AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 547		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 2d Die I (shades) on 1916-19 covers in combination with various printings of KGV ½d for foreign letter rate, five censored, generally fine (6)
Lot 548		Estimate: $40 3d Yellow-olive Die I centred upper right, fine MUH
Lot 549		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $75 3d Yellow-olive Die II excellent centering with large part OG, small mark left of value circle
Lot 550		Estimate: $60 6d Blue used on 1929 (2 Jun) cover to Vienna, Austria, tied by Adelaide machine cancel, carried to Perth by airmail, thence to Vienna, with boxed 'Posted at (Vienna)/under cover to the Postmaster/at ADELAIDE' in violet, very fine
Lot 551		Estimate: $1,500 6d Ultramarine Cooke Plates variety 'Die IIA Substituted Cliche' (1R60, and showing line wmk at right), few slightly short perfs at lower left, cancelled Sydney cds 2 MR 16. BW 19(1)ja, cat AU$3750
Lot 552		1/- Blue-green Die IIB marginal block of 4, one lower unit MUH. BW 33, cat AU$825
Lot 553		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1/- Blue-green Die IIB Watermark Sideways, fresh block of 4 with lower pair MUH showing watermark line and part of letters. BW 33aa, cat AU$800 as hinged
Lot 554		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 2/- Brown superbly centred and very fine MUH
Lot 555		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 2/- Greyish-brown superbly centred with large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 556		Estimate: $600 2/- Brown Punctured Small 'OS' horizontal pair variety 'Watermark Inverted', cancelled Stock Exchange Melbourne cds (1917). Partly severed and reinforced, otherwise very fine and a rare multiple. BW 37baa, cat AU$3000+
Lot 557		Estimate: $180 2/- Maroon Punctured 'OS', two tiny gum thins otherwise fine. BW 38ba, cat AU$550
Lot 558		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 2/- Maroon Punctured 'OS' MUH slightly toned gum
Lot 559		Estimate: $80 5/- Grey and Yellow Punctured 'OS' centred upper right and large part OG
Lot 560		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow Punctured 'OS', part OG and centred left. BW 44Db, cat AU$1250
Lot 561		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 5/- Grey and Deep Yellow Punctured 'OS' CTO from Collector's Set (2), typically off-centre, large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 562		Estimate: $300 10/- Grey and Intense Aniline Pink centred to base with part OG and barely discernible vertical gum crease
Lot 563		Estimate: $200 10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink optd SPECIMEN Type B, large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 564		Estimate: $1,750 Realised Price : $1,350 10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink optd SPECIMEN Type C, well-centred with large part OG and lightly hinged. Rare on this quality, with only 360 printed. BW 48xb, cat AU$3250
Lot 565		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 £1 Grey superbly centred with large part OG and lightly hinged with minute tone spot on reverse
Lot 566		Estimate: $140 £1 Grey optd SPECIMEN Type C large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 567		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 £2 Purple-black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C sub-type 1 (Damaged 'C'), centred to top, regummed. BW 56xd, cat AU$1000
Lot 568		£2 Purple-black and Rose overprinted SPECIMEN Type C rare sub-type 1a 'Damaged 'S' and 'C', fine mint and a rare stamp. BW 56Cxe, cat AU$7500