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The Goldfarm Collection of Australia Kangaroo and Map Series Postage Stamps continued...

Specimen Stamps - First thru Third Watermarks
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3152 S Image-1/2p to £2 First Watermark Issue, Special Collector's Set Prepared by the Post Office (BW 1wb/55x). Fifteen values in all, denominations to the 5sh, each an issued stamp cancelled-to-order with special half portions of Melbourne DE 3 13” circular datestamp (full circular datestamp was applied to horizontal pairs that were separated), and the 10sh, £1 and £2 values each with Specimen” handstamps type A, all with bright fresh colors and each still retaining their original gum, h.r.'s, Fine-Very Fine, such sets were prepared and sold by the Australian Post Office to meet the high collector demand for sets (Image)

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 A$ 3,960.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
3153 S Image10sh Gray and Deep Aniline Pink, SPECIMEN” Type B Overprint (BW 48x). Lightly hinged, well-centered within large margins, bright colors, Extremely Fine (Image)

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 A$ 600.00

SOLD for $150.00
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3154 S Image10sh Gray and Deep Aniline Pink, SPECIMEN” Type B Overprint (BW 48x). Lightly hinged, intense colors, attractive centering, couple of nibbed perforations, still Very Fine (Image)

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 A$ 600.00

SOLD for $150.00
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3155 S Image10sh Gray and Pale Aniline Pink, SPECIMEN” Type C Overprint (BW 48xb). Lightly hinged, rather well-centered, diagonal crease at bottom right, Very Fine appearance, a scarce type (Image)

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 A$ 3,250.00

SOLD for $375.00
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3156 S Image10sh Gray and Pale Aniline Pink, Broken Coast near Sydney and with Flaw after I” of AUSTRALIA” Variety, SPECIMEN” Type C1 Overprint, with Damaged C” in SPECIMEN” (BW 48(D)j/xd). Large h.r., exceptionally well-centered, bright colors, several nibbed/short perforations at top, Very Fine appearance, the type C1 SPECIMEN” overprint is rare on a normal” variety of the 10sh value, but is especially rare on an example that displays this distinctive duty plate variety, with only three examples possible (Image)

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 A$ 7,500.00

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
3157 S Image10sh Gray and Pale Aniline Pink, SPECIMEN” Type C2 Overprint, with Shaved P” Variety (BW 48xf). Lightly hinged, typical pale shade, fairly well-centered, fresh and Very Fine, an extremely rare SPECIMEN” variety (Image)

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 A$ 7,500.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3158 S Image£1 Light Brown and Pale Blue, SPECIMEN” Type B Overprint (BW 52Dx). Lightly hinged, nicely centered, characteristic pale shades seen on all type B specimens of this value, Very Fine and quite scarce (Image)

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 A$ 900.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
3159 Sbl Image£1 Light Brown and Pale Blue, SPECIMEN” Type B Overprint (BW 52Dxa). Block of four, top pair very lightly hinged, bottom pair Mint N.H., extraordinarily well-centered, very light color shades which are characteristic type B specimens of this value

VERY FINE. A CHOICE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE THIRD WATERMARK ONE-POUND KANGAROO WITH THE VERY SCARCE TYPE B SPECIMEN” OVERPRINT.

A very rare specimen multiple. It is believed that only two blocks of nine and six blocks of four exist (Image)

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 A$ 15,000.00

SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3160 S Image£1 Gray, SPECIMEN” Type B Overprint (BW 53x). Mild h.r., well-centered, strong fresh color

VERY FINE. A PREMIUM QUALITY EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE RAREST SPECIMEN STAMPS OF AUSTRALIA -- THE THIRD WATERMARK ONE-POUND GRAY WITH TYPE B OVERPRINT.

As few as 360 of this specimen may have been issued (Image)

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 A$ 4,500.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
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3161 S Image£1 Gray, SPECIMEN” Type C Overprint (BW 53xb). Very lightly hinged, virtually perfect centering, strong fresh color, Extremely Fine (Image)

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 A$ 375.00

SOLD for $100.00
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3162 S Image£1 Gray, SPECIMEN” Type C1 Overprint, with Damaged C” in SPECIMEN” (BW 53xd). Barest trace of hinging (if at all), wonderfully bright and fresh, well-centered, Very Fine, a choice example of this specimen (Image)

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 A$ 1,000.00

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

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