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A LOVELY UNLISTED (RECURRING) DIE II SMALL-MULTIPLE WATERMARK 2/- MAROON KANGAROO: “BREAK IN LINE 4 ABOVE SECOND 'L' OF 'SHILLINGS' & BREAK IN COAST AT CAPE LEVEQUE" - UNKNOWN PLATE POSITION - VARIETY IS FOUND IN BOTH BROWN AND MAROON 2/- KANGAROOS
The Small-Multiple Watermark 2/- Maroon Kangaroo was printed by J. ASH in January 1929 and issued in March of that year. They were printed from two Plates (Plate 1 - UPPER and Plate 2 - LOWER) each with 120 stamps-on in two Panes of 60 each in 10 Rows of 6 stamps. They were used to 'make-up' the higher telegram, parcel and airmail charges of the day as well as bulk postage charges and were replaced by the CofA Watermark Kangaroo in August 1935... There were two printings in January 1929 and March 1930 totalling 9,600,000 stamps. The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue "KANGAROOS" (ACSC 2025) does not list this particular variety, however it is certainly recurring across the 3rd, Small Multiple and CofA Watermarks. As you can see, there is a very clear and distinct break in line 4 above the second 'L' of SHILLINGS on this lovely maroon Kangaroo and, this is usually accompanied by a break in the coastline at Cape Leveque (shown in this example). The variety is NOT yet located, but does recur as shown in the 'EXAMPLE' scans below.
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