Great Britain and British Commonwealth Kangaroos - Third Watermark
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 177
Symbol: *
2d, 2½d x3, 3d Die I with the Watermark Inverted, Die II & Die I-II pair, 6d blue, 6d brown x3 (including Broken Leg in a pair), 9d x2 (one with the Watermark Inverted), 1/- x4 (two with the Watermark Inverted and one with the Watermark Sideways), 2/- brown x2 (shades), 2/- maroon x2 (one with the Watermark Inverted, a little aged), 5/-, 10/- x2 (shades), £1 chestnut & blue (disturbed gum) and £1 grey, variable centring, most are lightly to very lightly mounted and generally fine to very fine, Cat $22,000 (£10,000+).
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2d x2, 3d Die I x3 (shades, one with the Watermark Inverted), Die II-I pair and Die IIB, 6d blue x3 (one with the Watermark Inverted), 6d brown, 9d, 1/- and 2/- maroon, variable centring, the 2/- is a little aged otherwise fine to very fine and all appear to be unmounted, Cat $7500 (£1700+, for mounted) minimum.
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2d grey Die I Plate 1 with Inserted 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 in a block of 6 (3x2), the corner unit (affected by a light bend) being the Pre-Subsituted Cliché with Retouched Shading NW of the Map ACSC 7(1)z, well centred, the central upper unit is lightly mounted otherwise very fresh and unmounted, Cat $12,800+ for a mounted monogram strip of 3. A rare & desirable block. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans - sold at our auction of 9.5.2001 for $2530 - and 'Dubois' (Part I) - sold for SFr2685.
2d grey Die I with the Watermark Inverted Plate 1 with Inserted 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 7a(1)zd, well centred, hinge remainder in the margin below the central unit, Cat $6500 in a footnote. Rare. Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr2195.
3d olive Die II Plate 1 'CA' Monogram single ACSC 13(1)za, two light overlapping strikes of Boulder (WA) '20OC16' cds, quite well centred, a few uneven perfs at top, Cat $2250 for mounted mint. The item is from the upper plate, and so the marginal line has been cut to allow for insertion of the monogram. A rare item, all the more so for being commercially used.
6d Die II ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 19Aa (SG 38cw) from the right-hand side of the sheet with vertical watermark line, quite well-centred, a couple of slightly uneven perfs at lower-right, small hinge remainder, Cat $750 (£450).
6d Harrison Plates Die IIB blue with Broken Leg on Kangaroo ACSC 20B(3)d, characteristic wayward centring for this variety, superb Brisbane cds of 13AP23 well clear of the break in the leg, Cat $750. Superb. Ex 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr244.
6d Harrison Plates Die IIB pale ultramarine with Broken Leg on Kangaroo [Pos 3L6] ACSC 20C(3)d (SG 38da) with margin at top, quite well-centred, a couple of light gum bends not apparent from the face, unmounted, Cat $2750 (£2250) for mounted. Most are poorly centred and have rough ('fluffy') perfs; this example is well above-average.
9d violet Plate 2 'JBC' Monogram single ACSC 26(2)zc, very well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $3000. Ex Kevin Nelson - sold for $1120 - and 'Dubois (Part I) - sold for SFr635.
1/- Die II bright blue-green with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 32Ba (SG 40aw) marginal example from the base of the sheet with 'Jubilee' line, lightly mounted, Cat $550 (£275).
1/- pale blue-green Plate 4 TS Harrison Two-Line Imprint block of 4 ACSC 33(4)z, quite well centred for an imprint piece, the gum a little yellowed as is characteristic of this printing, unmounted, Cat $2500. Ex 'Dubois (Part I): sold for SFr975.
1/- Harrison Plates Die IIB bright blue-green with the Watermark Sideways ACSC 33Baa (SG 40ba) horizontal pair, small hinge remainder, Cat $550+ (£140+) for two singles.
1/- blue green block of 4 from the left of the sheet, the two marginal units with Strong Large-Part Offset ACSC 33c (70% on lower unit; 60% on upper unit), quite well-centred, tiny bit of toning on two perf tips (one on an Offset unit), small hinge remainder on the face of the margin only, the stamps unmounted, Cat $2500+ for two mounted singles. [The illustrations is above Lot 190]
2/- brown with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 37Aa (SG 41w), quite well centred, a couple of slightly uneven perfs, light 'REGISTERED' cds cancel in blue, Cat $2250 (£425). One of the most attractive examples we have seen.
2/- deep brown Plate 2 One Line 'T.S. HARRISON' Imprint Pair ACSC 37D(2)zg, well centred for an imprint piece, very lightly mounted in the gutter which just intrudes onto the left-hand unit, the right-hand is unmounted, Cat $20,000+, for a mounted pair, plus a premium for the scarcer shade. A rarity. Superb. Ex Kevin Nelson - sold at our auction of 3.5.2002 as described for $8960 - and 'Dubois' (I), where described as "unmounted": sold for SFr6100.
2/- maroon ACSC 38A (SG 74), quite well centred, unusually with clean-cut perforations instead of the characteristic rough perfs, unmounted, Cat $750 (£80 for mounted).
2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74), marginal example from the top of the sheet, very fresh and very well centred, unmounted, Cat $750 (£85+, for mounted). Superb.
2/- maroon ACSC 38A (SG 74) block of 4, very fresh and very well centred, the upper units are very lightly mounted & the lower units are unmounted, Cat $2100+ (£340+, for mounted), for singles. Superb. Multiples of this quality are very scarce.
5/- grey & yellow used selection of ACSC-listed varieties comprising Roo's Tail Broken, White Flaw at Top of Roo's Tail & Frame Broken at Upper Right [Pos L2] , Long Curved Tail on Roo [Pos R6], Collar on Roo [Pos R36] punctured 'OS' with Kangaroo Slightly Misplaced Downwards (wet feet), Fox-Faced Roo [Pos R38], Break in Right Frame opposite Cape York [Pos R44], Roo's Tail Clipped & Grass Sliced [Pos R44] & Roo's Ear Broken [Pos R47], centring & condition a little variable, most with light cancels in all cases clear of the varieties, ACSC Cat $4000+.
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5/- grey-black & yellow-orange with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 44Ba (SG 42w), unmounted, Cat $2500 (£1500) for mounted (unpriced unmounted in the ACSC) plus a premium for the scarcer shade.
5/- grey & deep yellow ACSC 44C (SG 42) marginal example from the left of the sheet with 'Jubilee' line, the Kangaroo Slightly Misplaced Downwards (grass into the Bight), unmounted, Cat $2000 (£325 for mounted).
5/- grey & pale yellow with Kangaroo's Ears Omitted ACSC 44D(V)n [Pos L44], some uneven/irregular perfs, small hinge remainder, Cat $1500. A dramatic variety. A similarly-centred example - with NPC Certificate stating "A rare variety of which only four mint examples are known" - sold at our auction of 27.4.2022 for $1180.
5/- grey & orange-yellow Two Line 'T.S. HARRISON' Imprint Pair as ACSC 44Bze with an early state of the Tsunami off Sydney, remarkably well centred, a little aged but unmounted, Cat $3500+, for a mounted imprint pair (or $4000 for two unmounted singles). Ex 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr750.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 208
Symbol: *
Cat No: 14s-16s
10/- grey & pink, £1 brown & blue and £2 black & rose each with 'SPECIMEN' Type B overprint ACSC 48x 52x & 56x (SG 14s-16s), all three quite well-centred, the 10/- with hinge remainder, the others lightly mounted, Cat $2200 (£1500). An attractive 'set'. (3)
10/- grey & deep aniline pink with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint ACSC48x vertical pair, very fresh with rich colour, very well centred, unmounted, Cat $1200+, for mounted singles. Ex 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr488. A very scarce multiple: the ACSC notes that only four blocks of 4, Cat $8500 for mounted, have been recorded.
10/- grey & pink with 'SPECIMEN' Type C overprint with Hooked 'C' ACSC 48xd, very well centred, rough perfs cleaned-out, lightly mounted, Cat $7500. A rare stamp.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 211
Symbol: **
Cat No: 44 variety
£1 chocolate & dull blue with Short Spencer Gulf ACSC 52A(D)d (SG 44 variety), a couple of slightly uneven perfs, unmounted, Cat $17,500 for normal unmounted (£3000+ for normal mounted).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 212
Symbol: *
Cat No: 44s variety
£1 chocolate & dull blue with Short Spencer Gulf ACSC 52A(D)d additionally with 'SPECIMEN' Type B overprint ACSC 52Ax (SG 44s variety), a few slightly uneven perfs, very lightly mounted, Cat $4500 for the variety without overprint or $1000 plus shade premium for a normal stamp with overprint. The ACSC states "Most Specimen overprints are in a characteristic light brown & very pale blue shade".
£1 chocolate & dull blue with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint ACSC 52x, very fresh & well centred, faint bend at lower-right, unmounted, Cat $2500. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010) does not mention the bend.
£1 chocolate & dull blue with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint block of 4 ACSC 52xa, very minor aging otherwise superb, unmounted, Cat $15,000+, for a mounted block of 4.
£1 grey CTO with Melbourne cds ACSC 53w with full unmounted original gum, Cat $750+, for no gum. Superb. Ex 'Dubois' (I), where the fact it had unmounted gum was not mentioned: sold for SFr244.
£1 grey 'SPECIMEN' Type C overprint normal, with Hooked 'C' and with Shaved 'P' ACSC 53xb 53xd & 53xf (SG 75s and varieties), the first well-centred & lightly mounted, the other two with small hinge remainders, the last with slightly aged gum, Cat $2375 (£360 for three normal overprints). (3)
£2 black & rose ACSC 56A (SG 45), quite well-centred, very lightly mounted (or possibly unmounted with just a small gum disturbance), Cat $7500 (£5000) for mounted. Brandon Certificate (2002).
£2 black & crimson ACSC 56B (SG 45a), unusually well centred, slightly untidy 'REGISTERED/20JY23/BRISBANE' cds, Cat $4500 (£3250). Superb. Postally used examples are much scarcer than CTO stamps which, perversely, are priced at $6500. One of the finest postally used examples we have seen.
£2 purple-black & rose-carmine ACSC 56C (SG 45b), well centred, a few perfs at upper-left with minor clear surface adhesion that doesn't detract from the very fine appearance, Cat $6500 (£4500). Sergio Sismondo Certificate (2013).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 224
Symbol: *
Cat No: 45s varieties
£2 purple-black & rose 'SPECIMEN' Type C overprint with Hooked 'C' and with Shaved 'P' ACSC 56Cxd & 56xf (SG 45s varieties), both very lightly mounted, Cat $2250. (2)
PUNCTURED 'OS': 2½d, 6d blue x4 (shades, one unmounted), 9d (a little aged but unmounted), 1/- (unmounted) and 2/- brown (a few short perfs at left), mostly well centred & very fresh, Cat $3650; also 1/- with faked Double Perfs at the Top. None are expertised, so offered strictly 'as is'.
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PUNCTURED 'OS': 2½d deep blue ACSC 11Bba (SG O77) marginal example from the top of the sheet with 'Jubilee' line, unmounted, Cat $475 (£100 for mounted).
