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A SCARCE DIE II CofA WATERMARK 2/- MAROON KANGAROO VARIETY: “CHOPPED NECK KANGAROO STATE II” - PLATE POSITION 1L1 ACSC40(1)da (STATE II WITH ADDITIONAL BREAK IN COAST ABOVE KANGAROO) - CV$60
The CofA Die II 2/- Maroon Kangaroo was printed by JOHN ASH in April 1935 and issued on 6 August 1935 (in Brisbane). They were printed off two Plates (Plate 1 - Upper and Plate 2 - Lower) each with 120 stamps-on, in two panes of 60, each of 10 horizontal rows of 6 Stamps. These marsupials were used to 'make-up' the higher telegram charges; and the higher postal, airmail and bulk postage rates of the day. There were nine printings made between June 1935 and January 1944 totalling 25,560,000 stamps before the new REDRAWN Die was used in 1945. This very distinctive variety stamp is listed by THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH SPECIALISTS' CATALOGUE “KANGAROOS" (ACSC 2025) as:
ACSC 40(1)da: "CHOPPED NECK KANGAROO WITH ADDITIONAL BREAK IN COAST ABOVE KANGAROO” (STATE II) - PLATE POSITION 1L1 - 2025CV$60
The variety recurs at position 1L1 ... that is ... it is the 1st STAMP on the LEFT PANE of PLATE 1 (the top left stamp of the Upper Plate of the two used from 1913 to print the 2/- values). This particular example is quite nice with good perforations and centering just a little to the left. The STATE TWO BREAK IS QUITE CLEAR. The reference scans are from the 2025 ACSC. Very pretty marsupial.
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