Australian Kangaroo and Map Series continued...

THIRD WATERMARK ISSUES continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
661	O	56Aw	#56Aw, £2 Black and rose, gem c.t.o example, with light GPO Melbourne c.d.s. at bottom left, incredibly well centered within large margins, deep luxuriant colors on bright paper, extremely fine (A$4,500). (Image)	Est. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
662	O	56Aw	#56Aw, £2 Black and rose, lovely c.t.o example, neat portion of GPO Melbourne cancel at bottom left, well centered and margined, deep rich colors, typical irregular perforations, very fine and choice; small expert's handstamp (A$4,500). (Image)	Est. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
663		56Cz	#56Cz, £2 Purple black and rose, the magnificent bottom margin T.S. Harrison two-line imprint block of four, incredibly fresh and crisp, strong rich colors, rather well centered, o.g., three stamps n..h., minor h.r. in bottom margin, very fine and choice.Harrison imprint blocks of four are extremely rare and almost never offered. According to the ACSC, "there are four blocks (one in the Royal Collection) and in addition a punctured "OS" block of four (see lot #705) and a c.t.o. block of eight were released at the Australia Post archival sales of 1986/87". The imprint block from the Gray Collection surely ranks among the finest available of the four existing unpunctured blocks.A stunning imprint block of the greatest rarity and eye appeal (A$75,000). (Image)	Est. 50,000-75,000 SOLD for $65,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
664		56Cza	#56Cza, £2 Purple black and rose, brilliantly fresh bottom margin T.S. Harrison two-line imprint pair, extraordinarily well centered and margined, deep luxuriant colors, o.g., n.h., small marginal tear at bottom center of sheet selvage, still very fine and wonderfully choice; a major imprint rarity, especially desirable being never hinged (for hinged A$15,000). (Image)	Est. 10,000-15,000 SOLD for $29,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

THIRD WATERMARK "O.S." OFFICIALS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
665	/	7ba	#7ba, 2p Grey black, Die I, small "OS", choice mint block of four, extraordinarily well centered, rich color, o.g., top pair l.h., bottom pair n.h., extremely fine (A$200+). (Image)	Est. 100-150 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
666		7ba/zb	#7ba/zb, 2p Grey black, Die I, small "OS", bottom margin CA monogram horizontal pair from Plate 1 (upper), exceptionally well centered, strong color, o.g., lightly folded along vertical perforations between stamps, very fine (A$550). (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
667		11b	#11b, 2½p Blue, small "OS", pristine mint block of four, deep rich color on bright paper, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; actually quite scarce as a block (for four n.h. singles A$900+). (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
668		13Hba	#13Hba, 3p Olive green, Die II, small "OS", scarce mint example of the Die II, large well balanced margins, fresh color, o.g., l.h., extremely fine (A$325). (Image)	Est. 200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
669	/	14Bb	#14Bb, 3p Brownish olive, Die IIB, small "OS", block of four, rich color, o.g., top pair l.h., bottom pair n.h., bottom left stamp with bend, fine (A$320+). (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
670		19Bba	#19Bba, 6p Blue, Die II, small "OS", pristine mint block of four, strong color, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine (A$600+). (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
671	/	19Eba	#19Eba, 6p Grey blue, Die II, small "OS", handsome bottom sheet-margin block of four, fresh, rather well centered, o.g., three stamps n.h., top right stamp with barest trace of a hinge mark, fine-very fine (A$525+). (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
672	O	19ba/ea	#19ba/ea, 6p Ultramarine, Die II, small "OS", substituted Die IIA cliche, used, being a late state of this variety [1R60] as the break in the outer frame is quite large, pastel shade, portion of "Late Fee/1/Spencer St., Vic" cancel, couple of nibbed perforations, fine and scarce (A$925). (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
673	O	19Eba/f	#19Eba/f, 6p Grey blue, Die II, small "OS", "bite" out of kangaroo's left leg, used single [2L17] with light c.d.s. confined to top, pastel shade, nearly very fine for this rare variety; accompanied by two other used singles which show the progression of the flaw from its earliest stage (A$925) (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
674	O	19ba/f	#19ba/f, 6p Ultramarine, Die II, punctured "OS/NSW, "Bite" out of Kangaroo's left leg, attractive used example [2L17] with Tenterfield town c.d.s., nicely centered, a very fine example of this variety (A$925). (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
675		19ba/zb/zf	#19ba/zb/zf, 6p Ultramarine, Die II, small "OS", a most extraordinary inter-panneau block of 48 (12 x 4), being the complete bottom four rows of the sheet (Plate 2), containing both CA monogram at bottom left and JBC monogram at bottom right, excellent centering throughout, o.g. which has just slightly aged paper, a great number of stamps are n.h., although there are numerous sensible hinge reinforcements at edges, with a number of separated perforations as to be expected for such a large multiple, overall still very fine; a spectacular showpiece "OS" multiple that surely must be the largest surviving unit (for CA and JBC monogram strips of three, plus 42 hinged singles A$13,150+). (Image)	Est. 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $6,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
676	O	19ba/ze	#19ba/ze, 6p Ultramarine, Die II, small "OS", very scarce used JBC imprint horizontal pair from Plate 1 (upper), light 1918 c.d.s., fine; much more elusive to find used monograms than mint (for mint A$1,500). (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
677		19ba/zh	#19ba/zh, 6p Ultramarine, Die II, small "OS", the unique CA substituted monogram (for JBC) bottom margin block of six, with position 1R60 being the substituted cliche Die IIA variety, exceptionally well centered, rich color, o.g., l.h., small thin at extreme bottom of sheet selvage of little consequence, given the importance of this remarkable monogram block, very fine; this is the only recorded CA substituted monogram of any kind, and as such is one of the most important monogram rarities of the entire Kangaroo series; ex-Kilfoyle, Williamson and Baillie (where it realized A$29,900, with premium, in July 2005) (A$17,500). (Image)	Est. 15,000-20,000 SOLD for $26,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
678	/	20Bb	#20Bb, 6p Violet blue, Die IIB, small "OS", scarce mint block of four, well centered, distinctive shade, o.g.,. top pair l.h., bottom pair n.h., very fine and choice (A$1,100+). (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $575.00 Will close during Public Auction
679		20Cb var.	#20Cb var., 6p Pale ultramarine, Die IIB, small "OS", punctures doubled, fresh mint single with double "OS" punctures (almost on top of one another), fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine; unlisted in ACSC. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
680		20Ab/z	#20Ab/z, 6p Bright ultramarine, Die IIB, small "OS", a very rare bottom margin T.S. Harrison imprint block of four from Plate 4, exceptionally well centered, fresh color, o.g., lightly folded along horizontal perforations, bottom pair with horizontal bend/wrinkle, otherwise very fine; quite possibly the only known Harrison imprint block of four with "OS" punctures (A$7,500+). (Image)	Est. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $6,000.00 Will close during Public Auction