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    AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, THIRD WATERMARK

    Lot 123
    [ * ]
    Estimate: $350Starting Price: $270

    2d Die I, 2½d, 3d Die I, 6d Blue Die II, 6d Chestnut, 9d Die II,IIA, 1/- Die II, and 2/- Maroon, all lightly hinged and large part OG. BW cat AU$1085 (8)


    Lot 124
    [ * ]
    Estimate: $400Starting Price: $300

    2d Die I, 2½d, 3d Die I, 6d Ultramarine Die II, 6d Grey-blue Die II, 6d Chestnut, 9d Die II (thin at top), 1/- Die IIB, 2/- Brown (thin and surface defect), and 2/- Maroon, large part OG but with some gum toning on some (10)


    Lot 125
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    2d, 2½d, 3d, 6d Blue, 6d Chestnut, 1/-, 2/- Brown, 2/- Maroon, 5/- (couple of short perfs) and 10/- used with cds cancels (10)


    Lot 126
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $60Starting Price: $46

    2d 'Watermark Inverted' in Grey and Deep Grey shades, and pair in Deep Grey, fine used. BW 7a, cat AU$300 (4)


    Lot 127
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    2d Grey Die I punctured OS variety 'Retouched Left Frame and Shading N.W. of Map', fine used. BW 7ba/(1)k


    Lot 128
    [ * ]
    Estimate: $25Starting Price: $18

    3d Yellow-olive Die I very fine, lightly hinged and large part OG. BW 13


    Lot 129
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $120Starting Price: $90

    3d Die I Punctured 'OS' in Deep Olive, Yellow-olive and Pale Olive shades, with cds cancels, corner crease on one, Plus 3d die II, five examples on Yellow-olive, Pale Olive, Olive, Olive-green and Pale Olive-green shades, one with rounded corner, another short perfs down left side, a difficult group to assemble (8)


    Lot 130
    [ * ]
    Estimate: $50Starting Price: $38

    3d Olive Die I variety 'Watermark Inverted', fine mint with large part OG. BW 13a, cat AU$325


    Lot 131
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $60Starting Price: $46

    3d Die I variety 'Watermark Inverted' in Olive, Yellow-olive and Pale Olive shades, one with small corner defect, neat cds cancels. BW 13A,C,Ea, cat AU$525 (3)


    Lot 132
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $60Starting Price: $46

    6d Ultramarine variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine used with cds cancel. BW 19a, cat AU$275


    Lot 133
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $40Starting Price: $30

    6d Ultramarine Die II variety Watermark Inverted, couple of shortish perfs otherwise fine used and cancelled 1917 Adelaide cds. BW 10a, cat AU$275


    Lot 134
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $60Starting Price: $46

    6d Blue variety 'Watermark Inverted' very fine and cancelled 'SPECIAL/SYDNEY' cds. BW 19a, cat AU$275


    Lot 135
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $60Starting Price: $46

    6d Ultramarine Die II variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine used with neat parcel post cancel. BW 19a, cat AU$275


    Lot 136
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $75Starting Price: $60

    6d Blue Die II punctured 'OS' variety 'Watermark inverted' very fine used with light cancellation. BW 19a/ba, cat AU$275


    Lot 137
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $40Starting Price: $30

    6d Ultramarine Punctured Small 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted' top right corner perf partially detached, otherwise fine used with Queensland cds dated 29DE16. BW 19ba/a, cat AU$275+


    Lot 138
    [ ** ]
    Estimate: $60Starting Price: $46

    6d Chestnut variety 'Broken Leg' (3L6), typical centering, two short perfs at base, MUH. BW 21(3)d, cat AU$250+


    Lot 139
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    1/- Blue-green Die IIB commercially used block of 8 punctured OS, upper right unit variety 'White Flaw on Left of S of SHILLING', scarce multiple with PCNZA Certificate (2026). BW 33ba(4)j, cat AU$370


    Lot 140
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    1/- Blue-green Die IIB variety 'Watermark Sideways' commercially used, very fine and scarce. BW 33aa, cat AU$500


    Lot 141
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $150Starting Price: $115

    1/- Blue-green Die IIB variety 'Watermark Sideways' fine used cancelled with Western Australian cds, very scarce. BW 33aa, cat AU$500


    Lot 142
    [ CTO ]
    Estimate: $30Starting Price: $22

    1/- Blue-green Die IIB Punctured Small 'OS' cancelled-to-order, fine from top of sheet with large part OG. BW 33wa, cat AU$75


    Lot 143
    [ * ]
    Estimate: $150Starting Price: $115

    2/- Brown lightly hinged, two tiny spots on gum


    Lot 144
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $90Starting Price: $70

    2/- Brown horizontal pair, left unit variety 'Flaw on S of AUSTRALIA' (2L45), neat 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY N.S.W.' cds clear of variety, right unit couple of short perfs at base. BW 39(2)j, cat AU$450+


    Lot 145
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $400Starting Price: $300

    2/- Brown variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine used with cds cancel, very scarce. BW 37a, cat AU$2250


    Lot 146
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $400Starting Price: $300

    2/- Brown variety 'Watermark Inverted' cancelled Registered cds, very fine. BW 37A, cat AU$2250


    Lot 147
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $600Starting Price: $460

    2/- Brown variety 'Watermark Inverted' with indistinct roller cancel, very fine; plus another Punctured 'OS' cancelled Poste Restante Perth cds. BW37a, cat AU$4500 (2)


    Lot 148
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $250Starting Price: $190

    2/- Brown punctured OS variety 'Nick in Left Frame Opposite W.A. Coast', well-centered and fine used. BW 37ba/(2)e, cat AU$600


    Lot 149
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    2/- Maroon variety 'Two Diagonal Lines East of N.S.W. Coast', well centered and fine used. BW 38(1)j, cat AU$400


    Lot 150
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $80Starting Price: $60

    2/- Maroon variety 'Two Diagonal Lines East of N.S.W. Coast' (Plate 1, L56), used with cds cancel. BW 38(1)j, cat AU$400


    Lot 151
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $300Starting Price: $230

    2/- Maroon punctured OS pair, right unit with variety 'Two Diagonal Lines East of N.S.W.', few blunt perfs. BW38ba/(1)j, cat AU$900


    Lot 152
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $70Starting Price: $55

    5/- Punctured 'OS' commercially used examples in Grey and Deep Yellow (fluffy perfs, cancelled Darwin cds), and Grey and Yellow-orange (parcel cancel) shades, fine. BW 44Bb and Cb, cat AU$400 (2)


    Lot 153
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $70Starting Price: $55

    5/- Grey and Yellow-orange variety 'Broken Coast Near Sydney' with 'Break in Right Frame Corrected' (L2), few shortish perfs cat upper left otherwise fine used. BW 44BDda, cat AU$450


    Lot 154
    [ * ]
    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    5/- Grey and Deep Yellow fine and lightly hinged. BW cat AU$475


    Lot 155
    [ * ]
    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    5/- Grey and Pale Yellow fine and lightly hinged. BW 44D, cat AU$475


    Lot 156
    [ * ]
    Estimate: $200Starting Price: $150

    5/- Grey and Pale Yellow fine, well centered with large part OG. BW 44D, cat AU$475


    Lot 157
    [ O ]
    Estimate: $250Starting Price: $190

    5/- Grey and Chrome variety 'White Line Adjacent to Coast in Bight', fine used. BW 44(D)e, cat AU$600


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