1931 6d olive brown Air Mail Overprinted OS Official, mint never hinged marginal strip of three with full plate inscription in bottom selvedge, very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 100

1851 1p carmine Laureate Pair Jeffryes' Forgery, mint no gum, scarce hand engraved forgery by the infamous forger (member of the "London Gang" also spelt Jeffreys) with a watermark of double lined "1". Very few forgers had the skill to hand engrave forgeries and even fewer sourced their own watermarked paper.  Note the margin lines that when trimmed down gives the impression of adjoining stamps. He was sentenced to 6 months hard labour for his nefarious activities. A nice item for the specialist, superb. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1856 1p vermilion Queen Victoria Diadem Proof. by Perkins Bacon and Co., SG 107, with 2006 Sismondo certificate. Small tear lower left corner mostly affecting the margin, else fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1c green Queen Victoria Plate Proof, Unwatermarked, Perforated 14, mint never hinged upper right sheet corner pair, fresh and never hinged, with "131/132 Type II" light pencil notations on back. Robson Lowe's Encyclopedia for Australia notes on page 139 that there are perforated 14 plate proofs on unwatermarked paper. Rare and very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1871 4d blue Queen Victoria, Unwatermarked Reprint, mint with full original gum, never hinged, upper sheet inter-panneau block of twenty, with each stamp overprinted "REPRINT." in black. These were done in 1871 for presentation sets and as sample sets for UPU members. Very fine, fresh and scarce. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1880 6d lilac Duck Billed Platypus, Unwatermarked Reprint, mint, with full gum, never hinged, upper sheet inter-panneau block of twenty, with each stamp overprinted "REPRINT." in black. These were done in 1871 for presentation sets and as sample sets for UPU members. Very fine, fresh and scarce. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1895 5sh olive and black Coat of Arms Forgery. The scarce lithographed forgery mentioned by Robson Lowe in his Encyclopedia of the British Empire. A very dangerous forgery, for the specialist. Gum slightly disturbed but not hinged, fine to very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 150

1895 2a ultramarine Queen Victoria, Overprinted "Br1tish East Africa" in Black, unused (no gum), very fine. Accompanied by a detailed 2006 Sergio Sismondo certificate that explains that this is the discovery example of a very late stage of this overprint, labeled by him as “Stage 4”. A striking variety, the discovery copy, very rare. (Image)

Scott $ 475

1858 1sh dark green Hope Seated, Watermarked, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co. Used with light grid cancel, margins clear to touching in one corner. Small thin, else fine. (Image)

Scott $ 600

1861 4d milky blue Hope Seated, on Laid Paper, Unwatermarked, printed by Saul Solomon & Co. Used "Wood Block" issue, margins clear to touching on one side. Small thin, else fine. (Image)

Scott $ 3,000

1863-64 6d purple Hope Seated, Watermarked, printed by De la Rue & Co. Unused (no gum) with two large margins at top and just touching at bottom, fine. (Image)

Scott $ 400

1863-64 1sh emerald green Hope Seated, Watermarked, printed by De la Rue & Co. Used with margins clear to just touching, fine-very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 600

1898 2/6 and 5sh Queen Victoria Set of Two, mint hinged (hr) and 5sh has a corner crease, else bright colours and very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 550

1905 3sh and 5sh King Edward VII, the two high values, both mint lightly hinged, with fresh colour and very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 420

1929-31 ½d to £1 King George V Set, mint lightly hinged, with bright colours and mostly very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 840

1938-46 ½d to £1 King George VI Pictorial Set, mint never hinged, except for #87A, all very fine. Catalogue value is for all NH. (Image)

Scott $ 600

1952 ½d to £1 King George VI Set, mint lightly hinged, overall very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 210

1954 ½d to £1 Queen Elizabeth II Pictorial Set, mint never hinged, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 240

1921-27 ½d to 10sh King George V Set, Die II, Watermarked, used, each with c.d.s. cancels,one is fully dated, overall fine or better. (Image)

Scott $ 432

Group of Seven Great Britain Philatelic Books, includes The Penny Post 1680-1918, British Post Office Numbers 1844-1906, Guidelines to the Penny Black by Litchfield, British Postal Stationery, British post Offices Abroad, The Glasco Collection auction catalogue, The Maltese Cross Cancellations of the United Kingdom 2nd edition plus some other odds and ends. Mostly fine.

Est $ 100

Plating of Alphabet III, 1856-64 by Wiggins and Tonna.The complete set published in 1973 in five fully illustrated spiral bound volumes. Plates 22-68 and R17 together with Alphabet IV (PL50 & 51) Alphabet II (R15 & R16.). Long out of print and retailing for $250 US when available. A must have for the GB specialist. Very fine.

Est. $ 150

13 Different Handbooks and Catalogues. A useful library for the GB specialist. Retail over $250. Includes the British Postage Stamp of the 19th Century by Robson Lowe, Collect British Postmarks 8th Edition, The Stamps of Great Britain by Seymour Part one, A Penny All the Way 1908 by Melville, Stanley Gibbon's GB King Edward VII to King George VI 4th edition and Stanley Gibbon's GB Concise 2008. A wealth of information. Fine or better.

Est $ 75

Forgery Sheet of 1847-1859 Issues. Engraved forgeries in red of Post Office 1p, Post Paid 1p early and late impressions and Sherwin 2p in a bogus colour. Sheet has 8 of each stamp and is marked "Privater Nachdruck" on the back. A nice item for those of us who cannot afford millions for the genuine. No gum, very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 100

1855 1sh yellow green Queen Victoria Chalon Head Jeffryes' Forgery. Mint no gum, the scarce hand engraved forgery by the infamous forger (member of the "London Gang", also spelt Jeffreys) with a star watermark. Very few forgers had the skill to hand engrave forgeries and even fewer sourced their own watermarked paper.  Note borders of adjoining stamps and the "fakers crook in hand", which he used on a number of his items as his trademark. A nice item for the specialist, some toning, else very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 150

Lot of One Book and over 30 Journals. Includes Collecting New Zealand Stamps by Gwynn, signed by the writer, The New Zealand Stamp Journal Numbers 1 to 12 (1913 -1914) and The N.Z. Collectors Exchange 1909/1911 starting with Number 13. Some very scarce early periodicals. Retails over $100. Some of the journals have covers separated, most are very good or better.

Est. $ 50