1865 Embossed Lion Essays of unknown status insc 'Posta Romana Parale' with coloured papers (3), grey wove (5), or grey laid (2), all diff colours, 3 h/s 'PROBE' (proof). F-VF UN. (10). (P)

Estimate AU$200

1872-80 King errors inc Paris printing 5b green plate Proof with fake perfs & gum to be offered as error of colour. 1879 Bucharest plate proofs in black 5b & 50b (3) with fake perfs, plus 5b rose error of colour with RPSL photo cert, then both the 5b blue (3) & the 5b rose (2) error reprints plus 2 forgeries of each & 5b blue colour changelings (4). Mostly F-VF M/UN/U. SG 114ea & 127a cat £475 for the genuine 5b rose plus forgeries & reprints would be £6800 if genuine. Mi 44F & 50F cat €1450 for original & reprints, forgeries another €4100 if genuine -both plus the proofs. Very interesting lot. (19). (P)

Estimate AU$600

1872-80 King plate PROOFS -all black unless noted, with Paris plates 3b (32) in strips of 3, or blks of 4, 6 & 8 plus 50b pr & blks f 4 (3), also 50b bistre pr & blk of 4. Then new Bucharest plates with 1½b (63) inc blks of 4 (12), 5b (32) inc blks of 4 or 6 inc diff papers & 10b (23) inc strip of 5 & blks of 4 or 6, plus odds (12) singles & prs inc a bicolour cut & paste mock-up. SG ex 104-31(P). (194). (P)

Estimate AU$1,500

1876-79 King 5b blue, & 1879-80 5b carmine errors of colour perf 11½ official reprints. F-VF MLH. SG 114ea(var) & 127a(var), Mi 44FND & 50FND cat €400 as reprints. (2). (P)

Estimate AU$200

1879-80 King 5b rose error of colour from 5b cliche in 10b plate. VFM. SG 127a cat £475, Mi 50F cat €450. Rare genuine example. Exp Freidl plus 2018 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)

Estimate AU$400

1880 King imperf Proofs of 15b in black on white paper blk of 4 & pr, plus prs on pale pink & pink, vert pr on blue, plus 25b blue horiz pr on vert laid paper. F-VF UN, all but one, 4 margins. SG 146-7(P), Mi 55-6. Scarce group. (14) (P)

Estimate AU$200

1890 King set ½b-50b with Arms wmk blks of 4 inc 2 blks of 1½b, 3b - 1 perf 11½x13½, & 10b - both carmine. Then set ex 50b with inverted wmk in blks of 4 or 6 - the 10b is perf 11½x13½. No wmk set with extra 1½b-10b with a 1½b, 5b, 10b & 50b perf 11½x13½. The set of 4 wmk 'PR' ea 2 blks of 4+ - the 25b perf 13½, others perf 11½x13½. Also 1891 Jubilee set in blks of 4. Mostly F-VF M/MNH, some perf separation reinforced. SG ex 251-315 cat £3780++ = A$6900++ as M singles, plus extra for all the MNH. Extremely rare as blks. (178). (P)

Estimate AU$1,500

1890 King 1½b dull rose, no wmk, perf 11½ error 'printed both sides.' VFU. SG 278a cat £130, Mi 83(var). (P)

Estimate AU$100

1890 King 10b brick-red no wmk perf 11½ error 'printed both sides'. VF fresh UN. SG 281a cat £130, Mi 86(var). (P)

Estimate AU$100

1894 King 25b pale ultramarine wmk 'PR', perf 13½, error imperf between horiz pr. F-VF U. SG 30ba cat £350, Mi 97(var). Extremely rare. (P)

Estimate AU$250

1906 Welfare Fund 3b brown PROOF blk of 4 imperf of the 4 stamp transfer blk used to create the 100-on plate, showing the Queen weaving. Fresh UN, sl thins at top & tiny edge tear. SG 481(P), Mi 165(P). Extremely rare & possibly unique. 2018 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)

Estimate AU$1,500

1906 Charity issues January & 5th March genuine sets in blks of 4 also these 2 sets plus the 10th March set all forgeries in comp sheets of 50 ex 2nd issue 15b, plus January 5b tied to envelope, some singles. VF M/MNH, a few U/CTO. SG 481-92 the genuine cat £690, plus forgeries would cat extra £4150. (600+ inc 11 sheets).

Estimate AU$400

1906 Welfare Fund 3b purple PROOF blk of 4 imperf with solid colour borders showing Queen tending to a wounded solider. Fresh UN, sl thins at top & tiny edge tear. SG 489(P), Mi 169(P). Extremely rare & possibly unique. 2018 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)

Estimate AU$1,500

1906 25th Anniv imperf colour trial PROOFS 5b, 10b (2), 15b (2), 25b, 40b (2), 50b, 1L (2) & 2L (3), all perf SPECIMEN. A 10b in issued colours, all others diff to issued colours. Mostly VF fresh UN. SG 495-502(P), Mi 179-86(P). Ex Bradbury Wilkinson. Very rare & attractive. (14). (P)

Estimate AU$1,400

1906 40 Years Rule set 1b-2L imperf colour trial PROOFS inc 1b in sl diff unadopted design & 1b-5b, 15b & 25b (3ea), 10b & 40b-2L (2 ea), all perf SPECIMEN. All in diff to issued colours. Mostly VF fresh UN. SG 503-12(P), Mi 187-96(P). Ex Bradbury Wilkinson. Very rare & attractive. (26). (P)

Estimate AU$2,000

1906 (August) Charity Angel imperf colour trial PROOFS, 3 with blank value tablets & 15b (2), all but one 15b perf SPECIMEN. All unissued colour combinations. Mostly VF fresh UN. SG 513-16(P), Mi 173-6(P). Ex Bradbury Wilkinson. Very rare & attractive. (5) (P)

Estimate AU$400

1906 Exhibition 5b black & green error IMPERF between vert pr. VFM, tiny gum thins. SG 517(var), Mi 197(var). Extremely rare. (P)

Estimate AU$300

1906 Exhibition 5b black & green error centre DOUBLE. VF MLH, a normal with double perf at left M (flts) & 15b black & blue essay of similar design. VF UN. SG 517(var), Mi 197DD unpriced, 197(var). Rare group. (3) (P)

Estimate AU$300

1907 Charity 15b colour trial PROOFS in colours of 5b & 10b. VFM, part gum. SG ex528-31(P), Mi ex 208-11(P). Ex Bradbury Wilkinson. Very rare & attractive. (2) (P)

Estimate AU$200

1913 Acquisition of Sthn Dobruja hand-drawn Essay (97x85mm) similar to issued 'Troops Crossing Danube' 5b & 40b, 205x125mm, signed & dated, plus the issued stamps at UR. SG 628/32(e), Mi 229/33(e). UNIQUE! (P)

Estimate AU$1,000

1913 Acquisition of Sthn Dobruja hand-drawn Essay (97x85mm) similar to issued 10b View of Costantza, 205x 125mm, signed & dated, plus the issued stamp at UR. SG 629(e), Mi 230(e). UNIQUE! (P)

Estimate AU$1,000

1914 Charity Tax WWI issue 10b blue soldier & refugees part sheet of 40 (10x4) imperf, the right ½ also with full strong offset on reverse. VF MNH, sl wrinkles. Bft 2 cat £140++ as normals. (P)

Estimate AU$200

1915-39 Essays of unadopted designs inc 1915 Postal Tax (10), 1920-25 Defs (34), 1930 Postage Due (7), 1939 King's Birthday (7), & other odds (13). VF fresh UN. Interesting lot. (71). (P)

Estimate AU$600

1920-22 King Defs inc 5b & 10b marginal plate PROOF blks of 6, then 1b-15b IMPERF left marginal blks of 4 on grey paper, then perf varieties inc 1b black blks of 4 imperf vertically between & at right, horiz strips of 5 or 3 imperf between, blks of 10 & 4 with shifted perfs, strip of 3U perf across centre, vertical pr imperf horiz & horiz pr with strong offset on gum. 5b green & 10b red single & blk of 4 of ea U with extra or shifted perfs. 15b brown imperf part sheet of 40, (SG cat £1000++ alone) plus blks of 4 or 6 imperf horiz or vertical & vertical pr or strip of 4 imperf at left & horiz. Also private opts inc 1920 Journalists Congress 1b, 5b, 15b, 40b & 50b, 1920 unlisted ARPA aviation opts (5) tied to piece by boxed cachet & 1923 Bessarabia assistance opts on 1920-27 King (5) inc opt variety. Mostly F-VF M/MNH/UN. Ex SG 879-922. Fantastic specialist collection (161). (P)

Estimate AU$2,000

1920 King Essays in black of 10b reversed design & 3L (value tablet SG type L) both at 200% normal size. VF UN. SG 925(e) & 936c(e), Mi 266(e) & 277c(e). Very rare printers intermediate proofs from the process of making the plate. (2) (P)

Estimate AU$150