1850 (Jan 5) Lithographed by Thomas Ham, Half-Length 2p lilac mauve, a used example with four good to large margins, neatly canceled by "1" Butterfly handstamp of Melbourne in black, nice color, fine, cat. £500 (Cat No. SG 3) (Image)

Cat. £500, Est.$250

1852 Recess printed by Thomas Ham 1852/54 "'Queen on Throne", 2p reddish brown, unused with original gum, margins all around, thin, fine appearance, cat. £650 (Cat No. SG 18) (Image)

Cat. £650, Est.$250

1854 Lithographed by J. S. Campbell and Fergusson, 2p gray lilac, unused without gum, large margins all around, creased, fine appearance, cat. £700 (Cat No. SG 22) (Image)

Cat. £700, Est.$250

1854 1d orange red, unused without gum, good color and large margins, repaired at right, fine appearance, with 2014 RPS of Victoria certificate, cat. £3000 (Cat No. SG 23) (Image)

Cat. £3000, Est.$250

1854 1p orange red, oval cancel, large margins all around, beautiful color, v.f. (Cat No. SG 23) (Image)

Est.$150

1854 6p orange yellow, 6p "too late", 1sh "registered" and 2sh dull blue, four different used, margins all around, nice colors, v.f., cat. £669 (Cat No. SG 32-35) (Image)

Cat. £669, Est.$200

1857 1p yellow green, unused, margins all around, good color, v.f., with 2006 Rodney Perry certificate, cat. £200 (Cat No. SG 41) (Image)

Cat. £200, Est.$200

1857 4p dull rose, a remarkable upper right sheet corner margin horizontal pair, showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, unused with full original gum, light ironed-out horizontal crease, beautiful color, v.f. A rare and spectacular, largest recorded multiple (Geoff Mellow on page 114 states that the only recorded unused multiple of any Star Watermark 4d is a strip of three in dull rose. This is the same item, with the once defective portion excised at left), ex-JRW Purves, Rodney Perry, with his 2006 certificate (last realized AUS $2,500 hammer at 2014 Prestige Auction) cat. £1000 (Cat No. SG 44) (Image)

Cat. £1000, Est.$750

1857 2p gray lilac, block of four, canceled "2" (Geelong), margins mostly all around, except at the right where the outer frame is just touched, ironed-out horizontal crease towards the bottom, rare multiple, ex-CL Pack, BD Forster, Rodney Perry, with his 2006 certificate (Cat No. SG 45a) (Image)

Est.$250

1857 1p yellow-green, Rouletted 6 1/2-7 1/2 with rouletting at the sides, large margins at top and bottom, part-Barred Oval cancel (Geoff Kellow on page 114 states "the penny is a very scarce stamp"), with Rodney Perry certificate, cat. £110 (Cat No. SG 46) (Image)

Cat. £110, Est.$150

1857 4p vermilion, Rouletted 7 1/2-9, rejoined horizontal pair, remarkably rouletted clear of the design on all sides, neat "9" (Beechworth), rare (Geoff Kellow on page 114 states "The roulettes usually appear on only one or two sides, and most genuine examples are cancelled at Melbourne, all three shades occur but the vermilion is rare"), ex Forster, Rodney Perry, with his certificate, cat. £200 (Cat No. SG 50) (Image)

Cat. £200, Est.$300

1857 2p pale lilac, Serrated 18-19 (pale lilac shade unrecorded in this issue), rejoined horizontal pair, well centered but partly cut from the sheet resulting in trimmed serrations at left, canceled "1" ( Melbourne), used examples are even rarer than the unused stamps (Geoff Kellow on page 116 states "Four used singles are known"), ex-Purves, Rodney Perry, with his certificate. Also illustrated on page 115 of "Stamps of Victoria" (last sold for AUS $5,500 at Prestige 2014 auction) cat. £1200 (Cat No. SG 59var) (Image)

Cat. £1200, Est.$1,500

1858 1p emerald-green, block of four, barred oval "1" cancels of Melbourne. An exceptional and rare multiple, ex-Rodney Perry, with his 2006 certificate, (Cat No. SG 62a) (Image)

Est.$500

1858 4p rose pink, unused without gum, good color, small inconsequential shallow thin, with 2006 Rodney Perry certificate (Geoff Kellow states on pages 117-8 "Unused copies are scarce and no multiples seem to be recorded") cat. £425 (Cat No. SG 63) (Image)

Cat. £425, Est.$250

1858 1p pale emerald, 4p rose pink imperforate, unused without gum, some toning and small thins, fine appearance, with Rodney Perry certificates, cat. £925 (Cat No. SG 64,65) (Image)

Cat. £925, Est.$500

1858 Rouletted 5 1/2-6 1/2, 2p brown lilac, horizontally laid paper, h.r., fine, signed W.H.C. (Colson), with 2006 Rodney Perry certificate, cat. £300 (Cat No. SG 69) (Image)

Cat. £300, Est.$250

1858 Rouletted 5 1/2-6 1/2, 2p violet, horizontally laid paper, also vertically laid paper 4p dull rose red, each with h.r., small thin spots, fine appearance, cat. £700 (Cat No. SG 70,71) (Image)

Cat. £700, Est.$250

1858 Rouletted 5 1/2-6 1/2, 2p dull violet, horizontally laid paper, unused without gum, slight corner bend, nice color, fine and rare stamp, with 2006 Rodney Perry certificate, cat. £425 (Cat No. SG 70a) (Image)

Cat. £425, Est.$250

1858 Rouletted 5 1/2-6 1/2, 4p rose red, vertically laid paper, block of four canceled on piece, minor blemishes, otherwise fine and rare multiple, ex-Boker, with 2006 Rodney Perry certificate (Cat No. SG 71c) (Image)

Est.$150

1858 6p blue, unused without gum, good color, fine, cat. £500 (Cat No. SG 73) (Image)

Cat. £500, Est.$150

1859 1p yellow-green, irregular "L-Shaped" block of three, h.r., few pinholes, otherwise fine & very fresh, the largest recorded unused multiple, ex-Geoff Kellow ("the only unused multiples are a few pairs"), with 2006 Rodney Perry certificate, cat. £1275 (Cat No. SG 76) (Image)

Cat. £1275, Est.$750

1859 Unwatermarked good quality wove paper 2p pale lilac, horizontal pair, very well centered, left stamp with a tiny natural paper inclusion at upper left, light central strike of "1" of Melbourne, fine and rare multiple, one of only two used pairs recorded (G. Mellow), ex-Purves, with Rodney Perry and 1997 Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria certificates. Illustrated in "Stamps of Victoria" on page 115 (last sold in 2014 Prestige auction at AUS $5,520) (Cat No. SG 77) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1859 Smooth vertically laid paper, 4p rose red shade, unused without gum, small thins and a pinhole, tiny blemishes, otherwise fine, unlisted and the only recorded example in this shade, either unused or used (Geoff Kellow on page 119 "there is one unused example"), ex-Purves, with Rodney Perry and 1997 Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria certificates (last sold in 2014 Prestige auction at AUS $3,600) (Cat No. SG 80) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1859 2sh dull bluish green, perf. 12, unused with redistributed gum, slight toning, not mentioned on the accompanying 1991 Royal certificate (listed as SG No. 51 which has subsequently been changed) cat. £650 (Cat No. SG 82) (Image)

Cat. £650, Est.$250

1859 4p dull rose, 1p green, unused, the former without gum, latter h.r., minute flaws as always, scarce and undercatalogued stamps, with 2006 Rodney Perry certificates, cat. £650 (Cat No. SG 83,84a) (Image)

Cat. £650, Est.$250