AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, FIRST WATERMARK

Lot 169	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 ½d Green (ragged perfs at right), 1d Red Die II, 2d Grey (MUH), 2½d Blue, 3d Olive Die 1, 4d Orange, 5d Brown (toned gum), 6d Blue, 9d Violet, and 1/- Green, all large part OG and generally fine. 6d with 2021 Scott Starling Certificate. BW cat AU$2320 (10)
Lot 170 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $65 ½d to 2/- used including 1d Die I, II, IIA and 3d Dies I and II, selected copies with cds cancels (except 3d Die II machine cancel), fine (14)
Lot 171 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $115 Punctured Large 'OS': ½d Green (2), 1d Die I, 2d Grey, 3d Olive die d, 4d Orange, 5d Brown, 6d Blue, 9d Violet, 1/- Green and 2/- Brown, generally fine used. BW cat AU$800 (11)
Lot 172 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 ½d Green variety 'Watermark Inverted, three used examples in the listed shades of Green, Deep Green and Pale Green (short perf at right). BW 1a, cat AU$300 (3)
Lot 173	[ P ]	Estimate: $6,000 Purchase Price : $5,359 1d Die I Imperforate x Roulette 6½ Plate Proof in Green on unwatermarked paper, comprising a whole unit cancelled by two horizontal pen lines, with part units above and below, believed to have been used for coil experiments. Fine, and the only recorded piece. BW 2PP(2), cat AU$17,500
Lot 174	[ P ]	Estimate: $5,000 Purchase Price : $4,427 1d Die II Line Perf 12½ Colour Trial in Green on unwatermarked gummed paper, imperforate at top and with indistinct marks at upper right, some perf defects. These trials were printed from the first printing plate made, which was rejected as defective due to a number of coloured flaws on many stamps, especially in the words 'ONE PENNY' (note spot at top of first 'N' of 'PENNY'). A rare proof with nine examples recorded, of which three are institutionalised. BW 3PP(2)A, cat AU$12500
Lot 175	[ O ]	Estimate: $50 Purchase Price : $45 1d Red Die I variety '1 Flaw West of Tasmania' (Plate B L40, second state), fine used. BW 2(B)fa, cat AU$150
Lot 176	[ O ]	Estimate: $40 Purchase Price : $35 1d Red Die I variety '1 Flaw West of Tasmania' (Plate B, L40 second state), slight bend otherwise fine used. BW 2(B)fa, cat AU$150
Lot 177	[ O ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 1d Kangaroo small group of used plate varieties, with Die I, Plate B L24 ('White Scratch in Bight'), Plate C L38 ('White Flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria'); Die II, Plate E L25 ('Two Tasmanias' State II), L55 ('White Flaw Left of P of Postage State II), Plate F R6 (White Flaw on Right Side of A of AUST'); Die IIA, Plate G R37 ('Break in Right Frame Opposite Tasmania'), R48 ('Vertical Scratch Through Last A of AUSTRALIA'), Plate H L33 ('Break in Right Side of Value Circle'), Plate K L38 ('White flaw Under U of AUST'). Couple of stamps with rounded corners, mostly good to fine. BW cat AU$535
Lot 178 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $105 1d Red Die II variety 'Watermark Sideways' (top of crown pointing right) cancelled 630 (?) Queensland numeral. BW 3aa, cat AU$500
Lot 179	[ O ]	Estimate: $160 Purchase Price : $140 1d Red Die II variety 'Watermark Sideways' (top of crown pointing right), fine used with machine cancel and with 'SB' perfin. We do not recall seeing this stamp with a perfin before. BW 3aa, cat AU$500
Lot 180 (Withdrawn)	[ O ]	1d Red Die II variety' 'Extra Island (Two Tasmanias)', second state (Plate E, L25), few blunt perfs, well-centered, with cds well clear of flaw. BW 3(E)da, cat AU$150
Lot 181 (Withdrawn)	[ O ]	1d Red Die IIA Plate G block of 4, the lower left unit 'Substituted cliche Die II' (GR55), well-centered with central Launceston '5NO14' cds, BW 4(G)o, undercatalogued at AU$1000+ for a Die II/IIA pair
Lot 182 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $625 1d Cherry Red (Aniline) fine used with machine cancel, and with 2017 Drury Certificate. The true Cherry Red shade is a very rare stamp. BW 2E. cat AU$1500
Lot 183	[ O ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 2d Grey variety 'Watermark Inverted' rejoined vertical pair with varieties 'Scratch from First E of PENCE to Map' and 'Scratch from Value Circle Through Map to T of POSTAGE' (2L28/34), one short perf at right but a scarce combination. BW 5a, cat AU$200 plus premium for plate varieties
Lot 184	[ O ]	Estimate: $120 Purchase Price : $105 2½d Indigo and Light Bluish-indigo punctured Small 'OS', the first with rounded top right corner. BW 9A,Bba, cat AU$700 (2)
Lot 185	[ O ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 2½d Indigo Punctured Small 'OS', light horizontal crease otherwise fine. BW 9bb, cat AU$350
Lot 186	[ O ]	Estimate: $40 Purchase Price : $35 3d Olive Die I Punctured Large 'OS' fine used. BW 12Aba, cat AU$125
Lot 187	[ O ]	Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268 3d Olive-green and 3d Olive Die II, both variety 'Watermark Inverted' with cds cancels, latter one short perf. BW 12Ca, 12Baa, cat AU$1225 (2)
Lot 188	[ O ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 3d Olive Die II Punctured Small 'OS', couple of shortish perfs at upper left, otherwise fine. BW 12Bbd, cat AU$500
Lot 189 (Withdrawn)	[ O ]	3d Olive Die I Punctured Small 'OS', marginal strip of 5 cancelled by part blue 'CHIEF PARCEL OFFICE' handstamp, minor faults as to be expected, but a rare multiple. BW 12bc, cat AU$750+
Lot 190	[ ** ]	Estimate: $160 Purchase Price : $140 4d Orange light horizontal bend and small mark adjoining Queensland coast, MUH. BW cat AU$1000
Lot 191	[ O ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 4d Punctured Small 'OS' examples on Deep Orange, Orange and Pale Orange shades, very fine with cds cancels. BW 15A,C,Dbb, cat AU$900 (3)
Lot 192	[ O ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 5d Punctured Small 'OS' examples in Chestnut, Pale Chestnut and Deep Chestnut shades, fine used with cds cancels. BW 16A,B,Cbb, cat AU$375 (3)
Lot 193 SOLD	[ ** ]	Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 6d Blue fine but regummed. BW 17C, cat AU$325
Lot 194	[ * ]	Estimate: $50 Purchase Price : $45 6d Blue large part OG, one perf at top short
Lot 195	[ O ]	Estimate: $700 Purchase Price : $612 6d Blue Punctured Small 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted' cancelled Mt. Gambier cds, trimmed perfs along base a little short at right, otherwise fine and rare. BW 17a/bc, cat AU$4000 (see footnote 3)
Lot 196	[ O ]	Estimate: $400 Purchase Price : $350 6d Ultramarine Punctured Small 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted', few small stains at upper left. BW 17a, cat AU$4000 (in footnote)
Lot 197	[ * ]	Estimate: $80 Purchase Price : $70 9d Violet large part OG, slightly toned gum
Lot 198 SOLD	[ * ]	Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $32 1/- Green fine with large part OG
Lot 199 (Withdrawn)	[ ^ ]	1/- Green Punctured Small 'OS' strip of 6 and single, plus 3d Olive Small 'OS' tied to piece by Melbourne '14DE14' datestamps, minor blemishes as might be expected, a scarce multiple. BW 30ba, cat AU$825+
Lot 200	[ ** ]	Estimate: $1,000 Purchase Price : $874 2/- Brown centered upper left, fine MUH. BW cat AU$2750
Lot 201	[ * ]	Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158 2/- Brown large part OG, couple of shortish perfs at left. BW cat AU$650
Lot 202	[ O ]	Estimate: $70 Purchase Price : $65 2/- Brown Punctured Large 'OS' fine used with cds cancel, and another with defective corner. BW 35, cat AU$500 (2)
Lot 203 SOLD	[ CTO ]	Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $65 2/- Brown CTO DE 3/13 for collectors' sets, fine with large part OG. BW 35wc, cat AU$300
Lot 204	[ CTO ]	Estimate: $2,000 Purchase Price : $1,748 £1 Brown and Blue cancelled-to-order with MELBOURNE cds DE 5/13 quarter cancel for Federal Parliamentary sets, fine with no gum. BW 51wc, cat AU$4500