1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 2d Rose-carmine horizontal strip of 5, good margins all round, right-hand unit with ironed-out vertical crease, cancelled numeral '25' of Gawler. A very scarce multiple in this condition, with 1985 Holcombe and 2008 Sismondo Certificates. SG 2, cat £425+
1855 Perkins Bacon 6d Imperforate Plate Proof in Blue on wove paper block of 6 from right of sheet, margins all round (close at left), vertical crease through left hand pair, attractive
1856-58 Local Prints Watermark Large Star Imperf 1d Yellow-green large margins three sides and just clear at lower right, cancelled '60' numeral obliterator, rare so fine and with 2005 RPSV Certificate. SG 6, cat £650
1856-58 Local Prints Watermark Large Star Imperf 1/- Orange large to clear margins all round, tied to piece with Alberton cds alongside, AU 2 1856. SG 12, cat £475
1860-69 Perkins Bacon 9d Imperforate Plate Proof in Grey-lilac (issued colour) on unwatermarked white wove paper, four margins (close at top) and a rare proof, ex Peter Jaffe
1860-69 Watermark Large Star Rouletted 1/- Yellow (SG 38) rejoined vertical pair cancelled 'PAID/ADELAIDE' datestamp in blue OC 26 1861, a very scarce multiple
1868-79 Watermark Large Star Perf 11½-12½ 3d on 4d Prussian Blue, couple of slightly short perfs otherwise fine used, a very scarce stamp. SG 66, cat £850
1868-79 Watermark Large Star Perf 11½-12½ 9d Bright Mauve error 'Printed Both Sides' few blunt perfs at top and cancelled Adelaide cds NO 6 72, ex Peter Jaffe. SG 76a, cat £900
1870-71 Watermark Large Star Perf 11½-12½ x 10 1d Pale Bright Green, and 1d Deep Green, both part OG, former stained by brown gum, latter with small adhesion on reverse, otherwise fine. SG 99, 101, cat £600 (2)
1871 Watermark V over Crown Perf 10 4d Dull Lilac used (3), one a large example with a missing perf at left, another straight edge at left, and the third in greyish shade which may be a changeling). SG 111, cat £975 (3)
1876-1900 Watermark Broad Star mint and used range on hagners, comprising Perf 11½-12½ 3d on 4d, 4d Violet-slate, 4d Plum, 6d (2), 8d on 9d Brown-orange, 8d on 9d Grey-brown (2), 9d (5), 1/- (13), 2/- (4) mint, 3d on 4d (2), 4d (3), 6d (2), 8d on 9d (6), 9d (5), 1/- (13), 2/- (3) used, most shades represented; Perf 10 6d used (2); Compound Perf 11½-12 and 10 4d Violet-slate (2), 4d Dull Purple, 6d (4), 2/- mint, and 4d (2), 6d (6), 1/-, 2/- (5, incl strip of 3) used, most shades represented. Also 1901-02 Wmk Crown SA 9d (2), 1/- (4), 2/- (3) mint, and 2/- CTO. Some stamps with small faults but mostly good to fine with most mint stamps part OG. SG catalogue £4000+ (41 M, 51 U)
1886-96 'Postage & Revenue' Perf 11½-12½ £10 Bronze Perf, typical irregular perfs and centred lower right, with large part OG and a very fine example of this rare stamp. SG 206a, cat £9500