AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1852-58 QUEEN-ON-THRONE
Lot 201
Estimate: $4,500
2d 'Queen-on-Throne' Plate Proofs: Red-Brown [33] without corner letters on thin card paper, faint thin. This and the following two lots are the only examples of this proof type outside of The Royal Collection
Lot 202
Estimate: $2,000
2d 'Queen-on-Throne' Plate Proofs: Red-Brown pair [29-30] with corner letters on soft wove paper, faint thinning. Ex Heslop, Perry
Lot 203
Estimate: $7,500
2d 'Queen-on-Throne' Plate Proofs: Red-Brown with corner letters on thin card paper block of eight and strip of four re-united to form block of 12 [17-20/37-40], slight foxing, small tear upper right unit. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 204
Estimate: $1,000
1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: 2d Reddish Brown single [46] & pair [26-27] on 1854 (22 May) cover Geelong to Melbourne. Late use of Ham printing (Campbell printings were introduced Jan 1854), scarce as a multiple franking. Ex Perry
Lot 205
Estimate: $500
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: 2d Grey-Drab pair [35/45], SG 22, very large-margined except where obliquely trimmed at lower right, tied to 1856 (26 Jul) cover Geelong to Melbourne
Lot 206
Estimate: $750
1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: 2d Grey-Drab large-margined single [39], SG 22, tied to 1855 (16 Mar) cover Melbourne to North Melbourne, scarce Town Letter rate
Lot 207
Estimate: $7,500
1855-56 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: Stone C Substitutions, SG 37d, 38d, strips of three [29-22-23] and [43-32-33] (once a block of six), roughly separated resulting in major defects, with imperf 1/- tied to 1855 (26 Oct) cover Melbourne to London per 'Champion of the Seas', paying 2/- rate for 1½-2oz. Despite faults a spectacular franking, unique with substitutions. Ex Kellow
Lot 208
Estimate: $1,250
1855-56 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: Stone A 2d Lilac close to large-margined pair [19-20], SG 36, tied to 1856 (9 Jun) entire letter Melbourne to small Provincial settlement at Mount Korong, showing scarce framed 'TOO LATE', backstamps including rare Mt Moliagul
Lot 209
Estimate: $1,000
1855-56 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: Stone A 2d Purple pair [29-30] and singles [27, slightly trimmed at base], and [28], SG 36a, generally large margins, tied to 1856 (6 Apr) cover Melbourne to Maryborough at double Inland letter rate
Lot 210
Estimate: $800
1855-56 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: Stone A 2d Purple four margin singles [47], [48] & [14], SG 36a, tied to 1856 (22 Feb) mourning envelope (small flap fault) from Ballarat to Sydney. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 211
Estimate: $750
1855-56 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: Stone A 2d Purple very large-margined singles [48] and [38], SG 36a, each with portion of adjoining unit at right, tied to 1856 (6 May) cover Geelong to Melbourne. Ex Purves, Perry
