697 £2 Black & rose, variety "broken coast in Bight". Fresh MLH, flts but still attractive. SG 16(var) cat £6000+, ACSC 55(D)p cat $17,500. Budget example of the key Kangaroo stamp. (P) $1500 $2500
698 £2 Black & rose. VF CTO with Melbourne cds ex PO presentation or UPU set, tiny natural paper inclusion, nice colours. SG 16 cat £3750. ACSC 55w cat $5500. (P) $3000 $4000
KANGAROOS - SECOND WMK
6992½d Indigo plate 2 horiz strip of 3, left stamp variety "colour spot over "U" of Australia" (pos 2R34). Superb U. SG 25 ACSC 10/10(2)p cat $240. (P) $150$200
7122d Grey Die I variety "white flaw between E & P of Pence", another with foreign matter on the plate causing thin irregular white line NE of Qld coast, still with the hair filament that caused the flaw. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 35(var), ACSC 7(var) cat $150 as normals. (2) $40$70
7132d Deep grey JBC Monogram single, Plate 2, Perf OS. W/C superb fresh MLH. ACSC 7(2)za cat $900, should be double this w/c. Premium stamp. (P) $600$900
7152d Grey Die I LL cnr vert pr, lower stamp variety "retouched left frame & shading" (pos 1L55). Fresh M/variety MUH. SG 35(var), ACSC 7(1)j cat $800+ as singles. (P) $275$400
7162d Grey Die II unlisted varieties, flaw & shading retouched in Gulf (pos 3L44). VF MLH with perfect centring, Die I broken value circle & spur on Qld coast VFU, finally wmk inverted with what looks like extensive ink stripping U (sl flts). SG 35a(var), Retail $185 as normals. (3). $80$120
7172½d Indigo perf OS. VF fresh MUH. SG O44 cat £90 for M, should be at least double, £180 MUH. ACSC 11b cat $350, retail $275. (P) $120$160
7182½d Indigo perf OS. VF fresh MUH. SG O44 cat £90 for M, should be at least double, £180 MUH. ACSC 11b cat $350, retail $275. (P) $140$180
7192½d Indigo perf OS marginal blk of 4. F-VF fresh MUH, vert gum bends on left 2. SG O44 cat £360 for M singles, should be at least double, £720 MUH, ACSC 11b cat $1400 as singles. (P) $450$600
7206d Blue Die II perf OS, wmk inverted. VFU. SG O46w cat £250. ACSC 19a cat $275, plus premium for light cancel. (P) $120$160
7216d Blue Die II, wmk inverted, variety "white flaws above & below SIX", & "large pale area around Tasmania & CE of Pence" -ink stripping? VFU. SG 38cw cat £100 for normal, ACSC 19a cat $275+ as normal. Unusual & impressive. (P) $150$250
7226d Pale ultramarine Die IIB, variety "Kangaroo with broken leg". FU, light cds clear of variety. SG 38da cat £700. ACSC 20(3)Cd cat $750. (P) $300$500
723 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
7249d Violet Die IIB F-VF fresh MUH marginal. SG 39b cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. ACSC 27 cat $275. (P) $80$120
731 2/- Maroon perf OS plate 2 blk of 4 (pos R33-4 & 39-40). Superb fresh MUH, perfect centring. SG O77 cat £720 for M singles, should be at least double £1440 MUH. ACSC 38bz cat $4000. Retail $4500 as singles for this w/c. (P) $1000 $1500
7322/- Maroon perf OS, variety "jump" perf giving an extra tall stamp, very rough perfs. Quite spectacular. Fresh MUH. SG O77. ACSC 386a normal cat $1000. Normal retail $750. (P) $220$300
734 5/- Grey-black & chrome INVERTED wmk UL cnr blk of 4, inc variety "broken coast near Sydney & break in right frame 3.5mm from top". VF fresh 2M/2MUH, a couple of tiny paper inclusions & some margin separation. ACSC 44Aa/(D)d cat $10,000 as M singles, plus MUH 5 times premium for normal; thus $30,000 as 2M/2MUH singles & more still as cnr blk. (ex Kevin Nelson 2002). Very rare blk. (P) $7000 $10000
7355/- Grey & yellow, variety "shading breaks in Bight". F-VF fresh M. SG 42(var) cat £275+ as normal. ACSC 44(D)n cat $950. (P) $250$350
7365/- Grey & yellow unlisted variety roo's snout totally missing (neatly framed by "O" of Clifton. VFU. SG 42(var) cat £110. ACSC 45(var) cat $225 - both as normal. Rare variety, not seen by us before. (P) $100$150
7375/- Grey & pale yellow perf OS. Lower marginal, variety misplaced OS. Fresh MUH. SG O50(var)cat £650 for M, should be at least double, £1300 MUH, plus premium for variety. ACSC 44Db cat $2500. Retail 2000+. (P) $750$1000
7385/- Grey-black & chrome, private perfin "VO Co" (Vacuum Oil Co). FU, Perth cds. SG 42(var), ACSC 44A(var) normal cat $225. Retail with this perfin $400+. (P) $80$150
73910/- Grey & pale aniline pink. Fresh MUH, usual fluffy perfs of this printing. SG 43b cat £600 for M, should be at least double, £1200 MUH. ACSC 48E cat $2500. Retail $2000. (P) $450$700
74110/- 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) $120$180
74210/- Grey & deep aniline pink horiz pr, left stamp variety "broken ear at right". FU. SG 43a(var). ACSC 48B(V)u cat $1225 as singles. Surprisingly scarce multiple. (P) $300$400
743 10/- Grey & aniline pink, opt SPECIMEN type C, variety "missing shading line in Great Australian Bight". W/C, VF MLH. SG 43s(var), ACSC 48xb cat $3250. Retail similar, plus premium for variety. Only 360 type C issued, with only around 200 with the undamaged opt. (P) $2000 $2500
744 10/- Grey & deep aniline-pink perf OS. F-VF fresh MUH. SG O51cat £1100 for M, should be at least double, £2200 MUH, ACSC 48Bba cat $3750. Retail $3000+ Rare. (P) $1000 $1300
745 10/- Grey & pink blk of 6 G-VFU with Telegraph punctures, "Newport DE 9 1918 NSW" cds, minor blemishes, w/c. SG 43a cat £1950, ACSC 48 cat $2250, both as normal U singles. An extremely rare large blk. (P) $1000 $1500
746 £1 Light brown & pale blue, variety "break in coast in Gulf of Carpentaria" Superb MLH with only faintest trace of hinge. SG 44b(var) cat £3000, plus premium for variety, ACSC 52(D)m cat $5500. Premium stamp. 2007 BPA photo-cert. (P) $3250 $4250
747 £1 Chestnut & blue, variety "broken tail". F-VF M. SG 44a(var) cat £3250+, plus a premium for the variety. ACSC 52B(V)e cat $4500. (P) $2500 $3500
748 £1 Chestnut & blue with unlisted variety "large circular retouch off NW coast". F-VF fresh M, nice bright colour. SG 44a cat £3250+. ACSC 52B cat $3500, plus premium for variety. (P) $2300 $3000
750 £1 Chestnut & bright blue, variety wmk INVERTED. Postally VFU, nicely centred. SG 44aw cat £3250. ACSC 52Ba cat $4250. Retail $4500. Does not exist CTO, so you couldn't ask for nicer. (P) $2800 $3500
751 £1 Light (orange) brown & pale blue, top marginal. VFU. SG 44(var) cat £1800, ACSC 52D cat $2250. Retail $2250. This is quite a scarce shade. (P) $1000 $1300
752 £1 Olive-brown & pale blue. VFU with the pmk clear of the value & roo. SG 44b cat £1800. ACSC 52E cat $3750. The scarcest £1 bicolour shade. (P) $1000 $1500
753 £1 Chocolate & pale blue. VF CTO Melbourne 1924. Thought to have been prepared in April for inclusion in the folder presented by the PMG to delegates at the 1924 UPU Congress in Sweden & for other presentation sets. SG 44 cat £1600++. ACSC 52w cat $3000 & retail would be higher. Very rare. (P) $1800 $2500
755£1 Chocolate & dull blue opt SPECIMEN type B, variety "break in value circle at LL". VF fresh MUH. SG 44s. ACSC 52A(D)sx cat $3500 with variety. Rare. (P) $900$1200
757£1 Grey unlisted variety nick at top of left frame. Superb CTO ex PO presentation set. SG 75 cat £325+, ACSC 53w cat $750+. Retail similar. (P) $300$450
762 £2 Purple-black & rose. VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum SG 45b cat £4250 for M, should be £8500 MUH. ACSC 56C cat $15,000. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $6000 $8000
763£2 Purple-black & rose, opt SPECIMEN type C1 (damaged C). F-VF MUH, gum sl tropicalized. SG 45s. ACSC 56Cxd cat $1000 for M, should be at least double, $2000 MUH. (P) $300$400
765Watermark Inverted 3d olive Die I, 9d violet Die II & 1/- green, plus wmk sideways 1/- green Die IIB. F-VFU. SG 37cw, 39aw, 40aw, 40ba cat £668, ACSC cat $1075. Sideways 1/- scarce postal U (4) (P) $200$300
KANGAROOS - SMALL MULT WMK
7666d Chestnut, 9d violet, 1/- green. F MUH. SG 107-9 cat £122 for M, should be at least £244 MUH, ACSC cat $525 (3) $150$250
7722/- Maroon, UL gutter marginal. Stamp VF fresh MUH. SG 110 cat £80 for M, should be at least double, £160 MUH. ACSC 39 cat $500. Retail $575. (P) $200$300
7732/- Maroon. VF fresh MUH. SG 110 cat £80 for M, should be at least double, £160 MUH. ACSC 39 cat $450, retail $575. (P) $200$300
78310/- Grey & pink opt SPECIMEN type C. Superb M, perfect centring. SG 112s, ACSC 49x cat $375+. Retail $700+ this w/c. (P) $300$400
784 £2 Black & rose, variety "broken value circle". Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 114(var) cat £4500+ for M, should be at least double, £9000+ MUH, plus premium for variety. ACSC 57(D)m cat $23,000. Very rare MUH & desirable with variety. 2014 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $9000 $12000
788 £2 Black & rose pr, right stamp varieties "muzzled roo" & "colour spot on map north of Bight". VFU. SG 114(var). ACSC 57 & 57(V)q/(D)q cat $2950, plus premium for double variety. Most attractive, used multiples are rare. (P) $1000 $1500
789£2 Black & rose, variety "white flaw adjoining NSW coast" -unlisted on this wmk. VFU. SG 114(var). ACSC would be 57(D)va cat $1750. (P) $500$750
790£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(var). ACSC 57x cat $900. Retail $650 with variety. (P) $300$400
7985/- Grey & yellow-orange perf WA. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 135(var) cat £160 as normal M, should be at least double, £320 MUH, ACSC 46A(var) cat $1250 as normal single, plus premium for state perfin. (P) $400$600
79910/- Grey & pink, variety "white flaw below N of Ten". VF fresh MUH. SG 136(var). ACSC 50(D)h est cat $4200 for variety MUH. (P) $900$1500
80010/- Grey-black & rose-crimson. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 136 cat £425, should be at least £850 MUH. ACSC 50B cat $1800 (P) $600$900
80610/- Grey & pink opt SPECIMEN type C. Superb fresh MLH, perfect centring. SG 136s, ACSC 50x cat $650+. Retail $1000+ this w/c. (P) $400$600
80710/- Deep Grey & rose pink opt SPECIMEN type C. Sl darker gum, VFM, near perfect centring. SG 138s, ACSC 50x cat $650. Retail $675 for common shades, this worth a considerable premium. (P) $250$400
812£1 Grey opt SPECIMEN blk of 4, LR stamp unlisted variety UL corner frameline damaged. VF fresh 2MLH/2MUH. SG 137s(var). ACSC 54xa cat $1250++. Rare multiple & desirable with the variety. (P) $700$1000
813 £2 Black & rose. VF fresh MUH marginal, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 138 cat £4250+ for M, should be at least double, £8500 MUH, ACSC 58 cat $12,500. Very rare genuine MUH. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $5000 $7000
817£2 Black & rose, variety "very short Spencer's Gulf". Superb U, very W/C. SG 138(var). ACSC 58(d)d cat $1500. Hard to find nicer centring. (P) $600$900
819 £2 Black & rose pr, left with variety "coloured line left of Spencer's Gulf". VFU. SG 138(var). ACSC 58(D)l cat $2250 as singles. Lovely pr, used multiples are rare. (P) $1000 $1500
821£2 Black & rose opt SPECIMEN type D, variety "broken coast in Bight". W/C, VFM. ACSC 58B(D)rx. (P) $120$150
822£2 Black & rose opt SPECIMEN type D, variety "break in north coast of WA". F-VF fresh MLH. SG 138s. ACSC 58(D)ex cat $165 with the variety. $60$80
823Set: 6d brown, 9d violet, 2/- maroon (both dies), plus 6d brown opt OS. F-VF MUH. SG 132-5, 212, O133 cat £124 for M, should be at least double, £248 MUH, ACSC cat $330. (5). $120$180