall soiling, scarce. BW 30a, cat AU$4000
Lot 156		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1/- Blue-green CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base quarter cancel, DE 5 13 from Federal Parliamentarian's Set, 'Watermark Inverted' as always with this date, no gum and centred top left
Lot 157		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 2/- Brown CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, centred top left, with full OG and unmounted
Lot 158		Estimate: $120 2/- Brown CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base quarter-cancel, DE 5 13 from Federal Presentation Set, no gum with a few short perfs
Lot 159		Estimate: $350 5/- Grey and Yellow CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base quarter-cancel, DE 5 13 from Federal Presentation Set, part OG with some faint toning on reverse
Lot 160		Estimate: $1,400 Realised Price : $1,050 10/- Grey and Pink CTO with portion of MELBOURNE/24 cds 25AP13 used for distribution to U.P.U., unusually with large part OG for this CTO, and very fine
Lot 161		Estimate: $900 10/- Grey and Pink horizontal pair with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, no gum with mark above kangaroo's head on left unit, and a couple of short perfs at right, the right unit shows a partially doubled handstamp. A very scarce multiple