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| 20363 |
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 Typographed from Woodblocks by Samuel Calvert 1854/55: 6 d. dull orange, imperforate, a used
example with margins all round, tied to 1858 cover endorsed "per Kent" to Sonneberg bei Coburg, Germany tied by barred numeral "2" of Geelong in black. Reverse with Geelong despatch datestamp (June 19) and Melbourne transit. On arrival in London the
"PAID" cds in red was deleted by London numeral obliterator "3" in black. "Aus England Per Aachen" transit on reverse alongside Weimar and Sonneberg datestamps. Rate breakdown: Prepaid to London, 6½ sgr. London-Sonneberg, converted to 23 sgr. (T&T
rate) plus 1 sgr. for delivery, altered to '45' at Weimar on re-assessment as doble letter but deleted. Unrecorded in "Pre UPU Destination Mail of Victoria" by Ben Palmer, which lists just two covers to Saxony, however Sonneberg is in Southern Thurn
& Taxis: but also unrecorded therein. A rare and most interesting cover.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 14 Aug 2010, lot 428. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF7,000.00
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| 20364 |
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 Woodblocks 1854: REGISTERED 1 s. rose-pink & blue, impereforate, a used example with large
even margins all round, cancelled by superb strike of "25" numeral obliterator of Hepburn in black. Delightful and very scarce so fine Gi = £ 200.rnProvenance: Corinphila LOT 4125. - Beato's writing. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 20365 |
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 Recess by Perkins Bacon 1856: 'Queen on Throne' 1 d. yellow-green, wmk. Star, used examples
(6) with 1855 REGISTERED 6 d. lilac & blue on 1856 registered letter to London, all tied by barred numeral "43" obliterators of Fryer's Creek. Reverse with "FRYER'S CK. / ? / VICTORIA" despatch datestamp (Nov 7), Melbourne transit (Nov 10) and London
arrival (Feb 9, 1857) in red. London "? / REGISTERED" in red on obverse with manuscript '6' pence adjacent. Some minor aging but an attractive and rare cover.rnProvenance: Western Auctions, Cardiff, 25 Feb 1989, lot 1681B; Collection Max Watson,
Prestige, Melbourne, 8 Oct 2005, lot 621. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF5,000.00
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| 20366 |
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 Queen on Threone / Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson 1855/56: 2 d. lilac, imperforate on
poor quality paper, a rejoined used horizontal pair lettered YB-ZC, positions 48-49, clear to large margins all round, first stamp showing variety "TVO PENCE" from Row 5, stamp 8, neatly cancelled by "1" barred obliterator of Melbourne, leaving the
variety entirely clear. Scarce and attractive Gi = £ 1'400+.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 25 June 2005, lot 781. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
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| 20367 |
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 Queen on Throne / Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson 1855/56: 2 d. warm purple,
imperforate, a used horizontal pair (UY-BF) from left of sheet, large margins all round, first stamp the Substituted cliché for stamp 1, cancelled by single strike of oval "24 / V" handstamp of Ballarat in black. Scarce and very fine Gi = £
750+.rnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 6 April 1995, ex lot 422; Prestige, Melbourne, 23 Sept 2011, lot 585. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20368 |
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 Typographed from electrotypes by Samuel Calvert 1857: Emblems 1 d. yellow-green, wmk. Large
Star, imperforate, an unused example with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left, of fine vibrant colour, unused without gum. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 275.rnProvenance: Collection Les Molnar, Prestige, Melbourne, 29 June
2012, lot 199. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20369 |
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 Typographed from electrotypes by Samuel Calvert 1857: Emblems 1 d. yellow-green, wmk. Large
Star, imperforate, a used horizontal pair with good to large margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, used on 1857 cover to "Post Office, Castlemaine" and cancelled by barred numeral "3" of Castlemaine in black and unframed
"ADVERTISED / AND / UNCLAIMED" in black. Reverse with "CASTLEMAINE / ? / VICTORIA" datestamp (July 21) in black. Most itinerant Gold Miners had mail addressed to their nearest Post Office for collection. A most attractive usage. Cert. Perry
(2006).rnProvenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, London, 6-9 Oct 1958, ex lot 768; Collection Dale Forster; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 1 Feb 1989, lot 750; Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3018. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF460.00
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| 20370 |
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 Emblems 1857 (Jan-Sept): Emblems 4 d. dull red, imperforate from the 2nd. Setting, wmk.
Large Star, an unused example with good to large margins all round, of fine colour, part og. Rare so fine. Cert. Perry (2006) Gi = £ 450. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF650.00
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| 20371 |
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 Emblems Issue 1857: Essay by William Bell for the proposed Emblems 2 d. value, imperforate
in black on buff card, similar to the issued stamp but with figures of value in lower corners, slightly soiled. The design required engraved plates to be made up, and due to reasons of cost was rejected. See "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow
RDP, page 108 for further details. Rare. Cert. Perry (2006).rnProvenance: Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20319; Collection Ken Borelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3003. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
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| 20372 |
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 Typographed from electrotypes by Samuel Calvert 1857 (Sept): Emblems 4 d.
brownish-vermilion, wmk. Large Star, rouletted 7½-9 by the Raymond Machine on three sides (vertically and at base), a used horizontal strip of four, close to large margins all round but fourth stamp cut into at top right and creased, cancelled by
barred numeral "49" obliterator of Heathcote in black. Unlisted by Stanley Gibbons. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmer Rooke, New York, 11-13 March 1947, lot 1282; Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmer Rooke, New York, 16-18
Feb 1949, lot 788; Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 9 Sept 1981, lot 182; Collection Rod Perry, Rod Perry, Melbourne, 21 June 1997, lot 398; Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lor 3047. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,300.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20373 |
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 Typographed from Woodblocks by Samuel Calvert 1857 (Aug-Sept): 2 s. dull bluish green on
pale yellow paper, rouletted 7-9 by counter clerks at the G.P.O. Melbourne, a used example with three larege margins and just touched at base, lightly cancelled in black. A fine example of a scarce stamp Gi = £ 800.rnProvenance: Prestige,
Melbourne, 25 June 2005, lot 784. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF250.00
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| 20374 |
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 Woodblocks 1857: Rouletted by Calvert 6 d. orange-yellow (shades), with serrated roulette
18-19 and compound serpentine 10-10½, the used group of three examples cancelled by numeral obliterators 1, 6 and 133; single 6 d. roultted 7-9 all round lightly cancelled and a single example rouletted 10-10½ all round lightly cancelled in black.
Generally very fine, a very scarce group. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
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| 20375 |
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 Typographed from electrotypes by Samuel Calvert 1858 (Jan-April): Emblems 1 d. pale emerald,
no wmk., rouletted 7-9 on all four sides, an unused example of fine centering and colour, unused without gum. Exceptionally rare. Cert. Perry (2006) Gi = £ 550.rnProvenance: Collection Rod Perry; Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2
May 2014, lot 3052. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF4,200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20376 |
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 Emblems 1858 (May-Dec): Emblems 2 d. brown-lilac on horizontally laid paper, a single
example and a horizontal pair, used with 4 d. pale dull rose (2) on vertically laid paper all tied to 1858 cover to Boston, USA by barred numeral "5" obliterators of Ballarat in black. Reverse with Ballarat despatch datestamp (Dec 14) and Geelong
transit of the following day. 'London / Paid' cds in red (Feb 11, 1859) and "BOSTON / BR. PKT. / 5cts." entry marking in black (Feb 25). Listed in the Ben Palmer sensus on page 201. The back of the envelope sealed down, a rare and most appealing
franking. Signed Calves.rnProvenance: DF, Zurich, 8-12 Oct 1995, lot 20599; Maurice Boule, Monaco, 30 Nov-1 Dec 2002, lot 531; Cavendish, Derby, 19 July 2003, lot 145; DF, Geneva, 16-17 April 2007, lot 31336; Lugdunum, Lyons, 25 June 2008, lot 168;
Collection Les Molnar, Prestige, 29 June 2012, lot 585. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF460.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20377 |
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 Typographed from electrotypes by F.W. Robinson 1858 (May-Dec): Emblems 2 d. brown-lilac, no
wmk., on smooth horizontally laid paper, rouletted 5½-6½, a used block of four of fine colour, cancelled by barred numeral "2" obliterators of Geelong in black. Illustrated in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 119. A fine and
attractive multiple. Cert. Perry (2006).rnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack; Collection J.R.W. Purves; Collection Rod Perry; Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3077. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF700.00
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| 20378 |
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 Typographed from electrotypes by F.W. Robinson 1858 (Dec): Emblems 1 d. yellow-green,
rouletted 5½-6½, a horizontal pair and a horizontal strip of four on good quality wove paper, used on 1859 cover to Edinburgh, Scotland all tied by barred numeral "93" obliterators of Ararat in black. Reverse with Ararat despatch datestamp (Jan 25),
Melbourne (Jan 27) with Edinburgh arrival cds (April 1). File fold well away from the adhesives, a scarce and attractive cover. Cert. Perry (2006).rnProvenance: Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3103. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,200.00
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| 20379 |
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 Typographed from electrotypes by F.W. Robinson 1859: Emblems 1 d. green, two horizontal
pairs, Queen on Throne 6 d. blue rouletted and Beaded oval 4 d. rose-pink, used on 1860 cover to New York, USA all tied by barred numeral "1" obliterators of Melbourne in black with despatch (July 25) on reverse. 'London / Paid' transit cds in red
(Sept 9) and "5 / N. YORK AM PKT" entry cds with "NEW YORK POST OFFICE / ADVERTISED" handstamp across the stamps at upper-right and superb strike of British "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND / WITHOUT A REASON / FOR NON-DELIVERY" handstamp in red (due to
inadequate address). Illustrated in the Ben Palmer census on page 205. The cover cleaned with sensibly restored opening tear at left well away from the adhesives. A most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987,
lot 20026; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 21 June 1997, lot 447; Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3129. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF3,400.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20380 |
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 Emblems 1859 (Jan-May): Calvert Emblems 1 d. emerald-green, no wmk., on white wove paper,
perforated 12 by F.W. Robinson, a fine used example lightly cancelled in black - of unassuming appearance, however the sole recorded example - unused or used. Certs. BPA (1990), Perry (2006) Gi = £ 500.rnProvenance: Christie's, Melbourne, 17 Oct
1990, lot 265; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 21 June 1997, lot 398; Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3115. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF5,500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20381 |
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 Emblems 1859: Octagonal 1 s. blue, Emblems 2 d lilac-grey in a rouletted horizontal pair and
1 d. bright yellow-green perf. 12, all tied to the delightful and unique cover endorsed "pr. Northam" to Poland, franked at 1/5½ d. rate, the adhesives tied by barred "1" numerals in black. Routed via Marseilles after the "Northam" became stranded on
a reef in the Red Sea en route, the passengers landed on the Island of Myetta, the vessel getting clear after a five day wait. Charged '6d.' underpaid on arrival in Paris and struck with framed "F.39" Convention marking in black (Van der Linden fig.
1174). Rated above 7½ grams and charged '14' décimes, thence mailed via Aachen with red datestamp on reverse with 3 sgr. credit to Prussia and charged 65½ kopeks on arrival in Russian Poland. An absolutely lovely cover. Illustrated on the dust jacket
and on page 26 of "The Pre-UPU Mail of Victoria" by Ben Palmer. Signed Thier.rnProvenance: Collection Henry C. Gibson, Eugene Klein, Philadelphia, 11 March 1944, lot 476; Harmers, London, 11 March 1993, lot 177; Collection Trevor Davis, DF, Geneva,
10-17 May 2003, lot 52973; Collection Ben Palmer, Corinphila sale 165, 1 Dec 2010, lot 2422.rn (Image
1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF7,500.00
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| 20382 |
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 Typographed from electrotypes by F.W. Robinson 1859 (Jan-May): Emblems 4 d. dull rose-red,
perf. 12 by F.W. Robinson, used on 1859 cover with full original contents from Hawthorne to South Geelong, tied by barred numeral "48" obliterator in black. The adhesive with prominent diagonal feather flaw across the Queen's hair. Reverse with
Hawthorne despatch datestamp (April 14), Melbourne transit and Geelong arrival mark (April 15) on reverse. The sole recorded usage of this stamp on letter with just nine used examples recorded in total. A great rarity of the Emblems issue.Cert.
Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria Inc.rnProvenance: Mossgreen, Melbourne, 3 April 2017, lot 65. (Image
1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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