1854-60 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Diadems Imperf a group selected for their quality and margins, with 1d Orange-vermilion (on piece), 2d Deep Blue, 3d Yellow-green and Dull Green, 6d Deep Slate, Olive-grey, Bluish-grey, Fawn, Greyish-brown, Brown, Deep Brown (2), 1/- Rosy-vermilion, and Brownish-red, also 1d Orange-vermilion rather messily cancelled on 1857 (16 Apr) town letter. A very fine lot of high catalogue value
1854-59 Diadems Imperforate 6d Watermark Double-lined '8' very fine used examples with large margins in the two listed shades of Fawn and Greyish-brown. Superb examples of this scarce printing. SG 93a, 96a, cat £300 (2)
1854-59 Diadems Imperforate 6d Fawn Watermark Double-lined '8' superb used with large margins and cancelled by Sydney duplex dated DE 7 1859. SG 93a, cat £150
1854-59 Diadems Imperforate 8d Golden Yellow, close to large margins and neatly cancelled '8' in rays of Hartley, a very fine example of this scarce stamp. SG 97, cat £1600
1854-59 Diadems Imperforate 8d Dull Yellow-orange fine used with good to large margins three sides and close at base, cancelled '36' in rays of Braidwood, and with expertising signature of 'E Diena' in pencil on reverse. SG 98, cat £1500
1854-59 Diadems Imperforate 8d Dull Yellow-orange fine used with close to large margins all round and cancelled Sydney duplex dated NO 185-. SG 98, cat £1500
1856-60 Diadems Imperf Watermark Double-lined '5' 2d Blue, two used pairs with large margins all rounds and with light numeral cancels, very fine. SG 112c, cat £400
1856-60 Diadems Imperforate 3d very fine used with good to large margins in Dull Green and Bluish-green shades, attractive examples. SG 116, 117, cat £240
1856-60 Diadems Imperforate 3d used pairs in the Yellow-green and Dull Green shades, each with four margins (former very close at right) and neatly cancelled. Scarce multiples in this condition. SG 115, 117, cat £460
1860-72 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Diadems Perf 12 range of used stamps on hagners, including most listed shades, with 1d (6), 2d Plate I (7), 2d Plate II (7, plus a rather tatty 1861 cover), 3d (5, incl pair), 5d (2), 6d (22 incl two pairs), 1/- (6, two on pieces). All selected examples in much above average condition for this difficult issue, high catalogue value (55 plus one cover)
1860-72 Diadems Perf 12 2d Prussian Blue Plate II, pos [57] First Retouch (additional lines below neck) fine used, and Second Retouch (many additional lines around neck and above 'TWO PENCE'), very light cancel but perf fault at lower left. SG 136b, cat £850 (2)
1860-72 Diadems Perf 12 6d Violet unused without gum, typical somewhat ragged perfs (few short at top), toning of a few perfs on back. SG 148, cat £750
1860-72 Watermark Double-lined Numeral Diadems Perf 13, range of used stamps on hagners, with most listed shades represented, with 1d (7 incl pair), 3d (8), 3d Wmk '6' (4, incl par), 5d (7, incl pair), 6d (11, incl pair), 6d Wmk '5' (4 incl scarce strip of 3), 6d Wmk '12' (3), 8d (8) and 1/- (10 incl pair on piece). All very fine selected examples, a desirable lot (62)
1860-72 Diadems 1d Scarlet Perf 12 x 13 indistinctly cancelled, some gum staining of perfs along top, a good example of this very rare stamp missing from many of the best collections. SG 171, cat £2250