FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF THE WORLD, AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1931-36 C OF A WATERMARK
Lot 749
Estimate: $500T
9d Purple Die II (substitution for IIB) tied by Sydney G.P.O. Air Mail Section machine-cancel to 1935 (10 Sep) airmail cover to Java, nice solo franking for ½oz airmail rate. The Die II is catalogued at AU$100 used (see BW p2/78 at foot). Attractive combination of a scarce stamp and rate
Lot 750
Estimate: $1,000T
Realised Price : $750
5/- Grey and Yellow-Orange together with 2/- Silver Jubilee, 9d Kangaroo and KGV 1d (on reverse), making a combined franking of 7/10d, tied by Late Fee Spencer St (Vic) cds to parcel tag endorsed \'Trans-Aust Air Mail/Per SS \'Narkunda\'\', indicating article was accelerated by airmail within Australia thence by \'Narkunda\', which plied the route to U.K. 7/9d for article 11-11½oz (5/9d of which was for airmail and 2/- surface) plus 1d Late fee. Rare and colourful franking
Lot 751
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $950
5/- Grey and Yellow \'JOHN ASH\' imprint pair, right unit unmounted showing variety \'Opened mouthed kangaroo\', BW 46za
Lot 752
Estimate: $600T
Realised Price : $460
10/- Grey and Pink, rich colours and lightly mounted with superb centring. A premium stamp
Lot 753
Estimate: $1,000T
Realised Price : $1,300
£1 Grey block of four overprinted \'SPECIMEN\' type D, very fresh and fine unmounted
