AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1913 FIRST WATERMARK
Lot 161
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $135
2½d Indigo punctured large \'OS\', also unpunctured ½d and 1d both Inverted Wmk, few perf faults on latter two. Cat AU$300
Lot 162
Estimate: $2,000
3d Die I Plate Proof pair in Black on unwatermarked blue wove paper, BW 12PP(1). Extremely fine and one of few known proofs without faults
Lot 163
Estimate: $75T
Realised Price : $60
3d Olive Die I irregular block of five affixed to small part of parcel label tied by individual strikes of 'BOWRA/MR 13/1913' datestamps, commercially used. Very early use
Lot 164
Estimate: $250
3d Olive Die I 'WATERMARK INVERTED', commercially used block of four, uneven perfs, though a rare multiple. Cat AU$400 as singles
Lot 165
Estimate: $300
3d Olive Die I punctured small 'OS', well centred. Premium stamp
Lot 166
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
5d Chestnut, superb centring and perfs. Premium quality
Lot 167
Estimate: $35,000
5/- Grey and Yellow, THE UNIQUE MINT PAIR from lower left corner with 'Doubly printed frame plate', showing a second impression of the frame plate 5mm above the design, BW 42c. [A First Wmk 10/- single with minor doubling of the frame plate realised AU$28750 in August 2008 and an example of the same variety on a Second Wmk 5/-, of which four are recorded, realised AU$24000 in 2007]. An outstanding exhibition piece
Lot 168
Estimate: $175
Realised Price : $145
5/- Grey and Yellow, CTO at Melbourne with gum hinged
Lot 169
Estimate: $75,000
10/- Die Proof in Black, BW 47DP(1), printed on folded over scrap paper (100x65mm) showing albino impression on reverse of left fold. Of the six recorded proofs this is the only example in black, the others being in grey (two recorded) and in purple (three recorded), one of which is in the Australia Post archival collection. An item of great importance and upmost rarity, being unique in this colour. Ex Samuel Reading Estate, Arthur Gray and 'Western'
Lot 170
Estimate: $5,000
Realised Price : $3,800
10/- Grey and Pink punctured large 'OS', fine mint
Lot 171
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1,700
£1 Brown and Blue, well centred, redistributed gum
