Lot 1180 o
Victoria, "104" Barred Oval of Murchison (F&W rarity RRRR), full strike on 1854, Queen Victoria ("REGISTERED"), 1s rose pink & blue, Very Fine. Scott No. F1.SG No. 34 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $425
Lot 1181 o
Victoria, "105" Barred Oval of Broadmeadows (F&W rarity RRRR), bold strike on 1854, Queen Victoria ("Wood Block"), 6d dull orange, Very Fine. Scott No. 17a.SG No. 32a Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $500
Lot 1182 o
Victoria, "106" Barred Oval of Lockwood (F&W rarity RRRR), full clear strike on 1854, Queen Victoria ("REGISTERED"), 1s rose pink & blue, stamp with rich colors, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. F1.SG No. 34 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $675
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Victoria, Barred Oval Cancellation Collection, 1851-56, balance of award winning collection written up on exhibition pages, over 70 stamps items including pairs and strips and three covers, with clear full to complete strikes the rule overall; with off cover items representing 66 of the 109 offices including various types, starting with Melbourne "1" showing the four different types, virtually all later more common types represented, with scarcer barred oval items throughout including Barwon "6" (F&W rarity RRR) Muston's Creek "9" (F&W rarity RRR) on 1851, 2d lilac gray (S.G. 16), Maiden's Punt "12" and Pentridge "13" (both rarity RRR), the unique example of Border Post "26" small figures variety (S.G. 89, rarity NNR, ex L. Molar), two strikes of red Bulla Bulla "35" cancel on 3d pair (S.G. 14, rarity RRRR), blue Upper Glenelg "49" (S.G. 32a, rarity RRR), unknown office "56" on 1854 1d (S.G. 23, rarity RRRR), Hawthore "67" (S.G. 24, rarity RRRR), two complete strikes of Eltham "68" on 2d strip (S.G. 20, rarity RRRR), Flemington "73" (S.G. 32a, rarity RRRR), Keilor "80" (S.G. 25, rarity RRRR), three strikes of Kerang "81" on 3d strip of 3 (S.G. 14, rarity RRR), Yown Hill "83" on 2d pair (S.G. 15b, cat £800, cancel rarity RRRR), beautiful socked-on-the-nose strikes of unknown office "93" and South Yarra "95" (both on S.G. 24, cancel rarity RRR), Kangaroo Ground "100" (S.G. 20b, rarity RRRR), etc., on cover items with 2d Queen on Throne issues include usages from Bendigo Creek (5), Ballat (24) and Cavendish (57); a wonderful collection with choice hand-selected cancellations throughout. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $5,000