b'15144 145 146147 148 149142142** * 1d Red Die I perf Small OS Coil Strip of 4, shaved perfs at right as is normal, separated between 2nd and 3rd units with hinge rejoin, top and bottom units MUH. Very scarce.$200300143C Usage of 2d Grey on 1914 (Feb.28) The Life Insurance Co. of Australia advertising cover with typed address, and on a 1914 (July 17) plain cover; both covers to the same addressee in North Melbourne. (2) $100200144P 3d Die I Imperforate Plate Proof in black on ungummed, unwatermarked, blue wove paper marginal example with jubilee line at left, an almost complete impression without the usual creasing. Brusden White state Approximately 40 survive, BW:12PP(1)A - $1250. .$600800145** 1/- Pale Green perforated Small OS, mild even-toned gum, well centred, MUH BW:30Aba - $3250(extrapolated for MUH) .$600900146* 2/- Dark Brown perforated Small OS, well centred, fine mint, BW:35bb - $2250. .$7501,000147CTO 5/- Grey & Yellow horizontal pair with complete strike of MELBOURNE/DE3/13 CTO datestamp,well centred, without gum, BW:42wb - $600+. Complete CTO strikes are rare. $500750148(*) 5/- Grey & Yellow with quarter strike of the scarce MELBOURNE/24/P25AP13/VIC CTO datestamp,without gum, BW:42wa - $600. $200300149(*) 10/- Grey & Pink with Type A Specimen handstamp, regummed, BW:47x - $750 (as mint hinged). .$300400Kangaroos - Second Watermark150C 2d Blue solo franking tied by SMITHFIELD (NSW) to 1916 (Oct 15) cover endorsed Letter for Germany addressed to Switzerland, black on white censor tape at left, superb ST MORITZ arrival datestamps on face and on reverse, re-directed to RUVIGLIANA (backstamp) for onwards under-cover transit to Germany. [Letters to Germany from Australia and other countries were routed via Switzerland on a fee-for-service basis] $150200151 152 153 156151** 6d Ultramarine, quite well centred, fresh MUH & scarce thus, BW:18 - $2250. .$9001,200'