AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS

Lot 145		Estimate: $1,250 Original state of dies: 2d Lilac-Mauve, SG 2, four close to large margins, fine colour and neatly cancelled Butterfly '15' [Geelong]
Lot 146		Estimate: $4,000 Original state of dies: 2d Lilac-Rose, SG 2, (Stone A printing), the shade which is thought to represent a rejected colour trial, margins except at right where touched, cancelled Butterfly '19' [The Leigh]. Five examples recorded
Lot 147		Estimate: $700 Original state of dies: 2d Brown-Lilac, SG 3, unusually large-margined except where touched at top left, cancelled by greenish black Butterfly '1'
Lot 148		Estimate: $450 Second state of dies: 1d Red-Brown, SG 5, lightly cancelled rare Butterfly '20' [Elephant Bridge]
Lot 149		Estimate: $1,250 Second state of dies: 2d Grey-Lilac corner example [30], SG 6, tied by indistinct Butterfly '19' (rated RR) to 1850 (17 Jul) entire letter to Melbourne, minor soiling at left, backstamps of The Leigh and Melbourne. Ex Purves
Lot 150		Estimate: $1,500 Second state of dies: 2d Dull Grey, SG 6a, Substituted transfer pair [8-18], the [8] a substitution for [17], heavy crease, small thin. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 151		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $650 Second state of dies: 3d Blue Retouched, SG 7a, Type [2] - 'Retouch left frame 1.5mm above 'U' in lower left corner' [Purves 'i'], thinning, portion of adjoining unit at base. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 152		Estimate: $500 Second state of dies: 3d Blue Retouched, SG 7a, Type [2] - 'Strengthening of lines of shading to immediate upper right of crown' [Purves 'iii'], margins except where touched at left top. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 153		Estimate: $1,000 Third state of dies: 1d Dull Orange-Vermilion pair [4-5], SG 8, minor thinning on one. Rich colour
Lot 154		Estimate: $3,500 Third state of dies: 1d Dull Orange-Vermilion remarkable interpane pair [11-19], SG 8, the [11] a substitution for [24] from upper left intermediate transfer group of 30. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 155		Estimate: $750 Third state of dies: 1d Dull Red pair, SG 8a, slightly ragged full margins revealing portion of five adjoining units, cancelled rare Butterfly '17' [Lake Colac]
Lot 156		Estimate: $1,250 Third state of dies: 1d Brownish Red (tending towards deep red brown) marginal pair, SG 9a, slightly trimmed at top
Lot 157		Estimate: $700 Third state of dies: 1d Brownish Red pair, SG 9a, full-margined, cancelled by Barred Oval '18' of Portland
Lot 158		Estimate: $1,000 Third state of dies: 3d Blue Retouched, SG 14c, Type [12] - 'Affecting right portion of right frame for much of its extremity', in scarcer greenish blue, full-margined, unusually fine. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 159		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $4,250 Fourth state of dies: 2d Lilac, SG 15a, full-margined, tied by Butterfly '1' to 1850 (28 Jun) entire letter (crease well clear of adhesive) Melbourne to Sydney where re-directed (note '2' fee for that purpose). A very rare shade on cover - the estimated printing was 6,000. Ex Perry
Lot 160		Estimate: $1,500 Fourth state of dies: 2d Dull Brownish Lilac Retouched, SG 15e, Type [10] retouch affecting shading in upper right corner for a distance of 7mm extending down and including left portion of right frame, large void area lower right portion of stamp apparently caused by gum residue on surface of paper prior to printing. Unusual and spectacular, not noted elsewhere in Half-lengths. Ex Pack, Wawn, Perry
Lot 161		Estimate: $1,750 Fourth state of dies - 'Vertical Drapes': 2d Lilac-Grey, SG 16, unused part original gum from base margin of sheet, full-margined, barely shaved at left, trifle soiled. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry
Lot 162		Estimate: $3,000 Lithographed by J.S. Campbell & Co: 3d Blue (shades), SG 24, complete reconstruction of an intermediate transfer group of 24 in matching pairs, [17] the primary retouch, [15-16] a rare 'abnormal' pair from base margin of sheet, generally very fine to superb. Virtually impossible to duplicate in this quality. Ex Perry
Lot 163		Estimate: $1,500 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 1d Orange-Brown Retouched, SG 27c, Type [7] - 'Redrawn upper left border for a length of 15mm', in pair with [8], the retouch touched in subject area. Ex Pack, Wawn, Gartner, Perry
Lot 164		Estimate: $12,500 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 1d Pink, Rose and Lilac-Rose shades, SG 28/b, study of the remarkable 'squeezed transfer' varieties which compressed the design (often dramatically) in various positions within the printing stone of 400. Mounted to exhibition-standard on original leaves, many outstanding items present including unused singles (3) and pair, used singles (21), pairs (4), blocks of three (2) and strip of four [ex Pack, Boker], mostly fine to very fine (44). An irreplaceable lot. Ex Perry
Lot 165		Estimate: $1,750 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 1d Rose (deep shade), SG 28a, unused part original gum pair with large margins, faint thinning, minute pinhole in second unit. Ex Pack, Perry
Lot 166		Estimate: $1,750 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 1d Lilac-Rose, SG 28b, unused part original gum pair with large margins except where touched at left, small thin in first unit. Ex Perry
Lot 167		Estimate: $7,000 Rouletted 7-9 at G.P.O. Melbourne: 3d Greenish Blue, SG 49a variety, rouletted on all sides and 'IMPERFORATE BETWEEN'. The only recorded example. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 168		Estimate: $3,000 Perforated 12 by Robinson: 3d Blue, SG 78, and 'Emblems' 1d Green, SG 84, tied by BN '1' to 1860 (9 Feb) cover Melbourne to Portland, paying Inland letter rate. Rare franking combination. Ex Perry
Lot 169		Estimate: $1,000 Perforated 12 by Robinson: 3d Greenish Blue, SG 79, unusually deep shade. Kellow states 'About two dozen copies are known'