AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KANGAROO ISSUES, THIRD WATERMARK

Lot 744		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 745		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 746		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 747		Estimate: $350 2/- Maroon very fine MUH, BW cat AU$750
Lot 748		Estimate: $275 Realised Price : $210 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 749		Estimate: $700 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 750		Estimate: $400 £1 Grey fine with large part OG
Lot 751		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 £1 Grey large part OG, tiny tone spots on several perfs
Lot 752		Estimate: $140 £1 Grey optd SPECIMEN Type C large part OG and lightly hinged
Lot 753		Estimate: $75 £2 Purple-black and Rose overprinted SPECIMEN Type C, toned gum and blunt top left corner. BW 56xb. cat AU$500