AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, QUEENSLAND, 1860-1879 CHALONS

Lot 320		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $360 1860 Watermark Large Star Imperf 1d Carmine-rose with margins all round and frame lines intact, cancelled Brisbane datestamp, fine. SG 1, cat £850
Lot 321		Estimate: $1,300 Realised Price : $1,000 1860 Watermark Large Star Imperf 2d Blue very fine with margins all round and frame lines intact, cancelled '201' in rays of Rockhampton, a very attractive stamp. SG 2, cat £2000
Lot 322		Estimate: $500 1860 Watermark Large Star Imperf 6d Green very large margins all round, small top left corner repair (in margin of stamp) and tiny central thin, very fine appearance, with 1961 BPA Certificate. SG 3, cat £950
Lot 323		Estimate: $500 1860 Watermark Large Star Imperforate 6d Green margins three sides, barely touched at right, cancelled 'QL' in concentric ovals. SG 3, cat £950
Lot 324		Estimate: $750 1860 Watermark Large Star clean-cut Perf 14-16 1d Carmine-rose, 2d Blue (2), 6d Green (3), all fine used and neatly cancelled. SG 4-6, cat £965 (6)
Lot 325		Estimate: $1,100 Realised Price : $850 1860-61 Watermark Small Star Clean-cut Perf 14-16 used range with 2d (2), 3d (4), 6d (3), 1/- (incl pair) and 'REGISTERED' (4), fine to very fine selected examples, a good lot. SG 7-11, cat £2140 (20)
Lot 326		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1860-61 Watermark Small Star Clean-cut Perf 14-16 3d Brown very fine with part OG. SG 8, cat £1000
Lot 327		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1860-61 3d Imperforate Plate Proof pair in Blue on unwatermarked paper, very fine
Lot 328		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $280 1860-61 'REGISTERED' Imperforate Plate Proof in Black on white wove paper, block of 4, very fine
Lot 329		Estimate: $375 1860-61 Watermark Small Star Perf 14 at Somerset House 1d U (5 incl pair), 2d U (4), all very fine selected examples. SG 12-13, cat £560 (9)
Lot 330		Estimate: $275 1860-61 Watermark Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d M pair part OG, and single (no gum), 3d M (2, both part OG), and 'REGISTERED' M part OG. SG 14, 16, 20, cat £640 (6)
Lot 331		Estimate: $500 1860-61 Watermark Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 used range with 1d (3), 2d (5 incl two pairs), 3d (2), 6d (3), 1/- (2) and 'REGISTERED' (4), all fine selected examples, a very good lot. SG 14-20, cat £924 (19)
Lot 332		Estimate: $1,200 1862-67 No Watermark fine mostly used collection on leaves, with Perf 13 Rough 1 Indian Red (7), 1d Orange-vermilion (7), 2d Pale Blue pairs (2), 2d Blue (9, incl pair), 3d (2), 6d shades (10, incl pair), 1/- 10, incl pair); Perf 12½ x 13 1d (2), 2d, 3d (2), 6d shades (3), 1/- (2); Perf 13 Clean-cut 1d (4, incl pair), 2d shades (10, incl strip of 3 and two pairs), 6d (4, incl pair). Comprising mostly selected stamps in fine to very fine condition an excellent lot. SG 21-42, cat £2250+ (75)
Lot 333		Estimate: $120 1862-67 No Watermark Perf 13 1d Indian Red pair on small 1863 (Apr) piece with light numeral cancels. SG 21, cat £170+
Lot 334		Estimate: $120 1862-67 No Watermark Perf 12½ x 13 Rough 3d Brown fine mint with large part OG. SG 32, cat £140
Lot 335		Estimate: $275 1864-65 Watermark Small Star small used range, with Perf 13 1d Orange-vermilion, 2d Pale Blue, 2d Deep Blue, 6d Yellow-green (2, one with 'REGISTERED' on piece), 6d Deep Green (2), 'REGISTERED' (2); and Perf 12½ x 13 1d Orange-vermilion and 2d Deep Blue. Fine to very fine selected examples. SG 44-50a, cat £499 (12)
Lot 336		Estimate: $200 1864-65 Watermark Small Star Perf 12½ x 13 Rough 1d Orange-vermilion block of 4, some short perfs however a scarce multiple. SG 50, cat £320+
Lot 337		Estimate: $350 1866 Script Watermark Rough Perf 13 used range on page with 1d Orange-vermilion (6, incl two pairs) and 2d Blue (13, incl three pairs and strip of 5), generally fine to very fine. SG 51-52, cat £613 (19)
Lot 338		Estimate: $500 1866-67 Lithographed No Watermark Perf 13 range on pages, with 4d First Transfer used shades (16, incl pair), 4d Second Transfer used shades (12, incl two pairs), and opt diagonal SPECIMEN (2), 5/- used shades (5, incl pair) and opt diagonal SPECIMEN in blue. Few with perf faults, mostly fine to very fine. SG 53-58, min cat £1600+ (36)
Lot 339		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1866-67 4d Lithograph small group of transfer varieties, with First Transfer 'FOUR and PENCE' Close, and 'Large Square Stop After FOUR' (2); and Second Transfer 'Retouch on 3d Plate' (R2/8), 'Remnants of Last E of THREE', and 'Remnants of T over F' (in pair). Good to fine used examples (7)
Lot 340		Estimate: $800 1866-67 Lithographs No Watermark 4d Lilac Second Transfer variety 'FOUR Missing', fine example with '48' in rays cancel of St. Lawrence largely clear of variety. SG 55b, cat £1500
Lot 341		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $525 1866-67 Lithographs No Watermark 4d Lilac Second Transfer variety 'FOUR Missing' cancelled 'QL' in rays (partly obscuring variety), ragged perfs. SG 55b, cat £1500
Lot 342		Estimate: $700 1866-67 Lithographs No Watermark 4d Grey-lilac Second Transfer variety 'FOUR Missing', heavy rays cancel partly obscuring variety, ragged perfs otherwise fine. SG 56b, cat £1500
Lot 343		Estimate: $600 1868-74 Watermark Truncated Star largely used collection mounted on leaves, with Perf 13 1d (9, incl strip of 3 and pair), 2d Plate I M pair (fine part OG) and U (7), 2d Plate II U (7), 3d shades U (10), 6d shades U (11, incl two pairs) and opt diagonal SPECIMEN, 1/- Greenish-grey/Brownish-grey U (6), 1/- Mauve (4); Perf 12 1d U (3, incl pair), 2d U (2), 6d U (2), 1/- U pair; Perf 13 x 12 2d U (2). Virtually all are fine to very fine selected stamps. SG cat £1350+ (67)
Lot 344		Estimate: $120 1868-74 1/- Perf 13 Colour trial on Unwatermarked Paper for change of colour to Mauve, perf defect at upper left, scarce
Lot 345		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $220 1868-74 Watermark Truncated Star Perf 12 3d Brown, very fine with intact perfs and cancelled by light '96' in rays of Maryborough, with 1906 RPSL Certificate (a collector's piece in itself!). SG 77, cat £225
Lot 346		Estimate: $250 1868-74 Watermark Truncated Star Perf 12 3d Brown showing burr marks down left and right sides, very fine with full perfs, a very scarce stamp. SG 77, cat £225
Lot 347		Estimate: $100 1895 Reprints on Watermark Truncated Star Paper with 2d (4, incl pair), 3d (2, one with pen line), 6d, 1/- (3, shades) Perf 13, and 'REGISTERED' Perf 12, fine (11)
Lot 348		Estimate: $500 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) used collection with shades mounted on leaves, with Perf 13 1d (7, incl pair), 2d Plate I (5, incl strip of 3), 2d Plate II (3), 3d (4, incl pair), 4d (3), 6d (4, incl pair), 1/- (3), and Perf 12 1d (6), 2d Plate II (9, incl strip of 3), 3d (3), 4d (3), 6d (6), 1/- (3). A very fine lot of carefully selected stamps well above the usual condition. SG 83-109, minimum cat £1100 (59)
Lot 349		Estimate: $200 1868-78 2d Plate II Imperforate Plate Proof block of 4 on white wove paper, very fine
Lot 350		Estimate: $1,200 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) 6d Pale Apple-green variety 'Imperforate' unused block of 4 very fine without gum. SG 92a, cat £1400
Lot 351		Estimate: $300 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 12 2d Bright Blue Plate II horizontal strip of 6 large part OG, last unit with perf defect at right, short perfs along base of most units. SGH 99, cat £420
Lot 352		Estimate: $275 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 12 1/- Mauve horizontal strip of 3 part OG, few short perfs along base. SG 108, cat £330
Lot 353		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $105 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 13 x 12 1d Orange-vermilion, 'narrow' stamp with intact perfs, cancelled fine '214' in rays of Toowoomba, ex C.L. Pack. SG 110, cat £160
Lot 354		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) 1d Orange-vermilion Perf 13 x 12 lightly cancelled, perf defect at left, but very scarce. SG 110, cat £160
Lot 355		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 13 x 12 2d Deep Blue Plate II fine used and cancelled light numeral in rays cancel, a scarce stamp. With 2005 RPSL Certificate. SG 111, cat £250
Lot 356		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $700 1876-78 Watermark Crown over Q (II) Perf 12 x 13 4d Buff-yellow indistinctly cancelled, very fine with intact perfs, an exceptional example of this rare stamp, with 1922 RPSL Certificate SG catalogues only the yellow shade at £650, however this stamp is clearly the buff-yellow shade
Lot 357		Estimate: $650 Realised Price : $500 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) 4d Yellow Compound Perf 12 x 12 x 13 x 12 cancelled indistinct numeral, fine with intact perfs and showing missing perf pin variety on left and right sides, a rare stamp. SG 112 var, cat £650
Lot 358		Estimate: $1,500 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 12½ 2d Blue Plate I, very fine with all perfs intact and very light rays cancel, a superb example of this major Queensland rarity, surely the finest known. SG 115c, cat £1000
Lot 359		Estimate: $3,000 1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 12½ 2d Pale Blue Plate I pair cancelled '59' in rays of Townsville (cds alongside), used on 1869 (31 Mar) cover to Bowen (AP 1 1869 backstamp). Very fine and an extraordinary usage of this rare perforation variety, possibly the only recorded multiple. A major Queensland rarity, SG do not catalogue the Pale Blue shade. SG 115c (Deep Blue), cat £2000++
Lot 360		Estimate: $250 1895 Reprints on Watermark Crown over Q (II) paper Perf 13 1d, 2d, 3d, 6d and 1/- mint pairs, 1d, 2d and 3d mint, and 1d, 2d, 3d and 6d with corner pen line, very fine (17)
Lot 361		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1879 No Watermark Perf 12½ 6d Pale Emerald-green M (part OG but a little soiled) and U (5), and 1/- Violet M no gum with perf defect at base, and U. SG 116-117, cat £897 (7)