½d Emerald single-line perf 14.2 GU, bold machine cancel, plus comb perf stamp for comparison. ACSC 64A cat $900, SG 20 cat £600. 2020 Ceremuga AIFP photo-cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1d Pale carmine imperf Plate Proof on thin glazed card, UL cnr horiz pr (pos IV/1-2), left stamp with 'weak shading lines behind kangaroo' flaw, right stamp with 'thin lower frame line' variety. Traces of off-set on rev. Superb UN. ACSC 70PP(2)B cat $1050 as 2 singles, plus premium for positional multiple. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$700

1d Carmine-rose imperf Plate Proof left marginal pr on thin glazed paper, left stamp with 'crown top tilted to left' variety & with pre-printing vert crease causing printing flaws behind & through kangaroo. VF UN as made, scarce multiple. ACSC 70PP(2)C cat $750 (too low) as 2 singles. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1d Bright violet imperf Plate Proof left marginal pr on thin glazed card, left stamp with 'weak shading lines behind kangaroo', right stamp with 'left frame flaws' & 'thin lower frame'. Minor rev tropicalisation o/w VF UN as made. ACSC 70PP(2)D cat $1150 as 2 singles. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1d Pale terracotta (brick) (G25). W/C FU. ACSC 71Q cat $250. 2020 Drury photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1d Deep rose salmon-eosin (G27A). VFU, 1917 machine cancel. The Iconic KGV 1d red shade, curiously not listed by SG . SG 21c(var). ACSC 71SA cat $2250. 2020 Drury photo-cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

1d Carmine-rose wmk inverted (G30) plate 4 LR cnr blk of 4, varieties 'corner dot' (pos VIII/54) 'run N' third state (pos VIII/60). Fresh MNH, ACSC 71Va(4)s,vb cat $300 as normal wmk inverted, plus x3 for the varieties, total $600. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1d Deep scarlet (aniline) rough paper (G60) blk of 4, upper stamp showing watermark line & crown top only, lower pr with split Crown/A wmk with A at top. Fresh MNH. ACSC 72A cat $400. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1d Deep red aniline rough paper (G61). Nibbed perf at base. Fresh MNH. ACSC 72B cat $175. 2020 Drury photo cert. (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1d Carmine-rose Die II (G30). Fresh MNH. SG 21d cat £425 as M, should be at least double, £850 MNH. ACSC 71V(1)I cat $1250. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1d Rosine Die II (G69) perf OS. F-VF M. SG O54f cat £800. ACSC 72I (1)ib cat $1100. 2005 Drury photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$275

1d Deep rosine perf OS Die II (G70) (pos II/39). Superb VFU. SG O54f(var) cat £130+. ACSC 72Jbb(20)I cat $500. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

1d Red Die III, variety 'white flaw on S of 'Australia' (pos 56). F-VF fresh MNH. ACSC 75Am cat $600. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1d Red Die III variety group of 12, wmk INV. VFM (ACSC 75Aa cat $250). 'thin US' (pos 40, cat $750), 'beard flaw' (pos 57), 'break in UL cnr' (pos 68), 'flaw above king's ear' (pos 75), 'white flaw in lower frame' (pos 120), 'notch in left frame' (pos ?) & 'perf T'. Also blk of 4, LL stamp with ACSC unlisted variety 'flaw in king's crown at left'. 3 cheaper varieties no gum, others F-VF M/MLH, ACSC cat $2750. (12) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1d Deep red Die III, white flaw on S of Australia'. W/C VF M. ACSC 75Bm $375. 2020 Drury photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1d Blue-violet weakly printed on coarse mesh paper, perf OS/NSW. Lightly cancelled, VFU, typical centring for perfins. ACSC 76Eaa,bb (var) cat $50 x 6 for scarce shade. 2020 Drury photo-cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1d Violet Variety Collection with Plate 3 (12) with UL cnr blk of 4 with varieties 'cvrs in left frame' (pos V/1,7) MNH. ACSC 76(3)d,e cat $160, upper marginal pr with 'cut in left frame' (pos V/1), ACSC 76(3)d $80, LL cnr blk of 4 with 'white scratch behind Kangaroo (pos V/49). ACSC 76(3)j cat $120, plus two 'dot before 1' singles (cat $120). Plate 4(16) with lower marginal part imprint blk of 4 (VII/53,54/59,60) with Ferns & RA joined varieties (ACSC 76(4) ia, j cat $90). blk of 6 MNH (pos VIII/52-54/58-60, with 'cnr dot' & 'Run N' varieties ACSC 76(4)s,vb cat $200 UR cnr blk of 4 with Run N retouch & cnr dot flaws ($160), plus marginal singles (2) with 'Roos tongue out' & 'Run N' flaws ($120). Also 2 deeper violet shade blks of 4 M/MNH (ACSC 76A cat $120). Mixed M/MNH. Total ACSC $1150, plus premium for positional multiples. (36). (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1d Green on coarse mesh paper with uneven surface printing. Mint with minor rev tone spots. Extremely rare (the first we have seen M or U). ACSC 77B(aa) unlisted. 2020 Drury photo-cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1½d Green on coarse mesh paper. VF MNH with sl suntanned gum, lower marginal. SG 61a cat £475. ACSC 88Aa cat $1000 as M. 2020 Drury photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$375

1½d Yellow-green on coarse mesh paper. Perf OS. W/C, F-VF U with neat part 'Registered' cds. SG O70(var) cat £180 as non OS, plus premium for perf OS. ACSC 88Baba cat $400 plus premium (x2) for Official Perfin. 2020 Drury photo-cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1½d Green perf OS coarse mesh paper. Outstanding example with jumbo lower & upper margins. Fresh MNH. SG O70a cat £475 for M (as non OS), should be at least double, £950 MNH. ACSC 88Aba/ab cat $1750+ plus premium for scarce OS perfin. 2020 Drury photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1½d Red single wmk specialised group with deep scarlet Electro 16 blk of 4 (Pos 49,50/55,56) flaw 'retouched shading over GE PENCE' (Pos L56), suntanned gum MNH (ACSC 89C(16)h cat $95. Pale red E23 ACSC 89(23)var cat $100. Pos 56 cuts in LR frame. Electro 28 lower marginal strip of 7 inc Mullett imprint & variety 'retouched lower left cnr' & 'thin HAL of HALF' (Pos L56). VF M/MNH ACSC 89D(28)e,z cat $400. Neat specialist group, total ACSC cat $595. (13) (Image1)

Estimate AU$140

1½d Red Mullett Imprint blk of 8, Electro 25 with ACSC listed variety 'frame break below 2nd E of PENCE' (pos L60). Central left stamp VF MLH, other 7 fresh MNH. ACSC 89(25)z cat $475. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1½d Deep red on coarse mesh paper & hard to see wmk. Superb U, light 1924 'Penshurst NSW' cds. ACSC 89Eac cat $125 x2 for scarcer shade. 2020 Drury photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1½d Red varieties 'HALE PENCE', 'thin RAL retouch' & ' retouched 1½d in LVT'. W/C fresh MNH. ACSC 89(22)I,j(24)n cat $150 as M, should be at least double, $300 for W/C MNH. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100