AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1913 FIRST WATERMARK

Lot 153		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $240 ½d to 1/-, variable condition (10)
Lot 154		Estimate: $300 ½d to 2/- Brown set (no 1d or 2½d), CTO at Melbourne, generally fine (9)
Lot 155		Estimate: $60 ½d, 1d, 2d (faint bend) and 2½d, mixed centring (4)
Lot 156		Estimate: $200T ½d Green, selection of shades, mostly in strips or blocks of four, ew mounted, occasional fault (28)
Lot 157		Estimate: $250T ½d Green selection comprising coil strips of three, five and ten with joins, also 1d pairs (2), few trimmed perfs as always found, (22).
Lot 158		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $46 ½d Green, very fresh block of four
Lot 159		Estimate: $3,500T ½d Green marginal, 'Imperforate at base', corner example, BW 1b. [A marginal example in our 2002 Rarity Sale realised AU$3800+ commission]
Lot 160		Estimate: $750 ½d Green "No Monogram" block of twelve (6 x 2) from left pane, pen annotation in left margin, otherwise fresh unmounted, BW 1zd
Lot 161		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 1d Red shades, attractive little collection on leaves including varieties 'ROSTAGE' (2), 'Retouch under "Y" of PENNY' in block of 4, 'Two Tasmanias', various singles, block of 6, etc, (20)
Lot 162		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $95 1d Red Die I pair, 'Doubly perforations vertically between', BW 2b
Lot 163		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1d Red, 'Double perf' singles (5) and Wmk sideways with added corner, (6)
Lot 164		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 1d Red (2, one with variety 'Extra island [two Tasmanias - BW 3f) + 1d Engraved and W.A. 1d and 1d on 2d on 1914 (19th Jan) cover used at Perth and cancelled by Perth machine cancel
Lot 165		Estimate: $75 1d Red Die I variety '"1" flaw west of Tasmania' BW 2i, mint and used (2 - one perf large OS), also two examples with inking varieties, (5)
Lot 166		Estimate: $100T 1d Red Die II selection includes two blocks, few short perfs, two mounted (13)
Lot 167		Estimate: $150 1d Red + N.S.W. ½d blue-green tied by machine-cancel to 1913 (3rd Mar) postcard to Manly. Scarce State/Kangaroo combination
Lot 168		Estimate: $100T 1d Red Die II uprated 1d Envelope tied by 1913 (20th Dec) Geelong krag-type cancellation used to Melbourne
Lot 169		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $40 2½d Indigo pair
Lot 170		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $120 2½d Indigo, fresh block of four
Lot 171		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $170 3d Olive Die I, fresh
Lot 172		Estimate: $175 3d Olive shades Die II, variable centring/perfs (3)
Lot 173		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $180 4d Orange, fresh unmounted
Lot 174		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 4d Orange CA Monogram single, slightly reduced as usually found, two blunt perfs at right. [An example with complete monogram realised AU$4600+ in our 2002 Rarities Sale]
Lot 175		Estimate: $100 4d Yellow-Orange, minor tone and thinning, BW 15C
Lot 176		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $200 5d Chestnut, fresh unmounted
Lot 177		Estimate: $150 5d Chestnut beautifully centred pair showing minor retouches to right frames
Lot 178		Estimate: $75 5d Chestnut pair showing 'White flaw upper right corner', centred high
Lot 179		Estimate: $900T 5d Chestnut + 2½d Indigo - the latter perfin 'F G/&CO' in reverse tied to 1915 (12th Mar) Felton Grimwade & Co. cover to USA by 'LATE FEE/SPENCER ST' datestamps. Rare combination
Lot 180		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $200 6d Ultramarine, fresh unmounted
Lot 181		Estimate: $600T 6d Blue + 1d Red (damaged) + ½d Green tied by two strikes of 'LOOSE LETTER/WELLINGTON/N Z' datestamps to 1914 (15th Sep) cover to USA. Attractive make-up for triple rate cover
Lot 182		Estimate: $125 9d Violet (2) and perforated small OS (1), minor faults (3)
Lot 183		Estimate: $300T 1/- Emerald, Watermark Inverted, parcel cancellation, BW 30a. Scarce commercially used. Cat AU$400
Lot 184		Estimate: $175 2/- Brown
Lot 185		Estimate: $175 2/- Brown
Lot 186		Estimate: $350 5/- Grey and Yellow
Lot 187		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $290 5/- Grey and Yellow
Lot 188		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 5/- Grey and Yellow, few blunt perfs
Lot 189		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $480 10/- Grey and Pink, tiny thin at upper right
Lot 190		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $460 10/- (two toned perfs), £1 and £2 handstamped 'Specimen', mixed centring and perfs (3)
Lot 191		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $90 ½d, 1d, 2d and 4d, mixed condition, (4)
Lot 192		Estimate: $175T 1d commercially used block of six, 4d (5, includind pair), 5d, 6d (2), 1/- and 2/-, few blunt/short perfs (16), Retail AU$531
Lot 193		Estimate: $125T ½d, 1d, 2d mint; 1d (2), 2d, 4d to 9d used, mixed condition (10).
Lot 194		Estimate: $75 1d red Die I on 1913 (14th Nov) Postcard used locally at Sydney printed for 'Deputy Federal Commissioner of Land Tax', minor ageing
Lot 195		Estimate: $800 2½d indigo showing 'Islands east of Cape York' tied by Melbourne slogan cancel to 1918 (26 Feb) censored Official cover to U.S. Very rare on cover
Lot 196		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $130 4d orange from top margin of sheet tied by Perth cds to 1916 (19 Jan) registered Official cover with five various 'Unclaimed' markings. Attractive
Lot 197		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $320 2/- Brown
Lot 198		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $140 2/- Brown minor tone at top, rarely encountered well centred
Lot 199		Estimate: $75 ½d unmounted, 1d and 3d - tone spot
Lot 200		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $120 2d Grey commercially used block of nine, few short perfs as expected in large multiple as this, Scarce
Lot 201		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 2½d Indigo, lightly mounted
Lot 202		Estimate: $50 2½d Indigo, tiny tear
Lot 203		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 4d Orange, hinge remain
Lot 204		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 5d Chestnut
Lot 205		Estimate: $125 6d Ultramarine, few blunt perfs
Lot 206		Estimate: $250T 9d Violet commercially used irregular block of eight, few short perfs as expected in large multiple as this
Lot 207		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1/- Emerald
Lot 208		Estimate: $125 1/- Emerald, strip of three. Scarce multiple