1853 Couriers All Engraved Lines Clear & Distinct 1d blue SG 2, good even margins with complete outer framelines, faint bend & the trace of a thin in the margin only at L/R corner, BN '59' cancel, Cat £1500.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1853 Couriers Plate II with Coarse Engraving 4d orange SG 9, good even margins, BN '59' cancel, Cat £425.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1855 London Printings Large Star 2d deep green SG 15, a huge example with margins close to large & fragments of the adjoining units at left & right, inconsequential closed scissor-cut in the margin at lower-left, manuscript "Torqu[ay]" cancellation, Cat £550.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1857-67 Watermark Double-Lined Numerals '2' ungummed paper complete sheet of 120 impressions (12x10), minor blemishes mostly at edges. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1857-67 Watermark Double-Lined Numerals '4' ungummed paper large-part sheet of 96 impressions (12x8), a couple of minor blemishes. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. At some stage - possibly as an austerity measure after WWII - this was sent to Queensland where a 'Packing Note' for the Supply & Tender Dept dated '5.4.56' was printed on the reverse; presumably the 12x10 sheet was cut-down to its current size at that stage. Most unusual!

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1857-91 Chalons Watermark Double-Lined Numerals 6d Imperforate Plate Proof in black on unwatermarked paper, margins good to wide at left. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1857-91 Chalons Watermark Double-Lined Numerals 1d vermillion Perf 12 SG 69 block of 4, the upper units with small hinge remainder, the lower units unmounted, couple of minor gum blemishes, Cat £680+ for mounted. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1857-91 Chalons Watermark Double-Lined Numerals 2d slate-green Perf 12½ SG 84 with large-part original gum with some crazing, hinge remainder, Cat £700. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark Imperforate Singles 1d rose-red Watermark '4' unused (Gibbons lists but does not price as imperforate), 2d green with fragment of adjoining stamp at left used with light 'TASMANIA' bars cancel (unlisted in Gibbons as known imperforate), and 10d black with large-part original gum (Cat £700 for pair). Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Qty 3)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 1d die proof in black cut-down and affixed to small piece (53x35mm) on which the plate number '2' has been printed in black, the piece endorsed "June 21st/120 Leads", minor blemishes not affecting proof and some adhesion on back. Ex De La Rue Archives & Dr Owen Ingles. A most unusual item; illustrated in 'The De La Rue Collection' at p6240.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 1d Imperforate Plate Proof lower-left marginal block of 4 in rose-red (issued colour) with plate number '2' on gummed watermarked Crown/CC paper, couple of tiny marks on face of L/R unit, light bends affecting upper units & L/L margin, the upper units lightly hinged, the lower units unmounted. Ex De La Rue Archives & Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 1d deep rose-red Wmk '10' SG 127a re-joined vertical pair with Compound Perforations 12x11½ plus an additional vertical row of perforations through the design creating Double Perforation at Right, some aging along perforations and on gum, hinge remainder & re-inforcement, unlisted by Gibbons who do not list any Compound Perforations for this issue, Cat £240+ for a Perf 12 pair (or £2200 as SG 132 Perf 11½ pair). Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade C D1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 4d die proof in black on glazed card (93x61mm) handstamped 'April.1,1870.' & 'AFTER HARDENING', burnishing at edges, minor rubbing. Ex De La Rue Archives & Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 4d Imperforate Plate Proof marginal block of 4 in blue (issued colour) from left of sheet on gummed watermarked Crown/CC paper, the upper-right unit and margin with hinge remainder, the other units unmounted. Ex De La Rue Archives & Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 4d Imperforate Plate Proof marginal block of 4 in black from left of sheet on gummed watermarked Crown/CC paper, the upper units with hinge remainder, the lower units unmounted. Ex De La Rue Archives & Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d black Perf 12 SG 131 single * (uneven perfs) with variety White Flaw On 'T' of 'TASMANIA' (position 1/4) and a marginal pair * (minor aging marks) with left-hand unit showing the variety, plus a single (no gum) showing Retouched Flaw, unlisted by Gibbons, Cat £96+ for normal. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Qty 4)

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d Imperforate Plate Proof pair in black (issued colour) on gummed watermarked Crown/CC paper, 6mm scissor cut between units at base, hinge remainders. Ex De La Rue Archives & Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d Imperforate Plate Proof marginal block of 4 in purple from left of sheet on ungummed watermarked Crown/CC paper, separated somewhat unevenly at top, hinge remainders on top units & in margin. Ex De La Rue Archives & Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d black Perf 12 SG 131 marginal pair from lower-left corner of sheet with large-part Plate Number '4' in circle below right-hand unit, a few uneven perfs, hinge remainder, Cat £48+. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d black Perf 12 SG 131 strip of 6 from the top-left corner of the sheet, the fourth unit from left with variety White Flaw On 'T' of 'TASMANIA' (position 1/4; blue ink mark in margin above), large-part Current Number '44' and perforation guideline cross in upper margin, hinged in margin only, gum slightly discoloured & striped with minor adhesion marks but unmounted, Cat £144+ for mounted. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d black Perf 12 SG 131 blocks of 4 x3 from top of sheet with large-part Plate Number '4', almost-complete Current Number '44' and perforation guideline cross in upper margins respectively, plus a block of 12 (6x2) with margins at left & right, the Plate Number block */** with slightly discoloured gum, the others hinged in margins only with stamps unmounted, Cat £575+ for mounted. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Qty 24 stamps)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d black Perf 11½ as SG 134 but with No Watermark, a few uneven perfs, unused (no gum), unlisted by Gibbons. Presumably caused by mis-placement of the sheet in the press resulting in a column or row being printed on the unwatermarked part of the paper. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d black Perf 11½ SG 134 strip of four with left-hand unit Imperforate Vertically between stamp & margin, a few uneven perfs & minor aging marks on on L/R coner of right-hand unit, hinge remainders on three units including variety with the other **, Cat £200+ for normal. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- C2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1871-91 Chalons Watermark Double-Lined Numerals 6d dull claret Perf 12 SG 143 marginal block of 4 from the top-right corner of the sheet, hinged in margin only, the stamps unmounted, Cat £200+ for mounted. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1871-78 Sidefaces 'TAS'-in-Bars Watermark 1d rose Perf 11½ SG 144 pair with variety 'AS' of 'TASMANIA' Obliterated on right-hand unit (Plate 1 position 1/2), rough perforations & hinge remainders, unlisted by Gibbons. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50