1854-57 QV Halflength 1d dull brown-red, Campbell & Ferguson printing. Superb U, on piece, 4 huge margins inc parts of 2 adjoining stamps, barred oval '2' pmk. SG 28c cat £140++. Top quality example. (P)

Estimate AU$180

1860-66 QV Beaded oval 6d orange. FU, barred numeral '1' pmk. SG 93 cat £450. (P)

Estimate AU$500

1884 QV Stamp Statute selection inc 1d green, 1/- blue & 2/- blue UN or M, ½d on 1d, 1/- & 2/6 postally U, 2/6 F/C on piece, 1d black imperf perf, & 1d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 2/6, 5/-, 10/- & £1 all opt Reprint in italics. F-VF M/U. SG cat £1100, plus reprints would cat £10,500 as normals. (16) (P)

Estimate AU$1,000

1884-96 Crown VR 3/- drab Stamp Duty, opt Specimen type 23b horiz in italics, wmk V crown (SG w33). VFM. SG 268(s), normal cat £130. (P)

Estimate AU$120

1884-96 Crown VR & Arms 6/- pea green Stamp Duty, opt Specimen type 23b horiz in italics, wmk V crown (SG w33). F-VF M. SG 271(s), normal cat £300. (P)

Estimate AU$120

1884-96 Crown VR & Arms 6/- apple-green Stamp Duty, opt Specimen type 23b DOUBLE diag in italics, wmk V crown (SG w33) upright. F-VF M. SG 27a(s)(var), normal cat $400. Extremely rare specimen variety. (P)

Estimate AU$500

1884-96 Crown VR 10/- dull bluish green Stamp Duty, opt Specimen type 23b horiz in italics, wmk V crown (SG w33). F-VF M. SG 272(s), normal cat £900. (P)

Estimate AU$250

1884-96 Crown Stamp Duty £1.5/- pink, Postal Fiscal, typo. Superb CTO, 'Melbourne JE 13 01' cds. SG 274 cat £180+. (P)

Estimate AU$250

1884-96 Arms Stamp Duty £10 mauve, Postal Fiscal, typographed, variety 'horiz perfs greatly shifted'. Superb CTO 'Melbourne NO 20 00' cds. SG 279(var) cat £250+ plus premium for perf variety. (P)

Estimate AU$400

1884-96 Arms Stamp Duty £10 mauve, Postal Fiscal, typo. Superb CTO, 'Melbourne NO 20 00' cds. SG 279 cat £250. (P)

Estimate AU$300

1884-1900 Stamp Duty £50 bright mauve, engraved, wmk V crown upright, perf 12½. Superb, m/s initials & 23/2/92 F/C. SG 281a cat £200+. (P)

Estimate AU$250

1884-1900 Stamp Duty £100 crimson-lake engraved, wmk V crown upright, perf 12½. Superb, m/s 4/2/96 & initials F/C. SG 282a cat £300+. (P)

Estimate AU$350

1884-1900 Stamp Duty £25 dull blue-green, Postal Fiscal, typo, wmk V crown (SG w33) upright. Superb CTO, 'Melbourne JE 13 01' cds. SG 289 cat £500+. (P)

Estimate AU$600

1884-1900 Stamp Duty £50 bright mauve Postal Fiscal, typo, wmk V crown (SG w33) upright. VF CTO, 'Melbourne JE 13 01' cds. SG 290 cat £600+. (P)

Estimate AU$700

1884-1900 Stamp Duty £100 pink-red, Postal Fiscal, typo, wmk V crown (SG w33) upright. Superb CTO, 'Melbourne JE 13 01' cds. SG 291 cat £1000. (P)

Estimate AU$1,200

1884-92 QV 2/6 yellow Stamp Duty, opt Specimen type 23a horiz in italics, wmk V crown (SG w33). VFM. SG 292a(s), normal cat £140. (P)

Estimate AU$120

1886-96 QV 2d lilac, opt Specimen type 23a horiz in italics, wmk V crown (SG w33). VF MLH. SG 314(s), normal cat £17.

Estimate AU$50

1886-96 QV 1/- carmine-lake, opt Specimen type 23a horiz in italics, wmk V crown (SG w33). VF MLH. SG 321(s), normal cat £55. (P)

Estimate AU$70

1886-96 Allegorical Figure 1/6 orange, opt Specimen type 23b horiz in black italics, wmk V crown (SG w33). VFM. SG 323(s), normal cat £38. (P)

Estimate AU$50

1886-96 QV Stamp Duty £5 pale blue & maroon, Postal Fiscal, wmk V crown sideways, perf 12½. VF CTO, 'Melbourne JE 13 01' cds. SG 324 cat £180. (P)

Estimate AU$200

1886-96 QV Stamp Duty £6 yellow & pale blue, Postal Fiscal, wmk V crown sideways (SG w33), perf 12½. VF CTO, 'Melbourne JE 13 01' cds. SG 325 cat £200. (P)

Estimate AU$250

1886-96 QV Stamp Duty £7 rosine & black, Postal Fiscal, wmk V crown sideways (SG w33), perf 12½. VF CTO, 'Melbourne JE 13 01' cds. SG 326 cat £250. (P)

Estimate AU$300

1886-96 QV Stamp Duty £8 mauve & brown-orange, Postal Fiscal, wmk V crown upright inverted (SG w33), perf 12½. Superb CTO, 'Melbourne JE 13 01' cds. SG 327 cat £275+. (P)

Estimate AU$350

1886-96 QV Stamp Duty £9 apple-green & rosine, Postal Fiscal, wmk V crown sideways (SG w33), perf 12½. Superb CTO, 'Melbourne JE 13 01' cds. SG 328 cat £300+. (P)

Estimate AU$450

1896-99 Crown VR 10/- blue-green, opt Specimen type 23b DOUBLE as twice horiz in italics, wmk V crown (SG w82). VFM. SG 272(s)(var), normal cat £900. Extremely rare specimen variety. (P)

Estimate AU$700