COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, KANGAROO ISSUES, 1913 FIRST WATERMARK

Lot 520		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $55 ½d Green, very fresh block of four
Lot 521		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $600 ½d Green + 1d Red pair on 1914 (21st Oct) Avis de Reception form affixed to page used at Perth, small L.C.R. arrival cds, also original receipt affixed and 1925 receipt from Narrogin
Lot 522		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1d Red Die I, Plate Proof gutter strip of twelve on thick manila buff paper, BW 2PP(1)A. One of the few "double strips" still intact
Lot 523		Estimate: $600 1d Red Die I, 'JBC' Monogram positional block of twelve, BW 2zb. Very fresh and fine
Lot 524		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $140 1d Red shades, range on leaves, including Wmk Inverted block of 6, coils, few minor varieties, postmark interest, etc, fair/fine (122)
Lot 525		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $190 1d Red Die I + NSW ½d Green uprating 1d Lettercard in brown with view 'CENTRAL RLY. STN./BRISBANE' used 1913 (12th Aug) Sydney to Austria. Attractive commercial usage
Lot 526		Estimate: $400 1d Red pair (one faulty) + ½d Green on 1914 (14th Mar) Avis de Reception form affixed to page used from Perth, Harvey arrival cds
Lot 527		Estimate: $750 2½d Indigo, superb gutter block of eight with four strikes of 'MELBOURNE DE 3(flat top)/13' cds, fresh with full original gum
Lot 528		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $160 2½d Indigo, variety 'Heavy coastline to W.A.', BW 9i, superb centring, fresh unmounted
Lot 529		Estimate: $400 3d Olive + 2d Grey on 1916 (11th Jul) cover to USA tied by Stock Exchange and octagonal 'LATE/FEE' cancellations, and alongside 'LATE FEE PAID' in violet. Attractive example of 2½d ½oz + 2½d Late Fee rates
Lot 530		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $130 5d Chestnut, fresh
Lot 531		Estimate: $400 5d Chestnut + 2½d Indigo (corner fault) tied by Sydney machine-cancel to 1915 (24th Aug) triple rate cover (vertical central crease) to Switzerland, 'OPENED BY CENSOR' tapes (2) affixed
Lot 532		Estimate: $750 6d Ultramarine, superb marginal block of four with central "sock-on-the-nose" 'BRISBANE 12 NO 13/QUEENSLAND' cds, fresh with full original gum
Lot 533		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1/- Emerald, Watermark Inverted, BW 30a. Scarce postally used. Cat AU$400
Lot 534		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $180 2/- Brown
Lot 535		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $270 5/- Grey and Yellow, minor blemishes, unmounted
Lot 536		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $625 5/- Grey and Yellow, redistributed gum
Lot 537		Estimate: $350 5/- Grey and Yellow
Lot 538		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $280 5/- Grey and Yellow
Lot 539		Estimate: $300 5/- Grey and Yellow, pencil note on reverse
Lot 540		Estimate: $500 10/- Grey and Pink, small part o.g.
Lot 541		Estimate: $1,000 Punctured Large 'OS': 2d Grey tied to 1916 (20th June) cover by Kieta cds (Powell #66), addressed to England, handstamped 'Passed by Censor/(RAB)AUL' in violet and additionally endorsed 'Passed Censor' in red ink. Rare and attractive
Lot 542		Estimate: $350 2/- Brown Punctured Large 'OS', fresh mint
Lot 543		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $120 Punctured Small 'OS': ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 6d 9d and 1/-, mixed condition and centring (7)
Lot 544		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $180 Punctured 'OS/NSW': ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 6d and 1/-, mixed condition and centring (6)