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Online General Sale No. 86 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 20th March 2026 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, THIRD WATERMARK
Lot 214 | [ * ] |
Small mint range with 2d Die II (2), 2½d (2), 6d Blue Die IIB, 9d Die IIB, 1/- Die II, 2/- Maroon, and Punctured OS 2d Die II, 3d Die I, 6d Blue Die II and 9d Die II. Mostly heavily hinged and part OG but with significant toning on several (incl 2/- Maroon). BW cat AU$1815 (12)  | ||
| Lot 215 | [ **/* ] |
2d Grey, 2½d Blue, 3d Olive (Dies I and II), 6d Blue, 6d Chestnut (toned gum), 9d Violet, 1/- Green, 2/- Brown, 2/- Maroon (toned gum), and 5/- Grey and Chrome, the 2d, 2½d, both 6d and 9d MUH, others large part OG. Also 2d, 6d Blue and 6d Chestnut Punctured 'OS' part OG. Generally fine. BW cat AU$3870 (14)  | ||
| Lot 216 | [ O ] |
2d 'Watermark Inverted' in Grey and Deep Grey shades, and pair in Deep Grey, fine used. BW 7a, cat AU$300 (4)  | ||
| Lot 217 | [ * ] |
3d Yellow-olive Die I very fine, lightly hinged and large part OG. BW 13  | ||
| Lot 218 | [ O ] |
3d Die I Punctured 'OS' in Deep Olive, Yellow-olive and Pale Olive shades, with cds cancels, corner crease on one (3)  | ||
| Lot 219 | [ * ] |
3d Olive Die I variety 'Watermark Inverted', fine mint with large part OG. BW 13a, cat AU$325  | ||
| Lot 220 | [ O ] |
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 221 | [ O ] |
3d Die II, five examples in 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. BW 13B, D, F, J, L, cat AU$1050 (5)  | ||
| Lot 222 | [ C ] |
3d Olive Die I Punctured 'OS' used on 1918 (Jan) printed envelope for Quarantine Service to U.S.A., paying 2½d rate plus ½d war tax, minor blemishes. BW cat AU$350 on cover  | ||
| Lot 223 | [ O ] |
6d Ultramarine variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine used with cds cancel. BW 19a, cat AU$275  | ||
| Lot 224 | [ O ] |
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 225 | [ O ] |
6d Blue variety 'Watermark Inverted' very fine and cancelled 'SPECIAL/SYDNEY' cds. BW 19a, cat AU$275  | ||
| Lot 226 | [ O ] |
6d Ultramarine Die II variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine used with neat parcel post cancel. BW 19a, cat AU$275  | ||
| Lot 227 | [ O ] |
6d Blue Die II punctured 'OS' variety 'Watermark inverted' very fine used with light cancellation. BW 19a/ba, cat AU$275  | ||
| Lot 228 | [ O ] |
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 229 | [ **/* ] |
6d Ultramarine Die II Punctured 'OS' block of 48 from base of Plate 2 with 'CA' and 'JBC' monograms, toned gum, and split perfs reinforced with hinges, some light soiling along bottom selvedge, and L56 with stain, nevertheless possibly the largest mint multiple of the 6d Blue Kangaroo now extant, ex Arthur Gray. The two monogram strips of 3 alone cat AU$24,000  | ||
| Lot 230 | [ ** ] |
6d Chestnut variety 'Broken Leg' (3L6), typical centering, two short perfs at base, MUH. BW 21(3)d, cat AU$250+  | ||
| Lot 231 | [ C ] |
1/- Blue-green Die IIB solo usage on 1920s envelope Melbourne to Inverell, slight faults but very scarce usage, possibly the only known example paying inland surface postage (8 x 12½d or 6 x 2d)  | ||
| Lot 232 | [ O ] |
1/- Pale Blue-green Die IIB 'Watermark Sideways' fine used and cancelled with Ovens (Vic) cds 14 JA 28. Very scarce in-period usage. BW 33aa, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 233 | [ O ] |
1/- Blue-green Die IIB variety 'Watermark Sideways' fine used cancelled with Western Australian cds, very scarce. BW 33aa, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 234 | [ CTO ] |
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 235 | [ O ] |
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 236 | [ O ] |
2/- Brown variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine used with cds cancel, very scarce. BW 37a, cat AU$2250  | ||
| Lot 237 | [ O ] |
2/- Brown variety 'Watermark Inverted' cancelled Registered cds, very fine. BW 37A, cat AU$2250  | ||
| Lot 238 | [ O ] |
2/- Brown variety 'Watermark Inverted' with indistinct roller cancel, very fine. BW 37a, cat AU$2250  | ||
| Lot 239 | [ O ] |
2/- Brown Punctured Small 'OS' variety 'Watermark Inverted' cancelled Poste Restante Perth cds. BW 37a, cat AU$2250  | ||
| Lot 240 | [ O ] |
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 241 | [ O ] |
2/- Deep Maroon with roller cancel, fine and a scarce shade. BW 38B, cat AU$375  | ||
| Lot 242 | [ O ] |
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 243 | [ O ] |
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 244 (Withdrawn) | [ O ] | No Lot | ||
| Lot 245 | [ O ] |
10/- Grey and Deep Aniline Pink cancelled Registered cds, fine. BW 48B, cat AU$425  | ||
| Lot 246 | [ O ] |
10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink fine used with cds cancel. BW 48E, cat AU$425  | ||
| Lot 247 | [ O ] |
10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink Punctured 'OS' scarce commercially used with light cancel and fluffy perfs. BW 48ba, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 248 | [ O ] |
10/- Grey and Pink Punctured Small 'OS', two blunt corners but a very scarce postally used example from the first Cooke printing, cancelled Registered Elizabeth St. cds. BW 48Aba, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 249 | [ O ] |
£1 Light Brown and Pale Blue, Melbourne cds, slightly short perf at base. BW 52D, cat AU$2500  | ||
| Lot 250 | [ O ] |
£1 Olive-brown and Pale Blue cancelled Registered Brisbane cds, couple of slightly short perfs otherwise fine and a very scarce shade. BW 52E, cat AU$4500  | ||
| Lot 251 | [ O ] |
£1 Grey well-centered and fine. BW 53A, cat AU$575  | ||
| Lot 252 | [ O ] |
£1 Grey fine used cancelled Registered Sydney cds. BW 53, cat AU$575  | ||
| Lot 253 | [ O ] |
£1 Grey fine used with neat cds corner cancel. BW 53A, cat AU$575  | ||
| Lot 254 | [ S/* ] |
£1 Grey optd SPECIMEN Type C large part OG and lightly hinged  | ||
| Lot 255 | [ S(*) ] |
£1 Grey overprinted SPECIMEN (Type D) MUH, slight gum toning. BW 53xh, cat AU$850  | ||
