AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, FIRST WATERMARK, GENERAL

Lot 281		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 Mint range on stockcards comprising ½d (4, incl pair), 1d (2), 2d (2), 2½d (2), 3d Die I (2), 4d (2, one missing corner perf), 5d (2), 6d (3), 9d (2), 1/- (3, one missing corner), 2/- (thinned), also ½d coil join pairs (2), other small faults on some but high cat value (29)
Lot 282		Estimate: $250 Range of OS punctures on stock cards with Large OS 2d M and 4d M no gum (missing perf), and Small OS ½d, 2d M, and ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d Die I, 4d (6), 5d (4), 6d, 9d, 1/-, 2/- U, few small faults but condition generally good. Also 4d U pair with 'H S Co' perfin (25)
Lot 283		Estimate: $150 ½d, 1d, 2d and 3d Die I, all Watermark Inverted with cds cancels, fine examples. BW cat AU$410 (4)
Lot 284		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1d Red duplicated collection (mostly used) of plate varieties including many of the more prominent ones, including 'Cut Throat'(GR12) (6), 'Spot Before P of POSTAGE' (EL55) (3), 'Broken Value Circle' (KR60) (4), '1 Flaw West of Tasmania' (BL40) (5), 'Two Tasmanias' (EL25) (5). Also Wmk Inverted, including a strip of 4. Few faults, but mostly good to fine (7M and 214U)
Lot 285		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1d Die 1 Imperforate Plate Proof in Red on Thick Buff Manilla Paper, very fine. BW No. 2PP(1)A, cat AU$325
Lot 286		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,300 3d Die 1 Imperforate Plate Proof in Black on Blue Wove Paper, block of 4 with a few minor stains on lower left unit. Very rare in blocks. BW No. 12PP(1)A, cat AU$5000+
Lot 287		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $950 5d Chestnut marginal block of 4 from right of sheet [2R41-42/47-48], 2R42 being variety 'Retouch to Shading and Right Frame off Queensland Coast'. Slightly 'fluffy' perfs, well-centred and very fine MUH, a thin in the margin does not detract from this exceptional block. BW cat AU$2200+
Lot 288		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 6d Greyish-Blue variety 'Retouched E' (1R60) with full corner margins large part toned OG mounted in selvedge only, an unusually pale shade and possibly a little faded. BW NO. 17(1)h, cat AU$3750+
Lot 289		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,300 6d Ultramarine 'JBC' monogram pair from Plate 2, centred to top and with large part OG, of very fine appearance. BW No. 17(2)zc, cat AU$4500+
Lot 290		Estimate: $1,250 9d Violet range on leaves with mint (20, including a pair) and used (69, including a block of 4, strip of 3 and 6 pairs), range of shades and minor varieties, including 'Break in Frame over Last A of AUSTRALIA' (BW 24(2)g cat AU$175). Few with small faults but condition generally well above average, the mint stamps alone catalogue a minimum of AU$3500 (89)
Lot 291		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $3,000 1/- Blue-green 'CA' monogram strip of 3 from lower left corner of Plate 2, two units MUH but with considerable gum toning largely not visible from front. A rare monogram strip. BW No. 30(2)zb, cat AU$12000
Lot 292		Estimate: $2,250T 10/- Grey and Pink centred top left and with perf missing at lower right corner, MUH with fine colour
Lot 293		Estimate: $1,500T 10/- Grey and Pink with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, centred lower right, MUH and very fine
Lot 294		Estimate: $900 10/- Grey and Pink with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, MUH with faint horizontal bend and a few perf tips toned. BW cat AU$3000
Lot 295		Estimate: $500 10/- Grey and Pink with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, large part OG and very fine
Lot 296		Estimate: $1,200 10/- Grey and Pink horizontal pair with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, no gum with mark above kangaroo's head on left unit, and a couple of short perfs at right, the right unit shows a partially doubled handstamp. A very scarce multiple
Lot 297		Estimate: $600 £1 Brown and Blue bottom marginal with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, centred bottom right with large part OG, shortish perf at top right
Lot 298		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $8,500 £1 Brown and Blue block of 4 from top corner of Left Pane (Nos. 5-6/11-12) with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, L5 and L6 variety 'Short Spencer's Gulf', L11 variety 'White Flaw in Eastern Side of Bight', large part OG mounted in top selvedge and on lower pair. A very rare multiple of fine appearance. BW cat AU$12500+
Lot 299		Estimate: $8,000T £2 Black and Rose variety 'Kangaroo's Foot Broken and Pointed Tail' (L52), centred lower right and very fine MUH, two pencil guarantee marks on reverse. BW No. 55(V)n, cat AU$17500 for M
Lot 300		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $4,000 £2 Black and Rose 'Sperati Forgery' cancelled by portion of Queensland machine, 'SPERATI/'103'/REPRODUCTION' handstamp in violet on reverse, very fine. BW 55c, cat AU$7500
Lot 301		Estimate: $1,400 Realised Price : $1,150 £2 Black and Rose horizontal pair with Type A 'Specimen' handstamp, no gum, with slight perf separation at top and faint tone spot in left margin of left unit. A very scarce multiple