THE DIADEMS, PERFORATED 12, TWO PENCE

Lot 587		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $140 2d Plate II Greenish-blue unused without gum, some toning on reverse otherwise fine. SG 134, Cat. £160
Lot 588		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $160 2d Plate II Greenish-blue Prussian Blue unused without gum, fine colour and perfs. SG 136, Cat. £160
Lot 589		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $3,200 2d Plate II Greenish-blue Prussian Blue part o.g. block of six from top of sheet with imperforate margin. Very attractive and rare multiple, ex Burrus and Slade Slade. SG 136, Cat. £960+
Lot 590		Estimate: $300 2d Plate II Prussian Blue pos. [57] First Retouch, dull shade showing five lines added under neck, fine used cancelled indistinct numeral. A rare stamp. SG 136b, Cat. £400
Lot 591		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $360 2d Plate II Prussian Blue horizontal pair pos. [56-57], [57] being the First Retouch and [56] prior to retouching. Indistinctly cancelled, but a fine and very rare multiple. Ex Slade Slade. SG 136b, Cat. £400+
Lot 592		Estimate: $250 2d Plate II Prussian Blue pos. [44] showing redrawn line over ‘TWO PENCE’, fine used cancelled ray type numeral
Lot 593		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 2d Plate II Prussian Blue pos. [45] showing redrawn line over ‘TWO PENCE’, cancelled ray type ‘2’ of Parramatta. Minor perf. faults
Lot 594		Estimate: $250 2d Plate II Prussian Blue pos. [56] showing redrawn line over ‘TWO PENCE’, fine used cancelled ray type numeral
Lot 595		Estimate: $300 2d Plate II Prussian Blue pos. [56] showing redrawn line over ‘TWO PENCE’, very fine cancelled ray type ‘68’ of Scone
Lot 596		Estimate: $400 2d Plate II Prussian Blue pos. [57] Second Retouch, showing extensive crude redrawing of the background around and below the neck. Cancelled by ray type numeral and with some minor toning, but a fine example of this famous retouch
Lot 597		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $420 2d Plate II Prussian Blue pos. [57] Second Retouch, very fine and lightly cancelled by ray type ‘8’ of Hartley. An exceptional example of this rare stamp
Lot 598		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 2d Plate II Prussian Blue horizontal strip of three pos. [56-58], [56] showing redrawn line over ‘TWO PENCE’ and [57] being the major Second Retouch. Cancelled (not tied) by ray type ‘170’ of Ten Mile Creek on 1861 (7 Jan) outer to Melbourne. Reverse with despatch, Albury and Melbourne arrival (JA 11 61) ds. The finest 2d Plate II retouch item in private hands, ex Dale-Lichtenstein and Trevor Davis
Lot 599		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 2d Plate I Dull Blue unused without gum, slight overall toning otherwise fine. SG 138, Cat. £160