1861 2d deep rose Queen Victoria, Perforated 9, mint, with full hand applied original gum, never hinged. Centered to right and some perf tips have been trimmed, still a fresh and fine stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,200

1861 5d blue Queen Victoria, Perforated 9, mint with full original hand applied gum, lightly hinged and fine. There is evidence of a light gum re-distribution at bottom right, still a fresh and lovely stamp. Accompanied by a 1987 APS certificate. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,600

1861 3d blue Queen Victoria, Perforated 9, mint with lightly hinged original gum. A few pulled perfs at right, still a very fine example of this difficult stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 4,000

1861 6d yellow green Queen Victoria, Perforated 9, unused, appears to have been regummed then gum washed off, and fine centered. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,250

1868 4d black Queen Victoria on Yellowish Paper, Imperforate at Left, a mint never hinged single from left of sheet, imperforate between margin and stamp, fresh and extremely fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 500

4½d Queen Victoria Trial Colour Die Proof in Brownish Rose, on India paper, with large even margins, with slight paper thinning in upper right on back, due to the fragile nature of this paper, still very fine and rare. Minuse & Pratt #10TC1a. Also comes with an unused #7 1862 6d yellow green with an unusual perforation combination (tiny thin and hinge remnant), sold to owner by W.E. Lea in London in 1961 and we have included the original receipt and envelope it was mailed in. Ex. Crosby collection. (Image)

Est $ 450

1862-72 Group of Mint Issues, with #s 4 (one VF hinged, one VFNH, both slightly different shades), 5 (VFNH), 5i (VFNH), 5var (marginal strip of three with middle stamp showing "TWC" variety, all fine, left stamp is NH), 6 (VFNH), 7 (fine hinged), 8 (VFNH but pulled perf), 9 (fine never hinged marginal, on white paper), 9a (fine never hinged marginal, on yellowish paper), 9d (unused no gum marginal block of four, very fine but with pen writing on back affecting bottom two stamps) and 10 (fine with gum loss so catalogued as hinged), 11 (VFNH marginal), 12 to 15 (all fine NH) and 16 (VFNH). A mostly fresh group. (Image)

Unitrade $ 1,222