1939 3/- Punch SG #BD22 edition 372, complete, some perfs trimmed as expected, Cat £1,900. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1913-14 1d Carmine-Red BW #59bf strip of 3, the right unit being Imperforate between stamp and margin, fine MLH, Cat $1,750. (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1d Engraved 'Double Print' forgery, mint with part gum. The first example we have offered. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1d Carmine-Red BW #59Ccb dry ink showing badly weakening design on right side of stamp, MUH, Cat $750+. Drury certificate (2022) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1d Engraved BW #59(1-4)z Plates 1 to 4 in imprint blocks of 8 from top of the sheet, Plate 1 block with hinge thin in upper selvedge & small perf separation, Plates 2, 3 & 4 blocks with upper units MUH, fine overall, Cat $1,700. (4 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

Balance of 1d Engraved Collection with Great Britain 'Ideal Stamp' cinderella blocks of 16 (2) imperforate in violet or perforated in blue (the Head design on this issue was the basis for the design of the King's Head on the Engraved issue); also a reproduction of Altmann's winning design for the 1911 Competition for a Uniform Postage Stamp for the Commonwealth, Plates 1-4 shade selection mint, few postmarks incl '4th L.H.BDE/24JA18/FIELD P.O.' complete central strike on Plate 4 block of 4, etc. (small qty) (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1d Pale Red BW #59bA block of 4 [1/26-27,36-37] Imperforate between horizontally, lower-right unit with Retouched upper right frame [1/37], light diagonal gum bend across upper units, MVLH (almost imperceptibly so) on upper units, lower units MUH, Cat $13,000+.
Brusden White state Two sheets from Plate 1 had a line of perforations omitted between the third and fourth horizontal rows. One sheet was in pale red shade, the other in rose-red shade. (Image1)

Estimate AU$7,000

1d Rose-Red BW #59b variety Imperforate horizontally between vertical pair [1/22,32], MLH, Cat $6,500. (SG #17ca, Cat £3,250). (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,500

1d Rose-Red BW #59b variety Imperforate horizontally between in a block of 4 [1/21-22,31-32], mild crease on lower right unit, MLH, Cat $13,000+. (SG #17ca, Cat £6,500+). Extremely rare multiple.
Brusden White record one other block of 4 in the Ray Chapman Collection, now forming part of the Australia Post Archival Collection (Image1)

Estimate AU$7,500

1d Rose-Red BW #59bB vertical pair [1/30,1/40] Imperforate between horizontally, faintest of hinge touches on lower unit, very fine mint, Cat $6,500 (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1d Pale Red BW #59bc variety Imperforate between horizontal pair [1/23-24] with recuts and retouch identifying the plate positions, fine mint, Cat $8,500.
Brusden White state One sheet from Plate 1 had a vertical row of perforations missing between third and fourth columns, yielding twelve horizontal pairs imperforate between. (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

1d Pale Red BW #59be horizontal pair from upper right corner [1/9-10] Imperforate between stamp and right margin, very fine MUH & rare thus, Cat $2,000+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1d Pale Red BW #59be marginal horizontal pair [1/39-40] Imperforate between stamp and right margin, few gumside adhesions, left side unit has thin, hinged mint Cat $2,000. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1d Pale Red BW #59be marginal block of 4 [1/69-70,79-80] Imperforate between stamp and right margin, fine mint with perf reinforcing, Cat $4,000+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800

1d Pale Red BW #59Abh marginal block of 4 from left of the sheet [1/21-22,31-32], with other minor varieties described on the accompanying display page, some mild gumside toning, fine MUH overall, Cat $800+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1d Pale Red BW #59(1)be Plate 1 Imperforate between stamp and right margin corner block of 30 [5x6; 1/26-30,32-36,38-42,44-48,50-54,56-60] all six rows showing the error, margins intact at right and at base (partial Imprint evident); the block also showing the listed retouches/weak entries appropriate to this multiple; top row creased, few other minor bends, and some perf separations/hinged reinforcements; 26 units are MUH, Cat $12,000++. Showpiece item. (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

1d Rose-Red BW #59(1)d-Ye complete sheet of 120 with Plate No 1 imprint at top and Commonwealth Treasury imprints at base and at sides, plus all 27 ACSC listed retouches or weak entries, some perf separations/rejoins particularly between 6th and 7th rows which are effectively rejoined, odd light spot on gum, fine overall with most units MUH, Cat $3,500++. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,300

1d Pale Red BW #59(1)var upper-right corner block of 8 [1/9-10,19-20,29-30,39-40] the four units in the 10th column all exhibiting Very weak printing, particularly in the right margin, fine mint with five units MUH. Most unusual. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Plate 1 - Balance of A Specialist Collection mostly mint postitional multiples informatively written-up with typed annotations describing (and often illustrating) the many constant flaws incl Plate 1 imprint blocks of 8 from top of sheet (2, Cat $1,150), Imprint blocks of 8 from left side (2), and base (2) of sheet (Cat $2,100); other large postional blocks of 15, 12 (3), 9 (3), 8 (4) plus numeous smaller blocks, few used item incl Pos 34-35 pair; condition variable, incl of some described items. Much of interest to the specialist. (270+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1d Rose-Red BW #52(2)i&var block of 12 [4x3; 2/6-9,16-19,26-29] unit 8 with transient 'Bullet hole' in back of King's head likely caused by foreign matter on plate; constant flaws incl Weak entry at base [2/16] & Dash under 'E' of 'ONE' [2/9,19,29], 10 units MUH. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1d Bright Scarlet BW #59bb Plate No 2 plus partial imprint vertical block of 12 [2/5-6,15-16,25-26,35-36,45-46,55-56] variety Imperforate horizontally, few trivial gum spots/inclusions; hinged at upper margin and at base with ten of the twelve units MUH. The largest recorded multiple and described as such in Brusden White. Fabulous item and one of the highlights of the sale (Image1)

Estimate AU$20,000

1d Bright Scarlet BW #59bb lower-right corner marginal vertical pair [2/110,120] variety Imperforate between with Vertical perforations misplaced, fine mint, Cat $5,000. Superb!
Brusden White state One sheet from Plate 2 had all horizontal lines of perforations missing and the last four vertical columns of perforations were misplaced. This sheet was inadvertently sold at Sydney GPO (to Fred Hagen). (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1d Bright Scarlet BW #59bb two adjoinging horizontal pairs mounted on piece showing it in its original format as a block of 4 [2/47-48,57-58], displaying varieties Imperforate between and Vertical perforations misplaced; fine mint; Cat $10,000 (as an unseparated block of 4)
On the base of the page is a signed certification from Alec Rosenblum which states It is a portion of a sheet sold at the GPO, Sydney in 1914 to F Hagen Ltd. Portion of this sheet was in the well known HL White Collection.
Brusden White state One sheet from Plate 2 had all horizontal lines of perforations missing and the last four vertical columns of perforations were misplaced. (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,500

1d Bright Scarlet BW #59bb vertical pair [2/86,96] from 6th column, variety Imperforate between with Vertical perforations shifted 2mm to right, fine mint, Cat $5,000.
Brusden White state One sheet from Plate 2 had all horizontal lines of perforations missing. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800

1d Bright Scarlet BW #59bb marginal block of 4 [2/81-82,91-92] from 1st and 2nd columns, variety Imperforate horizontally with Vertical perforations shifted 2mm to right, fine mint, Cat $10,000+. Very rare multiple.
Brusden White state Two mint blocks of 4 are in the Royal Collection. (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000