Other countries continued... Australia - Kangaroos - Second Watermark continued... Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 10027 o Second Watermark 1915: 9 d. violet, Die II, variety watermark inverted, a fine postally used single, struck with indistinct cds, good colour, a scarce stamp, with only two dozen used examples recorded, about half of which are postally used, particularly desirable in this quality Gi = £ 550 / ACSC 25A(a) (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 27w] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10028 * Second Watermark, 1915: 5 s. grey and yellow, Die II, variety double printed frame, lightly hinged original gum, rich deep colour and exceptionally well centred, originating from the discovery strip of four, the distinctive double impression clearly evident in the downward shift resulting in a prominent extra upper frameline above the Kangaroo’s head. A choice example of this great rarity; with 2007 Ceremuga certificate and 1977 RPSL photocopy certificate for the pair from which this stamp originated. Gi = £ 15'000 / ACSC 43c Note: Only ten examples of this double printed frame are recorded, of which just four, from the original strip discovered in 1915, are known mint without the O.S. puncture; one resides in the Australia Post Archival Collection (ex R.T.P. Chapman) and is not available to collectors. The strip of four was first split into pairs, and subsequently two singles. A major rarity and an essential cornerstone for any exhibition collection of this issue. Provenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, Melbourne, July 13-15, 2005, lot 167; Collection Arthur Gray, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, New York, 22-3 February 2007, lot 391 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 30a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 6,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10029 * Second Watermark, 1915: 5 s. deep grey and yellow, Die II, variety "Watermark inverted", a lightly hinged unused example, very fine and most attractive Gi = £ 1'400 / ACSC 43Aa = $2,000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 30w] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10030 * Second Watermark, 1915: 5 s. deep grey and chrome, Die II, variety watermark inverted, lightly hinged original gum, a choice example of this distinctive shade, very fine. Gi = £ 1'400 / ACSC 43Ba = $2,000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 30w var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM Australia - Kangaroos - Third Watermark Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 3410 * 1924 (May 1): Kangaroo £ 1 grey, Die IIB, wmk. third Crown over A, perf. 12, an unused well centred example of fresh colour and fine large part og. Very fine Gi = £ 650 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 75] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM 10031 **/* Third Watermark, 1915/27: 2 d. grey, Die I, through 10 s. grey and pink, Die II, the basic set to this denomination, the 2 d., 3 d., and 6 d. being unmounted, the balance large part original gum, all of fresh colour, fine and attractive. Gi = £ 1'500+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 35/43] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10032 o Third Watermark, 1915/27: 2 d. grey, Die IIA substituted cliché in Die I plate, lightly cancelled with partial cds, some shorter perfs at left, else a fine example of this variety, the cliché having been introduced to repair a crack at position R.10/1. Cert. Ceremuga (2002). Gi = £ 1'900 / ACSC 7B(1)kb = $2,500 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 35a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 600.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10033 * Third Watermark, 1915/27: 2 d. grey, Die IIA substituted cliché in Die I plate, from position 1L55, original gum with hinge remnant, a late printing showing a particularly worn state of the plate, most prominent in the break in left frameline and broken "2" in value circle, and in the characteristic break in lower part of the right frameline, centered to lower left, a fine example of this rare stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2013). Gi = £ 11'000 / ACSC 7B(1)kb = $17,500 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 35a var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 4,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10034 o Third Watermark, 1915/27: 2 d. grey, Die IIA substituted cliché in Die I plate, watermark Narrow Crown inverted, struck with bold Melbourne c.d.s., a few shorter perfs at top, an otherwise fine example of this rare combined substituted cliché and inverted watermark variety, deriving from a Cooke printing. Gi = unpriced / ACSC 7Ba(1)kb = unpriced (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 35a/bw] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 5,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10035 o Third Watermark, 1915/27: 2 d. grey, Die IIA substituted cliché in Die I plate, watermark Narrow Crown inverted and shifted to the right, from position IL55, a later printing, used with partial "SYDNEY / NSW" machine cancel, a darker shade, the odd trivial shorter perf, an otherwise fine and extremely rare watermark and cliché combination, of which very few are recorded. Cert. Ceremuga. Gi = unpriced / ACSC 7Ba(1)kb = unpriced (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 35a/bw] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 5,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10036 o Third Watermark, 1915/27: 2½ d. deep indigo, Die II, Plate II, 1919 Harrison printing, a well centered example showing the striking variety "Missing '1' in ½" from position 2L33, bold partial Melbourne c.d.s., a few trivial shorter perfs, typical as these stamps are often found with "fluffy" perfs, a renowned rarity with tremendous visual appeal, one of the most important stamps of the Kangaroo series and a key piece for any exhibition collection. Cert. RPSL (1981, photocopy). Gi = £ 35'000+ / ACSC 11b(2)j = $37,500+ Note: The celebrated “Missing Fraction” is widely recognised as the most famous variety of the entire Kangaroo & Map series, occurring solely on T.S. Harrison’s indigo printing as the result of an ink‑clogging flaw that was swiftly corrected. The Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue records only three mint and twelve used examples, one of which is held in The Royal Philatelic Collection of His Majesty King Charles III, and three of which are punctured “OS" (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 36ba] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 12,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10037 **/* Third Watermark, 1915/27: group of inverted watermark varieties, comprising 2d grey Die I (S.G. 35bw) and 2½ d. deep blue Die II (36aw), these unmounted mint, and 3 d. yellow-olive Die I (37cw), the last in both a used single and mounted mint pair, fine. Gi = £543+ (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Australia 35bw/37cw] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10038 **/* Third Watermark, 1915/27: group of thirteen Gibbons listed Dies and shades, comprising 2 d. silver-grey Dies I and II (S.G. 35c/d), 2 d. grey Die II (35dba), 2½ d. deep indigo (36b), 3d olive green Dies I and II (37b/e) and yellow-olive Die II (37d), 6 d. dull blue (38b) and bright ultramarine Die IIB (38d), 9 d. violet Die IIB (39b), 1 s. blue-green Die IIB (40b) with additional example showing the watermark sideways variety (40ba), most with part to large part original gum, a few values unmounted, a few perf. imperfections and one 6 d. with wrinkle, an overall fine group. Gi = £970+ (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Australia 35c/40ba] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10039 ** Third Watermark, 1915/27: 3 d. yellow olive, Die I, horizontal corner margin pair in combination with Die II, with partial Harrison imprint at lower right, lightly hinged in selvedge only, leaving the stamps with full unmounted original gum, select centring, fresh and very fine. Gi = £ 600+ / ACSC 13Ac = $950+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 37a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10040 */pair Third Watermark, 1915/27: 3 d. olive green, Die I, horizontal corner margin pair in combination with Die II, from positions L59-60, showing partial Harrison imprint at lower right, lightly hinged origin gum, remarkably well centered, a most attractive and scarce positional multiple, very fine. Cert Cerenuga (2012). Gi = £ 600+ / ACSC 13Kc = $950+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 37ba] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10041 o Third Watermark, 1915/27: 6 d. ultramarine, substituted Die IIA cliché in Die II, from position 1R60, upper plate, right pane, unobtrusive cancellation, some light aging and faint pressed vertical crease, but a well centered example of fine appearance. Gi = £ 1'900 / ACSC 19(1)ja = $4,000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 38a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10042 o/pair Third Watermark, 1915/27: 6 d. ultramarine, horizontal pair, the left stamp Die II, the right showing the substituted Die IIA cliché, corresponding to positions 1R59-60, neatly cancelled with light cds of Bowen, Queensland, the left stamp with trivial thin at foot, the right hand stamp with small repair at lower right, otherwise a fine and scarce multiple. Gi = £ 1'900+ / ACSC 19A(1)ja = $4,000+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 38a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 450.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10043 o Third Watermark, 1915/27: 6 d. ultramarine, variety Die IIA substituted cliché in Die II plate, watermark Narrow Crown inverted, neatly cancelled with partial cds, a well centered example with bright fresh colour, the odd trivial nibbed perf, of little importance given the exceptional rarity of this combination of varieties, with only a small number of such examples recorded. Cert. Ceremuga (2014). Gi = £ unpriced / ACSC 19Aa(1)ja = unpriced (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 38a/cw] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 6,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10044 * Third Watermark 1915/27: 6 d. ultramarine, Die II, variety watermark inverted, original gum with hinge remnant, a well centred single of fresh bright colour, fine. Gi = £ 450 / ACSC 19Aa = $625 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 38cw] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 100.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 10045 * Third Watermark, 1915/27: 6 d. dull blue, Die IIB, upper corner margin horizontal pair, the right stamp showing the "Broken Leg" variety, large part original gum, with small hinge remnant between stamps, light bends as commonly found, a fresh and fine example of this desirable variety, rarely found as a positional multiple. Gi = £ 2'250+ / ACSC 20(3)d = $2,750+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Australia 38da] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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