1862 no watermark 2c - 24c, mint or unused.  2c without gum, minor corner thin; 8c part o.g., toning; 12c no gum, short perfs; 18c regummed and with some recut perfs; 24c no gum and a few perfs recut.  Despite the condition issues these are reasonable representative examples.  SG 1-5, £4050 (Image)

1862 no watermark group used.  8c (closed tear at base), 12c wing-marginal with one short perf, 18c (2, one with part 62B cancel; both off centre), 24c (2), 48c (crease), 96c (2, one creased).  SG 2-7, £1790 (Image)

1880 colour changes, unused.  2c dull rose and rose shades, 5c, 10c and 48c all either without gum or regummed.  Fine appearance.  SG 28, a, 29-31, £3775 (Image)

1891 10c purple on red paper and 30c yellowish green overprinted SPECIMEN Type D12, the former unmounted o,g,, the latter large part o.g. with a slight bend.  SG 38s, 39as, £400 (Image)

1885 surcharge trio overprinted SPECIMEN Type D12, fresh unmounted o.g., the $1 on 96c with some very slightly blunted perfs at the right side; still fine and very rare in this condition.  SG 40s-42s, £1300 (Image)

1891 (March) 20c on 30c (four, shades, part to large part o.g.), 50c on 48c and $1 on 96c, the latter pair large part o.g.  SG 48-50 (Image)

1891 2c Jubilee.  SG 51 x 2 one unused with rounded corner, the other with small part rather messy o.g.; SG 51a part o.g., good; SG 51b part o.g., thinned; 51c large part o.g., good, and a further 51c large part o.g., small mark at top (Image)

1891 2c Jubilee with tall, narrow ‘K’ in KONG, fine unused.  SG 51d, £1300 (Image)

1891 2c Jubilee.  Used group with SG 51, fine; 51a, light crease at top; 51b and c, each with light creasing, and 51d; £1305 (Image)

1891 2c Jubilee with space between ‘O’ and ‘N’ of ‘Hong’, first day CDS.  Scarce.  SG 51f, £750 (Image)

1898 $1 on 96c with Chinese characters, the black and grey-black shades, each fine large part o.g.  SG 52, a, £475 (Image)

1898 $1 on 96c grey-black without Chinese characters, overprinted SPECIMEN Type D12, fine unmounted o.g.  Rare in this condition.  SG 52as, £600 (Image)

1898 10c on 30c without Chinese characters, very fine large part o.g.  Exceptional.  SG 54, £650 (Image)

1900-1 set of five overprinted SPECIMEN Type D12, unmounted o.g., fresh, rare in this condition.  SG 56s-59s, 61s, £600 (Image)

1903 set of fifteen o.g., with the $2 being the wrong stamp (SG 99).  A few condition issues affecting the lower values and the $5 has rather thin gum, still a fine-looking set.  SG 62-76, £3000 (Image)

1903 set of fifteen, used.  A few condition issues with the 5c reperfed, $2 poor colour, $3 (two examples, each fiscally cancelled), $5 and $10 a little heavily cancelled.  SG 62-76, £1800 (Image)

1903 set of fifteen overprinted SPECIMEN Type D12, large part or unmounted o.g., a really fine set.  SG 62s-76s, £2250 (Image)

1904-6 set used with a few extra low values.  The low values mixed, the $1 and $2 good, the $3 fiscally cancelled, $5 creasing and the $10 fiscally cancelled.  SG 77-90, £2000 (Image)

1907-11 set of nine plus 2c shade, o.g.  Mainly fine but the $2 has been previously extensively hinged.  SG 91-9, £698 (Image)

1907-11 set of eight overprinted SPECIMEN Type D12, very fine large part o.g., appearing unmounted but with slight gum disturbances.  SG 91s, 93s-99s, £1200 (Image)

1912-21 MCA watermark set of seventeen overprinted SPECIMEN Type D12 large part o.g., mainly very fine.  SG 100s-116s, £2250 (Image)

1912-21 watermark MCA values (9) overprinted SPECIMEN Type D12, part or large part o.g.  1c, 8c grey and 50c on emerald back each with R7/5 broken ‘M’ in overprint; 25c Type B , 30c, 50c on blue-green back (heavy hinge), 50c emerald back, $1 and $5.  SG 100s/115s (Image)

1912-21 small Specimen group with SG,106as (two, one with minor peripheral toning), 111s and 111as, 115as slightly toned and 115ds with slight offsetting on reverse; good group (Image)

1921-37 set of eighteen plus 4c and 30c shades o.g., mostly fine but a few low values a little extensively hinged.  SG 117-132, £1061 (Image)

1921-37 Script CA set of eighteen overprinted or perforated SPECIMEN Type D12, 16, 19 or 20.  A large part o.g. set with four values showing R7/5 broken ‘M’ in the overprint; 8c orange, 20c, $1 and $2.  Rare, with only six or seven of each of the varieties possible.  SG 117s-132s, £2250+ (Image)