Mint & used collection complete by watermark & perforation with the mint including extra shades noted 4d Lemon, 1d red Die III, SM Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 1d green Die II, 3d Die I & II, 1/4d x2 plus 2d on 1½d Surcharge study with plate dot blocks & imprints including Sliced 'O' x3, CofA Wmk 1/4d gutter pair; the used largely complete with extras, also 1d red study with Die II x16 and range of flaws plus similar for 1½d red including Inverted Wmk x2, condition variable but many fine. (100s)

Estimate AU$800

Mint & used array including 1d reds some with annotated varieties noted Substituted Cliché Die I, 1d green block with Thin 'G' and Wattle Line ** (toning), ½d orange 'OS' Overprint block of 17 CTO, plus bulk in envelopes, plenty of perfins, possible postmark & variety interest. (1000s)

Estimate AU$500

Mint accumulation with values to 5d noted ½d pale green block of 22, 1d red inverted wmk block of 4, some imprints including Small Multi Wmk 2d brown Plate 1 & Plate 2 imprint blocks of 4 and 2d red imprint block of 6 with double perforations in margin, a few 'OS' and 'OS/NSW' punctures, condition variable but many fine. (350+)

Estimate AU$500

Neatly annotated collection with numerous plated varieties including a page of Penny Engraveds, Single Wmk 2d orange mint block of 4 with 'AUSTRAZIA', 2d scarlet Roman Nose, 4d orange Line through 'FOUR PENCE' x2, page of 4d blues including Thin 'FOUR PENCE', 5d Rough Paper punctured 'OS' x2 (one [1L45]), 1/4d Thick '1' x2 & mint Retouched L/L Corner; LMult Wmk ½d Thin Fraction in mint pair; SMult Wmk Perf 14 2d brown '21' in Left-Hand Tablet, 1/4d mint & used x2; Perf 13½x12½ 4½d Die I CTO, 5d [2L47] mint; CofA Wmk 1/4d listed varieties x4; etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat $8500+. (100s)

Estimate AU$2,500

Old-time used collection complete by Wmk & Perfs with extras including ½d "Cyprus" green, range of 1d red shades stated to include Brick, Salmon, Pink, Rosine & Brown-Red plus Die III (mint), 4½d Die II CTO, then punctured 'OS' selection including 1d red LM Wmk, 4d lemon, 5d Rough Paper & Smult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 4½d, also 'OS' Overprints complete, condition mixed with some toning but many fine. (175)

Estimate AU$500

Partly annotated collection with loads of shades, multiples, varieties, 'OS' & commercial punctures etc, many higher denominations, some postmark interest, generally very fine. (many 100s)

Estimate AU$500

Mint range including Single Wmk 1d red Die II, 5d & 1/4d, SM Wmk Perf 14 2d, 4d & 1/4d, Perf 13½x12½ 1d green Die I/II pair *, 3d Die Ia, 4½d & 1/4d, CofA Wmk 1/4d, variable centring, most apparently unmounted but a few with gum issues, Cat $6500+. (60)

Estimate AU$1,000

Selection mostly used noted LMult Wmk Cooke 1d carmine-pink x2 with Feb 1918 cds, Harrison x6 *, Die III x5 * and x4 used (one wmk inverted), values to 1/4d, some shades & varieties, condition generally fine. (200+)

Estimate AU$200

Used accumulation with ½d green x200, 1d red x1500 including dated range of shades, 1d violet x100, 1d green x700, 1½d x1500 including greens, 2d orange x300, 3d x200, 4d orange x200, 5d x200, 1/4d x50+ (all approx), plenty of postmark interest including numerals, lots of WA noted 'DAMBORING' and 'KRONKUPP', mostly fine condition. (1000s)

Estimate AU$500

Array in two stockbooks (64-page & 48-page) including ½d green x400+ noted Single Wmk Single-Line Perf, 1d red x3000+ with Die I/II block of 4, 1½d green x400+, 2d brown x100+, 2d 'OS' overprint x 100+, etc, lots of 'OS' punctures, some multiples, a few identified varieties & inverted watermarks, postmark interest, good study lot, condition generally fine. (1000s)

Estimate AU$400

Large stockbook with a partly sorted array with lots of shades, numerous 'OS' punctures including SMult Wmk Perf 14 1/4d, completely unchecked by us for varieties. (100s)

Estimate AU$250

Attractive mostly used collection apparently complete by watermark including four pages of Penny Reds some with identified varieties, 1½d red varieties, LMult Wmk 1d carmine-pink, CofA 1/4d x30, multiples including a few blocks of 4, 'OS' punctures including better values, some CTO including CofA set, etc, a smatering of mint stamps including 4d lemon, generally fine to very fine. (many 100s)

Estimate AU$400

Annotated varieties with 4d values comprising Oranges x8 including Line through 'FOUR PENCE', Violet, Blues x16 & Olives x17, 1/4d Single Wmk with Thick '1' at Right and another with 'Tin Shed' flaw, generally very fine. (44)

Estimate AU$350

THREE HALFPENCE: The first part of a two volume annotated mostly used collection with lots of shades, paper variations & 'OS' punctures, literally hundreds of plated varieties with lots of better items mostly Single Wmk including Brown Electro 7 Cracked Electro ACSC #85(7)h & Cracked Electro #85(U)k (cds impinges on the variety), LMult Wmk Pre-Substituted Cliché #86(7)m, Red-Brown #87(11)j x2 & k, #87(12)h j x2 k m & p and #87(14)i mint, Green #88(1)i & j in mint block of 4, Cracked Electro #88(12)n, #88(18)e mint, Red Watermark Inverted pair, #89(21)efg mint strip of 3, No Imprint pair, Cracked Electro #89(24)p, Mullett Imprint pair #89(26)z, #89(29)d/e in mint block of 4, Cracked Electro #89(29)o x2 (one 'OS'), etc, generally very fine, Cat $15,000++. An excellent lot for the specialist. (many 100s)

Estimate AU$4,000

THREE HALFPENCE: the second volume with numerous plated varieties including Red Void Corner x9 & Corrections x3 all used, strength in the imprint blocks including Single Wmk Black-Brown Harrison block of 8 (very fragile), Green Harrison pair, LMult Wmk Brown Harrison block of 4, No Wmk Red Harrison block of 4, SMult Wmk Perf 14 Red Plate 1a Plate Dot pair, Harrison block & Mullett block of 8 with Void Corner, Perf 13½x12½ Red Mullett block of 8 with Void Corner, etc, also CofA Brown CTO block of 6, a few problems but generally very fine, Cat $11,000+. (100s)

Estimate AU$2,500

COMMERCIAL PERFINS: Array including Engraved 1d pair, Penny Reds x70+, Single Wmk 1d violet x33, 1½d green x22, 2d orange x9, 4d orange x5, 4d violet x2, 4d blue x40, etc, also 4d olive x13 & 5d brown x15, some unusual patterns, duplication should be expected, condition variable. A very difficult lot to assemble. (500 approx)

Estimate AU$500