AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, HALF-LENGTHS

Lot 500		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $2,100 1850 Original state of dies 1d Dull Chocolate-Brown, SG 1b, tiny nick at top otherwise a sound example of this rare stamp
Lot 501		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $2,600 1850 Second state of dies 2d Grey-Lilac, SG 6, unused with traces of o.g., possibly the finest of the small number of unused extant. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 502		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $500 1850 Second state of dies 2d Grey-Lilac, SG 6, superb
Lot 503		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $300 1850 Second state of dies 2d Dull Grey, SG 6a, close to very large margins, very fine
Lot 504		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1850 Second state of dies 3d Blue, SG 7, unused with traces of o.g., insignificant thin otherwise superb. Ex Boker, Perry
Lot 505		Estimate: $1,750 Realised Price : $2,300 1850 Third state of dies 3d Deep Blue, SG 11a, superb unused with trace of adjoining unit at top, rare in this quality. Ex Perry (1995 realisation AU$1980)
Lot 506		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $1,300 1850 Third state of dies 'White veils' 3d Blue, SG 14, extraordinary unused example, portion of adjoining units at sides, faint stain at top. Ex Perry (1995 realisation AU$1045)
Lot 507		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $625 1850 Fourth state of dies 'vertical drapes' 2d Greenish Grey, SG 17c, unofficially rouletted (at sides), rare, illustrated Kellow at p.61. Ex Perry
Lot 508		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $950 1854 Campbell & Co 3d Blue, SG 24, unused large part o.g., rare as such, 1976 BPA Certificate states '...stained', which is negligible and in our opinion is associated with the original gum. Superb appearance. Ex Perry
Lot 509		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $800 1854-57 Campbell & Fergusson 1d Brown, SG 26, unused with portion of adjoining unit at right, faint thin, an unusual shade. Ex Perry
Lot 510		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $280 1854-57 Campbell & Fergusson 1d Dull red, SG 26b, huge to gigantic margins
Lot 511		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $1,600 1854-57 Campbell & Fergusson 3d Greenish Blue, SG 29a, superb unused. Ex Boker, Perry (1995 realisation AU$935)
Lot 512		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $625 1854-57 Campbell & Fergusson 3d Prussian Blue, SG 30, unofficially rouletted (at sides), tied to piece, the only example recorded. Ex Perry
Lot 513		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $1,250 1854-57 Campbell & Fergusson 3d Greenish Blue, SG 31a, unused, superb. Ex Perry
Lot 514		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $1,150 Half-length 1891 U.P.U. reprint selection comprising 'Reprint' opt blocks (matching upper left corner) for 1d, 2d and 3d, and unoverprinted CTO at Melbourne JE 2 02 marginal blocks of four for 1d and 2d and block of six for 3d. Rare multiples. Ex Purves, Perry