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Canterbury VIC 3126, Australia
| Lot | Kangaroos - First Watermark | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5001 | ½d Red Imperforate Half-Tone Print on Thin Glazed Paper BW #KE34 prepared from photographing an example of the Type 3 ½d Essay (value tablet at upper-left, tuft of grass in front of kangaroo), possibly prepared for presentaton by the Postmaster-General to the Cabinet on 3 Aprl 1912, some thinning at centre-top, without gum as produced, Cat $8,500. One of only three examples held in private hands, of which two have been cut down. |  | A$3,000 |
| 5002 | 2d Grey BW #5a(2)A Wmk inverted variety Scratch from first 'E' of 'PENCE' to map [2L28], few nibbed perfs at base, Comet Vale (WA) cds; nice variety combination, extrapolated Cat $650+. |  2 | A$120 |
| 5003 | 2d Grey BW #5bb perf large 'OS' two blocks of 6 (3x2); few light wrinkles & nibbed perfs, two lower units in one block with closed tears, well centred. Very scarce commercially used multiples with tidy 1913 'PARCEL PO ADELAIDE' datestamps, Cat $300++. (2 items) |  2 | A$120 |
| 5004 | 2d Grey BW #5(1)j variety Cut throat kangaroo [1L48], very well centred, fine hinged mint, Cat $250. Drury Certificate (2021) |  3 | A$150 |
| 5005 | 2d Grey Die I perf 'OS/NSW' unlocated variety Colour flaw at SE corner, well centred, fine used. This flaw not currently listed by Brusden White for 1st (or 2nd) Wmk, would be BW #5(U)d. Drury Certificate (2019) |  3 | A$100 |
| 5006 | 2½d Indigo BW #9A single and pair on 1915 (Jan 12) triple-rate cover from Sydney to Sweden, censor tape at left and Stockholm arrival backstamp. |  2 | A$250 |
| 5007 | 4d Orange BW #15 MUH, Cat $1,000. |  | A$300 |
| 5008 | 4d Orange BW #15 + ½d green Roo together with KGV 1d red on 1915 (May 18) printed cover to WM Henry Maule (Seed Merchants) in Pennsylvania, red/white 'CARNARVON' registration label all tied by 'CARNARVON/WA' cds, Perth blue double-boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' cachet at lower-left, New York transit & Philadelphia arrival backstamps both in purple. Superb advertising cover. |  2 | A$1,000 |
| 5009 | 4d Yellow-Orange BW #15w with part Melbourne 'AP[15]/13' CTO datestamp, without gum, Less than 200 issued. |  | A$400 |
| 5010 | 5d Chestnut BW #16 single franking on 1914 (Mar 17) cover to Austria, stamp tied by Burrinjuck cds, 5d paying the double rate to a foreign country, minor blemishes, Cat $1,000 (as a solo franking). |  2 | A$300 |
| 5011 | 5d Chestnut BW #16ba perf large 'OS', Cat $550. |  | A$300 |
| 5012 | 6d Blue BW #17a Wmk inverted, very well centred, fine used with 1915 Marvel Loch (WA) cds, Cat $1,000. |  | A$180 |
| 5013 | 6d Blue BW #17Cbb perf small 'OS' marginal example, mild uniform toning, excellent centring, MUH, Cat $850. |  | A$260 |
| 5014 | 6d Ultramarine BW #17bb,a perf small 'OS' Wmk inverted, short corner perf at lower right, tidy cds cancel, Cat $1,500. Rare stamp. |  | A$300 |
| 5015 | 6d Blue BW #17(1)e Defective 2nd 'E' of 'PENCE' with Late Fee (NSW) cds, nibbed corner perf, Cat $1,750 |  2 | A$350 |
| 5016 | 9d Violet BW #24A, three light tonespots at right, well centred, MUH, Cat $1,000. |  | A$150 |
| 5017 | 9d Violet with prominent Kiss print resulting in doubling of frame at base, fine used. Drury Certificate (2019) |  3 | A$600 |
| 5018 | 9d Violet BW #24(2)p [2R36] variety White flaw over 'IA' of 'AUSTRALIA' with additional Break in shading over first 'N' of 'NINE', some mild gumside spots, fine mint overall, Cat $450+. |  3 | A$260 |
| 5019 | 1/- Green BW #30a Wmk inverted, fresh colour, top left corner distorted due to paper shrinkage from an unknown cause, MNG, Cat $4,000. |  | A$100 |
| 5020 | 1/- Green BW #30ba(2)h [2L19] perf 'OS/NSW' Break in base of 'O' of 'ONE', few minor tones, fine used, Cat $225+. Drury Certificate (2019) states "Rare stamp." |  3 | A$180 |
| Lot | Kangaroos - Third Watermark | Estimate | |
| 5021 | 2/- Brown BW #35A quite well centred, fine mint hinged, Cat $650. |  | A$180 |
| 5022 | 2/- Brown BW #35wd with 'BRISBANE' CTO quarter cancel, lightly mounted full gum. Only 40 issued. |  | A$1,000 |
| 5023 | 5/- Grey and Yellow BW #42B, some light spots on perf tips and on gum, quite well centred, hinged mint, Cat $900. |  | A$220 |
| 5024 | 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #42w with half-strike of Melbourne '[AP]/15/[1]3' CTO datestamp, without gum, Cat $600. Only 200 issued. |  | A$600 |
| 5025 | 5/- Grey & Yellow with part 'Melbourne 24' CTO quarter cancel, hard-to-find on the bicolour high values, now Cat $750 (Brusden White 2025 edn). Only 400 sets produced |  | A$160 |
| 5026 | 10/- Grey & Pink BW #47 excellent centring, fine MVLH, Cat $2,000. |  | A$750 |
| 5027 | 10/- Grey & Pink BW #47w with part Melbourne [15/]AP[R/13] CTO cancel, no gum, Cat $1,700. |  | A$700 |
| 5028 | 10/- Grey & Pink BW #47w very well centred, part Melbourne 'AP[15]/1[3]' CTO datestamp, no gum, Cat $1,700. Only 200 issued. |  | A$650 |
| 5029 | £2 Black & Rose BW #55 well centred with strong colour, fine used with very light cancel, Cat $6,000. |  | A$3,000 |
| 5030 | £2 Black & Rose BW #55A very well centred and very lightly hinged; merest trace only. The gum is evenly and lightly aged with two nibbled perfs at right, Cat $12,500. |  | A$4,000 |
| 5031 | 9d Violet BW #25 [2R35] with uncatalogued Break in upper frameline above 'RA' of 'AUSTRALIA' etc, fresh MUH, Cat $2,750 as normal stamp. |  3 | A$600 |
| 5032 | 1/- Dull Green BW #31C strip of 3, parcels cancel, Cat $900+. Rare multiple. Drury Certificate (2019) |  2 | A$200 |
| 5033 | 5/- Deep Grey and Chrome BW #43B, few light perf tones, MLH, Cat $1,500. |  | A$350 |
| 5034 | 5/- Deep Grey and Yellow Perf 'OS' BW #43b fresh colour, from LHS of the sheet, Cat $3,250. |  | A$1,200 |
| 5035 | 5/- Deep Grey & Chrome BW #43Bb perf 'OS', well centred, tidy parcels cancel clear of central map design, Cat $700. |  | A$150 |
| 5036 | 2½d Intense Indigo BW #11D, small spot upper left margin, quite well centred, MLH, Cat $750. Strikingly intense shade. |  | A$180 |
| 5037 | 3d Olive Die I BW #13 marginal vertical pair, well centred, MUH, Cat $350+. |  | A$150 |
| 5038 | 3d Yellow-Olive Die II BW #13B horizontal pair (left side unit nibbed perfs), well centred, Williamsford (Tas) cds, Scarce, Cat $400+. |  | A$100 |
| 5039 | 3d Olive Die I BW #13 plus KGV 2d pale red used on printed cover to Perth for 'Wong Bros./General Store/Broome', stamps tied by Broome cds, straight-line 'PER AERIAL MAIL' handstamp and circular time-clock cachet "ANSWERED" and "RECEIVED/29 NOV 1922" two-line handstamp beneath, all in violet. |  | A$400 |
| 5040 | 6d Blue Die II BW #19ba,c variety Dry Ink perf 'OS', light gum bend, some nibbed perfs, very well centred, MUH, Cat $750. Drury Certificate (2022) |  2 | A$180 |
| 5041 | 6d Dull Grey-Blue BW #19E, MUH, Cat $1,250. |  | A$350 |
| 5042 | 6d Ultramarine Die II BW #19(1)ja [1L60] Substituted cliché - Die IIA, confirming wmk line at right, good centring, used, Cat $3,750. |  2 | A$600 |
| 5043 | 6d Pale Ultramarine Die IIB BW #20C single franking on 1922 (Aug 9) ES&A Bank double-rate cover to New York, the stamp tied by Sydney machine cancel, Cat $500 (as a solo franking on cover). |  | A$150 |
| 5044 | 9d Violet Die IIB BW #27 marginal block of 12 [4L49-60] with part Harrison 2-line imprint, minor perf separation, MUH, Cat $4,500+. |  | A$1,300 |
| 5045 | 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB BW #33 plus KGV 1d green & 3d blue tied by 1925 (Nov 27) Mundijong (WA) cds to Parcel Post Label for flowers weighing 1lb to be sent to "Glam, SW, Britain" (Glamorgan, South Wales); label with edge faults, the 1/- Roo alone Cat $300 on a postal article. The sender William Alford, formerly a South Wales coalminer, arrived in WA in 1924 with his wife and three daughters and settled at the Group 35 Property, Mundijong, establishing a dairy farm. |  | A$150 |
| 5046 | 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB BW #33ba perf 'OS' horiziontal pair Grossly misperforated, mild gum bends, MUH, Cat $850+ (as a normal MUH pair) |  | A$180 |
| 5047 | 2/- Aniline Red-Brown BW #37G(2)l variety Flaw in top of 'N' of 'SHILLINGS', light machine cancel; huge extrapolated Cat value, for a listed variety in this rare shade. Drury Certificate (2021). |  3 | A$600 |
| 5048 | 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #44 single franking on 1937 (Jan 27) registered cover Melbourne to North Dakota, backstamps of Melbourne, New York and Devils Lake, some staining. Unpriced by Brusden White on cover. A new find and particularly rare being a solo franking. |  2 | A$3,500 |
| 5049 | 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #44b(V)f variety Ewe-faced Roo - State I [L10] perf 'OS', CTO, mounted with full gum, Cat $1,350. |  3 | A$230 |
| 5050 | 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #44(D)d [L2] variety Broken coast near Sydney, and break in right frame 3mm from top, MLH, Cat $950. |  3 | A$400 |
