Great Britain and British Commonwealth Kangaroos - First Watermark
Sale No: 236
Lot No:40
Symbol:G
9d violet with the Watermark Inverted as ACSC #24a but NOT punctured Large 'OS', exceptional centring, tiny tear & minor perf imperfections at upper-right, rubber Parcel Post datestamp, Cat $12,500++. An important new discovery. [The ACSC states "About half a dozen examples are known...all punctured Large OS"]
£2 black & rose ACSC #55A (SG 16), well centred, two filled pinholes, Sydney cds of -OC14, Cat $6000 (£4000). An attractive example of one of Australia's scarcest 'straight' stamps, at an attractive price.