An in-depth collection in four volumes and loose album pages, assembled by the collector from different good sources. There is an impressive showing of Western Australia with page after page of specialised swans of which well over 450 are the earlier type, of which almost 40 are imperf or rouletted 1854 to 1860 issues. Highlights include four-margin 1d blacks, 1d blacks with blue cancels, 1860 2d orange shades unused, examples of 1854 4d blue, 1857-59 Hillman litho 2d and 6d and 1861 6d sage-green all with varying faults yet all highly collectible, followed by 6d sage-green roulette (SG.32 cat. £750), then an excellent range of early perf issues 1861 through to 1882-85 wmk crown CA mint and used with many watermark varieties and good stamps cataloguing over £100 each incl. 1864 6d indigo-violet mint (SG.58, cat. £475), 1865 11/- green 'specimen' (SG.61s, cat. £225), etc, through to 1888 'specimen' handstamps set (SG.103s/105s, cat. £275), as well as later types with for example 9d perf 11 mint (SG.133, cat. £180) and 2/- red on yellow perf 11 mint shades (SG.134, cat. £600) as well as back of the book incl. postal fiscals and early swan types with I.R. ovpts not in SG. Other useful States material includes Tasmania perf Chalon 6d and 1/- mint (SG.76/77, cat. £665), NSW 1d Sydney view imperf presumed forged, Queensland Chalon heads and 1886 £1 pair used (SG.161, cat. £170), etc. All the makings of a fantastic specialised collection once combined, which would be a very pleasurable endeavour. Recommended viewing.