AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 369		Estimate: $40 3d Yellow-olive Die I centred upper right, fine MUH
Lot 370		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 371		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$4500+
Lot 372		Estimate: $300 10/- Grey and Intense Aniline Pink centred to base with part OG and barely discernible vertical gum crease
Lot 373		Estimate: $140 £1 Grey optd SPECIMEN Type C large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 374		Estimate: $550 £1 Grey overprinted SPECIMEN Type C showing variety sub-type 1 (Damaged 'C'), centered top right and with a few shortish perfs at top, MUH. BW 53xd, cat AU$1000+
Lot 375		Estimate: $600 £1 Grey overprinted SPECIMEN Type C showing variety sub-type 2 (Shaved 'P'), centered to top otherwise very fine with the barest trace of hinge remnants. BW 53xf, cat AU$1000
Lot 376		Estimate: $600 £2 Purple-black and Rose overprinted SPECIMEN Type C showing variety sub-type 1 (Damaged 'C'). Light horizontal bend, and with typical fluffy perfs, with large part OG. BW 56xd, cat AU$1000
Lot 377		£2 Purple-black and Rose overprinted SPECIMEN Type C variety sub-type 2 (shaved 'P') and showing 'Break in Inner Frame After POUNDS', plating the stamp as L8. Centered top right and with typical fluffy perfs, gum a little toned but apparently MUH. Rare, with only 15 examples of the shaved 'P' variety possible. BW 56xf, cat AU$1250+