Stamp Duty Issue 1884: Recess printing £ 50 dull lilac-rose, wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 12, an unused example overprinted by large "Specimen" diagonally in black, fresh and fine appearance, unused without gum. A very rare stamp (normal cancelled £ 70'000), Ceremuga states "only a very small number of "Specimens" recorded (thus), currently only 3 examples of this type". Cert. Ceremuga (2011).

Stamp Duty Issue 1885 (Feb): Recess printing £ 100 aniline crimson, wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 12½, a used example with margins all round, cancelled to order by "Melbourne" cds (1 Aug 1897) in black, with large part og. A fine example of a rare stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2014) Gi = £ 1'800.

Typographed 1900 (Oct): Electro £ 100 pink-red, wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 12½, a cancelled to order used example with bold "Melbourne" circular cto datestamp (5 Feb 1901) struck in black. The stamp also bears large part og. Scarce and fine. Cert. Ceremuga (2014) Gi = £ 1'100.

Naish Issue 1886 (Dec): Error of Colour 4 d. lilac (colour of the issued 2 d.), wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 12½, a used example cancelled by part Melbourne duplex in black. One blunted perf. at lower right of no great significance. A very rare stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2009) Gi = £ 1'700.

New Designs 1886/96: High Values: £ 5 pale blue & maroon, £ 6 yellow & pale blue, £ 7 rosine & black, £ 8 mauve & brown-orange and £ 9 apple-green & rosine; wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, the set of five all overprinted italic "Specimen." in black, fresh colours and of superb appearance, large part og. A delightful set (normals catalogue an astonishing £ 88'000). Rare.

Stamp Duty 1887/90: £ 6 yellow & pale blue, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example, centred to left but of fine appearance and lovely delicate colour, small thin, large part og. An extremely rare stamp. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Ceremuga (2004) Gi = 17'000.

Stamp Duty 1887/90: £ 9 apple-green & rosine, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example, well centred for this issue, bright fresh colour, part og. An exceptional example of an extremely rare and iconic stamp. Signed Holcombe. Cert. BPA (2008) Gi = 19'000.

Anglo-Boer War Patriotic 1900 (May 22): 1 d. (1 s.) brown and 2 d. (2 s.) emerald-green, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, the set of two values, fine, large part og., the 1 d. signed Champion Gi = £ 460.

Postage Dues 1907/08: ½ d. dull scarlet & pea-green, wmk. Crown over A inverted, variety compound perf. 12 x 12½ with vertical perfs. at right measuring 12½ and 11, the latter perf. 11 added as a correction, well centred, fresh colour, large part og. An extremely rare, seldom seen stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2012) Gi = £ 1'600.

Lithographed by Samson & Hillman 1854 (Aug 1): 4 d. pale blue, imperforate, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with ample to large margins, of fine fresh colour, without gum. Signed Georg Buhler Gi = £ 375.

Lithographed by Samson & Hillman 1854 (Aug 1): 4 d. pale blue, imperforate, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with good to large margins, showing "Trimmed "T" in POSTAGE and distorted "W" of WESTERN" with "S" off WESTERN over left outer frame, fresh appearance and colour, pinhole thin at lower left not affecting the appearance, unused without gum Gi = £ 350.

Lithographed by Samson & Hillman 1854 (Aug 1): 4 d. pale blue, imperforate, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with close to good margins, showing "Distorted Head and Neck of Swan", of deep colour, part og. Gi = £ 450.