THE KEN BARELLI CLASSIC VICTORIA, 1850-59 HALF-LENGTHS, 1854-57 LITHOGRAPHED BY CAMPBELL & FERGUSSON, 3D: STONE D

Lot 1259		Estimate: $2,000 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d steel-blue, greenish-blue and blue (SG 31/b), the less intense shades from this printing Stone, complete reconstruction of an intermediate transfer group of 24, generally very fine to superb. Ex Perry
Lot 1260		Estimate: $2,000 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d deep blue and indigo (SG 31c/d), the more intense shades from this printing Stone, complete reconstruction of an intermediate transfer group of 24, generally very fine to superb, two with rare Butterfly \\\'1\\\' killer cancel. Ex Perry
Lot 1261		Estimate: $15,000 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d greenish blue, blue, deep blue and indigo shades, SG 31 group, almost complete UNUSED reconstruction of 19 of the 24 units in an intermediate transfer group, mostly full-margined, odd small fault/thin, here and there, generally good to very fine. Ex Pack ([2], [11], [18]), Purves [3], Harvey ([4], [17]), Pack and Wawn [8], Ferrary [21], Ferrary, Pack, Goodell [24], Perry (all)
Lot 1262		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d greenish blue, SG 31a, unused full-margined pair [15-16], close at right, [15] with prominent diagonal \\\'blue line\\\' constant variety, minute thin. Multiples are rare. Ex Boker, Perry
Lot 1263		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $5,750 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d greenish blue, SG 31, pair, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'9\\\' to extremely rare and elaborate lithographed pictorial lettersheet (\\\'Western end Queens Wharf Melbourne/1854\\\') from Beechworth (17 Jun 1856) to U.K. per \\\'Sardinian\\\'. The illustration is by S.T. Gill and lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson, printers of the adhesives affixed. Some small cover faults do not detract from a remarkable and important Colonial item. Ex Perry
Lot 1264		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $2,700 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d greenish blue, SG 31a, rare large-margined block of four cancelled Barred Numeral \\\'54\\\' (Kilmore), insignificant thin, crease. Ex Boker, Perry
Lot 1265		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $9,500 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d blue, SG 31b, pair [6-1] from intersection of separate intermediate transfer groups, touched at sides, very large margins top and base showing portion of four adjoining units, and full-margined \\\'Too Late\\\' 6d tied by Barred Oval \\\'1\\\' to 1855 (31 Jul) cover Melbourne to Sydney per \\\'Governor General\\\', paying 6d Ship Letter rate plus 6d Late Fee. A rare franking combination. Ex Green, Forster, Perry
Lot 1266		Estimate: $1,500 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d blue and 1d brick-red (SG 26a), full-margined, the 1d very large, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'2\\\' to 1856 (11 Mar) cover Geelong to Melbourne, paying 4d Inland Letter rate. Ex Forster, Perry
Lot 1267		Estimate: $2,000 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d deep blue, SG 31c, very large-margined pair, portion of three adjoining units, cancelled by Barred Numeral \\\'2\\\' on 1856 (14 Apr) entire letter Geelong to U.K. per \\\'Frances Henty\\\', paying 6d Ship Letter rate. Ex Perry
Lot 1268		Estimate: $6,000 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d deep blue singles (2), SG 31c, barely touched at top otherwise large-margined, on 1855 (20 Oct) cover from Camperdown to U.K., cancelled by Butterfly \\\'1\\\' upon arrival at Melbourne, paying 6d Ship Letter rate, backstamped Camperdown and Melbourne, the adhesives tied by U.K. arrival datestamp. Rare late use of Butterfly obliterator as a \\\'killer\\\'. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1269		Estimate: $1,500 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d deep blue, SG 31c, singles (2), large-margined except for that at left touched right side, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'2\\\' to 1856 (23 May) entire letter Geelong to U.K. per \\\'Royal Charter\\\', 6d Ship Letter rate. Ex Perry
Lot 1270		Estimate: $5,000 3d: Printing Stone \\\'D\\\' 3d blue shades selection of the inter-related \\\'blue line\\\' and constant secondary varieties offered intact on \\\'Barelli\\\' original exhibition leaves, comprising pairs (4) and singles (28), some striking varieties present, generally very fine to superb, (36). Ex Perry