AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, QUEEN ON THRONE ISSUES

Lot 179		Estimate: $8,000 1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reconstruction of 34 of the 50 units in a sheet UNUSED, including three pairs, virtually all with good to large margins, occasional small fault, generally fine and with some very fine/superb present. Remarkable achievement. Ex Perry
Lot 180		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Reddish Brown single [46] and pair [26-27] tied to 1854 (22 May) cover Geelong to Melbourne. Attractive and late use of Ham printing (Campbell printings were introduced Jan 1854) which is scarce as a multiple franking. Ex Perry
Lot 181		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,600 1852 Recess-printed by Thomas Ham: Purple-Brown printing from the plate whilst in a corroded state, the so-called 'rust flaws' from the final printing estimated by Kellow at 10,000 stamps. The largest known holding comprising 15 of the 37 positions affected in the plate of 50 units, includes three pairs (one regarded as the finest 'rust flaws' item) some of which duplicate single positions, generally fine/very fine (19)
Lot 182		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 3: Unused four-margined selection (5) comprising Grey-Brown pair [43-44 - slight thinning and crease - very rare], Violet-Black [10 - small thin], Grey-Black [1] and Dull Brown [24], SG 19a, 20, 20a, 20c. Rare unused
Lot 183		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5: Dull Brown unused singles [23 - small-margined] and [49 - very large-margined, tiny thin], unused from this stone very rare
Lot 184		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 5: Dull Brown four-margined pair [16/26] tied to 1855 (30 Nov) cover Melbourne to Geelong
Lot 185		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 7: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units in pairs except for [47] and [48] which are singles, generally very fine/superb, includes pair with 'killer' strikes (4) of Butterfly '15'
Lot 186		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $420 1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 7: Purple-Black [30] and [32, a little trimmed at top] tied to 1855 (27 Dec) cover Geelong to Melbourne showing rare provisional use of 'PAID/GEELONG' datestamp on reverse
Lot 187		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Reconstruction of the transfer group of 50 units, generally very fine/superb, including 20 pairs
Lot 188		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab large-margined single [39] tied to 1855 (16 Mar) cover Melbourne to North Melbourne at scarce Town Letter rate
Lot 189		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $280 1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Grey-Drab pair [35/45], very large-margined except where obliquely trimmed at lower right, tied to 1856 (26 Jul) cover Geelong to Melbourne
Lot 190		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co Stone 9: Retouches, rare selection comprising singles for [40 - three], [42] and [45], odd small fault, also defective although very rare Stone 6 [12] retouch (6)
Lot 191		Estimate: $250 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Four-margined strips of three (2) in Lilac [8-10] and Purple [35-37], trivial crease in each
Lot 192		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $480 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Purple very large-margined singles [48] and [38], each with portion of adjoining unit at right, tied to 1856 (6 May) cover Geelong to Melbourne. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 193		Estimate: $8,000 Realised Price : $6,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A: Remarkable large-margined block of four [37-38/47-48] on 1856 (12 Apr) Official cover (a little stained at left) locally addressed at Melbourne and paid for extraordinary quadruple Town letter rate, the block tied by filing pinhole and apparently Post Office related 2mm punch hole which extends through lower left unit and cover, 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' and rare oval 'T.C/AP 14/1856' (in red) applied. Kellow records six blocks of four in the Campbell & Fergusson printings, this being the only example on cover. One of the most spectacular frankings of the 'Queen-on-Throne' series. Ex Kellow
Lot 194		Estimate: $800 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone A 'TVO' variety (SG 36b): Purple shade in four-margined pair [47-48 - crease between] with normal, together with singles of the related creased transfers [38] and [39]
Lot 195		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $500 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone C: Brown-Purple [10 - small fault at right] tied by handstruck 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' to 1856 (26 Jul) cover locally addressed at Melbourne, light strike of Butterfly '48' in red of Dead Letter Office
Lot 196		Estimate: $6,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell and Fergusson Stone C Substitutions (SG 37d, 38d): Strips of three [29-22-23] and [43-32-33] which were once a block of six, roughly separated largely by hand resulting in major defects, together with imperf 1/- tied to 1855 (26 Oct) cover Melbourne to London per "Champion of the Seas". 2/- rate for 1½-2oz. Despite shortcomings a spectacular franking, unique with substitutions. Ex Kellow
Lot 197		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $4,000 1855-56 Lithographed by Messrs Campbell & Fergusson Stone D: Dull Grey-Lilac single [7] and pair [13-14] tied to 1856 (16 Feb) cover Geelong to London per "Hellespont". After P & O withdrew contract ships during the Crimean War the only manner in which mail could be routed to UK via the Far East was to link up with the P & O Far East service via ships destined for India or the East. The "Hellespont" and "Kennington" are the only two voyages identified which made the journey and as the former off-loaded mail at Singapore (rather than the P & O Ceylon connection), the British P.O. imposed additional charges indicated by the circular 'MORE/TO/PAY'. Extremely rare and highly important item of Victorian postal history. Ex Perry