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Auction: 18047 - The Chartwell Collection of Australian States and Commonwealth, an unreserved auction for the benefit of the Chartwell Philanthropic Educational Programme
Lot: 291

(x) Victoria
The Emblems
A collection comprising 1857 watermark Large Star, imperforate 1d. (12, one unused and with used marginal pair and a strip of three), 4d. (28 with a strip of four and a pair unused, a strip of four and two pairs used), and no watermark 2d. (28 with six pairs); 1857 rouletted by counter clerks at G.P.O., Melbourne 1d. (10), 2d. (10 with three pairs) and 4d. (5); 1858 Typo by Calvert, rouletted 1d. (10 with a pair), 4d. (22 with a block of six cancelled "151") and imperforate 1d. (18, one unused and with a strip of four and two blocks of four) and 4d. (5); 1858 electrotype by Robinson, rouletted, horizontally laid paper (55 with a strip of three and eight pairs) and vertically laid paper 4d. (20); 1859 perf. 12 by Robinson 1d. (48 with a block of four, a strip of four and a pair); 1859 Typo from electrotypes by Robinson wove paper of varying quality 4d. (55 with five pairs) and laid paper 1d. (25 with a block of four) and 4d. (30 with three pairs), and 1860-63 watermark in words 1d. (29 with a strip of four, a block of four and three pairs, one unused), 2d. (27 with two pairs and five watermarked "three pence"), and watermark "2" 2d. (31 with a block of four and a pair); a few small faults in places though of generally good to fine appearance

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Sold for
£4,000