THE KEN BARELLI CLASSIC VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS, 1850-53 LITHOGRAPHED BY THOMAS HAM, SECOND STATE OF DIES - 3D RETOUCHED

Lot 1043		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $9,000 3d Retouched: Type [2] retouch affecting lower right corner, not recorded by Purves, fine unused, full-margined, close lower right. Amongst the \\\'about twenty\\\' unused recorded, very few are retouches. Ex Pack, Goodell, Perry
Lot 1044		Estimate: $600 3d Retouched: Type [2] retouch left frame 1.5mm above \\\'U\\\' in S.W. corner, SG 7a, Purves \\\'i\\\', thinning, portion of adjoining unit at base. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1045		Estimate: $2,000 3d Retouched: Type [2] weakness in lower left border strengthened by drawing-in of a new top line for S.W. corner square in strip of four [2-5], SG 7a, Purves \\\'ii\\\', small scissor-cut in margin at two points, slight thinning in two. Ex Pack, Wawn, Perry
Lot 1046		Estimate: $600 3d Retouched: Type [2] strengthening of lines of shading to immediate upper right of crown, SG 7a, Purves \\\'iii\\\', margins except where touched at left top. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1047		Estimate: $750 3d Retouched: Type [4] retouch in right border about opposite Queen\\\'s shoulder, SG 7a, Purves \\\'i\\\', unused, tapered into at lower right. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 1048		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 3d Retouched: Type [4] retouch in right border about opposite Queen\\\'s shoulder, SG 7a, Purves \\\'i\\\', large-margined three sides, thinned, tear at top. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1049		Estimate: $1,000 3d Retouched: Type [4] affecting an area of 3.5 x 5mm in lower right corner, SG 7a, Purves \\\'ii\\\', attractive example of one of the more prominent retouches, barely touched at lower right corner. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1050		Estimate: $750 3d Retouched: Type [4] retouch S.E. corner square and area to immediate top and left, SG 7a, full-margined, rare use of Camperdown datestamp as a canceller. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1051		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 3d Retouched: Type [6] retouch immediately below the cross in N.E. corner square, SG 7a, full-margined, two minute pinholes. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1052		Estimate: $10,000 Realised Price : $10,000 3d Retouched: Type [6] retouch immediately below the cross in N.E. corner square in [6-7] pair, SG 7a, (scissor-cut at top in margin between), [7] showing prominent secondary variety at upper right, trimmed at base, together with eighth printing 2d cinnamon singles (SG 17) tied by Butterfly \\\'17\\\' to 1851 (10 Nov) cover Lake Colac to Hobart, paying 10d double Inland/Ship Letter rate. Small cover faults although very few covers recorded bearing a retouch. Ex Perry
Lot 1053		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $7,000 3d Retouched: Type [7] retouch at right of veil affecting an area 3-4mm across, SG 7a, Purves \\\'i\\\', unused, remarkably large-margined, portion of adjoining unit at right. Ex Frazer (wherein it realised £3680)
Lot 1054		Estimate: $1,000 3d Retouched: Type [7] retouch at right of veil affecting an area 3-4mm across, SG 7a, Purves \\\'i\\\', large-margined. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1055		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 3d Retouched: Type [7] retouch in left border in line with sceptre, and across right border, opposite the middle of the sleeve, SG 7a, Purves \\\'ii\\\', full-margined, creased, thinned. Ex Goodell, Perry
Lot 1056		Estimate: $750 3d Retouched: Type [9] heavy lines across a white area in background immediately over elbow at right, SG 7a, Purves \\\'i\\\', large-margined except where barely touched left top, tied to piece. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1057		Estimate: $500 3d Retouched: Type [9] retouch head of sceptre and area to its left, SG 7a, Purves \\\'ii\\\', margins except at top where slightly trimmed. Ex Perry
Lot 1058		Estimate: $1,000 3d Retouched: Type [9] affecting a triangular area below the \\\'A\\\' about 3 x 5mm across, SG 7a, Purves \\\'iv\\\', full-margined, very large two sides, one of the more prominent retouches in this printing. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1059		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $5,750 3d Retouched: Type [9] redrawn \\\'THREE\\\' and shading above, SG 7a, Purves \\\'v\\\', unused, full-margined, barely shaved at left. One of the more celebrated items amongst the retouches. Ex Harvey, Perry