AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 218		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $105 Watermarked Paper: Block of 6 watermarks from left of sheet showing marginal watermark 'MONWE'. BW price for block of 4 watermarks AU$100 (see Kangaroos catalogue, page 29)
Lot 219		Estimate: $500 2d Die 2, 2½d, 3d Die I, 6d Blue Die II, 9d (toned gum), 1/- Die IIB, 2/- Brown mint (2d, 3d and 1/- MUH), also 5/- used, generally fine (8)
Lot 220		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 3d Yellow-olive Die II with 'PT/Co' perfin (inverted) on 1921 (21 Feb) Perpetual Trustee Co. envelope from Sydney to USA. mall cover defect at upper left, otherwise fine and a scarce combination. Die II on cover cat AU$500
Lot 221		Estimate: $160 6d Blue Die II Punctured OS, centred to base and with variety 'Dry Ink', couple of thinned perfs at lower right, with 2020 Starling Certificate. BW 19c, cat AU$275
Lot 222		Estimate: $1,400 Realised Price : $1,050 9d Indigo-violet Die IIB punctured 'OS' lightly hinged mint, some gum toning and with 2021 NPC Certificate, rare. BW 27G, cat AU$4,500
Lot 223		Estimate: $350 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 224		Estimate: $350 2/- Maroon very fine MUH, BW cat AU$750
Lot 225		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $440 5/- Grey-black and Chrome variety 'Broken Coast Near Sydney and Break in Right Frame 3mm From Top' (L2), lightly hinged mint with 2021 NPC Certificate. BW 44A(D)d, cat AU$950
Lot 226		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow, fresh and lightly hinged mint. BW 44D, cat AU$475
Lot 227		Estimate: $300 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow variety 'Spencer's Gulf Short' (R5) and also with unlisted 'Curved Tail and Cropped Ear on Kangaroo', lightly hinged mint and with 2021 NPC Certificate. BW 44D(D)j, cat AU$750
Lot 228		Estimate: $800 5/- Grey and Pale Yellow marginal pair, right unit variety 'Kangaroo's Ears Missing' (L44), typical rough perfs and lightly hinged, with 2021 NPC Certificate. A very scarce plate variety of which only four mint examples have been reported. BW44D(V)n, cat AU$1975
Lot 229		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 10/- Grey and Deep Aniline-pink punctured 'OS' and cancelled-to-order, fine and o gum
Lot 230		Estimate: $450 £1 Grey fine with large part OG
Lot 231		Estimate: $360 £1 Grey large part OG, tiny tone spots on several perfs
Lot 232		£1 Grey punctured 'OS' MUH but with toned gum. BW 53b, cat AU$4750
Lot 233		Estimate: $140 £1 Grey optd SPECIMEN Type C large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 234		Estimate: $100 £2 Purple-black and Rose overprinted SPECIMEN Type C, toned gum and blunt top left corner. BW 56xb. cat AU$500