AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, GENERAL

Lot 106		1854 Printing contract for the printing of the Campbell & Fergusson 1d and 3d Half-Lengths, comprising the Bond (two separate folded pages, the Work Schedule with a sample of gummed paper attached and signed by the principals of the Company and their guarantors (twice, under the gum in ink, and over the gum in pencil). A unique and highly important document worthy of inclusion in the finest Half-Length exhibit
Lot 107		1854 Woodblocks 2/- Dull Bluish-green on Pale Yellow horizontal pair with clear margins but with vertical and horizontal creases, scarce in multiples. SG 35, cat £380+
Lot 108		1857 Emblems Watermark Large Star 1d Yellow-green just touched at left, otherwise fine unused. SG 41, cat £200
Lot 109		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1858 6d Queen-on-Throne Plate Proof in black right marginal block of 12 plated as Nos. 34-36/46-48/58-60/70-72, just touched at lower left and on one unit at left, No. 36 shows the major re-entry to the upper ornaments and 'VICTORIA' (being much more apparent on this proof than on the issued stamps). Very fine, with only two larger multiples of this proof now extant
Lot 110		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $135 1879 Stamp Duty £7 Violet on Blue with faint manuscript fiscal cancellation. A very fine example with good perfs and without the usual pinholes. SG 250, cat £200
Lot 111		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,900 1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) Sideways, Perf 12½ 10/- Grey-green (SG 272a) mint with large part OG and very well-centred, probably the finest example known, and very rare as such. With 2014 RPSL Certificate
Lot 112		Estimate: $120 1901-10 Watermark V over Crown (V4), Single-line Perf 11, 1d Die II Dull Red pair, 1d Die II Pale Rose (Aniline) corner pair (stamps MUH, one with damaged lower right corner) and single, and 1d Die III Pale Rose-red corner block of 4 (2 MUH, some gum toning), scarce multiples. SG 402ab,402b, cat £478 (9)
Lot 113		Estimate: $300 1912 Watermark V over Crown (V5), Comb Perf 12 x 12½ 1d Rose-carmine strips of 12 from base of sheet (2) with 'CA' and 'JBC' monograms, from two different plates showing variations in the gaps in the marginal rule. One strip with three units thinned, both strips with slight toning in selvedge at right edge, otherwise fine with most units MUH. BW V52z/za (2004), cat AU$780+
Lot 114		Estimate: $280 1912 Watermark V over Crown (V5), Comb Perf 12 x 12½ 1d Rose-carmine strip of 12 from base of sheet with 'CA' and 'JBC' monograms, showing break in marginal rule under units [6-7], perfs split at centre otherwise fine, with only one unit hinged. BW V52z/za (2004), cat AU$660
Lot 115		Estimate: $30 Small range, with 1876 1d Violet postcard, 1882 1d + 1d Violet reply card used 1896, 1891 1½d on 2d Violet postcard used in 1900, 1½d Brownish-red on Green postcard CTO, 1901 1d 'POSTAGE' lettercard CTO (sealed), 1890 1d Red-brown embossed envelope, 1890 1d Red-brown wrapper, generally fine (7)