Petite Treasures – May 2026.

1863/1910, unused and used collection, including a selection of Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, plus some New Guinea, mixed condition especially in the early and air mail issues, mounted on five album pages.

1850, Sydney Views 1 d. reddish rose, soft yellowish paper, Plate I, good to large margins, light cancelled, tiny faded, otherwise fine, certificate BPA (1981)

1890/1916, Three used and three unused postal stationery cards, and three envelopes used to Germany, one registered, mostly fine.

1850, Sydney Views 1 d. dull carmine, Plate II, good margins on three sides, touched at bottom left, somewhat heavy cancel, fine.

1892, 1½ d. blue postal stationery card cancelled ‘1134 THE EXCHANGE NSW 3 JA/18/92’, transit marks SUEZ and CAIRE 15/2/92, arrival mark HELOUAN 15/2/92. Full message on reverse from a german businessman with interesting text about australian woman, addressed to Egypt with transport traces and spots at right, otherwise fine and a very scarce overseas destination.

1850, Sydney Views 2 d. deep blue, Plate I, early impressions, well to large margins, cancelled by ´66´ oval grid (Singleton) obliterator, flaw at top left, otherwise fine.

1850, Sydney Views 2 d. greyish blue, Plate I, intermediate impressions, well to closed margins, touched at bottom left corner, cancelled by ´40´ oval grid (Bomballa) obliterator, flaw at top left, otherwise fine.

1908, 1 d. + 1 d. red-brown postal stationery complete answering card used uprated with ½ blueish-green, machine cancel SYDNEY FE/4/1908, addressed to Uruguay, arrival mark MONTEVIDEO 4/MAR/1908 on reverse, fine and a scarce overseas destination.

1851/52, LAUREATES study lot with two used 1 d. and four used 2 d. plus one vertical pair, nice variety of shades including different papers, mostly with good to wide margins, few different, otherwise fine.

1853, 2 d. deep ultramarine, plate II, bluish paper, single tied to envelope from Sydney by mute cancel, good margins on three sides, tiny touched at top right, fresh color, on reverse ship cancellations SYDNEY (CROWN) NEW SOUTH WALES AU/20/1853, SHIP LETTER (CROWN) SYDNEY AU/20/53 and GRAFTON (CROWN) NEW S. WALES AU/31/53. Tiny toned and file fold, otherwise fine and attractive maritime mail.

1853, Laureated 6 d. brown re-engraved, good margins, closed at bottom and top right, light barred oval face free cancel, tiny crease at right, otherwise fine

1853, Laureated 8 d. dull yellow on medium blued paper, well margins on three sides, touched at lef, clear cancelled numeral 23 (WOLLONGONG) in black, fine and a scarce cancellation.

1861/88, Corbould 6 d., wmk. "6", six stamps of variable centering in shades of deep slate, showing different perfs., one double horizontal perf., good cancellations, fine rich colours, all used, some faults, otherwise fine study.

1854/59, Corbould 6 d. grey and 1 sh. rosy-vermilion and pale red, three imperf stamps with closed to good margins, good cancellations, fine rich colours, all used, tiny faults, otherwise fine.

1856/60, 1 d. orange-vermilion horizontal pair tied by barred oval handstamps on envelope to Sydney, well margins on three sides, tiny closed at bottom right, on reverse PARRAMATTA N.S.W. AU/2/1858 cds. and Sydney arrival mark, tiny oil toned, otherwise fine and attractive.

1857, Queen Victoria, 2 d. blue, good to large margins (bit of adjacent stamp visible at bottom), tied to small cover by very nice sunburst N.S.W. in black, on reverse CAMDEN N.S.W. OC/28/1857 and arrival mark SYDNEY OC/28/1857C, very fine and attractive

1860-72, 1 d. dull red, watermark “1”, perf. 13 misplaced and cut, deep fresh colour, unused full brownish og., fine SG £ 170

1860-63, 3 d. yellow-green, watermark “3”, perf. 13, cut perfs at left, deep fresh colour, unused no gum, otherwise fine SG £ 120

1860/63, 3 d. dull green, watermark “3”, perf. 13, fresh colour, unused, fine SG £ 120

1860-72, 5 d. blueish-green, watermark “5”, perf. 13, fresh colour, unused regummed, otherwise fine SG £ 150

1860-72, 5 d. dark blueish-green, watermark “5”, perf. 13, deep fresh colour, unused full brownish og., fine SG £ 120

1860-72, 6 d. mauve, watermark “6”, rough perf. 13, fresh colour, unused brownish original gum, otherwise fine SG £ 250

1860-72, 6 d. purple, watermark “6”, rough perf. 13, deep colour, unused no gum, otherwise fine SG £ 200

1860-72, 6 d. violet, watermark “6”, rough perf. 13, fresh colour, unused brownish original gum, otherwise fine SG £ 200

1860-72, 8 d. red-orange, watermark “8”, rough perf. 13, deep colour, unused regummed, fine SG £ 550