Kangaroos - Third Watermark continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 741 |
 |
 2/- brown ACSC 37 (SG 41) single with Vertical Scratch from Yorke Peninsula into Bight [unlocated] ACSC 37(U)f, well-centred, very
lightly mounted, Cat $1500. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 742 |
G |
 2/- reddish-brown ACSC 37F (SG 41 shade variant; not aniline) single with unlisted White Vertical Scratches above & alongside WA
Coast through 'T' of 'TWO' to Bottom Frame [unplated], well-centred, slightly untidy Queensland cds cancel in blue clear of the variety, Cat $150+ for normal in this scarcer shade. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 743 |
 |
 2/- brown ACSC 37 (SG 41) Plate 2 horizontal pair from the base of the left pane, the left-hand unit 'CA' Monogram single ACSC
37(2)za, the Monogram complete, well-centred, unmounted, Cat $15,000.
Superb & rare: only four Monogram pieces are known, comprising a block of 4, two mint singles (one in the Royal Collection) and a used single. It is unclear whether this pair is included as a "single", or whether this is a fifth piece to be added to
the record. Ex Julian Sterling (Lot 210); sold in 2014 for $13,420. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$15,000
Currently Opening at...AU$11,500.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 744 |
|
 2/- brown ACSC 37 (SG 41) Plate 2 right pane 'JBC' Monogram single ACSC 37(2)zc, the Monogram slightly trimmed at base (95%
complete), well-centred, two very small red ink dots on the face, small hinge mark, Cat $15,000.
Rare: only five Monogram pieces are known, all mint singles (one in the Royal Collection). The Hugh Morgan/'Chartwell' example sold in 2018 for £5400. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 745 |
|
 2/- maroon with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 38a (SG 74w), light even gum aging, unmounted, Cat $6000+ for mounted. Rare. Simon
Dunkerley Certificate (2008). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 746 |
|
 2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) block of 4, the lower units with Double Perforations at Top & Sides ACSC 38b, characteristic rough
'fluffy' perfs, all units with small hinge remainders, Cat $2600+ for singles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 747 |
|
 2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) Plate 1 marginal single from the base of the left pane with Two Diagonal White Scratches from Right
Frame to NSW Coast [Pos 1L56] ACSC 38(1)j, well-centred, hinge remainder, Cat $1000. This variety was retouched later in the printing.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 748 |
|
 2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) Plate 1 marginal horizontal pair from the base of the left pane, the left-hand unit with Two Diagonal
White Scratches from Right Frame to NSW Coast [Pos 1L56] ACSC 38(1)j, the right-hand unit Inserted 'CA' Monogram Removed unlisted in the ACSC, well-centred, small thin & minor pencil annotation in the lower margin only not affecting the stamps, light
band of gum 'sunanning' at the base, lightly mounted, Cat $1300+ for singles (£170+ for normal singles) plus a premium for the Monogram Removed piece. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 749 |
G |
 2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) Plate 1 single with Two Diagonal White Scratches from Right Frame to NSW Coast [Pos 1L56] ACSC 38(1)j,
well-centred, light but indistinct small-part cds cancel just clear of the variety, Cat $400. This variety was retouched later in the printing.
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 750 |
|
 2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) Plate 1 TS Harrison Two-Line Imprint pair ACSC 38(1)za, well-centred, moderate gum 'suntanning' at the
base, small hinge remainder across both units, Cat $2000. The illustrations of the 'Jubilee' Line differences between Plate 1 & Plate 2 at page 117 of the ACSC (2025 edition) are transposed); see Lot 754 below. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 751 |
/ |
 2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) Plate 1 AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 ACSC 38(1)zb, well-centred for an Imprint block, two moderate
bands of gum 'suntanning', the upper-right unit with some uneven/short perfs at right, hinge remainder/perf reinforcing in the lower margin, the upper units with small hinge marks, the lower units unmounted, Cat $2750+ for mounted. The illustrations
of the 'Jubilee' Line differences between Plate 1 & Plate 2 at page 117 of the ACSC (2025 edition) are transposed; see Lot 754 below.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 752 |
|
 2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) Plate 2 single with White Diagonal Flaw in Top of 'N' of 'SHILLINGS' [Pos 2R24] ACSC 38(2)l,
well-centred, unmounted, Cat $650+ for the variety mounted (or $750 for normal unmounted). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 753 |
|
 2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) Plate 2 single with White Flaw below 'LI' of 'SHILLINGS' [Pos 2R57] ACSC 38(2)p, small hinge remainder,
Cat $500. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 754 |
/ |
 2/- maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) Plate 2 marginal cross-gutter block of 12 (6x2) from the base of the sheet including John Ash Imprint
block of 4 ACSC 38(2)zd, the lower-right unit with White Flaw below 'LI' of 'SHILLINGS' [Pos 2R57], two light bands of gum 'suntanning', the central unit in the upper-right row with a small hinge mark otherwise unmounted including the Imprint block,
Cat $9250+ for the Imprint block mounted and eight unmounted singles. This block including the Plate 2 variety confirms that the illustrations of the 'Jubilee' Line differences between Plate 1 & Plate 2 at page 117 of the ACSC (2025 edition) are
transposed. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 755 |
|
 5/- grey & yellow ACSC 44 (SG 42) block of 4 with Kangaroo Misplaced 4.5mm Downwards into Bight and Value Circle ACSC 44ca, the
upper units additionally with Yellow Printing at Top across the Upper Frame and Above, the upper-right unit with Duty Plate variety Broken Coast near Sydney & Broken Upper-Right Frame [Pos L2] ACSC 44(D)d but without Vignette Plate variety White
Horizontal Flaw across Top of Kangaroo's Tail [Pos L2], well-centred, a small central hinge remainder across all units, Cat $40,000+ for singles. More dramatic than Stuart Hardy's single that sold for $10,485. The famous marginal block of 4 from the
left of the sheet sold at our auction of 26.1.2002 for $23,520 (Sale 93 Lot 68) and in 'Dubois' (II) for CHF17,080.
The misplacement here is substantially more dramatic than that illustrated in the ACSC, with the grass in front of the Kangaroo across the upper portion of the '5/-' in the value tablet on all units. See Lot 757 below for further information about
the Duty & Vignette Plate varieties. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$25,000
Currently Opening at...AU$19,000.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 756 |
G |
 5/- grey & yellow ACSC 44 (SG 42) with Duty Plate variety Broken Coast near Sydney & Broken Upper-Right Frame [Pos L2] ACSC 44(D)d
but without Vignette Plate variety White Horizontal Flaw across Top of Kangaroo's Tail [Pos L2], light but indistinct cds cancel just clear of the distinguishing features, Cat $450 (£120+ for normal). The ACSC states that the Vignette Plate variety
occurs in conjunction with the Duty Plate variety "only on the grey and pale yellow Harrison printing", that is, after Harrison's transposition of the Vignette Plate. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 757 |
F |
 5/- grey & chrome ACSC 44A (SG 42) marginal single from the top of the sheet with Duty Plate variety Broken Coast near Sydney &
Broken Upper-Right Frame [Pos L2] ACSC 44(D)d but without Vignette Plate variety White Horizontal Flaw across Top of Kangaroo's Tail [Pos L2], well-centred, characteristic rough 'fluffy' perfs, small-part Melbourne cds cancel well clear of the
distinguishing features, Cat $450 (£120+ for normal). The ACSC states that the Vignette Plate variety occurs in conjunction with the Duty Plate variety "only on the grey and pale yellow Harrison printing", that is, after Harrison's transposition of
the Vignette Plate. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 758 |
|
 5/- grey & pale yellow ACSC 44D (SG 42c) with Duty Plate variety Broken Coast near Sydney & Broken Upper-Right Frame [Pos L2] ACSC
44(D)d and Vignette Plate variety White Horizontal Flaw across Top of Kangaroo's Tail [Pos L2] ACSC 44(V)d, lightly aged gum with a small hinge remainder, Cat $1350 for the Vignette Plate variety (£300+ for normal). The ACSC states that these
varieties occur together "only on the grey and pale yellow Harrison printing", that is, after Harrison's transposition of the Vignette Plate.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 759 |
|
 5/- grey & pale yellow ACSC 44D (SG 42c) marginal single from the top of the sheet with Duty Plate variety Broken Coast near Sydney
& Broken Upper-Right Frame [Pos L2] ACSC 44(D)d and Vignette Plate variety White Horizontal Flaw across Top of Kangaroo's Tail [Pos L2] ACSC 44(V)d, lightly mounted in the upper margin only which has a minor gum bend & tiny aging mark, the stamp very
fine unmounted, Cat $1350 for the Vignette Plate variety mounted (£300+ for a normal mounted). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
| 760 |
/ |
 5/- grey & pale yellow ACSC 44D (SG 42c) marginal horizontal pair from the upper-left corner of the left pane, the right-hand unit
with Duty Plate variety Broken Coast near Sydney & Broken Upper-Right Frame [Pos L2] ACSC 44(D)d and Vignette Plate variety White Horizontal Flaw across Top of Kangaroo's Tail [Pos L2] ACSC 44(V)d, characteristic rough 'fluffy' perfs, the right-hand
variety unit with a small hinge remainder, the left-hand unit unmounted, Cat $3350+ for the Vignette Plate variety and an unmounted single (£600+ for normal mounted singles). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-07, 07:30 PM |
