1853 Imperf Courier Medium Soft Yellowish Paper SG #1 1d pale blue, tiny thin at top, complete margins just clear of outer framelines, 1st Allocation BN '11' cancel of Avoca, Cat £1,500. (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1853 Imperf Courier Thin Hard White Paper SG #4 1d blue, thin patch under 'LAND' at right, margins almost clear of outer framelines (just touching at lower right), 1st Allocation BN '64' cancel of Hobart, Cat £1,300. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1853 Imperf Courier Plate I Worn Impression SG #9 4d pale orange, cut square, with good balanced margins on all sides, lightly struck numeral cancel, Cat £450. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1853 Imperf Courier Plate II SG #10 4d orange, poor impression, tiny blind pinhole in lower margin (outside frameline), four good and well-balanced margins, lightly struck numeral cancel, Cat £425. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1853 Imperf Courier Plate II SG #10 4d orange, strong impression, cut-square with complete margins (very close at top), BN '68' cancel of Hobart, Cat £425. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1857-67 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral SG #26 1d pale red-brown pair, just cut-into on upper edge of right hand unit, otherwise close to very good margins, part og, Cat £1,300+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$240

1857-67 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral SG #28 1d dull vermilion with Double print, three good margins. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral SG #32, 2d yellow-green pair, right-hand unit just shaved at base, otherwise close to good margins, fine BN '42' cancels of Hamilton, Cat £240+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$115

1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral SG #34, 2d slate-green pair, shaved at left, otherwise complete margins, fine BN '10' cancels of Antill Ponds, Cat £200+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1863-71 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Walsh & Sons Perf 12 SG #70 1d dull vermilion variety Double impression, fiscally used example with tidy pen cancel. BPA Certificate (1995) (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1870-71 Sideface Wmk Single-Lined Numeral Perf 12 SG #130 4d blue, extremely well centred for this issue, fine used. Cat £475. Premium example. (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1871-91 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 11½ SG #138 6d bright violet, unused with sweated gum traces, Cat £275. (Image1)

Estimate AU$140

1871-78 Sidefaces Wmk TAS & Lines Perf 11½ SG #148b 9d blue double print, used, Cat £3,250. RPSV certificate (1991) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,900

1892-99 Tablets Wmk TAS Perf 14 SG #225 £1 green & yellow, fine used with 1900 Burnie cds, Cat £500. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1900 Overprints SG #F36d 1d Blue Platypus Stamp Duty opt 'REVENUE' error Overprint Double, fluffy perfs as usual. fresh MUH, Cat £325. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1849 pre-stamp outer endorsed in mss "Longf/5^/5^/49" (Longford) rated "4" with largely fine strike of 'LAUNCESTON/5MA5/1849' datestamp on reverse. Fine condition. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1865 (Nov 11) cover with imperf 4d pale blue Chalon (3 margins, shaved at upper-left) paying inland letter rate from Ross to Tullochgorum, nr Fingal, the stamp tied by very fine strike of First Allocation 'BN '52' of Ross; flap faults and light crease at top of cover affecting adhesive. Presents well. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1912 (Dec 11) Hobart registered cover to Germany with attractive tri-colour franking paying correct 5½d rate (2½d + 3d registration) comprising Tasmania ½d & 2d Pictorials and 1½d on 5d Tablet corner pair, each stamp individually tied by Hobart '11DEC12' datestamps, blue/white registration label, Apolda arrival backstamp. Fine condition. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1862 2/6d St George & Dragon proof in carmine on thick card, margins close/shaved in places, without gum. (Image1)

Estimate AU$135

1900 2d Platypus Overprinted 'REVENUE': Craig #7.53a variety Value omitted, VFU with Hobart 'NO30/1900' datestamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1900-1903 'REVENUE' Overprints: Craig #7.53b 2d cinnamon variety Value printed twice, VFU with Hobart 'NO30/1900' datestamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250