AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, FIRST WATERMARK, CTO STAMPS DE 3 13

Lot 318		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1913 Collectors' Set comprising ½d to 5/- (1d Die 2, 3d Die 1) CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, all Type 1 cds (round-top '3') except 2d and 2½d (Type 2 cds with flat-top '3'), and 10/-, £1 and £2 with Type A Specimen handstamp. 1d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d, 1/- (Wmk Inverted as always), 2/- and 5/- no gum, others large part OG, with 2d, 2½d and 3d being unmounted. Generally very fine and rarely offered as a set (15)
Lot 319		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1913 Collectors' Set comprising ½d to 5/- (1d Die 2, 3d Die 1) CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13, all Type 1 cds (round-top '3') except 2d and 2½d (Type 2 with flat-top '3'), 10/-, £1 and £2 with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, also 1d Engraved KGV CTO. ½d, 1d, 4d, 6d and 9d no gum, others mostly large part OG, some minor perf faults, and £2 with some gum toning at base. Rarely offered as a set (16)
Lot 320		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1913 Collector's Set ½d to 5/- CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base DE 3 13, plus 10/-, £1 and £2 handstamped Type A 'Specimen', the 2d no gum, others part OG (1/- Wmk Sideways as always), variable centering and a few heavily hinged, three high values very fine. Rarely offered as a set (15)
Lot 321		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1913 Collector's Set ½d to 5/- CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base DE 3 13 (½d, 1d and 2d Type 1, others Type 2), the ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 2/- and 5/- with corner gutter margins. 4d, 9d and 1/- no gum (Wmk Inverted as always), others part OG and very fine (12)
Lot 322		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $55 ½d Green CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (date not visible, but Type 2 with flat-top '3') from Collectors' Set, large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 323		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $46 ½d Green CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (date not visible, but Type 1 cds with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, no gum otherwise very fine
Lot 324		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $500 ½d Green CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 2 cds with flap-top '3') from Collectors' Set, block of 4 without gum, centred right, some short perfs at left, but a rare multiple
Lot 325		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $125 1d Red Die 1 CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (date not visible, but Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, small part OG and centred bottom right
Lot 326		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $460 1d Red Die 2 CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 2 with flat-top '3') from Collectors' Set, no gum and fine apart from a couple of short perfs at base, a rare multiple
Lot 327		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $440 1d Red Die 2 CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 2 with flat-top '3') from Collectors' Set, no gum and some perf reinforcement, otherwise very fine and a rare multiple
Lot 328		Estimate: $40 2d Grey CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (date not visible but Type 2 with flat-top '3') from Collectors' Set, small part OG and centred right, short perf at base
Lot 329		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 2½d Indigo CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 2 with flat-top '3') from Collectors' Set, offset marks of cancelling ink on reverse, full OG and unmounted, superb
Lot 330		Estimate: $90 2½d Indigo CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (date not visible but Type 2 with flat-top '3') from Collectors' Set, full OG with trace of hinge, superb
Lot 331		Estimate: $60 2½d Indigo CTO with Melbourne cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 2 with flat top '3') from Collectors' Set, centred top right, fine with small part OG
Lot 332		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 2½d Indigo CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 2 with flat-top '3') from Collectors' Set, horizontal interpane pane pair with large part og and lightly hinged, a scarce multiple
Lot 333		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 2½d Indigo CTO with Melbourne cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 2 with flat-top '3') from Collectors' Set, block of 4 without gum, centred lower left otherwise fine and a rare multiple
Lot 334		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 3d Olive Die 1 and Die 2 singles CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, Die 1 large part OG, Die 2 no gum but very scarce. BW does not catalogue Die 2 with this CTO date (2)
Lot 335		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 3d Olive Die 2 CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, no gum and two short perfs at upper right, but very scarce and uncatalogued by BW
Lot 336		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 4d Orange CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, no gum otherwise fine
Lot 337		Estimate: $90 5d Chestnut CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, no gum and short perf at bottom right corner
Lot 338		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 6d Ultramarine CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, very fine without gum
Lot 339		Estimate: $80 6d Ultramarine CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, part OG with some gum toning
Lot 340		Estimate: $120 9d Violet CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, large part OG and very fine
Lot 341		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1/- Blue-green CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set and 'Watermark Inverted' as always, centred top left, fine with large part OG
Lot 342		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 2/- Brown CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, centred top left, with full OG and unmounted
Lot 343		Estimate: $250 2/- Brown with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, centred top left with large part OG
Lot 344		Estimate: $250 5/- Grey and Yellow CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, centred lower right, no gum and fine
Lot 345		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 5/- Grey and Yellow (pale shade) CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, no gum and very fine
Lot 346		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 5/- Grey and Yellow CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, DE 3 13 (Type 1 with round-top '3') from Collectors' Set, centred bottom right with part OG and tone spots on reverse