1851 'Queen Victoria' 2d. lilac-drab, no watermark, UNUSED without gum, slightly cut to complete margins, with a repaired short central cut (left of Queen's head) and a short tear at top (left or "R"), has been cleaned and no longer represents the issued colour. Not a very fine but still good and genuine example of this rare stamp unused. RPSL certificate (2020) (SG £6500) (Image)

1851 'Queen Victoria' 2d. drab (yellow), no watermark, UNUSED without gum, sligthly cut to complete margins, with a repaired tear at lower left, a thin at upper left and a slightly damaged corner at top right. Not a very fine but still good and genuine example of this rare stamp unused. Signed by G. Bühler and with RPSL certificate (2020) (SG £4250) (Image)

1854, 2d. grey-lilac, from stone 9, imperf., a vertical interpanneau pair [45/3] with good to large margins (adjacent stamp at top visible), both cancelled by numeral 2, a touch faded, small thin spot in the right margin of the upper stamp is just touching the outer design line, original paper wrinkles are just mentioned for full accuracy, still a desirable rarity of which are less than 5 copies known, ex John R. Boker and Hackmey, April 1981, cert. RPSL (2000), XF! (Image)

1855 folded letter from Melbourne to St. Boswells, Scotland via Liverpool "Per Red Jacket", franked by 1854 1s. blue tied by "1/V" in double oval of bars, and on the reverse with "MELBOURNE VICTORIA/AP 30/1855" oval Crown datestamp, "SHIP LETTER LIVERPOOL/JY 25/1855" oval Crown d/s, London transit c.d.s. in red and boxed "ST. BOSWELLS/26 JY/1855" arrival dater. Part of letter inside missing and traces of ageing, but still a good letter with clear postmarks. (Image)

1855 cover from Melbourne to Kentish Town, London via Liverpool, franked by 1854 1s. blue tied by "1/V" in double oval of bars, with "MELBOURNE VICTORIA/OC 28/1855" oval Crown datestamp, red boxed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP/JA 24/1855/A" d/s and London 'PAID' arrival c.d.s. in red alongside. (Image)

1855, 2d. lilac, horizontal pair of fresh colour and full to large margins all around (pos. 39+40), perfectly cancelled by centric stike of barred numeral "2" (Geelong), signed Holcombe and certificate Eichele. An outstanding multiple, extremely rare in that extraordinary quality! (Image)

1884/89 (ca.), 2d violet QV used on six cover fronts all with beautiful hand-illustrated adress, faults but very unusual and interesting fronts! (Image)

1895 (24.5.), FRANK STAMP 'Minister of Mines' on small-size OHMS cover used from Marryborough (duplex '61') without address but with ms. 'Telegram' and 'W.S' hs. on front, small blemishes (Image)

1897 Stamp Duty £25 dull blue-green, Wmk 'V over Crown', Perf 12½, cancelled by full strike of "MELBOURNE/JE 11/01" c.d.s., with a few slightly shortened perfs at left, fine. (SG £500) (Image)

1901, 1 ½d apple-green QV, block of 5, tied by duplex Bendigo, 10.7.01, on cover to Chicago USA, transit machine cancel Seattle, 8.AUG.1901, and arrival mark on reverse, included full letter content from a member of the Victorian Philatelic Society, envelope and stamps with minor blemishes in overall fine condition. Very unusual and scarce franking for a triple rate letter to foreign destinations. (Image)

1897/1900 Two pairs of Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity Fund as well as Anglo-Boer Fund issues, all fine used. (SG about £450) (Image)

1900 Anglo-Boer War Patriotic Fund 1d. (1s.) two singles and 2d. (2s.) used along with ½d. definitive on registered 1d. postal stationery envelope from Rialto to Boston, Mass., U.S.A. via San Francisco, all tied by "TELEGRAPH OFFICE RIALTO/AU 29/01" c.d.s., circled "R" alongside, endorsed "S.S. Moana" cancelled and ship name "Sierra" added, with resp. transit and '1 OCT 01" arrival datestamps on the reverse, very fine. (SG from £950) (Image)

1901-10 KEVII. £1 and £2 perf 12½ plus £1 perf 11, all Wmk "V over Crown", used with various datestamps (incl. £1 perf 12½ with Telegraph c.d.s.), parts lightly toned/stained but still good/fine. (SG £600) (Image)

1902, 2 £ deep blue KEVII, perf. 12½, punctured "OS", two examples with different wmk 'V over Crown' sideways, facing to the LEFT resp. to the RIGHT, both stamps cancelled-to-order with cds Melbourne for U.P.U. distribution. VF condition (Image)

1905, 1 £ rose KEVII, perf. 11, punctured "OS", two examples with different wmk 'V over Crown' sideways, facing to the LEFT resp. to the RIGHT, both stamps cancelled-to-order with cds Melbourne for U.P.U. distribution. F/VF condition (Image)

1905-13 KEVII. £1 dull rose, Wmk Crown over A, Perf 12½, mint lightly hinged, fresh and fine. Ex-Besacon. (SG £350) (Image)

1905-13 KEVII. £1 and £2 with Wmk "Crown over double-line A", Perf 12½, used with complete strikes of Melbourne datestamps, £1 tied to small piece, very fine. (SG £565) (Image)

1905-13 KEVII. £1 and £2 with Wmk "Crown over double-line A", Perf 12½, used with Melbourne datestamps, good/fine. (SG £565) (Image)

1905 QV ½d. blue-green, Wmk 'Crown over A', perf 11, BLOCK OF 40 plus two pairs used on registered cover from Melbourne to Berne, Switzerland in 1908, cancelled by "REGISTERED MELBOURNE/4 MY 08" c.d.s., sender's oval h/s and Bern '7.VI.08' arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Envelope with a light central vert. fold (almost between stamps) and another left of franking, fine. A spectacular and most attractive franking. (Image)

1905-13 KEVII. £2 with Wmk "Crown over double-line A", Perf 11, used with complete strike of open "OMEO VICTORIA/MR 9/09" c.d.s., fine. (SG £600) (Image)

1907, 1d rose QV, wmk 'V over crown', obliterated with two horizontal bars in black, vertical strip of four from upper margin. VF mint never hinged condition. These stamps were produced for experiments with stamp vending machines. Scarce multiple! (Image)

1911, MIXED FRANKING with Queensland 2d ultramarine QV, South Australia 2d orange QV and Tasmania 2d green OV, tied by cds Prahran/Victoria, 12.DE.11, on inland parcel form, some traces of usage (creases), else fine condition. Very unusual franking for mail in Victoria without stamps from Victoria! (Image)

1895, 10d + 1s rosine/bluish green and 2s + 5s pale red/yellowish green, all values with regular and with inverted watermark, all 8 stamps used c.t.o. Melbourne. VF condition. ACSC 870.-AU$ (Image)

1891, 1 ½d on 2 d violet QV UPU postcard with watercolor painting 'Maffra Beet Sugar Factory', used from Maffra, 27.DE.97, to Braunschweig in Germany. Beautiful card in VF condition. (Image)

1891, 3d carmine QV registered envelope, uprated with 5d purple-brown QV, tied by registration 'R' handstamp, used by the Consulate of Peru in Melbourne with cds 'REGISTERED/G.P.O, 10.MR.92, to Genova in Italy and redirected to Vienna in Austria. Attractive and unusual double-rate registered cover in F/VF condition. (Image)