FINE AND RARE STAMPS 2008, AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, LATER ISSUES

Lot 176		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $180 1873-74 'Bell' 9d Pale Brown/pink Perf 13, SG 172, single (few blunt perfs) on 1874 cover to UK; strip of three and 6d Laureate on 1874 cover to UK; pair, SG 172a, and 6d Laureate on 1875 cover to Edinburgh; Perf 12 on 1873 mourning cover Melbourne to Ireland, minor blemishes (4 covers). Scarce adhesives on cover
Lot 177		Estimate: $600 1878 Emergency printing ½d Rose-Red/pink, SG 195, large part o.g. block of twelve, fine and fresh. The equal record multiple. Cat £456+
Lot 178		Estimate: $100 1884-96 'STAMP DUTY' £7 Violet/blue, SG 250, £5 Rose-Pink and £5 Pink, SG 278-278a, each fiscally used, no pin-holes
Lot 179		Estimate: $500 1901-12 study on leaves with ½d (18 mint incl block of 8, 48 used), 1d (17 mint incl monogram strip of 12, tone spots, 27 used), 'ONE PENNY' on 2d (12 mint incl block of 8, 11 used), 1½d (9 mint), 2d (8 mint, 144 used), 2½d (8 mint, 35 used), 3d (11 mint, 2 used), 4d (6 mint, 141 used), 5d (7 mint, 140 used), 6d (2 mint, 109 used), 1/- (8 mint, 30 used), 2/- (1 mint, 18 used), 5/- (2 mint, 7 used), some CTO and punctured 'OS' throughout. Mostly fine and great opportunity for student of this period
Lot 180		Estimate: $75 1901-10 Wmk V over Crown 5/- Rose-Red and Pale Blue Perf 12½ punctured 'OS', SG 398 variety, BW V121ba
Lot 181		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1901-10 Wmk V over Crown 1d Pale Red (aniline) Die III Perf 11 scarce corner block of twelve with two black obliterating bars, used for stamp vending (coil) machine experiments, fresh unmounted, BW V45c
Lot 182		Estimate: $1,500T 1912 1d Pale Rose-Red Die III, Wmk Sideways (to left), SG 458a, BW V52aa, the only recorded 'JBC' Monogram strip of three, tiny black surface marks, sensibly reinforced. [The 'CA' Monogram with the same Wmk variety (also only one example recorded) is catalogued at AU$2000]
Lot 183		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, 10/- Red-Brown, also Numeral 2d, 3d, 6d and 1/- and rare 8/- Deep Rose (c.1914), odd blunt perf, generally fresh unused/part o.g. (10)
Lot 184		Estimate: $125 Revenue Stamps: c.1914 ½d on 1d Olive corner block of 30 (quarter of sheet) unmounted, Barefoot No. 123
Lot 185		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $1,000 Revenue Stamps: 1950s-1960s Share Transfer documents (6) bearing c.1907-09 Perf 11 printings of Colonial 'STAMP DUTY' series including £1/5s Pink (unlisted Barefoot), bicoloured £5 (4, with rare strip of three), £6, £7, £9, £10 Rose-Lilac (3), £25 Green, etc, a few hole-punched, generally fine. Extremely rare on 'entire'
Lot 186		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $725 Revenue Stamps: 1960s Share Transfer documents (2) bearing c.1909 Perf 11 printings of Colonial 'STAMP DUTY' series, one document with £10 Rose-Lilac pair, £25 Green, £50 Violet, etc, other with £10 Rose-Lilac and £100 Red. Extremely rare on 'entire'