9d violet Plate 3 Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC #29(3)zb, perforated 'T' for use by Tasmanian Government, reinforced perfs at top, Cat $600 (normal). Ex Julian Sterling Part II.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

5/- & 10/- (hinge remainder), very well centred, Cat $975 (£595). (2)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

5/- grey & yellow-orange John Ash Imprint Pair ACSC #46zb, very well centred for an imprint piece with one unit very lightly mounted & the other unmounted, Cat $2000+ (mounted).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

5/- grey & orange-yellow John Ash Imprint block of 4 with Open-Mouthed Roo ACSC #46za, the upper units very lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $5000. [Stuart Hardy's two similar blocks each sold for $2679]

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

10/- grey & pink, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $650.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

10/- dark grey & 'aniline' pink ACSC #50E (SG unlisted shade), exceptional centring, lightly mounted, Cat $2750. Superb! Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2015) states "rare shade".

Grade A+ A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

10/- dark grey & 'aniline' pink John Ash Imprint pair ACSC #50Ezb, very lightly mounted, Cat $3750+ as a normal imprint pair but $5500 as singles in this shade combination. Rare.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

10/- dark grey & 'aniline' pink John Ash Imprint pair ACSC #50Ezb, well centred especially the left-hand unit, very lightly mounted, Cat $5500++ as two singles. A very rare imprint piece.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

10/- grey & pale 'aniline' pink John Ash Imprint block of 4 with Open-Mouthed Roo ACSC #50za, unmounted, Cat $10,000+ (mounted). Superb! Ex Julian Sterling: sold for $6100.

Grade A+ C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$7,500

£2 grey & rose-carmine, very lightly mounted, Cat $5000 (£4250).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

£2 grey-black & rose-carmine ACSC #58B (SG 45a), well centred, only the faintest trace of having been mounted, Cat $5000 (£4250). A gem!

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

£2 grey-black & rose-carmine with Kangaroo's Foot Broken [R52], unmounted, Cat $15,000 (£4250 mounted) plus a premium for the variety. Superb! Ex Australia Post Archives: sold at auction in 2017 for $9241.

This variety is not listed in the ACSC. It should be #58(V)na. Originally, unit 52 also showed the Pointed Tail but that element was retouched during the Third Watermark printings. For the Small Multiple & CofA Watermark printings, the vignette plates were transposed so [L52] became [R52]

Grade A+ C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$7,500

£2 grey-black & rose-carmine ACSC #57B (SG 138) horizontal pair, a couple of very minor blemishes, neat Sydney GPO cds, Cat $1700+ (£1200+). Scarce multiple.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

£2 black & rose-carmine vertical pair with varieties Hunch-Backed Roo and Notch in Roo's Snout ACSC #58(V)h & i, light Sydney cds, Cat $2600+.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$900

£2 black & rose-carmine John Ash Imprint block of 4 with Open-Mouthed Roo ACSC #58za, well centred for an imprint block, one slightly nibbled perf on the first unit otherwise superb!, the upper units very lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $75,000. As fresh as a daisy. Ex Stuart Hardy: sold for $31,455. [One of the pre-eminent items for any Kangaroos collection. The ACSC states "At least six blocks of 4 have survived; one is in the Australia Post Archives"]

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$30,000