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1855 (February): Half-Length, lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson, 1d. lilac rose on wove paper, unused, with part original gum, margins clear to very large at right, rich deep shade, light hinge thin, else fine and quite attractive. Cert RPSV (2016). Gi = £ 1'800.
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1884/96: Stamp Duty, 3s. purple on blue, watermark V Over Crown sideways, perforated 12½, unused, without gum, centered to the upper left, some shorter perfs as often found, accompanying certificate notes "with some grime", otherwise of fine appearance. Cert RPSV (2016). Gi = £1'050
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1887/90: £6, £7, £8, and £9 Victoria, watermark V over Crown sideways, perforated 12½, each cancelled-to-order with neat Melbourne c.d.s. (Jan 26, 1901), pleasing bright colours, a fine and attractive group of these visually-striking high-values, of which no postally used examples are known to exist. Gi = £ 1'200.
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1876 (July 1): 8d. on 9d. lilac brown on pink, surcharged in blue, unused without gum, watermark V Over Crown, good colour, typical centering for this, fine and scarce. Gi = £ 650.
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1885 (January): Stamp Duty, £25 deep green, watermark V Over Crown sideways, perforated 12½, unused (regummed), supberly-centered and of fresh colour, with only the barest trace of aging to a small number of perforations, a lovely stamp, and an exceptional rarity of the British Commonwealth. Cert RPSV (2014). Gi. = £60'000.
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1859 (February 2): Half-Length, 3d. blue, perforated 12 by Robinson, unused, without gum, centered to the lower right, small surface abraision at upper left, delicate pastel-like shade, a challenging stamp unused. Cert. RPSV (2014). Gi = £ 2'500.
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1886 (May): Stamp Duty, 10s. grey-green, watermark V Over Crown sideways, perforated 12½, unused, with part original gum, centered to the lower left, fresh colour, fine. Gi = £ 1'400.
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1855 (January 1): "Too Late", Typographed from woodblocks by Samuel Calvert, 6d. lilac & green, imperforate, unused without gum, four large to very large margins all around, vibrant fresh colour, an exceptional example of this rare stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2016). Gi = £ 3'500.
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1905/09: Postage Due ½ d. dull scarlet & pea-green, wmk. Crown over A, mixed perfs. 12½ x 11 x 12½ x 12½, a used example, variety "Watermark Inverted", lighty cancelled by part "Murrumbeena" datestamp in black. Scarce, unlisted by Stanley Gibbons.
Provenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 17 Aug 2012.
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