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Kangaroos - Second Watermark continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1191 |
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 2d grey Die IIA SG 35a Plate 3 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 8zb in a block of 6 (3x2), variable centring, a couple of faint
bends, mounted on the upper-left unit & in the margin behind the monogram otherwise unmounted, Cat $4325+ for a mounted monogram strip of 3 plus one mounted & two unmounted singles (£420+ for normal mint singles). Ex Kevin Nelson - sold in 2002 for
$2535 - and 'Dubois' (III): sold in 2023 for SFr1095. Peter O'Rourke's Die II 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 - overall aging & a couple of tiny tonepsots - sold at our auction of 27.4.2022 for $4310. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,000
SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1192 |
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 9d violet ACSC 25A (SG 27), exceptional centring, the faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat $350 (£225). Superb. The 9d is
notorious for being poorly-centred. We expect no more than 1 in 1000 are this well-centred. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$280.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1193 |
F |
 1/- bright blue-green ACSC 31B (SG 28) block of 4, the upper pair well-centred, the upper-left unit with 5mm closed tear, a few
short perfs, 'SPECIAL/28OC15/=SYDNEY=' cds, Cat $600+ (£180+) for singles. A very scarce commercially used multiple. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1194 |
/ |
 1/- bright blue-green SG 28 Plate 2 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 31(2)zb with full monogram, a jumped row of perfs at the base
but still well-centred, the monogram unit mounted, the other units superb unmounted, Cat $35,000. Another extremely rare monogram strip. Superior to Peter O'Rourke's mounted strip of 3 - "light aging and toned perf" - that sold in 2020 for $17,885. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$12,000
SOLD for AU$9,000.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1195 |
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 1/- deep dull blue-green SG 28 (unlisted shade) Plate 1 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 31D(1)z with full monogram, very well-centred
and of exceptional freshness, the first unit with tiny (natural?) spot on 'G' of 'POSTAGE' otherwise superb unmounted, Cat $35,000 for a mounted strip of 3 in the standard shades. A magnificent showpiece of the highest rarity. Ex Arthur Gray: sold in
2007 for US$24,150 (= A$33,540 at the time, or A$37,150 today). Second Watermark monograms are underrated. The marvellous Stuart Hardy collection didn't have even a monogram single above 6d. Better centred than Peter O'Rourke's superb unmounted block
of 8 - apparently in the same shade but described as "emerald" - that sold in 2020 for $34,580. In both the Arthur Gray sale and when subsequently re-offered, this strip has been described as "bright blue-green" (for comparison, see the next lot),
which it is not. It's a dramatically deeper shade, closer to grey than it is to green. Note that the ACSC does not give a price for a mint example of this shade (listed as "deep dull green", although all the stamps from this issue are variants of
blue-green, not of green). A used example is priced at $1500, which is 10-15 times the price of the normal shades. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$20,000
SOLD for AU$15,000.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1196 |
F |
 2/- brown SG 29 Plate 2 with Break in Left Frame Opposite Base of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC 36(2)m, light 'HOCHKIRCH/JU21/15/VICTORIA' cds,
Cat $600 (SG £225 for normal stamp). Superb. Rarely available this fine, especially with a listed variety. During World War I, anti-German feelings resulted in many place-names being changed. On 1.3.1918, Hochkirch (= high church) became Tarrington,
but the old datestamp remained in use for a short period. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1197 |
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 5/- deep grey & chrome-yellow SG 30 Plate 2 'CA Monogram single ACSC 43za with the monogram slightly trimmed, in a horizontal pair,
lightly mounted, a few separated/reinforced central perfs at the top, Cat $36,500+ for singles (£2000+ for normal singles). The ACSC states that of the 'CA' monograms, a non-corner block of 8, five pairs & a single are recorded in private hands.
Peter O'Rourke's similar pair - monogram below the left-hand unit - sold in 2020 for $13,710. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$10,000
SOLD for AU$9,000.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
Kangaroos - Third Watermark
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1199 |
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 2d x3, 2½d, 3d x4, 6d blue x4, 6d brown with Broken Leg, 9d, 1/- x2 (one with the Watermark Sideways), 5/- x3, 10/- x2 (one
possibly unmounted), £1 brown & blue (tiny natural paper inclusion but unmounted), £1 chestnut & blue (minor gum disturbance) and £2 black & rose-carmine (toning), condition a bit variable, Cat $21,000+ (£14,000+).
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$6,250.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1200 |
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 2½d blue SG 36 Plate 2 marginal vertical strip of 3 from the lower-left corner of the sheet with Retouch to First 'A' of Australia
and Heavy Coastline to WA [Pos 2L43], Heavy WA Coastline [Pos 2L49] and Very Heavy WA Coastline State I [Pos 2L55] ACSC 11(2)l, d and da, a little minor gum aging, unmounted, Cat $575+ for mounted singles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1201 |
O |
 3d olive ACSC 13 (SG 37), untidy but obvious 'MELBOURNE/25SE15/[VICTORIA]' cds. The ACSC states that the first printing was in
-.8.1915 but that the Earliest Recorded Date is 8.10.1915. This is the new ERD by a remarkable 12 days. Our vendor states it is also the ERD for any Third Watermark stamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1202 |
/ |
 3d green-olive Plate 1 Die II-I pair ACSC 13K-Lc (SG 37ba) being the lower-left pair in a TS Harrison Imprint block of 6 (3x2) with
Jubilee Lines #13(1)zf, well-centred for an imprint piece, the upper-central unit very lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $6000+ for a mounted imprint block of 4 and unmounted Die I-II pair (£760+ for mounted Die I-II pair plus four mounted
singles). Ex Kevin Nelson: sold in 2002 for $2690 (Sale 95 Lot 2211). Superb. Far superior to Peter O'Rourke's mounted block of 4 - with no Die II unit and undescribed overall gum disturbance - that sold in 2020 for $1670. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,750
SOLD for AU$2,400.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1203 |
P |
 6d Die II die proof in red-brown on white wove paper ACSC 21DP(1), the paper (79x99mm) hinged onto protective card and with a few
small natural inclusions but the impression is unaffected and superb, Cat $37,500. Ex John Ash, JB Williamson & Lord Vestey: sold in 2014 for £22,800.
The ACSC states that three examples have been recorded. The 'Artemis' example - ex 'Chartwell' with a significant Colour Flaw in the Indian Ocean off Geraldton, a Partial Offset on the Reverse and a minor corner crease - sold at our auction of
1.12.2021 for $17,700 (when catalogued at $25,000). It was our contention there that it and the Arthur Gray example - with poorly cut right-hand frame on smaller piece (31x34mm); sold for US$29,900 and again for £19,200 as part of The Morgan
Collection - were rejected, but that the example offered here was found satisfactory. All three proofs are Die II, but the issued stamps are all Die IIB. This again prompts our suggestion that these proofs were produced at an earlier time - perhaps
before the printings in blue, the original printings of which are Die II - making them of far greater significance than has previously been accepted. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$20,000
SOLD for AU$15,000.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1204 |
O |
 6d deep blue Die II with Bite Out Of Kangaroo's Leg (Second State) ACSC 19(2)da (SG unlisted), a couple of minor imperfections,
untidy Brisbane cds clear of the variety, Cat $2250. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1205 |
|
 6d pale violet-blue Die IIB ACSC 20B (SG 38d shade variant) marginal single with partial TS Harrison Two-Line Imprint,
well-centred, characteristic 'fluffy' perfs, very lightly mounted and fresh, Cat $950+ for a single (or $6750 for a full imprint pair mounted).
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1206 |
G |
 6d ultramarine Die IIB with Broken Leg on Kangaroo ACSC 20(3)d (SG 38da), several short perfs at the top, Perth machine datehead of
'3SEP23' largely clear of the variety, Cat $750 (£700). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$280.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1207 |
F |
 2/- brown with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 37a (SG 41w) from the lower-left of the pane with horizontal & vertical marginal
watermark lines, unusually well-centred, 'CROOKWELL/29JA17/=NSW=' cds, Cat $2250 (£450). Superb. Rarely available this fine. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1208 |
|
 2/- maroon with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 38a (SG 74w), a bit aged, Cat $6000 (£2250). (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1209 |
V |
 5/- grey & pale yellow with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 44a (SG 42w), well-centred, postally used with Melbourne cds, Cat $2000
(£1100). (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1210 |
/ |
 5/- grey & yellow-orange Watermark Inverted ACSC 44ba (SG 42aw) lower-left corner block of 4, a couple of minor almost
insignificant bends characteristic of this printing on hard paper, the upper units lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $10,000+ (£4800+) for mounted singles. A rare & desirable positional block. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie - sold at our
auction of 26.11.2005 for $10,485 - and 'Dubois' (I) for SFr3900. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$6,000
SOLD for AU$4,600.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
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