1860s-1912 Collection incl 1860-63 3d brown, range of later issues to 5d (3), 6d (6), 2/- brown, minor varieties throughout incl few 'LA joined', mint incl 1882-91 1/-, 1890 3d brown (2), also 40 used 1892-95 1/- mauve all fiscally cancelled. Mixed condition. (150+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1879-1905 Collection incl 1897-80 6d, 1882-86 Large Chalons 2/6d (2), 5/-, 10/- (3), 1882-95 incl 1/- (2, shades), 2/- (2, shades), 1895-95 5d, 1897-1905 various to 2/-,1907-11 1/- (2), 2/- (2). High retail. Generally very fine. (45) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1980s-2000s Datestamps Array approx 180g on piece, plenty of very fine complete strikes. Nice lot. (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

QV 1d & 2d Sidefaces including pairs, strips & blocks, mostly off paper, many fine strikes sighted. (350) (Image1)

Estimate AU$70

First Sideface Study used & unused (some with faded/cleaned pen cancels), mostly on Ex Pack annotated pages, showing Die I & Die II Electro flaws with 1d 'QOEENSLAND' flaw x2 (pen cancels), plus postally used, 2d 'QUEENSbAND' used, 6d including unused block of 4, well annotated throughout with many magnified illustrations of flaws. Good lot for the specialist. (few 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1860s Chalon Proof 1/- bright mauve pair on ungummed thin wove paper, close/touching even margins (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1880 Small Chalon Litho Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12 2/- imperforate plate proof pair in the issued colour on ungummed wmked paper, margins good to large. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1860s Small Chalons 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d (handstamp inverted), 1/-, 5/- & 'REGISTERED' various wmks etc, all with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp. (7) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1868-74 Small Chalon Wmk Truncated Star Perf 13 group with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp comprising 1d with huge sheet margin at base, 2d postally used in 1881, 3d block of 4 (inverted on the last unit), 1/- greenish grey (very scarce) & 1/- violet (reading downwards), the 1d & 3d block with large-part og. (8) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1880 Small Chalon Litho Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12 2/- to 20/- each with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in varying directions. (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1882-95 Large Chalons Recess Wmk 3rd Crown/Q Thick Paper 5/- deep rose SG #159 marginal example from left of the sheet, full MUH, Cat £55++. Superb! (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1900 Boer War Patriotic Fund 1d (6d) & 2d (1/-), SG #263-4, fine mint, Cat £490. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1907-11 Wmk Crown/A Perf 13x11-12½ ½d deep blue-green vertical strip of 3, perforated in three different combinations of gauges BW #Q5b, upper two units MUH, Cat $100. (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

1907-11 Wmk Crown/A Perf 13x11-12½ 1/- violet vertical strip of 3, perforated in three different combinations of gauges BW #Q49b, centre unit MUH, Cat $600. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1866-68 Stamp Duty No Wmk 1/- MNG (small abrasion), 2/- MNG, 2/6d fiscal & 20/- fiscal, SG #F3-5,F8, Cat £1,650 for mint or postally used. (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1871-72 Stamp Duty Wmk F3a 1d to 2/- & 10/-, SG #F16-19,F22, mint with part og ex 1/- & 2/- which are MNG, Cat £1,715 for mint. (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1862 (Oct 24) Rumsey correspondence cover addressed to "Mrs Cook's Inn, Gatton" with Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose SG #14 tied by Rays '87' cancel, on reverse very fine 'IPSWICH/OC24/1862' datestamp. Scarce and early 1d town-letter rate cover. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1866 (Dec 21) cover from Brisbane to Scotland with Chalons 6d yellow-green P13 & 4d lilac second transfer tied by Rays 'Q.L.' cancels paying 10d ship-letter rate via Marseilles, Ship-Letter/Queensland (1865-67 known use), Glasgow & Helensburgh backstamps, opened on three sides. Fine and attractive. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1873 (May 3) cover to Ireland with Truncated Star P13 1d, 2d & 3d Chalons paying the ½oz ship-letter rate via Southampton, on reverse Rockhampton, Brisbane & 'H&K PACT' backstamps, minor edge staining. Attractive tri-colour franking. (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1873 (Jun 12) cover to London with 3d & 6d Chalon paying ½oz ship-letter rate via Brindisi, stamp tied by Rays 'Q.L.' cancel with Brisbane datestamp alongside, London arrival datestamp in red. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1874 (Sep 24) cover to London endorsed "via Melbourne, Galle" with 6d and 3d Chalons, tied by Rays '102' cancels with Rockhampton datestamp alongside, stamps paying 9d per ½oz rate, fine Brisbane backstamp & London Paid arrival cancel on face. [In 1874 an agreement was reached with Victoria to route mail by train to Melbourne, thence by P&O ship to Galle.] (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1874 (Sep 8) gummed parcel label to Scotland "via Brindisi", with Chalons 4d lilac second transfer pair plus 2d tied by Rays '51' cancels (Rated 2R) with adjacent 'SOMERSET/SP8/1874/QUEENSLAND' datestamp (Rated 5R, ERD). Fine and rare. [Somerset closed in 1877 and was replaced by Thursday Island PO.] (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1876 (Jun 29) attractive cover to Dublin "Via Melbourne/& Brindisi" with 3d & 6d Chalons tied by weak Rays '120' cancels (Rated 3R), Cambooya Type 1b datestamp beneath, Brisbane & 'H&K PACT' backstamps. (Image1)

Estimate AU$225

1877 (Oct 10) cover to England endorsed "via Torres" ("Brindisi" scored-through), with 2d Chalons x3 tied by Rays 'Q.L.' cancel, fine Brisbane datestamp alongside, the 6d franking paying ½oz ship-letter rate via Southampton, Dorchester arrival backstamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1878 (Feb 1) Brisbane town-letter rate cover with 1d rose-red Chalon P12 tied by Brunswick Star 'Q.L' cancel with Brisbane datestamp alongside. Attractive and scarce. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400