2d grey Plate 1 Die IIA (Substituted Cliché) ACSC 7(1)kb (SG 35a) with the characteristic vertical watermark line at left, punctured 'OS', worn 'BRISBANE' cds largely clear of the break in the L/H frame, Cat $4500 (see footnote 3) (£1900+; not listed punctured 'OS'). [This is the Advanced (Third) State with a clear break in the outer frameline, what Greg Pope calls "a massive break"]

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

2d grey Die I Plate 2 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 with Shading Break below 'W' of 'TWO' ACSC 7(2)zb, minor imperfections & a light crease across the monogram unit, a band of 'suntanning' across the top, lightly mounted in margin otherwise unmounted, Cat $3750 for mounted.

Grade B B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

2d grey with the Watermark Inverted Plate 1 Inserted 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 7a(1)z in a block of 18 (6x3) with Cut Throat Kangaroo [1L48], Retouching to NW of Map [1L55] & unlisted Retouching below 'PEN' of 'PENCE' [1L58 & 59], light overall aging of the gum, the L/L unit is creased & mounted otherwise the block is very fresh & unmounted, Cat $23,000+ ($17,500 for a mounted monogram strip of 3). An important piece that includes the Pre-Substituted Cliché [1L55]. Ex Stuart Hardy (sold for $5360 in 2013) & Peter O'Rourke.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

2d grey with the Watermark Inverted 'CA' Monogram single (hinge remainder) ACSC 7a(1)zb in a pair, the normal unit is unmounted, Cat $1150++ plus a significant premium for the watermark being inverted.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

2d grey Die IIA ACSC 8 marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the right of the sheet [R28-30/34-36], Unit 35 with Deformed 'W' of 'TWO' ACSC 8k, unmounted, Cat $1350++.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

2d grey Die IIA Plate 3 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 with Break in Inner Frame by 'T' of 'TWO' ACSC 8zb, a trifle aged & with minor bends, lightly mounted in margin otherwise unmounted, Cat $3750 for mounted.

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

2d grey Die IIA Plate 3 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 8zb in a block of 10 (5x2) with Break in Inner Frame by 'T' of 'TWO', additionally with White Flaws over 'AU' of 'AUSTRALIA' [50], unlisted Oil Tanker off Geraldton [51], an advanced state of the Archipelago below 'POSTAGE' [54] & unlisted 'PE' of 'PENCE' Joined [56], some reinforced perfs & the gum 'suntanned' in parts, the Monogram strip mounted/re-inforced in the margin only with the stamps themselves unmounted but tonespot on central unit, Cat $4650+.

Grade B/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

2d grey Die IIA Plate 3 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 8zb in a block of 12 (6x2) with Break in Inner Frame by 'T' of 'TWO', additionally with White Flaws over 'AU' of 'AUSTRALIA' [50], unlisted Oil Tanker off Geraldton [51], Archipelago below 'POSTAGE' [54] & unlisted 'PE' of 'PENCE' Joined [57], evenly aged gum, hinged in margin and on one upper upper unit, the others including the monogram strip of 3 are unmounted, Cat $5750+ for mounted.

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

2½d deep blue Plate 1 Inserted 'CA' Monogram strip of 3, well centred, minor toning, lower-half of the L/H margin separated/rejoined, unobtrusive gum disturbance, Cat $4000. Very scarce.

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

3d olive Die I Plate 1 Inserted 'JBC' Monogram single with Frame Break above 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC 13E(1)zc, well centred, a little aged but unmounted, Cat $1500 for mounted.

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

3d olive-green Die I Plate 1 Inserted 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 13(1)zb with Break in Frame over 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA', obvious but unlisted Submarine below 'POS' of 'POSTAGE', and White Flaw below 'NCE' of 'PENCE' respectively, the monogram unit & the third unit are unmounted, Cat $6000+ for mounted plus significant premiums for the scarcer shade, the intriguing Submarine Flaw, & the monogram unit being unmounted.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

3d olive Die I Plate 1 Inserted 'JBC' Monogram strip of 4 with listed varieties on the second (monogram) & last units ACSC 13(1)zb, well centred, mounted on the first unit & in the side margin, the monogram strip otherwise unmounted, Cat $6000+ for a mounted strip of 3. [Sold at our auction of 25.3.2021 for $2755]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,500

3d olive Die II ACSC 14 marginal block of 4 from the base of the pane with Lengthy Plate Scratch from the L/H Frame of the U/L unit SW of WA through the Kangaroo to North West Cape on the U/R Unit ACSC 13(2)j-k, well centred, characteristic rough perfs, hinge remainder, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $750+ for normal singles plus a premium for both varieties in the pair. Also a small parcel piece with 3d separated pair (a couple of faults) with the same flaw across both units, Cat $250. (Qty 2 items)** This is from Plate Two, not Die II. Other details are correct **

Grade A-/A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

6d deep ultramarine ACSC 19A (SG 38) corner example from the U/L corner of the sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat $575 (£80+ for mounted). An impressive single.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$240

6d ultramarine Substituted Cliché ACSC 19(1)ja (SG 38a), characteristic rough perfs, faint pinkish tinge, untidy parcel cancel clear of the tell-tale break in the L/H margin, Cat $3750 (£1900).* WITHDRAWN: not the Substituted Cliché **

Grade B B2

Estimate AU$500

6d dull ultramarine Substituted Cliché ACSC 19(1)ja (SG 38a) with vertical marginal watermark line at right, exceptional centring, a few shortish perfs, 'REGISTERED/BRISBANE' cds clear of the tell-tale break in the L/H margin, Cat $3750 (£1900). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2015).

Grade A- A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

6d dull grey-blue Die II Plate 2 'T.S. HARRISON' Two-Line Imprint pair with 'jubilee' lines ACSC 19E(2)zj, remarkably well-centred for an imprint piece, characteristic rough perfs, a few split perfs at upper-left of gutter, hinge remainder in the gutter, Cat $12,000+ for mounted. A great rarity and a highly important item in the Kangaroo Series. [The ACSC states that the 6d Die II Harrison Imprint is "perhaps the rarest imprint outside the Bicoloured High Values". NB: the Die IIB Harrison Imprint has no 'jubilee' lines]

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

6d chestnut Plate 3 TS Harrison ('N' over 'MP') Imprint block of 4 ACSC 21(3)z, creased in the gutter, Cat $1000.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

6d chestnut Plate 4 AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 ACSC 21(4)zb, lower units unmounted, Cat $750+ for mounted.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

6d chestnut Plate 4 John Ash ('N' over 'A') Imprint block of 4 ACSC 21(4)zd, folded in the margin, lower units unmounted, Cat $750+ for mounted.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

6d brown Plate 3 John Ash ('N' over 'N') Imprint block of 4 ACSC 22(3)z, slightly trimmed at the base, Cat $450.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

6d brown Plate 4 John Ash ('N' over 'A') Imprint block of 4 ACSC 22(4)z with Defective Imprint caused by Ink-Stripping, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $400+ for mounted.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

9d violet Die IIB Plate 4 ACSC 27 (SG 39b) corner pair from the U/L corner of the pane, the first unit with unlisted Archipelago of Islands below 'POSTAGE' (Early State) #27(4)d, well centred, characteristic rough perfs, unmounted, Cat $750+ (£150+, mounted) for singles, plus a significant premium for the variety.

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

9d violet Die IIB Plate 4 TS Harrison Imprint ('N' over 'MP') block of 4 ACSC 27(4)zb with unlisted White Flaw between Value Tablet & 'P' of 'PENCE', lightly mounted in margin impinging slightly onto U/R unit, the other three units unmounted, Cat $2750 for mounted.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

9d violet Plate 3 John Ash Imprint block of 8 (4x2) ACSC 28(3)z with 'Screw' Breaks in the Jubilee Line at L/L & L/R, very lightly mounted, Cat $2200+.** Small Multiple Watermark: wrongly listed under Third Watermark. All other details are correct **

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500