Mint group in ancient small ledger book including many unmounted and in larger blocks noted 1887 2/- block of 6, 1883-99 3d marginal block of 16, 6d block of 12, 1894-1904 Tannenberg 2½d block of 12 & 5d block of 12 with '1' plate number, Long Toms Crown/SA wmk, Thick 'POSTAGE' 6d pair with extra row of perforations below 'SOUTH' officially repaired with selvedge and L/L corner block of 4, 10d blocks of 4 and 6, Crown/A 3d blocks of 8 and 12, 4d block of 10, 6d block of 8, 8d block of 12, 9d & 1/- blocks of 8, a few used also, plus Australia KGV War Savings 6d blue x4 (one faulty), Cat £2,500+. (100s)

Estimate AU$500

Small Format Definitives mostly mint selection including 'HALF-/PENNY' on 1d Perf 10 block of 54, '2½d' on 4d with Closer Fraction, 6d x9, Post Office ½d block of 4 plus imperf plate proof pairs in black & three shades of green, 2½d imperf plate proof block of 4 in violet-blue, etc, a few are CTO; also selection of fiscally used to 2/- x6 & Duty Stamp $20 used x13; condition generally fine to very fine. (200+)

Estimate AU$450

Long Stamps selection with Postage & Revenue plate proof with blank tablets, Perf 10 15/-, Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d x2, 5/- x2 & £1, Thin 'POSTAGE' 5/- x2 10/- & £1, Thick 'POSTAGE' 9d marginal pair with Double Perfs, 2/6d shades x2 & 5/- plus 5/- block of 4 (*/**), punctured 'OS' 9d, punctured 'SA' 4d & 6d blocks of 4, etc, generally fine to very fine. (51)

Estimate AU$1,500

1855 London Printings 1d deep green SG 1 horizontal pair, margins good to large, lightly cancelled, Cat £1000+.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1855 London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal strip of 5, margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, untidy Diamond Numeral cancels, Cat £425+. A very scarce multiple.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1876-1900 Broad Star '8 PENCE' on 9d grey-brown SG 121 marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the left of the sheet, virtually full o.g. with five units being unmounted, Cat £1200++ for mounted singles. Ex Colonel Harry Napier, John Griffiths and Michael Blake: sold at the Prestige auction of 7.2.2014 for $1035.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1876-1900 Broad Star 9d rose-lilac SG 123 marginal block of 16 (4x4) from the top of the sheet, some tonespots mostly in the margin, full unmounted o.g., Cat £480++ for mounted singles.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1876-1904 Crown/SA Perf 13 2d violet Plate Number '3' horizontal strip of 5 from the top of the L/H pane with Aberrant Double Perfs. A striking item.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 2/6d & 5/- perforated plate proof corner blocks of 10 (5x2) on gummed unwatermarked paper in lilac with the value printed in blue or red respectively & unissued thus, each with Plate Number '1' at U/R, full unmounted o.g. Superb! [Ed Williams stated that probably only one sheet of 60 each was printed. He had only singles] (2 blocks)

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,400

1894 Tannenberg imperforate colour trials on gummed unwatermarked paper comprising 2½d blocks of 12 (3x4) in four different colours (one with Plate Number '1' at L/L) & a stunning block of 16 (4x4) in ultramarine endorsed "DLR Colln" in the margin, and 5d blocks of 12 in olive (with Plate Number '1' at U/R) or ultramarine & an irregular block of 16 (4x5, missing the U/L corner block of 4) endorsed "DLR Colln" in the margin, full unmounted o.g. (8 blocks)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

1902-12 'Long Toms' unsorted mostly mint selection to 2/6d x4, 5/- x2 & 10/- with a few varieties & multiples plus some 'SA' & 'OS' punctures, 1/- Bicolour SG 275c (used, minor faults), 10d & 1/- each with 'ENG MAIL TPO' cds, 10/- CTO, etc, generally very fine. (71)

Estimate AU$500

1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' Perf 11½-12½ 3d to £1 SG 268-279 plus 8d 16½mm Value, also horizontal pairs of the 3d 4d 8d 19mm Value & 9d, plus 4d marginal pair with 'SUOTH' Watermark Error BW #20a (Cat $750); Perf 12 4d single (hinge remainder) & block of 4 (lower units unmounted) 6d & 9d SG 281-3 (BW #S21 24 & 28); Cat £1400+ ($2400). Ex John Williams (UK). (30)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$850

1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' Perf 11½-12½ 3d to £1 268-279 with 8d both sizes & 2/6d both shades, plus Perf 12 3d to 9d SG 280-3, large-part o.g., Cat £1200. (17)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 1/- brown vertical pair Imperf Between & at the Base ACSC #S30bb (SG 275b), the gum aged which has slightly stained the left side of the pair, Cat $2500 (£2750). Ex 'Tamiami': sold for $US1020. [This is almost certainly the error listed in the ACSC, with the lower margin removed. However, it is possible that it is from a different position on another sheet, which would make it an unrecorded error]

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA 6d to £1 SG 284-292 plus 8d 15¼mm Value, listed shades of the 8d 9d 2/6d & 5/-, a few minor gumside blemishes, many lightly to very lightly mounted & the 10/- is unmounted; also 6d & 9d blocks of 4 (the lower units unmounted); and Small Holes 9d 5/- & £1 SG 286b 290b & 292a (BW #S53C, #S66 unmounted & #S70 unmounted); Cat £1600+ ($2000+ mounted). Ex John Williams (UK). (25)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA 6d blue-green vertical interpanneau pair Imperf both at Base of the Upper Unit & at Top of the Lower Unit, the upper unit with a hinge thin. Unlisted & possibly unique. Ex 'Tamiami': sold for US$4200. [The ACSC records one single from the top of the pane imperf at top & roughly separated. It is almost certainly related to this item]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,600

1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA £1 blue SG 292, very lightly mounted, Cat £325.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$125