1d red-brown, half-length, imperf with 3 large margins, design sliced at top. Paper thin along length of waist. This example is a forgery with the flower on Queen's dress resembling the number '83' and common check letters 'EW'. Very high cat value for genuine stamp. Fine mint. Cat £8500 {F} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £62.40)
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Lot #2335 - Australia - States - Victoria 1850
1d pale dull red-brown, imperf, 3 good to large margins, cut to design at left. Second state of die with more colour over 'VICTORIA'. Fine used, h/r, barred numeral cancellation '5' or '5(?)'. Cat £500 (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £109.60)
Lot #2336 - Australia - States - Victoria 1850-57
19 stamps, 2 or 3 margin examples, other minor faults. Fine to average used, hinged on album page and identified by vendor. Consists of 1d x6 (3rd state), 3d x13 (1 x 1st state, 4 x 2nd state, 4 x 3rd state, 1 x 4th state, 1854 x1, 1854-57 x2). Nice example of 3d first state with very light cancellation but heavy vertical crease. Cat £3220 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £407.20)
Lot #2337 - Australia - States - Victoria 1852
QV - 2d blue, third state withn frame lines, imperf with 4 good margins. Fine used, h/r, oval barred illegible cancellation, paper showing its age. Cat £100 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)
Lot #2338 - Australia - States - Victoria 1852
QV - 3d blue, third state withn frame lines, imperf with 4 good margins. Fine used, h/r, oval barred '93/V' cancellation. Cat £100 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #2339 - Australia - States - Victoria 1852-1912
QV - 87 stamps, mainly used (7 mint), all hinged on 4 album pages. Nothing spectacular, but would warrant further examination. Identified by vendor. Odd short perf noted and a few damaged (not included in estimate). Includes 4d dull rose-pink (SG95), wmk '4', identified as perf 12 on one side only, cv£200 (included as space filler), many issues to 5s with different wmks and perfs and 9 Postage Dues (3 each from different sets). Cat £600 {CC...
Lot #2340 - Australia - States - Victoria 1854
1s blue, no wmk, imperf, 2 margins. Mint, part o.g., h/r. This example is a forgery with the second 'L' of SHILLING having shorter upward stroke plus thicker outer denomination ring. Very high cat value for genuine stamp. Cat £1300 {F} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.80)
Lot #2341 - Australia - States - Victoria 1854-1912
Balance collection in mounts on leaves, spanning 1854 to 1912. Mixed, mint and (mainly) used, with various wmks and perfs, plus a few Postage Dues. 5 imperf values to 6d (plus 1s SG25 cut to shape and n ot included in estimate), small format stamps to 2s, stamp duty to 6s and Postage Due to 1s. Mixed condition, generally above average including fine. There is minimal duplication in used stamps, but include some nice postmarks and shades....
Lot #2342 - Australia - States - Victoria 1854-55
Used collection hinged on album page, with values to 2s. Mostly 3 margin examples, 4 of 1854 1s stamps with more than one margin cut, 1 stamp cut to shape. Identified by vendor. Some nice cancellations. Duplication but with shade variations. Total of 19 stamps. Cat £1200 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £150.40)
Lot #2343 - Australia - States - Victoria 1854-55
6d reddish-brown, 6d dull orange, 6d orange-yellow, imperf 4 margins, close in places. Fine used, h/r. Cat £100 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)
Lot #2344 - Australia - States - Victoria 1854-55
6d lilac and green (TOO LATE), imperf with 4 good margins, design just caught at SE corner. Fine used, h/r. Cat £250 (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £62.40)
Lot #2345 - Australia - States - Victoria 1854-55
QV - 1s dull bluish-green / pale yellow, imperf, cut to frame line with small nick at lower right. Fine used, h/r, clear profile. Space-filler. Cat £250 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #2346 - Australia - States - Victoria 1856-58
Used collection hinged on album page, with values of 1d & 6d. 21 imperf stamps are 2-4 margin examples, and 6d rouletted 5½ - 6½ (4). Identified by vendor. A few nice cancellations. Duplication but with shade variations. Total of 25 stamps. Cat £630 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £78.40)
Lot #2347 - Australia - States - Victoria 1857
2s dull bluish-green / pale yellow, genuine stamp rouletted 7-9. This example is roulette 12 on all sides and cannot be genuine, if it was it would have a cat value of £800. Cancelled with barred VICTORIA postmark. Space-filler / not genuine. {F} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #2348 - Australia - States - Victoria 1857
QV - 3d blue, no wmk, rouletted 7-9, imperf. 4 good margins but close at top, right. Fine used, h/r. Cat £250 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £100.00)
Lot #2349 - Australia - States - Victoria 1857
6d dull orange, rouletted 7-9, roulette intact at left and bottom, nicely detached at top and large imperf margin at right. Blurred 1 / V cancellation. Cat £60 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #2350 - Australia - States - Victoria 1857
6d orange-yellow, rouletted 7-9 with finer points. 3 clear margins, cut close to frame at bottom, thereby removing rouletteing. Fine used, h/r. Cat £100 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.00)
Lot #2351 - Australia - States - Victoria 1858
2d brown-lilac on vertical laid paper, horizontal pair with a couple of roulette points still intact between stamps. Centered N with 'PE' of 'PENCE' missing but on adjacent stamps at top. Scarce pair. Cat £32 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #2352 - Australia - States - Victoria 1859
2 x forgeries - 1d emerald-green, wmk large star (75) with crude engraving and 1d yellow green (74), no wmk, perf nearly 12 and believed to be SG41 (imperf) with badly formed perfs and right lower corner torn away. If genuine, cat value would be £1000. {F} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)
Lot #2353 - Australia - States - Victoria 1859
19 stamps from 2 sets, wmk large star, perf 12. 1859 (76-82) 1d yellow green (76), 1s x5 shades (81), 2s x3 (82), all with faults, one cancelled 'Melbourne AU 26 64'; 1859 (83-87) 4d x3 (83), 1d x 2 shades (84), 4d x2 shades (85), 4d x 3 shades (87a). Average to fine used, hinged on album page, identified by vendor. Cat £375 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)
Lot #2354 - Australia - States - Victoria 1860-1913
Balance collection of definitive stamps and postage due on Hagner pages from 1860 to 1913, ranges to 1s with duplication. Some mint but mostly used, average to fine. Identified by collector, although not always in the correct series. No complete sets. 146 stamps. Estimated cat value £875 (cheapest). {CC} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £100.00)
Lot #2355 - Australia - States - Victoria 1860-66
26 stamps from set, wmk in words or numeral, perf 12. 3d x6 shades (90,90a), 3d maroon (91) cut around design and not included in estimate, 4d x11 shades (92,a,b,c), 6d x4 shades (94,94a), 4d x4 shades (95,95a). Odd faults. Average to fine used, hinged on album page, identified by vendor. Cat £200 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)
Lot #2356 - Australia - States - Victoria 1860-66
3d maroon, wmk 'THREE PENNY', perf 13. Average used, h/r, clear profile, thin paper. Cat £32 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #2357 - Australia - States - Victoria 1860-66
24 stamps from sets, wmk in words or numeral, perf 12. 1d x2 shades (98,a), 2d x4 shades (100,a,b), 2d x4 shades (101,a,b,c), 6d x 4 shades, all with faults (102), 1d x 5 shades (103,a), 1d x 3 shades (104,a,b), 1d x2 shades (105,a). Odd faults. Average to fine used, hinged on album page, identified by vendor. A few nice postmarks. Cat £550 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £62.40)
Lot #2358 - Australia - States - Victoria 1862
6d black, wmk 'SIX PENNY', perf 12. Fine used, barred 'VICTORIA' cancellation. Centred SW where both frames cut by perfs. Cat £80 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
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