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Prestige Philately - The Sixth International Rarities Auction May 24, 2008
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
VICTORIA
285 G A
Lot 285
Lot 286 Lot 287
1850-53 Half-Lengths Thomas Ham Printing Original State of the Dies 2d lilac-mauve SG 2 [vi],
margins just touching - at upper-left - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at the base, tied to
small piece by Barred Oval '12' (rated RRR) of Maiden's Punt, Cat £800. A remarkably late usage of
this stamp, and the only recorded example with a Barred Oval cancellation. Ex Diffen.{Page 94.1}
286 W B - Thomas Ham Printing Fourth State of the Die (Vertical Drapes) 2d cinnamon SG 17, margins just
touched (at top) to large, ironed-out crease at lower-right that in no way affects the very fine
appearance, unused, Cat £1000. RPSofV Certificate (2007). [At least as attractive as the example Ex
Harvey, Perry and Barelli that sold at auction for $1840 in 2006. It also appears at least the equal of
any of Gary Diffen's 3 examples that sold for £2232, £1057 & £705 respectively at auction last year:
the Diffen catalogue stated "...no fine unused examples are known & no multiples have been recorded.
These are among the finest examples known"] {Page 94.2}
287 * A 1857 Emblems Unwatermarked Good Quality Medium Wove Paper 2d pale lilac SG 45, margins close
to enormous with a significant part of the adjoining unit at right, tiny natural paper-flaw in the margin in
no way detracts from the very fine appearance, large-part o.g., Cat £275. Ex Pack.{Page 94.3}
750
800
500
Lot 288
288 */** A 1873-87 Bell 1/- bright blue/blue SG 180e block of 4, the last unit with "Egyptian Beard on Queen"
variety, large-part o.g. with the upper units being lightly mounted and the lower units being unmounted,
Cat £360++. Unique block!
Kellow states at p191 "...there would appear to be only one block of 4 recorded", from all printings.
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3,500 T