AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, THE CAPRI ESTATE HALF-LENGTHS, SECOND STATE OF DIES

Lot 95		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $550 1d Red-Brown [6], SG 5, margins in places, superb intense deep shade
Lot 96		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $360 2d Grey-Lilac [1], SG 6, attractive corner example, touching at base and small selvedge thin
Lot 97		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $800 2d Dull Grey substituted transfer pair [8-18], SG 6a, [8] substituted for [17], creased. One of two pairs recorded from this position. Ex Purves
Lot 98		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $550 3d Blue [2], SG 7, close to large margins except at left, unused
Lot 99		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,600 3d Blue [5], SG 7, close to good margins, small part o.g.
Lot 100		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $1,250 3d Blue (pale shade) [6], SG 7, huge margins, small thinning, otherwise attractive unused
Lot 101		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $675 3d Blue strip of three [6-7-8], SG 7, close to large margins, just touching at top left, right unit corner crease at lower right. Attractive and scarce multiple
Lot 102		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $550 3d Blue [7], SG 7, huge margins. A gem example
Lot 103		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $750 3d Blue shades, SG 7, Intermediate Stone reconstruction of 10, including one pair, [5] being from 3rd state, mixed condition (10). Cat £1325
Lot 104		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $1,050 3d Blue (shades) 'Retouched', SG 7a, selection of seven different positions 'right of crown' [2iii], 'lower right corner' [4ii], 'N.E. corner' [5i and 6], 'right of veil' [7i], 'lower left border' [8ii] on piece and 'background below 'A' [9iv], mixed condition and margins (7). Cat £1925
Lot 105		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $950 Balance of group comprising 1d Dull Red-Brown SG 5, 2d Grey-Lilac shades SG 3 (3), 3d Blue shades SG 7 (4, two possibly unused, varying margins, tiny faults, though appearance generally fine (7)