Lot 208
| | Estimate: $3,000 | Realised Price : $2,300 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reconstruction of the 50 units in a sheet including two scarce Chestnut printing, SG 18/b group. The finest reconstruction ever achieved. This and the lithographed reconstructions in the collection are from the Perry Grand Prix collection. Perry estimates that over 12,500 stamps were handled when assembling these reconstructions |
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Lot 209
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1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reconstruction of 34 of the 50 units in a sheet UNUSED, including three pairs, virtually all with good to large margins, occasional small fault, generally fine and with some very fine/superb present. Remarkable achievement. Ex Perry |
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Lot 210
| | Estimate: $7,500 | Realised Price : $8,000 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reddish Brown unused strip of six [31-36], tiny thin in right margin of last unit otherwise very fine. Ex Caspary, Purves, Perry |
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Lot 211
| | Estimate: $2,000 | Realised Price : $1,500 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reddish Brown unused marginal pair [47-48] showing tiny portion of printer's imprint lower left, minor imperfections. The only imprint item recorded in the issued stamp |
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Lot 212
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $750 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reddish Brown large-margined [21] on 1853 (23rd Aug) cover Geelong to Melbourne with very fine strike of the rare and distinctive handstruck 'TOO LATE' of the former. Ex Perry |
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Lot 213
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1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reddish Brown single [46] and pair [26-27] tied to 1854 (22nd May) cover Geelong to Melbourne. Attractive and late use of Ham printing (Campbell printings were introduced Jan 1854) which is scarce as a multiple franking. Ex Perry |
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Lot 214
| | Estimate: $800 | Realised Price : $1,100 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reddish Brown [46] slightly overlapped and Half-length 1d Dull Orange-Vermilion tied to 1853 (12th May) cover (tear at left) Melbourne to U.K., Ship Letter/Melbourne datestamp in red on reverse applied in error. Scarce combination franking |
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Lot 215
| | Estimate: $750 | Realised Price : $575 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reddish Brown large-margined single [12] and pair [35-36, crease in one] on cardpaper, latter particularly thick, rare and possibly of proof origin. See SG 39a for similar variety |
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Lot 216
| | Estimate: $1,500 | Realised Price : $2,600 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Chestnut group (SG 18a), six four-margined examples of this shade which is so rare as to suggest that it may be of colour trial status, ranging from pale to deep, some very fine/superb. A big holding of this greatly under-catalogued stamp of which Kellow records only 15 examples |
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Lot 217
| | Estimate: $1,500 | Realised Price : $1,600 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Purple-Brown four-margined single [20] on 1853 (13th Jan) cover locally addressed at Melbourne paying double Town letter rate. Earliest recorded use of 2d 'Queen-on-Throne', untied although long documented. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry |
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Lot 218
| | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $300 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Purple-Brown [38-40] and Reddish Brown [46-48] scarce four-margined strips of three, latter thin in one unit |
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Lot 219
| | Estimate: $15,000 | Realised Price : $13,000 |
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Purple-Brown [28] superb large-margined on 1853 (30th Apr) entire Melbourne to Commissariat at Sandhurst, endorsed 'Escort' and stamp and cover with '32' representing the given number for the Government Gold Escort which carried the article. The most attractive of the three recorded Escort covers and a highlight of Victorian Postal History. Ex Purves, Perry |
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Lot 220
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1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Purple-Brown printing from the plate whilst in a corroded state, the so-called 'rust flaws' from the final printing estimated by Kellow at 10,000 stamps. The largest known holding comprising 15 of the 37 positions affected in the plate of 50 units, includes three pairs (one regarded as the finest 'rust flaws' item) some of which duplicate single positions, generally fine/very fine (19) |
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Lot 221
| | Estimate: $6,000 | Realised Price : $4,600 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 1: Remarkable holding of this, the scarcest lithographed printing (Kellow at p73 states 'Only about 160 copies of this stamp have so far been found'). Comprising a reconstruction of 46 of the 50 units in the transfer group, generally fine/very fine, one of the few unused recorded, strip of four (second largest multiple), and three pairs (57) |
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Lot 222
| | Estimate: $2,500 | Realised Price : $1,900 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 2: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units mostly in very fine/superb quality, includes eleven pairs, scarce Butterfly 'killer' cancel, earliest impressions, etc |
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Lot 223
| | Estimate: $1,250 | Realised Price : $950 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 2: Unused four-margined (4) in Brownish Purple [40 - marginal at right - tiny thin], Grey-Brown [48] and Grey-Black [36], and Grey-Lilac [6], SG 19, 19a, 20a, 20b. Rare and grossly under-catalogued for this quality. Ex Perry |
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Lot 224
| | Estimate: $2,000 | Realised Price : $1,500 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 2: Brownish Purple (SG 19) unused large-margined single [23] and pair [24-25] reunited to form a strip, tiny stain on reverse of third unit otherwise fine. Extremely rare. Ex Forster, Perry |
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Lot 225
| | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $300 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 2: Brownish Purple large-margined strip of three [23-25], very early impression, slight creasing otherwise superb |
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Lot 226
| | Estimate: $10,000 | Realised Price : $11,000 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 2: Grey-Brown [25] and Imperf 1/- tied to 1857 (27th Apr) cover from Geelong to Denmark via Hamburg underpaying the 1/4½d ½oz rate and showing handstruck 'franco' and mss. accountancy markings. The rate to Hamburg was 1/2d for ½oz and the manner in which the cover is addressed appears to have confused at Geelong Post Office. One of the most exotic external usages in the 'Queen-on-Throne' series. Ex Perry, Kellow |
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Lot 227
| | Estimate: $2,500 | Realised Price : $1,900 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 3: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including seven pairs and a strip of three |
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Lot 228
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1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 3: Unused four-margined selection (5) comprising Grey-Brown pair [43-44 - slight thinning and crease - very rare], Violet-Black [10 - small thin], Grey-Black [1] and Dull Brown [24], SG 19a, 20, 20a, 20c. Rare unused |
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Lot 229
| | Estimate: $1,500 | Realised Price : $1,600 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 3: Grey-Lilac unused strip of three [2-4], SG 20b, a little creased, the record unused multiple from this stone. Ex Purves, Perry |
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Lot 230
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $1,100 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 3: Purple-Black (SG 19b) large-margined pair [13/23] tied to 1856 (5th Dec) entire letter Melbourne to Mount Korong, backstamped Melbourne and Kerang. Quality cover to small Provincial destination. Ex Perry |
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Lot 231
| | Estimate: $2,500 | Realised Price : $1,900 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 4: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including 14 pairs, unit [39] a rare and uncharacteristic shade for this stone |
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Lot 232
| | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $300 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 4: Violet-Black, SG 20, unused [33], close at right, a little thinned, very few unused recorded from this stone |
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Lot 233
| | Estimate: $750 | Realised Price : $575 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 4: Grey-Lilac [12] large-margined tied to 1854 (27th Mar) cover Melbourne to Sydney, backstamped Ship Letter/Sydney indicating carriage by sea |
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Lot 234
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $1,900 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 4: Brownish Purple [49] and 'Emblems' 4d tied to 1857 (22nd Jun) cover Melbourne to Sydney at double Ship letter rate. Rare combination franking |
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Lot 235
| | Estimate: $2,500 | Realised Price : $1,900 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including nine pairs, strip of three, Butterfly 'killer' cancel, etc |
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Lot 236
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1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5: Dull Brown unused singles [23 - small-margined] and [49 - very large-margined - tiny thin], unused from this stone very rare |
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Lot 237
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1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5: Dull Brown four-margined pair [16/26] tied to 1855 (30th Nov) cover Melbourne to Geelong |
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Lot 238
| | Estimate: $500 | Realised Price : $380 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5: Dull Brown irregular block of nine tied to cover-front by Barred Oval '55' (Beechworth) to London, defective although the largest used multiple in the lithographed issues |
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Lot 239
| | Estimate: $3,000 | Realised Price : $2,600 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5 Substitutions (SG 20ca): Strip of three [21-22-33], [21-22] substituted for [31-32], small fault top left, scissor-cut in margin between second and third units. Six substitution items are in private hands, five of which are featured in this collection. Ex Purves, Perry |
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Lot 240
| | Estimate: $2,000 | Realised Price : $2,300 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5 Substitutions (SG 20ca): Strip of four [21-22-33-34], [21-22] substituted for [31-32], heavy horizontal crease and associated tears although not unattractive, the largest multiple containing a substitution. Ex Purves |
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Lot 241
| | Estimate: $2,500 | Realised Price : $1,900 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5 Substitutions (SG 20ca): Vertical pair tied to piece [22/22], lower unit substituted for [32], fault in upper unit. Ex Pack, Purves, Perry |
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Lot 242
| | Estimate: $7,500 | Realised Price : $5,750 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5 Substitutions (SG 20ca): Horizontal pair [32-43], [32] substituted for [42], large margins except where tapered slightly into at lower right. The premier item in these substitutions. Ex Heslop, Perry |
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Lot 243
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $1,700 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5 Substitutions (SG 20ca): Single [32] with large margin at base substituted for [42], superb and the only single example of a substitution recorded |
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Lot 244
| | Estimate: $2,500 | Realised Price : $1,900 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 6: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including 12 pairs |
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Lot 245
| | Estimate: $500 | Realised Price : $440 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 6: Dull Brown (SG 20c) unused four-margined [1 - small crease] and [37 - tiny pinhole otherwise superb], unused stamps from this stone rare |
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Lot 246
| | Estimate: $3,500 | Realised Price : $3,200 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 6: Interpane pair [41/1], four-margined, trifling creasing and faint trace of thin otherwise one of the more attractive of the five interpane pairs recorded from this stone |
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Lot 247
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Lot 248
| | Estimate: $2,500 | Realised Price : $1,900 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 6: Interpane pair [42/2], four-margined except where tapered into lower left, slight creasing |
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Lot 249
| | Estimate: $3,500 | Realised Price : $3,000 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 6: Interpane pair [45/5], four-margined, a little creased otherwise perhaps the finest extant |
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Lot 250
| | Estimate: $2,000 | Realised Price : $1,500 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 7: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including eight pairs |
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Lot 251
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1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 7: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units in pairs except for [47] and [48] which are singles, generally very fine/superb, includes pair with 'killer' strikes (4) of Butterfly '15' |
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Lot 252
| | Estimate: $800 | Realised Price : $600 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 7: Unused close to large-margined selection (4) with [13], [23] and [25 - virtually full o.g. which is rare - gum-creased] in Grey-Black, and Purple-Black [11], SG 20a, 21a |
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Lot 253
| | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $320 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 7: Strips of three in Grey-Black [11/21/31] and Purple-Black [37-39], close to large-margined, trifling creases |
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Lot 254
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $750 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 7: Grey-Black strip of six [5-10] with large margins except at top right corner, small tear at centre top, otherwise attractive and the record multiple for this stone. Ex Harvey, Perry |
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Lot 255
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1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 7: Purple-Black [30] and [32 - a little trimmed at top] tied to 1855 (27th Dec) cover Geelong to Melbourne showing rare provisional use of 'PAID/GEELONG' datestamp on reverse |
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Lot 256
| | Estimate: $2,000 | Realised Price : $1,600 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 8: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including 12 pairs |
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Lot 257
| | Estimate: $250 | Realised Price : $190 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 8: Grey-Black [2] unused, tiny thin, this stone rare unused |
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Lot 258
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $800 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 8: Horizontal strips of three (4) in various shades, large-margined, very fine/superb |
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Lot 259
| | Estimate: $1,500 | Realised Price : $1,700 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 8: Purple-Black strip of seven [32-38] with margins except at base of sixth unit, two trivial creases, record multiple for this stone and equal record for any Campbell & Co printing |
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Lot 260
| | Estimate: $4,000 | Realised Price : $4,200 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 8: Interpane pair [49/9], faint creasing, large-margined and otherwise superb. Only recorded interpane pair for this stone. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry |
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Lot 261
| | Estimate: $250 | Realised Price : $280 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 8: Purple-Black [32] very large-margined affected by vertical crease tied to 1855 (30th Jan) cover locally addressed at Melbourne. Scarce Town letter rate |
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Lot 262
| | Estimate: $1,750 | Realised Price : $1,600 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 8: Purple-Black pairs [19-20] and [29-30 - close at base] tied to 1856 (22nd Sep) cover Melbourne to Geelong at 8d double Inland letter rate. Ex Purves, Perry |
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Lot 263
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1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including 20 pairs |
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Lot 264
| | Estimate: $500 | Realised Price : $380 |
1854 Lithgraphed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab [5] unused large-margined and very fine |
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Lot 265
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $750 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab unused large-margined pair [17-18], very fine and rare. Ex Harvey, Perry |
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Lot 266
| | Estimate: $500 | Realised Price : $380 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab unused large-margined pair [35-36], tiny central thin |
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Lot 267
| | Estimate: $300 | Realised Price : $230 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab shades close to large-margined strips of three (2) comprising [5-7] on piece with G.B. 1d affixed for redirecting and [23-25] |
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Lot 268
| | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $170 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab strip of four [1-4] margins except where slightly trimmed at top |
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Lot 269
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $3,000 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab strip of seven [1-7] with stitch watermark, margins except at left, slight creasing. The record multiple for this stone and equal record multiple for any Campbell & Co printing. Ex Harvey |
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Lot 270
| | Estimate: $500 | Realised Price : $460 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell Stone 9: Grey-Drab very scarce block of four [21-22/31-32] with margins except where shaved at top |
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Lot 271
| | Estimate: $2,000 | Realised Price : $2,100 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab extremely rare block of six [38-40/48-50] close to very large margins. The largest recorded used block of any lithograph. Ex Consul Weinberger and Jones |
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Lot 272
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1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab large-margined single [39] tied to 1855 (16th Mar) cover Melbourne to North Melbourne at scarce Town Letter rate |
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Lot 273
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1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab pair [35/45], very large-margined except where obliquely trimmed at lower right, tied to 1856 (26th Jul) cover Geelong to Melbourne |
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Lot 274
| | Estimate: $500 | Realised Price : $380 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab deeper shade pair [25-26] with close to large margins tied to 1857 (12th Jan) Official cover Melbourne to small Provincial Kangaroo Ground Post Office |
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Lot 275
| | Estimate: $500 | Realised Price : $950 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab four-margined multiples on covers (2) comprising pair [43-44] on 1856 (19th Aug) Melbourne to Ballarat, and strip of three [32-34] tied to 1855 (25th Dec) cover per "Lightning" Geelong to London |
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Lot 276
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1854 Lithgraphed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Retouches, rare selection comprising singles for [40 - three], [42] and [45], odd small fault, also defective although very rare Stone 6 [12] retouch, (6) |
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Lot 277
| | Estimate: $2,000 | Realised Price : $2,300 |
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Black (SG 22a) four-margined selection comprising singles [11] and [21 - barely touched at one point] re-united to form a pair, the premier item the pair [40/50 - deepest examples - ex Harvey] tied to piece, and pair [12-13 - a little creased] with Butterfly 'killer' cancel, also the rare Lilac-Drab pair [36-37] on thin hard paper, thought to be proofs pressed into postal use. Of the 'Black', Kellow states 'about a dozen copies have so far been recorded', rendering this at £110 a most under-catalogued item. Ex Perry |
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