Definitives 1937/49: Lyrebird 1 s. dull green, perf. 13½ x 14, an unused horizontal pair, marginal at top, first stamp showing large 15 mm. "Hair on Plate" flaw obliterating the "I" of AUSTRALIA, unusual.

Definitives 1937/49: 'Robes' £ 1 bluish-slate, Ash printing, an unused example of perfect centering and colour, overprinted "SPECIMEN" in blue-black, further cancelled by very light cancelled to order datestamp in black; unmounted og. Rare, the cto datestamp presumably applied in error. Cert. Ceremuga (2010) Gi = £ 800 / BW 216Ax = $ 1'750.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 6 March 2010.

Definitives 1937/49: Kookaburra 6 d. red-brown, perf. 15 x 14, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), interpanneau marginal at left, the seventh stamp in the block clearly showing "Top Hat" variety, found for a short period of time in 1950 by foreign matter adhering the electro, fresh and very fine, minor wrinkles on unmounted og. A most attractive and rare multiple Gi = £ 1'800 / BW 203o = $ 2'000.

Definitives 1937/49: Lyrebird 1 s. dull green, wmk. C of A, perf. 15 x 14, an unused vertical pair, lower stamp showing "Void Print" where the lower third of the stamps has failed to print: together with the part pair that overlapped causing the variety. An unusual and appealing error, without gum.rn 

Commemoratives 1946 (Oct 14): Centenary of Mitchell's Exploration of central Queensland 2½ d. carmine, an unused completely Imperforate block of ten (5 x 2) from base of sheet, variety "Watermark Inverted", showing full "By Authority" Imprint at lower left, fresh and very fine, minor bend, unmounted og. From the theft at the Note Printing Branch in the late 1940's but nevertheless very rare BW 239ba = $ 13'000.rnProvenance: Prestige,...

Definitives 1948/56: Kangaroo ½ d. orange, no wmk., an unused block of eighteen divided by interpanneau margin, from base of sheet showing "By Authority" imprint, and at bottom of margin large part Plate Number "4". Two upper stamps large part og., balance unmounted og. Scarce BW 180zd = $ 3'500.

Definitives 1951/52: George VI 6½ d. brown, Imperforate Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame (80 x 88 mm.), the reverse handstamped "C.B.A. / NOTE PRINTING / BRANCH" in violet, numbered '16' and dated '19.12.51' in manuscript, presented to W.L. Russell of the Stamp Advisory Committee. Rare and fine, just 8 such Proofs were struck. BW 255DP(1) = $ 3'000.rnProvenance: Collection Lenford Laband, Spink, London, 25 Nov 2015, lot 192.rn 

Commemoratives 1955: 50th Anniversary of Rotary International 3½ d. carmine, Imperforate Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame (68 x 94 mm.), the reverse handstamped "C.B.A. / NOTE PRINTING / BRANCH" in violet, numbered '31' and dated '13.12.54' in manuscript, presented to J.R.W. Purves, doyen of Victoria philately on the Stamp Advisory Committee. Rare and fine, just 10 Proofs were struck BW 318DP(1) = $ 3'000.rn 

Commemoratives 1956: Olympic Games 3½ d. carmine-lake, Essay or Unissued, no watermark, perf. 14½ x 14¾, an unused example, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. The stamp had been printed by the Post Office for the basic rate of 3½ d., however the issue coincided with a rate increase to 4 d., applicable from November 1, 1956. Some 27 million booklet stamps hade benn printed at the old rate and these, with the exception of some retained by the P...

Commemoratives 1958: Christmas Issue, 3½ d. deep scarlet and 4 d. deep violet, Imperforate Die Proofs in issued colours, the usual sunken frame removed and each measuring 38 x 44 mm. The 3½ d. was numbered '36' and the 4 d. numbered '18', originally presented to W.L. Russell, of the Stamp Advisory Committee. The handstamped "C.B.A. / NOTE PRINTING / BRANCH" in violet and numbers and dates ('24.10.58') accompany the lot. Rare and fine, just 9...

Definitives 1964/65: The famous unissued 5 d. black & deep blue, perf. 14¾ x imperforate, applied to printer's presentation card (60 x 78 mm.). One of just two known examples of this projected Coil design in private hands, the example was printed in brown & deep blue and is illustrated in the Brusden White catalogue on page 8/174. One of the great rarities of British Commonwealth Elizabethan philately BW 398E(1)B = $ 8'000....