Kangaroos - CofA Watermark - Overprinted 'SPECIMEN continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1481 |
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 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type C Overprint with Shaved 'P' of 'SPECIMEN' ACSC 50xd and Vignette Plate
variety Weeping Kangaroo [Pos L38] ACSC 50(V)l, very lightly mounted, Cat $2500+ for the Specimen Overprint variety (or $1450 for the Vignette Plate variety without overprint). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1482 |
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 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type C Overprint with Shaved 'P' of 'SPECIMEN' ACSC 50xd and unlisted Duty Plate
variety Broken Coast at Mouth of Spencer Gulf [Pos R26], hinge remainder, Cat $2500 for the Specimen Overprint variety. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1483 |
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 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type C Overprint ACSC 50x and unlisted Duty Plate variety Broken Shading Lines
(Reef) on Northern WA Coast W of Broome [Pos R34], well-centred, a couple of slightly uneven/shortish perfs at top, small hinge mark, Cat $850+ for the Specimen Overprint. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1484 |
/ |
 10/- grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50D (SG 136 shade variant) with 'SPECIMEN' Type C Overprint block of 4 ACSC 50xa,
well-centred, the upper units lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $12,500+ for a mounted block of 4 in non-aniline shades. Plated by Richard Guy as [Pos L21-22/27-28]. Only 40 formes of 30, or 1200 stamps, were overprinted with Type C.
The ACSC states that "Multiples are rare, the only examples presently recorded being a block of 8 and two blocks of 4". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$6,000
Currently Opening at...AU$4,600.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1485 |
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 10/- grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50D (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type C Overprint with Damaged (Hooked) 'C' of 'SPECIMEN' ACSC
50xb and unlisted Duty Plate variety Colour Flaw (Joined Shading Line) below Value Circle [unplated], tiny hinge remainder, Cat $2500 for the Specimen Overprint variety. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1486 |
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 10/- grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50E (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type C Overprint with Damaged (Shaved) 'S' and Damaged (Hooked)
'C' of 'SPECIMEN' ACSC 50xc and Duty Plate variety White Flaw (Large Island) at Top of Gulf of Carpentaria additionally with Shading Line Break (Small Island) W of Strahan, Tasmania [Pos R25] ACSC 48(D)i, hinge remainder, Cat $12,500 for the Specimen
Overprint variety ($1450 for the Duty Plate variety without overprint). The Gulf of Carpentaria flaw is obscured by the Specimen Overprint, but the Tasmania flaw clearly confirms the position: see Lots 793 & 794 above. Only 40 formes of 30, or 1200
stamps, were overprinted with Type C; this Overprint variety occurred only once on the forme, so a maximum of 40 examples can exist (only 10 of those with this Duty Plate variety). Gerald Fon's unplated example - similar centring; lightly mounted -
sold at our auction of 25.3.2025 for $9600 (Sale 259 Lot 436). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$5,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,800.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1487 |
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 10/- grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50D (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type C Overprint with Shaved 'P' of 'SPECIMEN' ACSC 50xd and
Duty Plate variety Broken Coast of Bonaparte Gulf [Pos R56] ACSC 50(D)l, unmounted, Cat $2500+ for the Specimen Overprint variety (or $1450+ for the Duty Plate variety) mounted. Compare the Broken Coast here - a piece jutting out in a downwards
direction - with that on the adjoining unit [Pos R57] which is a neater break with the second Shading Line forming a 'new' Coastline. The Break on [Pos L57] is not listed in the ACSC, perhaps because being neater it is not as obvious. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1488 |
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 10/- grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50E (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type C Overprint with Damaged (Shaved) 'N' of 'SPECIMEN' ACSC
50xe and Vignette Plate variety White Collar on Kangaroo [Pos R36] ACSC 50(V)t, light gum aging, small hinge remainder, Cat $12,500 for the Specimen overprint variety (or $1450 for the Vignette Plate variety without overprint).
The ACSC states in the Introduction that the Specimen overprint variety "is known on Pos 6 of the overprint forme (exact position yet to be determined) ... [it] probably arose during use and may not occur on all stamps found with Type C overprint".
The overprint forme was a 30-on electrotype plate applied twice on each pane, once on [Pos 1-30] and again on [Pos 31-60]. The extent of the damage on this example is similar to that on Lot 1104 above (a Third Watermark £2 also from [Pos 6] on the
plate), but compare the next Lot. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1489 |
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 10/- grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50E (SG 136 shade variant) with 'SPECIMEN' Type C Overprint with Damaged (Shaved) 'N' of
'SPECIMEN' ACSC 50xe and Duty Plate variety Very Short Spencer Gulf additionally with Colour Flaw (Fishing Boat) NW of Northern WA Coast below first 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' [Pos R60] ACSC 50(D)f, small hinge marks, Cat $12,500+ for the Specimen overprint
variety plus a premium for the scarcer shade. The Very Short Spencer Gulf variety occurs on [Pos L12 & L60]; the secondary variety confirms this as from the latter position.
The ACSC states in the Introduction that the Specimen overprint variety "is known on No.6 of the overprint forme (exact position yet to be determined) ... [it] probably arose during use and may not occur on all stamps found with Type C overprint".
The overprint forme was a 30-on electrotype plate applied twice on each pane, once on [Pos 1-30] and again on [Pos 31-60].
This stamp suggests the damaged unit is from the lower-right corner [Pos 30], but compare Lot 1104 above and the previous Lot which suggest it is from the upper-right corner [Pos 6]. The extent of the damage on those two Lots is less than that
evident here, which raises the possibility that a similar variety occurs on both [Pos 6] and [Pos 30]. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1490 |
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 10/- grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint block of 8 (2x4) comprising two blocks of 4 ACSC
50xg including Duty Plate variety Broken NSW Coast near Sydney and White Flaw on Upper-Right of 'I' of 'AUSTRALIA' [Pos R43] ACSC 50(D)j and Vignette Plate varieties Fox-Faced Kangaroo [Pos R38] and Open-Mouthed Kangaroo [Pos R55] ACSC 50(V)u & vb,
variable centring, unmounted, Cat $3000+ for two mounted blocks of 4 in the 'grey & pink shade' or $4000+ for Specimen Overprint singles in this scarce shade (or $14,000+ for singles in this scarce shade without overprint).
The ACSC states that the two aniline shades "are believed to comprise the last printing made in December 1937. Most of this printing was probably withdrawn and destroyed following the issue of the 10/- Robes definitive in November 1938". See our
comments in the sub-heading; on our census, the Type D Specimen Overprint on 'aniline' is rare: this collection included only four items, this impressive block, two further singles in this shade, plus a single in the 'dark grey' shade (Lot 1493
below). (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$5,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,800.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1491 |
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 10/- grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50D (SG 136 shade variant) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint ACSC 50xf and unlisted Duty Plate
variety Broken Upper-Left Leg of 'H' of 'SHILLINGS' [Pos R44], small hinge remainder, under-catalogued at $250 with Specimen Overprint (or $1750 for this scarce shade without overprint). See our comments in the sub-heading; on our census, the Type D
Specimen Overprint on 'aniline' printings is rare. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1492 |
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 10/- grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50D (SG 136 shade variant) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint ACSC 50xf and unlisted Duty Plate
variety Retouch (Halo) above 'HIL' of 'SHILLINGS' [unplated], small hinge remainder, under-catalogued at $250 with Specimen Overprint (or $1750 for this scarce shade without overprint). See our comments in the sub-heading; on our census, the Type D
Specimen Overprint on 'aniline' is rare. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1493 |
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 10/- dark grey & aniline (eosin) pink ACSC 50E (SG 136 shade variant) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint ACSC 50xf, small slightly
discoloured hinge marks, under-catalogued at $250 with Specimen Overprint (or $2750 without overprint for this scarcer of the two 'aniline' shades). See our comments in the sub-heading; on our census, the Type D Specimen Overprint on 'aniline' is
rare, this being the only item in the 'dark grey' shade held in this collection (see the previous three Lots). (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1494 |
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 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint ACSC 50xf with the 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Slightly Misplaced to
Left and Duty Plate variety Broken Coast near Sydney [Pos L6] ACSC 50(D)d, well-centred, small hinge remainders, Cat $90+ for normal (or $1450 for the variety without overprint). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1495 |
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 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint ACSC 50xf with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Slightly Misplaced to Left
and unlisted Duty Plate variety Shortish Spencer Gulf & Short Shading Lines (Tsunami) in Bight and Nick in Left Frame opposite Broome, WA [Pos R41], small hinge remainder, Cat $90+ for the Specimen Overprint. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1496 |
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 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint ACSC 50xf with the 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Slightly Misplaced to
Right and Duty Plate variety Short Spencer Gulf ACSC 50(D)e, small hinge remainder with a couple of tiny aging marks, Cat $90+ for normal (or $1200 for the variety without overprint). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1497 |
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 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint ACSC 50xf horizontal pair, the right-hand unit with Vignette
Plate variety Long Curved Tail on Kangaroo [Pos R6] ACSC 49(V)p and unlisted Duty Plate variety Broken Shading Line (Small Island) W of Bonaparte Gulf [Pos R6], unmounted, Cat $180+ for Specimen Overprint singles (or $1450 for the variety without
overprint). (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1498 |
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 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint block of 4 ACSC 50xg, the upper-left unit with unlisted Vignette
Plate variety Kangaroo's Snout Shaved [Pos L21] and the upper-right unit with unlisted Duty Plate variety Dot of Colour N of Spencer Gulf [Pos L22], unmounted, Cat $1500+ for a normal block of 4 mounted. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1499 |
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 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint block of 4 ACSC 50xg, the upper-right unit with Vignette Plate
variety Rat-Faced Kangaroo [Pos R20] ACSC 50(V)r, unmounted, Cat $1500+ for the Specimen Overprint block of 4 mounted. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
| 1500 |
/ |
 10/- grey & pink ACSC 50 (SG 136) with 'SPECIMEN' Type D Overprint block of 4 ACSC 50xg, the upper-left unit with unlisted Duty
Plate variety Broken Shading Line (Small Reef) at Mouth of Spencer Gulf & Broken Top Frame above 'L' of 'AUSTRALIA' [Pos R51] and the lower-left unit with Break in Coastline of Bonaparte Gulf [Pos R57], the left-hand units are well-centred, the upper
units very lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $1500+ for a normal block of 4 mounted. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-08, 07:30 PM |
