AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1915-28 THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 355		Estimate: $125 c.1919 Proof Impression of Third Wmk, marginal block of twelve (2x6) showing 'MONWEALTH OF AUSTR' in margin, minor blemishes
Lot 356		Estimate: $200 2d to 5/- complete (10), 5/- creased and thinned
Lot 357		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $380 2d Grey Die I, 'CA' Monogram pair, normal unmounted, very fresh, BW 7zb
Lot 358		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $340 3d Olive Die I, 'JBC' Monogram single, faint selvedge bend, very fresh
Lot 359		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 6d Ultramarine Die II punctured 'OS', slight crease, unmounted
Lot 360		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $85 6d Pale Ultramarine Die IIB, very faint trace of hinge
Lot 361		Estimate: $200 6d Pale Ultramarine Die IIB, 'Broken leg on kangaroo', short corner perf, BW 20d. Cat AU$750
Lot 362		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $200 6d Chestnut, 'JOHN ASH' (N over A) imprint block of four, BW 21zf, fresh. Cat AU$350
Lot 363		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $160 9d Violet Die IIB, 'T.S.HARRISON' imprint strip of four, minor separation
Lot 364		Estimate: $375 Realised Price : $380 9d Violet Die IIB, 'JOHN ASH' imprint block of four, lower units unmounted, BW 27zc. Cat AU$600
Lot 365		Estimate: $200 2/- Brown
Lot 366		Estimate: $400T 2/- Dull Brown 'WATERMARK INVERTED', BW 37a, blue registration cancel, few uneven perfs at top
Lot 367		Estimate: $2,000 2/- Brown punctured 'OS', very rare mint block of four, one unit unmounted mint, BW 37ba. Cat AU$3350
Lot 368		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 5/- Grey and Yellow shades (42), many with minor faults or repairs, generally of good appearance, mostly cds cancels
Lot 369		Withdrawn
Lot 370		Estimate: $1,250 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow, 'T.S.HARRISON' imprint pair with variety 'White flaw off N.S.W. coast', right unit with tiny rubbing on wmk line, BW 44ze, very lightly mounted. Cat AU$2250
Lot 371		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,600 10/- Grey and Aniline Pink, 'T.S.HARRISON' imprint pair, few uneven perfs, BW 48zd. Cat AU$5000
Lot 372		Estimate: $175 10/- Grey and Aniline Pink optd 'SPECIMEN' Type B
Lot 373		Estimate: $400 £1 Brown and Blue, few blunt perfs
Lot 374		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $330 £1 Brown and Blue optd 'SPECIMEN', unmounted gum which may not be original
Lot 375		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $160 £1 Grey, tone spots on reverse
Lot 376		Estimate: $3,000 £1 Grey, 'T.S.HARRISON' imprint pair with second line of imprint trimmed as usually found, BW 53za. Cat AU$4500
Lot 377		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 £1 Grey optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D
Lot 378		Estimate: $1,000T £2 Purple-Black and Rose punctured 'OS', CTO without gum, pencil number on reverse, blunt perf at right. Cat AU$3500
Lot 379		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $480 £2 Purple-Black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C with variety 'Shaved 'P', fresh unmounted mint
Lot 380		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $220 £2 Purple-Black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C1a variant, tiny gum thin
Lot 381		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $3,400 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink, block of four overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type B, lower units unmounted, BW 48xa. [Only four blocks of four are recorded]
Lot 382		Estimate: $20,000 Realised Price : $22,000 10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink, block of four overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type C, lower units unmounted, BW 48xc. The existence of this block was previously recorded, though it was doubted it had survived. Unique and perhaps as important as the £1 Grey Type B block below
Lot 383		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $2,100 £1 Light Brown and Pale Blue, reconstructed block of four overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type B, extensive hinging, BW 52xa. [Only six blocks of four are recorded]
Lot 384		Estimate: $25,000 Realised Price : $27,000 £1 Grey, block of four overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type B, lower units unmounted and showing 'kiss print’ of overprint. The only known multiple to appear in recent years was a pair offered in 2004. Unique and arguably the most important 'SPECIMEN' piece of Australian Commonwealth
Lot 385		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $2,700 £1 Grey, block of four overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type C, lower units unmounted, BW 53xb. [Only four blocks of four are recorded]
Lot 386		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,800 £2 Grey-Black and Crimson, block of four overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type B, lower units unmounted, BW 56xa. [Only five blocks of four are recorded]
Lot 387		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,700 £2 Purple-Black and Rose, block of four overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type C, lower units unmounted, BW 56xc. [Only four blocks of four are recorded]