AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 170		Estimate: $750 2d Die I, 2d Die IIA, 2½d Deep Blue, 2½d Indigo, 3d Die I (2), 3d Die II (centred left), 6d Ultramarine Die II, 6d Milky Greyish-blue Die II (centred right), 9d Violet Die II, 9d Pale Violet Die IIB, 1/- Blue-green Die II, mostly lightly hinged and generally well-centred (12)
Lot 171		Estimate: $150 Punctured 'OS' 2d, 2½d, 3d Die I, 6d Blue, 6d Chestnut, 9d Die 2B, 1/- Die 2B, 2/- Brown, 5/- generally fine used (5/- CTO) (9)
Lot 172		Estimate: $70 2d Grey Die I Watermark Inverted lightly mounted and large part OG but with gum thin
Lot 173		Estimate: $600 2½d Indigo punctured Small 'OS' block of 4 with 'fluffy' perfs very fine MUH. BW cat AU$1800
Lot 174		2½d Blue Punctured \'OS\' with large part \'Offset\' on reverse, well-centred with lightly toned gum. BW 11c, cat AU$400
Lot 175		Estimate: $140 3d Olive Die I Watermark Inverted lightly mounted with large part OG, centred lower right
Lot 176		Estimate: $90 3d Olive Die I used on 1919 (10 Feb and 13 Apr) covers from Sydney and Adelaide respectively to New York, slight staining at bottom of latter, otherwise fine and clean examples of the 3d foreign rate following imposition of the ½d war tax (2)
Lot 177		Estimate: $4,000 6d Pale Ultramarine Plate 3 Left Pane of 60 MUH, No. 6 being the variety 'Broken Leg of Kangaroo', some gum creasing and tone spots (especially on the lower two rows), the variety unit having two tone spots, one in top margin being visible on face, and other minor imperfections, nevertheless of very good appearance. Possibly a unique multiple. BW 20Cd, cat AU$39,625+
Lot 178		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $105 6d Chestnut and 2/- Maroon lightly mounted with large part OG (2)
Lot 179		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $340 6d Chestnut Plate 3 Harrison imprint block of 4 (N over MP setting), hairline flaw on 3L54 absent. Evenly toned gum, small spot in gutter, and perf reinforcement in selvedge and hinged in gutter only. BW 21(3)z, cat AU$900
Lot 180		Estimate: $140 9d Violet Die IIB Watermark Inverted cancelled MA 21 cds, couple of blunt perfs at top left. BW 27a, cat AU$275
Lot 181		Estimate: $150 1/- Blue-green Die II Watermark Inverted, large part OG with horizontal crease at top not visible from face. BW 32a, cat AU$550
Lot 182		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $100 1/- Blue-green Die IIB Watermark Sideways superb with trace of hinge
Lot 183		Estimate: $250 2/- Brown lightly hinged with large part OG, centred right
Lot 184		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 2/- Brown used accumulation (68), range of shades including a number of scarcer red-brown shades, some postmark interest. Few with faults but condition generally well above average with many fine stamps, minimum cat AU$2380
Lot 185		Estimate: $1,000 2/- Brown Punctured Small 'OS' horizontal pair variety 'Watermark Inverted', cancelled Stock Exchange Melbourne cds (1917). Partly severed and reinforced, otherwise very fine and a rare multiple. BW 37baa, cat AU$3000+
Lot 186		Estimate: $1,200 2/- Maroon Harrison imprint pair from Plate 1, two tiny spots on reverse, otherwise fine MUH. BW 38(1)za, cat AU$2000+
Lot 187		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 2/- Maroon Ash imprint pair from Plate 1, fine and lightly hinged. BW 38(1)ze, cat AU$1000
Lot 188		5/- Grey and Yellow with unlisted varieties \'Shortish Spencer Gulf\' and \'Colour Spot over Kangaroo\'s Ear\' (Right Pane, No. 11). Centred lower left otherwise very fine MUH. With photocopy of Holcombe Certificate for block of 4 from which this stamp was taken
Lot 189		Estimate: $400 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow punctured Small 'OS', part OG and centred left. BW 44Db, cat AU$1250
Lot 190		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 10/- Grey and Aniline Pink Punctured Small 'OS', cancelled Market Street (Melb) cds, centred to top, otherwise fine postally used and much scarcer than CTO
Lot 191		Estimate: $175 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink optd SPECIMEN Type B, small mark in right margin, large part OG
Lot 192		Estimate: $350 £1 Grey part OG and centred upper right, somewhat heavily hinged
Lot 193		Estimate: $11,000 £1 Grey Harrison imprint block of 4, lightly hinged in gutter and on upper right unit, slightly toned gum and of very fine appearance, with second line of imprint trimmed as is the case with most of the recorded imprints of this stamp. BW states only six imprint blocks of 4 are recorded, cat AU$20000
Lot 194		£1 Grey overprinted SPECIMEN Type C, and showing unlisted variety \'Break in Value Circle at Lower Right\'. MUH lightly toned gum and centred left. BW 53xb, cat AU$850
Lot 195		£1 Grey overprinted SPECIMEN Type C with variety shaved \'P\', well-centred and lightly hinged. BW 53xf, cat AU$1000
Lot 196		Estimate: $180 £2 Black and Rose optd SPECIMEN Type B, centred upper left, large part OG and with remnants of gummed strip affixed to reverse (? from a repaired sheet)
Lot 197		Estimate: $600 £2 Purple-black and Rose optd SPECIMEN Type C, centred slightly right, MUH
Lot 198		Estimate: $300 £2 Purple-black and Rose optd SPECIMEN Type C sub-type 1 (Damaged 'C'), centred to top, regummed. BW 56xd, cat AU$1000
Lot 199		£2 Purple-black and Rose overprinted SPECIMEN Type C with sub-type variety damaged \'C\' from Left Pane, No. 13 additionally showing frame plate variety \'Break in Northern Coast of Western Australia\' and \'Colour Spot above Spencer\'s Gulf\'. Well-centred with \'fluffy perfs\' and even gum toning. A very scarce combination of varieties, of which only 15 examples were printed. BW 50xd(D)e, cat AU$1000+