Half-Lengths of Victoria stamps & postal history 1850-1859

The Half Length issues of Victoria have often held a special interest in global philately. Bill Purves produced his seminal work on the subject in 1953 encouraging collectors for further study. This book, by John Barwis enhances our knowledge with many important features no available in the 1950’s.

The Half Lengths of Victoria cover all the Ham, Campbell, and Campbell Printings, how to identify the nuances, and most importantly, richly depicted with colour illustrations to assist collectors to isolate the various printings. Each printing is typed in to the printing stone for easy identification, with exceptional original research in to the First Ham Printings, particularly the 1d value.

Finally, there is an extensive census of the Half Length covers and their printings, with particular attention to the routes, rates, and cancellations.

This book is a must for all students of Victoria and classic philately.