Stamps & Covers Public Auction 340

New South Wales: 1851-53 QV Laureate, no wmk. Specialised Collection with 1d (17) inc shades & with 2 vert prs, range of pmks inc Sydney barred plus oval barred numeral pmks inc Broulee, Windsor, Morpeth & Port Macquarie. 2d (29) inc plate I (16, inc 1 on piece). Noted variety 'double impression'. Plate II (9 inc shades & pmks & plate III 3 (4). Also UN dangerous forgery of plate III (not counted in cat) on thin paper. 3d (8) inc shades. 6d (10) inc 4 re-engraved, 8d (5) inc all shades & range of perfs. Most G-FU in much better than usual condition with many 3-4 margins. SG ex 46-81 cat £10,000+ = A$18,000+. Almost all are diff shades or sub-shades, so excellent for sorting to specialise in this classic issue. (70) (P)