QUEENSLAND continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 221 |
P |
 1882-95 QV Large Chalons £1 imperforate colour trial single in unadopted colour of vermilion-red, margins clear to good, very fine
strike of an unusual sans-serif 'SPECIMEN.' Handstamp (26½x3mm) in rosine, affixed to a piece from a presentation mount, minor toning. Ex Bradbury Wilkson Archives and Bernie Manning: sold for $990 (Sale 146 Lot 1062). At the auction of the Archives,
this item was part of Lot 2073, a display card bearing proofs from 15 entities, of which only two others bore the 'SPECIMEN.' handstamp. This card is referred to by Arthur Basset Hull at page 159 (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 222 |
P |
 1882-91 QV Second Sidefaces (Lined Background) Crown/Q Watermark '6' 1d imperforate plate proof strip of 4 in orange-red on
ungummed watermarked paper, margins close to large. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans and Bernie Manning: sold for $245 (Sale 146 Lot 1101).
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 223 |
P |
 1882-91 QV Second Sidefaces (Lined Background) Crown/Q Watermark '6' 2d die proof with cleared border in dull red on thin card
reduced to 23x28mm, exceptional impression. Superb. Ex Bernie Manning, stated by him to be the only known example, sold for $2445 (Sale 146 Lot 1104). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,750
SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 224 |
P |
 1887-89 QV Second Sidefaces (Lined Background) New Plates Crown/Q Watermark '6' 2/- perforated plate proof block of 15 (5x3) in
blue-grey on gummed watermarked paper, a few minor tonespots, virtually full gum with most units being unmounted. Proof blocks this large are rare. Bernie Manning's similar block of 9 in dull grey-green sold for $1515 (Sale 146 Lot 1118). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 225 |
P |
 1896-1902 QV Sidefaces (White Background) Figures in the Lower Corners Only 6d imperforate die proof of the master block of 4 in
green (close to the issued colour) on thin card ACSC Q42(DP)2B, margins close at the top to large, light crease coincident with the upper frame, Cat $15,000. Ex Queensland Government Printer William Knight, JH Chapman and Colonel Harrie Evans: sold
at our auction of 4.5.2002 for $9620 (Sale 96 Lot 468). One of the most important surface-printed proof items of the Australian Colonies/States. Illustrated in the ACSC and by Ken Scudder at page 215, both stating that only this and a similar block
in blue (whereabouts unknown to us) have been recorded.
The issued 6d stamp SG 230 is one of the great rarities of Queensland, and of the Commonwealth Period States issues. The ACSC still states "...sixteen examples are recorded". However Ken Scudder has accounted for 19, including the famous pair, and a
new discovery made only in 2009. The ACSC continues: "...The stamp was first discovered in 1903 shortly after issue...Most examples have the Parcel Post Branch datestamp...The dates range between April and November 1902. The origin of these stamps is
uncertain and remains controversial..."
The uncertainty is over whether complete sheets were printed, which seems unlikely, or if one (or possibly more) master die block of 4 was inserted in error into the sheet of 120 (two plates of 60). Any notion that only one unit may have been
inserted in error has been dismissed by the identifying of four separate sub-types among the used stamps and, of course, the existence of a horizontal pair. The 'controversy' is over calls to treat this as an 'unissued' stamp, which is at odds with
all the empirical evidence. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Queensland) 230] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$8,000
SOLD for AU$6,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 226 |
F |
 1896-1902 QV Sidefaces (White Background) Figures in the Lower Corners Only 6d yellow-green ACSC Q42A (SG 230), characteristic
irregular perfs, partial '.../OC8/02/QUEENSLAND' cds, Cat $25,000 (£16,000). Ex Colonel Harrie Evans: sold in 2002 for $29,430 (Sale 96 Lot 417). One of the great rarities of Queensland, and of the Commonwealth Period States issues. This is the
example illustrated in Robson Lowe's 'British Empire in Australasia' at page 117 and in the ACSC. The 2002 sale result is what caused the stamp to be properly listed and priced by Stanley Gibbons. RPSV Certificate (2001) at which time the stamp was
mentioned by Gibbons in a footnote only.
The ACSC advises that "...sixteen examples are recorded..." However, Ken Scudder at page 212 identifies 19 examples across the four sub-types. This is his Sub-Type 1: "Bust lines touch oval". (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Queensland) 230] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$15,000
SOLD for AU$11,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 227 |
P |
 1897-1908 QV Sidefaces Numerals at Four Corners Crown/Q Watermark '6' ½d die proof of the approved design in blue-green on surfaced
wove paper, endorsed in pencil "proof figs at 4 c[orners]/appd Nov 98", a couple of minor blemishes & horizontal fold near the top from having been affixed in a record book. Ex Government Printer William Knight, JH Chapman, Colonel Harrie Evans and
Bernie Manning: sold for $5125 (Sale 146 Lot 1156). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 228 |
# |
 1897-1908 QV Sidefaces Numerals at Four Corners Crown/Q Watermark '6' 1d bright red SG 233 upper-right corner block of 6 (2x3)
Imperforate at Right, characteristic rough perfs, unused. A rare block. Ex Bernie Manning: sold for $3375 (Sale 146 Lot 1183). (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Queensland) 233] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 229 |
P |
 1897-1908 QV Sidefaces Numerals at Four Corners Crown/Q Watermark '6' 2d imperforate plate proof in blue on ungummed unwatermarked
wove paper Printed on Both Sides with the original impression on the 'reverse' inverted relative to the 'face', 'CANCELLED' Handstamp on both sides (Inverted on the 'Reverse'). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 230 |
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 1897-1908 QV Sidefaces Numerals at Four Corners Crown/Q Watermark '6' 2d blue SG 234 marginal vertical strip of 4 from the left of
the sheet with Blotchy Printing ('Diseased Queen') ACSC Q16c affecting all units and progressively more dramatic from the base to the top, also with Double Perfs at Left (unlisted by the ACSC in this value), unmounted, grossly under-catalogued at
$800+ for mounted singles. A marvellous piece. Ex Bernie Manning: sold for $4660 (Sale 146 Lot 1184). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Queensland) 234] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 231 |
G |
 1897-1908 QV Sidefaces Numerals at Four Corners Crown/Q Watermark '6' Perf 12½,13 2d blue Cracked Electro Retouch ACSC #Q16d(var)
(SG 234a var), a couple of pulled perfs, light Rays cancel. Rare and unlisted in the ACSC: the only example we have recorded. The 'Cracked Electro' ACSC Q16d (SG 234a) presents as a Jagged White Flaw from the Brow to the Base of the Neck. This stamp
appears to have a crude retouch involving a simple filling of the crack so that it now presents as a Colour Flaw. Geoff Kellow was apparently unaware of the retouch as he does not mention this intermediate state before the unit was substituted. Ex
Bernie Manning: sold for $1165 (Sale 146 Lot 1186). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Queensland) 234a var] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 232 |
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 1897-1908 QV Sidefaces Numerals at Four Corners Crown/Q Watermark '6' Perf 12 2d blue Cracked Electro BW #Q17d (SG 234ba), some
short/pulled perfs, large-part gum, Cat $4500 (£2750). The 'Cracked Electro' Perf 12 is a rarity. Ex Bernie Manning: sold for $1980 (Sale 146 Lot 1187). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Queensland) 234ba] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 233 |
P/ |
 1897-1908 QV Sidefaces Numerals at Four Corners Crown/Q Watermark '6' 2½d perforated colour trial singles on gummed Crown/Q
watermarked paper in slate-grey, yellow-ochre, dull red-brown, maroon, dull violet and violet-blue ACSC Q23(PP)4B D H P Q & R, the last with the Watermark Inverted, characteristic rough perfs, a couple of minor blemishes but generally very fine with
large-part gum, Cat $1800. Plus the issued 2½d in carmine-rose block of 4 (*/**). Ex Government Printer William Knight, JH Chapman and Ron Butler: sold in 2004 for £287. NB: these 2½d colour trials were actually prepared in 1908 for colour selection
for the new 2/- turquoise.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 234 |
P |
 1897-1908 QV Sidefaces Numerals at Four Corners Crown/Q Watermark '6' 2½d perforated colour trial block of 9 in brown-red on gummed
Crown/Q (inverted) watermarked paper ACSC Q23(PP)4R (?), large-part gum with five units being unmounted, Cat $2700+ for singles. Ex Bernie Manning: sold for $990 (Sale 146 Lot 1178). The 2½d colour trials were actually prepared for the 2/-
denomination, issued in mid-1900. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 235 |
P |
 1897 QV Diamond Jubilee ½d with '1837 - 1897' in the Lower Corners four imperforate proof impressions in blue-green on surfaced
paper (66x87mm) being positions [2-3/5-6] from a sheetlet of six, endorsed at the base in pencil "9.10.97" and "Proof ARMcK" (the designer AR McKellar). A rare proof for this unissued stamp. Ex Ric Slade-Slade and Alan Griffiths: sold in 2012 for
£1020. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 236 |
E |
 1897 QV Diamond Jubilee ½d perforated plate proof with '1837 - 1897' in the Lower Corners in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove
paper. Unissued design. Ex Bernie Manning: sold for $757 (Sale 115 Lot 136). It is ironic that Queensland did not issue a stamp for the Jubilee.
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 237 |
E |
 1897 QV Diamond Jubilee ½d perforated plate proof with '1837 - 1897' in the Lower Corners block of 4 (two rejoined vertical pairs)
in dull red on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, shallow thinning at the top. Unissued design. Ex Alan Griffiths: sold in 2012 for £840.
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 238 |
E |
 1899 QV Widow's Weeds ½d perforated essay with blank tablets at lower corners, in blue-green on gummed Q/Crown watermarked paper
ACSC Q1(PP)1, toned corner perf at upper-left, Cat $500. Ex Bernie Manning: sold for $845 (Sale 115 Lot 140). The issued stamp had the tablets filled-in. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 239 |
P |
 1900 Boer War Charity 1d imperforate colour trials on ungummed Crown/Q watermarked paper in carmine-rose, ultramarine, indigo,
yellow-green, deep blue-green, grey-green and violet (the issued colour for the 2½d). Ex 'Chartwell': sold in 2018 for £1020. (6)
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Estimate AU$1,200
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 240 |
E |
 1903 QV Sidefaces Numerals at Four Corners New Denomination 9d imperforate marginal colour trial pair in coral-pink on ungummed
Crown/Q watermarked paper ACSC Q43(E)1A from the left of the sheet, defaced with ruled ink-lines in black, Cat $4000+ for singles. Unissued design. Ex William Knight, JH Chapman, Colonel Harrie Evans and Bernie Manning: sold for $4425 (Sale 146 Lot
1212). In the previous edition of the ACSC 'Pre-Kangaroos Period', this and the similar perforated essays were all priced at $2500 for singles. Perversely, despite the Manning sale results, the prices were reduced to $2000 per unit in the 2023
edition. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
