ONE PENNY: Plate I (No Clouds) Soft White Paper 1d crimson-lake SG 1, margins just touching at the base to good; 1d carmine SG 2, 2½ margins; 1d reddish rose SG 3 horizontal pair [11-12], virtually full margins, small scissor-cut at the base between the units, BN '32' (rated R) of Berrima; and 1d brownish red SG 4, close even margins, minor defects; Hard Bluish Paper 1d pale red SG 5, fault at U/R, BN '26' of Shoalhaven; and 1d dull lake SG 6, margins close to good, untidy cancel; Cat £3775+. Excellent reference for all the listed shades of the first issue. BPA Certificate (1973) for SG 4. (Qty 7)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

ONE PENNY: Plate I (No Clouds) on Hard Bluish Paper 1d pale red SG 5 [Pos 16], very fine impression with close even margins, unused, Cat £15,000. Ex Robert Jenkins. RPSofV Certificate (2010). Fine & attractive unused Sydney Views are very scarce as a class, with specific SG numbers each being of extreme rarity. Most examples are defective, have incomplete or added margins, and/or are unattractive.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$15,000

ONE PENNY: Plate I (No Clouds) on Hard Bluish Paper 1d pale red SG 5 [23] marginal example from the base of the sheet with margins good to enormous, faint guarantee handstamp on the reverse, unused & remarkably fresh, Cat £15,000. Superb! Ex Baron Ferrary, Victor Frankenstein and 'Carrington' (Mark Dankin). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "Extremely rare in unused condition" and "Superb quality example". [Sold at our auction of 7.2.2014 for $20,385. Superior in quality & appearance to the mint 'Besancon' (I) marginal example, that sold for SFr15,125]

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$20,000

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d vermilion SG 7, margins just clear - at lower-left - to large, light bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £400. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d carmine SG 8 with unlisted Strong Double Impression, margins close to large, untidy cancel fortunately clear of almost 50% of the design, Cat £400 plus a significant premium for the variety. Superb! [Gibbons describe the shade as dull carmine. This is a rather bright shade]

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d carmine trio of varieties No Trees on Hill SG 8a (a rather worn impression so we are not convinced this is the variety), good even margins; Unshaded Hill SG 8b, margins good to large, untidy cancel partly clear of the variety; and No Clouds SG 8c, margins just shaved - at L/R - to good; Cat £2400. (Qty 3)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d crimson-lake SG 9, a rather bright shade, margins close to good, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £400. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d crimson-lake SG 9 horizontal pair [9-10], margins close to good, very lightly cancelled, Cat £800+. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d gooseberry red with No Trees at base of hill SG 10a, margins close to good, BN '89' (rated R) of Kempsey, Cat £800. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) on Hard Bluish Paper 1d carmine with Unshaded Hill SG 11b [7], margins clear to just touching (at lower-right), tiny central pinhole, Cat £25,000. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2007) states "Great rarity in unused condition with variety" & added in pencil "only example known to me thus". [The unused 'Besancon' (III) example - without variety - sold for SFr6050]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$10,000

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) Hard Greyish or Bluish Paper 1d dull carmine SG 11, margins just clear - at lower-right - to good, central rust spot that just shows through to the face, unused, Cat £17,000. RPSofV Certificate (2021).

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$8,000

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d dull carmine with No Clouds SG 11c, margins close to good, untidy but light cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat £800. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

ONE PENNY: Plate II (Clouds) Hard Horizontally-Laid Paper 1d carmine SG 13, margins close to good, untidy cancel, Cat £750. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

TWO PENCE: Plate I (Vertically Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d greyish blue SG 15 [3], a brilliant earliest impression with good even margins, a couple of tiny defects mentioned only in the interests of complete accuracy otherwise superb, unused, Cat £21,000. A wonderful example of this rare and important stamp. Ex Baron von Ferrary, 'Hamilton' and 'Carrington' (Mark Dankin), where it was the front cover illustration. BPA Certificate (2012). It is a measure of how inconsequential the tiny imperfections are that they attracted no comment on the certificate. Nor did the presence of the unlisted variety 'SICFOPTIS' for 'SIC FORTIS' (spelling error & one word instead of two). Almost certainly unique with the variety. [Sold at our auction of 7.5.2013 for $23,300. 'Besancon' had no unused example of SG 15. His unused Plate II 2d SG 21, Cat £18,000 - sold for SFr19,360] Skilfully engraved by John Carmichael, the Plate I 2d is by far the most attractive of the 'Sydney Views'. This is believed to be the finest surviving unused example of the few recorded. It was stated in the 'Carrington' catalogue "No other unused example has been located showing an impression as early as this one".

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$20,000

TWO PENCE: Plate I (Vertically-Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d grey-blue SG 15, margins close to good, light & indistinct numeral cancel clear of most of the design, Cat £600.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

TWO PENCE: Plate I (Vertically-Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d deep blue SG 16 [5], margins close to large with outer framelines except at right, light & indistinct numeral cancel, signed in pencil by Peter Holcombe, Cat £700. [Peter Holcombe identified this as an intermediate state but all the cloud details etc are present]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

TWO PENCE: Plate I (Vertically-Lined Background) Intermediate Impressions 2d grey-blue SG 16b, margins good to large with outer framelines except at left, indistinct numeral cancel, Cat £350.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

TWO PENCE: Plate I (Vertically-Lined Background) Intermediate Impressions 2d deep blue SG 16c [5] marginal stamp from the top of the sheet, margins good to huge with outer framelines except at left, traces of writing-ink on the reverse & a tiny thin spot in the margin only at lower-right neither of which detract from the superb appearance, Cat £14,000. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2013) states "Extremely rare in unused condition..superb-looking example". ['Besancon' had no unused example from the Intermediate State of Plate I]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$12,000

TWO PENCE: Plate I (Vertically-Lined Background) Worn Impressions 2d dull blue SG 18, good even margins with outer framelines at right & the base, untidy bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £190. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

TWO PENCE: Plate I (Vertically-Lined Background) Worn Impressions Retouched 2d grey-blue SG 19 with Extensively Retouched Spandrels, large even margins with outer framelines at left & base, light BN '2' of Parramatta largely clear of the retouching, Cat £300.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

TWO PENCE: Plate II (Horizontally-Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d indigo SG 21, margins close to good with outer frameline at the base, indistinct numeral cancel, Cat £375. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

TWO PENCE: Plate II (Horizontally-Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d indigo with No Whip SG 21e [8], margins good to large with outer framelines at the top & right, indistinct BN cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat £500+ for the cheapest shade. A superb & beautiful stamp. Ex Guy Hutson: sold at our auction of 20.4.2015 for $475.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

TWO PENCE: Plate II (Horizontally-Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d indigo with 'CREVIT' Omitted from the Motto SG 21g [13], large even margins with outer framelines on all sides & rare thus, part-BN cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat £1000+ for the cheapest shade. A marvellous example of this important error. Acquired at a Sydney auction in 2014 for $1440. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2014) states "superb example").

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

TWO PENCE: Plate II (Horizontally-Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d lilac-blue SG 22 [12], margins good to large with outer framelines at top & right, light BN '8' (rated RRR) of Hartley, Cat £1300. Superb! Ex Guy Hutson. RPSofV Certificate (2021). An unusually fine example of this rare stamp. [Sold at our auction of 7.5.2013 for $1105. The superb "Carrington" example, also with BN '8' sold for $1322] In our opinion, the descriptor "lilac-blue" is misleading & unsatisfactory. The predominant colour is grey & the shade is more correctly "bluish slate" or "blue-grey".

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

TWO PENCE: Plate II (Horizontally-Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d grey-blue SG 23, margins good to large with outer frameline at the base, BN '38' (rated R) of Queanbeyan, Cat £325.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250