AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 597		Estimate: $500 Used accumulation on hagners, with 2d (134, with a few identified plate varieties), 2½d (44), 3d (181), 6d Blue (141), 6d Chestnut (128), 9d (104), 1/- (425), 2/- Brown (26), 2/- Maroon (15), fine range of shades and OS punctures, all dies represented, several 3d Die II noted. Some faults but the large majority are good to fine (approx 1200)
Lot 598		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 2d Grey Die I tied by Sydney cds to long (222 x 102mm) envelope sent 1918 (5 Mar) to Samoa, with boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/3 G.R.I./SAMOA' handstamp in green, light vertical fold otherwise fine
Lot 599		Estimate: $450 2d Die I (shades) on 1916-19 covers in combination with various printings of KGV ½d for foreign letter rate, five censored, generally fine (6)
Lot 600		Estimate: $550 Realised Price : $420 2d Grey block of 4 from right side of sheet variety 'Watermark Inverted' fine with lower pair MUH, two small red marks in selvedge. BW 7a, cat AU$1000
Lot 601		Estimate: $500 2d Grey block of 12 from Plate 1 (Left Pane Nos 4-6/10-12/16-18/22-24) showing listed varieties 'Retouched Bottom Frame at Right' (6), 'Retouched shading East of Cape York' (11), 'Retouched Upper Frame at Right' (12), and 'Retouched Upper Frame at Left' (18), with only top row hinged. A fine positional block from a late printing. BW 7(1)d,f,g,h, cat AU$950+
Lot 602		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 2d Grey block of 6 from Plate 2, Nos 28-29/34-35/40-41, with varieties, 28 and 34 showing the scratch which extends from the map on 28 to Arnhem Land on 34, two units MUH. BW 7(2)e, f, cat AU$470+
Lot 603		Estimate: $60 3d Yellow-olive Die I centred upper right, fine MUH
Lot 604		Estimate: $120 3d Yellow-olive Die II excellent centering with large part OG, small mark left of value circle
Lot 605		Estimate: $1,750 6d Ultramarine Cooke Plates variety 'Die IIA Substituted Cliche' (1R60, and showing line wmk at right), few slightly short perfs at lower left, cancelled Sydney cds 2 MR 16. BW 19(1)ja, cat AU$3750
Lot 606		Estimate: $80 6d Chestnut variety 'Broken Leg' in pair, usual centering with large part OG, few gum creases. BW 21(3)d, cat AU$200+
Lot 607		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1/- Emerald block of 4 variety 'Watermark Sideways' fresh MLH. BW 33aa, cat AU$800
Lot 608		Estimate: $1,000 2/- Brown superbly centred and very fine MUH
Lot 609		Estimate: $400 2/- Greyish-brown superbly centred with large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 610		Estimate: $500 2/- Reddish-brown large part OG, fine, a scarce shade. BW 37F, cat AU$1000
Lot 611		Estimate: $220 2/- Brown Punctured 'OS' block of 4, few short perfs along top, cancelled Strawberry Hills (NSW) cds 5 MY 23, fine appearance and a very scarce multiple. BW 37ba, cat AU$500+
Lot 612		Estimate: $200 2/- Maroon Punctured 'OS', two tiny gum thins otherwise fine. BW 38ba, cat AU$550
Lot 613		Estimate: $200 2/- Maroon Punctured 'OS' MUH slightly toned gum
Lot 614		Estimate: $300 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow Punctured 'OS', part OG and centred left. BW 44Db, cat AU$1250
Lot 615		Estimate: $400 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow Punctured 'OS' lightly toned large part OG. BW 44Db, cat AU$1250
Lot 616		Estimate: $75 5/- Grey and Deep Yellow Punctured 'OS' CTO from Collector's Set (2), typically off-centre, large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 617		Estimate: $400 10/- Grey and Intense Aniline Pink centred to base with part OG and barely discernible vertical gum crease
Lot 618		Estimate: $2,500 10/- Grey and Aniline Pink variety 'Watermark Inverted, very fine and lightly hinged. SG 43aw, cat £2750, BW 48Ba, cat AU$4500
Lot 619		Estimate: $250 10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink optd SPECIMEN Type B, large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 620		Estimate: $2,200 10/- Grey and Pale Aniline Pink optd SPECIMEN Type C, well-centred with large part OG and lightly hinged. Rare on this quality, with only 360 printed. BW 48xb, cat AU$3250
Lot 621		Estimate: $1,800 £1 Light Brown and Pale Blue CTO with gum, lightly hinged. BW52Dw, cat AU$4000
Lot 622		Estimate: $450 £1 Grey superbly centred with large part OG and lightly hinged with minute tone spot on reverse
Lot 623		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 £1 Grey Punctured 'OS' fine part OG, a little heavily hinged. BW 53b, cat AU$3250
Lot 624		Estimate: $175 £1 Grey optd SPECIMEN Type C large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 625		Estimate: $12,000 £2 Grey-black and Crimson variety 'Broken Coast in Bight', very fresh MUH. BW 56B(D)r, normal stamp cat AU$20,000
Lot 626		Estimate: $3,500 £2 Purple-black and Rose CTO without gum, well-centred. BW45Cw, cat AU$6500
Lot 627		Estimate: $150 £2 Purple-black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C sub-type 1 (Damaged 'C'), centred to top, regummed. BW 56xd, cat AU$1000