AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, FIRST WATERMARK

Lot 655		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 ½d Green variety 'ROSTAGE' (2L12) States 1 (x 2), 2 and 3, fine. BW 1(2)e, ea and eb, cat AU$425 (4)
Lot 656		Estimate: $4,000 1d Red Die I on 1913 (2 Jan) First Day Cover cancelled by 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY N.S.W.' cds with clear date, addressed to A.H. Pettifer (Secretary of The Sydney Philatelic Club). Only about a dozen First Day Covers recorded, this one without the Fred Hagen label affixed to reverse found on virtually all examples. Significant toning but rare. BW 2y, cat AU$15000
Lot 657		Estimate: $150 1d Red Die II, variety 'Extra island (two Tasmanias)', clear dated example '23JY 13', sort perf at right otherwise fine used. BW 3(E)d, cat AU$400
Lot 658		Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $55 1d Red Die IIA punctured 'T' and with variety 'Retouch to T and Frame over STRAL' (BW 4(G)k) tied by Hobart repeater to 1914 (10 Dec) official cover (roughly opened) to Ulverstone, also 1d Red Die I on redirected/taxed postcard from Sydney to Sweden thence London (2)
Lot 659		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $55 1d selection used on covers (5, one to England taxed for being overweight with GB 2d postage due affixed, some faults), picture postcards to Canada, England or New Zealand (2), some with small faults, and 1d Kangaroo postcard and wrapper unused and fine (11)
Lot 660		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 3d Olive Die II variety 'White Flaw over T of THREE' (1L55) fine used cancelled Geelong cds AP 10 15. BW 12(1)d, cat AU$500
Lot 661		Estimate: $350 6d Ultramarine 'Watermark Inverted', cancelled Melbourne cds 3 MR 15, pale shade but well-centred and fine. BW 17a, cat AU$1000
Lot 662		Estimate: $500 6d Ultramarine Punctured Small 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted', few small stains at upper left. BW 17a, cat AU$4000 (in footnote)
Lot 663		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 10/- Grey and Pink horizontal pair with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, no gum with mark above kangaroo's head on left unit, and a couple of short perfs at right, the right unit shows a partially doubled handstamp. A very scarce multiple