Australian Kangaroo and Map Series continued...

NORTH WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
841		84	S.G. #84, 10/- Grey and pink kangaroo, overprinted "N.W. Pacific Islands.", types a, b, c, vertical strip of three containing all three overprint types, brilliant colors, well centered, o.g., minor h.r. at top, very fine; 1990 BPA certificate (S.G. catalog £440+). (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
842		85	S.G. #85, £1 Brown and ultramarine kangaroo, overprinted "N.W. Pacific Islands.", types a, b, c, vertical strip of three containing all three overprint types, well centered, deep rich colors, o.g., top stamp with minor h.r., bottom stamp with light horizontal crease not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise very fine for this scarce strip; 1990 BPA certificate (S.G. catalog £1,700+). (Image)	Est. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,150.00 Will close during Public Auction
843		92	#S.G. #92, 5/- Grey and yellow kangaroo, overprinted "N.W. Pacific Islands.", types a , b, c, vertical strip of three containing all three overprint types, exceptionally bright and fresh, well centered, o.g., top stamp with minor h.r., other two n.h., very fine and choice (S.G. catalog £280+). (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
844		101	S.G. #101, "One Penny" on 1/- Green kangaroo, overprinted "N.W. Pacific Islands.", types a, b, c, vertical strip of three containing all three overprint types, marvelously bright and fresh, well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1990 BPA certificate (S.G. catalog for hinged £360+). (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction

LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
845	O		Kangaroo issues cancellation selection, 33 items neatly written up on exhibition pages, includes nine pieces with the petite blue "Records/Melbourne" oval handstamp (values up to 1/- and of note are a couple of blocks of four and six), five different values on individual small pieces and tied by "Thursday Island" c.d.s. postmarks, ten different values each with eye-arresting and perfectly struck "L.H.I" (Lord Howe Island, N.S.W.) cancels, six different stamps with foreign arrival cancellations, and concludes with three items used in New Guinea, including a 2/- Second Watermark pair with "Rabaul/Jun 24 1915" violet double oval handstamp, largely fine-very fine; a lovely lot for the used Kangaroo specialist.	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
846	O		Kangaroo high values with telegraph punctures, eighteen items, consisting of First Watermark 10/- single and block of four, plus singles of the £1 and £2, 5/- Second Watermark single, Third Watermark includes three 10/-, two each of £1 Brown and Ultramarine and £1 Grey, plus one £2, Small Multiple Watermark 10/- and £2 singles, C of A Watermark singles of the 10/-, £1 and £2, plus a vertical strip of the £1, variable condition.	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
847			Kangaroo issues postal history selection of 27 covers, interesting group with various largely commercial usages, includes nine ½p First Watermark covers, including a nice Naval Censored cover posted on board an Australian vessel in the West Indies to London, as well as three with "OS/NSW" punctures, there are eight 1p First Watermark covers (one being a tag), which includes two covers franked with single Large "OS" punctures, also in the First Watermark issues are two 2½p usages and one 4p Large "OS" puncture on a registered cover, Second Watermark covers consist of four franked with 2½p singles (three being lovely advertising covers), concludes with two 2p Third Watermark issue covers and a 6p Small Multiple Watermark strip of four on an airmail cover to Batavia, overall fine-very fine.	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
848			Kangaroo postal stationery group of seven items all with Kangaroo and Map imprints, all mint, includes 1p post card, 1p envelope, 1p letter card, 4p registration envelope (with Melbourne c.t.o. postmark for U.P.U. distribution), ½p and 1p wrappers and a ½p (green on blue) printed to private order envelope; lot also includes six earlier "Full face" George V stationery items (again all mint), plus two New South Wales pieces of stationery, all quite fresh and clean, very fine.	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
849	O		The valuable and comprehensive balance of the incomparable collection of "Kangaroo and Map" postage stamps formed by Arthur W. Gray, a fascinating assemblage of hundreds of items on approximately 100 exhibition/collection pages, all wonderfully annotated, with all the various watermark issues well represented and not just with lower values, as we note several bi-colored high values (to the £2) included, most of the material is mint, but there are some used items, as well as some scarce c.t.o. stamps, there is an array of multiples, including some monogram or imprint pieces (some of which have substantial catalog values, such as a nice 5/- Third Watermark Ash imprint pair), numerous shade and plate varieties, and even a few watermark varieties, corresponding "OS" official stamps are also found throughout, virtually all mint stamps have o.g., hinging ranges from h.r.'s on some to mostly lightly hinged, and even several n.h., there is the occasional small fault to some items, but overall the condition is fine-very fine or better; this is not your "ordinary" balance, as clearly the Gray collection is not an "ordinary" collection, so careful inspection of this wonderful lot will prove not only that this is an extraordinary opportunity, but will also reveal that our estimate is quite conservative, as we believe the material contained within the lot must catalog in excess of A$70,000.	Est. 15,000-20,000 SOLD for $51,250.00 Will close during Public Auction