Well above-average collection from QV to Decimals with strength in KGV period, numerous scarce to rare items including 1929 'BLUFF', 'BOOROODABIN/QLD-AUST' (LRD), 1916 'BRASSALL', 1975 'CAROLE PARK', 1965 'CINNABAR', 1898 'CRESSBROOK', 1973 'DEPOT HILL', 'EAGLE FARM AIRPORT/11AU53/...' (LRD), 1936 'EAGLEBY', 1956 'EVELYN CENTRAL', 1940 'FISHERY FALLS', 1919 'GILBERT RIVER', 1936 'GINDIE', 'HUNCHY', 1937 'INNOT HOT SPRINGS', 'JUANDAH', 'LESLIE DAM', 1921 'MTCUTHBERT' (one word), 'PARRAMATTA PARK', half-'STONEHENGE', 1955 'TANNALO', 'TATE' (error for Tate Tin Mines), etc, also some Numerals not checked by us.
(850 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 638
Symbol: S=CPS
Datestamps A-Z collection on pre-printed 'Map' pages in six large ring binders on loose stamps, pieces and covers, postal stationery, mail receipts, etc, including advertising envelopes some with 'PAID' markings, from the late-Colonial period with a few numeral cancels through Kangaroos & KGV Heads to modern, includes closed Post Offices, multiple types from larger POs, no rarities spotted but plenty of useful strikes, condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs 16kg.
(1000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 639
Symbol: C
Mostly commercial registered covers with strength in the early-1960s to early-1970s with numerous fine to very fine strikes & scarcer items including 'ANGLERS PARADISE/QLD-4216' (recut postcode), 1929 'BELL' with red/white R label, 'BRAMBLE HEIGHTS ___' LDL with 'NE' removed, 'DEAGON NE7', 1934 'GULUGUBA' with red/white label, 1935 'KURABY' with manuscript "Registered/Kuraby", 1980 'MT OMMANEY', 1968 'PALUMA' with provisional label, 1963 'PINNACLE', '1964 'TEKOWAI' with provisional label, 'TOOWOOMBA/RS/ 3 /...', 'UPPER STONE' with provisional label, 1962 'WILSTON', etc, many record dates and some unusual R labels, many opened-out.
(150 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 640
Symbol: =
Large box of mostly on-paper Decimal period stamps partly sorted in packets that we have not inspected. Could be a pig-in-a-poke...or a goldmine!
(1000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 641
Symbol: S=
NUMERAL CANCELS: Useful selection mostly on QV Sidefaces including '189' (rated RRR), '252' (RR), '267' on KGV 1d red (RRR), '397' (RR), '401' on 5/- Chalon, superb '593' (RRR) x2, '595' (RR), superb '608' (RRR), '686' (RRR), etc, also Railway Numeral '896' (unrecorded). Many others misidentified or wildly optimistic.
(140 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Postal History
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 642
Symbol: C
1882 (Sept 25) cover to South Carolina USA endorsed "via/San Francisco" but with QV First Sidefaces 6d green only tied by superb '81' Numeral-in-Rays and very fine 'WARWICK/QUEENSLAND' unframed cds with fleurons at lower-left over-struck by very fine 'INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID' rounded-boxed handstamp applied above the endorsement, Brisbane & 'PLYMOUTH/DE 5/82/SHIP-LETTER' transits and New York 'DEC/16' arrival backstamps, minor blemishes and light vertical bend. Underpaying the 8d non-contract rate to the USA via San Francisco, the item was sent via England and not taxed because the 6d rate for this route was fully paid. Illustrated by Hugh Campbell in 'Postal History of Queensland' at page 112. Ex Bernie Manning: sold for $708 (Sale 234 Lot 146). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 643
Symbol: C
1890 (April 9) solicitor's envelope from England to "Captain Pennefather, Governor of St Helena, Brisbane, Queensland" with 1d lilac x6 tied by five fine to very fine strikes of 'LIVERPOOL/466' Hooded-Circle datestamps, small-part Brisbane arrival backstamp only as part of back flap missing & minor edge faults. The buildings on St Helena Island in Moreton Bay were constructed in 1865 to serve as a Quarantine Station, but overcrowding forced the site to be used as a gaol from 1867 onwards; the facility was closed in 1932. This is the first item of mail to or from the St Helena Island Prison that we have recorded. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 644
Symbol: C
1892 (Oct 7) commercial cover from Norway with Posthorn 10o pair tied by 'LARVIK' cds, to a Norwegian miner at Mount Morgan (backstamp of NO21/92) where Lined Background 2d affixed & redirected to Townsville, a few blemishes & minor peripheral damage. A very scarce origin/destination item. (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 645
Symbol: CL
1900 (Mar 1) cover to "Berlin/Canada" with Widow's Weeds ½d plus Numerals in Four Corner 1d 2d 3d & 4d yellow all tied by 'R'-in-oval handstamps with 'REGISTERED/BRISBANE' cds below, Canadian endorsement "Recd both end broken at" & 'BERLIN/MY10/00/ONT' cds and resealed at both ends with portions of a Canadian QV 1c blue-green stamp!, minor peripheral tears. A remarkable item. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 646
Symbol: C
1905 (Jan 30) Winchester Repeating Rifles illustrated envelope of a Buffalo Bill-type & his rifle with 'G. Horsburgh & Co Ltd, Maryborough' imprint at lower left, to Tatts with 2d tied by very fine 'MARYBOROUGH - 96' duplex, two different TPO backstamp, well-repaired spike holes. A famous design. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Postal Stationery
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 635
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: 1898 Pictorial Issue QV Medallion Portrait 1d brown x8 & 1½d black x7 all different, generally fine to very fine unused. Excellent thematic content including mining, agriculture & tennis ('Botanic Gardens' features a lawn tennis court & players with racquets).
(15) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 636
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: 1910 QV Sidefaces White Background 1d red with Black & White Views HG 19a 'Bush House Botanic Gardens, Rockhampton, Central Queensland', 'Sugar Cane, Near Bundaberg, South Queensland', 'Kamerunga State Nursery, Near Cairns, North Queensland' (light pencil annotation), 'On A Queensland Sheep Station', and 'Views Of Townsville' triptych including wharf & shipping, all fine to very fine unused.
(5) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
QUEENSLAND
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 620
Symbol: *O
Mostly used collection on Yvert album pages with 100+ Small Chalons including 1860 Large Star Perf 6d, Small Star Rough Perfs 1d & 3d mint, many others to 1/- including Litho 4d mauve x5 and 4d yellow x5, Large Chalons group mostly with fiscal cancels or cleaned, Charity duo mint, punctured 'OS' group to 1/- x3, Postal Fiscals to 20/- with fiscal cancels or apparently postal cancels that are probably faked or the stamps cleaned, Railway Stamps selection, etc, also 200+ loose in a packet, condition very mixed so close inspection is recommended.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 1,050.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 621
Symbol: P
1860 QV Chalons Large Star Watermark Imperforate 2d plate proof block of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, good even margins with complete outer framelines. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 622
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 14 block of 4
1860-61 QV Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose SG 14 block of 4, well-centred, large-part gum and the lower units are unmounted, Cat £440+ for unused singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 623
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 16 block of 4
1860-61 QV Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 3d brown SG 16 block of 4, well-centred, large-part gum with the lower units being unmounted, Cat £380+ for mounted singles. Superb. (Image1)
Estimate AU$275
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 624
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 20
1860-61 QV Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 'REGISTERED' (6d) orange-yellow SG 20 horizontal strip of 3, large-part gum with one unit very lightly mounted and two units unmounted, Cat £450+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$275
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 625
Symbol: *O
Cat No: 44
1864-65 QV Chalons Small Star Watermark Perf 13 1d orange-vermilion SG 44 two mint blocks of 4 with characteristic gum-creasing and 'REGISTERED' (6d) orange-yellow SG 49 x21, Perf 12½x13 1d SG 50 mint single & pair and used x8 and 2d SG 51 x5 including a pair, some postmark interest, generally very fine, Cat £2400+ for singles. Ex Alan Griffiths.
(45) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 626
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 50
1864-65 QV Chalons Small Star Watermark Perf 12½x13 1d orange-vermilion SG 50 marginal block of 16 (4x4) from the base of the sheet, very fresh with bright colour, the lower row just a little oxidised at base, two units with significant gum bends, four units mounted a couple with light hinge remainders, the others unmounted, Cat £2880+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 627
Symbol: #*O
Cat No: 51
1866 QV Small Chalons Wmk 'QUEENSLAND/POSTAGE...' Perf 13 1d orange-vermilion SG 51, unused, and 2d blue SG 52, very fine mint, plus used 1d x29 including four pairs, and 2d x69 including pairs x5 and strips of 3 x4, some postmark interest, generally very fine, Cat £3400+. Ex Alan Griffiths, on his display pages.
(100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 628
Symbol: *
Cat No: 54
1866-67 QV Chalons Lithographed No Watermark 4d grey-lilac First Transfer (Tall Letters of Value) SG 54 vertical pair, characteristic rough perforations, well-centred, full gum with small hinge remainders, the upper unit with a tiny hinge thin & minor aging on a couple of perf tips, Cat £1000+ for singles. A very scarce multiple. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 629
Symbol: R
Cat No: 61
1868-74 QV Small Chalons with Truncated Star Watermark 2d blue as SG 61 but the Perf 11 reprint from 1895 marginal block of 18 (6x3) from the right of the sheet, virtually full gum with some units being unmounted. The lower row also shows part of the Papermaker's Watermark. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 630
Symbol: **
Cat No: 206b
1895 QV Second Sidefaces with Lined Background Blue Burelé Band on the Reverse 1d vermilion-red upper-left corner horizontal strip of 3, the second unit with 'PE' of 'PENNY' Obliterated SG 206b, characteristic Double Perfs at Left, large-part gum with a couple of blemishes but unmounted, Cat £380+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 631
Symbol: **
Cat No: 305a
1907-11 Small Crown/A Watermark Three Perfs 4d grey Die II SG 305a se-tenant vertical strip of 3 from the upper-right of the sheet, large-part gum with the stamps being unmounted, Cat £450+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 632
Symbol: *O
REVENUES: QV-KEVII Stamp Duty collection including Chalon Heads 1866 Crown/Q Wmk 2/-*, 1872 Burulé Band on Reverse Perf 13 6d to 2/6d *, 5/- used and unused, 10/- used x2, 20/- used (none of these have been expertised), 1873 Wmk Crown/Q Perf 13 1d *, 1874 Wmk Crown/Q Perf 12 6d, 1/-, 5/- * and 2/6d & 5/- x2 used on piece, 1d imperf, 1878 QV Head 1d *, 1892 Tall £1 * and many more, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Cat $7000+.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,400.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 633
Symbol: #*P
RAILWAY STAMPS: Selection including 1896 Wmk Crown Q ungummed set of four in pairs CTO with quarter ring cancel, 'CANCELLED' Handstamp on 1d pair x2, 3d pair & and 1/- pair reading upwards on one (some also CTO), imperforate proofs 1927 No Wmk Laid Paper 1d in blue and Wove Paper, 6d in green, 1927 No Wmk with Black Grid 2/- yellow-green and 10/- black, and 1962 1/2d in bright purple (no grid) prepared for Golden Casket Lotteries but unissued and 1963 No Wmk set of 4 the 2/6d a pair, condition variable but generally fine to very fine.
(25) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 675.00
Sold...AU$ 675.00
Closed..Mar-23-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 675
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 634
Symbol: */**
'SPECIMEN' OVERPRINTS: Small Chalons 2d blue, 3d brown, 4d lilac, 2/- blue (seriffed overprint) & 5/- pink plus 'REGISTERED' yellow-orange (natural paper creases & brown gum) blocks of 4, a few bends otherwise very fine with large-part gum & some units are unmounted.
(6 blocks) (Image1)
