700 £1 Brown & blue h/s Specimen type A, variety "flaw on Kangaroo tail "& missing down stroke on "P" of Specimen, so reading "Soecimen"! Superb MUH marginal, nicely centred. ACSC 51A(V)ex cat $3750, plus premium for varieties. Rare MUH, even rarer so nice & probably unique MUH "Specimen"! (P) $2500 $4000
701 £2 Black & rose, variety "short Spencer's Gulf". VF CTO with "(AP) 15 13" cds. SG 16(var) cat £3500 as normal. ACSC 51D(d)w cat $5500 plus premium for variety (P) $3500 $5000
702Set CTO ½d green to 5/- grey & yellow, ex PO Specimen folder. ACSC cat $1360. SG 1-12 cat £500 as normal used. (P) $550$750
709 5/- Grey & yellow, unlisted variety "white line adjacent to coast in Bright" (pos L17) -diff to those listed, plus roo with clipped tail. Fresh M. SG 30 cat £950, ACSC 43(var) cat $1500. Retail with variety $1800. (P) $1000 $1300
7105/- Grey & yellow, unlisted variety faint lines of grey ink on kangaroo snout & damage at front of grass (missing). VF fresh M, w/c. SG 30, ACSC 43(var) cat $1500 for normal. Retail $1850. (P) $600$900
7115/- Grey & yellow variety Kangaroo misplaced to UL. FU, light pmk. ACSC 43(var). Retail $600, plus premium for variety. (P) $250$350
7125/- Grey & yellow perf OS partial double print. W/C with unusually large margins inc “jumped comb perf at top”. Doubling of part of the lower frame of the stamp above in upper margin, plus Carpentaria coast in Qld. Lightly cancelled VFU. ACSC 43cb(var) cat $9000 for more pronounced double print. This variety not seen by us before (P) $150$300
7162d Grey Die I, variety "scratch under P of Postage", plus unlisted missing almost entire shading line at base of Two Pence (pos 2R10). VF fresh MLH. ACSC 7(2)g cat $125. (P) $60$90
7172d Grey Die I & IIA, 2½d, 3d die I & IIB. F-VF MUH. ACSC cat $575. (5). $200$300
7182d Grey Die I & IIA, 2½d, 3d die I & IIB. F-VF MUH. ACSC cat $575. (5). $200$300
7192d Grey Die II JBC monogram pr, unlisted variety inner left frame missing opposite "T" of "TWO. M, minor imperfections, VF appearance. ACSC 8zc cat $1310. (P) $300$400
7202½d Indigo perf OS blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG O44. ACSC 11b cat $1400+ for singles. (P) $600$800
7232½d Indigo perf OS marginal blk of 4. F-VF fresh MUH, vert gum bends/crease. SG O44, ACSC 11b cat $1400 as singles. (P) $350$500
724 3d Olive Die I, JBC Monogram right cnr strip of 3, Plate I. VF MLH/MUH, uneven gum colour, monogram stamp MUH, right margin reinforced. ACSC 13(1)zd cat $4000. (P) $1000 $1500
7252d Grey Die II, variety "white flaw adjacent to NSW coast" (pos 3R17). VF fresh M. ACSC 8i cat $125. (P). Note lot out of order $70$100
7263d Olive Die I wmk inverted, perf OS. VFU. ACSC 13a/b cat $150. Retail $125. (P) $60$80
7276d Blue Die I,wmk inverted. FU. ACSC 19a cat $275. Retail $175. (P) $80$120
7286d Blue Die II, wmk inverted, variety "white flaws above & below SIX", & "large pale area around Tasmania & CE of Pence" -ink stripping? VFU. ACSC 19a cat $275, retail $175 -both as normal. Unusual & impressive. (P) $150$250
7296d Pale ultramarine Die IIB, variety "Kangaroo with broken leg". Light cds clear of variety, fluffy but full perfs, VFU. SG 38da cat £700. ACSC 20(3)Cd cat $750. (P) $450$600
7306d Violet-blue Die IIB variety "retouched left frame" (most unusual shade). Fresh CTO with full UH gum. ACSC 20Bw(var) cat $150 as normal CTO, worth lots more UH with variety. (P) $150$200
731 6d Pale ultramarine Die IIB, perf OS top marginal pr, right stamp variety "broken leg on kangaroo". Stamps VF MUH. SG O46b(var). ACSC 20Cd cat $2925 for M & x2½ MUH is $7300. Much nicer than is usually seen. (P) $1800 $2500
7326d Chestnut CTO with gum ex PO set. ACSC 21w cat $250 (10) $80$120
7336d Brown, error DOUBLE perf OS/NSW. FU, Grafton NSW cds. Genuine & 1st example we have ever seen. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $200$400
7349d Violet Die IIB lower marginal blk of 4. Stamps VF fresh MUH. ACSC cat $1100, plus premium for blk. (P) $400$600
75710/- Grey & bright aniline pink. Postally FU & w/c, perfs obscured by pmk but are all there. SG 43a cat £325. ACSC 48 cat $375. Retail $475. (P) $150$200
75810/- Grey & deep aniline pink opt SPECIMEN type B. VF fresh MLH, w/c. ACSC 48Bx cat $600. (P) $300$400
759 10/- Grey & pale aniline pink opt SPECIMEN type C. VF fresh MLH. ACSC 48Exb cat $3250. Very scarce, as only 250 type C were printed. (P) $1800 $2500
76010/- Grey & deep aniline pink perf OS, variety unusual deep pink colour printing above map. VF CTO. SG O51. ACSC 48Ba(var). Not seen by us before. (P) $300$500
76110/- Grey & deep aniline pink perf OS with unlisted varieties flaw below 1st "A" of Australia & break in inner left frame 8mm from top. Superb central cancel. ACSC 48Bba cat $500 postally U. (P) $160$240
771£1 Light Grey, unlisted variety nick at top of left frame. VF CTO ex PO presentation set. ACSC 53w cat $750. Retail similar. (P) $350$500
772£1 Grey unlisted variety nick at top of left frame. VF. CTO ex PO presentation set. ACSC 53w cat $750. Retail similar. (P) $350$500
773 £1 Grey opt SPECIMEN type B. VF fresh MLH. ACSC 53x cat $4500. Unpriced in retail lists. Ex Arthur Gray where it realised $4300 in 2007. Very rare, ACSC indicates 360 printed but number surviving would indicate only 1 sheet of 120 distributed. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $3000 $4500
774£1 Deep grey opt SPECIMEN type C1 (damaged C). VF fresh M. ACSC 53Bxd cat $1000. (P) $350$500
775£1 Deep Grey opt SPECIMEN type C2 (shaved P), unlisted variety nick at top of left frame. FM. ACSC 53xf cat $1000. (P) $300$400
776 £2 Black & rose. F-VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum, beautiful deep colour. SG 45. ACSC 56A cat $17,500. The black & rose shade is much less frequently seen in mint condition than the purple-black shade, while any of the £2 values are very rare in genuine MUH condition. (P) $5500 $7500
777 £2 Purple-black & rose, variety "broken coast in Bight". F-VF fresh CTO with gum. SG 45b(var) cat £2500 plus premium for variety. ACSC 56(D)rw cat $8000. (P) $2300 $3500
778 £2 Purple-black & pale rose. CTO, sl cnr perf crease. Ex PO present- ation set. ACSC 56Cw cat $6000. Retail $4000 (P) $1500 $2000
779£2 Grey-black & crimson opt SPECIMEN type B, variety blood on Kangaroo's left heel. W/C fresh MUH. ACSC 50B cat $750. (P) $300$450
780£2 Black & rose opt SPECIMEN type B. FM, toned perf, hinge remains. SG 45s, ACSC 56x cat $500. Retail $275. (P) $100$130
781 Set: 2d grey to £2 black & rose inc both colours of 6d, 2/- & £1. G-VFU appearance, 4 top values repairs or flts. SG 35-45 & 73-5 cat £4350. Retail as fine $8500. (14). (P) $1000 $1500
783Watermark Inverted 3d olive Die I, 9d violet Die II & 1/- green, plus wmk sideways 1/- green Die IIB. G-FU. ACSC cat $1075. The last 1/- scarce postally U. (4). (P) $240$300
804£2 Black & rose opt SPECIMEN type D. VF fresh MUH. SG 114s. ACSC 57x cat $1400. (P) $500$600
805£2 Black & rose opt SPECIMEN type D. VF fresh MLH. ACSC 57x cat $900. Retail $475. (P) $240$300
806£2 Black & rose opt SPECIMEN type D, with unlisted variety "red spot in map south of Bonaparte Gulf" -same as on £1 brown & blue?, plus "damaged roo tail". Fresh M. SG 114s. ACSC 57x cat $900. Retail $650 with variety. (P) $300$400
807£2 Black & rose opt SPECIMEN type D, variety "short Spencer's Gulf". M, regummed. ACSC 57(D)jx cat $900, plus premium for the variety. (P) $180$240
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8086d Chestnut Ash imprint blk of 4, variety "hairline from value circle to map". VF fresh 2MLH/2MUH. ACSC 23(3)z cat $550. (P) $200$300
8122/- Maroon variety "White flaw under A of Australia" (pos 2L49), LL cnr vert pr. Plus single with same variety retouched. F-VFM. ACSC 40(2)k, ka cat $500. (3) (P) $90$150
8132/- Maroon Die II study on old style leaves with UL cnr prs (9) & blks of 4 (6), ea showing constant variety "spear in grass below Kangaroos Paw" (pos.2 on the master plate of 60) -unlisted ACSC, varieties fresh MUH. Authority imprint blks of 4 (2) F-VF M/MUH. Then another 75 stamps F-VFU inc plated strips of 3, prs & singles some with ACSC listed varieties inc "Scratch through Kangaroo (3L58, cat $45). Ex Stuart Hardy with his notations. Est cat/retail $1740. (124) $275$400
8142/- Maroon Die II Authority imprint left cnr blks of 8 collection (28) of which 15 show ACSC listed varieties "scratch from left frame to map" (3L51) indistinct to very clear, "white line through Roo" plus "WA Coast partly doubled" & "spot on Roo's nose" (3L58). Another 5 show "WA Coast partly doubled" & "bump on Roo's nose" only (3L58). Then 4 more show "left frame retouches" (all these appear plate 3 varieties, while the last 4 blks do not show any plate varieties on pos 51 or 58. All on annotated pgs, hinged in margin & UR stamp only. ACSC 41f,g,z cat $90x2x15 MUH varieties, $90x1.5 (for MUH) & x28 for the imprint blks of 4. Plus much more for the normal stamps for a total of $8000. A wonderful, now hard to replicate study, ex Stuart Hardy & still on his pages. (224). $900$1300
8152/- Maroon with ACSC listed varieties "chopped neck Kangaroo" MUH (pos 1L1), cut-throat Kangaroo (1R25) in pr with normal VFM. "Flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria retouched" (2L39) & "Flaw on S of Australia (2L45) in vert pr with normal below MLH/MUH (ACSC cat $500). Ash plate 1 imprint blk of 4 MLH ($100), blk of 8 (2x4, pos 1L27-28 to 45-46) with varieties "flaw under L of SHILLINGS" (1L33), & "extra island off WA coast" (1L39), both VF MUH ($250 as singles), worth more as a blk. 1945-48 redrawn die imprint blks (3) with upper plate & lower plate (2), one with variety "coloured flaw near Cape York". VF MLH/MUH. Total ACSC cat $1150+ (30). (P) $275$400
8165/- Grey & yellow-orange, variety "break in coast in bight". VF fresh MUH, w/c. ACSC 246A(D)t cat normal MUH $1250, plus nearly x2½ premium for variety = $3000+. (P) $600$800
8175/- Grey & yellow. F-VF CTO (5) inc variety "shading breaks in Bight" (pos R22) & also "roo misplaced down into ocean". ACSC 46w, 46wn cat $350. (5). (P) $120$160
818 10/- Grey & pink, variety "white flaw below N of Ten" VF fresh MUH. SG 136. ACSC 50(D)h est cat $4200 for variety MUH. (P) $1000 $1500
82610/- Grey & pink opt SPECIMEN type C. Superb centring, fresh MLH. ACSC 50x cat $650. Retail $1000+ this w/c. (P) $400$600
82710/- Deep Grey & rose pink opt SPECIMEN type C. Sl darker gum, VFM, near perfect centring. ACSC 50x cat $650. Retail $675 for common shades, this worth a considerable premium. (P) $300$400
82810/-, £1, £2 opt SPECIMEN type D. F-VF M/MLH. (3). (P) $120$150