Great Britain and British Commonwealth Kangaroos - Third Watermark
Sale No: 2
Lot No: 8
Symbol: F
Cat No: 35a
2d grey Substituted Cliché (Die IIA) ACSC #7(1)kb (SG 35a), a few short perfs at the top, with neat 'TALLANGATTA/ 25AP17/[VIC]' cds well clear of the variety, Cat $2250 (£1900).
6d pale ultramarine Die IIB Broken Leg on Kangaroo punctured 'OS' ACSC #20C(3)bd, characteristic centring for this variety, couple of shortish perfs, Cat $2750.
5/- grey & yellow with the Kangaroo Misplaced into the Bight BW #44ca, well centred, the gum a little 'suntanned' but unmounted, Cat $10,000+ (mounted).
10/- grey & deep 'aniline' pink with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #48Ca, excellent centring, minor red-pencil line at right obscured by the light 'HOBART' cds, Cat $3500.
£1 deep grey ACSC #53B corner block of 6 [R4-6/10-12] from the upper-right of the sheet, unlisted varieties Damaged Upper-Right Corner [4] & Nick at Top of Left-Hand Frame [6], a few slightly short perfs, very fine facial appearance but minor gum disturbance on the lower units & in the upper margin where hinges have been removed, the upper units are unmounted, Cat $14,250+ (as singles). Ex TE Field, Jack Kilfoyle and Lord Leonard Steinberg. Signed in the right-hand margin "AD" (= Alberto Diena).
