THE KEN BARELLI CLASSIC VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS, 1850-53 LITHOGRAPHED BY THOMAS HAM, THIRD STATE OF DIES

Lot 1060		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $10,000 1d dull orange-vermilion (third printing), SG 8, unused [28] with sheet margin at right confirming it as the substitution for [6] in lower right intermediate transfer group of 30, margins except at base where slightly trimmed, tiny thin upper left. Kellow records only four unused third printing 1d (SG 8/a) making this one of the rarest of unused Ham printings. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 1061		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $5,750 1d dull orange-vermilion (third printing), SG 8, portion of adjoining unit at left and at top, tied by Butterfly \\\'1\\\' to 1850 (20 Nov) locally addressed very rare Town Letter, one of a very few extant in this scarcer shade. Ex Perry
Lot 1062		Estimate: $3,000 1d dull orange-vermilion (third printing) pair from left margin of sheet, SG 8, touched at right top and at base, most unusual intense shade, tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' to 1852 (23 Dec) cover Melbourne to Geelong, paying 2d Inland Letter rate. Ex Perry
Lot 1063		Estimate: $5,000 1d dull orange-vermilion (third printing) remarkable interpane pair [11-19], SG 8, the [11] a substitution for [24] in the upper left intermediate transfer group of 30. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1064		Estimate: $3,000 1d dull orange-vermilion (third printing) most attractive and rare strip of three, SG 8. Exceptional. Ex Wawn, Purves, Perry
Lot 1065		Estimate: $3,000 1d dull red (third printing), SG 8a, full-margined except where barely touched upper right corner, portion of adjoining unit at base, tied by Barred Oval \\\'25\\\' to 1851 (25 Mar) entire letter headed \\\'Mount Gellibrand\\\', locally addressed at Lake Colac. Extremely rare provincial Town Letter
Lot 1066		Estimate: $750 1d dull red (third printing) pair, SG 8a, slightly ragged full margins revealing portion of five adjoining units, cancelled rare Butterfly \\\'17\\\' (Lake Colac)
Lot 1067		Estimate: $6,000 1d dull red (third printing) pair [5-28], SG 8a, full-margined, the [28] a substitution for [6] in lower right intermediate transfer group of 30, tied by Butterfly \\\'1\\\' to 1850 (12 Nov) cover Melbourne to Sydney, paying 2d Inland Letter rate. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1068		Estimate: $50,000 Realised Price : $62,500 1d dull red (third printing) strip of five in a deep shade [2-3-4-5-28], SG 8a, the [28] a substitution for [6] in lower right intermediate transfer group of 30, slight crease affects fourth unit, tied by Barred Oval \\\'2\\\' to 1852 (2 Dec) entire letter Geelong to U.K., paying 5d combined Inland/Ship Letter rate. The record multiple on cover and one of the most celebrated Ham printing covers. Ex Harvey, Perry. Illustrated Kellow colour plate 2
Lot 1069		Estimate: $10,000 Realised Price : $18,000 1d deep red-brown (fourth printing), SG 9, unused, margins except where touched at top, portion of adjoining unit at right where there is a tiny thin in that margin. The unique unused example, in a stamp for which there are but twelve used. Ex Pack, Wawn, Perry. Illustrated Kellow colour plate 3
Lot 1070		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $1,900 1d deep red-brown (fourth printing), SG 9, unusually large-margined at sides, portion of adjoining unit at left. Kellow states \\\'approximately twelve used examples are recorded\\\'. This is the finest
Lot 1071		Estimate: $10,000 Realised Price : $12,000 1d brownish red (fourth printing), SG 9a, exceptional quality unused part o.g. pair, full-margined, deep shade. The only unused multiple in private hands. Ex Caspary, Forster, Perry. Illustrated Kellow page 38
Lot 1072		Estimate: $750 1d brownish red (fourth printing) pair, SG 9a, full-margined, cancelled Barred Oval \\\'18\\\' of Portland
Lot 1073		Estimate: $12,500 Realised Price : $14,000 1d brownish red (fourth printing), SG 9a, full-margined pair from base margin of sheet, portion of adjoining units at top, tied by rare Butterfly \\\'11\\\' to 1853 (12 Sep) Official cover Mount Macedon to Melbourne, paying 2d Inland Letter rate. This stamp is extremely rare on cover and the quality is exceptional
Lot 1074		Estimate: $15,000 Realised Price : $23,000 1d brownish red (fourth printing), SG 9a, strip of six comprising the top half of an intermediate transfer group of 12, mss. cancelled, small creases and thins inconsequential in such an item. The famous record multiple which graphically demonstrates why margins are technically improbable in close-setting Ham printings. Ex Pack, Wawn, Purves, Perry. Illustrated Kellow page 39
Lot 1075		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 1d dull rose (fourth printing), SG 9b, unused part o.g., full-margined, tiny inclusion upper right corner. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1076		Estimate: $2,500 1d dull rose (fourth printing), SG 9b, full-margined, portion of adjoining unit top and base, tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' to 1854 (27 Apr) locally addressed Melbourne Town Letter. Ex Perry
Lot 1077		Estimate: $10,000 Realised Price : $7,500 1d dull rose (fourth printing) triangular void at lower left for a distance of 15mm from base, resulting in absence of \\\'E\\\' in lower left corner square and portion of left frame above, SG 9b. This is the only recorded example and is not dissimilar to the more well known \\\'Void corner\\\' in the fifth printing 2d (SG 13d) of which four are recorded, one realising AU$57500 in our March 2006 auction. Ex Wawn, Perry
Lot 1078		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 2d grey, SG 10, full-margined neatly cancelled Butterfly \\\'29\\\' (Port Fairy), and 2d olive-grey, SG 10a, cancelled Butterfly \\\'15\\\' (Geelong) in blue, faint thin, a scarce shade (2)
Lot 1079		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $8,500 2d grey, SG 10, unused part o.g. vertical pair, portions of adjoining units at sides, crease in upper unit. The record unused multiple in private hands and one of the rarest of unused Ham printing Half-lengths. Ex Pack, Wawn, Gartner, Perry
Lot 1080		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $3,000 2d grey, SG 10, rejoined block of four representing the record used multiple, margins except at lower left corner, large portion of adjoining unit at lower right, small concealed tear in one. Ex Purves, Perry. Illustrated Kellow page 41
Lot 1081		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 3d blue, SG 11, unused, full-margined except where barely touched at lower left, minute pinhole. Ex Pack, Perry
Lot 1082		Estimate: $1,000 3d blue, SG 11, full-margined except where touched at base, tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' to 1852 (21 Dec) cover Melbourne to U.K., backstamped Ship Letter/Melbourne datestamp in error or during temporary absence/mislaying of regular Melbourne datestamp. Ex Perry
Lot 1083		Estimate: $750 3d deep blue, SG 11a, full-margined, tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' and Melbourne datestamp to 1853 (29 Nov) cover to U.K., paying Ship Letter rate. Ex Perry
Lot 1084		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 3d deep blue, SG 11a, full-margined pair
Lot 1085		Estimate: $1,000 3d pale greenish blue, SG 11b, unused, full-margined except at left top where touched by irregular separation. Rare shade unused. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1086		Estimate: $300 3d pale greenish blue, SG 11b, exceptional from upper left corner of sheet, cancelled Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' (Melbourne)