AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, QUEENSLAND, 1882-1897 SIDEFACE ISSUES
Lot 371
Estimate: $200
1882-91 Watermark Crown over Q (II) Perf 12 Sidefaces used range on leaves with 1d (8, incl block of 4(), 2d (5), 4d (6), 6d (8, incl block of 4), 1/- shades (13, incl block of 4 and strip of 3), also 1887-89 Redrawn Sideface 1d M pair and U (6, incl block of 4), 2d M (2) and U (6, incl block of 4), and 2/- U (3), generally fine to very fine. SG 166-182, cat £390+ (59)
Lot 372
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $145
1882-83 Watermark Crown over Q (II) Perf 12 overprinted diagonal SPECIMEN, comprising 1d, 2d and 1/- violet opt, 2d, 4d (2) black opt, and 4d and 6d blue opt. Part OG, few with small perf faults, mostly fine (8)
Lot 373
Estimate: $375
Realised Price : $300
1882-83 Watermark Crown over Q (II) Perf 9½ x 12 1d Pale Red and 2d Blue used, plus 1/- Mauve unused no gum (few perf faults). Also 1887-89 Watermark Crown over Q (II) Perf 9½d x 12 2d Blue (2) and 2d Bright Blue used. Good examples of this difficult group. SG 176-178, 183, cast £690 (6)
Lot 374
Estimate: $500
1890-94 Watermark Crown over Q (II) Perf 12½,13 Sidefaces mint and used range on leaves, with ½d M (6) and U (2), 1d M (8) and U (4), 2d M (11) and U (12), 2½d M (6) and U (9), 3d M (4) and U (8), 4d M (4) and U (8), 6d M (4) and U (6), 2/- M (5) and U (2). Good range of shades, multiples, some varieties, incl 4d 'PENGE' U, condition fine to very fine, a good lot. SG 184-198. cat min £1000+
Lot 375
Estimate: $120
1895 Sidefaces on various papers, range on leaves, with Wmk Crown over Q Beer Duty Paper Perf 12½,13 1d M (5, incl block of 4) and U, 2d M(5, incl block of 4) and U, Perf 12 1/- M and U (4, incl pair); No Wmk Burele Band 1d M (5, incl pair) and U (4, incl pair); Thin Paper Impressed Wmk 2d M (5, incl block of 4). All fine to very fine, SG 202-207, cat £ 335 (32)
Lot 376
Estimate: $150
1895-96 White Background mint and used collection on leaves, with Wmk Crown over Q (II),½d M (6 incl block of 4) and U (2), 1d M (7 incl block of 4) and U (3), 2d M (7 incl block of 4) and U (3), 2½d M (3) and U (3), and 5d M (3) and U (3); ½d Thick Paper U (2), ½d burele band M (3, one in pair without band, cat £75), 1d impressed wmk M pair. Also 2d imperf proof without wmk (48)
Lot 377
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $360
1895-96 White Background 1d Imperforate Matrix Proof block of 4 on unwatermarked paper in Orange-red, very fine and scarce
Lot 378
Estimate: $3,000
1895-96 Figures in Lower Corners 2½d Imperforate Colour trials on Thin Bluish Unwatermarked Paper (used for the selection of colour for the 1899 2½d), horizontal pairs in Pale Carmine, Carmine, Dull Carmine, Light Brown, Pale Reddish-lilac, Pale Reddish-purple fine and very scarce. BW Q23(PP)1A,B,C,E,F,G, cat AU$9000 (12)
Lot 379
Estimate: $350
1895-96 Figures in Lower Corners 2½d Perf 12½,13 Colour Trials on Unwatermarked Bluish Paper in Carmine (2, one no gum, other part OG but with two straight edges), used for the selection of colour of the 1899 Figures in Four Corners 2½d. BW Q23(PP)2, cat AU$1000 (2)
Lot 380
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $125
1895-96 Figures in Lower Corners Watermark Crown over Q (II) Perf 12½,13 2½d Colour Trials in Deep Blue-green, Slate-purple and Red-brown part OG (3)
Lot 381
Estimate: $1,000
1895-96 Figures on Lower Corners Watermark Crown over Q (II) Perf 12½,13 5d Colour Trial blocks of 4 in Deep Blue (reinforced with hinges), Orange-brown, Orange-yellow, Dull Brown, Red-brown and Purple-brown, large part OG, few gum bends but generally fine and a scarce group (24)
Lot 382
Estimate: $200
1897-1907 Figures in Four Corners Wmk Crown over Q (II) Perf 12½,13 mint collection mounted on pages with ½d (2), 1d (3), 2d (4, one variety 'Cracked Plate', cat £200), 2½d Rose, 2½d Purple on Blue shades (3), 3d (4), 4d (4), 5d (3), 6d (2), 1/- (7, incl block of 4), 2/- (4, incl pair). Very fine, SG 231-254 (37)
Lot 383
Estimate: $100
1897-1907 Figures in Four Corners Wmk Crown over Q (II) Perf 12½,13 a used collection including shades mounted on pages, with ½d (2), 1d (7), 2d (7), 2d Redrawn (7), 2½d Rose, 2½d Purple on Blue (4), 3d (3), 4d (4), 5d (3), 6d (3), 1/- (4), 2/- (4), plus 1899 ½d (3(), all fine selected examples (53)
Lot 384
Estimate: $120
1897-1907 Figures on Four Corners Watermark Crown over Q (II) 1d Vermilion Perf 12 x 9½ horizontal pair part OG. Rough perfs (weak or missing along base), but scarce. SG footnote cat £240
Lot 385
Estimate: $800
1897-1907 Figures in Four Corners Watermark Crown over Q (II) Perf 12½,13 Plate Proof in Dull Claret on Blue, prepared as a Colour Trial for the change of colour from Rose, very fine large part OG (lower pair MUH). BW Q23(PP)3C, cat AU$2000
Lot 386
Estimate: $2,500
1897-1907 Figures on Four corners Watermark Crown over Q (II) (inverted) Perf 12½, 13 2½d Colour Trials used for the selection of the colour of the 2/- stamp, blocks of 4 in Carmine, Deep Blue (some perf separation), Deep Slate, Pale Blue, Pale Purple-brown, and Turquoise-green (issued colour). Large part OG and mounted on upper pairs only, a very fine group. BW Q23(PP)4I,J,L,P,R,T, cat AU$7200 (24)
Lot 387
Estimate: $220
1897-98 1d Vermilion with Zig-zag Roulettes, small range on pages, with Roulette in Black M pair and U (2), Plain Roulette M and U (3, incl pair), Plain and Black Roulettes M block of 4, Plain Roulette and Perf 12½,13 M block of 4 and U (3, incl pair), Black Roulette and Perf 12½, 13 M, and Plain and Black Roulettes and Perf 12½,13 U. Mostly fine, SG 256-261, cat £415 (21)