1853 1p brick red, bluish paper, used, large margins all around, v.f., cat. $400 (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Cat. $400, Est.US$250

1853 Perkins Bacon Co. 1p brick red on slightly blued paper, square pair, canceled with exceptionally clear triangular "C G H" between bars, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1979 Nussbaum certificate, cat. £700 (Cat No. SG 3) (Image)

Cat. £700, Est.US$500

1853 4p deep blue, square pair, used, margins all around, v.f., cat. £340 (Cat No. SG 4) (Image)

Cat. £340, Est.US$200

1855 1sh deep dark green, light red cancel, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Diena, also Brun, with his 2006 certificate, cat. £550 (Cat No. SG 8b) (Image)

Cat. £550, Est.US$250

1861 Local Provisionals (so-called "wood-blocks") 1d vermilion, light cancel, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., splendid example of this notoriously difficult issue, with 1962 and 1991 Diena certificates, cat. £3000 (Cat No. SG 13) (Image)

Cat. £3000, Est.US$2,000

1861 4d milky blue, duplex cancel, large margins all around, excellent color, vertical creases at right, still a v.f. example of this difficult issue, without the usual repairs, with clear 1989 Sorani certificate, cat. £2250 (Cat No. SG 14) (Image)

Cat. £2250, Est.US$1,000

1863 4p deep blue, white paper, square pair, l.h. or h.r.,, margins all around, fresh and v.f., pencil signed, cat. £600 (Cat No. SG 19) (Image)

Cat. £600, Est.US$500

1863 6p bright mauve, square pair, unused with original gum, h.r., fresh and intense color, v.f., cat. £850 (Cat No. SG 20) (Image)

Cat. £850, Est.US$500

1863 De La Rue printing, bright mauve, neat cancel, margins all around, bright color, fresh and v.f. stamp, cat. £550 (Cat No. SG 20) (Image)

Cat. £550, Est.US$250

1863 1sh emerald green, square sheet margin pair, l.h., bright color and very fresh, signed Diena, cat. £1300 (Cat No. SG 21) (Image)

Cat. £1300, Est.US$750