AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS

Lot 168		Estimate: $700 Original state of dies: 2d Brown-Lilac, SG 3, unusually large-margined except where touched at top left, greenish black Butterfly '1'
Lot 169		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $950 Second state of dies: 2d Dull Grey, SG 6a, Substituted transfer pair [8-18], the [8] a substitution for [17], heavy crease, small thin. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 170		Estimate: $1,750 Realised Price : $1,600 Second state of dies: 2d Dull Grey Substituted transfer pair [8-18], SG 6a, the [8] a substitution for [17], creased, tiny scissor-cut at base, cancelled Butterfly '2' (Kilmore). Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 171		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $380 Second state of dies: 3d Blue Retouched, SG 7a, Type 2 - 'Strengthening of lines of shading to immediate upper right of crown', Purves 'iii', margins except where touched at left top. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 172		Estimate: $2,500 Third state of dies: 1d Dull Orange-Vermilion pair from left margin of sheet, SG 8, touched at right top and at base, most unusual intense shade, tied by Barred Oval '1' to 1852 (23 Dec) cover Melbourne to Geelong, paying 2d Inland letter rate. Ex Perry
Lot 173		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $500 Third state of dies: 1d Brownish Red pair, SG 9a, full-margined, cancelled Barred Oval '18' (Portland)
Lot 174		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $650 Third state of dies: 3d Greenish Blue, SG 14b, pair in a rare intensely deep shade, 'THRE' largely obliterated in first unit, full-margined except where barely touched upper right corner, cancelled Barred Oval '1' (Melbourne). Possibly an unsatisfactory colour trial nevertheless pressed in to use. Ex Perry
Lot 175		Estimate: $1,000 Third state of dies: 3d Greenish Blue, SG 14b, block of four, touched at a few points, cancelled Barred Oval '1' (Melbourne). Blocks rare in this shade. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 176		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,000 Third state of dies - "White Veils": 3d Blue Retouched, SG 14c, Type [1] retouch affecting upper portion of left frame in pair [1-2], unused, small surface-abrasion in [2], slight creasing and staining, Purves 'E'. Very few unused retouches recorded. Cat £3400+. Ex Hall, Perry
Lot 177		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $1,900 Third state of dies - "White Veils": 3d Greenish Blue Retouch, SG 14bc, Type [1] retouch affecting lower left portion of left frame, unused from left margin of sheet, remarkably with large portion of [7] below which also shows retouched area (top left corner - Purves 'H'), thinned (mostly at base), slight crease. Scarce in this shade. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 178		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 Third state of dies - "White Veils": 3d Blue Retouched, SG 14c, Type [7] S.W. corner filled with colour, full-margined from left margin of sheet, tied to small piece, Purves 'G'. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 179		Estimate: $1,500 Fourth state of dies: 2d Red-Lilac Retouch SG 15e, Type [3] – ‘strengthening of lines in right frame opposite elbow’, full-margined. Rare in this quality Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 180		Estimate: $1,000 Fourth state of dies: 2d Dull Brownish Lilac Retouch, SG15e, Type [3] – ‘strengthening of lines in right frame opposite elbow’, full-margined. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 181		Estimate: $700 Fourth state of dies: 2d Dull Brownish Lilac Retouch, SG 15e, Type [5] – ‘triangular area in upper right corner encompassing 'RIA' ', tied to piece, margins except where tapered in to at right, portion of adjoining units at left and base. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 182		Estimate: $700 Fourth state of dies: 2d Red Lilac shade Retouch, SG 15e, Type [14] right portion of crown top and area of shading above, margins except where touched at base, faint thin. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 183		Estimate: $1,500 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 1d Dull Rose-Red, strip of four [5-6-1-2], SG 27a, from intersection of two intermediate transfer groups, full-margined, negligible thins, cancelled Barred Oval '24' (Ballarat). Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 184		Estimate: $1,750 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 1d Orange-Brown, Retouched [13], SG 27c, redrawn upper left frame for a distance of 8mm, orange-brown shade, large-margined. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 185		Estimate: $1,500 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 1d Lilac-Rose, SG 28b, unused part o.g. pair, touched at two points, faint thin largely in margin at centre. Cat £2200. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 186		Estimate: $1,750 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 1d Lilac-Rose, SG 28b, unused part o.g. pair with large margins except where touched at left, small thin in first unit. Cat £2200. Ex Perry
Lot 187		Estimate: $1,500 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 3d Deep Blue Stone 'D', SG 31c, singles (2), large-margined except for left example touched right side, tied by Barred Numeral '2' to1856 (23 May) entire letter Geelong to U.K. per "Royal Charter", 6d Ship letter rate. Ex Perry
Lot 188		Estimate: $2,500 Campbell & Fergusson printings - Experimental roulettes: 3d Greenish Blue, SG 49a pair, tied by Barred Numeral '1' to 1858 (4 Oct) cover (reduced at back) Melbourne to Sydney, paying 6d Ship letter rate. This shade even rarer than the bright blue on cover. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 189		Estimate: $2,500 J.S. Campbell printings - Perforated 12 by Robinson: 3d Blue, SG 78, unusually deep shade, and 'Emblems' 1d green (SG 84) tied by Barred Numeral '1' to 1860 (9 Feb) cover Melbourne to Portland, paying Inland letter rate. Rare franking combination. Ex Perry
Lot 190		Estimate: $2,500 J.S. Campbell printings - Perforated 12 by Robinson: 3d Blue, SG 78, pair cancelled by Barred Numeral '93' on 1859 (13 August) cover (creases) Ararat to U.K., paying 6d Ship letter rate. Rare Provincial use of the perforated issue. Ex Frazer
Lot 191		Estimate: $5,000 Campbell & Fergusson printings - Perforated 12: 1d Brown Stone 2 printing, as SG 26 for imperforate, cancelled Barred Oval '5' (Ballarat). The only example recorded. Illustrated Kellow Colour plate 4. Ex Perry
Lot 192		Estimate: $800 Proof sheet (297 x 307mm) of 120 impressions of Wmk V over Crown ('V1'), "VICTORIA POSTAGE" in margins top and base, folded at one point, (docket) numbered "285", plus in pencil "Victoria 1/127" file record. Fine and extremely rare