1840 (Dec 16) Entire from Newcastle to Sydney, ms 4d rate with red “NEWCASTLE / POST PAID” boxed hs and accompanying oval ds on obverse, reverse with Sydney crowned cds, very fine (Image)

1850 (10.7) Folded entire from Sydney to Batavia, franked 1850 Sydney View 3d with good to large even margins, tied Sydney barred oval canceller, very fine & a scarce destination Provenance: Tay Peng Hian Grand Prix Collection (Image)

1850 1d Dull Carmine on hard greyish paper, pl.2, small part og, touched at top otherwise clear margins, cert. Brandon (2014) states “slightly soiled”, a very presentable example (SG £8’000) (Image)

1850 1d Vermilion with variety: ‘no trees on hill’, used, at top left corner with scissor pre-cut otherwise very fine & fresh (SG £1’000) (Image)

Diadem 6d greenish grey on folded cover from Sydney to London, marked “Per The Norna” together with red “5” accountancy marking, reverse shows SYDNEY / NSW NO 20 1854 cds, RL type 9, carried by P&O ships “Norna” to Galle, “Bombay” to Suez & “Tagus” from Alexandria to Southampton, first uniform rate Packet Mail during the Crimean War period (Image)

1859 (14.9) Folded cover from Sydney to Batavia, franked 1854 Diadem 6d, tied Sydney duplex canceller, very fine & a scarce destination Provenance: Tay Peng Hian Grand Prix Collection (Image)

1859 Cover with three 1854-59 6d (overlapping each other with rough edges, with 3 clear margins at best) tied by Sydney 17.12.59 duplex, sent to England and redirected there, with Leamington and Manchester cds, quite scarce (Image)

1861-1888 Colour trial proof print in brown for 5s ‘coin’ in marginal imperforate block of 4 with watermark ‘large star’, unused, very fine & scarce (Image)

1885 8d Laureate reprint in blue from the original plates in a complete sheet of 50 on ungummed paper, vertical crease and some peripheral creasing, fine (Image)

1888 Cover to Queensland franked by two 1d lilac revenue stamps tied by barred “148” obliterator, Sydney SP 7 88 despatch cds alongside, BUNDABERG SP 12 88 arrival bs, one adhesive is faulty, o/w fine & unusual (Image)

OFFICIALS: 1879-85, Official 2d blue with red O.S. overprint, perf. 11 X 12, on local SYDNEY MY 23 1880 cover, very scarce perforation, very fine (Image)