1852-57 Cartier 10d blue, imperf, on medium wove paper. FM (regummed), 2½d margins. SG 20 cat £16,000, Unitrade 7a cat C$13,500/$7000 as UN. Exceptionally rare genuine unused example. RPSL photo cert. (P)

Estimate AU$2,500

1868-90 QV Large Queen 2c deep green. VF fresh M with original gum. SG 57 cat £750, Unitrade 24 cat C$2800/1200. (P)

Estimate AU$600

1868-90 QV Large Queen 3c brown-red, wove paper. F-VF UN. SG 58 cat £1300, Unitrade 25 cat C$2500/$1000. (P)

Estimate AU$600

1922-31 KGV set 1c-$1. VF fresh M. SG 246-55 cat £130, Unitrade ex 105-22 cat C$640. (10) (P)

Estimate AU$100

1865 Crown V 3d blue. F-VF M. SG 22 cat £110, Unitrade 7 cat C$400/200. (P)

Estimate AU$100

1868-71 Crown V 25c yellow, perf 12½. VFU appearance, UL cnr expertly repaired, neat cds. SG 25 cat £600, Unitrade 16 cat C$750/500. (P)

Estimate AU$300

1868-71 Crown V $1 green, rough perf 12½. VF fresh M, original gum & bright colour. SG 27 cat £1300, Unitrade 18 cat C$3600/2400. Rare stamp in unusually nice quality. (P)

Estimate AU$1,500

1858-71 Crown V 2c brown, perf 14. F-VF M, part gum. SG 28 cat £170. Unitrade 8 cat C$200/20. (P)

Estimate AU$100

1868-71 Crown V 5c pale red, perf 14. F-VF U, barred oval numeral 35 pmk. SG 29 cat £160, Unitrade 9 cat C$300/200. (P)

Estimate AU$120

1860-63 Charles Connell 5c brown, on wove paper, perf 12, unissued. Almost all stock of this stamp was officially burnt as the Governor-General was not impressed that Postmaster-General Charles Connell had the vanity to put his image on the stamp instead of Queen Victoria! F-VF UN, irregular perfs as always for genuine examples (shifted perf line along top frame is partly punched, while partly punched perf pips were removed at left). Unitrade 5 cat C$20,000. SG 13 cat £10,000, Famous (or infamous!) classic rarity. Greene Foundation photo cert. (P)

Estimate AU$10,000

1860-63 Charles Connell 5c brown, imperf Plate Proof, on wove paper. Stamp was unissued & all stock burned as the Governor General was not impressed that Postmaster Connell had the vanity to put his image on the stamp instead of Queen Victoria. Superb fresh UN as made, left marginal, 4 margins. Unitrade 5Pi, SG 13(p) cat £10,000 for normal. (P)

Estimate AU$200

1860 Triangle 3d green. VF UN, full margins. SG 11 cat £110, Unitrade 11A cat C$120. (P)

Estimate AU$90

1862-64 Crown & Flowers 5d red-brown. VF fresh M, 4 margins. SG 19a cat £90, Unitrade 19 cat C$100. (P)

Estimate AU$80

1910 Pictorial set 1c-15c, lithographed. VF fresh M. SG 95-105 cat £475, Unitrade 87-97 cat C$909. (11). (P)

Estimate AU$450

1931 Airmail set 15c-$1, no wmk. VF fresh MNH. SG 192-4 cat £85 for M, should be at least double, £170 MNH, Unitrade C6-8 cat C$300. (3) (P)

Estimate AU$150