Well-developed & neatly presented collection with London Imperfs including 1d with full margins & a huge 2d, Adelaide Imperfs including 1d with a Pre-Printing Paper Fold, a huge 6d with portion of the adjoining unit at R & the very scarce 1/- red-orange all with full margins, First Roulettes set, Second Roulettes array of shades, Rouletted 9d later Perforated SG 49, 1868-79 shades to 2/- including '3-PENCE' on Prussian blue Dry Print SG 66var (with RPSofV Certificate), V/Crown 4d, Broad Star shades to 2/-, 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' used/CTO to £1 plus an unusually fine 'SPECIMEN' set including £5 brown with 15mm Overprint, Thin 'POSTAGE' 1/- Bicolour, mint 5/- & 10/- and CTO £1, Thick 'POSTAGE' postally used to £1 plus extra 10/-, 'O.S.' Overprints with Perf 11½x10 1d SG O2, a good selection of Missing Stops, a couple of Inverted Overprints and Wide Spacing 1d with Double Overprint SG O81b, etc, some postmark interest including numerals & 'TOO LATE' h/s on '3-PENCE'on 4d, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Acquire a solid basic collection now, with the approaching opportunity to add key pieces from Dr Donald Pearce's outstanding collection in November 2022. (Qty 400+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

Handy selection of 'Long Toms' comprising 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 2/6d with large-part Sheet Number, reprinted set to £20 (the 5/- damaged; no £5 brown) with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint; Thin 'POSTAGE' 2/6d; Thick 'POSTAGE' 2/6d x3 & 5/- x3 shades; mosrly fine to very fine. (Qty 21)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1855 London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal strip of 3, good to very large margins with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, light strikes of Diamond Numeral '31' of Angaston, Cat £270++. A beautiful multiple.

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1855 London Printings 1/- imperforate plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper corner block of 4 - two rejoined horizontal pairs - from the L/R of the sheet, margins close to huge, characteristic misalignment of the units & minor plate-burnishing between the lower pair, a little soiled as is usual for this proof. Important positional piece.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1856-58 Adelaide Printings 1/- orange SG 12, margins just touching (at lower-right) to large, unusual All-Over Kiss Print, dumb cancel of Adelaide, Cat £500+.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1860-69 Second Roulettes 2d bright vermilion (marginal example, a little oxidised), 6d violet-blue (no gum), 6d greenish blue, 9d grey-lilac, 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d yellow, 1/- chestnut, 1/- lake-brown & 2/- rose-carmine (no gum) between SG 25 & 43, mostly with part- to large-part o.g., Cat £3000+. (Qty 8)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,600

1868-79 Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' on 4d deep ultramarine (unused), 4d slate-violet, 6d prussian blue, 9d bright mauve, 9d red-purple, 9d rose-lilac, 1/- red-brown & 2/- crimson between SG 68 & 86, large-part o.g., Cat £1390. (Qty 7)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1870-71 Perf 10 '3-PENCE' on 4d bright ultramarine SG 93 marginal example from the left of the sheet Imperf at Left SG 93var, unused, Cat £375+. [Gary Diffen's mint example - with perfs trimmed at the top - stated to be "the only unused example recorded" - sold for £384]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1876-1900 Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' in Black on 4d bright ultramarine SG 112 horizontal pair, large-part o.g., Cat £380++.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1876-1900 Broad Star 1/- bright red-brown as SG 125 but from the base of the upper pane Imperf between Stamp & the Wing-Margin, a bit soiled, 'ANGASTON/29SE82/SA' cds. [It appears that the lower-quarter of the printed area was also imperforate, which would explain the irregular separation]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1876-1904 De La Rue Narrow Crown/SA Perf 10 1d green with Double Print SG 167bb, quite well centred for this issue, tonespot that shows through to the face, undercatalogued at £400. BPA Certificate (1993) as the then SG 169var, plus a letter from the editor of the Gibbons catalogues confirming that this stamp would be listed from the 1994 edition. [Far more attractive than the only other recorded example, which is poorly centred]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £5 brown SG 205, minor repair at U/R, CTO with Melbourne quarter-circle as usual, large-part o.g., Cat £1100 for CTO. [No postally used examples have been recorded]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 3d to £1 SG 268-279 plus ½d 1d 2d & 2½d all CTO with GPO Adelaide cds from a Presentation Set, a few short perfs, large-part o.g. (Qty 15)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1891-96 Perf 10 1d blue-green with the Overprint Double SG O54a, GPO duplex, undercatalogued at £110. Ex Gary Diffen, who states that only two used examples have been recorded.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

OFFICIAL STAMPS: Thick 'POSTAGE' £1 dark blue punctured 'OS' ACSC S69b, characteristic rough perfs at the top, double-ring Adelaide cds, undercatalogued at $300. A very scarce stamp, especially postally used.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

REPRINTS & SPECIMENS: Selection overprinted 'REPRINT' with imperf & rouletted Classics, perf issues including Surcharges; also 'SPECIMEN' Overprints on De La Rue low values, plus 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d & 10/- to £2 (these without gum); mostly with large-part o.g. & generally fine to very fine. (Qty 59)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

REPRINTS & SPECIMENS: 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 5/- 50/- & £3 to £20 between SG 196 & 208 with 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, very fresh, large-part o.g. [These are from the original printings. Much scarcer than the later printings that were reprinted specifically for overprinting 'SPECIMEN'] (Qty 8)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

REPRINTS & SPECIMENS: 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d (short perfs at base) to £20 SG 195-208 with 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, a few short perfs otherwise very fine & fresh, large-part o.g. & most are very lightly mounted. [This set is from the original printings. Much scarcer than the later printings that were reprinted specifically for overprinting 'SPECIMEN'] (Qty 13)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

REPRINTS & SPECIMENS: 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 50/- £3 £4 £5 grey £15 & £20 between SG 201a & 208a with 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, some characteristic gum-staining, large-part o.g. [These are from the later printings that were reprinted specifically for overprinting 'SPECIMEN', and are characterised by streaky gum] (Qty 6)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

REPRINTS & SPECIMENS: 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £20 SG 195a-208a with 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint (missing the £10), a few short perfs otherwise very fine & fresh, large-part o.g. & many are very lightly mounted. [These are from the later printings that were reprinted specifically for overprinting 'SPECIMEN', and are characterised by streaky gum] (Qty 13)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500