Specialised collection of Line-Engraved & Surface-Printed issues prdominantly used from 1841 1d red & 2d blue imperfs noted a number of multiples then 1850s-60s perforated issues with a huge quantity of 1d reds partly sorted by plate numbers including many on piece and 100+ used on cover, duplicated range of Surface-Printed to 2/- by watermarks & plate numbers, a few Officials & Telegraph Stamps noted 5/- with very fine 'MANCHESTER' cds (small thin), lots of postmark interest among the Maltese Cross cancels, numerals, duplexes & CDS including Foreign Post Office usages, private perfins plus a group of postal stationery cut-outs noted 3d reds with a variety of 'REGISTERED ...' oval datestamps, also two pages of KGV Heads & Silver Jubilee control number marginal singles and a few later issues, condition is variable but many are fine to very fine. Weighs 6kg.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Extensive duplicated pre-decimal collection with three sound to fine "Penny Blacks" and two "Tuppence Blues", a range of other Imperfs, Embossed 10d (attractive but thinned), 1870 1½d x6, hundreds of Surface-Printed QV including 9d straw x2, 10d brown x2, 2/- blue x5, 4d sage-green, 8d orange x2, 1867 5/-, '3d' on 3d, '6d' on 6d x3, 1/- orange-brown x2, 1883-84 High Values 2/6d (mint) plus set with steel cancels, Jubilee £1 green x2, 'Lilacs & Greens' some with good colour including 1½d x3, 3d x4, 4d & 5d x2, KEVII High Values with steel cancels 2/6d x4 (one with perfin), 5/- 10/- & £1 plus 'GUERNSEY' rubber cancels on 10/- & £1, KGV 1912-14 mint set (some aging) & 1924 mint set, several Control pairs & strips of 3, Seahorses 2/6d to 10/- with steel cancels, various Wembleys x7, later with pickings including some QEII mint, and a page of Postage Dues, some postmark interest and probably not checked for varieties, condition rather mixed but most are sound to fine, enormous catalogue value. Re-seller's special.  (1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

Duplicated accumulation in 17 albums from used 1841 Penny Reds imperf x25+, a few 2d blues, Surface Printed to 5/-, KGV Seahorses to 10/-, QEII to £1 & Castles to £5, some official overprints, etc, with potential postmark interest, then mint/** Machins Pre-Decimal & Decimal including multiples, 1971-91 ** collection plus blocks of 4 and later stamp packs to mid-1990s, also a little Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, etc, condition variable especially amongst the earlier but increasingly fine to very fine. Weighs 19kg.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Dealer's counter book predominantly used from 1841 1d red imperfs one stated to be 'lake-red', Embossed 6d, Surface-Printed '6d' on 6d x4, 1/- brown x4, 2/- blue x3, 2/6d x4 and 5/- x7, 'Lilacs & Greens' 5d (strong colour; Squared Circle cancel), KEVII 2/6d x4, 5/- x3 and 10/- (creased), Official overprints noted 'GOVT/PARCELS' QV 4½d & KEVII 9d x2, a few Revenues, some Ireland with 1922 overprints including on 9d Excise (rounded corners), etc, plus a back-up stockbook with plenty of pickings remaining, potential postmark interest, condition variable especially among the earlier so inspection is recommended. Weighs 3kg.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1953-96 QEII Commemoratives largely complete mint or used, plus mint collections of Guernsey to 1984 & Jersey to 1996. High thematic content.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Yearbooks 1984-2003 with duplicates. Weighs 55kg. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers.  (73)

Grade A

Estimate AU$500

1840 World's First Postage Stamps 1d intense black SG 1, 1d black SG 2 two singles & a horizontal strip of 3 and 1d grey-black SG 3, all with full margins; plus 2d deep blue SG 4 with almost full margins, 2d blue SG 5 just shaved at left, and 2d pale blue SG 6 with full margins; some minor imperfections/defects but generally attractive, Cat £5000 plus the 1d strip Spec Cat £1250+ for a pair. 

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 Plate 5 [NG], margins just touched at upper-right to good, unused, Cat £12,500. RPSofL Certificate (1999). An attractive unused example of the World's First Postage Stamp.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 Plate 5 horizontal pair [IK-IL], margins close to good, Maltese Cross cancels in black, Spec Cat £1250 for a pair.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 horizontal pair [PC-PD], lovely colour, good to large margins except where just touched at upper-left & just clear at lower-right, light Maltese Cross cancels in black, Spec Cat £2200 for a pair. A very attractive "First Issue" multiple.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1841 Penny Red 1d red-brown on more or less blued paper SG 8-12 group with mint singles x2 (one creased) & a block of 4 (creased, Spec Cat £3200) all with large-part original gum, used singles x26 including two noted as orange-brown SG 12, horizontal pairs x2 (one stated to be on "lavender-tinted paper"), strip of 3 & strip of 4, and a lightly cancelled block of 4 (Spec Cat £325), most with full margins, some numeral cancellations, generally fine to very fine.  (47) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1841 Penny Red 1d red SG 8 on deeply blued paper horizontal pair [EF-EG], margins good to large, large-part original gum, Cat £1200+ for two singles.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1841 Penny Red 1d red-brown on deeply blued paper SG 8 horizontal pair [OD-OE], good even margins, unused, Cat £1200+. Superb. 

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1841 Penny Red 1d red simplified reconstruction of all 240 units 'AA-AL/TA-TL', includes quite a number of four-margin examples, potential postmark interest among the Maltese Cross cancels & numerals, condition generally fine to very fine.  (240) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1841-51 Tuppence Blue White Lines Added 2d blue SG 13-15 group with an unused single (3½ margins, a little cut-into at the base; Cat £5000), used singles x3, a pair & two strips of 3 (one stained on the reverse), generally fine to very fine.  (12) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1854-70 Line-Engraved Perforated Issues annotated selection with quite a few unused/mint including 1d Plates '98' (reinforced),'202' & '213' blocks of 4 with large-part original gum, ½d Plate '10' block of 6 (3x2, unused) and 1½d mint & unused x2, the used with a few numeral cancels, a couple with Grossly Misplaced Perforations, condition variable.  (86 + 5 covers) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1864-79 Letters in Four Corners 1d red Plate 150 reconstruction of all 240 units AA-TL predominantly used but including a few mint/unused, potential postmark interest, condition generally fine to very fine.  (240) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1847-54 Embossed 10d brown SG 57, cut-square with good even margins, Scottish numeral '131' cancel, Cat £1500.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1855-1901 QV Surface-Printed Issues with most of the basic stamps including 9d straw x4, 10d red-brown x2, 1/- orange-brown,  2/- blue x4, 2/- brown, 1867-83 5/- x3 (one with 'NZL' perfin), 10/- x2 & £1 x2, 1884 Crowns £1 (thinned) & Orbs £1, 1891 £1 green with 'BELFAST' cds 'socked-on-the-nose' (minor toning) etc, the condition is rather variable but there are some very fine &/or attractive stamps included, high catalogue value.  (78) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1855-1901 QV Surface-Printed Issues selection including 1/- green, 4d vermilion, 8d orange, 1880-81 1½d 2d & 5d indigo, etc, condition variable but of generally fine appearance, regummed or unused.  (21) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1855-1901 QV Surface-Printed Issues mint selection including 1/- green, 1/- orange-brown, 4d sage-green, '3d' on 3d, '6d' on 6d, 1880-81 1d block of 4 (**) & 2d, 1883-84 High Values 2/6d (faint stain) & 5/- (minor thin), 'Lilacs & Greens' 4d 5d 6d & 1/-, a page of 1d lilacs with Control Letters, Jubilee set to both 1/-, etc, some blemishes and hinge remainders but most are fine with large-part original gum, Cat £10,000+.  (99) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1867-83 High Values Blued Paper £5 orange SG 133 with seriffed 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, exceptional centring, a few short perfs at the top, lightly mounted large-part original gum, Cat £3000. 

Grade A- A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters 2½d rosy mauve Plate '2' Error of Lettering [LH-FL] SG 140, a couple of tiny imperfections, numeral cancel largely clear of the 'F' at lower-left, Cat £2750. The first example we have offered of this rare stamp.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1883-84 High Values 10/- ultramarine SG 183, exceptional centring, a couple of characteristic faint gum bends, very lightly mounted with almost full original gum, Cat £2250.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1902-70 Issues including KEVII 2/6d x2 (plus used with 'BOTANIC GARDENS/BELFAST' cds), 5/- (stained on reverse), 10/- (light crease but unmounted) & £1 (regummed); KGV with a range of Downey Heads, 1929 PUC set with very lightly mounted Pound plus booklet panes of 6 (**), Jubilee 2/- & 3/- booklets plus extra panes; KGVI with 1939-48 High Values (**, 10/- dark blue with toning), Wedding & Festival sets **; and QEII Definitives & Castles sets, etc; many Control singles & blocks, plus Postage Dues apparently complete mint or used; generally very fine.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,750