1850-59 Half-Lengths continued...
LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
841 |
O |
Thomas Ham Printings Second State of Dies 3d blue Retouched SG 7a 1) Inverted 'V' Above Lower-Left Corner Pos [2i], margins just
touching at upper-right to large, ironed-out horizontal crease; 2) Void & Heavy Lines Added Above Queen's Left Arm Pos [9i], clear margins but defective; and 3) Redrawn Background Below 'A' of 'VICTORIA', margins good to large but with heavy
horizontal crease, each with light cancels clear of the retouches, Cat £1125+. A scarce & important group despite the faults. (3)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$675.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
842 |
F |
Thomas Ham Printings Second State of Dies 3d blue with Retouch Below Upper-Right Corner SG 7a Pos [6i], margins close to large at
left & base (proving its position from the left-hand side of the stone), light Barred Oval '1' cancel of Melbourne, two tiny pin-holes at lower-right almost invisible from the face, Cat £375+. Rodney Perry Certificate (2009). Ex Henry Harvey, Rodney
Perry, Ken Barelli & John Barwis.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
843 |
F |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Dies (Outer Frame Lines Added) 1d dull orange-vermilion SG 8 Pos [16], characteristic just
clear to close margins and with a fragment of the adjoining unit at the base, largely very fine Butterfly '1' cancel of Melbourne, Cat £700. An unusually fine example of this scarce stamp. Ex Gary Diffen; sold at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $495.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
844 |
F |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Dies (Outer Frame Lines Added) 1d dull red SG 8a Pos [8], characteristic just clear to close
margins, very fine Barred Oval '2' of Geelong, Cat £225.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
845 |
F |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Dies (Outer Frame Lines Added) 1d dull red SG 8a horizontal strip of 3 Pos [7-9], the
right-hand unit with Large Void Obliterating First 'N' of 'PENNY' and margins close to touching at right & base, the central unit just touched at lower-left & the left-hand unit cut-into at left & base, three strikes of Barred Oval '1' cancel of
Melbourne clear of the major transfer flaw, Cat £675+. Gary Diffen's two strips of 3 (margins all around) sold for £2280 and £1800 respectively.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
846 |
G |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Dies (Outer Frame Lines Added) 1d deep red-brown as SG 9 but on Vertically Laid Paper
horizontal pair Pos [1-2], margins close to touching in places, cut-into slightly at base & small scissor-cut at upper-left, two largely very fine strikes of Barred Oval '1' cancel of Melbourne, Cat £2400+. Barwis & Moreton state at page 66 that
"Deep red-brown ... is by far the rarest shade. Purves estimated that fewer than a dozen exist" including a pair on cover. John Barwis' defective pair was described as "the only recorded multiple of this exceptionally rare shade". This item is
presumably only the third recorded pair.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
847 |
F |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Dies (Outer Frame Lines Added) 1d brownish-red SG 9a Pos [8], margins close to just touching at
left to large at base & right with fragments of the adjoining unit at right, light Barred Oval '1' cancel of Melbourne, Cat £200. John Barwis states at page 65 that "four-margin copies [sic] are rare".
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
848 |
H |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Dies (Outer Frame Lines Added) 1d brownish-rose SG 9b Pos [10], margins close to good,
indistinct Barred Oval cancel, Cat £200. John Barwis states at page 65 that "four-margin copies [sic] are rare".
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
849 |
F |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Dies (Outer Frame Lines Added) 2d olive-grey SG 10a with Lower Frame of Lower-Left Corner
Missing Pos [3] with a fragment of the adjoining unit at top Pos [9] Cut Transfer with the Frame Line Between Entirely Missing, margins close to large, very fine light Butterfly '15' cancel of Geelong in blue, Cat £225+. Illustrated in Barwis &
Moreton at page 88 for the Cut Transfer and at page 366 for the positional characteristics. RPSofV Certificate (1995). Ex Rodney Perry & John Barwis.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
850 |
O |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Dies (Outer Frame Lines Added) 3d blue SG 11/11b group, reconstruction of the intermediate
transfer stone Pos [1-12] comprising eight singles & two horizontal pairs in a range of shades noted 'greenish-blue' x2, most with light numeral cancels & generally sound including three full-margin examples, a couple with minor thins, Cat £1360+.
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Grade A/B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$675.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
851 |
O |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Die (White Veils) 1d red SG 12/12a group, plated selection in various shades including two
horizontal pairs, condition variable but generally of fine appearance, Cat £1400+ minimum.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$700.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
852 |
F |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Die (White Veils) 1d bright orange-vermilion as SG 12 but an unlisted shade Pos [11], margins
just touching at lower-right to close, very fine Butterfly '1' cancel of Melbourne, Cat £180+. An unusual & distinctive shade not mentioned by Barwis & Moreton.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
853 |
F |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Die (White Veils) 1d pale pinky red SG 12a Pos [4], margins good to large with a substantial
portion of the adjoining unit at left, light but very fine Barred Oval '2' cancel of Geelong, Cat £180. Superb.
Grade A+ (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
854 |
O |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Die (so-called 'Vertical Drapes') 2d drab SG 13/13b group, plated selection on display pages in
various shades including two examples of White Flaw on 'T' of 'TWO' Pos [6], an Inter-Panneau single with portion of adjoining unit at left (thinned) and two apparently privately rouletted examples, condition variable but generally of fine
appearance, Cat £2000+ minimum.
(10) Grade A/B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
855 |
F |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Die (White Veils with Vertical Drapes) 2d lilac-drab SG 13b Pos [9] with Cut Transfer At Base
resulting in the Frame Below 'NC' of 'PENCE' Missing, margins close just cut-into at left to large, small 2mm scissor-cut at lower-left, very fine large-part Butterfly '15' cancel of Geelong in blue, Cat £250+. A fine example of the Cut Transfer.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
856 |
G |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Die (White Veils 'Vertical Drapes') 2d red-lilac SG 13c Pos [2], margins a little cut-into - at
top - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at the base, light but legible Barred Oval '27' cancel of Mount Alexander (rated RRRR), Cat £1300. Rare: only about 15 examples of this shade are recorded. Geoff Kellow states at page 42 that "the
shade was possibly a colour trial". Ex John Barwis; sold at our auction of 14.8.2010 for $949.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
857 |
O |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Die (White Veils) 3d blue SG 14/14b group, reconstruction of the intermediate transfer stone
Pos [1-12] comprising six singles, a vertical pair & two horizontal pairs in a range of shades, Pos [1] & [6] are huge marginal examples, Pos [3] is apparently unused (margins close to touching at right; diagonal crease across lower right corner),
most with light numeral cancels, includes six full-margin examples, Cat £2450+. (12)
Grade A/B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
858 |
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Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Die (White Veils) 3d bright blue SG 14, margins just touching to good with fragments of the
adjoining units at top & left, 'Incoming Egg' Secondary Flaw upper-left of the Queen's head, unused, Cat £1400. RPSofV Certificate (2022) states that the "egg" is a surface-abrasion (we do not agree) & mentions an invisible "thin spot". A notoriously
difficult unused stamp to find in fine condition. The absurdly close spacing of the transfers is demonstrated by this example.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
859 |
O |
Thomas Ham Printings Third State of Die (White Veils) 3d blue Retouched SG 14c selection comprising 1) Retouched Upper-Left Border
Pos [1E] margins close to just touching; 2) Lower-Left Corner Shaved & 'E' Obliterated by White Flaw Pos [1F] slightly trimmed at top margins otherwise good to large (ex John Barwis); 3) Large White Void Flaw in Right Border Pos [6B] margins close to
enormous at right with fragments of the adjoining units at top & base; and 4) Right Border Extensively Retouched Pos [12C] cut-into at top margins otherwise close to large; cancels mostly clear of the varieties, Cat £760. (4) NEEDS TO BE AT 150%
Grade A/B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
860 |
O# |
Thomas Ham Printings Fourth State of Die (Coarse Border) 2d brown SG 15/15c group, plated selection on display pages in various
shades including a horizontal pair, a grey single (slightly cut-into at upper-right) and an apparently unused brown-lilac shade (no margins but facially attractive), condition variable but generally of fine appearance, Cat £15,000+ (minimum).
(22) Grade A/B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$5,000.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |