AUSTRALASIA, AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1850-53 HALF-LENGTHS - ORIGINAL STATE OF DIES
Lot 227
Estimate: $40,000
Realised Price : $80,000
1d Orange-Vermilion pair ['m-j'], SG 1, on entire letter from Melbourne to Geelong. About 20 examples of 'No. 1' are recorded, this being the only cover. Regarded by some as the greatest of all Victorian covers, and a major British Empire rarity. 2005 RPSV Cert. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 228
Estimate: $15,000
Realised Price : $36,000
1d Orange-Brown pair, SG 1a, tied to 1850 (15 Mar) cover Geelong to Melbourne. One of the best of five covers recorded. 2005 RPSV Cert. Ex Macartney Correspondence, Perry
Lot 229
Estimate: $12,500
Realised Price : $25,000
1d Dull Chocolate-Brown, SG 1b, the finest of the few pairs recorded in this shade. 2005 RPSV Certificate. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 230
Estimate: $6,000
Realised Price : $13,500
2d Lilac-Mauve, SG 2, one of the three recorded pairs ['5-6'] which are largest multiples for this issue. 2005 RPSV Certificate Ex Pack, Perry
Lot 231
Estimate: $10,000
Realised Price : $15,000
2d Lilac-Rose ['v'], SG 2, brilliant example of this shade of which four examples are recorded. 2005 RPSV Certificate. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 232
Estimate: $2,500
Realised Price : $4,400
2d Grey-Lilac pair ['12-27'], SG 3a, creasing, '52' cancel (RRRR) of Moulamein, N.S.W. The largest multiples are pairs and only three are recorded. 2005 RPSV Certificate. Ex Wawn.
Lot 233
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $5,750
3d Bright Blue, SG 4 and 1d Red-Brown, SG 5, on 1850 (27 Feb) entire used Melbourne to Pyrenees, backstamps of Melbourne and Burn Bank Port Phillip, cover slightly reduced and stamps have been lifted and treated then replaced. 1991 RPSV Certificate. This is the earliest known cover bearing a 1d brown. 2005 RPSV Certificate. Ex Pack
Lot 234
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
3d Blue shades, SG 4a, partial reconstruction of transfer group, 4 of 15, mixed condition. Cat £1100
Lot 235
Estimate: $12,500
Realised Price : $20,000
3d Blue strip of three [12-14] SG 4a, and 1d Brownish Red (SG 9a) tied by Barred Oval '32' to 1852 (5 Feb) entire letter Chepstowe to Scotland. Superb example of double 5d rate and one of the top 'Half-length' covers. 2005 RPSV Certificate. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 236
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $4,600
3d Blue "Retouched" [Under "V" - 10], SG 4ac. This retouch occurred only once in the sheet, unlike [pos 11] which occurred 8 times in the sheet of 120. 2005 RPSV Certificate. Ex Boker, wherein realised £1000
