Great Britain and British Commonwealth Kangaroos - Third Watermark
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 79
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All-different selection comprising 2d, 2½d, 3d Die I x2 (one with the Watermark Inverted), 3d Die IIB (unmounted), 6d brown Broken Leg in pair, 9d, 1/- with the Watermark Inverted (aged gum), 1/- Die IIB x2 (one with the Watermark Sideways), 2/- brown (aged gum), 5/- & 10/-, variable centring, most are fine to very fine & lightly to very lightly mounted, Cat $4000 (£1950).
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Sale No: 6
Lot No: 80
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
2d grey group including mint x2 (one VLMtd), used block of 4, punctured 'OS' x2, 'JBC' Monogram single ACSC 7(1)ze (scissor cut in the margin; rare used & unpriced thus), and listed varieties 7(1)i, 7(1)L, 7(1)m, 7(1)o & 7(U)d, mostly very fine, Cat $1500+.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-30-2021, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 81
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2d grey Die I Plate 1 Inserted 'CA' Monogram single ACSC 7(1)zb with unlisted White Line below 'TWO PENCE' etc, Cat $1000.
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 83
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
2½d indigo group with mint x3 (one with NWPI Overprint), used x2, and listed varieties ACSC 11(1)p, 11(2)f (unmounted mint but a little aged/toned), 11(2)g & 11(2)p, mostly very fine, Cat $600+.
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2½d indigo Plate 2 vertical strip of 5 from the U/L corner of the L/H pane [L1/7/13/19/25] with Heavy Coastline to WA ACSC 11(2)d on all five units, unmounted, Cat $500+ as normal unmounted singles or $500+ as mounted variety singles. [The ACSC states that the Heavy Coastline occurs only only two of these units [L13] & [L25]. It also states that the appearance of the coastline varies, probably due to uneven makeready]
3d olive Die I ACSC 13E corner block of 4 from the U/R of the L/H pane, well centred, the R/H units with a faint vertical crease that is barely discernible from the face, unmounted, Cat $700+.
3d olive-green Die II ACSC 13L (SG 37d) with unlisted variety Colour Flaw on Tropic of Capricorn near R/H Frame, a few nibbled perfs at the top, Cat $600+.
6d dull dark blue with Bite Out of Kangaroo's Leg (Second State) ACSC 19C(2)da, well centred, light cds largely clear of the variety, repaired 5mm tear at L/L, Cat $2250.
6d brown Plate 3 AJ Mullett Imprint block of 8 (4x2) with Line from Map to Value Tablet ACSC 21(3)zd, a few minor blemishes, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $1000+.
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 104
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
1/- blue-green Die IIB group with used shades x3 (one punctured 'OS'), mint Sideways Watermark & NWPI Overprint, ACSC 33(3)f and punctured 'OS' varieties 33(3)g (mint), 33(4)d (mint) & 33(4)L in a used pair (a bit aged), Cat $1000+.
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1/- blue-green Die IIB with the Watermark Sideways ACSC 33aa (SG 40ba) horizontal pair, contemporary Sydney parcels-roller cancel largely clear of the design, Cat $1000+++ (£800+++). This is a very scarce stamp postally used in-period so a pair is of some rarity: sold at our auction of 1.12.2007 for $757. [NB: most examples offered as 'used' have bogus or non-contemporary cancellations. We guarantee this pair is a genuine in-period usage]
Sale No: 6
Lot No: 106
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection
2/- brown group with used x4 (one punctured 'OS') and listed varieties ACSC 37(1)g x2 (one with NWPI Overprint & undated 'CANCELLED/NAURU' h/s in violet) and 37(2)e, Cat $830 plus the NWPI stamp.
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5/- grey & pale yellow corner single with large-part Harrison Imprint, characteristic rough perfs, hinge remainder, Cat $475 ($3500 for an imprint pair).
10/- grey & aniline-pink with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 48a (SG 43aw), well centred, small thin at the top, large-part o.g. & apparently CTO but with a non-contemporary cds, Cat $3750 (SG £1600).
10/- grey & deep aniline-pink with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint ACSC 47x with unlisted variety Mini-Tsunami off North Coast of NSW, excellent centring, a couple of nibbled perfs, very lightly mounted, Cat $600+.
£1 grey marginal single from the base of the sheet with a small part of the Harrison Two-Line Imprint ACSC 53za, a little aged with a small patch of toning, very lightly mounted, Cat $1000. [Priced at $6250 for an imprint pair with only the first line of the imprint present: this stamp has fragments of the second line]
£2 purple-black & rose-carmine ACSC 56C (SG 45b), well centred, small thin at the top, neat 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' cds, Cat $4500 (£2750). A particularly attractive example of this key stamp, of which most examples are poorly centred, heavily cancelled &/or have significant faults. Fine postally used examples are much scarcer than CTO stamps.
PUNCTURED 'OS': 6d Die IIB pale violet-blue ACSC 20b (SG O46d) block of 4, lightly mounted on U/L stamp only otherwise unmounted, Cat $2600+ for singles.
PUNCTURED 'OS': 6d chestnut ACSC 21ba (SG O76) block of 4, well centred, upper units lightly hinged, lower units unmounted, Cat $550+ for unmounted singles (£192++ for mounted singles).
PUNCTURED 'OS': 2/- grey-brown with Dog-Leg Flaw though 'SH' of 'SHILLING' to the Value Circle (First State) ACSC 37Hba(2)f, Melbourne cds, Cat $900 based on the ACSC stating that a variety punctured 'OS' are priced at twice the normal stamp, plus a premium for the scarce shade.
PUNCTURED 'OS': 5/- grey-black & chrome CTO ACSC 44wa (SG O50), Grossly Misperforated with 1mm portion of 'Jubilee Line' at top and the lower perforations cutting into the words of value, Cat $200 for normal (£70 for postally used).
