1854-64 Swan selection of 7 stamps incl. 1854 1d black Spiro/Fournier forgery, four margins; 1854-55 1s deep red-brown used, four margins, creased, cert. BPA (2004); 1s grey-brown mint part og, just touched, cert. RPSV (2006); 1s pale brown used, 2 margins; 1857-59 5d grey-black used, 1 full margin; 1860-64 2d orange-verm. used, faults; and 6d green used, four margins, faults (SG £3’200) (Image)

1854 Swan 1d black vertical pair, with ample to very large margins, lightly cancelled and with good deep colour, a fine multiple (SG £550+) Expertise: Cert. RPSV (2005) (Image)

1857-59 Swan 6d golden bronze, just touched at lower right otherwise good margins, clear gold colour, light black barred oval cancel, fine and attractive, undercatalogued (SG £2’000) Expertise: Cert. RPSV (2003) (Image)

1857-59 Swan 2d brown-black on red, good margins, printed on both sides with a full INVERTED impression on the reverse, also showing “T” of “TWO” displaced to left, light black barred oval cancel, fine (SG £800+) Expertise: Cert. RPSV (2008) (Image)

1857-59 Swan 2d brown-black on Indian red paper showing variety printed on both sides, obverse with design just touched, neat barred oval, plus printing variety small “TW” and bar to top of “C”, fine and scarce, undercatalogued (SG £850) Expertise: Cert. RPSV (2012) (Image)

REVENUES: 1920-30 Stamp Duty 1d red mint top marginal block of 20 showing dramatic double and misplaced perforations, some splitting a perf. reinforcement, fine (Image)

COLLECTIONS: 1893-1961, Group of 47 covers/cards incl. OHMS, registered, airmails incl. first flights, instructional hs, advertising, postal stationery, etc., interesting mix (Image)