Album of mostly Small Chalons with many fine to very fine & attractive stamps, a few multiples & some postmark interest, condition variable but inspection will be rewarded. (260+)

Estimate AU$750

Oddments including First Sideface 1/- pair apparently unused & 2d used pair apparently Imperf Between but 'blind perfs between' is more accurate, Lined Background 1d imperf pair used & 4d perforated plate proof pair in yellow with blue record-mark, range of plate varieties to 2/- brown, etc. (89)

Estimate AU$250

1899 Post & Telegraph Department Christmas/New Year's Greetings 16pp booklet with photos including Post Office on Thursday Island, 'Coach Loading Mails', 'Mail Coaches Meeting at Mail Stage', 'Train Post Office' x2 different, etc, some damp spotting/toning still quite attractive.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Modest range with a few apparently unused Chalons & a lovely 20/- that is a modern forgery!, 1897-1905 mint set, very fine mint Charity set, etc, condition of the pre-1890 material is very mixed. (73)

Estimate AU$300

Stockbook collection with an array of Small Chalons including some better stamps but many are not what they seem, condition variable. Careful inspection recommended. Caveat emptor. (few 100)

Estimate AU$500

1860 Large Star Imperf 1d carmine-rose SG 1, a large stamp with Rays '74' of Goondiwindi; 2d blue SG 2, margins just clear to large with outer framelines except at the base, tied to small piece by Rays '131' of Gladstone; and 6d green SG 3, margins just clear to large with full outer framelines & a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, Brisbane duplex; Cat £3400. A well above-average set. (3)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1860 Large Star Imperf 1d carmine-rose SG 1, very fine but for the design being just touched at lower-right, light Rays '87' of Drayton; 2d blue SG 2, margins close to good with complete outer framelines, indistinct cancel; and 6d green SG 3, good to large margins & outer framelines except at right, Brisbane duplex cancel; Cat £3400. A finer & more attractive set. RPSofL Certificate (1963) for the 6d. (3)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1860 Large Star Imperf 1d carmine-rose SG 1, good even margins with complete outer framelines, Rays '108', Cat £800.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1860 Large Star Imperf 1d carmine-rose SG 1 two singles with full margins and almost full outer framelines tied to small piece by Rays '201' of Toowoomba, 'TAROOM/JY17/1861/QUEENSLAND' arrival b/s, the stamps affected at the base by a light ironed-out horizontal filing fold, Cat £1600.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1860 Large Star Imperf 2d blue horizontal strip of 3, good margins & complete outer framelines except at the base where a bit cut-into, light indistinct cancels, Cat £5400++. An extremely rare multiple. [Bernie Manning recorded seven pairs & eight strips of 3, one in the Royal Collection. A very fine pair sold at the Prestige auction of 24.1.2004 for $8960]

Grade B/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1860 Large Star Perf 14-16 1d 2d & 6d SG 4-6, the 1d with exceptional centring, light Rays cancels, Cat £500. BPA Certificate (1992). [Fine used, SG 4 is scarcer than SG 1] (3)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1862-67 No Watermark 1d Indian red (small separation fault at lower-left), 1d vermilion, 2d pale blue, 2d blue pair, 3d, 6d apple-green, 6d yellow-green & 1/- SG 21-29 group, some characteristic irregular perfs, unused, a couple with part-o.g., Cat £1825. (9)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1862-67 No Watermark 6d apple-green as SG 26 but completely imperforate with good to large margins & fragments of the adjoining units at top & base, Rays '81'. Status?

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1866-67 Lithographs 4d lilac (Second Transfer) SG 55, unused, Cat £500.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1868-74 Truncated Star 1/- brownish grey SG 72, large-part o.g., Cat £900. A very scarce stamp.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1868-78 Crown/Q 4d yellow (First Transfer) SG 102, a couple of toned perfs, large-part o.g., Cat £1700. RPSofV Certificate (2016). [About as fine an example as you could hope for]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1880 Lithographed High Values 20/- rose-pink SG 127, unused, Cat £2500. Sergio Sismondo Certificate (2014).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$900

1880 Lithographed High Values 20/- rose SG 127 corner example from the lower-left of the sheet, large-part o.g., Cat £2500. Ex 'Chartwell': sold in May 2018 for £1080.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

c.1880 Waterlow essay for a 'QUEENSLAND/TWO PENCE' issue imperforate plate proof in greenish black on unwatermarked paper, closely trimmed but with complete outer framelines. Rare. [The Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia states "Little is known about these essays". Given the amateurishness of the ugly First Sidefaces, we expect the design was prepared in an unsuccessful bid to encourage Queensland to lift its game]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

c.1880 Waterlow essay for a 'QUEENSLAND/TWO PENCE' issue imperforate plate proof in slate-violet on unwatermarked paper, closely trimmed but with complete outer framelines. Rare.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

c.1880 Waterlow essay for a 'QUEENSLAND/TWO PENCE' issue imperforate plate proof in rose-carmine on unwatermarked paper, closely trimmed but with complete outer framelines. Rare.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners 1d & 2d blue x2 one with Dramatic Cracked Plate SG 234a (a couple of short perfs) tied to Tatts cover to Hobart by 'CHARLEVILLE' cds largely clear of the variety, the 1d with manuscript "X" cancel, 'REGISTERED/CHARLEVILLE' h/s at left.

Grade A- C2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners 2d deep blue vertical pair - the lower unit with Dramatic Cracked Plate SG 235a tied to Tatts cover to Hobart by fair BN '49' largely clear of the variety, 'TEXAS' cds below.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners 2/- (2½d) six perforated colour trials in different colours with the watermark upright or inverted, large-part o.g., Cat $1800. [The ACSC states "Colour trials for the 2/- stamp were prepared using the 2½d Four-Numeral plate"]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1903-10 'COMMONWEALTH' V/Crown 9d blue & brown Type A strip of 4 with Watermark Inverted ACSC Q43a plus Type A-B Pairs ACSC Q43c x2 one marginal & **, the other lightly mounted; also Crown/A Wmk Type A-B Pairs x5 in various shades, two with Watermark Inverted, very lightly mounted or unmounted. (18)

Estimate AU$300