IMPERIAL PUNCTURES: Annotated pages including on Imperf 1/- brown - repaired - & 2d vermilion, 1861 4d vermilion x2, 6d purple-brown & 1/- green x2, later issues to 1/- green x2 & 1/- sage-green x2, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. This and the next five lots are all Ex 'Tamiami'. (33)

Estimate AU$400

PUNCTURED 'WA': Annotated pages including 2/- x6, 2/6d x4, 5/- x3, 10/- x5 & £1, various orientations, noted 'WA' Double on 1d, & 1d block of 4 with 'WA' Omitted from the Lower Units (this error not previously seen by us), generally fine to very fine. Another very scarce group. (79)

Estimate AU$1,000

PUNCTURED 'OS': Annotated pages with V/Crown including 2/- x6, 2/6d x2, 5/- x2, 10/- x2 & £1 orange CTO plus 1d pair with 'OS' Inverted & Omitted from the Upper Unit (this error not previously seen by us), Crown/A to 5/- CTO, generally fine to very fine & a few are unused/mint, the mentioned items Cat $2500 not including the errors that are unlisted in the ACSC. Another very scarce group. (117 + block)

Estimate AU$1,250

'DEPARTMENTALS': 'Medical' Handstamp diagonally in violet on V/Crown 1d x3 & 2d, and Crown/A 1d, 2d x2 (one on 1903 piece), 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d & 1/-. Values above 2d are very scarce. (12)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

'DEPARTMENTALS': 'Medical' Handstamp diagonally in violet on 1d rose-pink tied by 1902 GPO cds to the reverse of what is apparently a complete tiny wrapper, 'FREMANTLE' arrival b/s, a little stained. An extremely rare 'Medical' "entire".

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

'DEPARTMENTALS': Public Works Department: 'PWD' punctures on 1885-96 1d x2 4d 6d & 1/-, and V/Crown 1d x9, 2d x6 & 3d, various orientations. (21)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150