COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark

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1 Page:1 Website: Jun 26, 2017 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark 42 V A/A- ½d, 3d, 5d, 9d, 1/- with the Watermark Inverted, 2/- & 5/- all CTO, a few small perf faults, Cat $1000. (7) ** A B1 Lot 43 ½d green 'JBC' Monogram strip of 6 BW #1(2)zc, minor jumped perfs at the base, mounted in the margins only otherwise unmounted, Cat $ for a mounted strip of * A- C1 45 ** A B1 46 ** A B1 Lot 44 1d red Die I with the Watermark Sideways (Crown Pointing Right as seen from Behind) BW #2aa, hinge remainder, Cat $ d red Die I marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the left of the right-hand pane, the first unit with minor White Flaws below 'POSTAGE', well centred, unmounted, Cat $ d red Die I Plate C marginal block of 6 (2x3) from the left of the sheet including Notch in Left Frame SW of Western Australia, White Scratch from 'L' of 'AUSTRALIA' to Queensland Coast and White Flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria BW #2Ce f & g, unmounted, Cat $240++ as mounted singles. A fine positional piece F A+ B1 Lot 47 1d red Plate E [R47; Third State] with White Flaws in the Bight & Tiny Break at 1 O'Clock of the Value Circle, cds largely clear of the affected area. Superb! Rarity 9. [See "1d Red Kangaroo & Map Series" by Adams Bell & Pope at page 273] G A B1 Lot 48 2d grey with Cut-Throat Roo, well centred, untidy cancel clear of the variety. Unlisted in First or Second Watermark: based on the Third Watermark listing, it would be BW #5(1)j. 400

2 Page:2 Website: Jun 26, V A C1 50 * A B1 Lot 49 2½d indigo block of 4, CTO with two complete strikes of the 'MELBOURNE/DE3/13' cds, full unmounted o.g., grossly undercatalogued at $ [Acquired at a Melbourne auction in 2014 for $960] 3d olive Die I with the Watermark Inverted BW #12a, marginal example from the right of the left-hand pane, very lightly mounted, Cat $ * B B1 Lot 51 3d olive Die I with Kiss Print BW #12cb affecting the Upper Right-Hand Frame & Queensland Coast, minor gum blemishes, Cat $1. [The ACSC states "Approximately ten examples are recorded", of which most are used] Lot F A B1 3d olive Die II BW #12B horizontal pair, Adelaide cds, Cat $ F A C1 Lot 53 3d olive Die II BW #12B horizontal pair, very fine 'NABIAC/NO11/13/NSW' cds, Cat $800+. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2014). 300

3 Page:3 Website: Jun 26, 2017 Lot * A B1 3d olive Die II with Ship North of Wyndham (WA) BW #12(1)e, very lightly mounted, Cat $ Lot V A B1 3d olive Die II with White Flaw between 'T' of 'THREE' & Cape Leeuwin BW #12(1)d, Laverton (WA) cds, Cat $ V A 3d olive Die II, CTO with Melbourne cds of DE3/13 BW #12wc, one with Colour Flaw West of Arnhem Land #12wc(1)e, Cat $400+. (2) 250 Lot ** A B1 4d deep orange BW #15C, well centred, unmounted, Cat $ F A B1 Lot 58 4d orange with Large Reef off Central Coast of Western Australia BW #15(1)d, light cds clear of the flaw, Cat $150. Underrated. [The ACSC mistakenly states the flaw is adjacent to the right-hand frame] F A C1 Lot 59 4d orange with Urinating 'G' of 'POSTAGE' BW #15(1)h punctured Small 'OS', Queensland cds well clear of the variety, Cat $400 x3 for the 'OS' puncture. 400

4 Page:4 Website: Jun 26, 2017 Lot * A B1 4d orange with Retouched Shading around 'IA' of 'AUSTRALIA' BW #15(2)d, well centred, Cat $ F A C1 4d orange (aniline) with 'R P' of 'FOUR PENCE' Joined BW #15B(2)e, light cds clear of the variety, Cat $ Lot * A C1 4d orange with Ship in Gulf of Carpentaria BW #15(U)f, Cat $ Lot * A B1 4d yellow-orange BW #15F, well centred, Cat $ F A C1 Lot 64 5d chestnut with Small Reef off Central Coast of Western Australia BW #16(1)d, Maryborough (Vic) cds clear of the flaw, Cat $150. Underrated * A Lot 65 5d chestnut with Flaw in Grass in front of Roo BW #16(2)e, and Retouched Right-Hand Frame & Shading off Queensland Coast #16(2)f, Cat $1050. Scarce duo.

5 Page:5 Website: Jun 26, V A B1 Lot 66 5d chestnut, CTO with the Melbourne #24 cds of 25AP13 BW #16wa, Cat $250. [The ACSC states in the introduction that the #24 cds of 25AP13 was used on the 5d. However, in the listing, this is incorrectly shown as AP24/13 which implies the cds was the standard Colonial type with the date in two lines] 150 Lot * A B1 6d ultramarine with Retouched Second 'E' of 'PENCE' BW #17(1)j, well centred, Cat $ , F A B1 Lot 68 6d ultramarine with Retouched Second 'E' of 'PENCE' BW #17(1)j, well centred, 'LINDA/JY21/14/TASMANIA' cds well clear of the variety, Cat $1. Lot F A C1 6d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted BW #17a, neat 'REGISTERED/PERTH' oval d/s, Cat $ T Lot F A B1 6d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted BW #17a, 'PARCEL POST/20AP15/PERTH' cds cancel, Cat $

6 Page:6 Website: Jun 26, 2017 Lot V A+ A1 6d ultramarine, well centred, CTO with Brisbane cds BW #17wd, full unmounted o.g., Cat $400. Superb! F A B1 9d violet horizontal strip of 3, well centred, 'REGISTERED/JY20/13/KALGOORLIE' cds, Cat $ Very scarce */** A-/B Lot 73 1/- emerald 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 BW #30(2)z guillotined through the monogram, the gum a trifle aged, the last unit with a hinge remainder, the other units are unmounted, Cat $12,000. [Hugh Morgan's similar hinged strip - one unit creased & the monogram similarly trimmed - sold on for 6600] 3,600 Lot * A- C2 1/- emerald with the Watermark Inverted BW #30a, short perf at left, Cat $ , F A C1 Lot 75 1/- emerald with the Watermark Inverted BW #30a, very fine strike of the scarce 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/OUT/ 31DE13/VICTORIA' cds, Cat $. [Most stamps with the watermark inverted are from CTO sheets] 200

7 Page:7 Website: Jun 26, * A- C2 Lot 76 1/- emerald with the Watermark Inverted and with Ship in Great Australian Bight BW #30a(U)d, a few irregular perfs, Cat $ for each variety. Very desirable "double variety". 77 F A 2/- brown three very fine used examples, one punctured Small 'OS', cds cancels, Cat $900. (3) V/G A Lot 78 2/- brown with Deformed 'N' of 'SHILLINGS' BW #35(2)L, and the same variety on Second Wmk 2/- #36(2)L & Third Wmk 2/- brown #37(2)L, variable centring, cds cancels clear of the varieties (the first is CTO), Cat $ A desirable trio. 750 Lot * A B1 5/- grey & chrome and 10/- grey & pink, lightly mounted, Cat $ Lot * A C1 5/- grey & chrome, Cat $ F A- B2 Lot 81 5/- grey & chrome, well centred, a couple of nibbled perfs, light Brisbane cds in blue, Cat $350. Scarce this fine & attractive. 200

8 Page:8 Website: Jun 26, 2017 Lot ** C C2 10/- grey & pink, rounded corner at lower-right, unmounted, Cat $ T 83 ** A B1 Lot 83 10/- grey & pink BW #47A, well centred, unmounted, Cat $7. Raybaudi Certificate (1994) states "...in ottimo stato di conservazione" (= in ultimate state of preservation). 2, * B Ex Lot 84 10/- 1 & 2 each with 'Specimen' Handstamp, very attractive but with minor blemishes & hinge remainders, Cat $2550. (3) Lot * A- B2 10/- grey & pink with 'Specimen' handstamp, unusually well centred, a couple of short perfs at left, Cat $ Lot ** A C1 10/- grey & pink with 'Specimen' Handstamp BW #47x, unmounted, Cat $ T

9 Page:9 Website: Jun 26, V (A) A1 Lot 87 1 brown & blue CTO BW #51w well-centred & very attractive but with neatly repaired top left corner and a few uneven perfs, Cat $ T 88 V A (?) Lot 88 1 brown & pale blue, well centred, CTO BW #51w, Cat $3. [The shades make this appear to be a Third Wmk stamp. Perhaps the blue is faded but the brown isn't] V A C1 Lot 89 1 brown & blue with Broken South Coast of Gulf of Carpentaria CTO BW #51w(D)m, Cat $ Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2013) notes that the cancel is DE5/13 - just the base of the DE is evident - "used to prepare 120 sets that were distributed to members of the Federal Parliament". 1,000 Lot ** A B1 1 brown & blue with 'Specimen' Handstamp BW #51x, well centred, unmounted, Cat $

10 Page:10 Website: Jun 26, 2017 Lot ** A- B2 2 black & rose BW #55, a couple of slightly nibbled perfs at right, unmounted, Cat $35, ,000 T 92 ** A- C2 Lot 92 2 black & carmine with 'Specimen' Handstamp, a few short perfs, unmounted, Cat $0. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2014). COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark - Official Stamps 1, * A/B Ex Lot 93 PUNCTURED LARGE 'OS': ½d to 2/- complete (ex 3d), mostly well centred, a few minor blemishes or minor hinge remainders, the 9d a little aged, Cat $5400. (10) 1, 94 G/F B Lot 94-2d grey horizontal pair with Double Perforations Vertically & at the Base (where not apparent) BW #5b, uneven vertical perfs but otherwise fine, untidy 'NANANGO/14JA14/QUEENSLAND' cds cancels, Cat $ T

11 Page:11 Website: Jun 26, 2017 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark - Official Stamps (continued) 95 O B C2 Lot 95-3d olive-green ACSC #12ba block of 6 (3x2), upper left unit with a couple of short perfs and upper centre unit with 2.5mm closed tear at top, untidy 'PADDINGTON/-4NO13/NSW' cds cancels, Cat $750 as singles. Scarce multiple. 400 T 96 F (A) Lot 96-6d ultramarine with Retouched Second 'E' of 'PENCE' BW #17bb(1)j, reperforated at right, light Hobart cds of -AP15, Cat $2250 ($1 + 50% premium for 'OS'). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) as the then BW #17ebb. Lot * A B1-2/- brown BW #35ba, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $1. 98 * A Lot 98-5/- grey & chrome-yellow with Double Perforations at the top BW #42Ab, Cat $2000 used but unpriced mint. [The ACSC states that Double Perfs are found only on stamps perf Large 'OS'] 2,000

12 Page:12 Website: Jun 26, 2017 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark - Official Stamps (continued) 99 F A- B2 Lot 99 PUNCTURED SMALL 'OS': 6d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted BW #17abc, shortish perfs at base, light cds cancel, Cat $1 ($ % for punctured 'OS'). Simon Dunkerley Certificate (2008). 300