1875-1901 Issues on annotated exhibit pages mostly used with a wide range of perfs and shades plus many varieties including Double Overprints, Inverted Overprints including 2½d indigo SG O83a mint, Misplaced Overprints, Missing Stops including a remarkable 2d pair 'O.S. - O S ' SG O44/e, etc, generally very fine. An excellent basis for expansion. [NB: many of the varieties are much scarcer than the Gibbons prices would suggest] (approx 170)

Estimate AU$2,000

OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' TYPE 'O1': 1874-76 Perf 12½x11½ 2d orange SG O42, a couple of short perfs, GPO cds of MY20/74 (the First Day of Issue noted by Gibbons), grossly undercatalogued at £160. Ex Lieut FH Napier. Philatelic Society of London Certificate (1902) signed "ED Bacon/for Expert/Committee". [Stated by our vendor to be "probably the only known example"]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' TYPE 'O2': 1891-99 Perf 15 4d violet with Double Overprint (one Diagonal) SG O66a, large-part o.g., Cat £500. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012). [The 'Besancon' (I) pair sold for SFr726]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' TYPE 'O3' (WIDE SPACING): 1891 Wide 'O. S.' on 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 2/6d pale violet SG O86, exceptional centring, lightly mounted large-part o.g., Cat £8500. One of the finest examples of this rare stamp, with none of the gum-bends that are usually found. [The last very fine example we offered sold at the Prestige auction of 24.5.2008 for $10,925]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' TYPE 'O3' (WIDE SPACING): 1891 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 2/6d pale violet SG O86, excellent centring, ironed-out creases at the base, neat GPO cds of SE15/92, Cat £6500. [The 'Besancon' (III) example - minor bend at base - sold for SFr3388]

Grade (B) A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' TYPE 'O3' (WIDE SPACING): 1891 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 5/- pink SG O87, vertical creasing at left & tiny tear, large-part o.g., Cat £9000. [The fine 'Besancon' (I) example sold for SFr8470]

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

PUNCTURED 'SA': 1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' £1 dark blue, large-part o.g. Rare.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1900 envelope with Coat of Arms embossed in red on the flap & very fine 'AIDE DE CAMP'S/OFFICE/ GOVERNMENT HOUSE' cachet at L/L, to Sydney (b/s) with scarce franking of 'O.S.' (Narrow Spacing) ½d brown & 1d green pair - Cat £29 x50+ - tied by GPO duplex.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1911 usage of 3d Registration Envelope to Germany with 2½d tied by Adelaide cds, red/white registration label, 'FRANKFURT' arrival b/s, very minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

POSTAL CARDS - REPLY: 1911 1d red 'WITH REPLY CARD' + 1d red 'REPLY CARD' attached (Melbourne Printing with Large Seriffed Headings), rare albeit philatelic usage to Germany with ½d GPO tied Adelaide '1911/MR31' machine cancel, a few blemishes. [Nelson Eustis' unused example with the halves separated - described as "Fewer than 5 examples ... known; all are unused" - sold in 2003 for $1265]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

POSTAL CARDS - SCENIC: 1909 Scenic Issue 1d HG 8 (Adelaide Printing with Stop after 'AUSTRALIA.') 'DAM SINKING' in black, a couple of tiny blemishes, unused. One of the scarcer views.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

POSTAL CARDS - SCENIC: 1909 Scenic Issue 1d HG 8 (Adelaide Printing with Stop after 'AUSTRALIA.') 'HILL RIVER/PRIZE MERINO RAM' in black-brown, couple of tiny blemishes, unused. One of the scarcer views.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

POSTAL CARDS - SCENIC: 1909 Scenic Issue 1d HG 8 (Adelaide Printing with Stop after 'AUSTRALIA.') 'PHOSPHATE QUARRY' in brown, couple of tiny blemishes, unused. One of the scarcer views.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

WRAPPERS - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1900 usage of No Value ½d violet with 'SOUTH' above & 'AUSTRALIA' below the indicium, 'The Advertiser/THE POPULAR DAILY' printed heading in black alongside, to Sydney with GPO Adelaide duplex cancel, a few blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Group of Classics with Receiving Office cancels x13 on values to 2/- including '3-PENCE' in Black on 4d & 9d with Pre-Printing Paper Fold; then Diamond Numerals x12 including '12' (rated RR), '35' (RR), superb '42' (RRR), superb '90' (RR), very fine '200' (RRRR), clear '241' (RRRR; the 'Tamiami' example sold for $455) & very fine '295' (RR), etc. A very handy lot. (25)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

Jamestown: 'PAID/ 1D /AU--/--/JAMESTOWN' (no day or year slugs) on F Humphris & Sons cover to Port Germein. A new discovery: previously known only from archival strikes.

Grade B B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: '376 MILE E.W.RLY/3SP18/S.A' largely very fine strike on Third Wmk 1/- (surface abrasion). Rare. PO 19.9.1916; closed -.5.1918. [Either the closing date is incorrect or the office re-opened. We have also recorded usage on 16SP18]

Grade C A2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Attractive group of plate proofs including 1854 Unissued 1/- in black, De La Rue issues including Imperf ½d block of 48 in green & 2d blocks of 12 in brown-orange & 21 in orange, Perf 1d block of 36 in green, 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Undenominated in lilac, Tannenberg 5d imperf blocks of 4 in five different colours, Imperf Post Office ½d pair in black, 1d pair in black/pink & 2d pair in violet/yellow, etc, most on gummed unwatermarked paper & generally very fine to superb with most units being unmounted. (250 units approx)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

Range on Seven Seas pages with a few earlies including '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d, 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 50/- and Perf 11½-12½ 15/- & £1 both CTO, Small Types CTO to 2/-, Thin 'POSTAGE' 5/- 10/- & £1 all CTO, etc, condition variable but those mentioned are fine to very fine. (64)

Estimate AU$800

Mint range with Rouletted 1d yellow-green (no gum), Perf 11½x10 1d grey-green SG 100, Perf 10x11½ 2/- SG 110, others to 2/- x2, Thin 'POSTAGE' set to £1, Thick 'POSTAGE' both sets to 5/- plus 3d punctured 'OS' x5 (**), Small Types optd 'SPECIMEN' x7, also eleven blocks of 4 or 6 of various De La Rue and Tannenberg issues, generally very fine with some units unmounted. (120+)

Estimate AU$850

Commercial perfins selection on various values including 9d, 1/- x2, 2/- x3, 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 5/- ('GW/A' of George Wills & Co Adelaide) & Thick 'POSTAGE' 1/-, plus 'DWM/LTD' of DW Murray Ltd on two Shierlaw fronts, all identified. A very scarce group. (19 items)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1855 London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal pair, margins good to large with chunks of both adjoining units below, unused, Cat £1600+. Ex 'Besancon' (II). Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1856-58 Adelaide Printings 1d deep yellow-green SG 5, margins close to good with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, lightly cancelled, Cat £550. [Our opinion is that this is a grossly underrated stamp. As with the 1/- orange SG 12, most examples have been fabricated by removing roulettes]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1860-69 Second Roulettes 1/- yellow SG 38, minor thin at U/R, unused, Cat £1500. Very scarce.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1860-69 Second Roulettes 1/- dark grey-brown SG 40, large-part o.g., Cat £425. Ex 'Besancon' (II).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300