1850-51 Sydney Views 1d crimson-lake Plate I (No Clouds) on Soft Yellowish Paper SG 1 vertical pair [Pos 11/16], margins close to good, light bars cancels of Sydney, Pfenninger guarantee handstamps, Cat £1200+ for singles. A superb Number One multiple.

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Estimate AU$1,000

1850-51 Sydney Views 1d reddish rose Plate I (No Clouds) on Soft Yellowish Paper SG 3, large even margins, light bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £550. An impressive single.

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Estimate AU$750

1850-51 Sydney Views 1d deep carmine Plate II (Clouds) on Laid Paper SG 13 margins good to large, cancelled largely clear of the central design, Cat £750. Superb. 

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Estimate AU$600

1851-55 Laureates Plate I (Worn Plate) 2d ultramarine SG 58 [46-47] horizontal pair from the base of the sheet with part '[Engraved on Steel by J Carmi]chael, Kent Strt North Sydney' imprint, margins clear - at U/R - to huge, minor scissor-cut in the margin clear of the stamps, just tied to small piece by very fine bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £76++. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "...very rare multiple".

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Estimate AU$1,250

1860-72 Perforated Diadems  Perf 13 1/- crimson-lake SG 170 marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet with Convolvulus Pattern in the margin, unusually well centred for this issue, large-part (brown) o.g., Cat £1600++ (for normal mounted singles). A rare showpiece. Ex Ric Slade-Slade and John White. [Better centred & more attractive than the 'Besancon' (II) block of 4 that sold for €2420]

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Estimate AU$2,750

1861-88 Coin 5/- reddish purple with Irregular Compound Perfs 12x10x12x12 SG 180a var, well centred, large-part o.g., Cat £450+, for regular compound perf 12x10. [While this is clearly not a case of Mixed Perfs, we query if this is the stamp listed as such as SG 180b??]

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Estimate AU$300

1862-65 De La Rue No Watermark 1d dull red SG 187 block of 12 (6x2) from the left-hand pane with wing-margins at right & part-imprint '...6d. per Row of Six...', very well centred, full unmounted o.g., Cat £3000++ (for mounted singles). Superb!

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Estimate AU$2,250

1882-97 Wmk '40' Perf 10x12 6d violet horizontal pair Imperforate Between SG 235cb, untidy Rays cancels as have all the recorded examples, Cat £3750. [A block of 18 - 9 pairs - was discovered in 1911. A block of six was removed & is in a Museum. Of the other three pairs, one is defective]

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Estimate AU$6,000

1885-86 High Value Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Blue 10/- mauve & claret Perf 10 SG 241, imperforate at right as is standard for the right-hand marginal stamps in this issue, large-part o.g., Cat £1900. Ex Guy Hutson: sold in 2013 for £716.

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Estimate AU$1,000

1885-86 High Value Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Blue £1 rose-lilac & claret SG 242, one pulled perf at lower-left, very fresh with large-part o.g., Cat £10,000. A rare stamp.

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Estimate AU$5,500

1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 'NINEPENCE' on 10d brown with the Overprint Double SG 309a marginal horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, large-part o.g. with the faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat £550+ (for singles). Superb. 

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Estimate AU$650

1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 1/- purple-brown Imperforate Pair SG 312a from the base of the sheet with 'G.Pr.O./NSW' Monogram, minor toning, large-part original gum, Cat £700+.

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Estimate AU$400

1905-10 Small Crown/A 2/6d Lyrebird horizontal pair from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right BW #N68b (SG 349var), no gum, Cat $2500+. Rare. Ex John Bell (Goulburn): sold at our auction of 8.5.2013 for $1500. [An unmounted corner example sold for $2800 at our auction of 24.1.2004. At that time this error was uncatalogued. The ACSC states that all ten possible examples are accounted for, but that includes a vertical strip of 6 in an institution, leaving only four examples in private hands] 

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Estimate AU$800

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1882-85 Wmk '40' 8d yellow Perf 11 as SG O32d but with Triple Overprint, well centred, minor crease at lower-right, light indistinct cancel. Not listed by Gibbons. Ex Guy Hutson (2013) - sold for £455 - & Gary Diffen. [Gibbons lists the 8d with Double Overprint, Perf 10 & Perf 10x12, both Cat £1300 used] 

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Estimate AU$800

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1891 'Halfpenny' on 1d grey with Double Overprint SG O55a, minor blemishes, Cat £3500. A "no doubt about it" error.

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Estimate AU$1,500

STAMP DUTY: QV Tall Type 4d die proof in violet & pale red on highly surfaced card (92x60mm), minor rubbing of the value tablets.

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Estimate AU$150

POSTAL STATIONERY: QV Postal Cards mostly unused x44 including a couple of scenic issues & 1d punctured 'OS/NSW' used; Lettercards x11; Envelopes x39; and Registration Envelopes x20; condition variable.  (114) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1896 usage of 1d violet Stamped To Order Postal Card with 'SPECIAL/POST CARD' heading in red for Briscoe Drysdale & Co Hardware & Machinery Merchants with printed advice on the reverse, BN '1104' & 'STRATHFIELD' cds, minor toning on the reverse only, the face being superb. Rare.

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Estimate AU$100

POSTAL HISTORY: 1900 (July 6) usage of 1d Arms Wrapper to “Haapai/Tonga Isls” with Sydney cds, a few minor marks. The Empire newspaper rate was 1d per 4oz. A very scarce rate & destination.

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Estimate AU$150