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Canterbury VIC 3126, Australia
| Lot | Kangaroos - Third Watermark | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5051 | 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #44(V)p [R6] variety Long curved tail on kangaroo perf 'OS', CTO, Cat $650+. |  2 | A$200 |
| 5052 | 10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink BW #48B showing uncatalogued variety Colour flaw above Spencers' Gulf [L22], well centred, fine used with Camden (NSW) cds, Cat from $750 for listed flaws (SG #43, Cat £325 for normal stamp). |  2 | A$250 |
| 5053 | 10/- Grey & Pink BW #48a with Wmk inverted well centred with per favour cancel, Cat $3,750. |  | A$900 |
| 5054 | 10/- Grey & Aniline Pink BW #48Bwa perf 'OS', Kangaroo slightly misplaced with tip of tail resting on NSW coastline, superb centring compared to what is usually seen, quarter strike of CTO cancel, MVLH full gum. |  | A$120 |
| 5055 | 10/- Grey & Aniline Pink BW #48Bx optd 'SPECIMEN' Type B, well centred, vivid colour, Cat $600. |  | A$200 |
| 5056 | 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink BW #48xbR optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, very lightly mounted, well centred, Cat $3,250, Premium example. |  | A$1,600 |
| 5057 | £1 Chocolate & Dull Blue BW #52 with unplated Small blue colour flaw under 'I' of 'AUSTRALIA', very well centred, fine mint, Cat $4,500. |  2 | A$2,750 |
| 5058 | £1 Brown & Blue BW #52 telegraph puncture, well centred, Wellington (Qld) cds. |  | A$180 |
| 5059 | £1 Brown & Blue BW #52(D)o telegraph puncture, neatly filled though slightly distorting Roo's head, variety Blue spot on map south of Bonaparte Gulf (between Kangaroo's ears) [R31], tidy telegraph cancel. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5060 | £2 Black & Rose BW #56A deep colours, good perfs, fine MLH, Cat $7,500. |  | A$2,500 |
| Lot | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark | Estimate | |
| 5061 | £2 Purple-Black & Rose BW #56C with unlisted variety Break in shading south of Albany [R35], mild wrinkle lower-left corner, fresh MUH, Cat $20,000. |  2 | A$7,500 |
| 5062 | £2 Purple-Black & Pale Rose BW #56xb optd 'SPECIMEN' Type 'C', centred high, MVLH, Cat $500. |  | A$150 |
| 5063 | 9d Violet MUH Selection comprising Die II (2, one punctured 'OS') former even toned gum, the punctured stamp couple nibbed perfs, faint gum bends & lightly toned gum; also Die IIB fresh MUH marginal example, Cat $1,275. (3) |  3 | A$230 |
| 5064 | Perf 'OS' Selection BW #37ba,38ba,48ba(D)e comprising 2/- brown & 2/- maroon (both few nibbed perfs) cds used, and 10/- grey & deep aniline pink variety Short Spencer's Gulf [L29,51,R41] CTO, (plus premium for 10/- flaw). (3) |  4 | A$150 |
| 5065 | 9d Violet BW #28(4)i variety Broken shading over second 'E' of 'PENCE' [4L12, extrapolated Cat $1,400+ for the flaw on cover], plus 2/- maroon (Cat $300 on cover), along with KGV 1d green and 1½d red, all tied to 1929 (Nov 16) airmail cover (300x252mm) by 'SPENCER STREET/LATE FEE' datestamps, addressed to Foy & Gibson in Perth. |  2 | A$350 |
| 5066 | 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange with Kangaroo misplaced, foot just in Bight, perf 'OS, corner CTO cancel |  | A$160 |
| 5067 | 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #45ba four used perf 'OS' examples, one with variety Shading breaks in Bight [R22]; two others (one being CTO) with uncatalogued Bight shading breaks; odd nibbed perf, good to fine used, Cat $1,150. (4) |  7 | A$250 |
| 5068 | 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange BW #45za Ash two-line 'N' over 'N' imprint pair with White flaw off NSW coast [R55], MVLH with the left-hand unit MUH, Cat $3,000+. |  2 | A$1,300 |
| 5069 | 10/- Grey & Pink BW #49 centred to lower left, MUH, Cat $3,000. |  | A$1,000 |
| 5070 | 10/- Grey & Pink BW #49(D)f variety Very short Spencers' Gulf [R12,60], MVLH (possibly MUH), Cat $1,650. Premium stamp |  2 | A$750 |
| 5071 | £2 Grey & Rose-Crimson BW #57 [R56] with uncatalogued Grass sheared off at right (with distinctive black spot at lower edge) also Elongated Spencer's Gulf, couple of shortish perfs, otherwise fresh MUH, Cat $20,000 . A rare stamp with a significant variety worthy of Brusden White catalogue inclusion. |  2 | A$3,000 |
| 5072 | 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #46(D)h variety Spencer's Gulf elongated and curved [L36, extrapolated Cat $1,500 for the variety on cover] plus SMult 2/- pair (single Cat $300 on cover) plus KGV 1d green, tied by 'Air Mail/Sydney NSW' datestamps to commercial airmail cover to England; minor blemishes. Attractive combination franking with an elusive variety. |  2 | A$350 |
| 5073 | 10/-, £1 & £2 BW #50xf,54x,58x ovptd 'SPECIMEN' Type D, 10/- variety Colour spot over top of Spencer's Gulf, MVLH, £1 & £2 MUH, Cat $485. (3) |  4 | A$160 |
| 5074 | 10/- Grey and Pink BW #50xg optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D block of 4, well-centred MUH, Cat $1,250 (for hinged). |  | A$1,000 |
| 5075 | 10/- Grey & Aniline Pink BW #50D(D)f [R60] variety Very short Spencer's Gulf, marginal example, extrapolated Cat $5,000+ (for MUH). |  3 | A$1,000 |
| 5076 | £1 Grey BW #54xa block of 4 with 'SPECIMEN' type D ovpt, very well centred, lower units MUH, Cat $1,500. |  | A$600 |
| 5077 | £1 Grey Optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D BW #54xg,ha [L42] variety Colour flaw on top frame over second 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' retouched, Cat $1,900 as a flaw on an unoverprinted stamp. |  2 | A$90 |
| 5078 | £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58B, minor perf blemishes, well centre, tidy corner cancel, Cat $900. |  | A$220 |
| 5079 | £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58xa block of 4 with 'SPECIMEN' type D overprints, all units MUH, Cat $3,500+. |  | A$1,400 |
| 5080 | £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58(D)m [L49] variety Broken value circle at right, some nibbed perfs at base, MVLH, Cat $7,500 (SG #138, cat £4,250+). |  2 | A$2,600 |
| Lot | KGV - Single Watermark | Estimate | |
| 5081 | 1d Bright Scarlet BW #59ca Kiss print, with normal stamp for comparison, Melbourne '30MY14' datestamp, Cat $1,250 (as hinged mint), unpriced used. |  3 | A$260 |
| 5082 | BW #60A,60B lised shades 6d maroon MVLH and 6d reddish-maroon MUH Cat $400. (2) |  2 | A$100 |
| 5083 | ½d Green Comb Perf BW #63(2)q [2R47] Crack through oval in front of face, Cat $2,500. |  2 | A$300 |
| 5084 | ½d Green Comb Perf Electro 5 BW #63(5)k variety Cracked electro left wattle to 'U' [5L46, early state], being the lower unit in a vertical pair, well centred VFU with centrally-struck Dardanup (WA) cds well clear of the flaw, Cat $5,000+ (SG #20E, Cat £4,000). Drury Certificate (2022) confirms as State 1. |  3 | A$1,800 |
| 5085 | 1d Carmine-Rose BW #70PP(2)C Imperf Plate Proof on thin white glazed card, Cat $475. |  | A$140 |
| 5086 | 1d Salmon Eosin (G27) Smooth Paper BW #71S a very rare shade, fine used with light Queensland cancel, Cat $1,800. Drury Certificate (2007). |  2 | A$1,000 |
| 5087 | 1d Pink (G28) Smooth Paper BW #71T, with Perth '14MAR18' cds, Drury Certificate (2022). |  2 | A$80 |
| 5088 | 1d Red Shades With Drury Certificates comprising Smooth Paper orange-red (G24½), lilac-pink (G28½) & carmine-pink (G29); Rough Paper rosine (G68, 2, one being Die II) and red-brown (G76), generally fine/very fine, Cat $925. (6) |  6 | A$500 |
| 5089 | 1d Red Shades With Drury Certificates comprising Smooth Paper orange-red (G24½), lilac-pink (G28½) & carmine-pink (G29); Rough Paper rose-pink (G67), rosine (G68, 4 incl perf 'OS', perf 'OS/NSW' and Die II), deep rosine (G70, 2 one perf 'OS'), damson (G70½), plum (G71), and red-brown (G76), generally fine/very fine, Cat $3,050+. (13) |  5 | A$1,600 |
| 5090 | 1d Scarlet Aniline (G18) Smooth Paper BW #71I(2)j [IV/34] Rusted cliché, Tamworth cds, Cat $750. Drury Certificate (2005). |  3 | A$300 |
| 5091 | 1d Carmine-Pink (G29) Smooth Paper BW #71U(3)d with variety Cut in left frame opposite Roo's neck with additional 'Tin shed' flaws at top, '15FE18' cds. Elusive shade in combination with eye-catching flaws. Drury Certificate (2021). |  3 | A$120 |
| 5092 | 1d Pink (G28) Smooth Paper BW #71T(3)p block of 5, upper-left unit variety Notched NW corner [VI/40], Perth '31JA18' datestamps, Cat $500+. Very scarce multiple. Drury Certificate (2019). |  3 | A$250 |
| 5093 | 1d Pink (G28) Smooth Paper BW #71T(4)k,l block of 4 [8/13-14,19-20], upper units varieties Distorted 'ONE PENNY' and Thin 'ONE PENNY (retouch), Perth '23JA18' datestamps, Cat $550+. Very scarce shade/variety combination multiple. Drury Certificate (2019). |  4 | A$280 |
| 5094 | 1d Damson (G70½) Rough Paper BW #72Kbb perf 'OS', tidy machine cancel. Keenly sought-after shade, Cat $500. Drury Certificate (2022). |  2 | A$150 |
| 5095 | 1d Maroon Rough Paper (G77) BW #72Rbb perf 'OS', fine MVLH, Cat $750. Drury Certificate (2022). |  2 | A$200 |
| 5096 | 1d Damson (G70½) Rough Paper Perf 'OS' BW #72K(1)i Die II, showing correct non-fluorescent red-purple u/v reaction, Kellerberrin (WA) '29MY18' cds, Cat $750+. |  | A$230 |
| 5097 | 1d Damson (G70½) Rough Paper BW #72K(2)g [III/42] variety White line under RVT fine used. Rare combination of a scarce shade and elusive variety, Cat $400. Drury Certificate (2019). |  3 | A$150 |
| 5098 | 1d Plum (G71) Rough Paper BW #72L(2)ja light plum shade Substituted cliché - Die II, lightly struck cancel, Cat $1,000. Drury Certificate (2025). |  3 | A$500 |
| 5099 | 1d Carmine-Red (G73) Rough Paper Perf 'OS' BW #72Pbb(2)ja Substituted cliché Die II, fine MVLH, Cat $2,250. Starling Certificate (2020) states "very rare mint". |  3 | A$1,000 |
| 5100 | 1d Brownish Red Die III (G112) BW #75D, fine used with partial Wallendbeen (NSW) cds, slight stain on rear bottom right corner Cat $2,000. Drury Certificate (2008). |  2 | A$450 |
