Mostly advertising covers all with solo frankings comprising 2d Die I to New Zealand with superb 'UTIKU' arrival b/s, 2d Die I punctured 'OS' (fault at the base) on postcard to Sweden, 2½d, 3d Die I x2 & Die IIB to Austria, 6d grey-blue registered to California, 6d brown part-air to GB & another registered internally, and 9d Die IIB on complete black/white 'INLAND PARCEL/POST' label, condition variable. (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

2d grey Die I with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 7a (SG 35bw) corner block of 4 from the upper-left of the left-hand pane, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1500+ (£380++, mounted), for singles. Superb.

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

2½d deep blue ACSC 11B (SG 36) three marginal blocks of 4 (including two that were previously a block of 8 from the upper-left corner of the right-hand pane), unmounted, Cat $1200+ (£348++, for mounted), for singles. Useful for plating.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

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$3,000

6d ultramarine Die II ACSC 19A (SG 38) marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, well to very well centred, unmounted, Cat $2300+ (£320+, mounted), for singles. Superb. 

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

6d ultramarine Die II Plate 2 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 19(2)z, missing the side-margin at left, well centred, a couple of minor ironed-out wrinkles still unusually fine for having been used on a parcel, 'SYDNEY/8JE16/ 50 ' cds, Cat $12,000 for a mint strip of 3; unpriced used. A great rarity & a "must have" for the collector of used multiples or Sydney datestamps! Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010) as the then #19z states "Genuine in all respects [with] contemporary cancels. Extremely rare". In fact, in all the major Kangaroo sales since & including Arthur Gray in February 2007, we could not locate a mint monogram strip of 3 - or larger multiple - of #19(1)z or (2)z. The unique in private hands strip of 12 with two 'CA' Monograms #19(1)zf was offered twice. And that's it. This is therefore an exceptional opportunity to obtain one of the rarest monogram strips of three.

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$7,500

9d violet, 5/- grey & deep yellow and 10/- grey & pink (both unrecorded on cover) + KGV 1½d brown all tied by Adelaide cds of MY21/20 to a parcel-piece. A lovely, if only fragmentary, item. Ex 'Tillie Mitchell': sold at our auction of 29.8.2020 for $2155.  The maximum weight for which parcel rates were available was 11lb, for which the domestic rate was 5/8d. The maximum rate to Britain was 6/- or 7/- depending on the route, or 6/4d from some time in mid-1920. Heavier articles were accepted, but the letter rate had to be paid. If the addressee was in Australia or within the British Empire, the rate was 1d per ½oz x190 = 15/10d + ½d War Tax (per article, not per rate step). If the parcel was sent to a foreign country, the rate was 2½d x76 = 15/10d + ½d War Tax.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1/- blue-green Die IIB Plate 4 Harrison imprint pair ACSC 33(4) za (SG 40b), fresh colours, light fold through central gutter, lightly mounted in the gutter with the left-hand unit unmounted, Cat $850++, for mounted (£170++ for two mounted singles).

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

2/- brown ACSC 37 (SG 41), excellent centring, hinge remainder, Cat $450 (£300).

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

2/- brown ACSC 37 (SG 41), two examples, the first with a hinge remainder, the other with a couple of short perfs & rounded corner but unmounted, Cat $450 & $2500 (£600, for two mounted examples). (2) 

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

2/- maroon Plate 1 TS Harrison Imprint pair ACSC 38(1)za, quite well centred, lightly mounted in the margin only, the stamps are unmounted, Cat $2000+, for a mounted pair.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

10/- grey & deep aniline-pink with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 48Ba (SG 43aw), well centred, fake cds, Cat $3750 (£1600). 

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

10/- grey & deep aniline pink with the Kangaroo Misplaced to Left with Head in the Ocean punctured 'OS' ACSC 48cb, CTO with no gum, Cat $5000.

Grade A D1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

£1 chocolate & dull blue ACSC 52A (SG 44), a few nibbled perfs, lightly mounted, Cat $4500 (£3000).

Grade A- C2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

£1 chocolate & dull blue with Short Spencer Gulf ACSC 52A(D)d (SG 44 variety), a couple of slightly uneven perfs, Cat $17,500 for normal unmounted (£3000++ for normal stamp mounted).

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$8,500

£1 grey ACSC 53 (SG 75), excellent centring, very lightly mounted, Cat $1000 (£650).

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

£2 grey-black & crimson with Frame-Break below 'N' of 'POUNDS' ACSC 56(D)o (SG45), reperforated & light vertical bend, Cat $9750.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

£2 black & rose-carmine ACSC 56A (SG 45), excellent colour & well centred, hinge remnants, Cat $7500 (£5000). A very attractive example of this scarce stamp.

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

£2 purple-black & rose-carmine ACSC 56C (SG 45b), reperforated at the base, unconvincing cds, Cat $4500 (£2750). 

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

£2 purple-black & rose-carmine CTO ACSC 56Cw (SG 45), characteristic irregular perfs, large-part original gum, Cat $6500 (Cat £3250). 

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

£2 purple-black & rose-carmine with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Overprint ACSC 56Cxb, well centred, characteristic rough perfs, unmounted, Cat $1250.

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

PUNCTURED 'OS': 2½d deep blue ACSC 11Bb (SG O44) block of 4, characteristic rough perfs, wrinkling affects three units, unmounted, Cat $1900+, for singles (£400+, for mounted singles).

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

PUNCTURED 'OS': 3d olive Die I ACSC 13Eb (SG O45) marginal block of 4 from the lower-left of the right-hand pane with 'Jubilee' lines in the central gutter and in the perforated 'OS' lower margin, well-above average centring, the lower-right unit unmounted (one pulled perf), the others very lightly mounted, Cat $1000+ for one unmounted & three mounted singles (£280+ for four mounted singles).

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

PUNCTURED 'OS': 3d olive Die I ACSC 13Eb (SG O45) block of 6 (3x2), very well-centred, the lower-right unit with two short perfs & the upper-right unit with a tiny black mark on the gum, the upper-left unit with a small hinge remainder, the others all very fine unmounted, Cat $2550+ for one mounted & five unmounted singles (£420+ for six mounted singles). A very scarce multiple.

Grade A A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

PUNCTURED 'OS': 3d olive Die I with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 13a/b (SG O45cw) marginal block of 8 (4x2) from the right of the right-hand pane, well centred, some faint tonespots (more significant on the last two units, five units are unmounted, Cat $11,550+ for singles: see footnote 2 (£1120++ for mounted singles). A rare & attractive block.

Grade A-/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000