Great Britain and British Commonwealth QUEENSLAND Postal History
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 265
Symbol: Δ
Album of postmarks & covers including 1894 & 1895 local stampless with different 'PAID/BRISBANE' cds, 1895 stampless OHMS with superb oval 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/BRISBANE' d/s in blue, 1896 to France with 'REGISTERED/GYMPIE' cds & French 'MODANE A PARIS' TPO transit in red, registered covers with black/white labels of Cardwell & Rockhampton, and with red & black/white labels of Brisbane, Cardwell, Gympie & Townsville, generally fine to very fine. Ex Ron Butler & 'Besancon'.(66 items)
1860 part-entire signed "CP Woolley" to Sydney with NSW Diadems Imperf 1d orange-red SG 109 horizontal strip of 6 with almost full margins (a little cut-into at right) tied by six fair to very fine strikes of Rays '131' (rated RRR), 22mm 'GLADSTONE/FE6(?)/1860/=NSW=' b/s, largely very fine 29mm unframed 'SHIP-LETTER/ D /FE11/1860/ =SYDNEY=' arrival b/s. One of the most attractive Moreton Bay District covers we have handled. [The addressee, Henry Thomas Fox, was a mariner & marine surveyor. One coastal ship of which he was master was the Phantom, owned by Thomas Woolley, who was almost certainly related to the writer of this letter]
1864 (Apr 19) cover from England with Stars 1d red x4 & 4d vermilion x2 tied by 'SEVENOAKS - 697' duplex, '[crown]/REGISTERED' h/s & oval REGISTERED/LONDON' d/s both in red but endorsed "No value" in magenta at left, to Poste Restante Brisbane GPO with arrival b/s of JU17/1864, sent to the DLO with a largely superb strike of the 29mm b/s, very fine combination of the oval 'ADVERTISED/AU29/1864' & 'UNCLAIMED/JY1/1864' d/s on the face, boxed 'UNCLAIMED' h/s in red on both sides (the only recorded strikes). Another important cover. Ex Bernie Beston & Bernie Manning.
1869 (Mar 22) cover to Somersetshire "via Marseilles" with scarce franking of 2d blue strip of 5 tied by Rays '87' of 'IPSWICH' (b/s), Brisbane transit b/s but unusually with no UK markings.
1870 (Mar 18) cover from England "via Southampton" with very fine 'HANDSWORTH/POSB' b/s & Plate 13 2d blue strip of 3 tied by superb 'BIRMINGHAM - 75' duplex, to "Brisbane Post Office/.../New South Wales" with arrival b/s & boxed 'NOT CALLED FOR' h/s, oval 'ADVERTISED/JY30/1870' d/s & apparently claimed by someone who added Chalons 6d yellow-green tied by bold 'QL-in-Rays & redirected the cover to "Orange/NSW" (b/s of AU31/70), forwarded to the Sydney DLO where boxed 'ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED' h/s applied, flap removed & minor peripheral faults but 'eye candy' nonetheless. Ex Bernie Manning.
1873 (Dec 18) apparently overweight cover to Surrey with 6d apple-green tied by superb Rays '164' (rated RRRR on Chalons) & 'MOOLOOLAH' cds - (RRRRR; the only recorded example) below, faint Brisbane b/s & superb chamfered-boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6/FINE 6 - 1/-' h/s on the face, ironed-out wrinkling but nevertheless lovely appearance. PO 1.8.1872; renamed Bury's as RO 1.3.1891; closed 1895. Ex Bernie Manning. [Mooloolah is 92km due N of Brisbane, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland]
1880 (June) underpaid cover with 'Australian Hotel/A DELEUSE/Brisbane' ribbon at U/L, to NSW with Chalons 3d brown tied by very fine Sydney duplex of JU14/1880 & superb double-oval 'LOOSE SHIP/LETTER' h/s alongside, '2D' tax h/s of Sydney, 'QUEANBEYAN' transit b/s & 'LANYON' arrival cds on the face, small faults that hardly detract from what is otherwise a really beautiful cover. Ex Alan Salisbury, Bernie Beston and Bernie Manning. [The inter-colonial ship letter rate was 3d, but there was a 1d fee for a loose letter. [Lanyon is in what is now the ACT]
1890 (Apr 12) cover to "Abo/Finland/Russia" with Lined Background 6d tied by Brisbane cds, transit b/s of St Petersburg (Cyrilic) in blue of 15/MAY/1890, 'KIVIMAA/FINLAND' & 'ABO-FINLAND' arrival b/s (affected by repaired flap fault). A very scarce pre-UPU destination.
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 161
Symbol: *OR
Cat No: 6 & 10
Small Chalons selection neatly arranged but in no particular order including imperf plate proofs in black of the 2d & 'REGISTERED' pair, Large Star Imperf 2d that looks great but needs to be expertised (& which we have not included in our valuation), 1860 Clean-Cut Perf 6d & 1/- SG 6 & 10, 4d lilac, 2/- blue SG 119 apparently unused pair, multiples including 4d yellow pair with Rays '92' & 6d yellow-green strip of 5, etc, also reprints including 1d to 1/- + 'REGISTERED' strips of 6 with large-part o.g., etc, generally very fine. Several noted as Ex Dale-Liechtenstein.
(127)
Selection of mostly single imperforate plate proofs in issued colours comprising Small Chalons 3d 2/- 5/- & 10/-, Unissued Bell ½d with Void Background, First Sideface 1d pair & 2d, Lined Background 1d, 2d pair, 3d & 2/-, Void Background ½d pair & Charity 1d, plus 1871 Postal Fiscals 6d x2 (one with 'CANCELLED' h/s), 2/-, 2/6d & 5/-, then colour trials of the Two Corners 2½d imperf x5 including a pair & perf x3, and 5d perf x5, finally Four Figures 2½d perf x2 & 2/- in apple-green, generally very fine. Chris Ceremuga Certificates for Two Figues 2½d single & pair.
(36 units)
1860-79 Small Chalons selection on leaves including 1860-61 Small Star 'REGISTERED' mint x2 & used x4 & a forgery, 1864-65 Small Star Perf 13 2d mint & 6d mint x2, and a few part-imperf singles offered 'as is', 1866 'QUEENSLAND/POSTAGE' Sheet Wmk 1d unused & used, 2d mint x2, unused pair & used pair & block of 4, 1866-67 First Transfer 4d unused x2 (one with large-part o.g.) & used x12 including noted varieties, Second Transfer 4d mint, used x7 including a pair & 'SPECIMEN' block of 4, 5/- pink unused (a bit grubby), mint (small thin) & used x3 (one on piece with 1/- violet pair), 1868-74 Truncated Star page of 'SPECIMEN's including 1d 2d & 3d blocks of 4, 1868-78 Crown/Q range including 4d yellow x4 and used blocks of 4 of the 1d & 2d x2, 1879 No Wmk 6d x5 & 1/- x2, a few varieties including Reversed Watermarks, some numerals including two in red, condition generally very fine. Ex Alan Griffiths (multiple lots).
(157)
1860 Large Star 1d carmine-rose SG 1, margins good to huge with a chunk of the adjoining unit above, light Rays cancel, Cat £800. Ex 'Besancon' (III). BPA Certificate (1980).
1860 Large Star 2d imperforate plate proof block of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins close to good with almost full outer framelines.
1860 Large Star 2d blue SG 2 horizontal pair, margins good to large with complete outer framelines, light Rays '87' cancel of Ipswich, signed "AD" (= Alberto Diena), Cat £4000+. Superb! Ex Maurice Burrus & 'Besancon' (III). BPA Certificate (1979).
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 174
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 21 block of 4
1860-61 Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 (6d) 'REGISTERED' SG 21 block of 4, large-part o.g. with the lower pair being unmounted, signed in pencil "AD" (= Alberto Diena), Cat £480++ for two mounted pairs. Ex 'Besancon' (III).
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 175
Symbol: *]
Cat No: Collection
1862-67 No Wmk annotated collection including 1d Indian red x7, 1d vermilion mint x3, 2d blue mint, 2d misperforated Jumbo-Dwarf Pair, 3d unused, 1/- grey unused & used x14 including a pair, generally fine to very fine, Cat £1800 approximately. Ex Francis Kiddle.
(76)
1866-67 LithographsSecond Transfer 4d grey-lilac with 'FOUR' Missing SG 56b, small thin, Rays cancel slightly impinges on the variety, Cat £600. [On this stamp 'FOUR' has been largely erased. Bernie Manning had an example with 'F' present but 'OUR' completely erased]
1879-81 First Sidefaces Wmk '6' 6d yellow-green marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the left of the sheet, large-part o.g., Cat £1140++ for singles. Ex 'Besancon' (III).
1882 Large Chalons 2/6d in lake-brown imperforate plate proof on thin card with very fine 'SPECIMEN' perfin of 80 holes, margins good to large, affixed to a larger piece endorsed "Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co" below. Rare. Very few 2/6d proofs of any type are recorded. [Plate proofs perforated 'SPECIMEN' were produced by Bradbury Wilkinson as trade samples. Bernie Manning's similar proof - not on backing card - sold for $874]
1882-91 Second Sidefaces (Lined Background) range on annotated pages with the mint including 1d blocks of 7 & 9, 2d blocks of 6 & 12 x2, 2d imperf pair (presumed to be plate proofs), 4d orange the four sub-types & used block of 4, 6d the four sub-types & used block of 4, and 1/- block of 4 & used block of 6, then Perf 9½x12 1d mint & used plus an unused pair, 2d on piece, and 1/- unused (corner fault) & used, also Imperf 1d & 2d x3 all used (these are not listed by Gibbons), generally very fine. Ex Alan Griffiths: sold for £682.
(200 approx)
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 190
Symbol: P*/**
Cat No: Collection
1890-96 Issues well annotated mostly mint collection in Marini multi-ring album including Lined Background ½d half-sheet of 60 & full sheet, 1d part-sheet of 84 & Imperf Pair SG 187a, 2d block of 30, 2d used block of 12 with 'R'-in-Oval cancels, 2d used blocks of 52 with Substituted Clichés and 60, 2d full sheet with 'FWO PENCE' (unpriced mint), 4d 'PENGE' x2, 2/- two blocks of 4, etc; 1895 Thick Paper 2d half-sheet of 60 & 1/- block of 4; 1895-96 Void Background 2½d rose-pink imperf plate proof, blocks of 4 x5 and marginal block of 9, and ½d with '½' at Right Obliterated and Burelé Band Omitted SG 223a in pair; etc, generally very fine. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack, Ron Butler & 'Besancon' (III). (many 100s)
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 191
Symbol: P*O
Cat No: Collection
1890-96 Comb Perf including New Denominations collection on annotated pages with a wide range of shades, the mint including ½d with Partial Offset plus blocks of 8 & 12, 1d blocks of 8 & 20, 2d blocks of 4 x4 & 12 x2, 2½d blocks of 4 x4, 3d blocks of 4 x3 & 12, 4d blocks of 4 x5 & 10, 6d blocks of 4 x2 & 18, and 2/- x6 plus a corner block of 4 & marginal block of 10 - including Moulds A & B setenant - also used x11 including a CTO block of 4, also a few noted as plate proofs, and a good selection of varieties, generally very fine. Ex Alan Griffiths: sold for £1180+.
(few 100)
1890-96 Comb Perf including New Denominations 1d vermilion Imperf Pair SG 187a, margins good to large, large-part o.g., Cat £300; also 2d imperf pair on ungummed paper & presumably a plate proof.
(2 pairs)
1890-96 Comb Perf including New Denominations 1d Imperforate Pair as SG 187a but in yellow-orange with good to large margins tied to 1895 cover to Brisbane (b/s) by very fine Rays '131' of 'CABOOLTURE' (light cds alongside), overall aging & vertical fold at left but the stamps are very fine, Cat £325+ off-cover. RPSofL Certificate (2019) states "...yellow-orange SG 187a var...is genuine".
1895 Provisional Papers annotated mint & used selection including Beer Duty Paper 2d mint block of 12 and 1/- mint pair & block of 4, Burelé Band 1d mint block of 18, Thin Paper with Impressed 'Watermark' 2d mint blocks of 4 x2, etc, generally very fine. Ex Alan Griffiths. (128)
1895-96 Void Background 2½d rose-pink as SG 214 Imperforate Pair, margins close to large, with 'CHARTERS TOWERS/JY16/99/ QUEENSLAND-568' duplex. Unlisted by Gibbons. RPSofL Certificate (1985) states "Genuine: unestablished status".
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 199
Symbol: P*OC
Cat No: Collection
1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners extensive collection on annotated pages with 2/- die proof in dull purple (small stain), mint blocks of 4 to 2/- including most listed shades plus 2½d rose-pink block of 8, 2½d purple/blue corner block of 10 and 2/- corner block of 10 (toning), varieties including 1d pair from the right of the sheet Imperf at Right (toning) & 2d Diseased Queen mint x3, plus some registered covers including with 2-Line 'REGISTERED/...' h/s of Chillagoe, Macknade, Normanton & Parliament House, a few problems but generally very fine. Ex Alan Griffiths: sold for £986.
(few 100)
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 200
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners beautifully annotated collection with values and shades duplicated to 2/- x5 plus blocks of 4 to 2/- x2 including two shades of the 1/-, a few varieties including 2d block of 4 all with Bearded Queen, Cat £2000+. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack and 'Besancon' (III).
(200 approx)
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 202
Symbol: P
Cat No: Collection
1897-1908 Figures in Four CornersTwo Figures 2½d imperforate colour trial blocks of 4 on ungummed unwatermarked blue-grey wove paper, in grey-brown (formerly a block of 6), dull brown-purple, dull violet, dull rose, dull carmine or carmine ACSC #Q23(PP)1A to G (ex D, in green), the last two are marginal blocks endorsed in the margins "carmine" or "carmine appd" - though nothing like the issued colour - generally fine but some minor thinning & a few bends, Cat $13,250+. A rare & desirable group. Ex Wm Knight, JH Chapman, Colonel Harrie Evans & Bernie Manning: sold for $1864. [The ACSC confirms that these proofs were colour trials for the "Four Figures" 2½d on blue paper, issued in January 1899]
(6 blocks)
1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners 1/- imperforate plate proof pane of 60 (10x6) in dull purple on ungummed unwatermarked paper, a patch of toning on the reverse barely affects the very fine facial appearance. A rare item & by far the largest proof piece we have seen for any Queensland issue. Ex Alan Griffiths: sold for £1488.
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 208
Symbol: P
Cat No: Q1(PP)1
1899-1906 Widow's Weeds ½d perforated plate proof with '1837 - 1897' Removed from the Lower Corners (Blank Tablets) in blue-green on gummed watermarked wove paper BW #Q1(PP)1, large-part o.g., Cat $500. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2007) states "very rare". [This design was adapted frim the intended Diamond Jubilee issue that had the years '1837' & '1897' in the tablets. The issued stamp had the tablets filled. The ACSC states this was "a plate proof block of 40...It was rejected...It is probable that not the whole of the block has survived. There is a strip of 10 in the HL White Collection in the Mitchell Library." An example sold at the Prestige auction of 14.4.2005 for $838] The illustration is above Lot 209.
1903-10 'COMMONWEALTH' 9d brown & ultramarine specialised study as a One Frame Exhibit identifying the many printings and from which only the three Perf 11 stamps have been removed, many multiples including Se-Tenant Type A-B Pairs and blocks, several punctured 'OS', also two examples of the 1901 Commonwealth Medal from which the design was derived. Ex Alan Griffiths: sold for £624.
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1907-11 Small Crown/A 1d red Imperforate Pair ACSC #Q11b (SG 288a) from the base of the sheet, margins good to huge, mounted in the margin only the stamps being unmounted, Cat $600+ (£400+) for mounted.
1907-11 Small Crown/A Perf 13x11-12½ 1d 2d 3d & 4d Die I SG 302-5 blocks of 6 (2x3), unmounted, Cat £630++ as mounted singles (ACSC $2550++ as mounted strips of 3). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) for the 4d block. The illustration is above Lot 217. (4 blocks)
PUNCTURED 'OS': Selection on pages with a few mint including 4d grey Dies I & II, 5d pair & Litho Crown/Q £1, used to 2/- turquoise including 9d x5, Litho 2/6d (with the 'OS' Reversed), 1907-11 2/6d x4 (two with the 'OS' Reversed) & 5/- (with the 'OS' Reversed), etc. Scarce material.
(93)
POSTAL FISCALS: 1866-68 Large Format No Watermark 6/- pale brown SG F6a, well centred, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g., Cat £2000 (Elsmore Online $4000). A rare stamp. Ex 'Chartwell' in a mixed lot.
POSTAL FISCALS: 1871-72 Small Format Burelé Band 10/- brown SG F31, well centred, characteristic irregular perfs, large-part o.g., Cat £1200. Ex 'Chartwell' in a mixed lot.
REVENUES:Stamp Duty attractive mounted selection with two imperf proofs, a few mint & a few apparently postally used but questionable cancels, QV Long Type to £5 with impressed cancels, generally very fine; also Impressed Duty QV set of 63 to £500 in mixed condition.
(128 + cover)
REVENUES: 1d violet block of 4 from the L/R corner of the sheet, the last unit with 'ERVII' Monogram, a few split/reinforced perfs, Elsmore Online undercatalogued at $100. Very scarce. [Dave Elsmore has advised of the extraordinary 11x11 plate layout! This resulted in 121 positions, the last of which was occupied by the monogram, creating a more standard sheet content of 120 stamps. Francis Kiddle's similar 2d sold at the Prestige auction of 23.9.2011 for $612]
REVENUES:Impressed Duty QV 3d to £500 complete, mostly with characteristic rough perfs & some minor separation faults, CTO with plain embossing with large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $800. Ex Francis Kiddle.
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REVENUES: Impressed Duty QV 3d to £500 complete, mostly with characteristic rough perfs, CTO with plain embossing with large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $800. A superior grade set.
(63)
RAILWAY PARCEL STAMPS: 19th Century issues with values to 1/- all used noted barred numerals '63' & '140', '71' in circle and complete Cribb & Foote (Ipswich) parcel tag with 3d 6d & 1/- on back tied '30' in vertical bars, then 130+ decimal issues with variety of different stations and values to $2 including some unused & multiples; also some QV Sidefaces with postal & fiscal cancels; condition mixed but many fine.
(250+)
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.
(19)
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.
(13)
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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