2d Lilac-mauve Half-length, First State of Die (just touched at lower right), used on 1850 (4 Apr) outer addressed to Melbourne and tied by manuscript pen line, believed to have been applied at Fyansford. Five covers bearing this stamp are recorded. With 2006 RPSV Certificate
Lot 143
Estimate: $750T
Realised Price : $1,150
1d Half-length Campbell & Fergusson Printings from Stones 4 and 5 in Pink or Rose showing Squeezed or Creased Transfer Varieties, comprising vertical pair [5/11], horizontal pairs [2-3] and [15-16], and single [4]. Some faults but rare varieties of which only 2 to 6 of each have been recorded (7)
Lot 144
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $400
1854 6d Lilac and Green 'TOO LATE' corner copy with huge margins, cancelled Barred Numeral '3' of Castlemaine. A remarkable stamp and one of the finest used examples known
Lot 145
Estimate: $80T
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 146
Estimate: $12,000
1860-66 6d Orange Beaded Oval used on 1860 (25 Oct) cover from Melbourne to Hong Kong tied by Barred numeral '1', endorsed 'pr "Behar" via Ceylon', and with Hong Kong arrival backstamp (DE 11 60). Light horizontal filing fold, small stain at top right on reverse, and small repaired tear at top, but of very fine appearance. A very rare stamp on cover, with perhaps only seven or eight known, this being one of the finest, with the added attraction of the despatch date representing the day on which the stamp was first delivered into stock, and thus this cover is the first day of use
Lot 147
Estimate: $175
Realised Price : $135
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V1) 1d Yellowish-green 'Widow's Weeds' Typograph Perf 13, large part OG and fine, a scarce stamp. SG 253, cat £130
Lot 148
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V1) 5/- Pale Claret on Yellow Perf 12½, large part OG and lightly hinged, very fine. SG 260c, cat £110
Lot 149
Estimate: $950
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V1) £1 Reddish-orange on Yellow Perf 12½, part OG, fine other than for a few tiny marks on back. SG 262b, cat £900
Lot 150
Estimate: $175
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) 3/- Drab, large part OG and fresh appearance, minor gum creasing. SG 268, cat £130
Lot 151
Estimate: $175
Realised Price : $135
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) 4/- Red-orange large part OG and lightly hinged, very fine. SG 269, cat £120
Lot 152
Estimate: $325
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) 6/- Pea-green, part OG and heavily hinged, fine appearance. SG 271, £300
Lot 153
Estimate: $170
1884-92 Naish Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) 2/6d Yellow, part OG slightly toned gum and heavily hinged. SG 292a, cat £140
Lot 154
Estimate: $175
Realised Price : $135
1896-99 Watermark V over Crown (V3) 5/- Rosine large part OG and lightly hinged, faint crease at lower left corner. SG 347, cat £160
Lot 155
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $170
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 156
Estimate: $100
1912 'ONE PENNY' on 2d 1912 (Jul-Aug) commercial intrastate usages for postcard and letter rates, the primary purposes for the stamp issue, underrated (2)
Lot 157
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 158
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 159
Estimate: $30
Realised Price : $28
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)
