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  • Lot# : 1475 Victoria

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    1853: Entire letter from Port Phillip (Melbourne) sent registered to London rated 1/10d.' to pay on arrival, reverse with oval SHIP LETTER / MELBOURNE in red (Jan 1) and framed LIVERPOOL / SHIP arrival (April 2) in black and London cds in red. Somewhat soiled but an interesting letter with the writer sending a remittance to his father: "we have a pretty state society here, many of our characters' are a set of desperate fellows, chief part of them are old convicts out of their time, many escape from Van Diemen's Land which distance is about 4 favourable days sail from Port Phillip, they have no respect for life or property, the vagabonds are not contented with robbing the successful gold diggers on the country roads, but they must discharge a revolver, loaded with ball, through the thickest part of their victim's thigh, sometimes throiugh their hands against a tree. The bushrangers on the roads to the diggings, they go in gangs of 6 to 8 men all well armed with short rifle carbines, with their belts full pistols 'revolvers', all of them mounted on splendid running horses. Our horse Police in the bush find it a difficulkty to capture the wretches. ...". He goes on to discuss 'New Holland' and that the 'Swan River is 2'500 miles away and that if the hot weather continues the bush will catch fire. Rare and most unusual graphic account of life in the new continent.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1476 Victoria

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    1854c.: Cover addressed to one William F. Christie in Melbourne, Australia, endorsed at lower left "Per Adams & Co's Express" at base, with further manuscript "Collect" at top and possible 'Advtd.' (advertised) at left. No other markings and sold without guarantee, together with an article on the subject of Adam's & Co's Express in Melbourne.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1477 Victoria

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    1852: Queen on Throne 2 d. chestnut, letter WZ, position 46, an unused example in an unusual shade, ample to large margins, but affected by central stain. Scarce, possibly from a Proof sheet. Cert. Ceremuga (2016) Gi = unpriced unused.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1478 Victoria

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    1853: Halflength 3 d. blue, Sixth printing, positions 20/20, a fine vertical pair with good margins all round, used on 1854 cover to Melbourne tied by barred oval Castlemaine '37' obliterators in black. Reverse with oval 'Castlemaine / Victoria' despatch (Sept 19) and oval Melbourne arrival (Sept 20) datestamps in black. Believed to be the sole recorded example of this 6th printing abnormal on letter.rnrnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmers, New York, Dec 1944, lot 2010.rn                   Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, London, May 1990, lot 240.rn                   Collection John Barwis RDP., Spink, London, Oct 2012, lot 781.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1479 Victoria

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    1854: Octagonal 1 s. blue imperf. and Woodblock 6 d. dull orange imperf., tied by circular "3" numeral obliterator to 1857 envelope to the Royal Observatory in Cape Town at the Cape of Good Hope. Reverse with Castlemaine (April 26) despatch cds, Melbourne (April 28) transit cds and Capetown (Sept 19) arrival cds in red. The first cover from Victoria to any British Southern African Colony known in the census of Ben Palmer (illustrated on page 61 of the Census), a fine and interesting item which does not show any London transit and may therefore have been on an exceptionally long but direct transit to the Cape of Good Hope. Some imperfections but a very rare and desirable cover: the earliest of just 10 recorded stamped covers to the Cape.rnProvenance: Collection Ben Palmer, Corinphila sale 165, Nov 2010, lot 2349.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1480 Victoria

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    1854/57: Halflength 1 d. brown, 3rd State of the Dies, Campbell Fergusson 7th printing, rough perf. 12 by Robinson, a used example cancelled by "5" numeral of Ballarat in black. Ceremuga cerificate states 'the only perf. example of this stamp recorded'. Rare. Cert. R. Perry (2006), Ceremuga (2015).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1481 Victoria

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    1857: 3 d. greenish-blue, Campbell & Fergusson printing, rouletted 7-9 on all sides and imperforate vertically between, a fine used pair cancelled in black. Horizontally creased but rare. Cert. R. Perry (2006) Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1482 Victoria

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    1857: 3 d. greenish-blue, Campbell & Fergusson printing, rouletted 7-9 on all sides and imperforate vertically between, a fine used pair on 1858 front and large part back addressed to Sydney endorsed 'pr. Telegraph' tied by bold "1" numeral obliterator of Melbourne in black. Reverse with Melbourne despatch cds overstruck by SHIP LETTER / SYDNEY cds (Oct 7) in black. Scarce and attractive. Cert. R. Perry (2006).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1483 Victoria

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    1886/96: 1 s. dull purple-brown, a single example used on 1887 cover to Bristol tied by BEECHWORTH / 9 duplex in black (June 13). Reverse with Melbourne transit and Bristol arrival cds (July 25).rnrn 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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