AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1915-28 THIRD WATERMARK
Lot 111
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $650
2½d Deep Blue marginal block of six with 'JBC' Monogram, BW 11ze, monogram unit unmounted
Lot 112
Estimate: $800
Realised Price : $900
2½d Deep Blue 'T.S.HARRISON' imprint pair, fresh unmounted
Lot 113
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $2,300
3d Olive Plate 1 'T.S.HARRISON' imprint block of eight, unit [L59] being Die II, upper units mounted and few short perforations, otherwise fine and rare. BW 13da,zh
Lot 114
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $700
6d Blue Die II, 'WATERMARK INVERTED', BW 19a, fine mint example
Lot 115
Estimate: $1,750
Realised Price : $1,500
6d Pale Ultramarine Die IIB, fresh unmounted block of eight showing frame wear to lower left inner frame lines (unlisted), characteristic fluffy perforations. Attractive multiple
Lot 116
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $700
6d Chestnut positional block of twelve (6x2) from upper left pane showing 'Double perforations' diagonally in top selvedge, ten units unmounted
Lot 117
Estimate: $3,500
Realised Price : $3,400
9d Violet Die IIB, positional block of twelve from upper left pane, units 3-4 and 9-10 being Die II substituted from the Cooke Plate, together with variety 'Broken shading lines below "POSTAGE"' [1], BW 27g, minor gum streaks, fresh unmounted. An exceptional multiple and the first time this substitution has been offered at auction correctly described
Lot 118
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
9d Violet Die IIB 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four, lower units unmounted, BW 37zc
Lot 119
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $2,200
1/- Pale Blue-Green Die IIB 'WATERMARK SIDEWAYS', 'A.J.MULLETT' imprint block of eight, lower units unmounted mint, BW 33aa,zb
Lot 120
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $420
1/- Emerald Die IIB 'JOHN ASH' (N over A) imprint block of eight with variety 'Broken value circle', BW 33i,zd
Lot 121
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $725
1/- Emerald Die IIB punctured 'OS', 'JOHN ASH' (N over N) imprint block of eight, fresh unmounted mint, BW 33ba,zd
Lot 122
Estimate: $3,000
2/- Brown, lower left corner block of four, lower units unmounted, odd bend, otherwise fresh and fine. Very rare multiple
Lot 123
Estimate: $500T
2/- Dull Brown 'WATERMARK INVERTED', BW 37a, blue registration cancel
Lot 124
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $1,000
2/- Maroon, the three different imprint pairs, 'T.S. HARRISON' (minor separation), 'A.J. MULLETT' and 'JOHN ASH'. Attractive trio
Lot 125
Estimate: $1,250
5/- Grey and Yellow 'WATERMARK INVERTED', BW 44a, fine mint
Lot 126
Estimate: $1,250
5/- Grey and Yellow, 'WATERMARK INVERTED', beautifully centred example with portion of Sydney datestamp at upper right. Superb
Lot 127
Estimate: $1,500
5/- Grey and Pale Yellow, 'T.S.HARRISON' imprint pair with variety 'White flaw off N.S.W. coast', BW 44ze, very lightly mounted. Weakness in 'TR' of 'AUSTRALIA' due to heavy impression of watermark
Lot 128
Estimate: $700
5/- Grey and Yellow punctured 'OS', fresh unmounted
Lot 129
Estimate: $1,500
10/- Grey and Aniline Pink, superb fresh unmounted marginal example, the tiniest of black specks on 'P' of 'POSTAGE' mentioned only for accuracy
Lot 130
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink, very lightly mounted, well centred
10/- Grey and Aniline Pink and £1 Grey, both CTO. The perforations at right on the £1 are not short, being obscured by the cancellation. Almost full o.g. with only hinge traces
Lot 133
Estimate: $1,200
Realised Price : $1,200
10/- Grey and Aniline Pink, punctured 'OS', fine and very fresh. Provenance: Ex Australia Post Archival Sale
Lot 134
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $550
10/- Grey and Aniline Pink punctured 'OS', fresh CTO block of four
Lot 135
Estimate: $5,000
Realised Price : $5,000
£1 Chestnut and Blue, fresh unmounted
Lot 136
Estimate: $1,800
Realised Price : $2,000
£1 Brown and Blue in unusually deep shade, well centred
Lot 137
Estimate: $1,000T
£1 Brown and Blue overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type B, variety 'Short Spencer's Gulf', BW 34x. Fresh unmounted and a premium example
Lot 138
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1,700
£1 Grey, well centred, fresh unmounted mint
Lot 139
Estimate: $3,000
£1 Grey 'T.S.HARRISON' imprint pair with second line of imprint trimmed as usually found, BW 53za. Fine
Lot 140
Estimate: $6,500
Realised Price : $5,000
£2 Grey-Black and Crimson, beautifully centred unmounted mint example. 2003 BPSB Certificate and previously expertised in pencil on reverse by Ferchenbauer
Lot 141
Estimate: $4,000
Realised Price : $3,600
£2 Black and Rose punctured 'OS', attractive lightly hinged marginal example. Rarely encountered in this shade, with most examples found in the purple-black and rose shade. Fine mint
Lot 142
Estimate: $6,000
Realised Price : $5,500
£2 Purple-Black and Rose, superb unmounted mint example, very well centred. An item for the connoisseur
Lot 143
Estimate: $35,000
Realised Price : $34,000
£2 Purple-Black and Rose punctured 'OS', THE UNIQUE 'T.S.HARRISON' IMPRINT BLOCK OF EIGHT, cancelled-to-order at Melbourne with full unmounted gum. The largest multiple of the Third Watermark £2 in private hands. Provenance: Ex Australia Post Archival Sale
