Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1859/1950: Collection of extensively unused stamps contained within two Marini Scrigno albums which also includes a number of used early issues and covers (11), Proofs, blocks, large multiples, varieties, specimens, sets and numerous scarce examples. The collection begins with a page presenting the Humphrey's narrow frame of the 1859 issues with a plate proof example (Gi 2) of the 1 d. dull lake and the De La Rue 1862 printing of the 1 d. lake perf. 11½ x 12 (Gi 9) compared to the 1861 frame showing the necklace illustrated by a Die Proof of the 6 d. printed in black and a Plate Proof of the 4 d. printed in lake. Among other examples a four margin lightly cancelled 1859 1 d. dull lake (Gi 2), 1863 1 s. green imprimatur (Gi 38) has a small tear but difficult stamp to locate unused, Master Die Proof of the frame only with blank value tablets for the 1921/29 Queen's Staircase (ex Luddington 1999 & Grosvenor, 22 June 2010, lot 231) accompanied by a set of this issue and a 'SPECIMEN' set, George V 1921 £1 green & black used cancelled by fine cds (Gi 125), rare 1916 5 d. black & orange Special Delivery with variety "Overprint Inverted" (Gi S1c) as well as a complete sheet of 60 of the same issue and many others. A treasure trove. Some faults and imperfection although many fine and better Gi = £ 19'795+.