1860 Wmk Large Star, 2d Blue Imperforate, SG 2, very good margins for this, portion of adjoining unit at left, tiny scissor-cut lower left corner. Cat £1500
Lot 50
Estimate: $2,000
Realised Price : $1,500
1860 Wmk Large Star, 6d Green Imperforate, SG 3, unused four-margined, close at places although clear, a good example of this stamp which is rare unused. Cat £4000
Lot 51
Estimate: $800
Realised Price : $900
1860 Wmk Large Star, 1d Carmine-Rose clean-cut perf 14-15½, SG 4, fine unused. Cat £1300
Lot 52
Estimate: $150
1860-61 1d Carmine-Rose Rough perf 14-15½, SG 14, large part o.g. pair
Lot 53
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $60
1860-61 3d Brown Rough Perf 14-15½ and (6d) 'REGISTERED' Orange-yellow, SG 16, 20
Lot 54
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $190
1860-61 3d Brown Rough perf 14-15½, SG 16, large part o.g. block of four
Lot 55
Estimate: $10,000T
1862-67 Proof block of 108 of the recently discovered 1d Indian Red sent from the Colonial Secretary's Office to Perkins Bacon & Co. on 17th January 1863 with an order for new paper. On the reverse is a rough sketch of the watermark required 'QUEENSLAND - POSTAGE STAMPS - STAMPS' in three lines of script capital. The stamps have been cancelled with pen lines in corrosive black ink. Some creasing, tears etc, nevertheless an amazing survivor and an important piece of Queensland philately. The largest known multiple from a sheet of 240 for the Ham issue. [See P de Worms, PB Records Volume I at pp 211-13]
Lot 56
Estimate: $3,500T
1862-67 Thick toned paper No Wmk, perf 13 1d Orange-Vermilion, SG 22, marginal block of 18 (6x3), one unit minor thin, large part original gum, minor gum creasing as found on multiples of this magnitude. Provenance: Ex Mayfair, White
Lot 57
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $340
1864-65 Wmk Small Star, 1d Orange-Vermilion Perf 12½ x 13, SG 50, fresh large part o.g. block of four
Lot 58
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $220
1866 Imperforate Colour Trial 4d Slate-Green pair on wove paper affixed to card
Lot 59
Estimate: $60
Realised Price : $46
1868-78 Wmk Crown over Q 1/- Mauve Perf 12, SG 108, pair with large part o.g., left unit small tear
Lot 60
Estimate: $200T
Realised Price : $150
1868-78 Wmk Crown over Q 1/- Mauve Perf 12, SG 108, rare block of four, slight gum thinning on upper units, otherwise fresh
Lot 61
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
c.1870 Imperforate Plate Proofs Chalon 3d Brown and 2d Deep Blue pair (tiny thins) on unwmkd paper; and 1895-96 2½d Rose pair (marginal) on wmkd paper (5)