PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2 with King's Head on a Line Background, King's nose improved and the hair lightened, on highly glazed thin card (125x94mm) without endorsements on the face, vertical crease well clear of the impression, BW:70(DP)12Ac - Cat.$12,500. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives.

4½d Violet Die II variety Flawed 'A' of 'POSTAGE' BW #121f, lightly struck CTO cancel, Cat $600.

5d Bright Chestnut Rough Paper Perf 'OS' BW #124, MVLH, typical centring for this difficult stamp, Cat $4,000.

AUSTRALIA - KANGAROOS - SMALL MULT WMK - 2/- Maroon perf OS, variety 'flaw on S of Australia'. Fresh MUH, typical wayward centring. SG O117(var) cat $200 for M, should be at least £400 MUH. ACSC 39Ab(2)j cat $1500 with variety. (P)

AUSTRALIA - KANGAROOS - FIRST WMK - 9d Violet. F-VF fresh MUH, sm natural inclusion on reverse. SG 10 cat £80 for M, should be at least 300% premium MUH. ACSC 24A cat $1000. (P)

AUSTRALIA - KGV - SINGLE WMK (3) - 4d PRINTER'S COLOUR TRIAL in BROWN on thick no wmk paper, endorsed 'B' in red ink on reverse. VF fresh UN. One of ONLY TWO PROOFS recorded in this colour. The other is offered as part of the set of proofs in this auction. ACSC 111PP(1)B cat $15,000. Extremely rare. Ex Arthur Gray coll'n. (P)

AUSTRALIA - KANGAROOS - THIRD WMK - 2d Grey Die IIA substituted cliche. FU with pmk well clear of variety. SG 35a cat £1800. ACSC 7(I)kb cat $2250. Rare. 2018 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P)

3d Blue Die II Perf 'G/NSW' BW #109(var) block of 20, few light creases/bends, fifteen units MUH, Cat $1,475. (as an unpunctured block).

1d Red Smooth Paper Perf 'OS/NSW' variety 'OS/NSW' perfin doubled BW #71, 1915 machine cancel. Possibly unique.

1d Maroon (G77) Rough Paper Substituted cliché Die II [IV/34] BW #72R(2)ja, very fine used, Cat $450. Drury Certificate (2018).

AUSTRALIA - KGV - SMALL MULT WMK Perf 14 - 3d Dull blue Die IA perf OS, wmk INVERTED upper marginal type A-B pr with ACSC listed variety 'white spot in front of Kings Head (pos L3). Fresh MUH. ACSC 106CDaa,ab, ca(3,4)d cat $1200 as normal hinged pr, plus premium for w/c MUH with plate flaw. (P)

1d Brownish Red (G112) Die III BW #75D, fine used, Cat $2,000. Rare. Drury Certificate (2015).

2d Scarlet Die I Wmk inverted perf 'OS', BW #96ab, fresh MUH, Cat $2,750.

1½d Red-Brown Die II CTO with weak diagonal 'SPECIMEN' overprint in violet running from top centre to lower-left margin BW #93x, defective lower-right corner, Cat $1,500. Drury Certificate (2017) describes this as a `Unique stamp`, although Brusden White records two known examples. [This handstamp was applied to stamps sent to Bechuanaland Protectorate, which were later returned to London GPO]

2d Dull Orange Die I Electro 9 variety Cracked electro affecting both value tablets & on 'E' of 'POSTAGE' [9L7] BW #95(9)e, cancel slightly impinges on flaws, fine used, Cat $600. Seldom offered.

2½d Indigo varieties Retouch around IA of AUSTRALIA (MUH) and Islands south of WA, BW #9(1)g,(2)g, mint, Cat $625+. (2)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark - 3d olive BW #12A/B marginal block of 8 (4x2) from the right of the left-hand pane on the upper plate comprising units [39-42/45-48], units 45-47 are all Die II resulting in three Die I-II pairs BW #12c, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $3250++. A magnificent piece!

1/- Green (Aniline) BW #31E, excellent centring, fine mint. Very rare and desirable shade, Cat $4,000. Drury Certificate (2017).

State 1 die proof of the completed design with a solid field behind the King's head, in bright red on glazed thin card reduced to stamp-size, fine. BW 70DP(11)Cc, $6000. Photo

1d Bright Red Smooth Paper G11 Die II, excellent centring with full perfs & rich colour, fresh mint. Rare combination of a scarce shade and sought-after variety BW:71B(1)i - $1250. Brandon Certificate (1991) & Starling Certificate (2013)

AUSTRALIA - KANGAROOS - FIRST WMK - 10/- Grey & pink. Superb fresh MUH. SG 14. ACSC47A cat $7500. Rare this nice. (P)

AUSTRALIA - KANGAROOS - SMALL MULT WMK - 5/- Grey & yellow orange Ash imprint pr inc variety 'white flaw off NSW coast'. W/C VF fresh MLH. SG 111(var). ACSC 45Aza cat $3000. (P)

9d. violet Die IIB, a block of four with ,, fine mint. BW 27zd, $1100, ,

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark - - £2 purple-black & rose ACSC #56Cwa (SG O53var), well centred, characteristic rough perfs, CTO with large-part o.g., Cat $4500 (£2500).

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark - 1d red Die I (short corner perf at U/L) on apparently commercial cover with 'H Best, Masseur' imprint on the flap & tied by superb impression of the Melbourne Krag machine cancel of 4JAN13, being the First Day of Issue in Melbourne, minor tonespots. [The ACSC states at least eleven FDCs cancelled at Sydney 2.1.1913 are recorded, Cat $15,000. Melbourne FDCs are probably scarcer but are neither listed nor priced]

1d Rosine (G68) Rough Paper Substituted cliché Die II BW #72I(2)ja, desirable combination of scarce shade and a sought-after variety, fine used, Cat $800. Drury Certificate (2013).

AUSTRALIA - KANGAROOS - SECOND WMK - 9d Violet. F-VF M. SG 27 cat £200. ACSC 25A cat $350. (P)

AUSTRALIA - KANGAROOS - C of A WMK - £2 Black & rose blk of 4 opt SPECIMEN type D inc LL variety 'short Spencer's Gulf'. VF MUH. SG 138s. ACSC 58B(D)j/xa cat M $3500+, plus ACSC premium MUH = $5500, extra for variety. (P)

2d Red Die I Electro 14 variety Retouched face [14L12] BW #96(14)e, nibbed corner perf, unused, Cat $3,000. Extensive & impressive retouch.

2d Intense Scarlet (Aniline) Perf 'OS' BW #96F, Brisbane '1DEC22' datestamp, fine used (Cat $1,750 mint, unpriced used). Rare.

Richard Juzwin / SG 21d/ACSC 71G(1)i: / Product ID: 29115 / KGV Single Wmk smooth paper. 1d SCARLET RED (G17) DIE 2. Choice mint unhinged. DRURY CERTIFICATE. Price AU $1,350.00 / posted in: KGV Definitive > KGV: One Penny Red Specialised > Single Wmk - smooth paper

£1 Chocolate & Dull Blue, BW #52A, fine mint, Cat $4,000.

AUSTRALIA - KANGAROOS - THIRD WMK - £2 Black & crimson. Postally VFU, nice deep colour. SG 45a cat £3250. ACSC 56B cat $4500. Rare top value. (P)

£1 chestnut and bright blue, good colours, centred to upper left, fine mint. S.G. 44a, £3250; BW 52A, $4000. Photo, ,

2d. single-line perf 11 plate proof in purple-black on unwatermarked wove paper, a couple of insignificant blemishes otherwise very fine. One of the most important items of Australian Commonwealth philately. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). BW 61PP(2)A, $125,000. Photo

2½d Indigo Plate 2 CA Monogram strip of 3 perf large 'OS', BW #9ba(2)zb, centre unit MVLH, others MUH, Cat $4,500++. A very rare combination and probably unique. Ceremuga certificate (2012).

1d Deep Red (G103) Cooke Printing BW #73C, machine cancel, Cat $10,000. Rare! Drury certificate (2004). [Recent sales have been as high as $12,500.]

5/- grey and yellow block of four with ,, one showing , [L52], crease across monogram otherwise fine mounted mint. Very rare. RPSV Certificate (2013). BW 44, $35,000+. Photo

1d Dull Red Rough Paper (G72) Die II with the Wmk Inverted BW #72Ma(1)ib (SG O54fw), very lightly mounted, Cat $1,250 (see Note 16 at page 4/89). Drury Certificate (2015) doesn't mention that the wmk is inverted. [Stanley Gibbons list this stamp but don't price it mint or used]

£1 chocolate and dull blue, fairly well-centred, small hinge remnant, fine mint. Very rare. Ceremuga Certificate (2010). S.G. O52, £8500; BW 52b, $15,000. Photo, ,