Collection on Scott leaves including Courier 1d with almost complete outer framelines (small faults) & 4d just shaved at the top, Star Wmk 2d - small fault & 4d x2 all with full margins, a superb example of Experimental Separations ImperfxOblique Roulette 11½ at Oatlands SG 91 with superb BN '64' of Oatlands, Tablets mint to 5/- & Crown/A 10/- SG 258 mint, etc, Cat £4200+. (Qty 112) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Range on Imperial pages with Couriers 1d & 4d x3, various Chalons including postally used Imperf 6d x4 & 1/-, a few Postal Fiscals, etc, condition rather mixed, STC £6500+. (Qty 93) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,750

1853 Couriers Early Printings with All Lines Clear & Distinct 1d blue SG 2, margins good to large with complete outer framelines, shallow thin at the top that doesn't affect the exceptional facial appearance, unused, Cat £13,000. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "very rare in unused condition...superb appearance".

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

1853 Couriers Plate I Fine Engraving 4d bright red-orange SG 5, good even margins, BN '62' of Hobart, Cat £1000. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1853 Couriers Plate I Intermediate State 4d red-orange SG 7 [18], good even margins, light BN '59' cancel of Launceston, Cat £475. Superb! Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019).

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1853 Couriers Plate II Early to Intermediate Printing 4d red-orange, margins good to huge with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, light BN '59' cancel, Cat £375. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "superb example". [We agree with Chris Ceremuga's observation that the Gibbons listing for Plate II is inadequate]

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1853 Couriers Plate II with Coarse Engraving 4d orange SG 10 pair [13-14], margins just clear - at left - to large with the R/H unit being unusually large, light BN '60' cancels of Hobart, Cat £850+. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d black Imperforate Pair SG 131a, nice even margins, hinge remainders and minor adhesion on right-hand unit, Cat £700. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1871-78 Sidefaces 'TAS'-in-Bars Watermark 9d imperforate colour trial blocks of 4 in black-violet, red-violet or yellow-orange on ungummed (the first) or gummed unwatermarked or watermarked Crown/CC (the last) blocks of 4. Ex De La Rue Archives. (3 blocks)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1871-78 Sidefaces 'TAS'-in-Bars Watermark 1d salmon Perf 12 SG 150 (unlisted shade) block of 16 from lower-left corner of sheet with large-part Plate Number '1' in lower margin, vertical 'compartment lines' along left-hand units, minor bends in margin and tiny aging mark on top-left unit otherwise very fine & unmounted, Cat £2240+ for cheapest listed shade mounted. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1871-78 Sidefaces 'TAS'-in-Bars Watermark 1d salmon Perf 12 SG 150 (unlisted shade) block of 16 from bottom of sheet with central gutter and perforation guideline cross in lower margin, couple of tiny aging marks otherwise fine & unmounted, Cat £2240+ for cheapest listed shade mounted. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1880 Sidefaces 'TAS' Watermark 1d dull rosine Imperforate marginal block of 4 with lower right unit Wedge Flaw variety SG 164ca/cad, wide margins on all sides with current number '41' in chamfered box below bottom left unit, two hinge remains but 'Wedge Flaw' unit is unmounted, minor aging marks in margin only, Cat £750 for two imperforate pairs (+ premium for block of 4 and variety, which is unlisted imperforate). This is a late state of the Wedge Flaw with the void area measuring 3½mm at its widest. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1880-91 Sidefaces 'TAS' Watermark 1d rosine Perf 12 marginal pair the right unit with variety Wedge Flaw SG 164b/d, almost-complete current number '41' in chamfered box below left unit, hinge remainders, Cat £340+. This is a late state of the 'Wedge Flaw' with the void area measuring 3½mm at its widest. A similar pair sold for $288 in our auction of 11.10.2020. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1880-1891 Sidefaces 'TAS' Watermark 'd./2½' surcharge on 9d blue marginal pair both Surcharge Double One Inverted variety SG 168a, plate number '7' in relief above left-hand unit, light horizontal crease affects both units, hinge remainder on stamps and some adhesion in margin. Cat £1400+. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade B B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1899-1900 Pictorials De La Rue Printing 2½d indigo SG 232 Partly Imperforate at Right due to diagonal paper fold which unusually has not affected the perforations at top, a couple of minor blemishes, unused without gum. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. [Very few production errors are known from the De La Rue printings. Gary Diffen's 'Australian Colonies Errors' did not feature anything similar.]

Grade A- C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1899-1900 Pictorials De La Rue Printing 2½d indigo SG 232 complete sheet (10x6; ex top right unit removed), otherwise full margins including Plate Number '1' at left-centre, perforation guideline crosses & retaining screw heads, minor perf separation mostly in margins, some folds mostly along perf lines or in margins and units in third column affected by a vertical crease, unmounted, Cat £1,298+ for basic stamps mounted. (Qty 59 stamps)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1901 'POSTAGE STAMPS OF TASMANIA' presentation sheet with 45 stamps mounted in place either overprinted 'REPRINT' (apparently all with after) or 'SPECIMEN', or Cancelled-To-Order except the Couriers 1d & 4d printed from defaced plates without overprint, the Tablets to 5/- CTO and the £1 'SPECIMEN' overprint, the Pictorials all CTO, a couple with perforation or other faults including some light aging marks, the sheet folded clear of the stamps (heavily so in parts; minor closed tears repaired at top). Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1905-12 Pictorials Lithographed Crown/A 4d orange-yellow Perf 12½x11 ACSC T55C (SG 247db) horizontal pair, hinge remainders, tiny spot on back of left-hand unit, Cat $1500+ (£1000+). Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1905-12 Pictorials Litho Crown/A 4d orange-buff Russell Falls Perf 12½x11 ACSC T55A (SG 247bb) block of 4, large-part o.g. with minor gum blemishes, Cat $3000+ (£2000+). A very rare block. Ex JRW Purves (1981).

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1905-11 Pictorials Typographed Crown/A 1d Mount Wellington Perf 12½ Imperforate at Base marginal example from the base of the sheet with 'CA' Monogram ACSC T14ba, very lightly mounted large-part o.g., Cat $500 plus a large premium for the monogram. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "Probably only one sheet existed and if so this would be unique with the CA Monogram".

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1905-11 Pictorials Typographed Crown/A 2d dull grey-purple Wmk Upright Mixed Perf 12½ and 11 ACSC #T38 (SG 251a variety) vertical strip of 3 perforated 12½ all around and subsequently re-perforated Perf 11 at left creating Double Perforations At Left with full margin, top and bottom units with minor hinge remains, central unit unmounted, Cat $1200+ for mounted, unlisted in Gibbons. The ACSC lists this with Wmk Sideways only; Gary Diffen's similar strip of 4 - stated to be the only example recorded with Wmk Upright - sold for £360 at auction on 1.10.2020. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1905-11 Pictorials Typographed Crown/A 3d brown vertical pair from L/R corner of sheet Mixed Perf 12½ and 11 ACSC T51 (SG 253c) perforated 12½ all around and subsequently re-perforated Perf 11 at right creating Irregular Compound Perf 12½x11x12½x12½ with Double Perforations At Right, full margins at right & base, upper unit & lower margin with hinge remainders, lower unit unmounted, couple of minor aging marks in margins, Cat $1200++ (£950++) for mounted. Gary Diffen's block of four with two units Mixed Perf - stated to be two of "ten examples known" - sold for £540 at auction on 1.10.2020. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.

Grade A- C2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1905-11 Pictorials Typographed Crown/A 6d dull carmine Dilston Falls Perf 12½x11 ACSC T62 (SG 254b),well centred, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $3000++ (£1900). A rare multiple.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1911 Pictorials Stereographed Crown/A Watermark Sideways 2d violet Perf 11x12½ ACSC T43 (SG 259c) U/L corner block of 6 (3x2), exceptional freshness with full unmounted o.g., Cat $900++ (£780++). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "superb".

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

POSTAL FISCALS: 1886 Provisionals being Colonial Keyplates with Blank Tablets in doubly-fugitive ink on Wmk 'TAS' paper, in violet with 'TASMANIA/POSTAGE & REVENUE/TWO SHILLINGS/AND SIXPENCE' overprint (a couple of uneven perfs - one pulled - at left) & in green with '.../10 SHILLINGS' overprint, both CTO with partial 'G.P.O./...' cds of Melbourne (?), large-part original gum. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. [The Colonial Agents requisitioned stamps of these values from De La Rue. However, in 1882 Tasmania had authorised postal use of revenue stamps printed in the Colony. Hobart advised the Crown Agents that the proposed stamps would be "useless"; they were printed & despatched nevertheless, but were never issued: see Eaton at p431-436]

Grade A-/A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250