THE KEN BARELLI CLASSIC VICTORIA, THE EMBLEMS 1857-63, 1857 CALVERT PRINTING, WATERMARK LARGE STAR - IMPERFORATE
Lot 1332
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $250
1d yellow-green, SG 41 (Sc 31), very fine unused. Ex Perry
Lot 1333
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $190
1d yellow-green, SG 41 (Sc 31), very fine unused. Ex Perry
Lot 1334
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $800
1d yellow-green, SG 41 (Sc 31), full-margined pair (portion of adjoining unit at right) tied by Barred Numeral \\\'3\\\' and unframed oval \\\'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED\\\' to 1857 (21 Jul) locally addressed cover at 2d Town Letter rate. Ex Caspary, Forster, Perry
Lot 1335
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $575
1d yellow-green strip of four, SG 41 (Sc 31), full-margined and very fine. Ex Perry
Lot 1336
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $750
1d yellow-green, SG 41 (Sc 31) extremely rare block of four. Ex Perry
Lot 1337
Estimate: $10,000
Realised Price : $10,500
1d yellow-green, SG 41 (Sc 31), strip of five, single and pair tied by Barred Numeral \\\'1\\\' to 1857 (4 Apr) cover Melbourne to Beechworth at 8d double Inland Letter rate. The crest on flap indicates the sender was Fergusson & Mitchell, Engravers, from whom John Mitchell in his own right had submitted an unsuccessful tender for the Emblems contract (see Lot 1322). Wonderful quality. Ex Perry
Lot 1338
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1,150
1d yellow-green, SG 41 (Sc 31) full-margined strip of six, very fine, equal record multiple for this issue. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry
Lot 1339
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
1d deep green, SG 41a, fine unused, far scarcer than normal shade. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1340
Estimate: $4,000
Realised Price : $3,000
1d deep green, SG 41a, unused strip of four, a little stained, small thin, tear at top between 3rd and 4th units, the record unused multiple from this small printing. Ex Harvey, Perry
Lot 1341
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1,150
1d deep green, SG 41a, full-margined strip of four, negligible thin in final unit otherwise very fine. Record used multiple for this printing which was very small
Lot 1342
Estimate: $7,500
Realised Price : $5,750
1d yellow-green PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES, SG 41b (Sc 31a). Two examples are recorded, the other being in The Royal Collection, suggesting this error and the 4d printed on both sides, at £1300, are some of the more undercatalogued stamps of the British Empire. Illustrated Kellow page 114. Ex Ferrary, Collins, Purves, Perry
Lot 1343
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $1,200
4d vermilion, SG 42 (Sc 32), superb unused, the Setting I printing which is much scarcer unused than Setting II red and rose shades. Ex Perry
Lot 1344
Estimate: $5,000
Realised Price : $5,250
4d vermilion (tear), SG 42 (Sc 32), in combination with 4d dull rose, an unusual example of mixed printings, and Registered 1/- (SG 34), full-margined except for last two where touched at upper right, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'61\\\' to 1857 (27 Jul) registered entire Maryborough to Melbourne at 8d double Inland Letter rate plus 1/- registration fee. Ex Perry
Lot 1345
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1,150
4d brown-vermilion, SG 42a, and Campbell & Co 2d (SG 21a), full-margined, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'1\\\' to 1857 (26 Feb) entire Melbourne to Sydney at 6d Ship Letter rate. Attractive mixed issue combination. Ex Forster, Perry
Lot 1346
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $800
4d brown-vermilion, SG 42a, strip of three from base margin of sheet, margins elsewhere except where touched at left, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'2\\\' to 1857 (14 Apr) cover Geelong to London, endorsed for Marseilles route but carried via Southampton at 1/- double Ship Letter rate. Ex Forster, Perry
Lot 1347
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $750
4d brown-vermilion, SG 42a, and largely full-margined imperf. 1/- blue (SG 25) strip of three tied by Barred Numeral \\\'72\\\' to 1857 (22 Jul) Official cover (tear at left) Sale to Melbourne, paying 4d Inland Letter rate x10. Originally franked with 1/- strip only (x9 rate), the 4d added subsequently and tied when article was found to be insufficiently franked. Rare combination of adhesives
Lot 1348
Estimate: $2,500
Realised Price : $1,900
4d brown-vermilion (2, SG 42a) and No Wmk 2d grey-lilac (SG 45a), mostly with margins, one 4d from upper left corner of sheet, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'2\\\' to 1857 (27 May) entire letter Geelong to U.K. per \\\'Simla\\\', paying double 6d Ship Letter rate. Rare and attractive franking for 1/- rate
Lot 1349
Estimate: $7,500
Realised Price : $5,750
4d brown-vermilion PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES, SG 42b (Sc 32a). Two examples recorded, the other being in The Royal Collection. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1350
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
4d dull red, SG 43 (Sc 33), very fine unused, large part o.g. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1351
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
4d dull red, SG 43 (Sc 33) and No wmk 2d pale lilac (SG 45), touched at base, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'1\\\' to 1857 (19 Oct) entire Melbourne to Adelaide per \\\'Havilah\\\' at 6d Ship Letter rate. Ex Perry
Lot 1352
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $525
4d dull rose, SG 44 (Sc 33), tiny thin otherwise very fine unused. Ex Perry
Lot 1353
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $750
4d dull rose, SG 44 (Sc 33), superb unused, portion of adjoining units at left and right. Rare in such quality. Ex Ferrary, Purves, Perry
Lot 1354
Estimate: $3,000
Realised Price : $2,300
4d dull rose, SG 44 (Sc 33), unused nearly full o.g. pair from upper right corner of sheet, portion of adjoining unit at left, light horizontal crease. The only unused multiple recorded for the 4d. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1355
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
4d dull rose, SG 44 (Sc 33), marginal pair, very large margins except where touched at upper left, not tied but belonging to 1857 (18 August) cover from well-known Edward Doyle correspondence, Melbourne to Geelong at 8d double Inland Letter rate. Ex Perry