1841 large-part outer with scarce franking of 1d intense black SG 1 Plate 6 strip of 4 [SF-SI] - good margin at the top with fragments of two adjoining units above, close margin at left, elsehwere shaved to slightly cut-into - tied by fine Maltese Cross cancels in black, two vertical filing folds well clear of the stamps, London 'FEB/C 22 A/1841' b/s in red, SG Spec Cat £18,000 for a block of 4, and £775 for a Plate 6 single used on cover.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,250

1845-48 unfranked entires from Ramsgate to Cape of Good Hope with various despatch markings including 'HARBOUR ST' straight-line x2 (one almost very fine) and very fine 'HARBOUR-STREET' undated circular h/s in blue, all with London 'PAID' in red, three rated "8" single rate and the other two "1/4" double rate, no arrival markings, a few with mostly minor blemishes. (Qty 5)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1861 (May 24) cover from the Scottish Highlands to Victoria "via Marseilles" with 1d Stars & 4d carmine pair tied by superb 'CRIEFF - 84' Scottish duplex, unframed 'COMRIE' & London transits & Melbourne arrival b/s of JY-2/61, a couple of short perfs & a little soiled still a handsome cover. [The addressee, Robert George Haig, marketed his family's Haig Whisky in Australia]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1878 (Sep 25) cover to South Australia with very scarce franking of 4d sage-green SG 153 Plate '16' horizontal pair ['LE - LF'; the first unit with a small corner repair] tied by Scottish Numeral '303' of 'SANQUHAR' (b/s), Adelaide transit on the face & 'GLENELG' arrival b/s. [On mail to Australia, the 4d - Cat £600 on cover - is much scarcer than the 8d orange - Cat £625 on cover]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

POSTAL STATIONERY: Collection in albums & loose with unused ranges of Postal Cards, Letter Cards, Envelopes including STO types, Registration Envelopes, Wrappers & Aerogrammes, most of the interest in the pre-WWII usages with upratings, destinations including Bulgaria, Colombia, Iceland, Japan, Southern Rhodesia & Spain, condition variable but well above-average with much being fine to very fine. (Qty few 100) (Image1)

Estimate AU$850

POSTMARKS: QV period Barred Numerals and Duplex cancels on 1d red imperf and 1d red Plate numbers, condition variable; also 'Collect British Postmarks' by Whitney. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150