Lot No. 929
| Auction No. | 34 |
| Category |
Australia Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $3000 |
| Status | SOLD $5250 |
Victoria 1850-1913 collection in Senator binder written up in pencil over 30 years ago. Starts with "Half Lengths" good to F/U of 1d (SG 8a & 9a), 2d (3, 6, 6a, 10, 10a & 13b) resulting in a first page cat. of £1,500+! Page 2 again has good to F/U examples of SG 13b, 15, 15a & 15c, plus 15¢ with wide margin at left, close but clear top & bottom, touching at right MNG (Cat. £8,500 as MLH). More used "Half Lengths" on page 3 with SG 16 (2), 16b, 17 single & pair, 17d & "group 7" wide settings 1d, 3d SG 19 pairs (2) & single, "group 8" 1d SG 20b. Continues with group 8 1d shades of rose & pink (5 used) & new stone 3d deep blue SG 24/25c (6 examples) with 1852/54 Queen on Throne types on pages 5 & 6 noting 3 pairs & 5 singles with good to wide margins, perf.7 with 1/- blue imperf (4) & perf.12 (2) followed by attractive used examples of 1857 1d, 2d & 4d "emblems", 1854 6d dull orange, 1859 2/-, 1861 6d black (Cat. £80), 1854 1/- imperf & 1856 6d green imperf. Also 1854/55 "Registered" & "Too Late" imperfs good used before 1d green imperf x 6 F/U, 6d blue x 4 used & one unused, 1854/59 6d orange (shades) "woodblocks" (12), 2/- imperf (2, one with magenta pink), perfd used & unused, 1/- "registered" (5) & 6d "Too Late" (2) imperfs with clear to wide margins. 1857/60 "emblems" imperf 1d (2 pairs & single), 4d ( 4 shades) plus pair & single, roulettes (3 incl one rouletted twice at left), imperf 1d yellow-green strip of 3 & single, 4d in 4 shades, 2d vert pair, 3 horiz pairs & 3 singles, rouletted 1d, 4d (4) on good quality wove paper & 1858/59 Robinson prints of 4d on vertical laid paper. Finally 2d rouletted 5½-6½d on vertical laid paper in 3 shades before a range on horizontally laid paper, 1859 first perfs incl 1d emerald perf. 12 pair (SG 75, Cat. £500 ea), 1860/66 Bordeaux paper 4d (2 shades) & on coarser paper (SG 89ab) with useful Saunders paper range of 1d, 2d & 3d blue, ditto maroon, 2d bluish grey wmkd Three Pence pair SG 100ca. Rest of this superb collection from 1862 should be viewed. Please request scans if seriously considering a bid. (786)