2d grey to 10/- plus £1 grey and Die IIB 6d blue & 9d, generally fine to very fine, Cat $4300 (£2350).  (14)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

2d, 2½d, 3d Die IIB, 6d blue, 6d brown & 9d, unmounted, Cat $1150 (£375+, for mounted).  (6)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

2½d deep blue Plate 2 TS Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 4 ACSC 11B(2)zf within a remarkable block of 40 Pos [2L31- R32/2L55-R56] with Thick Coastline to Western Australia 11(2)da on all five units listed in the ACSC - see footnote 4 below ACSC 9 - and on a few other units plus Pos [2L55] with Very Thick Coastline 11(2)da, then with additional listed varieties on Pos [2L31 32 37 43 59 & 60] plus that listed by Greg Pope on Pos [2L39], centring variable but many are well to very well centred, the yellowed gum is characteristic of this printing but there is a band of 'suntanning' in the left-hand margin clear of the stamps, very lightly mounted on only the four corner units and in the lower margin where there are a few split/reinforced perforations including behind the imprint, Cat $7740+ for a mounted imprint block of 4 including three varieties, nine further mounted varieties & the four mounted corner stamps, and unmounted normal or unlisted variety singles x23. Ex Alec Rosenblum. A quite extraordinary large multiple. Sold at our auction of 11.11.2022 for $2755.

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

6d pale ultramarine Die IIB with Broken Leg ACSC 20(3)d (SG 38da) being the upper-right unit in a block of 4, characteristic centring for this variety, the gum a bit aged, Cat $3725+ (£2500+), for singles. John Bozic Certificate (2005).

Grade B C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

2/- brown shades including the elusive grey-brown ACSC 37H (NPC Certificate), very fine to superb.  (5)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

2/- brown with Island off Geraldton ACSC 37(1)g (SG 41var), lightly mounted, Cat $900 (£300).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

2/- brown Plate 1 'JBC' Monogram single ACSC 37zc, very well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $15,000.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

10/- grey & aniline pink with Double Print of the Frame (most noticeable in the upper margin and affecting 'AUSTRALIA/POSTAGE') punctured 'OS' as always ACSC 48c (SG O51var), faint bend, unmounted, Cat $3000+ (£1300+), for mounted. Perfin Society Certificate (2021).

Grade A- C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

£1 brown & blue ACSC 52A (SG 44), Cat $4500 (£3000).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

£1 chestnut & blue ACSC 52B (SG 44a), very fresh, Cat $4500 (£3250).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

£1 brown & blue CTO with GPO Melbourne cds ACSC 52w, faint bend, lightly mounted large-part original gum, two guarantee handstamps, Cat $4000. Raybaudi Cert (2008) states "ultimate state of preservation".

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

£2 purple-black & carmine-rose  ACSC 56C (SG 45b), very fresh & lightly mounted, Cat $6500 (£4500).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

£2 purple-black & rose ACSC #56C (SG 45b) marginal example from the top of the sheet, well centred, rough perfs characteristic of this printing, unmounted, Cat $17,500 (£4500+ mounted).

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

PUNCTURED 'OS': 2d (lightly mounted), 2½d & 3d Die I ACSC 7ba 11b & 13b (SG O43-45) blocks of 4, the 2½d & 3d are unmounted, Cat $4200+ (£980+, for mounted), for singles.  (3 blocks)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

PUNCTURED 'OS': 6d grey-blue Die II ACSC 19Fba (SG O46 shade) block of 8 (2x4), well centred, a few minor imperfections, unmounted, Cat $3400+ (£640+, for mounted), for singles, plus a significant premium for the scarcer shade. A handsome multiple.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

PUNCTURED 'OS': 10/- grey & deep aniline pink with the Kangaroo Misplaced to Right with Tail in the Ocean ACSC 48cb, CTO with lightly mounted large-part orignal gum, Cat $5000. [NB: the price in the ACSC is in the mint column by mistake. The catalogue also states that misplacements are upwards or downwards, but does not mention sideways mis-alignments]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

PUNCTURED 'OS': £1 grey, CTO ACSC 53wc (SG O78) with large-part original gum, Cat $2250 (£1100).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

PUNCTURED 'OS': £2 purple-black & rose-carmine, CTO ACSC 56wa (SG O53) with large-part original gum & very lightly mounted, unusually well centred, Cat $4750 (£2500). A gem. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2022).

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000