AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, FIRST WATERMARK

Lot 247	[ * ]	Estimate: $350 Purchase Price : $315 Punctured Large OS 1d Die 2, 2d, 2½d, 3d Die I, 5d, 6d and 1/- part OG but all with varying degrees of gum toning, generally good facial appearance. BE cat AU$3,650 (7)
Lot 249	[ O ]	Estimate: $80 Purchase Price : $70 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 251	[ **/* ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 ½d, 1d Die II, 2d (diagonal crease), 3d Die I fine MUH, plus 2½d large part OG (5)
Lot 254	[ ** ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 ½d, 2d, and 3d Die I Punctured Small 'OS', 3d with tiny gum tone, otherwise very fine MUH. BW cat AU$2025 (3)
Lot 255	[ O ]	Estimate: $120 Purchase Price : $105 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 258	[ O ]	Estimate: $75 Purchase Price : $70 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 259	[ O ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 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 263	[ O ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 1d Red Die II variety 'Watermark Sideways' (top of crown pointing right) cancelled 630 (?) Queensland numeral. BW 3aa, cat AU$500
Lot 264	[ O ]	Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268 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 265	[ C ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 1d Red Die II variety 'Watermark Sideways' (top of crown pointing left (as seen from front), cancelled Camperdown (Vic) cds, 20 OC 13, with missing perf at top left corner. BW 2ab, cat AU$450
Lot 269	[ O ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 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 270	[ O ]	Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158 2d Grey horizontal block of 8 cancelled boxed 'PARCEL POST', fine and an attractive and scarce multiple. BW 5bc, cat AU$320+
Lot 271	[ O ]	Estimate: $220 Purchase Price : $199 2½d Indigo Punctured Large 'OS' fine used. BW 9ba, cat AU$500
Lot 272	[ O ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 2½d Indigo and Light Bluish-indigo punctured Small 'OS', the first with rounded top right corner. BW 9A,Bba, cat AU$700 (2)
Lot 273	[ C ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 3d Olive used with 2d Grey on 1914 (2 Jun) cover (minor blemishes) from Sydney to Switzerland. BW cat AU$600
Lot 274	[ O ]	Estimate: $50 Purchase Price : $45 3d Olive Die I Punctured Large 'OS' fine used. BW 12Aba, cat AU$125
Lot 276	[ O ]	Estimate: $450 Purchase Price : $397 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 277	[ O ]	Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158 3d Olive Die II Punctured Small 'OS', couple of shortish perfs at upper left, otherwise fine. BW 12Bbd, cat AU$500
Lot 279	[ O ]	Estimate: $400 Purchase Price : $350 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 281	[ O ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 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 282	[ ** ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 6d Blue fine but regummed. BW 17C, cat AU$325
Lot 283	[ * ]	Estimate: $75 Purchase Price : $70 6d Blue large part OG, one perf at top short
Lot 284	[ O ]	Estimate: $1,200 Purchase Price : $1,049 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 285	[ O ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 6d Blue Punctured Small 'OS' vertical block of 6 cancelled Perth cds, 31DE14. Cancellation ink has caused some staining on reverse, otherwise a fine and scarce multiple. BW17bc, cat AU$330+
Lot 289	[ * ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 9d Violet large part OG, slightly toned gum
Lot 290	[ * ]	Estimate: $70 Purchase Price : $65 1/- Green fine with large part OG
Lot 291	[ O ]	Estimate: $275 Purchase Price : $245 1/- Green variety 'Watermark Inverted' a very scarce commercially used example (much more often seen CTO), fine and cancelled Melbourne cds. BW 30a, cat AU$500
Lot 292	[ CTO ]	Estimate: $40 Purchase Price : $35 1/- Green with Melbourne cto DE(3/13), fine and part OG. BW 30wb, cat AU$100
Lot 293	[ O ]	Estimate: $120 Purchase Price : $105 2/- Brown Punctured Large 'OS' fine used with cds cancel, and another with defective corner. BW 35, cat AU$500 (2)
Lot 294	[ O ]	Estimate: $400 Purchase Price : $350 2/- Brown Punctured small 'OS' horizontal pair cancelled Melbourne cds 28MY15, fine. BW 35bb, cat AU$800
Lot 295	[ O ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 5/- Grey and Yellow fine used. BW 42, cat AU$350
Lot 296	[ O ]	Estimate: $800 Purchase Price : $699 5/- Grey and Yellow Punctured Large 'OS', couple of shortish perfs at lower right otherwise fine and scarce. BW 42ba, cat AU$1500
Lot 298	[ O ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 10/- Grey and Pink fine used and cancelled Port Pirie (SA) cds 7FE16. BW 47A, cat AU$1100