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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 395° |  |
![1850, 2p Greenish Gray, Eighth Ham Printing (S.G. 17c).> Unused block of nine [13-1529-2125-27] together with an unused block of four [1-27-8], re-united to form the original block of thirteen, fresh, short sealed
tear at right in block of nine<>](395.jpg) 1850, 2p Greenish Gray, Eighth Ham Printing (S.G. 17c). Unused block of nine [13-15/29-21/25-27] together with an unused block of four [1-2/7-8], re-united to form the original block of thirteen, fresh, short
sealed tear at right in block of nineA FAMOUS MULTIPLE, CONTAINING THE RECORD BLOCK OF NINE DESCRIBED BY KELLOW AS "THE LARGEST 2d MULTIPLE, UNUSED OR USED, OF ANY PRINTING"Illustrated in Kellow book on page 44. The block of four is ex Harvey and Boker, block of nine is ex Harvey (Image Magnifier) |
E. 75,000-100,000 | 0.00 |
| 396° |
![1850-53, 1p, 2p, 3p Half-Length, Ham Printings (S.G. 5, 8, 14, 17).> A remarkable group of four <interpanneau> multiples, comprising: 1850 1p Red Brown, Second Printing (S.G. 5), horizontal pair [25-21] mostly large
even margins, handsome color and i](396.jpg) 1850-53, 1p, 2p, 3p Half-Length, Ham Printings (S.G. 5, 8, 14, 17). A remarkable group of four interpanneau multiples, comprising: 1850 1p Red Brown, Second Printing (S.G. 5), horizontal pair [25-21]
mostly large even margins, handsome color and impression, the finer of two recorded (illustrated in Kellow, p. 36), ex Pack and Boker, 1850 1p Dull Orange Vermilion, Third Printing (S.G. 8), horizontal pair [15-13], so-called "abnormal combination"
pair with Type 15 substituted for Type 18 (illustrated in Kellow, p. 37), small sealed tear in gutter, ex Pack and Forster, 1850 1p Cinnamon, Third Printing (S.G. 17), horizontal pair [24-19], margins to slightly in, fresh (illustrated in Kellow,
Color Plate 3), and, finally, the 1853 3p Blue, Fifth Printing (S.G. 14), horizontal strip of four, gutter at center, margins to slightly in, lightly creased thru gutterFOUR OF THE EIGHT RECORDED INTERPANNEAU MULTIPLES OF THE HALF-LENGTH ISSUES An opportunity to acquire four major philatelic rarities of Victoria at once (Image Magnifier) |
E. 40,000-50,000 | 0.00 | |
| 397° |
![1854, 1p Orange Red, Campbell & Co. Printing (S.G. 23).> Vertical pair with full interpanneau gutter between [Stone 1, 202], oval town datestamp, margins clear to large except at lower right, faint toning, light
crease and small thin specks<><>^TH](397.jpg) 1854, 1p Orange Red, Campbell & Co. Printing (S.G. 23). Vertical pair with full interpanneau gutter between [Stone 1, 20/2], oval town datestamp, margins clear to large except at lower right, faint toning,
light crease and small thin specksTHE ONLY RECORDED VERTICAL INTERPANNEAU PAIR IN ALL OF VICTORIA PHILATELY This key piece proves the format of Campbell's Stone 1 and remains the only such pair on record, according to Kellow. Illustrated on Color Plate 4 of his book and discussed on page 53. Ex Forster (Image Magnifier) |
E. 20,000-30,000 | 0.00 | |
| 398° |  |
 1854, 1p Orange Red, Campbell & Co. Printing (S.G. 23). Lower right full corner sheet margin horizontal pair, faults not readily noticeable, tied by barred numeral "1/V" ovals, "Melbourne Victoria Au 5
1854" oval rimless datestamp on cover to Collingwood, minor toningAN PHENOMENAL CORNER MARGIN PAIR AND HIGHLY EXHIBITABLE COVER We know of no other comparable example of this scarce stamp (Image Magnifier) |
E. 20,000-25,000 | 0.00 |
| 399° | |
![1854, 3p Blue, Campbell & Co. Printing (S.G. 24).> Irregular block of eight [Stone A, 13-1819-20], slight creasing, large margins to just touched, tied by barred numeral 2V oval on back of folded cover to Edinburgh,
Scotland, Geelong Victoria Jy](399.jpg) 1854, 3p Blue, Campbell & Co. Printing (S.G. 24). Irregular block of eight [Stone A, 13-18/19-20], slight creasing, large margins to just touched, tied by barred numeral "2/V" oval on back of folded cover to
Edinburgh, Scotland, "Geelong Victoria Jy 22 1854" oval datestamp and Melbourne transit, British transit and receiving backstamps as well, ms. rate on front, 2-shilling double ship letter rateA VERY SCARCE BLOCK AND ATTRACTIVE TRANS-OCEANIC COVER Illustrated in Kellow on page 56 and noted among the largest multiples extant (no larger recorded). Ex Boker (Image Magnifier) |
E. 10,000-15,000 | 0.00 |
| 400° | |
![1855, 3p Greenish Blue, Campbell & Fergusson Printing (S.G. 31a).> Stone D, horizontal block of eight [11-12-9-1017-18-15-16], an abnormal combination, lightly creased thru lower row, tied by barred numeral 80 oval
on O.H.M.S. endorsed folded co](400.jpg) 1855, 3p Greenish Blue, Campbell & Fergusson Printing (S.G. 31a). Stone D, horizontal block of eight [11-12-9-10/17-18-15-16], an "abnormal" combination, lightly creased thru lower row, tied by barred numeral
"80" oval on O.H.M.S. endorsed folded cover from Swan Hill to Melbourne, sending and receiving backstamps dated Oct. 11 and Oct. 14, 1857, respectively, fresh and very attractiveTHE LARGEST RECORDED BLOCK OF THE THIRD CAMPBELL & FERGUSSON PRINTING Illustrated in Kellow book on page 58. Ex Ferrary, Burrus and Purves collections (Image Magnifier) |
E. 50,000-60,000 | 0.00 |
| 401° | |
1851, 3p Blue, Third Ham Printing (S.G. 7). Ample margins, used with 1852, 2p Reddish Brown, Ham Printing (S.G. 18), large margins, tied together by barred numeral "2/V" oval cancels on blue cover to Hobarton, redirected to New Norfolk, "Geelong Fe 15 1853" datestamp and additional transits on back, ms. "5" charge for forwarding, Very Fine and rare mixed Half- and Full-Length Issue franking from the Lloyd correspondence | E. 7,500-10,000 | 0.00 |
| 402° | |
1851, 1p Bright Pinky Red, Fifth Ham Printing (S.G. 12a). Used with 1852, 2p Reddish Brown, Ham Printing (S.G. 18), each tied by barred numeral "1/V" ovals on blue 1853 folded cover to Glasgow, Scotland, red "Ship Letter Melbourne My 16 1853" ds and Glasgow receiving cds on back, ms. "8" due, Very Fine, only two such combinations are known to us, a marvelous exhibition cover with the Half-Length and Full-Length franking | E. 10,000-12,000 | 0.00 |
| 403° | |
1853, 3p Blue, Fifth Ham Printing (S.G. 14). Used with 1854 2p Brownish Purple, Campbell & Co. Printing (S.G. 19), tied together by barred numeral ovals on blue 1854 folded letter to Edinburgh, Scotland, "Shelford Victoria Ma 11" datestamp on back, as well as transit and receiving cds of Melbourne and U.K., light file crease thru stamps, otherwise Very Fine, rare mixed issue franking, ex Chester-Beatty and Forster | E. 2,000-3,000 | 0.00 |
| 404° | |
1852, 2p Reddish Brown, Ham Printing (S.G. 18). Horizontal block of eight, full original gum, large margins, creasing and few small breaks in paper THE LARGEST UNUSED MULTIPLE OF THE QUEEN ON THRONE ISSUE OUTSIDE OF THE ROYAL COLLECTION According to Kellow, the largest block is of ten stamps and contained in the Royal collection. This block is followed in size by a strip of six and small multiples. Illustrated in Kellow on Color Plate 5. Ex Purves collection |
E. 20,000-25,000 | 0.00 |
| 405° |  |
1852, 2p Reddish Brown, Ham Printing (S.G. 18). Block of six reconstructed from two horizontal strips of three, large margins, barred numeral "1" cancels, Extremely Fine, handsome multiple of the Queen on Throne | E. 4,000-5,000 | 0.00 |