THE KEN BARELLI CLASSIC VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS, 1854-57 LITHOGRAPHED BY CAMPBELL & FERGUSSON, 1D: STONES 4/5 - RETOUCHED
Lot 1227
Estimate: $1,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [1] retouch to centre of left border in [1-2] pair, touched at two points, faint corner thin in [1]. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1228
Estimate: $5,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [4] retouch to upper right corner, unused, full-margined, faint trace of thin. The catalogue value of £850, less than twice the value of a normal stamp, is highly misleading. Probably less than six unused Stones \\\'4/5\\\' retouches exist. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1229
Estimate: $1,500
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [4] weakness in upper half of right border strengthened, large-margined except where barely shaved right top. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1230
Estimate: $10,000
Realised Price : $7,500
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [6] affecting whole length of left border, unused, large-margined, portion of adjoining unit at top, negligible thin. The most celebrated retouch of Victoria, and one of the great lithographic retouches of the British Empire. No other example recorded. Ex Pack, Dale-Lichtenstein
Lot 1231
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1,150
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [12] retouch lower left border and corner square, touched at top and base
Lot 1232
Estimate: $1,500
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [13] retouch upper right corner (note weakness lower right corner unattended), large-margined, faint central thin. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1233
Estimate: $5,000
Realised Price : $3,800
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [16/22] related retouch extending along right frame, vertical pair tied to piece, barely touched at places. Superb example of the nature of these expansive retouches. Unique. Ex Perry
Lot 1234
Estimate: $1,500
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [19] strengthened lower left corner and border above in vertical pair with [13] which shows unattended extensive flaws to left of head, close at two points otherwise large-margined
Lot 1235
Estimate: $25,000
Realised Price : $34,000
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [19] \\\'ONE\\\' completely redrawn and S.W. corner square obliterated by colour, in unused virtually full o.g. block of six [18-13-14/24-19-20], creasing although spectacular. Equal record unused multiple and only recorded example of this retouch. Ex Caspary, Boker, Perry. Illustrated Kellow colour plate 4
Lot 1236
Estimate: $1,500
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [21] strengthening of weakness in left frame and S.W. corner, large-margined. Ex Perry
Lot 1237
Estimate: $1,500
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [21] strengthening of weakness in left frame and S.W. corner in [21-22] full-margined pair. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1238
Estimate: $2,000
Realised Price : $1,500
1d: Printing Stones \\\'4/5\\\' - Retouched (SG 28d) [21] retouch \\\'RIA\\\' and shading below, full-margined, faint thin, one of the more prominent retouches. Ex Harvey, Perry
