Attractive collection out of France with many better stamps including 1860 Imperf 1d & 6d with minor problems and Perf 14-16 1d 2d & 6d x2, Small Star to 1/- violet x2, 1862-67 No Wmk 1d Indian red, 1864-65 'REGISTERED' mint, Litho 4d x3 (one mint), Crown/Q 4d dull yellow & bright yellow x2, 1879 No Wmk 6d & 1/-, 1880 'Half-penny' on 1d Die I mint pair & Die II with dubious cancel, Large Chalons to £1, 1903-05 9d Types A-B Pair mint, 1905-06 5/- mint, 1907-11 Crown/A 5/- plus mint 2/6d x2 & 10/-, etc, also some imperf singles of questionable status, generally fine to very fine, Cat £8250 (not including the wrongly identified & doubtful items or the questionable imperfs); and a nice selection of QV Revenues to 20/- x4 including 6/- bistre & Tall Types to £5.  (400 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

Selections on Alan Griffiths' annotated pages with a selection of Moreton Bay District Numerals on NSW stamps; 1860 Perf 14-16 1d x10 & 6d x11; 1860-61 Small Star 3d brown SG 8 x21 & SG 16 x19; generally fine to very fine, STC £7500+; plus oddments to 10/-.  (92) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Blocks of 4 comprising Chalon 1860-61 Rough Perfs 1d carmine & 3d brown (lower units unmounted) SG 14 & 16 both superb, 1/- grey with 'SPECIMEN' h/s in blue (a couple of minor tonespots), Second Sidefaces Lined Background 3d brown (lower units with Diseased Queen) & 1/- mauve, Unlined Background ½d and Four Figures 2d x2, all with large-part original gum, Cat £920+, plus the Specimen block.  (7 blocks)

Grade A-/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1860-80 Small Chalons including 1860 Imperf 1d (a large example, apparently unused but likely cleaned) & 6d both with full margins and Perf 14-16 6d x2, 1860-61 Rough Perfs 1d unused, 1862-67 No Wmk 2d Imperf single (see SG 24a) and 2d horizontal strip of 3 with Extra Line of Perfs above 'TWO PENCE' plus Double Perfs between the 2nd & 3rd Units, 1866 Fancy Sheet Wmk 2d SG 52 single & strip of 3 with watermark of curved lines, 4d lilac both transfers, Crown/Q 4d yellow x2, 1880 High Values 5/- & 20/- both apparently postally used but not expertised, set of reprints, a few problems but generally fine to very fine.  (105)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

Small Chalons 1/- imperforate plate proof in violet on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins close to good with complete outer framelines except at right of the upper unit.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1860 Large Star Imperf 6d deep green SG 3, margins close to huge with complete outer framelines & fragments of the adjoining units at top & right, a trifle aged, lightly cancelled largely clear of the Queen's face, Cat £950.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1860 Large Star Imperf 6d deep green SG 3, margins good to large with complete outer framelines, light Rays '96' cancel of Maryborough, signed in pencil on the reverse by Peter Holcombe, Cat £950.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1860 Large Star Imperf 6d deep green SG 3, margins good to large with complete outer framelines & a fragment of the adjoining unit above, light concentric-ovals cancel of Brisbane, Cat £950. A premium-grade example.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1860-61 Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 6d brown SG 16 block of 12 (3x4), a few minor split perfs, virtually full original gum, the upper row lightly mounted & the lower block of 9 unmounted, Cat £1080+ for unused singles.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1862-67 No Watermark Perf 12½x13 1/- grey SG 36, unused, Cat £650. A very scarce stamp.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1879-1912 Issues with lots of shades & perfs, 1880 'Half-penny' on 1d x2 (one with Grossly Misplaced Perfs), some 'OS' punctures to 2/- turquoise (very scarce), a few mint to 2/- turquoise x3 including 1903-05 9d Types A & B, etc, some postmark interest, generally fine to very fine, also a page of Revenues and a page of Chalons mostly rebacked 'imperfs' & fiscally cancelled high values.  (300+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1882-95 Large Chalons comprising 1882-95 Thin Paper mint 2/6d, unused/regummed 5/-, 10/- x3 & £1, 'SPECIMEN' 10/- & £1, and used 5/- x3, 10/- & £1 x2; Thick Paper mint 5/- 10/- x2 & £1 x2 all with large-part original gum plus 5/- used; generally fine to very fine, Cat £2650 minimum.  (20)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1882-95 Large Chalons Thick Beer Duty Paper with Large Crown/Q Wmk £1 deep green as SG 161 but with the Watermark Inverted, large-part original gum, Cat £325+. Unlisted by Gibbons. [Inverted watermark errors are rarely seen on Queensland stamps. Ken Scudder at page 71, in respect of the Pound, states "A few are known with the watermark inverted"]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1895 Thick Paper with Railway Stamp Watermark Perf 12 1/- mauve SG 205 marginal block of 30 (10x3) from the top of the sheet, mostly well centred, the upper row with Minor Offset on all Units, six units with annotated plate flaws, a couple of minor blemishes, virtually full original gum with most units being unmounted, Cat £1350++, for mounted singles.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1900 Boer War Charity 1d claret (superb) & 2d bright violet (minor characteristic gum-bends) SG 263-4, full unmounted original gum & scarce thus, Cat £500+, for mounted.  (2)

Grade A+/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1900 Boer War Charity 2d bright violet SG 264, 'ROCKHAMPTON/JY4/00/QUEENSLAND' duplex, Cat £325.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1900 Boer War Charity 2d bright violet SG 264, CTO at Brisbane, Cat £325. Superb.

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$240

1907-11 Crown/A Large Chalons 2/6d x4, 5/- x3, 10/- x4 & all three shades of the Pound SG 312 (with Retouch at Lower-Right Corner), 312c & 312d (light vertical bend), variable centring, large-part original gum, Cat £4400.  (14)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,750

1911 Railway Stamp Perforator Irregular Compound Perf 10½-12½ 1d red ACSC Q15 (SG 313), unusually well centred for this poorly produced issue, tied to small piece by 'TIARO/7JUL11/QUEENSLAND' cds, Cat £750. RPSofV Certificate (2011). [At least the equal of the example that sold at our auction of 5.9.2009 for $930. This is a significantly underrated stamp, of which the ACSC states only about 20 used examples have been recorded in private hands, of which this is the only example used at Tiaro]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750