½d Green Comb Perf Electro 2 variety Crack through 'P' of 'POSTAGE' [2R35] BW #63(2)j, FU with good perfs Cat $2,250. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1d Red Smooth Paper Die II Perf 'OS/NSW' BW #71(1)ib, fine mint, Cat $1,000 for perf 'OS', state perfin much scarcer. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1d Red Smooth Paper block of 9 [III/37-39,43-45,49-51] unit 37 Four breaks in shading lines at top of stamp & unit 43 Defective final A of AUSTRALIA, BW #71(2)g,i, 5 units MUH, couple of trivial tones, Cat $500+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1d Pale Terra Cotta (Brick) (G25) Smooth Paper variety 'RA' Joined BW #71Q(4)j, very fine used with datestamp well clear of flaw, Cat $300. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1d Damson (G70½) Rough Paper BW #72K, tidy machine cancel, Cat $200. Drury Certificate (2017). (Image1)

Estimate AU$140

1d Carmine-Rose (G74) Rough Paper Substituted cliché Die II BW #72Q(2)ja, excellent centring, tidy datestamp, Cat $125. Drury Certificate (2004) for then BW #72Q(2)ia. (Image1)

Estimate AU$115

1d Red Die III marginal strip of 4 (separated into 2 pairs) [7-10] unit 7 Flaw in lower frame at left & unit 10 White flaw under emu's tail and shaved upper frame at left, BW #75f,g, tone spot on unit 9, hinged in margin only, Cat $550++. (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1d Red Die III 'CA' Monogram single BW #75zc, light hinge reinforcement at base, very fine mint, Cat $750. (Image1)

Estimate AU$360

1½d Brown Die I Wmk inverted marginal pair [5AR50,56], BW #85a, MUH, Cat $350 (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1½d Brown Die I Electro 4 [1] block of 7 [4L52-54,57-60] units 60 catalogued variety, MUH; [2] pair [4L17-18] x2 unit 17 catalogued variety, mint; [3] block of 12 [4R4-6,10-12,16-18,22-24] 3 units creased, MUH. (4 blks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$240

1½d Brown Die I Electro 5 perf 'OS' block of 15 [5R34-36,40-42,46-48,52-54] catalogued varieties on units 46 & 58 (state III), faults in margins not affecting stamps. A very rare piece Cat $2,625 just as MUH perfin without regard for being from a rare electro or the varieties. (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1½d Brown Die I Electro 5A [1] block of 12 [5AL49-60] unit 56 catalogued variety, 1 unit creased, MUH; [2] marginal pair [5AL4-5] MUH; [3] pair [5AL59-60] MUH; [4] perf 'OS' block of 4 [5AL49-50,55-60] unit 60 catalogued variety, unit 49 faults, lower units MUH; [5] used block of 4 [5AR49-50,55-56] faults; [6] block of 4 [5AR51-52,57-58] 2 units MUH. (6 blks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$320

1½d Brown Die I variety Cracked electro from right frame through emu's feet to E of POSTAGE and then across oval to P of POSTAGE [C238] BW #85(U)o, postmark slightly impinging upon the flaw, Cat $750. (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1½d Green Die I Electro 15 gutter block of 32 [15L5-48, R1-44] split in 2 blocks of 16, MUH, one small tone and a couple of small gum defects, BW #88(15). (2 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1½d Green Die I Electro 15 mint blocks ex noted block of 4 [15L39-40,45-46], pair [15L11-12], pair [15L47-48], marginal block of 4 [15R49-50,55-56]. Plus Red pair [15L37-38] unit 38 Spur on left side of first A of AUSTRALIA, marginal pair [15L59-60], block of 4 [15R52-53,58-59] and pair [15R59-60] unit 59 Eight wattles at right, block of 4 [15R41-42,47-48], block of 4 [15R40-41,46-47] unit 40 Moustache flaw. Useful array with odd defect. (10 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1½d Green Die I Electro 15 part pane of 42 [15L19-60] with Spur on left side of first A of AUSTRALIA [15L38], MUH, tone in gutter plus couple of light tones and gum defects, BW #88(15)d. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1½d Green Die I Electro 15 half pane of 30 [15R31-60] unit 39 with White flaw on T of AUSTRALIA, unit 40 Moustache flaw & unit 59 Eight wattles at right, MUH, couple of small gum defects, margin faults, BW #88(15)h,i,j. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1½d Green Die I Electro 16 block of 23 [16L3-6,9-12,15-18,21-24,27-30,33-35] unit 22 with Shading lines broken left of crown retouched affecting crown & STR of AUSTRALIA, BW #88(16)fa, 18 units MUH, BW #88(16)fa, Cat $200++. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1½d Red Die I Electro 16 mint blocks ex noted, separated block of 4 [16L1-2,7-8] x2 unit 1 Cut in lower frame, unit 7 Eight wattles at left, block of 6 [16L34-35,40-41,46-47], MUH block of 4 [16L49-50,55-56] unit 56 Retouched GE and shading, MUH block of 4 [16R47-48,53-54], MUH marginal pair [16R4-5], MUH block of 4 [16R5-6,11-12] x2, block of 6. Plus Green MUH corner strip of 3 [16L55-57] unit 56 Retouched GE and shading, irregular block 12 [16R39-42,45-48,51-52,57-58]. (10 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1½d Red Die I Electro 17 mint blocks, block of 4 [17L35-36,41-43], pair [17L51-52], marginal pairs [17L57-58] & [17L58-59] unit 58 White flaw right of left value tablet (states I & II), block of 8 [17L25-28,31-34], block of 4 [17L29-30,35-36] unit 30 Notch in right frame opposite emu's head, block of 12 [17L37-48] catalogued flaw on unit 39, flaw on unit 37 not apparent, MUH block of 10 [17L49-53,55-59], catalogued flaw on unit 58 not apparent, MUH pair [27L49-50]. Plus Green block of 4 [17L45-46,51-52]. (10 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1½d Red Die I Electro 17 mint blocks, block of 4 (staining) [17R21-22,27-28] all 4 units Damaged or retouched corners, marginal block of 4 [17R51-52,57-58], MUH corner block of 4 [17R53-54,59-60], pair [17R3-4] & block of 4 [17R3-4,9-10] unit 3 Scratched electro, block of 3 [17R17-18,24] unit 24 is catalogued state I, block of 4 [17R37-38,43-44], catalogued flaw on unit 43 is state I, strip of 3 [17R43,49,55], unit 43 catalogued state II and unit 49 catalogued retouch. (8 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1½d Red Die I Electro 17 MUH half pane of 48 [17R1-48] catalogued flaws on units 1, 3, 6, 19, 21, 22, 27, 28, 49, flaws on units 24, 26, 27, 29 & 43 have not developed yet, few light creases. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

2d Orange Electro 8A blocks [8AL31-34,37-40,43-46,49-52,55-58] MUH (one unit small faults) the bottom row is prior to the substitution, used strip of 3 [8AL20,26,32] and block of 4 [8AR53-54,59-60] the bottom row is prior to the substitution. (3 items) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

2d Red Die I Electro 11 2d Scarlet pair, left-hand unit variety Retouched ('Roman') nose BW #96(11)i, used, Cat $250+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

2d Red Die I Electro 12 variety Crack over emu's head BW #96(12)e, lightly cancelled, Cat $100. (Image1)

Estimate AU$70