Range including Hut Airs mint & 10/- VFU, a second mint set mostly with the Short 'I' in 'AIR', both sets with some toning, very fine Dated Airs, Undated Birds 10/- (**), Undated Airs set mint with some blemishes & 5/- VFU, 1935 Bulolo £2 & £5 FU, 1939 Bulolo mostly fine mint set (the 10/- is VFU), and plenty of duplicates in variable condition, Cat £3250+. (Qty 220 approx)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

1935 Bulolo Airs £5 emerald-green SG 205, well centred, Cat £450. David Brandon Certificate (1999).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Attractive selection with KGV abc strips of 3 to 5d plus Fifth Setting strips of 3, Kangaroos singles to 10/- + £1 with fake cancel, abc blocks of 6 (2x3) to 1/- + Third Wmk 2/- with the Watermark Inverted strip of 3, and Fifth Setting verttical strips of 5 to 1/-, generally very fine with many units being unmounted. (Qty 113) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Range of singles to 5/- mostly bought at postal auctions plus formes of 30 of KGV ½d & 4d orange and Fifth Setting KGV ½d & Kangaroos 2d, a few varieties noted. (Qty 150+ & formes x4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos First Watermark 6d ultramarine with Retouched Second 'E' in 'PENCE' SG 78a [1R60], well centred, a few nibbled perfs, Cat £7500. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2013) states "extremely rare variety...as few as only 17 examples..." [Tim Rybak's two singles sold at our auction of 26.4.2008 for $3910 (faded) & $7762 respectively]

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos First Watermark 2½d indigo SG 74 Plate 2 complete forme of 30 from the base of the left-hand pane [2L31-60] with Thick Frame at Upper-Right [31], Scratch over 'W' of 'TWO' [32], Thick WA Coastline [43] & Retouch to Upper-Right of Value Circle [55], with full sheet margins at left & base and 'JBC' Monogram, above-average centring, very lightly mounted on the top row & behind the monogram otherwise unmounted. A superb forme! [Only the KGV 1d & the Kangaroo 2½d from the first printings were issued with selvedge. In every other case, the margins were removed from the formes of 30. Superior to the similar formes of 30 - graded 'A/B' & 'A/A-' - that sold in our auctions of 6.8.2021 & 3.12.2021 for $10,480 & $16,175 respectively]

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$15,000

1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Third Watermark 3d olive complete forme of 30 from the L/L of Plate 2 [31-36/55-60] with fifteen Die II units including six Die I-Die II Pairs SG 96ab, generally well centred, Units 31 & 37 (Die II) with trimmed perfs at left otherwise very fine, three Die I units are mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat £3000++ for mounted singles & the six Die I-II pairs. A rare pane. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans. RPSofV Certificate (2001). The illustration is above Lot 2585. (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Third Watermark £1 brown & blue SG 99 abc strip, well centred,exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat £2200+ for mounted. [Barry Gribble's very fine strip with only the b & c units unmounted sold at our auction of 25.3.2011 for $3029]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1918-22 Fifth Setting on Kangaroos 2½d indigo with Missing '1' in '2½d' SG 107a, very frresh & lightly mounted, Cat £14,000. Ex 'Niagara' & Paul Zatulove: sold at our auction of 12.10.2012 for $9320. BPA Certificate (1977).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$10,000

1918-22 Fifth Setting on Kangaroos 6d dull ultramarine Die IIB SG 110b horizontal pair, the first unit with the Rounded Corner at U/R & Break at the Junction of the Inner Framelines at U/R, the R/H unit with the Frame Break above & between 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA', unmounted, Cat £1500++ for used singles; unpriced mint. Rare. An important technical piece for the specialist. [For discussion of the die states see the ACSC 'Kangaroos' at page 30]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1918-22 Fifth Setting on Kangaroos 10/- grey & bright aniline pink SG 117 block of 4 from the L/R corner of the pane with marginal watermark lines at right & the base, the last unit is mounted, the other three units are unmounted & very scarce thus, Cat £680++ for mounted singles. A superb block! The illustration is above Lot 2582.

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$600