1850 (SG.13) Ham Printings 3rd State 'Vertical Drapes' 2d drab Half-Length unused (regummed), BPA Certificate (2014) confirms extensive repairs (lower-left corner). Presents well, Cat. £8,500 (when fine). (Image)

Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$220

1850-53 (SG.13) Ham Printings 3rd State 'Vertical Drapes' 2d drab, "Small void area" in upper-left corner, fake rouletting, tidy butterfly cancel, Cat £200. (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120

1854-55 (SG.33) 6d 'TOO LATE' Woodblock, variety "Cleft lip queen", complete margins (just clear at base), part o.g., Cat £3,500. (Image)

Estimate AU$1,500-2,000
Min. Bid. AU$

1884 (SG.216) Wmk '2' Upright (inverted) 2/- Stamp Statute with impressive "Pre-printing paper fold", seldom seen on Statute series; also Wmk '2' Sideways 2/- (2) both with dubious looking "Double perfs"; all fiscally used. (3 items) (Image)

Estimate AU$80-100
Min. Bid. AU$60

1886-96 (SG.324) £5 Pale Blue & Maroon, superb CTO example with fine "MELBOURNE NO 13/99" cds. (Image)

Estimate AU$180-240
Min. Bid. AU$140

1901-10 (SG.399) Wmk V/Crown (Sideways) £1 carmine-rose P12½. Melbourne CTO datestamp, full mounted gum, Cat £130 (BW: V125x, Cat. $200). (Image)

Estimate AU$140-180
Min. Bid. AU$120

1905-13 (SG. 417; BW:V44ba) Crown/A 1d rose-red perforated OS pair with the OS perfin doubled centrally. Variety not recorded in Brusden White.  (Image)

Estimate AU$120-160
Min. Bid. AU$80

1905-13 (SG.445) Wmk Crown/A Perf.11 KEVII £2 dull blue marginal pair from lower-left corner of the sheet, fresh MUH, Cat £2600++. Extremely rare multiple. (Image)

Estimate AU$2,500-3,000
Min. Bid. AU$

Locals: c.1894 Boyd's City Express Messenger Service 'DESPATCH STAMP' in yellowish-green & in blue-green, the later with "Broken 'S' of 'STAMP'", both unused with some small blemishes as is usual for these. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$150

"Opening Of The Parliament Of The Commonwealth of Australia" illuminated lithographed invitation addressed to "Mrs Barnes of Barry Street, near Gratton Street, Carlton" with original franked envelope and programme.

Estimate AU$250-350
Min. Bid. AU$200

1852 (June 13) large-part outer from Seymour to Melbourne with 2d brown-lilac Half-Length SG.16b [Pos.22] paying the 2d inland letter rate, stamp tied by BO '46/V' in greenish-blue ink, on reverse fine SEYMOUR crown oval datestamp and MELBOURNE crown oval arrival datestamp. Ex Pack & Purves. (Image)

Estimate AU$240-280
Min. Bid. AU$180

1852 (Dec.29) entire to Geelong with Ham 2d reddish-brown QOT ['WA', full margins] tied by weak strike of barred oval '48' (The Leigh), on reverse LEIGH departure and GEELONG arrival crown oval datestamps.  (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120

1855 (Jan 1) inland letter rate cover from Melbourne to "Jim Crow Diggings/Mount Franklyn" with 6d Woodblock tied by BO '1/V' cancel, MELBOURNE 'JA1/1855' departure datestamp,  HEPBURN 'JA3' crown oval arrival datestamp (nearest post office). [January 1st 1855 was the date of introduction for the compulsory prepayment of postage]  (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120

1858 (Oct. 12) cover to England with imperf 1/- Octagonal tied by very fine strike of BN '209', on reverse very fine strike of 'GREAT WESTERN/OC12/58/VICTORIA' oval datestamp (Rated 4R), ARARAT oval transit (Rated 2R) and TAVISTOCK arrival datestamp.   (Image)

Estimate AU$180-220
Min. Bid. AU$140

1860 (May 2) entire from digger Eugene Ross to Melbourne with 4d Emblem perf 12 SG.87 tied by fine BN '43' (Rated 3R), on reverse FRYER'S CREEK 'MY2/1860' crown oval departure datestamp (also Rated 3R) and MELBOURNE code 'A' arrival datestamp. [Eugene Ross was a co-discoverer, with 5 other fellow diggers, of the Elysian Flat diggings on the Whipstick goldfield in 1851, thirteen years later in 1864 he shared a Rewards Committee award of £350 for the discovery, a photocopy of a cutting from 1864 Victoria Blue Book of Statistics showing the award is included] (Image)

Estimate AU$250-350
Min. Bid. AU$180

Selection with Postal Cards (100+) mostly unused in various stocks/sizes including "Beer & Baccy" (11) some used including 1902 use of 1d pink with printed advice for Lige Cocking & Co (Geelong) cancelled BN '716' & MURROON datestamp, few CTO; Lettercards 2d (6, five CTO), 1d (4, one CTO) & 'One Penny' on 2d unused; Wrappers (35) mostly unused incl. PTPO ½d+½d pink and ½d pink with 'NSW' watermark; plus a few miscellaneous items incl. telegram envelopes; condition variable. (approx 150 items). (Image)

Estimate AU$220-260
Min. Bid. AU$170

CTO selection all with MELBOURNE 'AP18/01' datestamps comprising Postal Cards 1d, 1d+1d, 1½d & 1½d+1½d, Letter Cards 1d & 2d, Envelopes 1d & 2d, 3d Size F Registration Envelope and ½d and 1d Wrappers; spotting on the Wrappers, less so on the Envelopes, others generally very fine. (Image)

Estimate AU$180-240
Min. Bid. AU$140

Envelopes: selection with 2d Envelopes (13) comprising Naish size G and Naish Long Types (9) plus Embossed size G CTO (2) plus 1900 postally used from Caramut to Melbourne; also 1d Envelopes (16) incl. Embossed Size F PTPO for the Australian Forge & Engineering Co Williamstown (3) or for Barrow Brothers; also 1883 use size G Melbourne to Ceres (backstamped, rated 2R), are others mostly unused in various stocks/sizes; condition variable. (29 items) (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120

1887-1980s accumulation in stockbook with 1887 1d, 2d, 3d, 6d & 1/-, 1934 'Wings' to 2/- (4) & 5/- incl. unused 5d pink/white (Merton), Numerals 1953 4d mint (4), 1958 4d marginal pair mint, extensive Decimals to $5 (incl. block of 6) plus two 1988 consignment forms one with $110.40 franking, the other with $59.95 franking; also few tram tickets, "Golden Arrow" illustrated label, etc. (many 100s) (Image)

Estimate AU$250-300
Min. Bid. AU$200

1887 Medallion Design Printed Black on Coloured Papers selection comprising ½d lilac, 1d green, 3d blue, 3d light blue (2, one fault), 6d pink, 9d deep rose, 10d grey, 1/- lemon, 1/- off-white, 2/- grey & 3/- salmon (faults); also 5d vermilion on white paper (corner) plus a NSW 1/- and a WA 2/-; Elsmore Online Cat $500+. (15 items). (Image)

Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$240