AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1873-84 BELL AND NAISH ISSUES

Lot 706		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $420 1873-84 Bell Designs and 1880-84 Naish Designs range on hagners, with Bell ½d (9, six M, and one on pink paper), 1d (4, three M), 2d Die I M (2), 2d Die II U (4), 8d on 9d (3), 9d Wmk 10, 9d Wmk V Crown (2), 1/- (6, one M). 2/- (5, three unused), Naish 1d (3, two M), 2d Brow en (8, four M), 2d Mauve M (2), 4d (5, one M). Also 1870 2d De La Rue U (3). Some faults but many fine stamps and high cat value (58)
Lot 707		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1873-84 Bell Designs Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 13 ½d Rose-red on Pink Emergency Printing block of 4, very fine with large part OG. SG 195, cat £380+
Lot 708		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $105 1873-84 Bell Designs 9d Red-brown on Pink Wmk Single-lined '10' paper, few shortish perfs otherwise fine with part OG. SG 173a, cat £200
Lot 709		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $675 1880-84 Naish Designs Watermark V over Crown (V2) 2d Mauve Perf 12½ all round and showing Mixed Perfs 12½ and 12 at foot. Shows line watermark from top of sheet, and cancelled '244' numeral of Talbot. Fine and extremely rare with only two examples recorded, the other also being used at Talbot. SG 211c, cat £750