1850, 1 d. Sydney Views crimson-lake, plate II, vertical pair fine used with full margins all around. Upper stamp slight horizontal crease otherweise very fine, SG 9, 800 GBP+. (Image)

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1850, 2 d. Sydney Views blue, plate II, pos. 10, large margins all around, deep fresh colour and crisp impression showing all details of the design. Signed WHC (Colson) and A. Diena, SG 23. (Image)

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1850, 2 d. Sydney Views deep grey blue, plate II, pos. 2, early impression with "fan" variety as in plate III. Fine used, fresh and intense colour with gorgeous margins all around (small nick top left in margin only, not mentioned in Holcombe cert.). A beautiful stamp, BPA and Peter Holcombe photo certificates, SG (as 24b, 650 GBP). (Image)

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1851, 2 d. Sydney Views ultramarine, plate IV fine used with good to large margins all around, SG 31 (Image)

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1851-54, extremely fine lot of five stamps, consisting of three items of 2 d blue (shades and types) and 1854, 6 d. slate-green and 1 s. rosy vermillion, SG ex 52-99. (Image)

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1851-55, 2 d PROOF on medium greyish white wowe paper, two blocks of four in different shades (one from bottom margin with part of printer`s inscription), plus 6 d, Vandyke-brown PROOF on medium bluish grey wowe paper, in a block of four from bottom margin, SG ex 51-72 proofs. (Image)

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1856, (6 d) for registered letters, vermilion and Prussian blue and dito, (6 d) salmon and indigo, two full margined copies neatly cancelled, each with a tiny pinhole, SG 102-103. (Image)

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1905/1938, 2s 6d blue-green lyrebird, perf. 11 ½ : 11, together with Australia, 2 x 4d green koala, mixed franking on registered airmail cover from Newcastle/N.S.W, 31.AU.38, sent to Frinton-on-Sea in England. F/VF condition. Very scarce late usage of a high denomination N.S.W. stamp on commercial mail. R! (Image)

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1897, 2 1/2 d. (2 s 6 d) Diamond Jubilee and Hospital Charity, unmounted mint copy from left sheet margin, SG 281. (Image)

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1899, 3d rose QV registered envelope, uprated with 2 ½d prussian blue QV, tied by 'R' in oval, used from Sydney, 14.NO.99, addressed to Hannover in Germany, recipient departed and bilingual label 'Abgereist - parti' applied on reverse, at the frontside single-line 'ZURÜCK NACH' and returned to sender. Due to the lack of sender's address delivered to DLO as indicated by red unframed cds 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/SYDNEY, 23.JA.1900' on reverse. Scarce unclaimed mail in VF condition. (Image)

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1904, 1d red 'coat of arms' postcard, uprated with ½d blue-green QV, used from Randwick, 8.MR.1904, addressed to Calcutta in India, unclaimed and repeatedly redirected via Alipore and Bombay back to Australia. On the frontside various transit postmarks, boxed 'INCONNU / NOT KNOWN', boxed 'D.L.O. CALCUTTA', 'D.L.O.BOMBAY' and unframed cds 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE SYDNEY, 23.NO.1904', in red together with plenty of handwritten postal remarks. Very attractive card in surprisingly fresh and very fine condition! (Image)

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