AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1855-56 TWO PENCE QUEEN ON THRONE ISSUES

Lot 280		Estimate: $15,000 Realised Price : $11,500 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson: The remarkable Contract dated 18 May 1854 for 'Printing & gumming postage stamps' with signatures of James Campbell and James Fergusson together with various parties representing the Colony of Victoria, together with a 'Specimen of gumming' being a gummed sample (110 x 240mm approx) of the distinctive paper utilised by the Contractors and duly signed by the respective parties. Unique item of exceptional philatelic and historic significance
Lot 281		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including nine pairs
Lot 282		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $1,900 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units in pairs, generally very fine/superb, two positions duplicated (52)
Lot 283		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $1,900 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Unused selection (9) in varying shades, four-margined (one only slightly trimmed at base), including the superb [17] in Lilac (ex Boker, Perry) and remarkable [11] with enormous left margin (ex Ferrary, Perry), a few with slight thin, generally fine/very fine and an extraordinary holding of unused
Lot 284		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $340 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Pairs (2) in unusual shades comprising [49-50 - contemporary ink stains on reverse] in an uncharacteristic Dark Sepia, possibly a proof pressed into postal use, and Dark Lilac [37-38], large-margined
Lot 285		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Lilac [31] the unique example on very thick diagonally ribbed paper, margins except where ragged at left, believed to be a proof pressed into postal use. Ex Forster, Perry
Lot 286		Estimate: $300 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Four-margined strips of three (2) in Lilac [8-10] and Purple [35-37], trivial crease in each
Lot 287		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $400 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple strip of four [12-15], tiny tear in third unit otherwise superb. Ex Burrus, Perry
Lot 288		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple unused pairs [33-34] and [43-44] reunited to form a block of four, small thin in one, attractive and extremely rare. Ex Pack, Perry
Lot 289		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $320 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple pairs [13-14] and [23-24] reunited to form a block of four, slight crease in lower pair otherwise superb. Ex Heslop, Perry
Lot 290		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple large-margined [30] tied to 1856 (26th Mar) cover locally addressed at Melbourne. Quality example of scarce Town letter rate. Ex Forster, Perry
Lot 291		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple four-margined singles [47], [48] and [14] tied to 1856 (22nd Feb) mourning envelope (small flap fault) from Ballarat to Sydney
Lot 292		Estimate: $750 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple very large-margined singles [48] and [38], each with portion of adjoining unit at right, tied to 1856 (6th May) cover Geelong to Melbourne. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 293		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple large-margined pair [13-14] tied to 1856 (28th Apr) Melbourne to Provincial Hamilton (fine backstamp). [14] shows the prominent secondary flaw at base of gown
Lot 294		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Lilac close to large-margined pair [19-20] tied to 1856 (9th Jun) entire letter Melbourne to small Provincial settlement at Mount Korong showing scarce framed 'TOO LATE', backstamps including rare Mt Moliagul
Lot 295		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple pair [29-30] and singles [27 - slightly trimmed at base] and [28], generally large-margined, tied to 1856 (6th Apr) cover Melbourne to Maryborough at double Inland letter rate
Lot 296		Estimate: $10,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Remarkable large-margined block of four [37-38/47-48] on 1856 (12th Apr) Official cover (a little stained at left) locally addressed at Melbourne and paid for extraordinary quadruple Town letter rate, the block tied by filing pinhole and apparently Post Office related 2mm punch hole which extends through lower left unit and cover, 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' and rare oval 'T.C/AP 14/1856' (in red) applied. Kellow records six blocks of four in the Campbell & Fergusson printings, this being the only example on cover. One of the most spectacular frankings of the 'Queen-on-Throne' series. Ex Kellow
Lot 297		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $5,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A 'TVO' variety (SG 36b): Lilac shade in pair [47-48] with normal, the premier item for this creased transfer variety (ex Amundsen, Boker - realised £850 in 1981, Perry), also the related creased transfers affecting [38 - 37-38 pair] and [39 - in 29/39 pair]. Superb group illustrated in Kellow at top p77
Lot 298		Estimate: $1,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A 'TVO' variety (SG 36b): Purple shade in four-margined pair [47-48 - crease between] with normal, together with singles of the related creased transfers [38] and [39]
Lot 299		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $1,900 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone B: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally earlier to intermediate printings in very fine/superb quality, including 15 pairs, [12-13] and [49-50] with scarce Glenorchy datestamp (both 9 Nov 1855 suggesting used on same article)
Lot 300		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $1,900 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone B: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally later printings in very fine/superb quality, including 13 pairs
Lot 301		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $900 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone B: Unused selection (4) comprising Brown-Purple [19], and Warm Purple rare pair [5-6 - margins except at top - crease in one] and single [37], very few unused recorded for this stone
Lot 302		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $3,200 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone B: The rare and distinctive 'Brown' (SG 37), the dominant holding extant comprising large-margined singles [2] and [18], and pairs [13-14 - margins except where shaved at base of 14], [37-38 - very large-margined - creased] and [45-46 - crease in one - RPSV 2001 Cert]. Believed to be a colour trial pressed into postal use, and with 'about one dozen copies known' (Kellow p77), absurdly under-catalogued at £70
Lot 303		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone B: Grey-Purple singles [31] and [32] reunited to form a pair cancelled by extremely rare Post Office mss. 'Balmoral/4 Dec 1855/Victoria', close to large margins
Lot 304		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $3,400 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone B: Brown-Purple very large-margined pair [31/41] and 'Too Late' 6d (large margins except where shaved at right) tied to 1855 (3rd Aug) cover (small stain lower left) Geelong to Melbourne. One of the few of the 24 recorded 6d 'Too Late' covers to bear a 'Queen-on-Throne' issue
Lot 305		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,600 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, early to intermediate printings in generally very fine/superb quality, including eleven pairs
Lot 306		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally later printings in very fine/superb quality, including eight pairs, shades from this printing group the widest ranging found in the lithographs
Lot 307		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $1,900 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units in horizontal pairs, generally very fine/superb, [33-34] tied to piece by 'killer' Butterfly
Lot 308		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $360 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Unused four-margined selection (3) comprising Brown-Purple [40], Warm Purple [45] and Dull Mauve [13], small thin/crease, SG 37a, 37b, 38a
Lot 309		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Grey-Black large-margined pair [15-16], rare shade, tied to piece
Lot 310		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Strips of three (2) in Warm Purple [6-8] and Rose-Lilac [18-20 - crease in one], close to large-margined, SG 37b, 37c
Lot 311		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Rare blocks of four (2) in Rose-Lilac [26-27/36-37 - close to large-margined] and Dull Mauve [21-22/31-32 - trimmed at top and left - small faults]. Kellow records 'about half a dozen blocks of four' in the Campbell & Fergusson printings
Lot 312		Estimate: $750 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Brown-Purple [10 - small fault at right] tied by handstruck 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' to 1856 (26th Jul) cover locally addressed at Melbourne, light strike of Butterfly '48' in red of Dead Letter Office
Lot 313		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $800 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Rose-Lilac large-margined pair [16-17] tied to 1856 (19th Jan) cover Geelong to Winchelsea, good strike of Winchelsea datestamp in red on reverse which is rare. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 314		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $480 1855-56 Lithgraphed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Dull Mauve pair [27-28 - ragged at top] cancelled by Barred Oval '42' on 1855 (5th Oct) cover Gisborne (datestamp on front) to Melbourne
Lot 315		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $700 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Creased transfer selection comprising singles (5) and pairs (5) representing 14 various positions affected by creased transfer, some very fine/superb items present (15)
Lot 316		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: 'Thumbprint' transfer variety (occurred when laying down a transfer - small thin) on [49] in pair with [50], four-margined, and [27-28] pair (margins at places) showing outstanding ink-splatter affecting both units. Rare varieties
Lot 317		Estimate: $10,000 Realised Price : $8,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): The set of the five substitutions comprising [20-2], [19-12], [29-22], [18-32 - crease in one], and [28-42], four-margined, the finest set yet achieved. Ex Perry
Lot 318		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): The remarkable strip of five (actually a pair and strip of three) tied to piece and comprising the whole of the substitution [20/19/29/18/28] for [1/11/21/31/41]. Illustrated Kellow p79. Ex Purves, Kellow, Jones
Lot 319		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $575 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Pair [20-2] rather than [1-2], margins except at left where shaved
Lot 320		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $5,250 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Pair [20-2] rather than [1-2], four-margined close at lower left, tied to 1856 (11th Jan) cover Belfast to Warrnambool. Four covers bearing substitutions are recorded by Kellow (the other three are offered as subsequent lots). Ex Perry
Lot 321		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $480 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Pair [29-22] rather than [21-22], large-margined, trivial thin
Lot 322		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Pair [29-22] rather than [21-22], margins except at left base where trimmed
Lot 323		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Pair [29-22] rather than [21-22], margins except at left where trimmed, tied to 1855 (13th Oct) cover Sandhurst to Melbourne
Lot 324		Estimate: $7,500 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell and Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Strips of three [29-22-23] and [43-32-33] which were once a block of six, roughly separated largely by hand resulting in major defects, together with imperf 1/- tied to 1855 (26th Oct) cover Melbourne to London per "Champion of the Seas". 2/- rate for 1½-2oz. Despite shortcomings a spectacular franking, unique with substitutions. Ex Kellow
Lot 325		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Pair [43-32] rather than [31-32], margins except where barely shaved at top, small crease
Lot 326		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Pair [28-42] rather than [41-42], margins except where shaved at lower left, faint thin
Lot 327		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $4,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Pair [28-42] rather than [41-42], roughly separated at base resulting in small thinning, on 1855 (1st Aug) cover Geelong to Melbourne, small stains one of which ties pair to cover. Ex Perry
Lot 328		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $1,900 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including 13 pairs
Lot 329		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D: Dull Purple [13] unused large-margined and unusually fine impression for this stone which is rare unused. Ex Perry
Lot 330		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D: Dull Purple pair [1-2 - crease affecting one] large-margined on 1856 (29th Apr) cover Geelong to Melbourne
Lot 331		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $360 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D: Dull Grey-Lilac [6] unused large-margined, tiny thin, rare stone unused
Lot 332		Estimate: $6,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D: Dull Grey-Lilac single [7] and pair [13-14] tied to 1856 (16th Feb) cover Geelong to London per "Hellespont". After P & O withdrew contract ships during the Crimean War the only manner in which mail could be routed to UK via the Far East was to link up with the P&O Far East service via ships destined for India or the East. The 'Hellespont' and 'Kennington' are the only two voyages identified which made the journey and as the former off-loaded mail at Singapore (rather than the P&O Ceylon connection), the British P.O. imposed additional charges indicated by the circular 'MORE/TO/PAY'. Extremely rare and highly important item of Victorian Postal History. Ex Perry
Lot 333		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $380 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D: The rare Grey-Black, consistent with other uncharacteristic shades in this series probably a colour trial pressed into postal use (such were accounting requirements for paper allocated), pair [33/34 - margins except at right base - creased] and single [47 - very large-margined - faint thin]. Kellow states 'some one dozen copies have been seen'
Lot 334		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D Thick card paper (SG39b): Dull Lilac-Mauve extremely rare pair [9-10] trimmed at places. Kellow states 'Ten copies are known'
Lot 335		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $420 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D Thick card paper (SG39b): Dull Lilac-Mauve [30] faint thinning, otherwise very fine
Lot 336		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $700 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D Thick card paper (SG39b): Dull Lilac-Mauve [33] large-margined
Lot 337		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $1,800 Reprints: 1891 2d 'Queen-on-Throne' U.P.U. perforated reprints (19) in various shades of Brown (including block of six - largest multiple in private hands) and Chestnut, also one handstamped 'Specimen' and an Imperforate CTO (in 1902), last two rare and for presentation purposes
Lot 338		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 Forgeries: Four exhibition pages showing well detailed group of six distinct types of forgery including rare bromide and other seldom seen productions, some highly skilful, Jeffryes' proofs (2), etc (22)
Lot 339		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,700 Balance of the 'Commissariat' collection annotated on leaves and in hagner sheets comprising printings by Ham (5 - with strip of three), Campbell (61 - two unused, one on cover, 13 pairs), and Campbell & Fergusson (63 - 14 pairs which include unused, defective Substituted transfer, and cover), noted Stone C creased transfers, many very fine/superb items present (129). Definitely not your average collection remainder