1865 (Jan): 1 d. dull red, Plate II, no watermark, perf. 14, a fine unused block of four, vivid colour and superb large part og. A scarce multiple Gi £ 900+. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial Sydney 1 d., Colour Trial Proofs (3), all in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in black, pale rose and third in pale orange; fresh and fine, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs.rnNote: These Colour Trial Proofs, in common with the examples to the £1 value listed below, were printed in single blocks of four, thus no larger multiples can exist. (Image 1) (Image)

1888: Essays for the Centennial Issue, 4 d. value, two blocks of four for unadopted designs with 'N. S. WALES' at top and curved 'One Hundred Years' below FOUR and PENCE value, corners filled with 'NSW4', each block pin perforated, one in brown with margin hinged back into place and the other in orange (imperforate at top) printed on thick white ungummed paper. Most unusual and very scarce Essays. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial Colour Trial Proofs (6), all in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d horizontal pairs, with 1 d. in brown, 2 d. Emu in black, 4 d. Cook in orange, 6 d. in deep brown, 8 d. Lyrebird in green and 1 s. Kangaroo in bluish-grey, fresh and fine, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial Emu 2 d., Colour Trial Proofs (2), both in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in brown and the other in pale orange; fresh and fine, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial 4 d. brown, imperforate Proof block of four on NSW/Crown wmk. paper, in issued colour, marginal from right of sheet with imprint '4d. per Label. 2s. per..', diagonal crease not apparent on face, a fine and scarce multiple. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial 6 d., Colour Trial Proofs (4), all in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in pale green, bluish grey, black and in orange; fresh and fine group, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs.rn (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial 8 d., Colour Trial Proofs (3), all in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in bluish grey, vermilion and in issued colour of magenta; fresh and fine group, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial Kangaroo 1 s., Colour Trial Proofs (2), both in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in black and the other in orange; fresh and fine, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial 1 s. maroon, wmk. NSW/Crown inverted, perf. 12, a superb unused block of 24 (6 x 4) corner marginal from the left pane, with all three monograms incl. '1888' below, minor gum stain and a couple of nibbed perfs. at top right otherwise fresh and very fine with large part og. where hinged for protection, majority unmounted og. Scarce and appealing multiple Gi = £ 1'300+. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial 'Map' 5 s., Colour Trial Proofs, in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in black and another in bluish-grey, one Proof with slight surface scuff on the latter, otherwise a fresh and fine pair. Rare and most appealing Proofs. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/89: Centennial £ 1, Colour Trial Proofs, in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in bluish grey and another in pale grey, fresh and fine pair. Rare and most appealing Proofs.rnrn (Image 1) (Image)

1897: Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity 1 s. dull green & brown, a somewhat aged example used on local 1897 cover within Sydney tied by 'Sydney / NSW' duplex (June 25); also the set of two values unused, again with faults. Scarce Gi = £ 325. (Image 1) (Image)

1899 (Oct): Centennial Cook 4 d. brown on chalky paper, imperforate block of four on NSW/Crown wmk. paper, with good margins all round, two slight age spots on gum not affecting appearance, fresh and fine large part og. A rare block Gi = £ 1'200. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1850: Carmichael Essay for proposed 6 d. 'Laureated Crown' and 1 s. 'Lion & Crown' se-tenant Essays, imperforate on thick wove paper (61 x 37 mm.), printed in royal blue. Fresh, fine and very scarce.rnrnProvenance: Collection George Ginger, RL, London, 5-6 December 1945, lot 492. (Image 1) (Image)

1850: Alfred Clayton 'Sydney View' Essays, composite photo-lithographic facsimile of the original Essay which is housed in the Tapling Collection in the British Library, comprising reproductions of the 1d. and 3d. Essays which are mounted on paper and endorsed 'The form and colour are approved, but the execution is very far from satisfactory and must be greatly improved before the contract can be sanctioned'. This facsimile was produced by Alfred van Dyck, some time before the originals were sold by him to Tapling and prior to Thomas Tapling's death in 1891. The blank space in between contained the Essay for the 2d. value which was purchased for and remains in the Royal Collection. We record just one other example of this reproduction (copy with the lot), ex Sir Gawaine Baillie, sold at Sotheby's, Melbourne in July 2005, lot 812, which was not as fine as the example offered here. (Image 1) (Image)

1850: Sydney View 1 d. deep orange-red, Proof from Plate I, position 2, with large margins all round and part of sheet margin at top, of excellent rich colour, merest trace of thin in margin only, superb and rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection George Ginger, RL, London, 5-6 December 1945, lot 8.rn (Image 1) (Image)

1850: 1 d. carmine-lake on soft yellowish paper, Plate I, a fine used example with clear margin at right and large margins on three sides, position 1 on the sheet of 25 subjects, lightly cancelled in black. A fine and attractive stamp. Cert BPA (1980) Gi = £ 550. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1850: 1 d. reddish rose, Plate I, position 8, a fine large margined example of good delicate colour, cancelled by 'water strike' obliterator in brownish ink. A fine stamp. Cert. RPSL (1958) Gi = £ 475. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1850: 1 d. reddish rose, Plate I, positions 13-14, a fine used horizontal pair, good to large margins all round, lightly cancelled by "44" numeral obliterator of Yass. An exceptional and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 950+.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'España', Harmers, London, 23 March 1984, lot 2014. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1850: 1 d. brownish red, Plate I, positions 14-15, a delightful horizontal pair in a deep resonant shade, tied to small piece by bold strikes of "3" numeral obliterator of Windsor with oval 'WINDSOR / Crown / NEW S. WALES' datestamp above (Feb 5, 1850). Fresh and extremely fine. Cert. BPA (1990) Gi = £ 1'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1850: 1 d. pale red on hard bluish paper, Plate I, position 14, a fine used example with clear to good margins all round, neatly cancelled by "89" numeral obliterator of Kempsey in black. Signed Köhler Gi = £ 475. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1850: 1 d. pale red on hard bluish paper, Plate I, position 21, a fine unused example, marginal from lower left corner of the sheet with large margins on the other two sides, of rich colour and large part og. Merest trace of gum thin at top otherwise a magnificent example of a very rare stamp Gi = £ 11'000.rnrnProvenance: Baron Philippe Ferrary de la Renotière, Sale 3, Paris, 5-7 April 1922, lot 5. (Image 1) (Image)

1850 (Aug): 1 d. vermilion on hard toned paper, Plate II, position 17, a fine used example of good rich colour, good margins all round, neatly cancelled by "81" numeral obliterator of Warwick, Moreton Bay District (now Queensland) in black Gi = £ 375. (Image 1) (Image)

1850 (Aug): 1 d. vermilion on hard toned yellowish paper, Plate II, position 4, a fine used example with large margins all round, cancelled by complete Sydney mute obliterator in black, slightest of scuffs at top otherwise fresh and very fine. Signed Ferchenbauer; cert. BPA (1980) Gi = £ 375. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)