1937 Dhows 10R mint nh plus mint nh blocks of four of 1/2a, 9p, 1a and 2 1/2a, very fine (SG £778) (Image)

1862 No Wmk 6d Blue-Green, perf.14 to 16, mint, fresh with bright colour, very fine (SG £850) Expertise: Cert. Brandon (1996) (Image)

1884-87 1s Mauve pair with light Antigua cds, very fine (SG £280) (Image)

1921-29 Wmk Mult Crown CA and Wmk Mult Script CA mint sets, fine (SG £500) (Image)

1922 £1 with SPECIMEN overprint, mint hinge remainder, very fine (Image)

1938-51 Wmk Multiple Script CA 1s black & brown with FRAME PRINTED DOUBLE, ONE ALBINO variety, mint, couple of short perfs and pulled perf. at top, otherwise fine and very rare (SG £6’000)Expertise: Cert. BPA (2019) and Brandon (2006) (Image)

1938-62, 3 mint nh sets incl. 1938-51, 1949 Wedding and 1953-62 (missing 3d), fine (SG £225)

COLLECTIONS: 1862-87, Small mint & used selection of 15 singles on stockcard comprising SG 1, 6-7, 13, 15, 18, 20, 21-24, 27-30, mostly fine & used (SG £1’079) (Image)

COLLECTIONS: 1903-17, Mint specialised shade collection of the “Seal of the Colony” 1903-07 and 1908-17 issues, incl. 5s chalk used (small tone spots), mostly fine (64) (SG £1’500+) (Image)

1938-1952 2s6d block of 4 with 3rd stamp showing plate variety “Davit” flaw, top pair mint hinge remainder, bottom pair with plate error never hinged (SG £1’700+) (Image)

1915-27 Wmk Narrow Crown 2d to £2 mint set, fine to very fine and fresh (SG £7’500) (Image)

1952 Crown C of A 2s6d “One Pound Jimmy” with “Crown to left of C of A” wmk variety, used, very fine and scarce (SG £5’500) (Image)

SOLD COLLECTIONS: 1913-45, Attractive mint selection in one stockbook of all better items with modest duplication, noted 5b, 6a, 12, 20-3 with 4d shades incl. lemon (2), 21ce, 21d, 24-7, 35-40, 42, 48a “thin one”, 50, 50b, 56-66, 75-84 with deep, 85 pl block of 8 with break in frame, 94-104, 95, 95a in pair, 107-10, 112 VF, 132-5 with fine 5s, a few later issues incl. 143, 168a + b, Robes, both navigator plus decimal specimens, p. dues D5, 7 (2), 18, 25, 27, 28, 47w 55-7 (£825), O34-6 and more. Also noted a lovely set of 27 1d KGV engraved plate flaws, most in blocks or pairs, a beautifully fresh group neatly arranged and sorted on cards in a stockbook, great for retail or internet sale (Image)

SOLD COLLECTIONS: 1913-70, Substantial premium group of all better items on stock cards listed by SG numbers and neatly arranged in a stockbook with many 1st issue with slight duplication through 5s incl. 3w, 40aw 5ew die III, 5e(2), pair 12(2), 13, 14, 2nd wmk to 5s (2), then 42, 42b(2), c(2), 43a, 43b, 44(2, one postal and one with large telegraph punch), 75, 11(2), 114, 135-8, plus two extra 136-7, O1-11 + O6a, O16-26 + O21a, scarce O49b red brown O51 also some cancels and other better issues incl 95b die II with perfect central cancellations, 143 bridge, Roles with both papers, Navigators with extra £2, O69b, O71w, O86, O89-96, O112-22, D8, 58-9, 72 and O123-4 plus air 139a, a largely very fine group with only an occasional fault, great retail potential (Image)

COLLECTIONS: 1913-56, Small group incl. 1913-14 Roo 1/2d mint top right corner marginal block of 20 (one stamp with fault), 1928 Kookaburra mint nh mini sheet pair, 1931 10s to £2 Roo Specimens and 1948-56 10s to £2 Specimens, fine (SG £650) (Image)

1854-59, 6d Deep slate, mint with only light hinge trace, very fine & scarce (SG £1’600) (Image)

1845 Folded entire written by an army officer stationed in Parramatta, addressed to London and bearing boxed PARRAMATTA/ POST PAID hs in red and SYDNEY JY21/ 1845 transit, reverse bears despatch pmk (blue) and arrival cds, neat concessionary rate cover (Image)

1851 (Jul 31) Folded cover to England with 3d Sydney View yellow-green tied by oval of bars on folded cover from Sydney to London, bearing crisp example of the rare boxed “QUEEN’S WHARF” hs, Sydney cds alongside, arrival bs, fine (Image)

1860 1d, 2d and 6d imperfs used, the 1d with slightly heavy crease and the other two with light bends, all four margins, 6d with “74” numeral of Collandoon, fine appearance and a scarce set (SG £3’300) (Image)

1860-61 1s Violet clean cut perf.14-15 1/2 with “CANCELLED” barred ovals (made by Perkins Bacon as a gift to Roland Hill’s family), slightly trimmed on right side, recorded as position 2, very rare (SG £10’000) Provenance: Jaffé Expertise: Cert. Brandon (2006) (Image)

1860-61 3d Brown with “CANCELLED” barred oval (made by Perkins Bacon as a gift to Roland Hill’s family), small thin at top and and perfs trimmed on three sides, unique, the only known example (SG £11’000) Provenance: Jaffé Expertise: Cert. RPSoV (2002) (Image)

1860-61 REGISTERED (6d) orange-yellow in mint og block of four, minor bend from hinge, fine and scarce multiple (SG £440+) (Image)

1868-78 1d Orange-Vermilion imperf. pair, with good margins, unused, slightly oxidised colour otherwise fine (SG £750) (Image)

1868-78 2d Deep Blue mint og right marginal block of 12, some tone spots, a scarce multiple (SG £780+) (Image)

1880 10s Bistre-Brown mint og and 20s Rose unused, the 10s with small internal gum crease, 20s with short perfs at foot, fine appearance, scarce (SG £2’250) (Image)