Specialist 1½d Red collection, mostly on annotated pages showing lovely pen & ink 'magnified' illustrations of included varieties. Better items include Plate 1a Plate dot block of 4 (perf reinforcing, Cat.$1000), DOUBLE PERFS affecting the lower 3 units of a corner block of 6, and on a perf 'OS' pair, SLURRED PRINTING block of 4 & single; plate varieties with "White flaw at base of King's neck [2R28] & advanced stage of [2R/34] "Void in upper-right corner" in a block of 4, Plate 3 Plate Dot MUH vertical strip of 5 in the scarce pink shade (Cat.$500+), lower unit with "Broken top to crown" [3R30], plus the same variety in (red shade) WATERMARK INVERTED block of 4; also range of shades incl. pinks, further WATERMARK INVERTED examples (6) incl. a pair and a MUH single; conditional variable but generally fine. (50 items) (Image)

Estimate AU$500-750
Min. Bid. AU$400

3d Ultramarine (Die 1a) block(4) yielding two Type A+B horizontal pairs [BW.106c] Cat.$750; UR unit additionally with variety BW.106(3,4)j "White spot over king's head (Type B)"; MUH. (Image)

Estimate AU$250-300
Min. Bid. AU$200