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Australian Kangaroo and Map Series continued...
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#52C, £1 Purple brown and blue, rich colors,
well centered, o.g., l.h., very fine; small violet (expert's?) handstamp on
reverse (A$2,500).
#52C, £1 Purple brown and blue, strikingly
intense colors on bright paper, well centered, o.g., h.r., faint gum toning
at bottom, otherwise very fine (A$2,500).
#52D, £1 Light brown and pale blue, used,
very lightly and unobtrusively cancelled, pastel colors, well centered,
minor corner crease at top left, otherwise very fine (A$1,750).
#52Ba, £1 Chestnut and blue, watermark
inverted, a gem mint example of this watermark variety stamp, nearly
perfectly centered within large margins, rich colors, o.g., n.h., extremely
fine; especially desirable in this premium never hinged condition (for
hinged variety A$4,000; for n.h. "normal" stamp A$7,000).
#52Bab, £1 Chestnut and blue, watermark
sideways, used, partly readable Cairns, Queensland town postmark, well
centered, light soiling, the datestamp heavily struck breaking the surface
in places, one area (at bottom left) having been repaired to preserve
overall appearance, nevertheless an extremely rare stamp of which
approximately a dozen are thought to exist used (A$30,000).
#52Dc, £1 Light brown and pale blue, double
print of frame, one albino, a brilliant mint example of this rare and
most unusual variety, being one of only two recorded, fresh colors
and paper, fairly well centered, o.g., l.h., nearly very fine; a major
error rarity of the Kangaroo issue; 2005 Ceremuga certificate
(A$9,000).
#52Cw, £1 Purple brown and blue, c.t.o.
example, fresh pastel colors, well centered, irregular perforations typical
of many examples from this printing, o.g., l.h., very fine; quite scarce
cancelled-to-order (A$3,000).
#52Cw, £1 Purple brown and blue, scarce
c.t.o. example, fresh colors, fairly well centered, neat postmark at top
right, just a few slightly nibbed perforations at bottom, very fine
(A$3000).
#52Dw, £1 Light brown and pale blue, neat
c.t.o. postmark at bottom right, pastel colors distinctive to this shade
variety, paper very slightly aged, small corner perf. crease at bottom
left, nearly very fine centering; scarce cancelled-to-order (A$3,000).
#52Aza, £1 Chocolate and dull blue, an
enormously rare CA monogram single, fairly well centered, fresh rich
colors, o.g., h.r., nearly very fine.Like other £1 and £2
monograms of the First and Second Watermark issues, the £1 Third
Watermark issue monograms - either CA or JBC - are great rarities. Of CA
monograms, only four are recorded, two of which are institutionalized.
There are two mint strips of three, one of which is in the Royal
Collection, and there are two mint singles, one in the R.P.T. Chapman
Collection, now part of the Australia Post archival collection. The CA
monogram single offered here, therefore, is one of only two in private
hands. According to the ACSC, "all examples seen have the monogram (CA or
JBC) trimmed at bases to a greater or lesser extent".Another remarkable
monogram rarity from the Gray Collection that may not be available again
for a generation or more (A$45,000).
#52Ba/zb, £1 Chestnut and blue, watermark
inverted, the highly important JBC monogram single, wonderfully
fresh and bright, well centered, o.g., minor h.r., very fine and quite
choice.The JBC monogram on the £1 Third Watermark issue ranks among
the rarest of all the important monogram pieces. Only three examples are
recorded - all mint singles - one of which is in the Royal Collection,
leaving only this remarkable single and one other (ex-Colonel Evans) - both
with inverted watermarks. As with all CA and JBC monograms of this value,
the monogram is slightly trimmed at bottom, but to a much lesser degree
than the others.To offer bidders some idea of pricing history, the JBC
monogram single with an inverted watermark realized A$39,600 (including
premium) in the May 2001 auction (Premier Philately) of the Colonel Harrie
Evans Collection - well before the price explosion and full appreciation of
the rarity of most high value monogram pieces occurred (A$45,000).
#52Dzc, £1 Light brown and pale blue, the
incomparable bottom margin T.S. Harrison imprint block of four,
magnificently centered throughout, fresh colors on bright paper, o.g.,
lightly hinged in top pair and in bottom selvage, lower stamps n.h., top
left stamp with a few nibbed perforations mentioned for accuracy only,
extremely fine and stunning.Simply put, the £1 Third Watermark
Harrison imprint is the rarest imprint of the Australian Commonwealth. Only
two blocks of four are recorded, one of which is in the Royal Collection,
leaving this block as the unique example in private hands. Currently, no
imprint pairs are known, but a mint single with a complete imprint is in
the Australia Post archival collection and there is also a single with a
part imprint.A fabulous imprint block of unique status and fame
(A$125,000).
#53, £1 Grey, well centered, rich color,
o.g., faintly hinged, very fine (A$700).
#53, £1 Grey, attractively centered, fresh
color, o.g., minor h.r., very fine (A$700).
#53, £1 Grey, a spectacular right gutter
margin mint block of twelve (3 x 4), positions L28-30/46-48, three stamps
displaying constant plate varieties: "color spot over 'IA' of 'AUSTRALIA'"
[L41], "color spot over 'RA' of 'AUSTRALIA'" [L42] and "color spot on top
of 'I' of 'AUSTRALIA'" [L46], extraordinarily well centered, rich color,
o.g. (gum overall characteristically "yellow"), all but top center stamp
never hinged, very fine and striking; the largest recorded multiple of
this stamp in private hands (A$20,000).
#53w, £1 Grey, choice c.t.o. example, with
neat portion of GPO Melbourne postmark at bottom left, well away from
central design strong color, well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine;
ex-Nelson (A$750).
#53z, £1 Grey, a very rare bottom margin
T.S. Harrison two-line imprint block of four, with imprint partially
trimmed as is almost always the case, interesting misalignment of
perforations in bottom pair, deep color, o.g., top pair l.h., bottom unit
n.h., lightly folded along bottom row of horizontal perforations, fine-very
fine; only six Harrison imprint blocks of four are known, all but one
having the imprint partially trimmed (A$15,000).
#53za, £1 Grey, full bottom margin T.S.
Harrison two-line imprint pair, possessing an uncharacteristically wide
sheet margin at bottom and displaying the full two-line imprint, which
normally on this printing was trimmed into the imprint, brilliantly fresh,
well centered, strong color, o.g., barest trace of a hinge mark in the
central gutter, very fine; approximately 15 imprint pairs are known,
only five of which show the full two-line imprint as this pair does
(A$10,000).
#56C, £2 Purple black and rose, quite fresh,
deep luxuriant colors, well centered, o.g., l.h., choice very fine
(A$4,500).
#56B var., £2 Grey black and crimson, second
kiss print of frame plate, exceedingly handsome used example which
shows traces of a second kiss print of the frame plate, evident in top and
bottom frame lines and in map, incredibly intense colors on bright paper,
neat portion of "Late Fee/1/Spencer St./Vic." c.d.s., extremely fine; a
most unusual variety which is yet to be listed in the ACSC (for "normal"
used A$3,000+).StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork® are
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