1725 1867-81 QV Laureate 5/- bright blue & red type II, opt Specimen (type 14) diag. VFM. SG 148 unpriced. Only 4 examples recorded with this type of opt, one being in the Australia Post Archival coll'n (P) $500 $1000
1726 1882-84 QV Laureate 3d bright orange-yellow, perf 12½ reprint (but no reprint opt!). VF MLH. SG 212 (var). Extremely rare M, most known examples are opt reprint or are CTO at Melbourne. One of several known examples. 2003 Ceremuga photo-cert (P) $300 $500
1727 1882-84 QV Laureate 3d bright orange-yellow, opt 'Reprint', MLH positioning pin LL cnr & 3d original stamp for comparison U. SG 212. Scarce pr (P) $60 $100
1728 1884 QV Stamp Statute £1 mauve on yellowish, wmk V/Crown (V1) sideways, perf 12. VF M, original gum slightly aged, nice colour. SG 229ba cat £1100+++ & ridiculously undercatalogued as genuine M examples are extremely rare - the 1st mint example we have ever offered! 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $2500 $4000
1729 1870s-1884 QV Stamp Statute £5 yellow-green & grey-black, wmk V/Crown (V1) inverted. Fresh M, sl reverse flts, original gum & VF appearance. SG 230b cat £9000+++ & way undercatalogued. The only confirmed genuine mint example (beware of cleaned fiscals or removed "reprint"/"specimen" overprints!). A very important & probably unique stamp. 2006 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $12000 $18000
1730 1884-96 Stamp Duty £100 aniline crimson red postal fiscal top value, recess print as a "M/Sheet", wmk V/crown (V3) upright perf 12½ with full selvedge on all 4 sides. VFU/CTO. SG 285c cat £1100 as single. Major rarity as a M/Sheet, especially this nice, should be worth at least double, £2200+++ or more. (P) $1800 $2500
