AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1931-36 C OF A WATERMARK

Lot 215		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 6d to 5/- selection of mint and unused comprising 6d (10, with imprint pair), 6d optd 'OS' (2), 9d (4), 2/- (2, perf 'VG') and 5/- (sound), odd small fault (19)
Lot 216		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 **/(*) 6d to 2/- both dies, mixed condition and 5/- unused 'Fox-faced kangaroo', (5)
Lot 217		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 6d to £1 set with both dies of 2/-, good/fine (7)
Lot 218		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $115 10/-, £1 and £2 opt. SPECIMEN, 10/- and £2 MUH, £1 MLH. Very well-centred for these
Lot 219		Estimate: $100T 9d Violet + other adhesives totalling 1/5d used on 1941 (27th Jun) airmail cover Sydney to Vienna, Athens transit and Vienna arrival backstamps, roughly opened
Lot 220		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $380 -: 9d Violet and 2/- Maroon + 1/6d Hermes used on 1938 (21st Apr) airmail cover to Ascunsion, Paraguay, endorsed in blue crayon 'AUST-LONDON+/ USA TO -PARAGU/AY', arrival backstamp. Very rare destination and only the fourth cover we have seen to South America in this period
Lot 221		Estimate: $100T 2/- Maroon (x 2) + KGVI 5d (2) and 1/- paying 5/10d 'Clipper Mail' rate (endorsed) on 1941 (31st Jul) airmail cover Melbourne to Scotland, censor tape and framed cachet
Lot 222		Estimate: $100T -: 2/- Maroon (2) + KGVI 1/4d and 6d Kooka paying 5/10d 'Clipper Mail' rate (endorsed) on 1941 (9th Dec) airmail cover Melbourne to Scotland bearing CofA, censor tape and diamond cachet
Lot 223		Estimate: $50T Realised Price : $38 -: 2/- Maroon John Ash imprint pair + KGVI 3d Brown used on 1941 (8th Jul) registered airmail cover Perth to Ohio, Sydney and New York transit backstamps
Lot 224		Estimate: $800T Realised Price : $1,100 5/- Grey and Yellow 'JOHN ASH' imprint pair, right unit unmounted mint showing variety 'Opened mouthed kangaroo', BW 46a
Lot 225		Estimate: $60 -: 5/- Grey and Yellow, mixed centring CTO (3)
Lot 226		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $75 -: 5/- Grey and Yellow, selected examples (5)
Lot 227		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 -: 5/- grey and yellow showing ‘Broken coast south of Bonaparte Gulf’ BW R56 as 10/-, not listed under 5/- value
Lot 228		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $320 -: 5/- grey and yellow pair (corner fault upper unit), 1/- Vic Centenary, 6d Kookaburra and KGV 2d tied by Adelaide cds to parcel label for article by Aust-Karachi-U.K. airmail originally containing photographs of the 1934 Australasian Tour by The Duke of Gloucester
Lot 229		Estimate: $375 Realised Price : $300 -: 5/- Grey and Yellow + KGV 1d, 1932 1/- Lyrebird and 1/6d Hermes pair each with private perfin 'JK/S' for J Kitchen & Son, used on 1936 cover (235x1165mm) Melbourne to USA with filing creases. Attractive use of 2/2d ½oz rate x 4 overpaying the airmail 2oz rate by 3d.
Lot 230		Estimate: $275T Realised Price : $320 -: 5/- grey and yellow together with KGV 1d ('NY' joined) and 3d S.A. Cent tied by Late Fee/Melbourne cds to 1937 (4 May) airmail cover to Germany
Lot 231		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $460 10/- Grey and Pink shades, selection of examples, variable centring, with cds cancels, few blunt perfs, generally average/fine (10). Retail $1950
Lot 232		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $460 -: 10/- Grey and Pink shades, selection of examples, variable centring, with cds cancels, few blunt perfs or minor faults, generally average/fine (12). Retail $2340
Lot 233		Estimate: $500T -: 10/- Grey and Pink block of 4 cancelled at Tennant Creek NT 1937. Slight imperfections but a scarce multiple
Lot 234		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 -: 10/- Grey and Pink opt SPECIMEN Type C, mounted
Lot 235		Estimate: $400 -: 10/- pair of the scarce Aniline-pink shade printing which fluoresces strongly compared to normal. Central Cobar cds 19NO35, few shortish perfs. at base, well-centred and of good appearance
Lot 236		Estimate: $200 £1 Grey cancelled at Tennant Creek, also 10/- with repaired tear
Lot 237		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $135 -: £1 Grey cancelled at Tennant Creek, faint trace of crayon on reverse
Lot 238		Estimate: $280T Realised Price : $230 -: £1 Grey, vertical pair opt 'SPECIMEN' type D, fresh and fine unmounted mint.
Lot 239		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $340 £2 Black and Rose, well centred
Lot 240		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 -: £2 grey-black and rose-crimson and 10/- with small repair, presents reasonably (2)
Lot 241		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 -: £2 grey-black and rose-crimson used 'spacefiller' (large closed tear) and optd 'SPECIMEN' (sound), (2)
Lot 242		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $1,700 -: £2 grey-black and rose-crimson, £1 grey (top marginal), Robes 10/- and 5/-, and KGV 5d pair tied by Perth registered cds to 1938 (25 Oct) parcel label addressed to U.S. Mint, San Francisco. Attractive, fine and rare franking