Great Britain and British Commonwealth Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark
Sale No: 499
Lot No:649
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6d Chestnut, well centred blk.(4), 3 MUH, 1 MLH. (Image)
Estimate AU$150-200 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 499
Lot No:650
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9d Violet, Perforated OS, Ash Imprint blk.(4) [BW:28(4)z] with variety "Die 2 substitution" at position 4R49. Probably unique thus. Attractively used April 1933 with "LAW COURTS - MELBOURNE" cds's. The Notes accompanying this entry in BW suggest that perf.OS items are worth double the normal. This would suggest a value of $3,000 for this previously unrecorded block. (Image)
Estimate AU$800-1,000 Min. Bid. AU$70
Opening AU$ 700.00
Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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Lot No:651
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Cat No:O118 - Cat. ***800
5/- Grey & Orange-Yellow, perforated OS, MUH but with overall lightly tropicalized gum. (SG.O118 - Cat. ***800) (Image)
Estimate AU$200-300 Min. Bid. AU$160
Opening AU$ 160.00
Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 499
Lot No:652
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TELEGRAPH PUNCTURED HIGH VALUES: 5/-, 10/- & £2. (3). (Image)
Sale No: 499
Lot No:654
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£2 Black & Rose block of 6 [L15-17, L21-23] with varieties "White Flaw in Bight", "Short Spencer's Gulf" & Hunch-backed Roo [L17] and "Notch in kangaroo's snout" [L23], fresh MUH. BW:57A - Cat. $120,000++. RPSofV Certificate (2003).Multiples are exceptionally rare - three imprint blocks are recorded, one of which is in the Chapman collection. Stuart Hardy's block of 4 sold for $36,000, inclusive of commission, in May 2013. His unique block of 24, the only recorded larger multiple, sold for $234,000, inclusive of commission, at the same sale. (Image)