AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, QUEENSLAND

Lot 527		Estimate: $200 1860-61 Wmk Small Star paper, ungummed block of twelve, showing 'POSTAGE' in upper margin. Scarce
Lot 528		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 1895 Wmk Crown over Q Chalon Reprints Perf 12: 1d Vermilion-red block of 20 (4x5), few gum thins and minor bends, most units unmounted. An attractive multiple
Lot 529		Estimate: $200 1895 Wmk Crown over Q Chalon Reprints Perf 12: 2d Deep Dull Blue right marginal block of 18 (6x3), few gum thins, most units unmounted. Very fine
Lot 530		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $600 1895 Wmk Crown over Q Chalon Reprints Perf 12: 1d Vermilion-red block of eight, and blocks of 12 2d Deep Dull Blue (2), 3d Brown and 1/- Lilac-grey, few gum thins and minor gum creasing, otherwise fine. An attractive group (56)
Lot 531		Postal Fiscals: 1871-72 Stamp Duty optd 'SPECIMEN', comprising 1d pair and single, 6d block of four (with additional mss initials),1/- block of six and single, 2/- block of four, 2/6d strip of three and 10/- pair; also 1866-68 1d with similar opt, large part o.g. and generally fine. A scarce group (24)
Lot 532		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1892 Stamp Duty: 1/- Blue, 2/-, 10/- and £1 Imperf Proofs optd 'SPECIMEN' in blue. Fine and very scarce (4)
Lot 533		1892 Stamp Duty: optd 'SPECIMEN' comprising 6d, 1/- (2), 2/6, 5/-(3), 10/- and £1 (3) with part opt near base, and 6d, 1/-, 2/-, 3/- and 5/- with complete opt (6d and 5/- inverted). One 6d damaged and other small faults, still a useful group (16)
Lot 534		1892 Stamp Duty: 6d, 1/- Blue, 2/-, 3/-, 5/- 10/- and £5 (3) optd 'CANCELLED' (6d, 1/- inverted), the 3/-, 10/- and one £5 with corner ring cancels, no gum (6d, 1/- and two £5), others large part o.g. Few small perf faults as usual, otherwise generally fine (9)
Lot 535		1892 Stamp Duty: with horizontal mss pen lines denoting 'specimens', comprising 6d, 1/- Blue, 1/- Reddish-violet, 2/-, 5/-, 10/- blocks of four, plus 2/6 and £1 pairs. Usual small perf faults, otherwise very fine and mostly unmounted (28)
Lot 536		Estimate: $100 1892 Stamp Duty: 1/- Blue, 1/- Mauve (2), 2/- (2), 2/6, 5/- and 10/- cancelled by mss horizontal pen lines denoting 'specimens', part o.g. (except 10/- unused), few small faults (8)
Lot 537		1892 Stamp Duty: 3d (2), 1/- (2), 2/6 (2), 3/- (2), 5/-, 10/- (2), £1(2) and £5 with single-ring CTO cancel, few minor faults, generally fine (14)
Lot 538		1892 Stamp Duty: 3d, 6d (2), 1/- Blue (2), 2/- (2), 2/6 (2), 3/- (2), 5/- (2), 10/- (2), £1 (2) and £5 struck with colourless embossing for 1901 presentation sets to Members of Parliament. One 1/- torn, usual small perf faults, otherwise generally fine with large part o.g. (18)
Lot 539		1892 Stamp Duty: 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/6, 3/-, 5/-, 10/-, £1 and £5 struck by colourless embossing for 1901 presentation sets to Members of Parliament. Few small perf faults, generally fine (10)
Lot 540		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $2,300 Impressed Duty: c.1920 five pages inscribed 'IMPRESSED DENOTING STAMPS' with affixed QV type 17/-, 18/-, 19/-, £10, £17, £18, £19, £40, £50, £70 and £80; KEVII 21/-, £12, £13, £14, £15, £30; and KGV 17/6d, 20/-, 25/- to £9 (£6 torn), £11, £13, £20, £60, £100, £200, £300, £500 and £1000, all handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in carmine diagonally and with over-embossing seal. Minor blemishes, generally fine (5 sheets, 40 stamps)
Lot 541		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 Postal Stationery: Mainly mint range comprising post/reply cards (13 - including 1½d and 2d overseas cards), lettercards (4 - one apparently CTO), envelopes (8) and newspaper wrappers (5). Majority very fine with little or no duplication (30)
Lot 542		Estimate: $60 Postal Card: 1891 (29 Jul) use of 1888 1d Rose Postal Card from Brisbane to Belgium, without message and additional postage, possibly carried at the 1d printed matter rate. Unusual overseas use
Lot 543		Estimate: $125 Registration Envelope: 1910 (13 Aug) 3d KEVII used Cairns to Sydney bearing 2d QV Sideface, tied by cds. Faint staining, still a scarce item