IMPERIAL PUNCTURES: 1854-86 selection on annotated exhibit pages including Litho 4d blue x2 (both with full margins); 1860-64 Imperf 4d blue (unused); 1861 Perkins Bacon Intermediate Perf 2d blue x3 & 6d purple-brown, Perf 14 at Somerset House 1d & 4d x2, Clean-Cut Perf 1/- & Very Rough Perf 1d; No Wmk 1d carmine x8 including a rare block of 4 & 6d violet x2; Wmk CC Perf 12½ 1d bistre strips of 3 & 4, 2d yellow four examples on small pieces & two strips of 3, 4d x7 including a pair, 1/- bright green x2 & 1/- sage-green x2; etc, generally fine to very fine. A very difficult group to assemble. [See also Lot 1696] (Qty 63) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

PUNCTURED 'WA': Upright 8d, 9d both shades, 10d 1/- 2/- 2/6d 5/- & 10/-, and Sideways Reading Downwards 2/- & 10/-, generally very fine. Scarce group. (Qty 11)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

PUNCTURED 'OS': Exhibit pages with all values to £1 except the 10d plus 1d block of 12, an extra 2/- single & a rejoined strip of 3, then OHMS covers with ½d Printed Matter rate (very scarce) x2, and four registered with 1d x4, 2d pair or 5d (two shades; one paying Commercial Papers rate of 1d per 2oz x2 + 3d registration), the last cover is damaged. (Qty 31 + 5 covers) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (PUNCTURED 'PWD'): Selection with various orientations of the perfin comprising Crown/CA ½d 3d x2 4d & 6d, W[crown]A 1d and V/Crown 4d & the very scarce 2/-. (Qty 8)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

'Medical' HANDSTAMP: Selection comprising Crown/CA 3d 4d 5d & the very scarce 6d, W[crown]A 1d & 2d and V/Crown 1d 2d & 4d (Qty 9)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$140