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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, FIRST WATERMARK
Lot 193 | [ **/* ] |
½d Green (ragged perfs at right), 1d Red Die II, 2d Grey (MUH), 2½d Blue, 3d Olive Die 1, 4d Orange, 5d Brown (toned gum), 6d Blue, 9d Violet, and 1/- Green, all large part OG and generally fine. 6d with 2021 Scott Starling Certificate. BW cat AU$2320 (10)  | ||
| Lot 194 | [ ** ] |
First Watermark ½d, 1d Die II fine MUH, and 2½d, 3d Die I regummed, plus Third Watermark 2d Die I fine MUH.(5)  | ||
| Lot 195 | [ **/* ] |
½d, 1d Die II, 2d (diagonal crease), 3d Die I fine MUH, plus 2½d large part OG (5)  | ||
| Lot 196 | [ O ] |
½d to 2/- used including 1d Die I, II, IIA and 3d Dies I and II, selected copies with cds cancels (except 3d Die II machine cancel), fine (14)  | ||
| Lot 197 | [ O ] |
Punctured Large 'OS': ½d Green (2), 1d Die I, 2d Grey, 3d Olive die d, 4d Orange, 5d Brown, 6d Blue, 9d Violet, 1/- Green and 2/- Brown, generally fine used. BW cat AU$800 (11)  | ||
| Lot 198 | [ O ] |
½d Green variety 'Watermark Inverted, three used examples in the listed shades of Green, Deep Green and Pale Green (short perf at right). BW 1a, cat AU$300 (3)  | ||
| Lot 199 | [ P ] |
1d Die I Imperforate x Roulette 6½ Plate Proof in Green on unwatermarked paper, comprising a whole unit cancelled by two horizontal pen lines, with part units above and below, believed to have been used for coil experiments. Fine, and the only recorded piece. BW 2PP(2), cat AU$17,500  | ||
| Lot 200 | [ O ] |
1d Red Die I variety '1 Flaw West of Tasmania' (Plate B L40, second state), fine used. BW 2(B)fa, cat AU$150  | ||
| Lot 201 | [ O ] |
1d Red Die I variety '1 Flaw West of Tasmania' (Plate B, L40 second state), slight bend otherwise fine used. BW 2(B)fa, cat AU$150  | ||
| Lot 202 | [ O ] |
1d Kangaroo small group of used plate varieties, with Die I, Plate B L24 ('White Scratch in Bight'), Plate C L38 ('White Flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria'); Die II, Plate E L25 ('Two Tasmanias' State II), L55 ('White Flaw Left of P of Postage State II), Plate F R6 (White Flaw on Right Side of A of AUST'); Die IIA, Plate G R37 ('Break in Right Frame Opposite Tasmania'), R48 ('Vertical Scratch Through Last A of AUSTRALIA'), Plate H L33 ('Break in Right Side of Value Circle'), Plate K L38 ('White flaw Under U of AUST'). Couple of stamps with rounded corners, mostly good to fine. BW cat AU$535  | ||
| Lot 203 | [ O ] |
1d Red Die II variety 'Watermark Sideways' (top of crown pointing right) cancelled 630 (?) Queensland numeral. BW 3aa, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 204 | [ O ] |
1d Red Die II variety 'Watermark Sideways' (top of crown pointing right), fine used with machine cancel and with 'SB' perfin. We do not recall seeing this stamp with a perfin before. BW 3aa, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 205 | [ O ] |
2d Grey variety 'Watermark Inverted' rejoined vertical pair with varieties 'Scratch from First E of PENCE to Map' and 'Scratch from Value Circle Through Map to T of POSTAGE' (2L28/34), one short perf at right but a scarce combination. BW 5a, cat AU$200 plus premium for plate varieties  | ||
| Lot 206 | [ O ] |
2½d Indigo and Light Bluish-indigo punctured Small 'OS', the first with rounded top right corner. BW 9A,Bba, cat AU$700 (2)  | ||
| Lot 207 | [ O ] |
2½d Indigo Punctured Small 'OS', light horizontal crease otherwise fine. BW 9bb, cat AU$350  | ||
| Lot 208 | [ C ] |
3d Olive used with 2d Grey on 1914 (2 Jun) cover (minor blemishes) from Sydney to Switzerland. BW cat AU$600  | ||
| Lot 209 | [ O ] |
3d Olive Die I Punctured Large 'OS' fine used. BW 12Aba, cat AU$125  | ||
| Lot 210 | [ O ] |
3d Olive-green and 3d Olive Die II, both variety 'Watermark Inverted' with cds cancels, latter one short perf. BW 12Ca, 12Baa, cat AU$1225 (2)  | ||
| Lot 211 | [ O ] |
3d Olive Die II Punctured Small 'OS', couple of shortish perfs at upper left, otherwise fine. BW 12Bbd, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 212 | [ ** ] |
4d Orange light horizontal bend and small mark adjoining Queensland coast, MUH. BW cat AU$1000  | ||
| Lot 213 | [ O ] |
4d Punctured Small 'OS' examples on Deep Orange, Orange and Pale Orange shades, very fine with cds cancels. BW 15A,C,Dbb, cat AU$900 (3)  | ||
| Lot 214 | [ O ] |
5d Punctured Small 'OS' examples in Chestnut, Pale Chestnut and Deep Chestnut shades, fine used with cds cancels. BW 16A,B,Cbb, cat AU$375 (3)  | ||
| Lot 215 | [ ** ] |
6d Blue fine but regummed. BW 17C, cat AU$325  | ||
| Lot 216 | [ * ] |
6d Blue large part OG, one perf at top short  | ||
| Lot 217 (Withdrawn) | [ N ] | NO LOT | ||
| Lot 218 | [ O ] |
6d Blue Punctured Small 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted' cancelled Mt. Gambier cds, trimmed perfs along base a little short at right, otherwise fine and rare. BW 17a/bc, cat AU$4000 (see footnote 3)  | ||
| Lot 219 | [ O ] |
6d Blue Punctured Small 'OS' vertical block of 6 cancelled Perth cds, 31DE14. Cancellation ink has caused some staining on reverse, otherwise a fine and scarce multiple. BW17bc, cat AU$330+  | ||
| Lot 220 | [ * ] |
9d Violet large part OG, slightly toned gum  | ||
| Lot 221 | [ * ] |
1/- Green fine with large part OG  | ||
| Lot 222 | [ * ] |
1/- Green variety 'Watermark Inverted' part OG and with horizontal crease through lower half of stamp. BW 30a, cat AU$3500  | ||
| Lot 223 | [ O ] |
1/- Green variety 'Watermark Inverted' a very scarce commercially used example (much more often seen CTO), fine and cancelled Melbourne cds. BW 30a, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 224 | [ ** ] |
2/- Brown centered upper left, fine MUH. BW cat AU$2750  | ||
| Lot 225 | [ * ] |
2/- Brown large part OG, couple of shortish perfs at left. BW cat AU$650  | ||
| Lot 226 | [ O ] |
2/- Brown Punctured Large 'OS' fine used with cds cancel, and another with defective corner. BW 35, cat AU$500 (2)  | ||
| Lot 227 | [ O ] |
2/- Brown Punctured Small 'OS' horizontal pair cancelled Melbourne cds 28MY15, fine. BW 35bb, cat AU$800  | ||
| Lot 228 | [ CTO ] |
2/- Brown CTO DE 3/13 for collectors' sets, fine with large part OG. BW 35wc, cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 229 | [ (*) ] |
5/- Grey and Chrome, light wrinkling and regummed  | ||
| Lot 230 | [ O ] |
5/- Grey and Yellow Punctured Large 'OS', couple of shortish perfs at lower right otherwise fine and scarce. BW 42ba, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 231 | [ O ] |
10/- Grey and Pink cancelled Port Pirie (SA) cds 7FE16, horizontal crease and two perfs added. BW 47A, cat AU$1100  | ||
| Lot 232 | [ CTO ] |
£1 Brown and Blue cancelled-to-order with MELBOURNE cds DE 5/13 quarter cancel for Federal Parliamentary sets, fine with no gum. BW 51wc, cat AU$4500  | ||
