THE KEN BARELLI CLASSIC VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS, 1854-57 LITHOGRAPHED BY CAMPBELL & FERGUSSON, 1D: STONES 4/5
Lot 1215
Estimate: $15,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d pink, rose and lilac-rose shades (SG 28/b) study of the remarkable \\\'squeezed transfer\\\' varieties which compressed the design (often dramatically) in various positions within the printing stone of 400, mounted to exhibition-standard on \\\'Barelli\\\' original leaves, many outstanding items including unused singles (3) and pair, used singles (21), pairs (4), blocks of three (2) and strip of four (ex Pack, Boker), mostly fine to very fine, (44). An irreplaceable lot. Ex Perry
Lot 1216
Estimate: $1,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d pink, SG 28, with 3d greenish blue (SG 31a), close margins, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'5\\\' to 1856 (15 Jan) cover to Gold Office Camp, Creswick\\\'s Creek, paying 4d Inland Letter rate, Ballarat and Creswick\\\'s Creek backstamps. Ex Forster, Perry
Lot 1217
Estimate: $2,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d pink large-margined strip of four [22-23-24-19], SG 28, from intersection of two separate intermediate transfer groups showing extreme misalignment, [22] with rare \\\'stitch\\\' watermark, cancelled Barred Numeral \\\'10\\\' (Warrnambool). Ex Heslop, Perry. Illustrated Kellow page 52
Lot 1218
Estimate: $3,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d rose, SG 28a, large-margined pair [3-4] unused large part o.g., [3] with constant secondary flaw in right margin opposite shoulder. Ex Pack, Perry
Lot 1219
Estimate: $2,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d rose, SG 28a, large-margined pair unused part o.g., deeper shade to preceding lot, faint thinning, minute pinhole in second unit. Ex Pack, Perry
Lot 1220
Estimate: $2,500
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d rose block of five and single rejoined to form large-margined block of six [21-22/3-4/9-10], SG 28a, from intersection of two separate intermediate transfer groups, upper units showing extreme example of misalignment between the respective groups, small thin in upper left unit. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1221
Estimate: $2,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d rose full-margined strip of six [7-12], SG 28a, close at places, [12] showing squeezed transfer affecting \\\'VIC\\\', small tear in third unit and pinhole in fourth, still attractive, cancelled rare Barred Oval \\\'99\\\' (Coleraine). Ex Pack, Forster, Perry
Lot 1222
Estimate: $4,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d lilac-rose, SG 28b, full-margined tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' to 1855 (17 Apr) edition of The Age newspaper. Only two examples of Half-lengths on newspaper are recorded
Lot 1223
Estimate: $1,500
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d lilac-rose, SG 28b, unused part o.g. pair, touched at two points, faint thin largely in margin at centre. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1224
Estimate: $2,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d lilac-rose, SG 28b, unused part o.g. pair, large-margined except where touched at left, small thin in first unit. Ex Perry
Lot 1225
Estimate: $3,000
Realised Price : $2,300
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d lilac-rose, SG 28b, singles (2), touched at two points, rare intense shade, tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' to 1855 (17 Jul) entire letter Melbourne to Emerald Hill, paying 2d Town Letter rate. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1226
Estimate: $4,000
Realised Price : $4,800
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' 1d lilac-rose, rare intense shade, strip of six [10-11-12-22-23-24], SG 28b, [10-11-12] being substitutions for [19-20-21], note largely obscured S.E. corner square in [12] and [24] which is peculiar to this substitution, small scissor-cut and crease in margin at centre. Unique and significant technical item for Stones \\\'4/5\\\'. Most attractive. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry
