AUSTRALASIA, AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1854 HALF-LENGTHS - LITHO BY J.S. CAMPBELL & CO.

Lot 274		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $420 1d Orange-Red, SG 23, two large margin examples on 1854 (31 May) entire used at Melbourne, both showing secondary transfer flaws, one showing '(VI)CTORIA' as a largely void area. Spectacular
Lot 275		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $2,800 1d Orange-Red strip of five [1-5], SG 23, close to huge margins, tiny marginal thin and crease not affecting appearance. Ex Harvey
Lot 276		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $6,000 1d Rose pair [22-23], SG 23a, in deepest shade seen, much rarer than catalogue differential would indicate, small thin in one. The largest used multiple. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 277		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $210 3d Blue shades, SG 24, Stone A partial reconstruction of transfer group 13 of 24 including pair, mixed condition. Cat £494
Lot 278		Estimate: $12,500 Realised Price : $21,000 3d Blue unused large part o.g. block of four [1-2/7-8], SG 24, creases not unduly detracting from this equal record unused multiple. Ex Ferrary, Pack, Burrus, Perry
Lot 279		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $5,750 3d Blue block of four [7-8/13-14], SG 24, tied to 1854 (26 Jun) envelope Melbourne to England per 'Harvey', minor adhesive damage, otherwise fine and rare multiple on cover. Ex Perry