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

Lot 150		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $420 6d Chestnut overprinted 'OS', marginal block of four, 'Double horizontal perforations at top', BW 23(OS)b. Fresh unmounted
Lot 151		Estimate: $2,000 5/- Grey and Yellow 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four, stamps unmounted, one unit with variety 'Open-mouthed kangaroo', BW 46z
Lot 152		Estimate: $3,500 Realised Price : $7,500 10/- Grey and Pink 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four, BW 50z, lower units fresh unmounted, trace of hinge on upper pair. An unusually well centred imprint
Lot 153		Estimate: $12,000 Realised Price : $11,500 10/- Grey and Pink 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of twelve with varieties 'Broken coast near Sydney' and 'White flaw after "I" of "AUSTRALIA" ', 'Open-mouthed kangaroo' and 'Broken coast south of Bonaparte Gulf', BW 50o,r,s,z. Fresh unmounted mint and the largest known imprint piece. Provenance: Ex Australia Post Archival Sale
Lot 154		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $950 £1 Grey, well centred unmounted mint example. 2003 BPSB Certificate and previously expertised in pencil on reverse by Holcombe
Lot 155		Estimate: $6,000 Realised Price : $5,250 £1 Grey 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four with varieties 'Retouched bottom frame' on units L60 and R55, BW 54z. About a dozen imprint blocks are recorded, with this being very fresh unmounted mint
Lot 156		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,300 £2 Grey and Rose-Crimson, very lightly mounted. Fine and fresh
Lot 157		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $900 £2 Grey and Rose-Crimson vertical strip of three, neatly cancelled at Sydney. A fine and rare commercially used multiple
Lot 158		Estimate: $30,000 Realised Price : $23,000 £2 Grey and Rose-Crimson 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four with variety 'Open-mouthed kangaroo', BW 58z. Very fresh unmounted mint and well centred for an imprint. [Only six imprint blocks are recorded, one being in the Australia Post Collection]