1840 Penny Black & Tuppence Blue both with almost full margins, plus 1841 1d red-brown SG 8 with 4 margins, Cat £1500. (3)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1840 Penny Black with three large margins and that at left irregularly cut but complete, some overall aging, large-part apparently orginal gum, Cat £12,500 (minimum). An opportunity to fill a difficult space at an affordable price.

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1840 Penny Black SG 2 [H-F], margins close to good, very light well centered Maltese Cross cancel in red, Cat £425.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1840 Penny Black SG 2 [G-K], margins close to good, light well centered Maltese Cross cancel in red, Cat £425.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 horizontal pair, margins just clear - at upper-left - to good, black Maltese Cross cancels that have bled a little through the paper, Cat £1950+.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1841 Blued Paper 1d red-brown SG 8 strip of 8 [KA-KH], most units with full margins, Maltese Cross cancels in black. A scarce multiple.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1841 1d Red Die I Alphabet II Small Crown Wmk on Blued Paper SG 8, almost full margins just touching at U/L and 'jumbo' width at right & base showing large-part plate number '14[?]' and small part sheet margin inscription.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1841-51 White Lines Added 2d deep full blue SG 15 horizontal strip of 3 [N-F to N-H], margins just clear - at base of [N-G] - to large, BN '498' cancels, Cat £330+.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1867-80 Spray of Rose 9d pale straw SG 111 horizontal pair with wing-margin at right, ' d U /LONDON/AU8/73 - 88' duplex, Cat £600+. Scarce multiple.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1867-83 High Values Wmk Maltese Cross 5/- pale rose SG 127 [C - I], unused, Cat £9500. A rare stamp unused.

Grade A- C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1867-83 High Values Wmk Maltese Cross 5/- rose SG 127 Plate 1 [B-C] with one pulled perf at L/R & 'LIVERPOOL/DE12/75/ EXCHANGE' cds, and 5/- pale rose Plate 2 [F-E] with minor surface rub & superb 'DUNKELD/ C /SP15/82' cds, Cat £2175. Unusually fine examples of stamps that are usually 'dogs'. (2)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1867-83 High Values Maltese Cross Wmk 5/- pale rose SG 127 Plate '2', a couple of short perfs, 'C'-in-Bars cancel of Constntinople, Cat £675.

Grade A- C2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1867-83 High Values Large Anchor White Paper £5 orange SG 137 [D-L], very well centred for such a large stamp, very fine central 'SHEFFIELD/*/DE9/90' cds overstruck with boxed 'C.H.B./G.P.O.' {= Clearing House Branch, located at Somerset House} accountancy cancel, Cat £3500 with postal cancel only. [John Horsey in his magnum opus 'The £5 Orange' stated that most used examples were for telegraph or, as here, for internal accounting. In fact, he identifies only three usages that he states are definitely postal]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1880-81 New Designs 1d Venetian red imperforate single [AA] on gummed watermarked paper from the U/L of the Imprimatur Sheet, margins close to huge, lightly mounted, Cat £275. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1883-84 High Denominations White Paper 2/6d lilac SG 178, exceptional centring, a couple of small gum imperfections but apparently unmounted, Cat £600+ (mounted).

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1883-84 High Denominations White Paper 10/- ultramarine SG 183, small mark on the Queen's neck & untidy cancels; and 10/- pale ultramarine SG 183a, excellent centring, a little aged & with an indelible-pencil mark on the reverse, very fine 'LOMBARD STREET/OC27/99' cds, Cat £1075. (2)

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1884-88 One Pound Three Orbs £1 brown-lilac SG 186 [I-A], very well centred for such a large stamp, very fine 'HULL/DE22/88' cds overstruck with boxed 'C.H.B./G.P.O.' {= Clearing House Branch, located at Somerset House} accountancy cancel, Cat £4500 with postal cancel only.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1883-84 Lilacs & Greens 1½d to 1/- SG 188-196, the 9d (a little aged) with 'CANTERBURY' cds and 1/- with 'SHIFNAL' cds both 'socked on the nose', condition variable, Cat £1600. (9)

Estimate AU$400

KEVII group comprising 1d imperf plate proof pair on gummed brownish paper with diagonal 'CANCELLED' Overprint; Bradbury Wilkinson 2d 'dummy' plate proofs ungummed imperf x2 & gummed perforated - tonespot - all in violet; and De La Rue Small Minerva 'dummy' gummed imperf plate proof block of 4; all unmounted. (5 items)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1902-10 KEVII De La Rue Printings 3d pale reddish purple/orange-yellow Chalk Surfaced Paper SG 232c, excellent centring, Cat £225. BPA Certificate (2013).

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

1902-10 KEVII De La Rue Printings 10/- ultramarine SG 265, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £1000.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1912-24 Single Cypher Wmk ½d to 1/- simplified set between SG 351 & 396, Cat £250. (15)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1912-24 Simple Cypher Wmk 1½d brown with Repaired 'PENCE' SG 362av (Specialised #N18h) being the second unit in a marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet, light bend just impinges on the L/L corner of the variety, unmounted, Spec Cat £490++ (mounted).

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1912-24 Simple Cypher Wmk 1½d brown with Frame Break below Second 'E' of 'THREE' Specialised #N18p being the second unit in a 'V 23' Control strip of 3, the first two units are unmounted, Spec Cat £85++ (mounted).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

1912-24 Simple Cypher Wmk 4d grey-green with the Watermark Inverted SG 379Wi block of 4, Cat £120+.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$80