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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, LETTERCARDS, 1913-14 1D KANGAROO ISSUES
Lot 880 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 Kangaroo Original Die on Surfaced Greenish-grey Card with Cream Interior mint group including 'CENTRAL R'L'Y. S'T'N. BRISBANE.', 'COUNTRY SCENE/TASMANIA', 'LAKE ST. CLAIR/TASMANIA', 'LORNE/VICTORIA.' with sky and without sky, 'MOSMAN BAY - SYDNEY', 'MT. LOFTY RANGES,/SOUTH AUSTRALIA.' oval and rectangle, 'NATIONAL PARK,/N.S.WALES', 'ON THE MURRAY,/S. AUSTRALIA.' (2), 'QUEEN'S GARDENS/PERTH, W.A' with sky, without sky and rectangle, 'ST. GEORGE'S TERRACE, PERTH.' with sky and without sky, 'THE TWO BROTHERS,/QUEENSLAND' without sky, 'ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS/PERTH W.A' with sky, without sky, and rectangle. A nice grouping with various colours, a couple with one glued shut, some toning and marks, but most in good to excellent condition. BW LC14(30C,32C,67A,72A,72D,77,84C,84G,92E,94B,108D,108E,119C,119D,135D,143B,143C,143D, cat AU$2900 (20)          | ||
| Lot 881 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die on Surfaced Greenish-grey Card with Cream Interior group mint group all privately printed for Griffiths Bros., including 'CENTRAL R'L'Y. S'T'N./BRISBANE', 'THE GORGE,/LAUNCESTON, TAS.', 'THE TWO BROTHERS/QUEENSLAND', and 'ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS/PERTH W.A', with faults and scuffing. BW LC14(32D,55B,135Ed,143D), cat AU$550+   | ||
| Lot 882 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die on Surfaced Grey-green Card with Cream Interior used group including 'CATARACT GORGE/LAUNCESTON TAS.' oval and rectangle (2), 'CENTRAL R'L'Y. S'T'N./BRISBANE' rectangle (2) and oval, 'CEDAR LOGS/QUEENSLAND', 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE./PERTH.', 'NATIONAL PARK,/N.S.WALES' oval (CTO) and rectangle, 'ON THE MURRAY,/S.AUSTRALIA.' (2), 'QUEEN'S GARDENS/PERTH, W.A' in unframed oval, 'QUEEN'S GARDENS/PERTH, W.A' in rectangle, 'ST. GEORGE'S TERRACE, PERTH.' with no sky (2), 'ST. GEORGE'S TERRACE, PERTH.' in rectangle, 'THE TWO BROTHERS,/QUEENSLAND' in oval with sky, 'THE TWO BROTHERS,/QUEENSLAND' in rectangle (2), 'ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS/PERTH W.A' with sky, without sky, and rectangle (2). All with defects but a nice range of colours and views. BW LC14(30C,30D,31,32C,32D,56D,92E,94B,108D.108F,119D,119E,135C,135E,143B,143C,143D), cat AU$1300 (25)            | ||
| Lot 883 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die on Greenish-grey Card with Cream Interior 'CAIRNS RAILWAY,/QUEENSLAND' Rectangle in Grey-brown with double perforations, officially repaired inside at fold and sides with gum and small matching paper pieces to allow sale. BW LC14(28C)ba cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 884 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die on Greenish-grey Card with Cream Interior 'CENTRAL R'L'Y. STN./BRISBANE' Rectangle with No Stop after 'apply' in Greenish-grey privately printed by Griffiths Bros., mint. BW LC14(32D) cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 885 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die Perf 10 'COUNTRY SCENE/TASMANIA' framed oval in Bright Purple very fine mint, the rarest view on the Kangaroo card. BW LC14(43), cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 886 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die Setting A on Greenish-grey Card with Cream Interior 'LAKE ST CLAIR/TASMANIA.' Framed Oval in Brown, used on 17 Mar 1913 from Sydney NSW to Germany, uprated with 1/2d Green Kangaroo, with 'N.S.W. T 20' underpaid marking in black and 'CASSEL 1 PORTO' circular stamp in red. Very fine and scarce overseas usage BW LC14(67A) cat AU$50+  | ||
| Lot 887 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die on Greenish-grey Card with Cream Interior 'NATIONAL PARK,/N.S.WALES.' Rectangle in Olive-brown privately printed for Griffiths Bros., minor gum adhesions, fine mint. BW LC14(92F) cat AU$250+  | ||
| Lot 888 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die on Greenish-grey Card with Cream Interior 'QUEEN'S GARDENS,/PERTH, W.A' Rectangle in Grey-black, blue ink spot on front and fine mint. BW LC14(108F) cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 889 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die 'ST. GEORGE'S TERRACE, PERTH.' Framed Rectangle in Grey-green error 'Imperforate', fine mint. Possibly of proof status, but gummed and folded as a normal card. The only recorded example, and a major lettercard rarity. BW LC14(119E)b, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 890 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Original Die 'THE TWO BROTHERS, QUEENSLAND' framed rectangle in Red-brown, uprated with ½d and 1d Kangaroos and used from Melbourne to Germany, minor blemishes. BW LC14(135E), cat AU$50+  | ||
| Lot 891 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Die 1 on Surfaced Greenish-grey Card with Cream Interior grouping of 'BRIDAL VEIL FALLS N.S.W.' (3M, 1U), 'CAIRNS RAILWAY/QUEENSLAND.' (M), 'GEELONG HARBOUR' (M), 'LAKE ST. CLAIR/TASMANIA' (M), LORNE/VICTORIA' (M), 'MT. LOFTY RANGES,/SOUTH AUSTRALIA.', (2M, 1U), 'MT. LOFTY RANGES,/STH AUSTRALIA' (M), 'ORCHARD WEST AUST' (2M), and 'WATERFALL GULLY/ADELAIDE' (M). A nice group showing assorted colours, large and small hole perforations in good condition. BW LC15(17,28B,49,68,72C,84E,85,95,140, cat AU$1900 (12M, 2U)         | ||
| Lot 892 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Die II on Surfaced Greenish-Grey Card with Cream Interior grouping including 'AVON RIVER YORK W.A.' (1M, 1U), 'BALLARAT' (M), 'CEDAR LOGS/QUEENSLAND' (2M, 1U), 'HARVESTING, TAMWORTH N.S.W.' (2M, 1U), 'HUONVILLE, TASMANIA' (M), 'LAKE ST. CLAIR/TASMANI' (M), 'PINEAPPLES QUEENSLAND' (U), 'TOWN HALL, SYDNEY' (2M, 1U), and 'THE TWO BROTHERS/QUEENSLAND' (U). A nice collection showing colours, large and small hole perforations, some defects but in good to excellent condition. BW LC16 (7,8,31,60,66,68,103,133,135Bd), cat AU$2225 (10M, 6U)         | ||
| Lot 893 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Kangaroo Die II Damaged Cliche with scratch at right on Greenish-grey Card with Cream Interior 'CATARACT GORGE/LAUNCESTON TAS.' Unframed Oval in Orange-brown, used on 12 Nov 1913 from Broken Hill NSW to Hungary, uprated with 1d Green Kangaroo and 1/2d Red Kangaroo and Terbo backstamp on view side. Very fine used and scarce overseas usage. BW LC16(30B)d cat AU$150  | ||
