AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1915-28 THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 383		Estimate: $300 2d (2), 2½d, 3d, 6d Blue (2), 6d Chestnut, 9d, 1/-, 2/- Maroon. Generally well-centred and a very fine mint group (10)
Lot 384		Estimate: $100 3d Olive block of four, few tiny tone spots on reverse, unmounted
Lot 385		Estimate: $500 3d Olive part 'Harrison' imprint block of four, lower left unit being Die II. Minor crease, lower units unmounted
Lot 386		Estimate: $200 3d Olive Die II fine used, and 10/- Grey and Pink punctured 'OS' CTO
Lot 387		Estimate: $75 3d Olive Die II punctured 'OS', very light crease, otherwise fine
Lot 388		Estimate: $60 6d Blue Die II 'WATERMARK INVERTED', slight crease, BW 19a
Lot 389		Estimate: $100 6d Chestnut mint pair, right unit variety 'Broken Leg', typical centring to lower left
Lot 390		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $320 6d Brown, 2/- Maroon and £1 Grey (rounded corner perf), each CTO and affixed to pieces ex Goa UPU archive. Minor soiling, still very scarce UPU Specimen stamps
Lot 391		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 9d Violet Die IIB 'Wmk Inverted', BW 27a, centred right, unmounted
Lot 392		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $420 1/- Emerald Die II 'Wmk Inverted', superb top marginal example, BW 32a
Lot 393		Estimate: $350 1/- Emerald Die IIB, 'Mullett' imprint pair, BW 33zb, slightly toned gum
Lot 394		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 2/- Brown, well-centred, fine unmounted. Premium stamp
Lot 395		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $190 2/- Brown, well-centred mint
Lot 396		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 2/- Brown, fine mint
Lot 397		Estimate: $150 2/- Maroon lightly mounted, slightly aged gum (typical for this stamp), very well-centred
Lot 398		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $550 2/- Maroon block of four, variety 'Flaw on S of AUSTRALIA ', BW 38j. Quite scarce in a mint multiple
Lot 399		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $300 2/- Maroon punctured 'OS', BW 38ba, vertical block of eight with 'TELEGRAPH BRANCH G.P.O./QUEENSLAND cds 22 JA 30. A scarce multiple. Cat AU$320
Lot 400		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $250 5/- Grey and Deep Yellow, lightly mounted
Lot 401		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 5/- Grey-black and Yellow, centred right
Lot 402		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $340 10/-Grey and Bright Aniline Pink marginal example, tiny tone spot on back not visible from face, otherwise fine and well-centred
Lot 403		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $525 10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink, exceptional centring
Lot 404		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $160 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink optd 'SPECIMEN' Type B, well-centred and lightly mounted. Cat AU$350
Lot 405		Estimate: $150 10/- Grey and Pink commercially used, few short perfs, centred lower right
Lot 406		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $1,000 £1 Chocolate and Dull Blue, hinge remain and signs of redistributed gum, well-centred
Lot 407		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $400 £1 Chocolate and Dull Blue optd 'SPECIMEN' Type B, well-centred, barest hinge trace. A lovely example, very fine and fresh
Lot 408		Estimate: $1,250 £1 Olive-brown and Pale Blue, Registered Brisbane cds and slightly rounded corner, well-centred. A very distinctive and scarce shade. Cat AU$2500
Lot 409		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $400 £1 Grey, lightly mounted. Good centring, fresh mint
Lot 410		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $80 £1 Grey optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, fine mint
Lot 411		Estimate: $175 £1 Grey, lightly cancelled, nibbed perf and centred to top
Lot 412		Estimate: $200 £1 Grey with 'CHIEF TELEGRAPH OFFICE/AYR' oval datestamp, blunt perf at right
Lot 413		Estimate: $200 £1 Grey with Longreach cds, wrinkled lower left corner otherwise fine
Lot 414		Estimate: $200 £1 Grey, fine used with neat cds, centred top right
Lot 415		Estimate: $3,500 Realised Price : $4,000 £2 Black and Rose, well-centred and fine mint
Lot 416		Estimate: $300T £2 Purple-black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, unmounted
Lot 417		Estimate: $200 £2 Purple-black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, centred right, lightly mounted, minor gum creases
Lot 418		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 £2 Purple-black and Rose punctured 'OS', CTO and with 'Especimen' Receiving Authority handstamp in black from the Goa UPU archive. Unfortunate surface damage at lower left, nevertheless a very rare UPU Specimen stamp