AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 144		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $220 Mint selection on hagner, comprising 2d Die II (2), 2½d (2, one MUH), 3d Die IIB, 6d Blue Die II, 6d Chestnut (4, one MUH, one part Ash imprint, and one with complete Ash imprint), 9d Die II, 1/- Die II pair with part Ash imprint, 1/- Die IIB (2, one Wmk Sideways), 2/- brown (rounded corner), and 2/- Maroon with part Ash imprint. Generally fine with large part OG (17)
Lot 145		Estimate: $170 2d, 2½d, 3d Die I, 6d Blue, 6d Chestnut, 9d Die 2B, 1/- Die 2B, 2/- Brown, 5/- Punctured 'OS' generally fine used (5/- CTO) (9)
Lot 146		Estimate: $160 2½d Blue Punctured 'OS' with large part 'Offset' on reverse, well-centred with lightly toned gum. BW 11c, cat AU$400
Lot 147		Estimate: $700 2½d Indigo punctured Small 'OS' block of 4 with 'fluffy' perfs very fine MUH. BW cat AU$1800
Lot 148		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 6d Chestnut, two pairs each including variety 'Broken Leg', one with small paper adhesions at top, other MUH, usual centring (4)
Lot 149		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 2/- Brown used range on leaves ex Harry Evans with shades, dated copies and minor varieties, and including 7 pairs, few with faults but condition generally well above average. BW cat AU$2610 (82)
Lot 150		Estimate: $1,200 2/- Brown Punctured Small 'OS' horizontal pair variety 'Watermark Inverted', cancelled Stock Exchange Melbourne cds (1917). Partly severed and reinforced, otherwise very fine and a rare multiple. BW 37baa, cat AU$3000+
Lot 151		Estimate: $1,400 2/- Maroon Harrison imprint pair from Plate 1, two tiny spots on reverse, otherwise fine MUH. BW 38(1)za, cat AU$2000+
Lot 152		Estimate: $500 2/- Maroon Ash imprint pair from Plate 1, fine and lightly hinged. BW 38(1)ze, cat AU$1000
Lot 153		Estimate: $600 5/- Grey and Yellow with unlisted varieties 'Shortish Spencer Gulf' and 'Colour Spot over Kangaroo's Ear' (Right Pane, No. 11). Centred lower left otherwise very fine MUH. With photocopy of Holcombe Certificate for block of 4 from which this stamp was taken
Lot 154		Estimate: $500 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow punctured Small 'OS', part OG and centred left. BW 44Db, cat AU$1250
Lot 155		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,300 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink and £2 Grey-black and Crimson (with marginal wmk indicating the stamp to be Left Pane, No. 1), both cancelled with portion of double circle 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/POSTMASTER/GENERAL'S/DEPARTMENT' ds, probably for archival purposes. Very unusual and rare, £2 with 2001 Ceremuga Certificate (2)
Lot 156		Estimate: $220 10/- Grey and Aniline Pink Punctured Small 'OS', cancelled Market Street (Melb) cds, centred to top, otherwise fine postally used and much scarcer than CTO
Lot 157		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink CTO punctured Small 'OS', large part OG and centred upper left
Lot 158		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink overprinted SPECIMEN Type B, well-centred and lightly hinged with large part OG
Lot 159		Estimate: $200 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink optd SPECIMEN Type B, small mark in right margin, large part OG
Lot 160		Estimate: $650 Realised Price : $625 £1 Chocolate and Dull Blue cancelled 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY N.S.W.' cds, centred lower left and slightly rubbed in top right corner
Lot 161		Estimate: $650 Realised Price : $525 £1 Purple-brown and Blue top marginal cancelled 'REGISTERED/HOBART' cds, centred right and with a couple of shortish perfs at base
Lot 162		Estimate: $380 Realised Price : $360 £1 Light Brown and Pale Blue overprinted SPECIMEN Type B with unlisted variety 'Broken Shading Lines in Bight', well-centred and very fine lightly hinged with large part OG. BW 52x, cat AU$900
Lot 163		Estimate: $400 £1 Grey part OG and centred upper right, somewhat heavily hinged
Lot 164		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 £1 Grey optd SPECIMEN Type C, centred upper left, large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 165		Estimate: $300 £1 Grey overprinted SPECIMEN Type C, and showing unlisted variety 'Break in Value Circle at Lower Right'. MUH lightly toned gum and centred left. BW 53xb, cat AU$850
Lot 166		Estimate: $420 £1 Grey overprinted SPECIMEN Type C with variety shaved 'P', well-centred and lightly hinged. BW 53xf, cat AU$1000
Lot 167		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 £2 Black and Rose optd SPECIMEN Type B, large part OG with 'fluffy' perfs
Lot 168		Estimate: $220 £2 Black and Rose optd SPECIMEN Type B, centred upper left, large part OG and with remnants of gummed strip affixed to reverse (? from a repaired sheet)
Lot 169		Estimate: $240 Realised Price : $180 £2 Black and Rose overprinted SPECIMEN Type B and with unlisted variety 'Broken Shading Line Left of 'P' of 'POSTAGE' (Left Pane, No. 56), centred right and lightly hinged with large part OG
Lot 170		Estimate: $650 £2 Purple-black and Rose optd SPECIMEN Type C, centred slightly right, MUH
Lot 171		Estimate: $350 £2 Purple-black and Rose optd SPECIMEN Type C sub-type 1 (Damaged 'C'), centred to top, regummed. BW 56xd, cat AU$1000
Lot 172		Estimate: $480 £2 Purple-black and Rose overprinted SPECIMEN Type C with sub-type variety damaged 'C' from Left Pane, No. 13 additionally showing frame plate variety 'Break in Northern Coast of Western Australia' and 'Colour Spot above Spencer's Gulf'. Well-centred with 'fluffy perfs' and even gum toning. A very scarce combination of varieties, of which only 15 examples were printed. BW 50xd(D)e, cat AU$1000+