SPECIMEN STAMPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1879-96 LARGE STAMP DUTIES - TYPOGRAPHED

Lot 404		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $575 Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 13 1d Pale Bistre (SG 254) with Type 13 diagonal overprint in violet. Part o.g., some short perfs down left side and small thin, otherwise fine. Two examples are recorded of the Type 13 overprint, the other having black overprint
Lot 405		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 1/- Chalky blue on Lemon (SG 257) with Type 12c diagonal overprint. Large part o.g. and very fine. Four examples recorded, one being in the Royal Collection
Lot 406		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $210 Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 1/- Chalky blue on Lemon (SG 257) with Type 12c diagonal overprint. Large part o.g. and rust spot at lower left, otherwise fine. Four examples recorded, one being in the Royal Collection
Lot 407		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 1/6d Pink (SG 267) with Type 12c diagonal overprint. Large part o.g. and very fine. Two examples recorded
Lot 408		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 1/6d Bright Rose-Carmine (SG 267a) with Type 20 diagonal overprint. Part o.g. with adhesions from previous affixing and rough perfs. Two examples recorded
Lot 409		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 2/6d Brown-Orange (SG 292) with Type 12c diagonal overprint. Large part o.g. and very fine. Three examples recorded
Lot 410		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 3/- Drab (SG 268) with Type 18 diagonal overprint. Large part o.g. and very fine. Two examples recorded
Lot 411		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $210 Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 5/- Claret on Yellow (SG 260) with Type 12c diagonal overprint. Large part toned gum and fine apart from a couple of short perfs. Three examples recorded
Lot 412		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $210 Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 5/- Claret on Yellow (SG 260) with Type 12c diagonal overprint. Large part o.g. with lower right corner defect caused by Perf pin-hole. Three examples recorded
Lot 413		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 10/- Chocolate on Pink (SG 261) with Type 16 diagonal overprint. Large part o.g. and very fine. Two examples recorded
Lot 414		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $440 Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ £2 Bright Blue (SG 276) with Type 16 diagonal overprint. Large part o.g. and fine. The only recorded example
Lot 415		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $1,150 Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12 £5 Rose-Pink (SG 278) with Type 14 diagonal overprint. Very fine appearance and the only recorded example
Lot 416		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $1,050 Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12 £5 Rose-Pink (SG 278) with Type 17 diagonal overprint. Also of very fine appearance and only two examples recorded This is the only stamp on which the Type 17 overprint is known
Lot 417		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $1,250 Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12 £5 Rose-Pink (SG 278) with Type 20 diagonal overprint. Large part o.g. with adhesions from previous affixing, otherwise fine with 2002 Ceremuga Certificate. Two examples recorded
Lot 418		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $850 Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12 £10 Dull Mauve (SG 264) with Type 13 overprint. Large part o.g. with some minor adhesions and a couple of short perfs, otherwise fine. Two examples recorded
Lot 419		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $1,050 Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12 £10 Deep Red-Lilac (SG 264a) with Type 14 diagonal overprint. Part o.g. and generally fine, and the only recorded example
Lot 420		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $1,050 Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ £10 Mauve (SG 279) with Type 20 overprint. Part o.g. and heavily mounted. One of only two recorded examples
Lot 421		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $550 Type 21a Italic Overprint on large-size Stamp Duties comprising Wmk V over Crown (V1) or (V2) 2/6d, 3/- Drab, 4/-, 5/- Claret on Yellow, 6/-, 10/- Green, 15/- Brown, £1 and £1/5/- (2, one faded). Large part o.g. and generally fine. A scarce group (10)
Lot 422		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $3,800 Type 21b Italic Overprint on large-size Stamp Duties comprising Litho 1d Bluish-Green ‘Widows Weeds’ , 1/6d Rosine, £6 Blue on Pink, £8 Brownish-Red on Yellow, £9 Yellow-Green on Green, and Typo 6d Dull blue, 1/- Deep Blue on Blue, 2/- Deep Blue on Green and 3/- Maroon on Blue. Mostly part o.g. with some defects, still a very scarce group (9) The Type 21b handstamp was introduced about 1894 and was applied to a number of obsolete issues, including the large-size Stamp Duties. All are rare, with at most probably only three examples of each known
Lot 423		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $1,300 Type 21b Italic Overprint on large-size Stamp Duties comprising Wmk V over Crown (V2) 2/6d (2, one V3 wmk), 3/- Drab, 4/-, 5/- Claret on Yellow, 6/-, 10/- Green, 15/- Brown, £1, £1/5/-, £1/10/- (2)., £2, 45/- and £10, and Wmk V over Crown (V3) 3/-, 4/-, 5/-, 10/- (2) and 15/-. Many large part o.g. and generally fine (21)
Lot 424		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $1,500 Type 21a Italic Overprint inverted on 3/- Maroon on blue typo, Type 21b italic overprint inverted on 3/- Drab and £10 Lilac. Fine and scarce varieties, £10 no gum (3)