Collection with strength in the early issues including Sydney Views 1d x3 2d x3 & 3d x2 (margins variable; minor faults), Laureates including No Wmk used 2d with huge margins and very fine Numeral '30' cancel, 3d x4 (one emerald-green, clear margins), 6d x3 (one with clear close margins; another just touched on piece with Auckland cds) & 8d x2 (one shaved; the other just touched) and Numeral Wmk unused 1d (shaved at top & left) & 3d (just shaved at lower-left), Diadems Imperf unused 1d & 2d (both with margins close to good) and used 3d x3 (one very fine), 6d x5 & 1/- plus a selection of Perf issues, Registered (6d) Imperf x2 (both just touched) & Perf x2 used, 1867 & 1871 Designs range noted 3d x3, 4d & 6d *, then predominantly mint 1888-1903 Designs including 5/- Map 'SPECIMEN' overprint & 20/- Governors Crown/A Wmk plus Consumptive Homes duo, also 'OS' Overprints selection, condition variable, the later issues generally fine to very fine, Cat £10,000+. Careful inspection required (and may reward) as a number of items we checked have been mis-identified.  (175+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

Basic collection on colour-illustrated pages with Sydney Views 2d & 3d 'space-fillers', very fine Imperf Diadems 1/- and apparently unused Perf 13 1/-, handy unused/mint De La Rue issues, 'POSTAGE' Overprint 10/- mint & CTO, Centennial designs mint to 20/-, Charity duo mint & used, 2/6d Emu mint x2, good range of mint 'OS' Overprints 5/- Coin used, mint to 5/- Map (small thin) & 10/- reprint with 'Specimen' Overprint, Postage Dues mint to 10/- (a bit aged/faded) and a very fine CTO set, rather mixed condition.  (120 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

Selection of Imperfs with Laureates 2d blue from various printings x7, and Diadems 6d SG  94-96 group x5 including a horizontal pair, all with full margins, Cat £340 approximately. A very fine group.  (12)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Diadems 5d blue-green group with singles x23, blocks of 8 x3, block of 20 (4x5) and block of 24 (4x6), unchecked for watermarks & perfs, the larger blocks are superb with full unmounted original gum.  (91) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) 1d crimson-lake SG 1 Pos [8] with Double Print of the Entire Design, margins close to large  with a fragment of the adjoining unit above, light BN cancel, Cat £650+. BPA Certificate (1985) as "reddish rose" (SG 3), which it clearly is not.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1850-51 Sydney Views 1d reddish rose Plate I (Clouds) on Yellowish Paper SG 3, close even margins, very fine BN '47' of Tumut, Cat £600.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) 1d reddish rose SG 3 horizontal pair [19-20], margins just clear to good, light bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £1200+. Ex Baron de Ferrary, with his trefoil handstamp lightly on the reverse.  

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) Hard Bluish Paper 1d pale red SG 5 horizontal pair, margins just clear to good, light bars cancel of Sydney, tiny Alcuri guarantee handstamps, Cat £950+, for singles. Superb. 

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1850-51 Sydney Views 1d dull carmine Plate II (Clouds) SG 8, margins just clear to good, light strike of a Victorian Butterfly cancel, Cat £450+. A very scarce usage on the Penny.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1850-51 Sydney Views Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d crimson-lake SG 9 horizontal pair [9-10], margins close to good, very lightly cancelled, Cat £850+, for singles. Superb! Ex James Halliday: sold at our auction of 27.4.2022 for $1315.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1850-51 Sydney Views 1d 'gooseberry'-red Plate II (No Clouds) on Hard Bluish Paper SG 10, margins clear - at lower-right - to good, lightly cancelled clear of most of the design, Cat £600.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1850-51 Sydney Views 1d dull carmine Plate II (Clouds) Hard Greyish to Bluish Paper SG 11 horizontal pair [19-20], margins close to large, light bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £900+, for singles. Superb. Sold at our auction of 27.6.2019 for $715.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1850-51 Sydney Views 1d dull carmine Plate II (Clouds) on Hard Greyish Paper SG 11, margins close to large, exceptional early impression and strong colour, unused, Cat £14,000. Superb. Ex Baron de Ferrary, Robert Odenweller & 'Manwood' (Dale Forster). Sold at our auction of 8.11.2013 for $26,795. RPSofL Certificate (2013). This is one of the finest unused Penny Sydney Views in private hands, and it was Dale Forster's favourite stamp in his collection. It is superior in quality & appearance to the unused SG 5 & SG 8 from 'Besancon' (II) that sold for SFr13,915 & SFr15,730 respectively.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$25,000

1850-51 Sydney Views Two Pence selection comprising Plate I Worn Impressions SG 19, Plate II Early Impressions SG 21 23 & 24 and Intermediate Impression SG 25, Plate III SG 29, Plate IV SG 31 and Plate V SG 36, all with margins good to large, lightly cancelled, all very fine to superb, Cat £2325. An exceptional reference group.

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1850-51 Sydney Views 2d greyish blue Plate I (Vertically Lined Background; Worn Impressions) SG 17, margins good to large margins & outer framelines at base & left, lightly cancelled, Cat £225.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$160

1850-51 Sydney Views 2d dull blue Plate I (Vertically Lined Background; Worn Impressions) SG 18, good even margins & outer framelines at base & right, lightly cancelled, Cat £200.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$125

1850-51 Sydney Views 2d lilac-blue Plate II (Horizontal-Lined Background, Dated Bale & Dots in Corner Stars) SG 22, margins close to large with complete outer frameline at base, very fine BN '3' of Windsor, shallow thinning at the top doesn't detract from the exceptional facial appearance, Cat £1300. The shade is more accurately termed "dirty ultramarine", or "stone".

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Prussian blue Plate II (Horizontal Lined Background, Dated Bale & Dots in the Corner Stars) as SG 21-24 group but a slightly less well-defined Intermediate Impression, a huge corner example from the upper-right of the sheet with margins good to large and complete outer framelines at top & right, light BN '3' cancel of Windsor, Cat £200. A superb gem for the connoisseur. Gibbons list early, intermediate & later states for Plate I but only early & worn states for Plate II. We urge them to add Plate II Intermediate State, This stamp is clearly not a worn impression. 

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1850-51 Sydney Views 2d ultramarine Plate III (Single-Lined Bale & No Dots in Corner Stars) with No Whip SG 29a, margins good to large with outer framelines on three sides, fine BN '64' (reversed '4') of West Maitland clear of the variety, Cat £425.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1850-51 Sydney Views 3d yellow-green Yellowish Wove Paper Early Impression SG 39, margins close to good, strong colour & very fine detail, neat Sydney bars cancel, Cat £350. A very attractive stamp.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1850-51 Sydney Views 3d myrtle-green on Soft Yellowish Wove Paper SG 40 [3], excellent very early impression & strong colour, margins good to very large, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £1400. An unusually fine & attractive example of this rare shade. Ex George Ginger, Guy Hutson (sold at our auction of 20.4.2015 for $1068) and James Halliday: sold at our auction of 27.4.2022 for $1078. RPSofV Certificate (2021). 

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1851-55 Laureates Bluish Wove Paper 1d carmine SG 45 horizontal pair, margins close to good, tiny scissor cut between units at base, two very fine strikes of Barred Numeral '95' of Brisbane, Cat £340+ for singles. Choice. An exceptional item also for a collector of Queensland (Moreton Bay District).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1851-55 Laureates 2d blue Plate I SG 52-59 group complete reconstruction of the 50 positions, generally well above-average with numerous very fine stamps and almost half with identifiable Barred Numerals including fine to superb strikes of '8' (rated RRR), '20' (R) '36' (R), '40', '62', '63' (RRR), '64' with Reversed '4' x3, '66', '87' of Ipswich (Moreton Bay District), '90' and '106' (RRR). A very good lot. Ex 'Carrington' (Mark Dankin), Cat £1900, plus a significant premium for the numerals. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1851-55 Laureates 2d deep ultramarine Plate II (Stars in the Corners) SG 60, a huge example from the base of the sheet withmargins good to large & part-imprint '[EN]GRAVED BY [...]' at the base, light but obvious BN '57' (rated RR) of Raymond Terrace, Cat £140+. Superb. 

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1851-55 Laureates 6d van Dyke brown on Medium White Wove Paper with 'WALLS' at Right SG 72a, margins just touching - at upper-left - to close, tiny fault at the lower-right corner, fine strike of the first-type BN '50' of Albury well clear of the variety, Cat £2750. 'Van Dyke brown' is a rather unhelpful descriptor for this 'black-brown' shade. This example is actually in a very rich shade: most stamps offered as 'van Dyke' are the more usual paler browns. [The illustration is above Lot 28]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500