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901

Campbell & Fergusson Printings 3d pale Prussian blue SG 30 Stone C Pos [22], margins just clear to large, shallow horizontal thin at base & two small natural aeration holes do not detract from the fine facial appearance, Cat £3500. John Barwis states at page 199 "Unused examples from this printing are rare - four singles are recorded in Prussian blue ... [and] a horizontal pair". Ex Les Molnar. RPSofV Certificate (2024). [The illustration is above Lot 897]

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Estimate AU$1,000

Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

902

Campbell & Fergusson Printings 3d blue Ninth Printing SG 31/31d group complete reconstruction of the intermediate transfer stone Pos [1-24], all fine to very fine four-margin examples, most with light numeral cancels, Cat £1200+. The porous paper used for this printing created many examples with unsatisfactory image quality, making this the most challenging 3d printing to plate. (24)

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Estimate AU$800

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Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

903

Campbell & Fergusson Printings 3d blue Ninth Printing SG 31/31d group partial reconstruction of the intermediate transfer stone Pos [1-24 missing only 16 & 23], plus four additional pairs Pos [3-4] x2, Pos [13-14] and Pos [1/7], condition mixed but quite a few are fine to very fine four-margin examples, Cat £3250+. (57 singles + 4 pairs)

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Estimate AU$600

Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

904

Campbell & Co Printings Rouletted 7-9 at the GPO Melbourne 3d blue SG 48 Stone A Pos [15], roulettes clear of the design on three sides with large margin at left, and cut from the sheet at the top with close margin, small-part Barred Numeral 1' of Melbourne, Cat £250+. Gibbons state (in a footnote below SG 56) that "these stamps are normally found rouletted on one or two sides only".

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Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

905

Campbell & Fergusson Printings Rouletted 7-9 at the GPO Melbourne 3d bright blue SG 49 Stone B Pos [11], huge example with roulettes into the design at the base but with portions of the adjoining units at left & top plus a fragment of another, a hint of a small thin/crease at left, neat Barred Numeral 1' of Melbourne, Cat £250+. RPSL Certificate (1956). Spectacular. Another technically important piece: Pos [12] was removed from the stone, leaving Pos [11] with wide margin at right. Illustrated by John Barwis at page 193.

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Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

906

JS Campbell & Co Printings Perforated 12 by Robinson 3d blue SG 78 Stone A Pos [3], perforated mostly clear of the design, partial Barred Numeral '1' killer of Melbourne, Cat £150. Ex Gary Diffen.

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907

Campbell & Fergusson Printings Perforated 12 by Robinson 3d greenish blue SG 79 Stone B Pos [19], perforated clear of the design on all sides with a fragment of the adjoining unit at top, diagonal pre-printing paper fold at base just breaking the paper in one spot (appearing as a tiny pinhole) creating a line of solid colour above the value, light but legible Barred Numeral '256' of Mount Doran (rated RR), Cat £425. RPSofL Certificate (1956). Ex John Barwis (the numeral identified in the catalogue as '236').

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908

Campbell & Fergusson Printings Perforated 12 by Robinson 3d bright blue on Thin Poor-Quality Unsurfaced Paper as SG 79 but an unlisted shade Stone B Pos [24], perforated clear of the design on two sides & just touching at left & base, small shallow central thin, partial Barred Numeral '1' killer of Melbourne, Cat £425+ for the 'normal' greenish-blue shade. RPSofV Certificate (2024). Robinson perforated 100,000 3d stamps perforated, the great majority being JS Campbell & Co printings from Stone A, and only 4,000 were from Stone B. Geoff Kellow states at page 62 that "about two dozen copies are known, all used ... all in the greenish-blue shade, except one copy in bright blue". John Barwis at page 226 confirms that "one bright blue example is recorded". The auction illustration of John Barwis' example described as "bright blue" appears to be the normal shade. So this may be the only recorded example.

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1852-58 Queen-on-Throne

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909

Small accumulation comprising Thomas Ham Recess Printings x21, Campbell & Co Litho Printings x35 including three horizontal pairs, and Campbell & Fergusson Litho Printings singles x18 including horizontal pair & strip of 4, a few are plated, most with Melbourne or Geelong Barred Oval & Barred Numeral cancels, condition mixed but many are fine to very fine four-margin examples, Cat £1800+ minimum. (74)

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Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

910

Thomas Ham Recess Printings 2d brown SG 18/18b group on display pages with an unused single (small part gum; just cut-into at lower-left), used singles with annotated shades including a chestnut (faults), a horizontal pair (Geoff Kellow states "very scarce"), and a Rust Flaw single, plus an almost complete reconstruction of 48 of the 50 positions plus two extra pairs, most are full-margin examples, a few with minor faults but generally of fine to very fine facial appearance, Cat £2500+ minimum. (55) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

911

Thomas Ham Recess Printings 2d reddish brown SG 18 'UX' on thin wove paper, margins close to good, unused, Cat £900. [From another vendor]

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912

Thomas Ham Recess Printings 2d purple-brown SG 18b 'LP' on thick wove paper, margins good to large, unused, Cat £900. [From another vendor]

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913

JS Campbell & Co Printings 2d brown SG 19/22 group, annotated pages with selections from all Stones with a wide range of papers & shades including some not listed in Gibbons, noted Stone 2 chestnut (minor thins; Geoff Kellow states "very rare"), a Rust Flaw single, plus a complete reconstruction of the 50 positions, most are full-margin examples including some very large stampss, a few with minor faults but generally of fine to very fine facial appearance, Cat £3000+ minimum. (79)

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Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
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914

JS Campbell & Co Printings Clear Impressions 2d purple-brown as SG 19 but Substituted Transfer Stone 5 'GM' Pos [42], margins large to huge, fine Barred Oval '2' cancel of Geelong. Superb. RPSofV Certificate (2008). Gibbons list Substituted Transfers only for the subsequent Poor Impressions printing as SG 20ca Cat £3000 (for a pair). The 'GM' letter combination was Pos 32 on the stone. However, as Geoff Kellow states at page 74, the lower-left corner block of four [FL-GM/QV-RW] was damaged, and substituted with a new transfer comprising [VZ-WA/FL-GM]. Kellow records only eight Substituted Transfer pieces known, seven pairs (several of which are defective) and this single, adding that "Examples of [41] & [42] with base margin are abnormal". Sold at our auction of 13.6.2009 for $1553.

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Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

915

Campbell & Fergusson Printings 2d brown SG 36/38 group, annotated pages with selections from all Stones with a wide range of shades including some not listed in Gibbons, plus a complete reconstruction of the 50 positions, most have full margins including some very large examples, a few with minor faults but generally of fine to very fine facial appearance, Cat £2500+ minimum. (80)

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916

Campbell & Fergusson Printings 2d SG 36/38 group, Creased Transfers on annotated pages comprising Stone A Broken Right Frame & Cut 'S' Pos [NS] in a horizontal pair & Left Frame Broken & Duplicated Pos [OT] and Stone C Bent Left Frame Pos [NS], Duplicated Right Frame Pos [OT] & Left Frame Shifted Pos [PU] in a horizontal pair, Squashed Bases of Pillars Pos [ZC] x2, also Thumbprint Flaw and Retouches Stone A Colour Flaw at Base of Gown Pos [OS] & Stone C Colour Flaw above Throne Pos [DH], all are full-margin examples, a few with minor creases/thins but generally fine to very fine facial appearance. Geoff Kellow states at page 77 that "There are three stamps showing major creases [on Stone A] ... The 'TVO' is the most spectacular ... but no rarer than the other two" and of Stone C (p78) that "the best of these are the equal if not better than the 'TVO' variety". The only Creased Transfer listed by Gibbons is the 'TVO' variety SG 36b Cat £1400 used. An excellent specialist lot. (9 singles + 2 pairs)

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917

Campbell & Fergusson Printings Clear Impressions 2d lilac Creased Transfer 'TVO PENCE' SG 36b Pos [YB], margins good to large, light but indistinct Barred Numeral cancel clear of the variety, Cat £1400. Sold at our auction of 31.8.2019 for $1062.

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918

Campbell & Fergusson Printings Early Impressions from Over-Used Stones 2d as SG 37 but in pale bright brown on Shiny Surfaced Paper Pos [CG], margins good to large, very fine Barred Oval '1' cancel of Melbourne. Superb. Geoff Kellow states at page 77 that this "very distinctive and rare shade ... may be a colour trial". This hypothesis is supported by the surfaced paper, which was not used for the regular printings.

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919

Campbell & Fergusson Printings Early Impressions from Over-Used Stones 2d brown-purple SG 37a vertical pair Pos 40/50, the upper unit [PU] with Creased Transfer (Left Frame Shifted and Hanging Column), margins good to wide, natural aeration holes characteristic of this paper, lightly scored separation line between the units, the lower unit [WM] with a horizontal crease not visible from the face, unused, Cat £1400+. A rare multiple. Geoff Kellow states at page 78 that this and other related varieties are "as scarce as the TVO variety" and, in this instance, more dramatic. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack, Dr RN Wawn, JRW Purves & Rodney Perry. RPSofV Certificate (2006). Sold at our auction of 25.2.2016 for $1904 (when catalogued at £950).

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Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

920

Perkins Bacon Printings 1d yellow-green SG 40 display page with an unused single (no gum; margins close to good), three used singles in dull, deep & bright shades (one just touched at lower-left) and a scarce horizontal strip of 4 (margins just clear to large with fdragments of the adjoining units at left & right) with light Barred Numeral '97' cancels of Beaufort, plus a page of 6d blue SG 78/78a including a strip of 3, a vertical pair & singles x12, mostly fine to very fine, Cat £1000+. Plus 1d green mint horizontal pair * with Forged Perforations at Sides & Imperforate Between (RPSofV Certificate 2024). (16 singles + 3 pairs/strips)

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Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM