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Auction: 18047 - The Chartwell Collection of Australian States and Commonwealth, an unreserved auction for the benefit of the Chartwell Philanthropic Educational Programme
Lot: 595

(x) Australian Commonwealth
The Kangaroo Issues
Third Watermark

The balance of the third watermark issue, including 2d. Die I mint (2, one marginal with watermark inverted), 2d. Die II lower right corner block of twelve with "JBC" monogram (lightly gum toned), 2½d. lower right corner strip of six with "JBC" monogram (lightly gum toned and with hinge remnants) and a single with watermark inverted, 3d. Die I mint (16 including block of six and four blocks of four, one with watermark inverted), a block of four with one Die II (crease) and singles (2, one used, both with watermark inverted), 3d. Die II mint block of four and a pair, 3d. Die IIB mint blocks of four (2, one with a crease) and a single, 6d. mint (6 including a block of four), 6d. Die IIB (2, one used with watermark inverted), 6d. chestnut mint block of four with Ash imprint and pairs (2 with Mullett imprint), a mint block of four and a single with leg of kangaroo broken, 9d. Die II mint (7 including a pair with Mullett imprint), 9d. Die IIB mint pairs (5, two with Harrison imprint, two with Mullett imprint and one with Ash imprint), 1/- Die II mint (11 including a block of four, plus a pair and single with watermark inverted), 1/- Die IIB mint blocks of four (3) with Mullett imprint and blocks of four (2) and singles (2) with watermark sideways, 2/- brown mint (2), 5/- mint (8 including a block of four - gum toned) and used (6), 10/- mint (2) and used, £1 chocolate and dull blue used (two short perfs at top) and £2 purple-black and pale rose mint (well-centred though gum toned); condition generally fine. BW Cat. $51,500+

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£12,000