1853, 1d. blue, fresh colour and full to wide even margins all around, neatly cancelled by barred numeral, signed Pfenninger. Mi. 1.200,- €+, SG £1500+. (Image)

1853, 4d. pale orange, plate 1 (2nd state), fresh colour and full to huge margins all around, bottom marginal copy bearing faint strike of barred numeral "18" (Campbell Town), signed and certificate Alcuri. Very rare in that outstanding quality! (Image)

1854, 4d. orange, plate 2 (early stage), fresh colour and full to wide margins, fine used copy. Signed and certificate Alcuri. (Image)

1867, 1 d., carmine, LPOG, wmk 4, imperf, with natural paper wrinkle mentioned for full accuracy is of no significance, very fresh colour and appealing, F-XF! (Image)

1858, 1 s. vermillion, unused without gum, wmk 12, imperf., good to ample margins on three sides, very attractive and fresh, VF! (Image)

1899-1900 Landscape cpl. set of eight optd. "SPECIMEN", mint lightly hinged, fine. (SG £550) (Image)

1902/1904, ½d, 1d and 2d 'pictorials', 1 ½d on 5d and 1s QV 'tablet' and 9d QV 'sideface', all six stamps with ovp 'SPECIMEN', except 2d (ungummed) all stamps in VF mint hinged condition. Complete set of the "federal period" Specimen. ACSC ca.800.-AU$ (Image)

1910 (5.10.), Registered cover bearing QV 1d. rose-red, 9d. blue from lower margin and 1½d. on 5d. blue/brown from HOBART to Leipzig with transitmarks of Bologna (10.11.) and Leipzig (11.11.) on reverse, a few small tears at top (not affecting stamps) and backflap missing (Image)

1906 10s. mauve & brown, Perf 12½, Wmk 'Crown over double-line A' inverted, BLOCK OF FOUR, used and cancelled by strikes of "DELORAINE/MY 6/09" c.d.s., fine and scarce. (SG from £1100) (Image)

1906 Two singles of 10s. mauve & brown, Perf 12½, Wmk 'Crown over double-line A' inverted, one with part "(HOBA)RT/... MR 11" c.d.s. (fine), the second one cancelled by ".../SP 7/07" c.d.s. (lightly soiled). (SG £550) (Image)

1882, ½d yellow-orange oval embossed QV below 1d carmine-rose QV stamped-to-order postcard, uprated with 3d brown, sent registered from Hobart, 1.JE.11, to Apolda in Germany. Attractive card in VF condition. (Image)

1904/1911, 1d red QV oval embossed printed-to-order envelope, group of three different examples, two from 'A.G.Webster & Sons Ltd.', one from 'Roberts & Co. Ltd. Auctioneers', all three envelopes used from Hobart to domestic destinations. F/VF condition. (Image)

1892, 2d light green QV oval embossed printed-to-order envelope with illustrated advertisement for seeders on front- and backside, used by 'A.G.Webster & Son' from Hobart, 24.3.09, to Colebrook, envelope with tears at top from opening, else fine condition. Scarce! (Image)

1892, ½d yellow green + 2d green QV embossed stamped-to-order envelope, uprated with Australia 2d red brown KGV, used registered with return receipt from Hobart, 21.JUN.26, to Wakaya Fiji Islands, on the frontside boxed handstamp 'HOBART/TASMANIA A.R.' in violet, on reverse transit cds Sydney and arrival mark P.O.Levuka, 10.JUL.1926. F/VF condition. Very rare mixed franking and late usage of a tasmanian stationery envelope! (Image)

1892, ½d red + 2d green QV oval embossed printed-to-order envelope, uprated with 1d red and 2d violet 'pictorials', used registered from Hobart, 10.MR.10, to Würzburg in Germany, arrival mark (15.APR.10) on reverse. VF condition. (Image)

1892, ½d red + 1d red + 1d red QV oval embossed printed-to-order envelope, used from Launceston, 7.JA.1901, to Sydney, arrival mark (10.JA.01) on reverse. F/VF condition. (Image)

1894, 'On Public Service Only', preprinted envelope for official mail of the Tasmanian International Exhibition, backflap with embossed seal 'INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION HOBART 1894-5' in purple. VF unused condition. Scarce! (Image)

1898, 2 ½d purple QV tablet pictorial issue envelope with view 'THE SOUTH ESK RIVER AT LAUNCESTON' (bridge), used at correct foreign letter rate from Launceston, 4.JA.98 (second day of issue), to Elberfeld in Germany, arrival mark (13.2.98) on reverse, apart from a negligible handwritten remark on the backside in VF condition. Only 312 envelopes were issued. Intended usages to foreign destination are scarce! (Image)

1898, 2 ½d purple QV tablet pictorial issue, complete serie of envelopes with six different views, comprising 'THE SOUTH ESK RIVER AT LAUNCESTON' (bridge), 'LAKE ST.CLAIR AND MOUNT OLYMPUS', 'MOUNT KING WILLIAM', 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HOBART', 'DANA'S BASIN AND ST.PATRICK'S HEAD' and 'LAKE CRESCENT AND THE OLD MAN'S HEAD' (swans), all six envelopes cancelled-to-order with cds Hobart, 4.JA.98 (probably for U.P.U. distribution). F/VF condition. Only 306 complete series were issued. R! (Image)

1898, pictorial stat. envelope QV 2d. green with picture on front 'MOUNT KING WILLIAM FROM THE WEST', fine unused and very attractive and scarce with only 309 envelopes printed! (Image)

1898, pictorial stat. envelope QV 2½ red-purple with picture on front 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE HOBART', unused with very minor blemishes nevertheless attractive and scarce with only 309 envelopes printed! (Image)

1898, pictorial stat. envelope QV 2½ red-purple with picture on front 'LAKE ST. CLAIR AND MOUNT OLYMPUS', fine unused and very attractive and scarce with only 309 envelopes printed! (Image)

1901, 2d violet on light blue lettercard with picture of 'Entrance Island, Macquarie Harbour' (lighthouse) in black, two unissued examples, one with handstamp 'SPECIMEN.' F/VF condition. (Image)

1901, 2d violet on light blue lettercard with picture of 'Launceston', uprated with ½d orange and mauve QV (SG 216), used with full message and unsevered margins from Hobart, 25.MY.1901, to Buenos Aires in Argentina, arrival mark (9.JUL.1901). VF condition. Scarce destination! (Image)

1901, 2d violet on light blue lettercard 'Mining Series', group of three different views, comprising 'MOUNT LYELL MINE, GORMANSTOWN, TASMANIA.', used from Deloraine to Launceston, 'MOUNT BISCHOFF MINE, WARATAH, TASMANIA.', used from St.Leonards to Launceston and 'MOUNT LYELL REDUCTION WORKS, QUEENSTOWN, TASMANIA', uprated with ½d green pictorial, used from Latrobe to Beckenham in England. F/VF condition. Scarce! (Image)