AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1915-28 THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 134		Estimate: $300 Gummed watermarked paper top marginal block of 12. The block has a couple of tiny tone spots and a few small wrinkles, otherwise fine
Lot 135		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 2d to 2/- selection of mostly unused (some with gum) comprising 2d (5), 2½d (5, one 'OS'), 3d (5, one 'OS'), 6d blue (3, one 'OS'), 6d brown (16), 9d (11, one 'OS'), 1/- (20, one 'OS' - some faded), 2/- brown (small fault), 2/- maroon (5), odd small fault here and there (71)
Lot 136		Estimate: $750T Selection comprising 2d (16), 2½d (21), 3d (10), 6d Blue (4), 9d (4), 1/- block of four, nearly all in pairs, variable perfs/centring, odd tone, some unmounted, (59). Retail approx $2000
Lot 137		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 2d to 2/- perf 'OS' six sets including both colours of 6d and 2/-, includes 6d blue block of four, also S.M. wmk 6d to 2/- perf 'OS' six sets, mostly with circular cancels, odd small fault here and there, generally fair/fine (78)
Lot 138		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $650 Higher denominations selection comprising 2/- brown (25), 2/- maroon (25), 5/- (15, one 'OS', Telegraph punctures x 2), 10/- (2, small faults), £1 grey used (small tear) and optd 'SPECIMEN' (sound), mostly with reasonable circular cancels, odd small fault here and there, also 2½d (29, five mint, eight pairs) a few with listed varieties, (98)
Lot 139		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $85 2d Grey and 2½d Indigo Inverted Watermarks
Lot 140		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 -: 2d Grey Die IIA part sheet of 64 comprising rows 1-8, stamps 5 and 6 of the left pane and the top eight columns of the right pane. Centring a little variable, tiny spots on four units, but otherwise pristine in fresh PO condition and a scarce multiple. (64)
Lot 141		Estimate: $200T -: 2d Grey Inverted Wmk + KGV Single Wmk ½d Green - short corner perf on 1916 (28th Oct) censored cover to New York. Scarce cover
Lot 142		Estimate: $150T -: 2d Grey + KGV Single Wmk ½d Green used from Melbourne to Switzerland on 1915 (19th Nov) cover to Lucerne bearing Third Wmk, straight-line 'PASSED' in violet, slight filing crease
Lot 143		Estimate: $150T -: 2d Grey + KGV Single Wmk ½d Green used from Killara to Mainz, Germany on 1916 (13th Nov) cover, endorsed 'French prisoner of War.', framed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR S.D./...' in violet, minor ageing
Lot 144		Estimate: $150T -: 2d Grey + KGV ½d Green used on 1917 (15th Aug) cover Melbourne to Philadelphia with printed addressed in red, straight-line 'PASSED' cachet in violet
Lot 145		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 -: 2d Grey + Large Mult Wmk KGV 1d Red used on 1920 (3rd Aug) Melbourne to Philadelphia bearing Third Wmk paying ½oz rate + ½d War Tax
Lot 146		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $220 2½d Blue block of six with variety 'Islands south of W.A.', - one normal unit thinned, also 2/- Brown perf OS inverted wmk with parcel cancel and short corner perf.
Lot 147		Estimate: $125T -: 2½d Indigo pair, Wmk Inverted
Lot 148		Estimate: $175T Realised Price : $190 -: 2½d Indigo used on 1918 (19th Sep) Avis De Reception form cancelled at Perth and on arrival at Dowerin, additional straight-line Dowerin in black
Lot 149		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 -: 2½d Blue used on 1918 (28th Aug) illustrated advertising cover in olive-green used Sydney to USA with slogan postmark, paying ½oz foreign rate
Lot 150		Estimate: $100 3d Olive shades Die II, two examples, one superbly centred
Lot 151		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 -: 3d Olive Die I, variety 'Retouch to first "A" of AUSTRALIA', BW 13f, on 1919 (31st May) cover Portland (Vic) to USA, paying ½oz foreign rate + ½d War Tax
Lot 152		Estimate: $100T -: 3d Olive Die I used on 1919 (13th Jan) cover Sydney to USA, paying ½oz foreign rate + ½d War Tax
Lot 153		Estimate: $250T -: 3d Olive Die I + Single Wmk 2d Red KGV pair used on 1923 (13th Aug) registered cover (red label) Milson's Point to Boston, arrival backstamp. Attractive combination of minimum charge of 4d to foreign countries + 3d registration
Lot 154		Estimate: $500T -: 3d Olive Die II + KGV 4d Orange and ½d Green used on 1916 (7th Mar) Late Fee cover -roughly opened, Melbourne (Spencer St) to New York. Attractive tri-colour combination paying double rate + 2½d Late Fee
Lot 155		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $115 -: 3d Olive Die IIB, marginal block of four, fluffy perfs, fresh
Lot 156		Estimate: $280 -: 3d Olive Die IIB + KGV 4d Orange both perf 'OS/NSW' used on 1921 (24th Feb) registered OHMS cover (230x98mm) printed for Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission from Sydney to Leeton and re-addressed to Griffith, minor blemishes.
Lot 157		Estimate: $250T -: 3d Olive Die IIB - short corner perf + KGV 1d Violet used on 1923 (18th Aug) cover Melbourne to Wohlen (Switzerland), arrival backstamp. Attractive combination paying double rate
Lot 158		Estimate: $700T 6d Dull Dark Blue Die 2 - BW 19C on 1921 (25th June) registered cover Darwin to USA, transit and arrival datestamps. Very late usage of 6d Die 2 and seldom seen shade on cover. Attractive example of 2½d per ½oz + ½d War Tax + 3d registration.
Lot 159		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $340 -: 6d Blue variety 'Broken leg of kangaroo', BW 20da, uneven perfs as usually found
Lot 160		Estimate: $150 -: 6d Pale Ultramarine tied by oval Perth datestamp to 1923 (8 Oct) registered cover to U.K., backstamped Perth
Lot 161		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $130 -: 6d Pale Ultramarine used on 1922 (9th Aug) cover Sydney to New York, paying double foreign rate - 4d 1oz and 2d per additional 1oz, minor perf soiling
Lot 162		Estimate: $125T Realised Price : $120 -: 6d Pale Ultramarine Die IIB used on 1924 (9th Feb) registered cover - roughly opened, Albany to New York with large label, paying 3d 1oz foreign rate + 3d registration
Lot 163		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 -: 6d Violet-Blue Die IIB on 1925 (19th Jul) registered cover Mackay to USA with red & black label, paying 3d 1oz foreign rate + 3d registration. Rare shade on cover
Lot 164		Estimate: $300 -: 6d Violet-Blue Die IIB together with 2½d, 1/- and KGV 1d tied by combination of Melbourne machine-cancel and Ship Mail Room cds to 1922 (5 Jan) cover to Noumea where backstamped. A little soiled although most attractive and scarce quadcolour franking
Lot 165		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $75 6d Chestnut block of eight, well centred
Lot 166		Estimate: $150T -: 6d Chestnut 'JOHN ASH' imprint blocks of four from upper and lower plates, minor faults, BW 21zd,ze. Cat $450
Lot 167		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $250 -: 6d Chestnut 'Broken leg' variety, singles (3), in pairs with normal (4), mixed condition, centring variable (11)
Lot 168		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 -: 6d Chestnut used on 1925 (26th May) registered cover Adelaide to Austria with large red label, transit backstamps of Port Tafiq and Alexandria, paying 3d 1oz foreign rate + 3d registration
Lot 169		Estimate: $75T -: 6d Chestnut used on 1925 (12th Dec) registered cover Adelaide to Hawaii with red label, Honolulu arrival backstamp, paying 3d 1oz foreign rate + 3d registration, slight toning
Lot 170		Estimate: $125T -: 6d Chestnut tied by squared-circle cancel of 'GOODWOOD' on 1929 (1st Jul) registered cover South Australia to USA with label in red, paying 3d 1oz foreign rate + 3d registration
Lot 171		Estimate: $175 9d Violet and KGV 4d Yellow-Orange tied by Broken Hill cds to 1917 (2 Nov) registered cover to U.S. where backstamped. Uncommon and attractive franking
Lot 172		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1/- Emerald Mullett imprint pair nicely centred for these and harder to get than is generally believed
Lot 173		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink opt SPECIMEN Type B, lightly mounted.
Lot 174		Estimate: $380 Realised Price : $400 £1 Brown and Blue opt SPECIMEN type B, lightly mounted
Lot 175		Estimate: $175T £1 Grey, centred bottom right NOTE: THIS STAMP IS C OF A WMK, NOT THIRD WMK
Lot 176		Estimate: $250T -: £1 Grey and £2 Purple-Black and rose opt SPECIMEN Type C, good perfs and centring, £2 with gum bend, mounted
Lot 177		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $240 -: £1 Grey Type D SPECIMEN overprint, well-centred and full perfs. A scarce stamp
Lot 178		Estimate: $275 Realised Price : $230 Perforated Small ‘OS’: 2d Grey Die I used on 1918 (11th Oct) OHMS cover (207 x 97mm - slightly reduced) printed for 'Department of Defence/ Woollen Cloth Factory', North Geelong to USA unframed cachet 'PASSED BY CENSOR/4/3rd, Military District'. Attractive example of 2d 4oz rate for merchandise, patterns and samples.
Lot 179		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $460 -: 2½d Blue, fresh block of four
Lot 180		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 -: 3d Olive Die IIB, block of four, fluffy perfs, fresh
Lot 181		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $250 -: 6d Chestnut marginal block of 4 plated as Upper Sheet LP Nos. 13-14/19-20 with unusual ‘kiss print’ variety to left frame of both marginal stamps. Unusual and attractive
Lot 182		Estimate: $90 -: 6d Chestnut + KGV SM Wmk 1½d Red on 1929 (15th Nov) registered cover Melbourne to Mortlake.
Lot 183		Estimate: $100 -: 1/- Emerald, well centred unmounted mint with tiny natural inclusion, also mounted example grossly off centred, mounted
Lot 184		Estimate: $5,000 -: 1/- Emerald Die IIB perf. OS, the upper eight rows of a sheet, four units with small spots, the old slight gum bend and some perf. separation in selvedge, otherwise fresh and with better than average centring. A rare multiple (96)
Lot 185		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $75 -: 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow, well centred CTO, BW 44wa. Cat $100
Lot 186		Estimate: $2,500 -: 10/- Grey and Pink block of 4. Typical ‘fluffy’ perfs, fresh colour, ex Australia Post Archival sale. BW cat. $3000