AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1915-28 THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 546		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 2½d Indigo, variety offset on reverse, a not particularly prominent example, well centred, lightly mounted
Lot 547		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $480 2½d Blue punctured \'OS\' block of four, well centred, fresh unmounted. Premium stamps. Retail AU$1100
Lot 548		Estimate: $100 3d Olive Die II punctured 'OS', very light crease, otherwise fine
Lot 549		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 6d Blue Die II, faint trace of hinge, almost unmounted. Very fresh
Lot 550		Estimate: $80 6d Blue Die II 'WATERMARK INVERTED', slight creasing, BW 19a
Lot 551		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $525 6d Grey-Blue Die II, variety ' 'Bite' out of kangaroo's left leg - second state', BW 19Ef, few blunt perforations at base, scarce. Cat AU$1250
Lot 552		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 6d Blue (deep) Die II punctured 'OS' showing over-inking around frame lines, very fresh unmounted
Lot 553		Estimate: $60 6d Chestnut on 1925 (12 Dec) reg’d cover used Adelaide to Hawaii, red registration label, Honolulu arrival backstamp, paying 3d 1oz foreign rate + 3d registration, slight toning
Lot 554		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 9d Violet Die IIB punctured 'OS', unmounted. Retail AU$275
Lot 555		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $80 9d Violet Die IIB punctured 'OS', fine mint
Lot 556		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $1,400 1/- Bright Blue-Green Die IIB marginal pair, large part of upper unit showing 'Offset' on gummed side, lower unit normal. Fine and very scarce [Missing from the Gray collection]
Lot 557		Estimate: $1,500 2/- Brown strip of three (upper unit faulty) tied by very large double-oval 'PARCELS POST OFFICE/MELBOURNE' obliterator to entire canvas mailbag (front portion for exhibiting 320 x 180mm approx), used from Mutual Stores Ltd to Scotland, arriving London 10 FEB 19, Parcel Post label affixed to reverse over which G.B. 'CHARGE' label has been placed, G.B. Postage Due 2d x 5 affixed for Customs charges. Paying the 10-11lb parcels rate to U.K. A rare survivor
Lot 558		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 2/- Brown, 2/- Maroon and 5/- Grey and Yellow, each punctured 'OS', odd blemish CTO
Lot 559		Estimate: $700 2/- Maroon block of four, variety 'Flaw on 'S' of AUSTRALIA', BW 38j. Scarce in a mint block
Lot 560		Estimate: $125T Realised Price : $135 5/- Grey and Yellow, slight bend
Lot 561		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $400 5/- Grey and Yellow corner single with portion of 'T.S. HARRISON' imprint
Lot 562		Estimate: $225 Realised Price : $170 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink, BW 48B, used. Cat AU$375
Lot 563		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $525 £1 Grey CTO without gum, BW 53w. Fine
Lot 564		Estimate: $275 Realised Price : $300 £1 Grey optd 'SPECIMEN' type D, unmounted. Retail AU$425
Lot 565		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $250 £2 Purple-Black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' type C, lightly hinged
Lot 566		Estimate: $225 Realised Price : $280 £2 Purple-Black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' type C, very fresh
Lot 567		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $320 'SPECIMEN' opts 10/- type B, £1 Grey type C and C1 variant (damaged 'C') and £2 Grey-Black and Crimson type B, hinge remains (4)