Page:1 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au 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) 250 43 ** 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 $1200++ for a mounted strip of 3. 600 44 * 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 $2250. 1d 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 $240+. 1d 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. 600 150 250 47 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] 150 48 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
Page:2 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au Jun 26, 2017 49 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 $300++. [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 $600. 550 200 51 * 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 52 52 F A B1 3d olive Die II BW #12B horizontal pair, Adelaide cds, Cat $800+. 300 53 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
Page:3 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au Jun 26, 2017 Lot 54 54 * A B1 3d olive Die II with Ship North of Wyndham (WA) BW #12(1)e, very lightly mounted, Cat $1200. 600 Lot 55 55 V A B1 3d olive Die II with White Flaw between 'T' of 'THREE' & Cape Leeuwin BW #12(1)d, Laverton (WA) cds, Cat $. 250 56 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 57 57 ** A B1 4d deep orange BW #15C, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1000. 58 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] 150 59 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
Page:4 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au Jun 26, 2017 Lot 60 60 * A B1 4d orange with Retouched Shading around 'IA' of 'AUSTRALIA' BW #15(2)d, well centred, Cat $400. 250 61 F A C1 4d orange (aniline) with 'R P' of 'FOUR PENCE' Joined BW #15B(2)e, light cds clear of the variety, Cat $275+. 150 Lot 62 62 * A C1 4d orange with Ship in Gulf of Carpentaria BW #15(U)f, Cat $400. 200 Lot 63 63 * A B1 4d yellow-orange BW #15F, well centred, Cat $1000. 400 64 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. 150 65 * 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.
Page:5 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au Jun 26, 2017 66 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 67 67 * A B1 6d ultramarine with Retouched Second 'E' of 'PENCE' BW #17(1)j, well centred, Cat $4000. 1,750 68 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 69 69 F A C1 6d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted BW #17a, neat 'REGISTERED/PERTH' oval d/s, Cat $1000. 300 T Lot 70 70 F A B1 6d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted BW #17a, 'PARCEL POST/20AP15/PERTH' cds cancel, Cat $1000. 400
Page:6 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au Jun 26, 2017 Lot 71 71 V A+ A1 6d ultramarine, well centred, CTO with Brisbane cds BW #17wd, full unmounted o.g., Cat $400. Superb! 300 72 F A B1 9d violet horizontal strip of 3, well centred, 'REGISTERED/JY20/13/KALGOORLIE' cds, Cat $120++. Very scarce. 100 73 */** 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 13.11.2012 for 6600] 3,600 Lot 74 74 * A- C2 1/- emerald with the Watermark Inverted BW #30a, short perf at left, Cat $4000. 1,000 75 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
Page:7 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au Jun 26, 2017 76 * 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) 250 400 78 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 $1350+. A desirable trio. 750 Lot 79 79 * A B1 5/- grey & chrome and 10/- grey & pink, lightly mounted, Cat $2900. 900 Lot 80 80 * A C1 5/- grey & chrome, Cat $900. 250 81 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
Page:8 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au Jun 26, 2017 Lot 82 82 ** C C2 10/- grey & pink, rounded corner at lower-right, unmounted, Cat $7. 750 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). 2,000 84 * B Ex Lot 84 10/- 1 & 2 each with 'Specimen' Handstamp, very attractive but with minor blemishes & hinge remainders, Cat $2550. (3) Lot 85 85 * A- B2 10/- grey & pink with 'Specimen' handstamp, unusually well centred, a couple of short perfs at left, Cat $750. 300 Lot 86 86 ** A C1 10/- grey & pink with 'Specimen' Handstamp BW #47x, unmounted, Cat $3. 750 T
Page:9 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au Jun 26, 2017 87 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 $3. 400 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] 750 89 V A C1 Lot 89 1 brown & blue with Broken South Coast of Gulf of Carpentaria CTO BW #51w(D)m, Cat $4000+. 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 90 90 ** A B1 1 brown & blue with 'Specimen' Handstamp BW #51x, well centred, unmounted, Cat $3750. 900
Page:10 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au Jun 26, 2017 Lot 91 91 ** A- B2 2 black & rose BW #55, a couple of slightly nibbled perfs at right, unmounted, Cat $35,000. 10,000 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 1,000 93 * 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 $800+. 300 T
Page:11 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au 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 97 97 * 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
Page:12 Website:www.mossgreen.com.au 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 ($1000 + 50% for punctured 'OS'). Simon Dunkerley Certificate (2008). 300