Great Britain and British Commonwealth QUEENSLAND Specimen Stamps
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 232
Symbol: *V
Cat No: Collection
Pages from a French Colonial Archival Collection with various later issues handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet x14 or in black x13 & on Australian Postage Dues x12 to 5/-, some others mint including more Postage Dues to 5/- or CTO with Concentric-Rings of Perth, minor duplication, all partly-affixed. Rare.
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1866-80 Small Chalons selection from various issues to 1/- x4 including 4d yellow & 'REGISTERED' (6d) yellow, and Litho 4d lilac & 5/- pink x4 including a pair, all with diagonal sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' in black, blue or violet, some with large-part o.g.
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1880 Lithographed High Values with diagonal serif 'SPECIMEN' Reading Upwards or Downwards comprising 2/- 2/6d & 10/- bistre singles plus 2/6d & 5/- yellow-ochre strips of 3, and 10/- brown & 20/- pairs, large-part o.g. with a few units being unmounted. The multiples are Ex Bill McCredie: sold for $349.
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1879-81 First Sidefaces range of 'SPECIMEN' Handstamps including blocks of the 4 sub-types of the 1d (one unit is Die II), 2d, 4d, 6d x3 & 1/-, mostly with large-part o.g. & generally very fine. Ex Alan Griffiths: sold for £509.
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1879-81 First Sidefaces 1d both colours to 1/-, 'Half-penny' on 1d brown Die II (very scarce), and Second Sidefaces 1d to 1/-, all with diagonal serif or sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Reading Upwards, large-part o.g.
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1880 Surcharge 'Half-penny' on 1d brown block of 10 (5x2) comprising Die I x8 and Die II x2 (the first two units on the second row) with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Diagonal Reading Upwards, some reinforced perfs, large-part o.g. A rare multiple.
1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners 1d to 2/- between SG 231 & 254 - plus Widow's Weeds ½d - all with small sans-serif 'SPECIMEN.' Overprint in Black or in Red large marginal blocks comprising ½d x32 (8x4), 1d x60 (10x6), 2d x50 (10x5), 2½d purple/blue x50 (10x5), 3d x56 (10x6, ex L/R block of 4), 4d yellow x50 (10x5), 5d x48 (10x6, ex U/L block of 12), 6d x45 (10x5, ex U/R block of 5), 1/- x44 (10x5, ex U/R block of 6) and 2/- blocks of 4, 6 & 9 x3, a few faults & some mostly minor separation, full (brown) o.g. & mostly unmounted. By far the largest surving multiples.
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POSTAL FISCALS: 1871-72 Smaller Format Crown/Q Perf 12 1d, 1/- (Perf 13, no gum), 2/-, 2/6d & 10/- each with 15x2mm 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, large-part o.g. Ex Bill McCredie.
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REVENUES: QV Long Type 1/- blue, 2/- yellow, 10/- sepia & £1 bottle green imperf plate proofs all with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue, plus 1/- blue & 1/- maroon both perforated on thick paper & without the handstamp, Elsmore Online Cat $960. Very scarce.
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REVENUES: 1901-08 KEVII 1d to £5 (light crease) complete, various 'SPECIMEN' Overprints or Handstamp, a few minor defects, large-part o.g. Ex Francis Kiddle. [The £5 is a rare stamp, Elsmore Online Cat $750 used & unrecorded 'SPECIMEN'. Bill McCredie's nine values to 5/- only sold for $512]
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'CANCELLED' HANDSTAMP: 1900 Boer War Charity 1d dull claret SG 263 with 'CANCELLED' Handstamp, small stain at the base, large-part o.g. Rare. Ex Bill McCredie: sold for $512.
CANCELLED-TO-ORDER: 1900 Boer War Charity 1d dull claret most unusually with a complete strike of the uninscribed 10mm handstamp normally applied as a ¼-circle cancel, large-part o.g. Ex Bill McCredie: sold for $256.
CANCELLED-TO-ORDER: 1901 Federation Presentation Set ½d to £1 complete, each with 'BRISBANE/TC' (Telegraph Counter cds, as always), large-part o.g. With the Post & Telegraph Department envelope in which they had been stored.
CANCELLED-TO-ORDER: 1901 Federation Presentation Set ½d to £1 complete, each with 'BRISBANE/TC' (Telegraph Counter cds, as always), all affixed to a page with manuscript heading "Set of Postage Stamps/of/Queensland", peripheral aging does not affect the stamps. Ex Bill McCredie: sold for $512.
