AUSTRALIA COLONIES, VICTORIA, GENERAL

Lot 122		Estimate: $12,500 1850-54 Half-lengths Lithographed by Thomas Ham 2d Dull Brownish-lilac Sixth Printing variety 'Retouch to N.E. Corner Square and Upper Right Frame' (Type 23), fine unused without gum, small but clear margins (barely touching at base), good colour. Tiny black dot on dress and trace of slight crease in the upper half of the stamp on reverse (not visible from front). A major Half-length rarity, and the only unused example of this retouch which we record, ex Purves and Perry. SG 15e, cat £10000
Lot 123		Estimate: $1,000 1859 Perforated 12 by Robinson 3d Greenish-blue Half-Length Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson, unused without gum, straight edge at top impinging on design, and light stain at middle right, nevertheless a rare stamp which is unpriced by SG
Lot 124		Estimate: $250 1867-81 Laureates Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 13 3d Lilac, fresh but largely no gum. SG 133, cat £475
Lot 125		Estimate: $170 Realised Price : $130 1873-84 Bell Designs 1d Green on Yellow Wmk V over Crown (V1) Emergency Printing fine mint with large part OG. SG 196, cat £160
Lot 126		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $340 1884 Stamp Statutes Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12 £5 Black and Yellow-green very fine fiscally used with Registrar-General handstamp in violet, all perfs intact and without pinholes. SG 233, cat £375
Lot 127		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1884 Stamp Statutes Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12 £5 Black and Yellow-green fiscally used with pen cancel, tiny pinhole caused by cancellation and with full perfs. SG 233, cat £375
Lot 128		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $42 1884 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 15/- Mauve fiscally used with full perfs and no pinholes, one of the scarcest of the 1879 issue. SG 241, cat £650 as postally used (Does this exist?)
Lot 129		Estimate: $120 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 5/- Claret on Yellow, very fine with virtually full OG, trace of hinge. SG 260b, unpriced
Lot 130		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 5/- Pale Claret on Yellow, part OG and fine. SG 260c, cat £130
Lot 131		Estimate: $100 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) 5/- Pale Claret on Yellow Perf 12½, very fine with large part OG. SG 260c, cat £130
Lot 132		Estimate: $70 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 5/- Pale Claret on Yellow, part somewhat toned OG. SG 260c, cat £130
Lot 133		Estimate: $90 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 3/- Drab, fine with large part toned OG. SG 268, cat £150
Lot 134		Estimate: $100 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 3/- Olive-drab part OG and fine. SG 268a, cat £140
Lot 135		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $150 1886-96 Watermark V over crown (V2), ½d Pink, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 1/- and 1/6d Orange, plus 1885-95 8d and 1890 1d, overprinted italic Specimen (Type 24b), couple with minor tone spots, otherwise fine unmounted (12)
Lot 136		Estimate: $150 1899-1901 Watermark V over Crown (V4) Perf 12½ 5/- Rosine, two small gum thins otherwise very fine with large part OG. SG 372, cat £200
Lot 137		Estimate: $100 1901-10 Watermark V over Crown Perf. 12 x 12½ 1d Dull Red Die III 'Dickie' coil strip of 10 each with two obliterating bars, fresh MUH. BW V36c, cat AU$250 as hinged