Lot 127
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Reprinted Plate Proof: 1901, the so-called 'Royal reprint' in Black on highly glazed paper, corner pair [9-10], prepared on the occasion of the visit to Australia by The Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V). The only examples in private hands. Ex Purves, Perry |
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Lot 128
| | Estimate: $4,500 | Realised Price : $3,400 |
Plate Proofs without corner letters: Red-Brown [33] on thin cardpaper, faint thin. One of four examples of this proof type outside of The Royal Collection |
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Lot 129
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Plate Proofs with corner letters: Red-Brown pair [29-30] on soft wove paper, faint thinning. Ex Heslop, Perry |
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Lot 130
| | Estimate: $750 | Realised Price : $575 |
1852 Recess Printed by Thomas Ham: 2d Reddish Brown selection comprising four unused [11, 21, 22 & 34] and two used [11 & 26 - heavily thinned and apparently previously rebacked], most with four margins |
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Lot 131
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1852 Recess Printed by Thomas Ham: 2d Deep Reddish Brown [15], SG 18, four margins with small part gum. A very scarce stamp mint |
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Lot 132
| | Estimate: $250 | Realised Price : $190 |
1852 Recess Printed by Thomas Ham: 2d Reddish Brown very large-margined example on 1853 (26 Mar) outer Geelong to Melbourne. Attractive usage |
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Lot 133
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1852 Recess Printed by Thomas Ham: 2d Reddish Brown large margined single [12] on thin cardpaper, believed to be a proof pressed into postal use [see SG 39a for a similar variety] |
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Lot 134
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1852 Recess Printed by Thomas Ham: 2d Reddish Brown large-margined pair [35-36, crease in one] on thick card, believed to be a proof pressed into postal use |
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Lot 135
| | Estimate: $250 | Realised Price : $280 |
1852 Recess Printed by Thomas Ham: 2d Chestnut [10], SG 18a, full-margined, lightly cancelled by rare Barred Oval '12' Maiden's Punt, tiny thin at left mostly in margin. This shade is rare (Kellow records only 15 examples), suggesting that it may be of colour trial status - known examples range from pale to deep chestnut. The catalogue value of £120 misleads as to its rarity |
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Lot 136
| | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $320 |
1852 Recess Printed by Thomas Ham: 2d Chestnut shades, SG 18a, selection of singles with four margins, few blemishes, generally fine appearance (6) |
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Lot 137
| | Estimate: $2,000 | Realised Price : $1,500 |
1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 1: Used strip of four (the second largest recorded multiple), two pairs and nineteen singles (all plated), variable margins but mainly fine. The scarcest of the lithographed printings (Kellow at p73 states 'Only about 160 copies of this stamp have so far been found'). Rare selection (27) |
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Lot 138
| | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $280 |
1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 2: Brown-Purple, SG 19, margins large to close, traces of o.g., rare mint example |
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Lot 139
| | Estimate: $500 | Realised Price : $460 |
1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 2: Brownish Purple shade [49], SG 19, large margined single tied to 1853 (24 Dec) cover-front Melbourne to Bendigo from the Dyason correspondence. The earliest usage of a Campbell printing believed to exist and pre-dating the SG issue date. A new discovery |
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Lot 140
| | Estimate: $3,000 | Realised Price : $2,300 |
1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 5: 'Substituted transfer' vertical pair [22/22], SG 20ca, tied to piece, lower unit substituted for [32], fault in upper unit. Believed to be unique. Ex Pack, Purves and Perry |
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Lot 141
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1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 5: 'Substituted transfer' horizontal pair [32-43], SG 20ca, [32] substituted for [42], large-margined except where barely touched at lower right. Kellow records only seven substitutions in multiples (also a single), two in The Royal Collection. This is the premier item in the substitutions in private hands. Illustrated in Kellow, colour plate 5. Ex Heslop, Perry |
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Lot 142
| | Estimate: $250 | Realised Price : $210 |
1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 6: Dull Brown large-margined pair [22-23] tied to 1856 (11 Nov) outer Melbourne to Ballarat |
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Lot 143
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1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 7: Violet-Black [5], SG 20, four-margined, large part o.g. and rare thus, minor thin spot only visible from rear |
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Lot 144
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $750 |
1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 7: Unused selection, close to large-margined with [13], [23] and [25, virtually full o.g. which is rare, gum creased] in Grey-Black and [11] in Purple-Black, SG20a, 21a (4) |
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Lot 145
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1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 8: Violet-Black, SG 20, unused four-margins, creased lower left corner |
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Lot 146
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1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 9: Grey-Drab shade strip of three [5-7], SG 22, close to large-margined, on piece with GB 1d affixed for redirecting, slight soiling |
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Lot 147
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1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 9: Lilac-Drab pair [36-37] in an uncharacteristic shade (cf typical 'grey-drab' for Stone '9' printings) on distinctive thin hard paper not found elsewhere in Campbell printings, large-margined, cancelled BN '2' (Geelong). Apparently a proof pressed into postal use. Ex Purves, Perry
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Lot 148
| | Estimate: $750 | Realised Price : $600 |
1854 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co. Stone 9: Grey-Drab [39], SG 22, large-margined tied to 1855 (16 Mar) cover Melbourne to North Melbourne, paying Town Letter rate |
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Lot 149
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The remarkable Contract dated 18 May 1854 for 'Printing & gumming postage stamps', with signatures of James Campbell, James Fergusson and various parties representing the Colony of Victoria, together with a 'Specimen of gumming' being a glued sample (110 x 240mm approx) of the distinctive paper utilised by the Contractors and duly signed by the respective parties. A unique item of exceptional philatelic and historic significance |
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Lot 150
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1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Selection comprising unused (two singles and pair, variable condition) and one used ([34], corner fault and pinhole) with vertical line flaw 5mm in from left of design (5) |
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Lot 151
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1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple shade strip of four [12-15], tiny tear in third unit, otherwise superb. Ex Burrus, Purves, Kellow |
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Lot 152
| | Estimate: $1,250 | Realised Price : $1,000 |
1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: 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, scarce framed 'TOO LATE' in black, backstamps including rare Mt Moliagul |
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Lot 153
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1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Lilac [31] the unique example on very thick diagonally ribbed paper, margins except where ragged at left, believed to be a proof pressed into postal use. Ex Forster, Perry |
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Lot 154
| | Estimate: $2,000 | Realised Price : $1,600 |
1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Used selection comprising three pairs and three singles, variable margins, all showing creased transfers, two with the 'TVO' (single, tied to piece and in a pair) variety, SG 36b. Despite faults a rare assembly |
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Lot 155
| | Estimate: $750 | Realised Price : $650 |
1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Brown-Purple [10, small fault] tied by handstruck 'ADVERTISED/AND/ UNCLAIMED' to 1856 (26 Jul) cover locally addressed at Melbourne |
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Lot 156
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1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Grey-Black pair [15-16], tied to small piece. A rare shade |
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Lot 157
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1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Brown-purple [20] unused, three margins. Very scarce unused |
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Lot 158
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1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Dull Mauve block of four [21-22/31-32, trimmed at top and left, slight faults]. Kellow records only 'about half a dozen blocks of four' in the Campbell & Fergusson printings. Ex Kellow |
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Lot 159
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1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Rose-Lilac pair [19-12], the [19] a substitution for [11], large-margined, cancelled Barred Oval '55' (Beechworth). Probably the finest known example for this substituted position. Ex Purves, Perry. Illustrated in Kellow, colour plate 5 |
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Lot 160
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1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Rose-Lilac shade, two examples [20 & 28] one four-margined the other two-margined |
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Lot 161
| | Estimate: $2,500 | Realised Price : $2,000 |
1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): The remarkable vertical strip of five (actually a pair and strip of three) tied to piece and comprising the whole of the substitution [20/19/29/18/28] for [1/11/21/31/41]. Illustrated in Kellow p79. Ex Purves, Kellow and Jones |
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Lot 162
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1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: 'Thumbprint' transfer variety (occurred when laying down a transfer) on [49] four margined (small thin) in pair with [50], two singles [both 49], margins huge to cut-into, and pair [27-28] with margins in places showing outstanding ink-splatter affecting both units. Rare varieties |
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Lot 163
| | Estimate: $600 | Realised Price : $480 |
1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C Pane 2: Creased transfer selection comprising two pairs (each with normal) and four singles, mostly four margined, some creased and thinned (12) |
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Lot 164
| | Estimate: $750 | Realised Price : $575 |
1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D: Used selection of scarce shades comprising Pale Grey Black (three singles [22, 23 & 26] and two pairs [23-24] & [27-28]) and Deep Chocolate Brown single [24] and pair [13-14]. Mainly four-margined |
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Lot 165
| | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $900 |
Reprints: 1891 Wmk V over Crown marginal block of nine plus a single in Red-Brown shade, all cancelled Melbourne cds JE 2/02. These were produced for the Victorian archives and UPU distribution |
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