AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1915-28 THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 163		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $850 Selection comprising blocks of four 2d Grey (3, one Wmk Inverted - toned), 2½d (2), 3d and 1/-; punctured 'OS' 3d, 'OS/NSW' 1/- and 'T' 6d Blue used; optd 'SPECIMEN' type B 10/-, £1 Brown and Blue and £2 singles, mixed condition, some faults (43)
Lot 164		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 Proof of Third Wmk in issued gummed paper (unmounted), block of 12 from upper left corner, equally collectable by Postage Due specialist (1922 Third Wmk.). Cat AU$300
Lot 165		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $440 2d Grey, 3d Olive, 6d Brown, 9d Violet and 1/- Emerald punctured 'OS' blocks of four, the 6d showing 'Broken leg' variety, some faults (20)
Lot 166		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $290 2d Grey, 2½d Indigo (punctured 'OS'), 9d Violet, 1/- Emerald and 2/- Brown commercially used blocks of four, usual perf blemishes (20)
Lot 167		Estimate: $300 2½d Indigo, variety 'Offset' on reverse, not a particularly prominent example, well centred, lightly mounted
Lot 168		Estimate: $750 2½d Blue punctured 'OS' block of four, fresh unmounted
Lot 169		Estimate: $4,000 2½d Deep Blue punctured 'OS' 'T.S. HARRISON' imprint block of four, BW 11b,zh, two tiny perf separations at base otherwise a fresh unmounted, well centred imprint. [An imprint block of eight sold for AU$9000+ at auction in May 2007]
Lot 170		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $110 3d Olive Die I, fresh unmounted. Premium stamp
Lot 171		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $420 3d Olive Die I 'CA' Monogram single, BW 13zc
Lot 172		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $360 3d Olive Die II punctured 'T' lower left corner block of four [49-50/55-56], few short perfs, hinged in selvedge otherwise fresh unmounted
Lot 173		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $440 6d Blue Die II block of four, lower units unmounted, minor tone on one hinged unit
Lot 174		Estimate: $100 6d Blue Die II 'WATERMARK INVERTED', slight creasing, BW 19a
Lot 175		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 6d Milky-Blue tied by Mackay cds and 'REGISTERED' handstamp to 1921 (19 Jul) reg'd cover to USA. Late use for a Cooke printing. Red and black registration label, Brisbane, San Francisco, Philadelphia backstamps. Attractive solo franking
Lot 176		Estimate: $1,750 6d Chestnut Harrison printing, 'Offset' on reverse, BW 21c
Lot 177		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $420 9d Deep Violet Die IIB (2) + LM Wmk 1d Carmine-Rose pair tied by Market Street Melbourne cds to Victoria Parcel Post label, affixed and tied to parcel-wrapping fragment. Attractive and scarce franking for 1/8d 2-3lb interstate parcel rate
Lot 178		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $150 1/- Emerald 'WATERMARK SIDEWAYS' marginal block of four, centred left
Lot 179		Estimate: $4,000 1/- Bright Blue-Green Die IIB marginal block of six (3x2), upper three units partial 'Offset' on gummed side, also on one lower unit frame-line only, stamps unmounted. A very rare multiple
Lot 180		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1/- Emerald Die IIB punctured 'OS' marginal block of four, variety 'Broken value circle', BW 33ba,j, affecting three units. Normals Cat AU$500
Lot 181		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 2/- Deep Brown pair with 6d Ultramarine and 1d pair indistinctly tied to c.1916 Interstate Parcel Post label, high 4/8d rate for 8-9lb parcel. The 2/- is extremely rare on 'cover'
Lot 182		Estimate: $700 2/- Maroon block of four, variety 'Flaw on 'S' of AUSTRALIA', BW 38j. Scarce as a mint block
Lot 183		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $625 2/- Maroon punctured 'OS' lower left corner strip of four, two units unmounted, unusually well centred
Lot 184		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 5/- Grey and Deep Yellow, corner example with portion of 'JOHN ASH' imprint, very light mounted
Lot 185		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $160 5/- Grey and Deep Yellow punctured 'OS', centred to lower left, unused. Retail as mint AU$700
Lot 186		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $600 10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink, CTO at Melbourne, fresh with unmounted gum. Premium stamp
Lot 187		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $400 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink optd 'SPECIMEN' type B, lightly mounted and with superb centring. Premium stamp
Lot 188		Estimate: $2,750 10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink optd 'SPECIMEN' type C, lightly mounted. A rare stamp
Lot 189		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $800 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink punctured 'OS', fine CTO block of four cancelled at Melbourne 10 AU 32, one short perf at base otherwise fine and a rare multiple
Lot 190		Estimate: $100 10/- Grey and Pink, telegraph puncture
Lot 191		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $1,150 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink, telegraph puncture, very rare block of four, small tone on one, neatly cancelled 'NEWPORT/N.S.W. /JA 10/19', gum on reverse
Lot 192		Estimate: $200 10/- Grey and Pink (2, one faulty) and £1 Grey, telegraph punctures (3)
Lot 193		Estimate: $250 £1 Brown and Blue, telegraph puncture
Lot 194		Estimate: $300 £1 Chestnut and Blue, telegraph puncture
Lot 195		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $240 £1 Grey, well centred and lightly cancelled
Lot 196		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $280 £1 Grey, well centred and lightly cancelled. Premium stamp
Lot 197		Estimate: $100 £1 Grey, telegraph puncture
Lot 198		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,400 £2 Purple-Black and Rose CTO with gum, lightly cancelled with trace of Melbourne datestamp. Retail AU$4000
Lot 199		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,600 £2 Grey-Black and Crimson pair optd 'SPECIMEN' type B, mounted. A very rare multiple in this shade
Lot 200		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 £2 Purple-Black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' type C1a variant - 'Damaged 'C' ', BW 56xe, well centred for this. Scarce
Lot 201		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $440 £2 Purple-Black and Rose, telegraph puncture