THE KEN BARELLI CLASSIC VICTORIA, THE EMBLEMS 1857-63, 1859 ROBINSON PRINTINGS - PERFORATION 12, POORER QUALITY WOVE PAPER

Lot 1454		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1d dull green, SG 84 (Sc 43), fine and rare block of four cancelled Barred Numeral \\\'2\\\' (Geelong). Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1455		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $1,250 1d green, SG 84a (Sc 43), fine unused and very undercatalogued. Ex Perry
Lot 1456		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1d green, SG 84a (Sc 43), horizontally-laid 2d brown-lilac and Perkins Bacon 6d tied by Melbourne Killer \\\'1\\\' to 1860 (24 Apr) entire to U.K. where found to be overweight and \\\'Deficient Postage/Fine\\\' (\\\'3\\\' and \\\'6\\\' respectively) and circular \\\'MORE/TO/PAY\\\' applied
Lot 1457		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,300 1d green pairs (2, SG 84a), Beaded Oval 4d and Perkins Bacon 6d tied by Barred Numeral \\\'1\\\' to 1860 (25 Jul) cover Melbourne to U.S., paying 1/2 ½oz rate via U.K., and showing U.S. framed oval \\\'NEW YORK POST OFFICE/ADVERTISED\\\' and U.K. \\\'SENT BACK TO ENGLAND/WITHOUT A REASON/ FOR NON-DELIVERY\\\', apparently on account of inadequate address. Cover tear at left not unduly detracting from this rare and colourful franking. Ex Perry
Lot 1458		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1d green, SG 84a (Sc 43), strip of four tied by Barred Numeral \\\'214\\\' to 1860 (17 May) cover from Birregurra to Geelong, an unusual franking for the 4d Inland Letter rate
Lot 1459		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $800 1d green, SG 84a (Sc 43), fine and rare block of four, boldly cancelled Barred Numeral \\\'93\\\' (Ararat). Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1460		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $800 4d rose-carmine, SG 85 (Sc 45), fine unused part o.g.. Ex Perry
Lot 1461		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 4d rose-carmine, SG 85 (Sc 45), rare and fine unused part o.g. pair. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1462		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $800 4d rose-carmine, SG 85 (Sc 45), pair and singles (2) tied by Barred Numeral \\\'60\\\' to 1859 (30 Nov) cover Maldon to Melbourne, paying 1/4d quadruple Inland Letter rate. Ex Perry
Lot 1463		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $5,750 4d rose-carmine vertical pair rouletted between to correct imperforate variety. This unique item is catalogued by Scott (#45b - incorrectly classified as \\\'imperf between\\\' which does not exist as such). However, despite having reposed respectively in the Ferrary, Burrus, Purves and Perry collections, it has not been catalogued by SG, an oversight which deserves to be remedied. Illustrated Kellow colour plate 8
Lot 1464		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $1,500 4d rose-carmine, SG 85, pair and single tied by Melbourne Killer \\\'1\\\' to 1859 (16 Aug) cover to Hamburg at 1/- ½-1oz rate via France, backstamped \\\'MARSEILLES A PARIS/D\\\' T.P.O. and Danish \\\'KDO P.A. HAMBURG\\\'. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1465		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 4d rose-pink (thick paper), SG 85a, grossly misplaced line of perforations through centre, tied by Barred Numeral \\\'60\\\' to 1859 (27 May) entire Maldon to Castlemaine. Ex Perry
Lot 1466		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $1,250 4d rose-pink (thick paper), SG 85a, marginal pair from top of sheet showing rouletting at top, cancelled BN \\\'60\\\' (Maldon). One other example, a single similarly cancelled, is recorded and it has been suggested that this rouletting was performed at Maldon to separate the large double sheets received from the G.P.O. Ex Purves, Perry
Lot 1467		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 4d rose-pink (thick paper), SG 85a, pair tied by BN \\\'1\\\' to 1859 (10 Dec) cover Melbourne to Geelong, paying 8d double Inland Letter rate. Ex Perry
Lot 1468		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $525 4d rose-pink (thick paper), SG 85a, pair tied by Melbourne \\\'1\\\' to 1859 (29 Dec) Official cover Melbourne to Geelong, paying 8d double Inland Letter rate. Ex Perry