5d Chestnut marginal block of 4 used on piece, very fine violet triple-oval 'RABAUL/MAY 17 1915/NEW BRITAIN' cancel. Ceremuga certificate (2008). [Australian stamps were used in New Guinea until the issue of the NWPI stamps.] (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

5d Chestnut left pane corner single with Double perforation with 'MELBOURNE/DE[3]/[13]' CTO cancel, no gum. This combination not recorded in ACSC. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

5d Chestnut Plate 1 No Monogram left pane strip of 3, BW #16(1)z, fresh mint, Cat $11,000. (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

5d Chestnut Plate 1 No Monogram right pane strip of 3 with variety Top frame damaged over 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA' [1R60], BW #16(1)za, small faults on one unit, others MUH, Cat $12,000 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

5d Chestnut Plate 2 with Retouch to shading between left frame and coast [2L37], fine used, Cat $200. Significantly under-catalogued. (Image1)

Estimate AU$900

5d Chestnut Plate 2 pair, left unit with Flaw in grass in front of kangaroo and white flaw in top right corner [2R5], MUH, Cat $1,300+ for normal MUH pair. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

5d Chestnut Plate 2 perf large 'OS' with Retouch to shading and right frame off Queensland coast [2R42], BW #16(2)f, fine mint, Cat $600+. This is a very strong retouch suggesting that the illustration in ACSC is a correction to this original state. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

5d Chestnut Plate 2 JBC Monogram pair with 'MELBOURNE/[DE]3/13' CTO cancel, BW #16(2)za, hinged gum, Cat $3,500 for normal mint single. Ex Harrie Evans. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

5d Chestnut Unplated Colour flaw left of I of AUSTRALIA [2R42], BW #16(U)h, fine mint, 450. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150