Great Britain and British Commonwealth Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark
Sale No: 251
Lot No:165
Symbol:*/**
Mint selection comprising 6d brown x2 shades, 9d x3 shades one marginal **, 1/- x2 shades one marginal **, 5/- (very minor bend) and 10/- (centred a little low), a couple with small hinge remainders, centring & condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat $2750+ (£1000+ for mounted).
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6d to 5/- plus 'SPECIMEN' 10/- & £2 SG 107-114, the 5/- & £2 slight misplacement of the Kangaroo into the Bight or into the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, lightly mounted, Cat $2425 (£970).
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1/- pale blue-green Plate 3 John Ash Imprint ('N' over 'N') block of 4 with Break in North Coast of Tasmania Pos [3R49] ACSC 34(3)z, unusually well centred, unmounted, Cat $1000+ for mounted.
2/- maroon ACSC 39A (SG 110), marginal single from the right of the sheet, well-centred, very lightly mounted in the margin only, the stamp unmounted, Cat $750 (£120 for mounted).
10/- grey & pale pink ACSC 49 (SG 112) corner block of 4 from the L/R of the R/H pane, light bend across the lower units, very fresh appearance but the gum a trifle aged, unmounted, Cat $12,000+ (£1900++ for mounted singles). A rare multiple. [Sold at our auction of 25.3.2021 for $2755]
10/- grey & pink with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Overprint ACSC 49x (small paper-pulp inclusion) & £2 grey & rose-carmine with Type D 'SPECIMEN' Overprint ACSC 57x (faint aging), both unmounted, Cat $3000.
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£2 grey & rose-carmine with Island off Sydney ACSC 57(D)va with Type D 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, small hinge remainder, Cat $900 plus a premium for the variety. [Acquired at a Sydney auction for $1156]