AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS

Lot 443		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $100 Original state of dies: 3d Blue, SG 4a, large margins three sides, touching at right, with Butterfly \'19\' of The Leigh (later Shelford), SG 4a, small stain. Rated RR
Lot 444		Estimate: $5,000 Third state of dies: 1d Dull Red pair [5-28], SG 8a, full-margined, the [28] a substitution for [6] in lower right intermediate transfer group of 30, tied by Butterfly '1' to 1850 (12 Nov) cover Melbourne to Sydney, paying 2d Inland letter rate. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 445		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 Fourth state of dies - 'vertical drapes': 2d Pale Dull Brown, SG 17b, margins in places, with Barred Oval '9' of Muston’s Creek (later Caramut). Rated RRR
Lot 446		Estimate: $1,750 Realised Price : $1,500 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 1d Orange-Brown and Dull Rose-Red shades, SG 27/27a, showing constant secondary varieties on 'Barelli' original exhibition leaves, comprising singles (12) and pairs (2), includes prominent 'ON' of 'ONE' obliterated (2, both shades), generally fine to superb, (16). Ex Perry
Lot 447		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,600 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 3d Greenish Blue shades, SG 29a, study of 'abnormals' on original 'Barelli' exhibition leaf, comprising singles (2), pairs (2) and strip of three, generally fine to very fine for these rare varieties, (9). Ex Perry
Lot 448		Estimate: $12,500 Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson: 3d Greenish Blue, Blue, Deep Blue and Indigo shades, SG 31 group, almost complete UNUSED reconstruction of 19 of the 24 units in an intermediate transfer group, mostly full-margined, odd small fault, thin, here and there, generally good to very fine. Ex Pack ([2], [11], [18]), Purves [3], Harvey ([4], [17]), Pack and Wawn [8], Ferrary [21], Ferrary, Pack, Goodell [24], Perry (all). Minimum Cat £19000