Description:

1853-67 Imperforate Issues on hingeless pages with Couriers 1d x2 & 4d x9 including a pair, Large Star 1d x2, 2d x3 & 4d x8 including two strips of 3, No Watermark 1d x3 (one with postal manuscript cancel), 2d & 4d x2, Numeral Watermarks 1d x73 including two strips of 3 with postal manuscript cancels, three strips of 4 with Barred Numerals, & a remarkable strip of 12 with 'COLONIAL TREASURY' cds, and 2d x54 including nine pairs, strip of 4 with postal manuscript cancels, & strips of 5 & 8 (Ex Basset Hull; the equal largest recorded multiple) with manuscript cancels removed, 'TASMANIA' 6d x20 including block of 6 fiscally used, and 1/- x16 including two fiscally used strips of 3 (one cleaned & with BN '1' of Melbourne), condition variable but many are fine to very fine. High catalogue value. (193)