Kangaroos - Third Watermark continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2086 |
 |
 3d olive-green Die II Inserted 'CA' Monogram single ACSC 13(1)za (SG 37da variety) alongside 6d pale greyish-violet Die II block of
4 (the scarcest of the Harrison shades before introduction of the Die IIB plate, light stain from wax seal on the reverse) & single tied by Sydney cds of 28JE21 to oversized cover (280x123mm) to Congoleum Co in Pennsylvania with printed 'No Dutiable
Matter whatever is con-/tained in this letter' at upper-left, some soiling/minor stains, Cat $3000+ for a 3d Monogram mounted mint single (not priced used) and 6d used x5 singles. A spectacular showpiece for any collection of Kangaroo stamps,
"usage", or postal history.
The rate was 3d per ½oz foreign letter x11, and the envelope presumably contained a sample of congoleum (linoleum flooring). It could have been sent at the Samples Rate of 3d per 4oz but is not endorsed for that rate & its use is unlikely because at
2/9d the envelope would have weighed an improbable 44oz!
The rarity of commercially used monograms is beginning to be appreciated. A used example of this 3d monogram sold at our auction of 21.2.2024 for $1140 but, correctly used in-period on commercial cover, is another level of rarity altogether. By
comparison, a £1 grey is catalogued at $575 used but at $5000 on commercial cover (supported by a recent sale at that level of the only known usage on a similarly-oversized cover). The comparative mounted monogram price ($2250) and the realisation
for a commercially used one would support an on-cover catalogue value of $20,000+ for this item.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$5,000
SOLD for AU$4,200.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2087 |
 |
 3d yellow-olive Die I Plate 2 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 13A(2)zb, exceptional centring, lightly mounted with the monogram unit
showing only the faintest evidence of having been hinged, Cat $4500. A lovely strip.
Grade A A1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,600.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2088 |
 |
 3d olive Die II ACSC 13F (SG 37d) from the lower-right corner of the pane Pos [60] with marginal watermark lines at right & base,
very minor gum bend at upper left, unmounted, Cat $1100 (£225 for mounted).
Grade A- C1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2089 |
|
 3d olive-green Die I Plate 2 'JBC' Monogram single ACSC 13K(2)zc in a horizontal pair, unmounted, Cat $1250+ for a mounted monogram
single (+ a premium for the shade) plus $325 for the unmounted single.
Grade A B1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2090 |
|
 6d pale ultramarine Die IIB ACSC 20C (SG 38d) block of 10 (5x2), variable centring, one unit with a small paper inclusion, a few
minor gum bends, unmounted, Cat $7500+ for singles (£900+ for mounted). Multiples of this size are rarely encountered.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2091 |
/ |
 9d violet Die IIB Plate 4 TS Harrison Imprint ('N' over 'MP') block of 4 ACSC 27(4)zb the first unit with unlisted White Flaw
between Value Tablet & 'P' of 'PENCE', lightly mounted in margin impinging slightly onto upper-right unit, the other three units unmounted, Cat $2750 for mounted.
Grade A C1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2092 |
/ |
 9d violet Die IIB/Die II Plate 4 John Ash Imprint ('N' over 'N') block of 4 with the upper-right unit a Die II Substitution ACSC
27(4)zg, light even gum aging, the upper units with a small hinge remainder, the lower units unmounted, Cat $1500.
Grade A-/B C1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$240
SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2093 |
|
 1/- pale blue-green Plate 4 TS Harrison Two-Line Imprint block of 4 ACSC 33(4)z, quite well centred for an imprint piece, the gum a
little yellowed as is characteristic of this printing, unmounted, Cat $2500. Ex 'Dubois (Part I): sold for SFr975.
Grade A B1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,200
SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2094 |
/ |
 2/- brown ACSC 37A (SG 41) marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet with part-TS Harrison Two-Line Imprint, exceptional
centring, characteristic 'fluffy' perfs, mounted on the upper units & in the margin, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $5900+ for two mounted and two unmounted singles (£1200+ for four mounted singles). Ex 'Goldfarm' (sold for US$2760) and
'Artemis': sold at our auction of 1.12.2021 for $3185.
Harrison Imprint blocks of the 2/- brown are extremely rare. The ACSC states that the only One-Line Imprint block is in the Royal Collection, and that there is only one Two-Line Imprint block "in private hands" - Ex 'Zed', sold at our auction of
25.1.2003 for $56,000 - but unpriced in the catalogue.
Grade A A2 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,000
SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2095 |
/ |
 2/- deep brown Plate 2 One Line 'T.S. HARRISON' Imprint Pair ACSC 37D(2)zg, well centred for an imprint piece, very lightly mounted
in the gutter which just intrudes onto the left-hand unit, the right-hand is unmounted, Cat $20,000+, for a mounted pair, plus a premium for the scarcer shade. A rarity. Superb. Ex Kevin Nelson - sold at our auction of 3.5.2002 as described for $8960
- and 'Dubois' (I), where described as "unmounted": sold for SFr6100.
Grade A+ B1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$10,000
SOLD for AU$7,500.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2096 |
|
 2/- maroon with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 38a (SG 74w), tiny hinge remainder, Cat $6000 (£2250). [Illustrated above Lot 2091]
Grade A- C1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,200
SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2097 |
|
 5/- grey & orange-yellow Two Line 'T.S. HARRISON' Imprint Pair as ACSC 44Bze with an early state of the Tsunami off Sydney,
remarkably well centred, a little aged but unmounted, Cat $3500+, for a mounted imprint pair (or $4000 for two unmounted singles). Ex 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr750.
Grade B B1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,250
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2098 |
/ |
 5/- grey & pale yellow TS Harrison Imprint block of 4, unit [R55] with Tsunami off NSW Coast (Early State) ACSC 44Dzd, gum-toning
mostly on the right hand units & the lower-right unit with a rounded corner at lower-right, the upper units lightly mounted & the lower units unmounted, Cat $13,500. [Sold at our auction of 24.4.2009 for $6900. The ACSC states "Harrison imprints
larger than pairs are rare. Six blocks of 4 & a block of 8 are recorded"]
Grade B/C (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$6,000
SOLD for AU$4,600.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2099 |
|
 10/- grey & pink with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 48a (SG 43aw), lightly mounted, Cat $4750 (£2750). [Peter O'Rourke's similarly
centred example sold for $1670]
Grade A C1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,200
SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2100 |
|
 10/- grey & pink with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 48a (SG 43aw), quite well centred, small hinge remainder, Cat $4750 (£2750).
Grade A- B1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2101 |
O |
 10/- grey & pink with the Watermark Sideways ACSC 48aa (SG 43ab) additionally with the Kangaroo Misplaced into the Bight #48cb,
good colour but thinned and a corner fault at lower left, light indistinct cancellation at the base, Cat $20,000+ (£19,000+). [Rare: the ACSC states that "two unused [both without gum] and about ten used examples are recorded"]
Grade D (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2102 |
TO |
 £1 grey CTO with Melbourne cds ACSC 53w with full unmounted original gum, Cat $750+, for no gum. Superb. Ex 'Dubois' (I), where the
fact it had unmounted gum was not mentioned: sold for SFr244.
Grade A+ C1 (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2103 |
|
 £1 grey TS Harrison Imprint block of 4 ACSC 53z with the second line of the imprint guillotined-off as is usually the case, a
couple of tiny tonespots in the gutter, lightly to very lightly mounted, Cat $20,000 with partial imprint. [The ACSC states that only six blocks of 4 have been recorded of which only one has the full imprint (Cat $60,000)]
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,500
SOLD for AU$3,400.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2104 |
|
 PUNCTURED 'OS': 2½d blue ACSC 11b (SG O44) gutter block of 4 with Jubilee Lines in the gutter, well centred, the left-hand units
with Minor Retouches especially evident below 'NN' of 'HALFPENNY' on the upper unit indicating this is from a Harrison printing, the right-hand units with a light vertical crease that does not affect the very fine facial appearance, unmounted, Cat
$1900+ for singles (£400+ for mounted singles).
Grade A/B (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2105 |
|
 PUNCTURED 'OS': 2/- brown ACSC 37ba (SG O49), a little aged, unmounted, Cat $3250 (£475 for mounted).
Grade B C1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
