1850 Sydney View 1d reddish-rose, plate 1, no clouds, on soft yellowish paper. Superb U, 4 margins. SG 3 cat £500. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1850 Sydney View 1d reddish-rose, Plate I, no clouds, soft yellowish paper. F-VF U, almost 4 margins, barred oval '47' pmk. SG 3 cat £500. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1850 Sydney View 1d crimson-lake, Plate II with clouds, on hard bluish wove paper. VFU, barred pmk. SG 9 cat £400. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1850 Sydney View 1d gooseberry-red, plate II with clouds, horiz pr (pos 19-20), on hard greyish paper. VFU, all 4 margins, barred Sydney pmk. SG 10 cat £1200+ as singles, plus premium for pr. 2001 BPA photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1850 Sydney View 2d deep blue, plate 1, intermediate impression. VFU, 4 huge margins with outer frame lines at sides. SG 16c cat £450. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1856-59 QV 'Registered' 6d orange & Prussian-blue imperf with portion of double-lined letters wmk. VFU, 4 margins with '220' Rays of Nimitybell, rated 2R. SG 106 cat £275, plus big premium for very scarce pmk. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1860-72 QV Diadem 1/- carmine, wmk '12' perf 13. F-VF M, original gum. SG 169 cat £375. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1861 QV Coin 5/- gold on green chalk-surfaced paper, imperf plate proof bottom marginal blk of 4. VF UN as made, sl creases, all 4 margins. SG 174(p). Very rare, only 1 part pane of 25 recorded. Ex Hutson. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1861 QV Coin 5/- gold on green chalk-surfaced paper, imperf plate proof. UN, crease at base, 4 margins. SG 174(p). Very rare, only 1 part pane of 25 recorded. Ex Hutson. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1871 Electric Telegraph set 1d to 8/-. F-VF M/MLH, some with partial gum, but 8/- top value is superb MLH. SG Ta-T8 cat £5930. Extremely rare mint set. (8). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

1871 Electric Telegraphs 4/- black & mauve. VFU appearance, black m/s initials cancel, repaired at right & partly reperfed. SG T6 cat £950 for M, very rare U should be at least double, £1900+. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

1871 Electric Telegraphs 6/- black & carmine. VFU, black m/s initials cancel, partly reperfed. SG T7 cat £1400 for M, unpriced used should be at least double, £2800+. Great rarity properly used & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800

1871 Electric Telegraphs 8/- black & lilac, perf 13. F-VF U, black m/s initials cancel, partly reperfed. SG T8 cat £1700 for M, unpriced used should be at least double, £3400+. Great rarity properly used & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1885-86 'POSTAGE' opt QV 5/- lilac & green Stamp Duty, wmk NSW, perf 12x10. Superb fresh MLH, nice original gum. SG 238b cat £800. Rare genuine Mint (most of these offered are cleaned violet cancels & regummed). 2004 BPA photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$900

1885-95 'OS' seriffed opt QV 5/- purple & green Stamp Duty opt 'POSTAGE' in black, perf 11, wmk NSW sideways, opt Specimen, h/s type 11, from 1895 Special Printing for presentation sets. F-VF CTO with 'GPO' in ovals (with gum). SG unlisted as unissued with OS opt. Very rare, only 50 made with Specimen & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1887-95 'OS' serifed opt QV 10/- mauve & claret Stamp Duty opt 'POSTAGE' in blue, perf 10, wmk NSW, from 1895 Special printing for PO sets. Superb fresh CTO with gum, concentric ovals cancel. SG O37b(var) would cat £3000. rare, only 158 sold with NSW cancel & 50 with GPO cancel. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$900

1888-89 Carrington 20/- cobalt-blue, wmk '5/-' sideways, perf 10. VFU, concentric ovals NSW pmk, plus part red '...TERED' pmk. SG 262 cat £160. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1890 Carrington 20/- cobalt-blue, wmk '20/- NSW' in circle, perf 10. VFU. SG 264 cat £160. The perf 10 is very scarce. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1890 Carrington 20/- cobalt-blue, wmk '20/- NSW' in circle, perf 11. Superb U, 'Sydney FE 19 00' cds. SG 264a cat £90. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1891-97 Postage Due set ½d to 20/-, opt SPECIMEN type 12. F-VF M/UN. SG D1-10s cat £225, ACSC ex ND1-37s cat $700. Only 1440 sets made. (10) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1891-97 Postage Due set 1d to 20/-, opt Specimen type 11. F-VF M. SG D2-10s cat £225, ACSC ND2-37x cat $725. Only 600 sets printed. (9) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$275

1905 Carrington 20/- cobalt-blue, wmk crown A in circle, perf 11. VFU. SG 350 cat £80. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90

1850-1912 Collection on pages with 1850-51 Sydney View inc 1d Plate I no clouds (2) & Plate II with clouds (7) inc gooseberry red shade & stamp printed triple! 2d blue (9) of Plates from I to V inc papers. 3d (2). 1851-54 QV Laureate to 6d, plus 6d & 8d reprints not counted. 1854-59 QV Diadem imperfs to 1/-. 1856 QV Registration (6d) imperf shades (4). 1856-60 QV Diadem 1d (2) & 2d imperf. 1860-97 QV Coin 5/- U & M. 1860-72 QV Diadem perf to 1/-. 1862-97 QV to 1/-. 1885-1900 QV POSTAGE opt inc 5/- opt Specimen, 10/-, plus £1 opt Reprint. 1888-89 Centenary set to 20/- inc 5/- & 20/-, wmk '5/-' 1889 Surch set. 1892-1912 QV Pics to 2/6 1897 QV Hospital Charity set 1/- & 2/6. Good Officials inc 1879-90 OS opt to 5/- inc red opt 3d, 5d, 8d, & 1/-. 1891-92 OS opt surch set. 1888-90 Centenary to 20/- inc Map 5/- opt in black & red, & 20/- opt Specimen. 1891 Postage Due to 20/-, plus to 20/- opt Specimen. Mostly G-VF M/UN, some mixed or doubtful expected. SG cat £52,000+ = A$95,000+. Impressive & valuable lot. (150). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$10,000

Postmark: Numeral 1474 of Perico (closed 1963) comp strike on 1d Kangaroo (RRRR). Very scarce on Commonwealth stamps. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

Postmark: Numeral 1542 of Dudauman (closed 1926, RRRR) near comp strike on 1888 Centennial 1d. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120