AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA

Lot 74		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $100 Small selection on hagners from Half-lengths to 1912 issues, including unused Postage Dues to 6d, mixed condition (84)
Lot 75		Estimate: $125 1850-53 Half-length Third state of dies 1d Brownish Red [9], SG 9a, showing 'Cut transfer' with area below value cut-away, three margins
Lot 76		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $440 1850-53 Third state of dies - 'White veils' 1d Reddish Brown and Bright Pinky Red shades, SG 12/12a, transfer group [1-12] from intermediate stone, includes one pair, mixed condition (12). Cat £1680+
Lot 77		Estimate: $6,000 Realised Price : $8,000 1854-55 6d Lilac and Green 'TOO LATE', SG 33, a magnificent example, unused with part gum, huge to gigantic margins. Superb. A stamp for the connoisseur
Lot 78		Estimate: $350 1854-55 1/- Rose-Pink and Blue 'REGISTERED', SG 34, marginal example, large to huge margins three sides, just touching at top
Lot 79		Estimate: $1,500 1857 Rouletted 7-9 6d Orange-Yellow, SG 57, a fine example with roulettes evident on four sides on 1858 (Apr) mourning cover Melbourne to Ireland
Lot 80		Estimate: $1,500 1857 Serpentine roulette 10-10½ 6d Orange-Yellow, SG 58, roulettes evident on four sides on 1857 (14 Nov) mourning cover (faults) Melbourne to England. Very rare on cover. 1958 RPSL Certificate
Lot 81		Estimate: $200 1858 Rouletted 5½-6½ on laid paper 4d Pale Rose-Red pair, SG 71, on 1858 (2 Jul) entire letter Castlemaine to Melbourne
Lot 82		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1861 Saunders paper Wmk 'SIX PENCE' 6d Black, SG 102, small part o.g., minor stain though still a scarce stamp
Lot 83		Estimate: $300 1863-74 Wmk single-line '8' 8d Orange, SG 112, tiny thin, large part o.g. Cat £375
Lot 84		Estimate: $1,000 c.1867 Wmk V over Crown ('V1') complete Proof sheet (297 x 307mm) of 120 impressions as initially utilised for the Laureated issues, with 'VICTORIA POSTAGE' in margins at top and base, folded at one point, (docket) number '285', plus in pencil 'Victoria 1/127' file record. Fine and extremely rare
Lot 85		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $750 1884-96 Wmk V over Crown Stamp Duty £10 Mauve, SG 279, optd 'Specimen.' twice, part o.g.
Lot 86		Estimate: $500 Revenue Stamps: Selection of colonial design 'STAMP DUTY' Perf 11 later printings with 2/6d Orange, 4/- Deep Blue, 5/- Olive-green, 6/- Apple-green and 10/- Red-brown, also Numeral 2d, 3d, 6d and 1/- and rare c.1914 8/- Deep Rose, odd blunt perf, generally fresh unused, part o.g. (10)
Lot 87		Revenue Stamps: 1966 (29 Jun) Share Transfer document bearing early and remarkable use of Decimal series $20, $75, $100 and $200 (7, three pairs and a single), etc, a total franking of $1,597.50 representing Stamp Duty on a $426,000 share transfer. Possibly the record Decimal franking on entire $2000
Lot 88		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 Frank Stamp: 'GOVERNMENT BOTANIST' printed in black (V340.4) on 1893 envelope (fold, light toning) used to France with 2½d Red/yellow alongside frank impression and tied by Melbourne duplex, Paris cds below
Lot 89		Estimate: $500 Postal History: 1855 (Mar) entire to England endorsed 'Per Ship James Baines' bearing Imperf 1/- Octagonal singles (4) tied by barred oval '37' cancels of Fiery Creek, endorsed '2/-', backstamps of Castlemaine, Melbourne, Australian Packet and Birmingham datestamps, reinforced slits, otherwise an attractive quadruple rate cover
Lot 90		Estimate: $500 Postal History: 1855 (29 May) entire letter used at Melbourne addressed 'Claude Farie Esq/Sheriff/ Supreme Court' bearing 6d Woodblock tied by barred oval '1', 'MELBOURNE/(crown)/ VICTORIA' backstamp. Unusually overpaying the town letter rate by 2d
Lot 91		Estimate: $1,250 Postal History: 1856 cover to Sydney bearing uncancelled 6d Woodblock (cut-into) showing the very rare framed 'DETAINED ON/BOARD SHIP' in black, reverse with Sydney Ship Letter handstamp, cover faults. The only example of this marking on a Victoria cover
Lot 92		Estimate: $150 Postal History: 1860 (22 May) entire letter to Melbourne bearing Beaded Oval 4d Rose-Red, SG 92a, tied by barred numeral '82' of Wangaratta (rated RR)
Lot 93		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $700 Postal History: 1909 (11 Aug) use Melbourne to Italy of Interstate Parcel and Registered Packet Posts form (approx 210 x 240mm), inscribed 'Form of Customs Declaration' and the details of contents 'One box with Ostriche fethers [sic]', valued at £3/3/0. Rare and in remarkably good condition for such dimensions
Lot 94		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 Riverina Cover: 1868 (20 Jun) cover to England bearing NSW 6d Perf Diadem cancelled '53' of Balranald and Victoria 6d Laureated cancelled '1', Melbourne and indistinct arrival backstamps, portion of lower flap missing. Ex Druce
Lot 95		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 Cancellations: Butterfly '13' of Serpentine Creek on Half-length 2d. Rated RRRR
Lot 96		Estimate: $100 Cancellations: Butterfly '19' of The Leigh (later Shelford) on Half-length 3d, SG 4a, small stain. Rated RR
Lot 97		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $100 Cancellations: Butterfly '26' of Chepstowe on Half-length 2d. Rated RRR
Lot 98		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 Cancellations: Butterfly '40' of Gisborne on Half-length 1d. Rated RRRR
Lot 99		Estimate: $100 Cancellations: Barred Oval '9' of Murston's Creek (later Caramut) on Half-length 2d. Rated RRR
Lot 100		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 Cancellations: Barred Oval '12' of Maiden's Punt on Half-length 2d. Rated RRR
Lot 101		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 Cancellations: Barred Oval '23' unknown on Half-length 2d. Rated RRR
Lot 102		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $190 Cancellations: Barred Oval '66' of Janefield on Half-length 1d. Rated RRRR