Hagner of Classics with a very fine Courier 1d with margins just clear to good, attractive group of Imperf Chalons with a couple apparently unused but with pen cancels removed & a couple that are unusually large that may have been enhanced, some Numeral interest, condition variable, also reprinted undenominated die proof in the colour of the London Printing 1d. (Qty 44) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

Neatly annotated selection with 1899-1900 DLR Pictorials, later Pictorials to 6d x3, 1903-09 9d x5 & 1/- x4, Stamp Duty Platypus set (1/- with a concealed tear), and a few others mint or used, generally fine to very fine. (Qty 83) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1853 Couriers Thin Hard White Paper 1d blue as SG 4 but an unlisted Intermediate State with Very Little Evidence of Wear [Pos 23], an enormous example with margins good to huge with full outer framelines & a chunk of the adjoining unit at right, an insignificant natural paper thin - a characteristic of this thin paper - at L/L, untidy BN '59' cancel, Cat £1300. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

1853 Couriers Plate II with Coarse Engraving 4d dull orange SG 11, margins good to large, very fine BN '64' of Hobart & small-part London cds in red at L/L, Cat £375.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1856-57 No Watermark 4d blue SG 22 block of 6 (3x2), margins good to huge with fragments of two adjoining units at the base, some characteristic burnishing marks in the margins & a small piercing in the margin only at L/L, manuscript "58"-in-Cross-Hatching applied separately to all six units at Waterloo Point, Cat £840++ for singles. A rare & stunning multiple. Ex John White & Koichi Sato: sold in 2014 for €1320.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1857-67 Watermark Double-Lined Numerals 4d pale blue as SG 36 but with the Watermark Inverted block of 4, margins close to good except at L/L where just touched & with a fragment of the adjoining unit at U/L, untidy but legible BN '58' of Waterloo Point (or Melton Mowbray ?), Cat £100++ for normal singles. A rare multiple, especially of this quality. Stated to be Ex John Boker but not included in his auction of 14.4.1981.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1863-71 Experimental Separations Perf 12 by Walch & Sons under Contract to the Post Office 1d dull carmine SG 70 block of 12 (6x2), perfs trimmed at right & at the foot of the L/L unit, virtually full brown o.g. with some characteristic natural gum blemishes, the lower units being unmounted, Cat £1560++ for unused singles. Ex Joseph Hackmey. RPSofL Certificate (2006) states "gum toned", with which assessment we do not agree. [NB: the illusion of short or trimmed perfs at the top of the second & third units is caused by the presence of a minor hinge remnant]

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1863-71 Experimental Separations Perf 12 by Walch & Sons under Contract to the Post Office 1d carmine with Error of Watermark '2' SG 70a, bars cancel of Hobart, Cat £2750. An underrated rarity. Ex Collins, Julian Beresfard, 'Isleham', Cohen and Joseph Hackmey. Clear RPSofV Certificate (1998) and RPSofL Certificate (2008) that states "perfs at top improved". [Gary Diffen had only two pen-cancelled stamps. About 30 examples are recorded, most with manuscript fiscal cancellations and/or faked cancellations. Only four stamps have been authenticated as genuine postally used examples]

Grade (A) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,500

1870-91 Sidefaces imperforate colour trials comprising No Wmk 10d, Crown/CC 2d 4d x2 9d x7 including a marginal block of 4 & 10d x3 including Control '44' pair, and 'TAS'-in-Bars 9d (stained), various colours, variable margins, mostly without gum. Very colourful group. (Qty 15)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1902-04 V/Crown Typographed 1d rose-red marginal Imperforate single from the right of the sheet ACSC T10-12var (SG 240-1var), margins close to humungous, large-part o.g. Unrecorded in the ACSC & Gibbons. Ex Gary Diffen, who stated it was the only recorded mint example: his used example, also stated to be unique, was cut-into at L/L. RPSofL Certificate (1990) states "genuine" & includes a pencilled note "Unable to certify as coming from a specific sheet", against which someone has added "[Plate] III [Pos] 60".

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1905-11 Crown/A Typographed 1d rose-red Imperforate corner block of 4 ACSC T14b (SG 250f) from the L/L of the sheet with the Watermark Upright (Inverted), margins large to humungous, large-part o.g. with minor gum-blemishes & a couple of minor bends, Cat $1200+ (£1400+) for two pairs. Ex Gary Diffen, who stated blocks of 4 are the largest-recorded multiples, of which there are three known, this being the finest. [The Illustration is above Lot 617]

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$900

1905-11 Crown/A Typographed 2d dull violet Perf 11 marginal example from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right ACSC T37b (SG 251var), large-part o.g., Cat $1000. Ex Gary Diffen, who recorded only one other example.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1905-11 Crown/A Typographed 2d dull violet Perf 11 with the Watermark Sideways marginal example from the base of the sheet Imperf at Base ACSC T37b, a couple of short perfs at U/L, neat 'JERICHO' cds of FE19/09, Cat $1000 for mint; unpriced used. Ex Gary Diffen - sold for £240 - who stated this is the only recorded used example.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

POSTAL FISCALS: 1900 'REVENUE' Overprint on Platypus 1d blue with the Overprint Double SG F36d corner block of 6 (2x3) from the L/R corner of the sheet with Plate Number '1', minor gum blemishes still with large-part o.g. & the four lower units appear to be unmounted, Cat £1950++ for mounted singles. A striking piece. Ex Gary Diffen. David Brandon Certificate (2004).

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000