1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1d Pale Red-brown part og, and 2d Slate-green unused no gum, both fine examples with margins all round, excellent colour. SG 26 and 34, cat £1100 (2)

1992-1994 $4.50 Threatened Species Booklets with security tabs, a collection comprising Original Printing Types 4 and 25, First Reprint Types 4 and 18, Third Reprint Types 3, 4, 5, and 21, Reprint Types 4 and 18, Third Reprint Types 3, 4, 5 and 21, Fourth Reprint Types 2, 3, 4, 13, 21 and 26, and Fifth Reprint Types 4 and 26. These security tabs were used for a short period in 1992-93 and are scarce, only very limited stocks being retained by collectors. BW B180wc,wx; B181wc,wx; B183wb,wc,wdf,wt; B184wa(unlisted),wb,wc,wl,wt,wy; B185wc,wy. Cat AU$505 (16)

1902 (30 Oct) cover from Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony with 1d, underpaid 1½d for U.P.U. rate and octagonal 'T/15c' applied. addressed to Toowoomba (interesting routing backstamped Hobart) with handstruck 'T' on arrival with manuscript '3' double deficiency, 1902-04 1d Postage Due vertical strip of 3 affixed and tied by Toowoomba cds. Some toning on postage dues, otherwise fine

1912 1d KGV Fullface Setting 2A on Grey Surfaced Card Perf 10 'GIANT RED GUM VIC.' framed oval in Bright Green, very fine mint. BW LC10(50), cat AU$175

Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1913-20 2d Grey Kangaroo Die 2A for unknown user with printed address on patterned envelope (138 x 80mm) mint, stains at upper left affecting stamp, rare. BW ES6, cat AU$1500

Express Delivery: 1959-66 1/3d Express Delivery Fee period, with 1961 cover from Adelaide to Richmond (Vic) franked 1/8d, 1959 1/7d registration envelope from Goulburn to Pymble (NSW) uprated 1/3d, and 1965 airmail cover from Brisbane to England franked 3/6d (2/3d airmail plus 1/3d express delivery), and with boxed 'EXPRESS DELIVERY PAID'. Some small faults however scarce (4)

1945 Overprints on KGVI India 3p Slate, ½a Purple, 9p Green and 1a Carmine lower left corner blocks of 64, several units with creases, some tone spots (especially ½a block), mostly fresh MUH. SG 52-55, cat £1104 (256)