9d Violet solo franking tied by superb 1935 (May 20) Perth Registered cds to parcel tag to Sweden endorsed "Natural History/Specimens/ONLY" in red crayon. Rare survivor. [9d paid the 1d per 2oz merchandise rate (which included natural history specimens) x6, plus 3d registration] (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

9d Violet Die IIB BW #29 on-cover airmail usages comprising 1934 (Apr 3) solo on cover to France endorsed 'VIA KARACHI-LONDON AIR MAIL'; 1935 (Dec 18) pair on Burnie (Tas) cover to UK; 1937 pair (+KGV 4d, 2d & 1d pair) paying airmail rate to Switzerland (2/1d) plus 1d Late Fee; fine condition. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

9d Violet Die IIB BW #29(4)z, Plate 4 Ash Imprint - State I (N over N) block of 4, lower units MUH, Cat $650. (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

2/- Maroon Die II BW #40 a on-cover airmail usages comprising 1936 (Jan 28) solo franking on cover to Austria endorsed 'By Air Mail via/Darwin Singapore/Greece Austria' paying 1/11d rate plus 1d Late Fee, 1937 (Jun 5) 2/- (plus KGV 1d) paying correct to 2/1d rate to Germany; plus 1941 4/- clipper rate censor covers (2) to USA, with 2/- pair or 2/- singles x2; generally fine. (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

5/- Grey & Yellow BW #40(D)i variety Spencer's Gulf short and thick [L55] plus QM 1d (2) tied to 1937 Angliss & Co airmail cover to France by 'LATE FEE/MELBOURNE' datestamps, Marseilles arrival back stamp, central fold well clear of adhesives, Cat $350 (on cover, without premium for the listed flaw). The 5/2d rate comprised 1/9d for 1st ½oz, then 1/8d x2 for each additional ½oz, plus 1d Late Fee, for an item weighing up to 1½oz. (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

5/- Grey & Yellow BW #46 (4) two stamps with vignette variant Kangaroo misplaced downwards, with left foot in Bight, all with Melbourne CTO corner cancels, two with gum. (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

5/- Grey & Yellow BW #46 plus 1/- Large Lyrebird & 1d green KGV tied by 'Ship Room/Melbourne '29OC35' cds to airmail cover to UK paying quadruple rate airmail postage (1/6d x4), plus 1d Late Fee, Cat $350 (on cover). (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

10/- Grey & Pink plus QM 1d green tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/MELBOURNE' cds to 1938 (Sep 5) Tait Bros airmail cover to Germany, very fine currency control handstamp on the face, Athens transit backstamp; minor spotting. Ex 2007 sale of Arthur Gray's Large Gold Medal Collection where it realized $1,700 ($A2570 at the time), later selling at a 2012 Melbourne auction for $4,370. [The 10/1d rate comprised was 1/9d for the first ½oz, plus 1/8d x5 for each subsequent ½oz for a cover weighing up to 3oz.] (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

10/- Grey & Pink BW #50A&B and grey-black & rose-crimson, latter very well centred, fine used, Cat $575. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$140

10/- Grey & Pink BW #50xd with 'SPECIMEN' type C Sub-type 2 (shaved 'P') overprint, MLH, Cat $2,000. Drury Certificate (2018). (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

10/- & £2 BW #50xf&58x, optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D, comprising 10/- (2, one with Roo's left foot misplaced into Bight, the other without gum) & £2 (3, MUH, MVLH & mint heavy hinged); centring variable, Cat $700+. (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

10/-, £1 & £2 BW #50xf, 54x & 58x, optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

10/- Grey & Pink BW #50xg block of 4 with 'SPECIMEN' type D overprint, lower two units with Kangaroo slightly misplaced each with top of left ear in Bonaparte Gulf, fresh MUH, Cat $1,250 (plus considerable premium as MUH). (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

10/- Grey & Pink BW #50zc Ash imprint pair with Vignette Plate variety Open-mouthed kangaroo [R55], fine MLH, Cat $3,750. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,600

10/- Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #50(V)m [L41] White flaw at top of kangaroo's arm with type D 'SPECIMEN' ovpt, MUH, Cat $1,450 as unovptd stamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

10/- Grey & Pink BW #50(V)u, Fox-faced kangaroo [R38], some nibbed perfs, Cat $550. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90

£1 Grey very lightly cancelled. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

£1 Grey Perf 'WA' BW #54(Var), very well centred, fresh MUH, Cat $3,500 (plus premium for rare state perfin). (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

£2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58xa block of 4 with 'SPECIMEN' type D overprints, MLH with lower units MUH, Cat $3,500+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

£2 Grey-Black & Crimson BW #58(D)j [R58] variety Short Spencer's Gulf optd 'SPECIMEN' type D, MVLH, Cat $1,500, as normal used stamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100