1916/18: Rough paper 1 d. carmine-red, mint example with "CA" monogram at base, and unusual tiny fleck of colour next to Crown at top, part og. Cert. Sydney Phil. Research Service (2005) BW 72Pza = $ 300.
1918/20: Harrison printing 1 d. deep carmine-rose, fresh mint example with variety "watermark inverted", centred to lower right as usual, fine large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. Bovic (2008) Gi 50aw = £ 950/BW74Aa = $ 2'500.
1918 (July 15): 1 d. rose-red, Die III, a lower right corner strip of three with "JBC" monogram, stamps fresh and very fine, full unmounted og. Extremely rare BW 75Azb = $ 6'000.
1918/23: 1½ d. black-brown, interpanneau marginal mint block of eight from base of sheet showing full "T. S. Harrison" imprint, fresh and fine, unmounted og BW 83Az = $ 450.
1918/23: 1½ d. green, interpanneau marginal mint block of eight from base of sheet showing full "T. S. Harrison" imprint, fresh and fine, minor splitting at right and negligible corner bend, unmounted og BW 88Az = $ 700.
1918/22: Cooke plates, printed by Harrison, 4 d. dull ulramarine, single mint example and two both showing deterioration in the "Four Pence" tablet, fine and rare, large part og BW 112A+112Aea+112hb = $1'400.
1923/24: 6 d. chestnut, mint pair with one stamp showing "Leg of Kangaroo broken" and a single example with same variety, interpanneau mint pair from base of sheet with "T. S. Harrison" imprint, fine large part og BW 21A+21Ad.
1923/24: 2 s. maroon, mint marginal interpanneau pairs (2) from base of sheet with "John Ash" or "A. J. Mullett" imprints, fresh and fine, slightly aged large part og BW 38Aza + 38Azb = $ 1'000+.
1923/24: 2 s. maroon, Mullett printing, mint example centred to right with variety "watermark inverted", fine large part og. Cert Bovic (2008) Gi = £ 1'100/BW 38Aa = 1'500.
1924: 1½ d. scarlet, mint interpanneau marginal block of four with "T. S. Harrison" imprint, another block with "A. J. Mullett" imprint, another mint marginal pair (Mullett printing) without imprint at base, and a block of four with watermark inverted, fresh and fine multiples, large part or unmounted og BW 89Aa+89Az+89Azb+89Azc = $ 1'000+.
1924: 4 d. olive-yellow, mint interpanneau marginal block of eight from base of sheet showing "T. S. Harrison" imprint, fresh colour, large part, somewhat discoloured original gum BW 114Az = $ 900.
1926/30: 1 d. green (shades), small mint group with "John Ash" imprint blocks of four (2, one perf. one imperf.), interpanneau marginal strip of four from top of sheet with additional row of horizontal perfs. in margin, and a block of four with "watermark inverted" variety, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og BW 80Aza+80(4)zb+80Aab+80Aa = $ 500+.
1926/30: 2 d. red-brown (Die I) perf. 14, mint interpanneau marginal block of four from base of sheet with "A. J. Mullett" imprint, fresh and fine, hinged to prevent separation at base, large part og BW 98Az = $ 300+.
1926/30: 3 d. dull ultramarine from Harrison plates, mint block of four in violet blue, another in bright violet-blue, "T. S. Harrison" interpanneau imprint pair, fine large part or unmounted og ( the pair) BW 104A+104C+104z = $ $ 500+.
1926/30: 4 d. yellow-olive, mint interpanneau marginal block of twelve from base of sheet, Mullett printing without imprint, some minor splitting, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 576/BW 114(3)za = $ 400+.
1926/30: 4 d. yellow-olive (Die I) perf. 14, mint interpanneau marginal block of four from base of sheet with "John Ash" imprint, fresh and fine,unmounted og BW 115(4) = $ 1'800.
1926/30: 4½ d. violet, mint interpanneau marginal block of four from base of sheet with "John Ash" imprint, fresh and fine block, some minor gum faults on one stamp, lare part og BW 119az = $ 300.
1926/30: 3 d. dull ultramarine, Die I, perf. 13½ x 12½, a fresh mint interpanneau marginal block of four with "John Ash" imprint at base, fine large part og. lower pair unmounted BW 107za = $ 750.
1926/30: 3 d. dull ultramarine, Die I, perf. 13½ x 12½, a fresh mint marginal pair showing variety "watermark inverted" clearly, fine unmounted og BW 107ca = $ 1'000/Gi = £ 320+.
1926/30: 4½ d. violet, perf. 13½ x 12½, a fresh mint interpanneau marginal block of four with "John Ash" imprint at base, slight thin in margin but fine large part og., lower pair unmounted BW 120Az = $ 500+.
1926/30: 1 s. 4 d. greenish blue (turquoise), a fresh and fine mint example with "Thick figure 1 at Right" variety, fresh and fine, large part og BW 130Am = $ 450.
1926/30: 1 s. 4 d. greenish blue (turquoise), a fresh and fine mint interpanneau marginal pair with "John Ash" imprint at base, large part og. Scarce BW 130Az = $ 1'200.
1929/30: 6 d. chestnut blocks of four (2), 9 d. violet block of four, 1 s. blue-green pairs (2) and 2 s. maroon pair, fresh and fine mint interpanneau marginal examples with "John Ash" imprints at base, the 6 d. blocks both imperf and perf. at base, the 1 s. pairs imperf. and perf. (rounded corner at left) at base, generally fine, large part og BW 22Aza, 22zf, 28Az, 34za, 34Bz, 39Az = $ 2'500+.
1929/30: 5 s. grey & yellow, Die II, a fresh mint interpanneau marginal pair with "John Ash" imprint at base, slight bend on left stamp, fine large part og BW45Aza = $ 1'250.
1929/30: £ 2 black & rose, fresh mint example, one minutely blunted perforation at right, fine large part og. A rare stamp BW 57B = $ 4'250/Gi = £ 3'250.
1929/30: 10 s. grey & pink and £ 2 black & rose mint, both values overprinted "Specimen" in black, minor gum bend on £ 2 otherwise fresh and fine, large part og Gi = £ 325.
1931/36: Watermark C of A, the complete set of eight values ½ d. - 1 s. 4 d., all in fresh mint interpanneau marginal blocks of four with "John Ash" imprints at base, large part or unmounted og. A rare and very attractive set BW = $ 1'500+.
1931/36: 3 d. deep blue, a superb mint interpanneau marginal block of four with "John Ash" imprint at base, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og BW 109Dz = $ 350.
1931/36: 4 d. yellow-olive, a superb mint interpanneau marginal block of four with "John Ash" imprint at base, fresh and fine, unmounted og BW 117(4)za = $ 350.
1931/36: 5 s. grey & yellow, Die II, a superb and fresh mint interpanneau marginal pair with "John Ash" imprint at base, fine large part og BW 46za = $ 1'000/Gi = £ 260+.
1931/36: 10 s. grey & pink, Die II, a superb mint interpanneau marginal pair with "John Ash" imprint at base, fresh and fine, large part og BW 50Aza = $ 3'000/Gi = £ 700+.
1913: Official (Large 'OS') punctured set of 12 values complete to 5 s. mint, including additional 4 d. value in orange-yellow, one or two with usual slight gum ageing, otherwise extremely fresh and fine, large part og. A rare selection in much above average condition, many are signed Gi = £ 3'000+.
1914/20: Official 1 d. carmine-red punctured 'OS', a fine mint block of eight from base of sheet with "CA" monogram and position 60 (lower right stamp) showing variety "RA" of "Australia" joined, delightful multiple, large part or unmounted og BW 71(4)bb/jz = $ 500+.
1914/21: Official 1 d. pale terracotta (brick) red, punctured 'OS', a fine mint example of fresh colour, superb large part og. Cert. Bovic (2007) BW 71Qbb = $ 750.
1914/21: Official 1 d. scarlet, mint example centred to to right, variety punctured 'SO' for 'OS' (inverted), one or two minor wrinkles and part og., but a rare stamp. Cert. Sydney Phil. Research Service (2009) BW 71(I)bb = $ 1'500.
1915/28: Official 3 d. yellow-olive, Die IIB, punctured 'OS', a fine mint interpanneau marginal pair with "T. S. Harrison" imprint at base, minor gum bend otherwise fresh and fine, unmounted og BW 14Abz = $ 1'000+.
1915/28: Official 9 d. violet, Die IIB, punctured 'OS', a fine mint interpanneau marginal block of four with "John Ash" imprint at base, fresh and fine, unmounted og BW 28Abz = $ 750+.
1916/20: Rough paper, Official 1 d. deep red, puntured 'OS', a fine mint horizontal pair showing Die II at left and Die I on right se-tenant, fresh and very fine, unmounted og BW 72bb/fa = $ 1'000.
1918/20: Official ½ d. green, punctured 'OS', fresh mint example showing variety "Thin 1 in Fraction at Right", minor horizontal bend, unmounted og. Cert. Bovic (2007) BW 65E(5)ba = $ 1'000.
1923/24: Official set of three punctured 'OS', fresh mint withn 6 d. chestnut, 2 s. maroon and rare £ 1 grey, large part og. Cert. Bozic (2008) for the £ 1 value Gi = £ 1'200+.
1915/16: Roo 5 s. grey & yellow, Die II, mint example of fresh appearance, Setting B, well centred, two light tone spots on perfs. at base not affecting the obverse, large part og. A rare stamp Gi = £ 2'750.
1915/16: Roo £ 1 brown & ultramarine, Die II, the fine and fresh mint vertical strip of three showing all three settings, top stamp with hinge remnant, lower stamps unmounted og. Rare and splendid strip Gi = £ 4'000+.
1920/21: Tercentenary Issue, the superb mint set of nine values all overprinted "Specimen" reading up in black or red, fresh and fine, large part og Gi = £ 375.
1921: Tercentenary second issue, the set of nine values, mostly marginal mint, all overprinted "Specimen" reading up in black, fresh and fine, large part og Gi = £ 325.
1922/34: "Ship Type", wmk. Script Ca, the fresh mint set of twelve values (exc. the 1½ d., but with additional ½ d, 1 d., and 2½ d. values), all overprinted "Specimen" in black, large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 550.
1924: Keyplate 2 s. purple & bright blue on pale blue, 2 s. 6 d. black & carmine on pale blue and 10 s. green & red on emerald and 12 s. 6 d. grey & orange, fresh mint examples, all overprinted "Specimen" in black or red or perforated "Specimen" (12 s. 6 d.), rare and fine, large part og Gi = £ 500.
1930 (March): Keyplate 2 s. 6 d. grey black & pale orange-vermilion on grey blue paper, a fresh and fine mint example of excellent vivid colour, large part og. Cert Brandon (1985) Gi = £ 2'750.
1851: Prince Albert 6 d. slate-violet on vertically laid paper, a fine margined example of good colour cancelled by neat target handstamp in black, upper right corner with tiny incision in margin only, a rare stamp Scott 2 = $ 1'750/Gi = £ 1'100.
1852/57: Beaver 3 d. scarlet-vermilion on hand-made paper, a fine used example with light target handstamp, large margins all round and sheet marginal at right. An exceptional stamp Scott 4 = $ 225/Gi = £ 225.
1852/57: Prince Albert 6 d. greenish-grey, a fine used example with clear margins and hiûge at sides, neatly cancelled by numeral "27" (Montreal) handstamp in black, minor bend at corner not detracting from the fine appearance of a rare stamp Scott 5 = $ 1'500/Gi = £ 1'000.
1852/57: 7½ d. yellow-green imperforate on hand-made paper, a superb large margined used example of excellent colour, lightly cancelled in black. A delightful stamp in the foremost quality Scott 9 = $ 3'500/Gi = £ 2'000.
1852/57: Prince Albert 6 d. grey-lilac imperforate on machine-made medium paper, a superb used example with large margins all round, minute scuff in top margin mentioned for complete accuracy but barely visible, of superb colour and freshness, neatly cancelled by numeral in black. A very rare stamp so fine Scott 5 = $ 1'500/Gi = £ 2'000.
1858/59: ½ d. deep rose perf. 11¾, a good used example of a very scarce stamp, some perfs. slightly blunted but of fine appearance Scott 11 = $ 1'800/Gi = £ 800.
1858/59: Beaver 3 d. red, perf. 11¾ on thick wove paper, a fine used example of good colour neatly cancelled by "19" numeral (London) handstamp. Scott 12 = $ 1'250/Gi = £ 325.
1858/59: Prince Albert 6 d. slate-violet, perf. 11¾, a superb used example on medium wove machine-made paper, neatly cancelled in red. A magnificent example of this rarity. Cert RPS (1973) Scott 13a = $ 7'250/Gi = £ 3'250.
1859: Beaver 5 c. deep red, perf. 12, mint horizontal pair of excellent strong colour, centred to base and with minor creasing, large part og. A rare multiple. Cert. BPA (1968) Scott 15 = $ 1'100/Gi = £ 800.
1859: 1 c. deep rose, a superb unused imperforate pair showing large part "American Bank Note Co. New York" imprint at top, large margins all round and of excellent colour. Extremely rare so fine. Cert. BPA (2012) Gi = £ 3'750.
1859: 5 c. red and 12½ c. pale yellow green, tied by '37' numeral postmark of Quebec (and by London arrival cds in red) on neat 1864 cover to London with Quebec cds at lower left. Small part of flap missing on reverse, but a pretty franking. Signed Bolaffi & Mondolfo.
1859: 12½ c. blue-green, perf. 12, a fresh mint horizontal pair of excellent colour, couple of nibbed perfs. and diagonal bend on one stamp not detracting from the marvellous appearance, part og. A rare multiple. Signed W.E.Lea Scott 18a = $ 2'100/Gi = £ 2'600.
1859: American Banknote Co. printing, 12½ c. blue-green, an imperforate block of four with left vertical margin shaved down the frame line, other three large on all sides; superb colour and in a delightful shade, fine unused. Cert. BPA (1971) Scott 18b = $ 10'000/Gi = £ 9'500.
1859: Cartier 17 c. deep blue, perf. 12, a fine mint pair of good colour, one or two blunted perfs. and with a few toned perfs. on reverse, a rare stamp in a multiple, small part og. Signed W.E.Lea Scott 19 = $ 2'500+/Gi = £ 2'600+.
1859: 17 c. deep blue, an unused imperforate pair of fine rich colour, left hand stamp with large even margins all round, right hand stamp slightly shaved at right, but of great scarcity. Cert. BPA (2012) Gi = £ 5'000.
1864: 2 c. bright rose, perf. 12, a fine mint example of excellent centering for this stamp, fresh and fine, large part og Scott 20a = $ 775/Gi = £ 600.
1864: 2 c. bright rose, an unused imperforate pair of exquisite colour and with large margins all round. Rare and very fine. Cert. BPA (2012) Gi = £ 2'750.
1851: 3 d. dark blue, wide to large margins showing small portion of adjoining stamp, tied by oval grill cancel on small cover to Prince Edward Island with Halifax (Jan 16, 1856) departure and arrival (Jul 3) cds's on reverse. A very fine item.
Provenance: Collections Koh and Hackmey.
1868/71: Large Queen 1 c. orange-yellow, a fine mint example of excellent centering on medium stout wove paper, fresh and fine with large part og. Rare Scott 23 = $ 1'500/Gi = £ 950.
1868/71: Large Queen 3 c. brown-red, perf. 12 on medium stout paper, a fine mint example of good colour, well centred, large part og. Scott 25 = $ 1'900/Gi = £ 1'000.
1890: Large Queen Ottawa printing, 15 c. brown-purple, a superb mint imperforate marginal pair, vivid deep shade, some minor gum creasing not greatly affecting the appearance, large part og Scott 29d = $ 1'500/Gi = £ 1'400.
1870/88: Small Queen 1 c. bright yellow, the superb mint imperforate horizontal pair, large part og., 1889/97 3 c. bright vermilion in an unused horizontal pair, 5 c. brownish grey in an unused imperforate block of four, 6 c. deep chestnut in a mint imperforate pair with gum; 10 c. brownish red in an imperforate pair with gum; condition varies but generally fine, a scarce group Gi = £ 3'750.
1870/88: Small Queen 2 c. grass green, the superb mint imperforate horizontal marginal pair, fresh delicate colour, large part og Scott 36a = $ 725/Gi = £ 600.
1878/80: Covers (2), both addressed to Norway, with 1878 cover franked by Small Queen 5 c. olive with "P.O. Chatham - N.B." cds, taxed on departure with unframed "T" marking and handstruck "3" in black, sent via Ottawa (June 20) to Arendal; 1880 cover also from Chatham with Small Queen 5 c. olive, full prepaid to Tonsberg via London (June 17). An unusual pair.
1882/97: ½ c. black, a very fresh and fine mint block of four from base of sheet, variety imperforate, with "American Bank Note Co." inscription at base, fine large part og. A rare and appealing multiple Scott 34a = $ 1'200/Gi = £ 1'300.
1890 (Feb 10): Cover endorsed "via Brindisi" from St. John's/N.B. to Bobbilli, Madras, India franked by Small Queen 1889/97 10 c. tied by despatch duplex. Reverse with "Sea Post Office-D" cds (Feb 27) and front with Bobbilli arrival (March 1). Minor envelope corner tear not affecting adhesive, an attractive cover to a scarce destination.
1893: 20 c. vermilion, the superb and fresh imperforate horizontal pair, large margins all round, large part og. Rare Scott 46a = $ 1'400/Gi = £ 1'500.
1893: 20 c. vermilion, the imperforate horizontal pair in a very deep shade, large margins all round, some buckling due to heavy gum, trace of thin from hinge, large part og. Rare Scott 47a = $ 1'400/Gi = £ 1'600.
1893 (Aug): 8 c. pale bluish grey, an imperforate horizontal pair with part gum but thinned, and a superb unused block of four the 8 c. blackish purple Scott 44d = $ 3'000/Gi = £ 2'550.
1897: Jubilee Issue, the superb mint set of 16 values, fresh mint examples, with low values to 10 c. unmounted og., balance lightly mounted og., the $ 3 value being top marginal. Centering generally very fine, a scarce and delightful set Scott 50/65 = $ 8'000+/Gi = £ 4'500.
1897/98: The magnificent mint set in horizontal imperforate pairs, of excellent colour, large margins all round and most with full original gum. The 1 c. pair with slight abrasion on reverse and 2 c. with gum bend of no real significance, a truly delightful and rare set Scott 66a/73a = $ 4'400+/Gi = 4'000+.
1897/98: Definitive set of eight values, fresh and fine mint set with strong colour, the 10 c. with minor corner bend, large part or unmounted og. Scott 1'100+/Gi = £ 375.
1898/1902: 2 c. carmine rose, fresh and fine imperforate pair, unused; also an unused pair of the 7 c. greenish yellow (not found with gum) with close margin at right. Scarce Scott 77c+81a = $ 1'075/Gi = £ 800.
1898/1902: 5 c. slate-blue on bluish, the fresh mint corner marginal imperforate pair, light bend at right in margin well away from the adhesives, full unmounted og. Extremely scarce and fine Scott 79a = $ 1'900/Gi = £ 950.
1898/1902: 8 c. brownish-orange, a fresh mint imperforate pair, marginal from base of sheet, trivial corner bend, fine large part og Scott 82a = $ 1'200/Gi = £ 850.
1898/1902: 20 c. olive-green, the top marginal imperforate pair, unused and cancelled in blue with large part "Postage Stamp Branch / Dec 19, 1900" cancellation in blue (ten days prior to the issue of the adhesive). An extremely rare pair from positions 3-4 on the sheet, with photograph of the adjoining block of four. A rarity Scott 84a = $ 4'500/Gi = £ 2'750.