1850 (SG.13) Ham Printings 3rd State 'Vertical Drapes' 2d drab Half-Length unused (regummed), BPA Certificate (2014) confirms extensive repairs (lower-left corner). Presents well, Cat. £8,500 (when fine). (Image)

Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$220

1850-53 (SG.13) Ham Printings 3rd State 'Vertical Drapes' 2d drab, "Small void area" in upper-left corner, fake rouletting, tidy butterfly cancel, Cat £200. (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120

1854-55 (SG.33) 6d 'TOO LATE' Woodblock, variety "Cleft lip queen", complete margins (just clear at base), part o.g., Cat £3,500. (Image)

Estimate AU$1,500-2,000
Min. Bid. AU$

1884 (SG.216) Wmk '2' Upright (inverted) 2/- Stamp Statute with impressive "Pre-printing paper fold", seldom seen on Statute series; also Wmk '2' Sideways 2/- (2) both with dubious looking "Double perfs"; all fiscally used. (3 items) (Image)

Estimate AU$80-100
Min. Bid. AU$60

1886-96 (SG.324) £5 Pale Blue & Maroon, superb CTO example with fine "MELBOURNE NO 13/99" cds. (Image)

Estimate AU$180-240
Min. Bid. AU$140

1901-10 (SG.399) Wmk V/Crown (Sideways) £1 carmine-rose P12½. Melbourne CTO datestamp, full mounted gum, Cat £130 (BW: V125x, Cat. $200). (Image)

Estimate AU$140-180
Min. Bid. AU$120

1905-13 (SG. 417; BW:V44ba) Crown/A 1d rose-red perforated OS pair with the OS perfin doubled centrally. Variety not recorded in Brusden White.  (Image)

Estimate AU$120-160
Min. Bid. AU$80

1905-13 (SG.445) Wmk Crown/A Perf.11 KEVII £2 dull blue marginal pair from lower-left corner of the sheet, fresh MUH, Cat £2600++. Extremely rare multiple. (Image)

Estimate AU$2,500-3,000
Min. Bid. AU$

Locals: c.1894 Boyd's City Express Messenger Service 'DESPATCH STAMP' in yellowish-green & in blue-green, the later with "Broken 'S' of 'STAMP'", both unused with some small blemishes as is usual for these. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$150