1860 Large Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 6d green SG 6, very well centred, minor toning, unused, Cat £1500.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$360

1861 'REGISTERED' reprinted die proof with semi-circles at the corners in black on thick wove paper.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

1860-61 Small Star Rough Perfs 1d carmine-rose SG 14, unused, Cat £110.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1866 Lithographed 5/- pale rose SG 57 with diagonal sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' in Blue, horizontal strips of 3 (full unmounted o.g.) & 6 (large-part o.g.), Cat £675++ for mounted singles. Ex Bill McCredie. (Qty 2 items)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1868-78 Crown/Q 2d perforated colour trial in pale ultramarine on gummed watermarked paper, large-part o.g.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1868-78 Crown/Q Perf 12 2d ultramarine SG 86 horizontal pair, the R/H unit with a closed tear, large-part o.g., Cat £170+. A very scarce & underrated shade.

Grade A/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1868-78 Crown/Q Perf 12 6d yellow-green SG 106 block of 9 from the top of the sheet, the upper units with Horizontal Watermark Line Only (Crown/Q Omitted), minor stains/tonespots, large-part o.g., Cat £2250++.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1880 Lithographed High Values 10/- imperforate plate proof in bistre-brown on ungummed watermarked paper, manuscript "Essay". Ex Bill McCredie.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1879-81 First Sidefaces Perf 12 1d red-brown Die II, 1d scarlet, 2d both dies, 4d 6d & 1/- deep violet between SG 134b & 144, characteristic perfs & centring, part- to large-part o.g., Cat £1190. (Qty 7)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1882 Large Chalons "Set" of 2/- x4 - one with the rarely seen '...WILKINSON & CO BANK NOTE ENGRAVER...' imprint below) & 2/6d Imperf Plate Proof singles in the approved colours for the five values, a few small separation faults. Rare. [The inclusion of the 2/6d in green is consistent with Basset Hull's statement at page 158 that this was the only colour in which the 2/6d was printed, and that there was no 2/- in this colour. Bernie Manning's similar very fine set - none with the imprint - sold for $4194. NB: the proofs were printed in London; the imprint was burnished-off the plates before the stamps were printed in Brisbane] (5)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800

1882-1911 Large Chalons Thick 'Beer Duty' Paper £1 deep green SG 161 complete sheet of 30 without margins, [1/2] with Re-Entry (Doubling at the Base) & [6/4] with Retouch (Thick Frame at Lower-Right) SG 161a & b and [3/4] with unlisted Doubling of 'QUEENSLAND' (a re-entry noted by Basset Hull & Griffiths), fiscally used with wavy-line pen cancellations, Cat £2780++ (for postally used singles). A remarkable survivor & an impressive exhibition item. Ex Francis Kiddle. [Bernie Manning's similarly cancelled sheet also with blue datestamps sold for $1223]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners ½d to 2/- with all listed shades SG 231-254, large-part o.g., Cat £280. (Qty 24)

Grade A/A-

Estimate AU$75

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners ½d die proof similar to the approved design but with the figures in the four corners at a 45 degree angle in blue-green on thin wove paper with part papermaker's watermark '...D STA...', endorsed in pencil "Not appd 1898", small piece of adhesive tape at the top from where the proof was attached to the printer's record book. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans: sold for $4300. [Bernie Manning's similar die proof of the approved design - minor blemishes; also Ex Colonel Evans - sold for $5126]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners 2½d rose-pink SG 236 lower half-sheet of 60 split vertically into two blocks of 30, some mostly minor blemishes, virtually full o.g. with most units being unmounted, Cat £1020++ for mounted singles.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners 2½d perforated Plate Proof blocks of 4 on gummed watermarked (mostly inverted) paper in twelve different colours ACSC #Q50(PP)1A-U group including in turquoise (the issued colour), a couple of minor gum blemishes but generally very fine with large-part o.g., Cat $14,400+ as singles. [The ACSC confirms that plate proofs of the 2½d design were printed as colour trials for the new 2/- value. Bernie Manning's seven such blocks sold for $1747] (Qty 12 blocks)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1897-98 Experimental Separations Plain Zigzag Roulettes 1d carmine-vermilion SG 257 block of 30 (5x6) from the L/R corner of the sheet, one unit in the top row damaged, full unmounted o.g., Cat £570++ for mounted singles. An unusually fine multiple: most large blocks have separation issues & other faults.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1897-98 Experimental Separations Rouletted in Black & Perf 12½,13 1d red SG 260 tied to local cover - a bit aged - by Brisbane duplex of 23MY/10, a few toned perf tips, Cat £95 x10+ on cover. A very rare franking. [The late usage suggests a philatelic origin. However, the Type 9 duplex is recorded 1899-1907 only & we suggest that the year slug '01' was inserted upside-down, which was quite a common occurrence]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1903 High Values Perf 12½,13 2/6d vermilion SG 270, very lightly mounted large-part o.g., Cat £225.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1905-06 Litho High Values Perf 12 5/- rose SG 273, exceptional centring, a couple of short perfs, large-part o.g., Cat £170.

Grade A- A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1906-10 'COMMONWEALTH' Crown/A 9d brown & blue Perf 11 Type B ACSC #Q45B (SG 285), well centred, a couple of minor blemishes, light 1911 cds cancel, Cat $3000 (£800). Rare.

Grade A- A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1907-11 Small Crown/A Perf 13x11-12½ ½d 1d & 6d SG 301 302 & 307 blocks of 30 (10x3), most units unmounted, Cat £1590++ as mounted singles (ACSC $3300 as mounted strips of 3). (Qty 3 blocks)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

REVENUES: 1882-86 Thick 'Beer Duty' Paper £1 deep green SG 161 complete sheet of 30 without margins, [1/2] with Re-Entry (Doubling at the Base) & [6/4] with Retouch (Thick Frame at Lower-Right) SG 161a & b and [3/4] with unlisted Doubling of 'QUEENSLAND' (a re-entry noted by Basset Hull & Griffiths), some separation & perf reinforcement, fiscally used with pen cancellations, Cat £2780++ (for postally used singles). A remarkable survivor & an impressive exhibition item. Ex Francis Kiddle.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400