AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS, J.S. CAMPBELL & CO.
Lot 178
Estimate: $1,000
1d Orange-Red, SG 23, unused, large-margined from base of sheet with full margin, creased, stains mostly on reverse, outstanding appearance
Lot 179
Estimate: $200T
Realised Price : $150
3d Blue pair, SG 24, margins except right unit shaved at base on 1854 (27 Jun) entire Melbourne to Geelong (backstamp). One day after Kellow's earliest usage
Lot 180
Estimate: $600T
Realised Price : $460
3d Blue pair, SG 24, large to huge margins on 1854 (1 Sep) entire Geelong to Williamstown, backstamps of Geelong and Melbourne
Lot 181
Estimate: $1,500
3d Blue Retouched [17] in vertical pair with [23], SG 24a, cancelled by very rare Butterfly '35' (Harrow), late use. Superb. Ex Perry
Lot 182
Estimate: $1,000
3d Blue Retouched, SG 24a, [19] secondary retouch showing redrawn 'EN', cancelled BO '19' (Hamilton), large-margins, faint crease. Kellow notes 'less than half-a-dozen examples of this stamp'. This is probably one of the finest. Ex Purves, Perry