1878 1d Claret Queen Victoria, Unwatermarked, mint with original hinged gum, fine. SG 1, £750. (Image)

Scott $ 850

1878 1sh Bistre Brown Queen Victoria, Unwatermarked, a mint block of four with full original gum, top selvedge re-attached and bottom two stamps never hinged, short perfs at lower right, fine. SG 4, £340. (Image)

Scott $ 340

1882 1d Dull Claret Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA Inverted and Reversed, mint with full original gum, hinged and fine. Accompanied by a 1983 David Brandon certificate (with older catalogue number). SG 5y, £600. (Image)

Est $ 250

1894 1d Orange Brown and Claret Queen Victoria Shades, both Watermark Crown CA Reversed, with an orange brown printing mint hinged marginal strip of three (SG 20, £195) and a claret printing mint block of four, NH at bottom (SG 21x, £340). (Image)

Est $ 200

1895 4d Olive Grey Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a mint block of 24 with full original gum and all stamps never hinged. A fresh and overall fine block. SG 32 (olive black), £384. (Image)

Scott $ 384

1895 4d Olive Grey Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a complete mint sheet of 60, with full original gum and only position 1 stamp lightly hinged, leaving 59 never hinged stamps. There is a negligible light stain next to position 1, still a fresh and scarce sheet, overall fine. SG 32 (olive black), £960. (Image)

Scott $ 960

1886 1d Pale Claret Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA Sideways, a lower left corner rejoined block of six, with large part original gum, natural gum wrinkling, fine and a scarce multiple. SG 7, £600. (Image)

Scott $ 570

1887 1d Claret Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA Sideways, a mint upper right corner block of 12 with full original gum. There is sensible hinge reinforcing in places, leaving the six right-hand stamps never hinged. A fresh, rare and fine block. SG 7, £1,200. (Image)

Scott $ 1,140

1887 1d Brownish Claret Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA Sideways, a mint block of four with original gum and hinge remnants, fine. SG 8, £520. (Image)

Scott $ 500

1886 4d Pale Grey Black Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA Sideways, a mint block of four with full original gum, bottom left stamp is never hinged, others lightly hinged, upper right has a mark on Queen's neck, still fresh and fine. SG 9, £3,400. A rare multiple and one of the key items from this collection. (Image)

Scott $ 3,400

1892 ½d Green Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a complete mint sheet of 60, with full original gum and all stamps never hinged. The sheet shows a "CROWN AGENT" (S) watermark on parts of 18 stamps in the middle of the sheet (Heijtz suggest a premium of 35% for these). A fresh and scarce sheet, showing the full plate imprint at bottom, overall fine. Accompanied by a 1975 R.P.S.L. certificate with photo (using the old SG number). SG 16, £960. (Image)

Scott $ 1,140

1891 ½d Blue Green Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a complete mint sheet of 60, with full original gum and 2 hinged stamps only (also a few hinged in the margins) leaving 58 stamps never hinged. The sheet shows a "CROWN AGENT" (S) watermark on parts of 18 stamps in the middle of the sheet (Heijtz suggest a premium of 35% for these). Some stamps are affected by an offset on the gum, caused by stacking over-inked sheets on one another, still a scarce sheet, showing the full plate imprint at bottom, overall fine. SG 15, £1,740. (Image)

Scott $ 1,800

1896 2d Magenta Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a complete mint sheet of 60, with full original gum and all stamps never hinged. The sheet shows a "CROWN AGE" (NTS) watermark in the left margin. Stamps in the 7th column have a light gum bend, else a fresh and scarce sheet, showing the full plate imprint at bottom, overall fine-very fine. SG 26 (reddish purple), £390. (Image)

Scott $ 420

1896 2d Magenta Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a complete mint sheet of 60, with full original gum and all stamps never hinged. The sheet shows a "CROWN AGE" (NTS) watermark on the first 5 vertical stamps of the left column (Heijtz suggest a premium of 35% for these). Gum is overall yellowed and crackled in places, still a scarce sheet, showing the full plate imprint at bottom, overall fine. SG 26 (reddish purple), £390. (Image)

Unitrade $ 420

1896 2d Magenta Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a complete mint sheet of 60, with full original gum and all stamps never hinged. The sheet shows a "CROWN AGEN" (TS) watermark on 9 stamps in the middle of the sheet (Heijtz suggest a premium of 35% for these). Bit of yellowing at upper right corner, mostly in the margin, still a scarce sheet, showing the full plate imprint at bottom, overall fine. SG 26 (reddish purple), £390. (Image)

Scott $ 420

1894 2½d Deep Blue Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a mint block of four, with full original gum, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps very lightly hinged. A fresh block with a distinctive and sought-after shade, fine-very fine. SG 29, £1,100 (Prussian blue). A rare multiple. (Image)

Scott $ 1,100

1894 2½d Deep Blue Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, mint with original hinged gum, fine. SG 29 (Prussian Blue), £275. (Image)

Scott $ 275

1894 2½d Ultramarine Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a complete mint sheet of 60, with full original gum and only 9 stamps lightly hinged (also hinged in margins), leaving 51 stamps never hinged. A fresh sheet with bright colour, showing the full plate imprint at bottom, rare and overall fine. SG 30, £3,000. (Image)

Scott $ 3,000

1895 9d Vermilion Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a complete mint sheet of 60, with full original gum and only three stamps lightly hinged (also hinged in margins), leaving 57 never hinged stamps. A fresh and rare sheet, showing the full plate imprint at bottom, overall fine. SG 35 (Pale Reddish Orange), £3,600. (Image)

Scott $ 3,600

1896 9d Salmon Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a mint block of four with the bottom stamps never hinged, bright colour and fine. SG 36, £260. (Image)

Scott $ 260

1895 1sh Grey Brown Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a mint right marginal block of four with full original gum and only the top right stamp is lightly hinged, other three are never hinged, quite fresh and very fine. SG 37, £340. (Image)

Scott $ 320

1898 2sh6d and 5sh Queen Victoria Issues Overprinted SPECIMEN, a mint single of each, with full original gum and bright colour, fine-very fine overall. SG 41s-42s, £550. (Image)

Scott $ 575

1898 2sh6d and 5sh Queen Victoria Issues Overprinted SPECIMEN, an unused (no gum) horizontal pair of each, with some light staining on each pair, one of the 2sh6d has a vertical crease, else overall fine-very fine. SG 41s-42s, £1,100. (Image)

Scott $ 1,150

1898 2sh6d and 5sh Queen Victoria Issues, a mint single of each, with full original gum, the 2sh6d is hinged and has a horizontal crease, the 5sh is quite fresh and very lightly hinged, else overall fine-very fine. SG 41-42, £525. (Image)

Scott $ 550

Remainder Lot of the Mint Queen Victoria Issues, mostly mint hinged, with a few never hinged and a few without gum. There is a good variety of shades and watermarks present, and the owner has identified these by Stanley Gibbons as the following (by row number on stock sheet): Row 1 (1, 4, 5, 7, ), R2 (9, 10, 12, 15, corner block of #32), R3 (16 x7), R4 (18, 20, 21, 22, 23 x2), R5 (25, 26 x3, 27, 28 x3), R6 (28, 32x3, 33, 34 x3) and R7 (35 x3, 37 x3, 38). If identified correctly, these would catalogue £6,337. Overall a fine lot, with a very few perf or toning faults. (Image)

Est $ 1,000