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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, FIRST WATERMARK
Lot 169 | [ **/* ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 | [ O ] |
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 ] |
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 ] |
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 ] |
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 ] |
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 ] |
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 | [ O ] |
1d Red Die II variety 'Watermark Sideways' (top of crown pointing right) cancelled 630 (?) Queensland numeral. BW 3aa, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 179 | [ O ] |
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 | [ 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 | [ 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 | [ O ] |
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 ] |
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 ] |
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 ] |
2½d Indigo Punctured Small 'OS', light horizontal crease otherwise fine. BW 9bb, cat AU$350  | ||
| Lot 186 | [ O ] |
3d Olive Die I Punctured Large 'OS' fine used. BW 12Aba, cat AU$125  | ||
| Lot 187 | [ O ] |
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 ] |
3d Olive Die II Punctured Small 'OS', couple of shortish perfs at upper left, otherwise fine. BW 12Bbd, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 189 | [ 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 | [ ** ] |
4d Orange light horizontal bend and small mark adjoining Queensland coast, MUH. BW cat AU$1000  | ||
| Lot 191 | [ O ] |
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 ] |
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 | [ ** ] |
6d Blue fine but regummed. BW 17C, cat AU$325  | ||
| Lot 194 | [ * ] |
6d Blue large part OG, one perf at top short  | ||
| Lot 195 | [ O ] |
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 ] |
6d Ultramarine Punctured Small 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted', few small stains at upper left. BW 17a, cat AU$4000 (in footnote)  | ||
| Lot 197 | [ * ] |
9d Violet large part OG, slightly toned gum  | ||
| Lot 198 | [ * ] |
1/- Green fine with large part OG  | ||
| Lot 199 | [ ^ ] |
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 | [ ** ] |
2/- Brown centered upper left, fine MUH. BW cat AU$2750  | ||
| Lot 201 | [ * ] |
2/- Brown large part OG, couple of shortish perfs at left. BW cat AU$650  | ||
| Lot 202 | [ O ] |
2/- Brown Punctured Large 'OS' fine used with cds cancel, and another with defective corner. BW 35, cat AU$500 (2)  | ||
| Lot 203 | [ CTO ] |
2/- Brown CTO DE 3/13 for collectors' sets, fine with large part OG. BW 35wc, cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 204 | [ CTO ] |
£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  | ||
