AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, C OF A WATERMARK

Lot 392		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 6d Chestnut Ash imprint block of 4, N over N setting from Plate 3 and showing variety 'White Hairline from Value Circle to Map' on 3L54, fine apart from gum skip down left units, mounted on one unit only. BW 23(2)z, cat AU$550
Lot 393		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 6d Chestnut Ash imprint block of 4, N over A setting from Plate 4, fine and mounted on top units only. BW 23(2)z, cat AU$500
Lot 394		Estimate: $175 6d Chestnut Ash imprint block of 4 from Plate 4, paper adhesion on back of one unit, hinged on upper pair and in lower selvedge. BW 23(2)z, cat AU$500
Lot 395		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 9d Violet Ash imprint block of 4, N over N setting from Plate 3 (First State), fine MUH. BW 29(3)z, cat AU$650+
Lot 396		Estimate: $300 9d Violet Ash imprint block of 4, N over N setting from Plate 3 (First State), fine mounted on top units only. BW 29(3)z, cat AU$650
Lot 397		Estimate: $120 9d Violet Plate 4 imprint pairs (2) with non-contemporary cancels, no gum (4)
Lot 398		Estimate: $100 9d Violet Ash imprint pair from Plate 4, Second State showing screw hole, somewhat heavily hinged. BW 29(4)zc, cat AU$200
Lot 399		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $280 2/- Maroon Die II small study (mostly mint) of plate varieties on leaves, including 'Chopped Neck Kangaroo' States I and II, 'Retouched Dog-leg Flaw', 'Retouch in Bass Strait', 'White Flaw under LI of SHILLINGS' (unlocated in BW, in bottom marginal block), 'Flaw in Top of N of SHILLINGS', 'Flaw on S of AUSTRALIA', and others, many in positional blocks; also imprint block, and 2/- Redrawn Die imprint block. Condition generally fine (48 mint and 4 used)
Lot 400		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 2/- Maroon Redrawn Die mint multiples including By Authority imprint blocks from left corner (blocks of 12 (2) and blocks of 4 (13)) or gutter (blocks of 4 (2)). Fine with many units unmounted, high cat value (127)
Lot 401		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $320 10/- Grey and Aniline Pink overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type C, fine with part OG and a scarce SPECIMEN with only 1200 printed
Lot 402		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 10/- Grey and Pink overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type C MUH but with short perf at top. A scarce SPECIMEN with only 1,200 printed, BW cat AU$1250
Lot 403		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 10/- Grey and Pink overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type C, small defect in top left corner, otherwise MUH. A scarce SPECIMEN with only 1200 printed, BW cat AU$1250
Lot 404		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $32 £1 Grey opt 'SPECIMEN' Type D, lightly mounted and fine
Lot 405		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $90 £1 Grey and £2 Grey-black and Rose-crimson overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type D, large part OG and lightly hinged (2)
Lot 406		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $75 £1 Grey and £2 Grey-black and Rose-crimson overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type D, large part OG and lightly hinged (2)
Lot 407		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $85 £1 Grey and £2 Grey-black and Rose-crimson overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type D, large part OG and lightly hinged (2)
Lot 408		£2 Grey-black and Rose-crimson, centred slightly to lower left otherwise superb with the barest trace of a hinge
Lot 409		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,800 5/-, 10/-, £1 and £2 used on unaddressed parcel tag, cancelled by neat but illegible central datestamp. Soiling on lower left corner of 5/- otherwise very fine and a rare use of all four bicoloured Kangaroos