THE KEN BARELLI CLASSIC VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS, 1854 LITHOGRAPHED BY J.S. CAMPBELL & CO.

Lot 1162		Estimate: $20,000 The original contract for printing the Half-length 1d and 3d and Queen-on-Throne 2d, dated 19th December 1853, signed by James S. Campbell, James Fergusson and Rudolph Hackmann, together with a specimen of gummed paper used for printing the stamps. Remarkable documents to be held in private hands
Lot 1163		Estimate: $1,000 1d orange-red, SG 23, unused, large-margined from base of sheet with full margin, creased, stains mostly on reverse, outstanding appearance
Lot 1164		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1d orange-red, SG 23, remarkable pre-printing paper crease, effectively \\\'beheading\\\' Queen. This type of printing anomaly rarely noted in Half-lengths. Superb. Ex Perry
Lot 1165		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $5,750 1d orange-red, SG 23, large-margined strip of six, two vertical creases with associated closed tear, cancelled Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' (Melbourne). The equal record multiple. Ex Pack, Boker, Perry. Illustrated Kellow page 51
Lot 1166		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $3,000 1d orange-red, SG 23, strip of six, touched at places, cancelled rare Barred Oval \\\'28\\\' (Kyneton from 1 Jan 1854). The equal record multiple. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1167		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $5,750 1d rose, SG 23a, unused in a full deep shade, touched at left, small thinnings. This and the strip offered here (Lot 1170) are the only unused examples recorded in this shade. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry
Lot 1168		Estimate: $4,000 1d rose, SG 23a, typical dull shade, full-margined pair cancelled Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' (Melbourne), slight crease in second unit, small separation in vertical gutter between. Kellow states \\\'some two dozen used examples have been identified, of which pairs are the only multiples\\\'
Lot 1169		Estimate: $10,000 Realised Price : $12,000 1d rose, SG 23a, delicate pale shade, large-margined pair tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' to 1854 (5 Aug) rare Melbourne Town Letter. The only recorded cover bearing the rare shade. Ex Pack
Lot 1170		Estimate: $25,000 Realised Price : $42,000 1d rose, SG 23a, the remarkable unused virtually full o.g. strip of three from right margin of sheet, third unit with prominent secondary variety in upper tablet, vertical crease in margin between first and second units. Along with being the record multiple in the rare shade, this is the equal record unused multiple for a Campbell 1d (the other strip, in the orange-red shade, is in The Royal Collection). Ex Ferrary, Hind, Perry. Illustrated Kellow colour plate 4
Lot 1171		Estimate: $2,500 3d blue (shades), SG 24, complete reconstruction of an intermediate transfer group of 24, [17] the primary retouch (SG 24a), generally very fine to superb selected quality. The finest quality reconstruction ever assembled. Ex Perry
Lot 1172		Estimate: $4,000 3d blue (shades), SG 24, complete reconstruction of an intermediate transfer group of 24 in matching pairs, [17] the primary retouch, [15-16] a rare \\\'abnormal\\\' pair from base margin of a sheet, generally very fine to superb. Virtually impossible to duplicate in this quality. Ex Perry
Lot 1173		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $9,500 3d blue, SG 24, and Campbell & Fergusson 1d rose-lilac (3) shades (SG 28b) tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' to 1855 (3 Apr) entire letter Melbourne to Port Fairy, paying 6d Inland Letter rate, Belfast backstamp. Rare and most attractive combination franking of the respective printers. Ex Perry
Lot 1174		Estimate: $2,500 3d blue, SG 24, full-margined pair, cancelled by Barred Oval \\\'64\\\' on 1854 (22 Nov) Official cover Heathcote to Melbourne, paying 6d Inland Letter rate, backstamped Heathcote. Rare proving cover for this obliterator. Ex Perry
Lot 1175		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,500 3d blue, SG 24, large-margined strip of four, cancelled Barred Oval \\\'18\\\' (Portland). Attractive. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry
Lot 1176		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $5,750 3d blue, unused \\\'abnormal\\\' block of four [21-22/21-22] SG 24, touched three sides, tear in upper right unit, little soiled. Illustrated in Pack. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry
Lot 1177		Estimate: $2,000 3d blue \\\'abnormal\\\' block of four [21-22/21-22], SG 24, identical transfer position to preceding lot, slight crease at left where touched. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1178		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,900 3d blue, SG 24, block of four, very fine. Ex Tomasini, Perry
Lot 1179		Estimate: $15,000 Realised Price : $22,000 3d blue, SG 24, unused block of five, comprising equal record block of four and rejoined single which once belonged, creased, tear in lower left unit. Impressive multiple. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1180		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,300 3d blue rare block of six [5-6-1/11-12-7], SG 24, showing misalignment between two adjoining intermediate transfers, crease in lower right unit which is trimmed at base. Ex Boker, Perry
Lot 1181		Estimate: $4,000 3d blue, SG 24, strip of eight, showing wide gutter between second and third units, crease in two. Equal record multiple. Illustrated in Kellow p56. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry
Lot 1182		Estimate: $2,500 3d blue (shades) selection of secondary varieties offered intact on original \\\'Barelli\\\' exhibition leaves comprising singles (7, one rouletted) and pairs (6), generally fine to superb, also single of the very rare [19] secondary retouch (ex Pack), touched at base, less than six recorded, (20). Ex Perry
Lot 1183		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 3d Retouched (SG 24a): [17] in vertical pair with [23], unused, touched at left and base, crease in central margin. Very rare unused. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 1184		Estimate: $1,500 3d Retouched (SG 24a): [17] in vertical pair with [23] cancelled very rare Butterfly \\\'35\\\' (Harrow), late use. Superb. Ex Perry
Lot 1185		Estimate: $1,000 3d Retouched (SG 24a): [19] secondary retouch showing redrawing of \\\'EN\\\' of \\\'PENCE\\\', cancelled Barred Oval \\\'19\\\' (Hamilton), large-margined, faint crease. Kellow states \\\'probably less than half-a-dozen examples of this stamp have been identified. Probably one of the finer extant. Ex Purves, Perry