1894 'NSW' Watermark impression from the original Master Plate for the watermark manufactured by Edwin Amies & Sons Ltd. On thick paper, being the wrapping paper which enclosed and protected the Master Plate itself, overwritten '283' which identified this plate in the firm's ledger. Discoloured, nevertheless a unique piece (folded size 74 x 63mm)

1891-97 Watermark Crown over NSW 5/- Green Perf 11 x 12 CTO with 'NSW' in concentric ovals quarter cancel, part OG with some gum staining. This perforation is only found CTO. BW ND35w, cat AU$750

1891-97 Watermark Crown over NSW 10/- Green Perf 10 CTO with 'NSW' in concentric ovals quarter-cancel, very fine with large part OG. BW ND36w, cat AU$150

1891-97 Watermark Crown over NSW 20/- Green Perf 12 x 10 part OG, somewhat heavily hinged. SG undercatalogued at £350, BW ND40, cat AU$1250

1900 (15 Aug) stampless cover endorsed 'On active service unable to Procure stamps' and with 'ARMY P.O./S. AFRICA cds, addressed to Forbes and with handstruck '1D' added on arrival, 2d 'Record Reign' adhesive affixed and tied by double oval FORBES/N.S.W.' ds in violet. Reverse endorsed 'From Tryn(?) Brinstead/6043 I.Y. Scouts/Pretoria'. Peripheral cover faults, however a fine Boer War cover showing the rare use of postage stamps in lieu of postage due adhesives

1855 (Nov) registered cover from Sydney to Birmingham with 1/- Rosy-vermilion Imperf Diadem (margins all round, large on three sides) tied by barred obliterator, and with 'Registered/Sydney' in red. Indistinct Sydney despatch' 'AUSTRALIAN/LIVERPOOL/PACKET' and Birmingham arrival datestamps on reverse. 6d ship letter plus 6d registration fee, with handstruck '5' accountancy mark and 'd6' incoming registration charge. A fine early registered letter

1910 (14 Mar) use of OHMS registration envelope for Education Department used from Adelaide franked with Tannenburg 5d Dull Purple punctured 'SA' tied by Registered Adelaide cds, Thebarton squared circle arrival backstamp

Savings Bank Packets: 1900 (15 Feb) 1d Red Embossed stamped-to-order envelope (137 x 77mm) for the Hobart Savings Bank with printed 'Savings Bank Packet Only.', cancelled Hobart cds and with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART' handstamp in violet and 'R' in oval, addressed to New Norfolk (arrival backstamps) at 1d special concession rate. Envelope with pink stain at base, rated 'R' by Groom & Shatten

10/- Grey and Pink variety 'Short Spencer's Gulf' (L29, 51 and R41), very well centred mint. BW 50(D)e, cat AU$1,450

1913-14 Engraved 1d KGV Rose-red and Pale Red, and 6d Claret Kookaburra (Gum bend), fine MUH (3)

1d Green block of 4 (Pane VI, Nos 21-22/27-238), with varieties 'Dot Before 1' (VI/21) and 'Thin Left Frame' (VI/22), lightly hinged with lower units unmounted. BW 79(3)na, cat AU$300+

1d Green Punctured 'OS/NSW' on folded 1935 (4 Jan) printed OHMS 'COMMERCIAL PAPERS' for the Department of the Valuer General, used from Sydney to London. Very unusual

1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1/- Lyrebird vertical corner strip of 5 with part Ash imprint showing extra comb of perfs vertically resulting in partial 'Double Perforations' on all units, fine fresh MUH. BW 209bb, cat AU$1,875++

1982 Whales 60c Essay with solid blue background fresh MUH. BW930E(1) cat AU$350, SG 841a cat £250

1988-92 Living Together Definitives $1 Rescue & Emergency corner block of 10 variety 'Misplaced Perforations' 4mm upwards, fresh MUH. BW 1315b, cat AU$750

'OS/NSW': 1916-27 George V ½d Green + 1d Red, 1d Red, 1½d Black-brown, 1½d Brown (2, one Large Multiple Wmk), 1½d Red, 2d Orange (2, shades), and 3d Blue, and 1934-36 G/NSW 1d pair, 2d, 3d + 2d or 5d, mostly unclaimed and returned covers, some faults, a scarce group

1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 3d Rose-red and Green CA monogram block of 12 from left side of sheet cancelled double-circle 'PARCEL POST/G.P.O. SYDNEY N.S.W.' clock cds in violet dated AP 22 1912. Two mild vertical creases through second and third columns, otherwise of good appearance. BW D84z, cat AU$750 for mint monogram strip of 3

1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 4d Rose-red and Green JBC monongram in mint block of 4, very mild crease through right-hand pair, large part OG with lower pair unmounted, very attractive and scarce. The monogram setting is 9mm below and 1.5mm inside tablet. BW D85 za, cat AU$400 for mint monogram single

1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 2/- Rose-red and Green CA monogram lower left monogram block of 8 superb MUH, ex Australia Post Archival Sale, rare. The monogram setting is 12mm below and 4mm outside left frame of tablet. BW D89zd, cat AU$2000 as monogram strip of 3, plus premium for MUH block of 8

1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 10/- Rose-red and Green superb MUH block of 4, and extremely rare as such. BW D91, cat AU$3000

1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 1d Rose-red and Green Die II Perf 11 mint with part OG, well centred and of fine appearance. While the least rare of the three perf 11 stamps of this series, the 1d is still a major rarity with only a handful of stamps recorded, it is rarely seen offered for sale and when it is, many stamps turn out to be the common thin paper version. It is believed that only one or two other mint stamps are known. BW D79 cat AU$7,500, SG D74 cat £3000

1913-21 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d Scarlet and Pale Green Perf 12½ block of 36 from lower left corner of sheet CTO 'MONEY ORDER/BEECHWORTH' cds dated 10AU11, affixed to card with plate varieties noted; and ½d Rose-red and Green Perf 11 Watermark Sideways mint block of 36 from lower right corner of sheet similarly mounted with plate varieties noted, fine multiples. BW D93, D94, cat AU$1332 (72)

1922-30 Third Watermark 1½d Harrison (second line trimmed off), Mullett and Ash imprint blocks of 4, each with large part OG, Mullet block with some perfs reinforced, most units MUH. BW D107z,za,zb, cat AU$1025 (12)

Official Postal Cards: 1919-21 1½d Red-brown with 'OS' in Solid Engraving (Type 4) for the Federal Land Tax Department, fine and used at Melbourne 9 NO 1923, very scarce. BW PO3D, cat AU$800

1914-18 1d KGV Sideface Die 1 Perf 12½ 'BILLABONG, RIVERINA DISTRICT N.S.W.' ornate rectangle in Blackish-purple, used 1918 (18 Sep) from Melbourne to Hastings (Vic), fine. A very scarce view. BW LC18(9), cat AU$250

1914-18 1d KGV Sideface Die 1 Perf 12½ 'RIVERINA DISTRICT, N.S.W.' framed oval without sky in Greenish-blue, very fine mint. BW LC18(113B), cat AU$175

1918 'THREE/HALFPENCE' in blue on 1d KGV Sideface Die 2 Setting 2B on Grey Mottled Card with Off-White Interior Perf 10 'PINEAPPLES/QUEENSLAND' framed oval in Deep Purple, CTO Melbourne 28 NO 18, damaged with discoloured front. This is the only view with Die 2 and is only known with overprint. BW LC37(102B)x, cat AU$250