More than 100 19th century stamps virtually all one of a kind, on vintage specialised album pages, starting off with (used unless otherwise stated) several Sydney harbor views inc. 1850 1d on hard yellowish paper and another on hard bluish paper, then three different types of the 2d blue all with wide margins all round (one showing guide lines on four sides) and three different types of 3d green inc. yellow green shade on soft paper with sidewalk margins. Then a good range of more than a dozen laureated heads inc. unwatermarked 1d red, vermilion and orange shades on bluish paper, three types of the 2d blue inc. stars in corners, 3d green, 6d types on scarce white paper and on bluish gray paper, through to the 8d yellow. Other highlights include the 1854 hexagonal design imperfs with two watermark "8" errors on 6d gray browns, one with enormous margins and the perf versions with more than a dozen different to 1sh, "postage" o/ps on stamp duty high values inc. 10sh mauve and claret perf 10, Lord Carrington 20sh ultra superb used, registration stamps imperf and perf, as well as a good range of officials inc. first series with 5sh purple coin type with the scarce perf 12 superb used, as well as specimen o/ps, etc. A pleasing old-fashioned collection, completely uncataloged and with great potential for finds when explored with a Gibbons, please inspect carefully.

Old-time collection of 78 mint and used stamps on vintage specialized album pages for issues up to 1890. Highlights include the 1860 large star watermark 2d blue used (SG#5), 1862/67 rough perforations to 1/- gray used, the registration stamps inc. first olive yellow shade (#11), followed by the 1866 4d lilac handstamped specimen and 5/- rose used (#58),then the 1868 perf 13 issues to 1/- used, followed by a very colorful well-filled second page including the 1879 unwatermarked 6d and 1/- (#116/117) used, 1880 high values complete used (fiscal cancels), through to the scarce die II variety on the half-penny surcharge used (#151a, pen cancel), as well as the 1882/95 shillings and pound issues with varieties inc. two types of the £,1 deep green. Occasional small faults as to be expected, however condition is far above average with generally vibrant colors. This collection was formed 80 years ago and is well worth checking for the many varieties that have come to light over the intervening decades.