AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, QUEENSLAND

Lot 146		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $230 1860's-early 1900's accumulation with many in packets including 1868-78 1/- (21), 1881 2/- (13), 1882-1912 5/- (4), many appear to have been cleaned, later issues with 1887-1905 2/- (3), few punctured 'OS' issues, poor to fine (100's)
Lot 147		Estimate: $400 1861-1912 collection on leaves with useful Chalons to 1/-, some mint/part o.g. and used, 1890-94 and later issues to 10/- mint, etc (152)
Lot 148		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $240 1868-78 Wmk Crown over Q perf 12½ x 13 1d Orange-Vermilion, SG 114, slight soiling. Scarce
Lot 149		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1882-94 single volume collection between SG 166-198, old-time annotation with fairly comprehensive attempts at plating, especially for the 2d value, useful mint issues throughout with listed varieties, few double perfs, 'SPECIMEN' opts (mostly on 1d), blocks, etc (100’s). A lot for the specialist
Lot 150		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $900 1882 Bradbury Wilkinson 2d Die Proof in Brown on thick card (23x27mm). Lovely clear impression
Lot 151		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $900 1882 Bradbury Wilkinson 2d Die Proof in Orange-Brown on thick card (23x27mm). Lovely clear impression
Lot 152		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $900 1882-91 2d Blue perf 9½ x 12, SG 177, mint pair with few blunt perfs at left, typical centring. A rare multiple
Lot 153		Estimate: $500 1890-94 ½d and 2d Defaced Proof in Deep Green, se-tenant on gummed unwatermarked paper, imperforate between and at left, with trace of thinning and adherence on reverse. Striking
Lot 154		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $360 1890-94 1d Imperforate Plate Proof block of four on ungummed, unwatermarked paper, third unit showing 'Flaw in lower oval near 'P' of PENNY', faint bend at top
Lot 155		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 1890-94 2/- Colour Trial in Grey perf 12¾ on Crown over Q wmk gummed paper
Lot 156		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $230 1890-94 2/- Colour Trial in Orange perf 12¾ on Crown over Q wmk gummed paper, few uneven perfs
Lot 157		Estimate: $250 1890-94 2/- Colour Trial in Purple-Brown perf 12¾ on Crown over Q wmk gummed paper
Lot 158		Estimate: $750 1890-94 2/- Imperforate Plate Proof block of four on ungummed, Crown over Q wmk paper, uneven margins
Lot 159		Estimate: $250 1895 Thick paper, unwatermarked with burele band 1d Vermilion upper left corner pair showing 'Double perforations at left' and unit [2] 'PE' of PENNY omitted', SG 206b. An unusual combination
Lot 160		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1895 Thin paper, Crown & Q faintly impressed 2d Blue (retouched plate, SG 207) shades, mint group comprising singles (13), pairs (5), blocks of four (3) and block of nine. Cat £451
Lot 161		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $1,050 1895-96 ½d Green 'Double impression', SG 208a, minor soiling and tiny pinhole. The only used example we have seen
Lot 162		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,300 1895-96 Essay 2d Pale Orange block of four on thick unwatermarked card, bend on lower units, upper left unit showing the shaded background around head removed as taken from the design of the 1895 1d. Very rare. [A similar item, though in blue, realised £1725 in September 2004]
Lot 163		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1897-98 Zigzag roulette in black 1d Vermilion, unused marginal single showing spectacular misplaced roulette
Lot 164		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 1900 Charity 1d half-tone Essay (approx 108 x 60mm), affixed to card which has fractured and been rejoined. Still presentable and rare
Lot 165		Estimate: $700T 1900 Charity 1d (6d), three singles on 20 June cover cancelled by Bundaberg duplexes. Amazing franking
Lot 166		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1900 Charity set, odd gum crease (2)
Lot 167		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1900 Charity 1d Violet, marginal example, minor gum crease otherwise fresh unmounted
Lot 168		Estimate: $150 1900 Charity 1d Violet, slight crease
Lot 169		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $400 1903-05 Wmk V over Crown 9d Brown & Ultramarine, BW Q43, SG 265-66, attractive range comprising Type A mint (13, incl block of four), used (15); Type B mint block of four and used (6), plus two Type A-B pairs mint, few with inverted Wmks (42). Cat AU$730
Lot 170		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $480 1906-10 Wmk Crown over A 9d shades, BW Q44, SG 282-84, attractive range comprising Type A-B pair mint, Type A mint (9), used (8), Type B mint (7, incl block of four) and used (50), few with inverted Wmks, mostly fine. Cat AU$700+
Lot 171		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 1907-11 perf 13 x 11-12½ 1d Vermilion, positional block of 30 (10x3) from top showing the three different vertical perforation gauges, BW Q13b. Cat AU$1250+
Lot 172		Estimate: $2,000T Realised Price : $1,500 Postal Fiscals: 1871-72 Stamp Duty Imperforate Plate Proofs in issued colours on unwatermarked paper, comprising 1d (5, incl block of four with manuscript annotation), 6d, 1/- (printed both sides), 2/-, 2/6d, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- (12). A rare and very attractive group. Ex Butler
Lot 173		Estimate: $125 Postal History: 1899 (23 Jan) inwards 'Gruss aus Falkenhain' 4-view coloured PPC to Queensland bearing Germany 10Pf Reichpost tied by rectangular datestamp, Brisbane 3.3.99 datestamp, 1d affixed and tied by '163' Ray of Stanthorpe 14 MA 99 and unnumbered code 'A' TPO 15 MA 99 cds, some toning though interesting usage
Lot 174		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $300 Thursday Island: 1937 (4 Feb) 'Carl Lewis' illustrated cover-front to U.S. bearing KGV 1d strip of three (foreign letter rate) tied by two fine strikes of 'THURSDAY ISLAND/ QUEENSLAND' cds. Most attractive and rare