Great Britain and British Commonwealth Kangaroos - Third Watermark
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 109
Symbol: *F/V
Cat No: Collection
Small group with Third Wmk 6d blue Dies II & IIB both mint with minor toning, SMult Wmk 1/- & 1/- punctured 'OS' both CTO and 6d optd 'OS' very fine commercially used, CofA Wmk 6d CTO, well centred, Cat $750.
(Qty 6)
Selection of higher values with Third Wmk 1/- block of 4, 5/- x2, 10/- punctured 'OS' CTO & £1 with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Overprint; and CofA Wmk 2/- x8 (two mint), 5/- CTO x2, 10/-, and overprinted 'SPECIMEN' 10/- & £2, condition variable.
(Qty 23)
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 111
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
2d grey group including mint x2 (one VLMtd), used block of 4, punctured 'OS' x2, 'JBC' Monogram single ACSC 7(1)ze (scissor cut in the margin; rare used & unpriced thus), and listed varieties 7(1)i, 7(1)L, 7(1)m, 7(1)o & 7(U)d, mostly very fine, Cat $1500+.
(Qty 17) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 112
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
2½d indigo group with mint x3 (one with NWPI Overprint), used x2, and listed varieties ACSC 11(1)p, 11(2)f (unmounted mint but a little aged/toned), 11(2)g & 11(2)p, mostly very fine, Cat $600+.
(Qty 10)
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 114
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
3d olive group with very fine mint, used x3 and punctured 'OS' mint (hinge remainder) & used, plus listed varieties ACSC 13(1)f ('BS/&Co' perfin), 13(2)g in a pair & Die IIB 14(U)f, generally very fine, Cat $590.
(Qty 10)
6d ultramarine Substituted Cliché Die IIA BW #19(1)ja (SG 38ba), rounded corner at upper-right, tear at base, untidy Brisbane cds well clear of the flaw, Cat $3750 (£1900). Spacefiller, at a spacefiller estimate.
6d blue with Bite out of Kangaroo's Leg ACSC 19(2)da, well centred, small concealed fault at L/L, heavy Sydney cds well clear of the variety, Cat $2250. Rare: a 2004 article recorded only four mint & eight used examples, but more have been discovered since.
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 120
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
6d brown group with unmounted & VFU singles, mint Broken Leg single & in block of 4, plus listed varieties ACSC 21(4)fb used and 21(U)h mint (a little aged), Cat $950+.
(Qty 9)
9d violet punctured 'OS' ACSC 27ba with exceptional centring & very lightly mounted, punctured 'OS/NSW' used, NWPI Overprints types b & c on small pieces, & Die IIB White Spot on Tail ACSC 27(4)k, Cat $500+.
(Qty 5)
1/- emerald with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 30a (SG 40aw) mint (well centred, gum blemishes), postally used (corner fault; very scarce) & CTO, Cat $4600.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 124
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
1/- blue-green Die IIB group with used shades x3 (one punctured 'OS'), mint Sideways Watermark & NWPI Overprint, ACSC 33(3)f and punctured 'OS' varieties 33(3)g (mint), 33(4)d (mint) & 33(4)L in a used pair (a bit aged), Cat $1000+.
(Qty 10)
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 125
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection
2/- brown group with used x4 (one punctured 'OS') and listed varieties ACSC 37(1)g x2 (one with NWPI Overprint & undated 'CANCELLED/NAURU' h/s in violet) and 37(2)e, Cat $830 plus the NWPI stamp.
(Qty 7)
2/- maroon Double Print as ACSC 38c but not punctured 'OS', untidy but light cancel. The doubling is most evident down the R/H side of the stamp, punctured 'OS' Cat $4000. Unlisted in the ACSC. RPSofV Certificate (2021) states "...showing doubling of the the print on the right side of the stamp due to a kiss print..."
£2 grey-black & rose-carmine with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint ACSC 56x, characteristic rough perfs & a couple of trivial imperfections, lightly mounted, Cat $600.
PUNCTURED 'OS': 10/- grey & bright 'aniline' pink unusually well centred example from the L/R of the L/H pane with large-part 'T.S. HARRISON' Imprint ACSC 48zd, Cat $15,000 for a pair. Superb! Ex Martin Frischauff. [The ACSC states only three imprint blocks of 4 punctured 'OS' have been recorded, two of which are CTO]
PUNCTURED 'OS': 9d pale violet Die II ACSC 26Bba (SG O47) block of 4, the first unit with an ironed-out crease, minor gum aging but the lower units are unmounted, Cat $1000+ (£380 for mounted).
PUNCTURED 'OS': 5/- grey & yellow ACSC 44b (SG O50), small thin, Sydney cds, Cat $200 (£70). Attractive commercially used examples are much scarcer than CTO stamps (Cat $300).