1853 1p Red Brown on Deep Blue Wove Paper, Imperforate A beautiful unused single with bright colour on immaculate paper and surrounded by full even margins; a great stamp, XF; 1957 PF cert. (Image)

Cat. Value 3000 $

3p Blue on Bluish Wove Paper, Imperforate A fabulous mint block of ten with sheet margin at foot, barely touching frame at one corner and minor thinning on top right pair, bright colour and large part original gum. Despite the minor imperfections a wonderful large multiple with excellent provenance and ideal for exhibition, F-VF OG (Unitrade cat. $24,000)

Provenance: Alfred Lichtenstein, H.R. Harmer Inc., April 1956; Lot 983
Nicholas Argenti, Harmer Rooke (London), November 1963; Lot 389
Claude Cartier (Part One), SG Auctions, April 1977; Lot 91
Frederick Mayer, H.R. Harmer, May 2012; Lot 553 (Image)

Estimate 7500 $

3p Pale Blue on Bluish Wove Paper, Imperforate A superb mint example displaying true, distinctive, post office fresh colour, surrounded by four large margins and possessing unusually full original gum. A great stamp in all respects and rarely seen in such top-quality, XF LH; 1986 BPA certificate for a pair from which it originates. (Image)

Cat. Value 3200 $

3p Bright Blue on Bluish Paper, Imperforate An exceptionally fresh mint example with full margins, fabulous colour and remarkably clean large part original gum. As nice as one would hope for to find, VF+ OG; copy of 1964 RPSL cert. for a block of six from which it originates (Image)

Cat. Value 3600 $

1857 6p Deep Green on Bluish Wove Paper, Imperforate An impressive used example of this difficult classic stamp with rarely seen large margins, amazing colour and lightly cancellation. A beautiful stamp; pencil signed by experts Giulio Bolaffi and Alberto Diena with their (1967) certificates, VF; ex. Frederick Mayer (May 2004; Lot 560) (Image)

Cat. Value 3000 $

1857 1sh Reddish Purple on Bluish Wove Paper, Imperforate select used example of this sought-after classic, adequate to large margins and displaying beautiful and uniformly fresh colour, completely sound with light unobtrusive cancellation, VF; 1948 RPS of London cert. (Image)

Cat. Value 7000 $

1851 1sh Deep Purple on Bluish Wove Paper, Imperforate A scarce used example in the distinctive deeper shade, grid cancellation somewhat heavy, in sound condition and surrounded by four unusually large margins, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 9000 $

1851 1sh "Cold" Dull Violet on Blue Wove Paper, Imperforate A highly desirable mint example of the scarcer first printing, printed in the distinctive shade, visually striking and in flawless condition, margins clear at one side to remarkably large margins on others and possessing an unusually large portion of its original gum. Difficult to obtain attributes on this key classic stamp, rarely seen mint; pencil signed by expert Herbert Bloch on reverse, F-VF OG

Expertization: 1977 David Brandon certificate

A SELECTED MINT EXAMPLE OF THE "COLD" DULL VIOLET SHADE, RARELY ENCOUNTERED IN SOUND CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL GUM. (Image)

Cat. Value 48500 $

1860 5c Queen Victoria Engraved trial colour die proof printed in black, on india paper 30 x 35mm. A beautiful and elusive coloured proof, VF and choice (Image)

Estimate 500 $

5c Queen Victoria Engraved trial colour die proof (stamp size) printed in brown on india paper; rarely seen and certainly just as scarce as the valuable "Goodall" proofs, VF (Minuse & Pratt 10TC2a) (Image)

Estimate 350 $

1860 10c Queen Victoria Trial colour die proof printed in black on india paper measuring 41 x 44mm; paper with hint of toning, scarce and appealing, VF (Image)

Estimate 600 $

1860 12½c Queen Victoria Engraved die proof in black, colour of issue on india paper 42 x 42mm, in choice condition, appealing, VF and scarce (Image)

Estimate 500 $