THE KEN BARELLI CLASSIC VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS, 1850-53 LITHOGRAPHED BY THOMAS HAM, SECOND STATE OF DIES
Lot 1027
Estimate: $6,000
Realised Price : $9,000
1d red-brown, SG 5, unused large part o.g., rich shade, creased. Kellow states \\\'approximately eight unused examples are recorded\\\' (for SG 5/a). This is one of the more attractive. Ex Purves, Perry
1d red-brown, SG 5, full-margined except where barely touched at top, tied by Butterfly \\\'1\\\' to 1850 (8 Mar) locally addressed Melbourne cover (small tear at top) endorsed \\\'to be left at/Freeman\\\'s Inn\\\', paying 1d Town Letter rate. Kellow states \\\'single usage on cover is rare\\\'
Lot 1030
Estimate: $2,500
Realised Price : $2,400
1d red-brown, SG 5, full-margined vertical pair from base of sheet in a particularly lovely deep shade, cancelled rare Butterfly \\\'38\\\' (Warrnambool) in blue. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1031
Estimate: $15,000
Realised Price : $17,000
1d red-brown interpane pair, SG 5, one of two recorded in the second state 1d, attractively cancelled Butterfly \\\'3\\\' (Seymour) in blue. Ex Pack, Purves, Perry
Lot 1032
Estimate: $2,000
Realised Price : $1,500
1d pale dull red-brown, SG 5a, unused part o.g., touched at places, early handwritten \\\'Very/Scarce\\\' on reverse. Certificate notes \\\'Ink stain on surface lower left corner apparently in same ink as notation on reverse\\\', tiny thin at base. Ex Perry
Lot 1033
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $300
1d pale dull red-brown, SG 5a, full-margined, close at places, cancelled Butterfly \\\'15\\\' (Geelong)
Lot 1034
Estimate: $20,000
Realised Price : $24,000
1d pale dull red-brown, SG 5a, full-margined unused pair. The only recorded unused multiple for the second state 1d. Ex Pack, Dale-Lichtenstein
Lot 1035
Estimate: $4,000
Realised Price : $3,000
1d pale dull red-brown pair, SG 5a, small fault at left and at top right corner, tied by Butterfly \\\'15\\\' in blue to 1850 (8 Jun) cover endorsed \\\'Post Office Document\\\' from Geelong to Melbourne, paying 2d Inland Letter rate. Cover creased, although very few 1d covers recorded. Ex Pack, Wawn, Perry
Lot 1036
Estimate: $7,500
Realised Price : $6,500
2d grey-lilac, SG 6, superb from base margin of sheet, tied by Butterfly \\\'15\\\' in blue to 1850 (13 Feb) cover Geelong to Sydney, paying Inland Letter rate. Ham printing Half-length covers in this quality are extremely rare. Ex Tomasini, Perry
Lot 1037
Estimate: $3,000
2d grey-lilac, SG 6, large-margined except where barely touched at right top, cancelled by Butterfly \\\'15\\\' in blue on 1850 (1 May) cover Geelong to Melbourne, paying Inland Letter rate. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1038
Estimate: $5,000
Realised Price : $5,500
2d grey-lilac Substituted transfer pair [7-18], SG 6, the [7] a substitution for [17] which became damaged. One of the finest and most attractive amongst six substituted items recorded (two more of which follow). Ex Pack, Forster, Perry
Lot 1039
Estimate: $2,000
2d dull grey, SG 6a, Substituted transfer pair [8-18], the [8] a substitution for [17], heavy crease, small thin. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 1040
Estimate: $2,000
2d dull grey, SG 6a, Substituted transfer pair [8-18], the [8] a substitution for [17], creased, tiny scissor-cut at base, cancelled Butterfly \\\'2\\\' (Kilmore). Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1041
Estimate: $4,000
Realised Price : $8,500
3d blue, SG 7, [4] fine unused showing prominent secondary flaw on elbow at right, portion of adjoining unit at left, minute pinhole. Kellow states of unused second state 3d \\\'probably about twenty unused examples are known\\\'. This is one of the finest. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1042
Estimate: $2,500
Realised Price : $1,900
3d blue, large-margined, and eighth printing 2d greenish grey (SG 17c) tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' to 1852 (29 Nov) cover to U.K., paying 5d Inland/Ship Letter rate indicating the article was of provincial origin but uncancelled until arrival in Melbourne. Ex Purves, Perry
