½d to 1/4d complete set, the 1d with Run 'N', very fresh & unmounted, Cat $2300 (£300, for mounted). Superb. Ex Jeff Clancy.  (8)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

½d to 1/4d (but no 4½d) plus ½d & 1d both with the Watermark Inverted, variable centring, unmounted, Cat $2500 (£475, for mounted).   (9)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1d green Plate 1 with Saddle on Emu [Pos I/36] ACSC 80(1)e, quite well-centred, light machine cancel largely clear of the variety, a couple of very minor aging marks on a few perf tips, Cat $2000. Scarce: the flaw was retouched quite early in this printing after an apparently unsuccessful repair attempt. [See next Lot]

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1d green Plate 1 with Saddle on Emu (Partially Repaired) [Pos I/36] as ACSC 80(1)e but an unlisted state, being the lower-right unit in a block of 18 (6x3), minor gum aging on a few units & in the margins not affecting the variety, unmounted, Cat $3800+ for the 'normal' variety mounted plus 17 unmounted singles. Apparently an unsuccessful repair attempt; the flaw was subsequently retouched quite early in this printing.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1d green vertical pair from the left of the sheet with Wattle Line and Neck Flaw ACSC 80(4)f & h, exceptional centring, the upper unit very lightly mounted, the lower unit unmounted, Cat $360+, for a mounted pair. Superb. Ex Jeff Clancy.

Grade A+ A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1½d red Plate 4 large-part sheet missing only the two right-hand columns of the right pane, includes Type B Re-Entry ACSC 91(4)fa Pos [4L47], Notch Inside Right Frame ACSC 91(4)j Pos [4L60] & 'ST' of 'POSTAGE' Retouched ACSC 91(4)nb Pos [4R55] plus Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC 91(4)zd (partially trimmed off), a little minor perf separation & light overall aging mostly at the base, unmounted except for two units with small hinge remainders, Cat $4000+ for the imprint, listed varieties & two units mounted plus 92 unmounted singles.

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

2d scarlet with No Watermark ACSC 102aa (SG 99ab), light bend at the base, Cat $3500 (£1500).

Grade A- C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1/4d deep turquoise ACSC 129C (SG 93 shade), lightly mounted, Cat $3500. Ex 'Anglo-Saxon' - sold at our auction of 16.8.2008 for $3030 - and 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr1035. RPSofV Certificate (1999).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,600

1/4d deep turquoise ACSC 129C (SG 93 shade) horizontal pair, 'MOSMAN/----27/NSW' cds, Cat $6000+. Likely to be the only recorded used multiple. Scott Starling Certificate (2024).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1/4d greenish blue AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 ACSC 129z, variable centring, minor gum marks, three units lightly mounted, the lower-left unit unmounted, Cat $4250 for mounted. [The illustration is above Lot 333] 

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500