AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, QUEENSLAND - THE FRANCIS KIDDLE COLLECTION, REVENUES, STAMP DUTY

Lot 243		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $900 1866-68 Imperforate Plate Proofs on wove paper, defaced with pen or crayon lines, 1d blue (3 different shades, 1/-, 10/- (3, one with \'G.W.\'); Perf 13 1d, 1/-, and on thick card 1/-, mostly fine (10)
Lot 244		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $550 1866-68 Essay for unissued 3/- Rose, imperforate on thick unwatermarked paper, defaced with black and violet lines. Rare
Lot 245		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $230 1866-68 Essay for unissued 3/- Rose, Perf 13 on thick unwatermarked paper, defaced with lines and corner ring-cancel, thinned
Lot 246		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 1866-68 No Wmk, Perf 13, selection comprising 1d, 6d, 1/- (4, incl pair), 2/-, 5/- (2), some degree of toning, faults, part gum only in places, few possibly cleaned (9)
Lot 247		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $440 1866-68 Essay for unissued 7/- Deep Blue, imperforate on thick unwatermarked paper, defaced with lines in magenta and red, faint toning. Rare
Lot 248		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $260 1866-68 Essay for unissued 7/- Deep Blue, Perf 13 on thick unwatermarked paper, defaced with lines in magenta and red, soiled and scuffed
Lot 249		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $575 1866-68 20/- Imperforate Plate Proof on thin card, defaced with lines. One of three known with the endorsement 'Proof', slight crease. Rare
Lot 250		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $200 1866-68 No Wmk, Perf 13, 20/- Rose, SG F8, plating study of a twenty frame plate from the two intermediate stones used, including strip of five and four pairs, fiscally used (20)
Lot 251		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $240 1866-68 No Wmk, Perf 13, 20/- Rose, SG F8, nineteen examples including block of eight, pairs, (one single damaged), together with 10/- and 1871-72 5/- tied on large part of document by \'SUPREME COURT OFFICE/AU31/1872\' datestamps. Remarkable
Lot 252		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $480 1866-68 Wmk Crown over Q, Perf 13, 1d Blue, SG F9, with 1d Sideface pair tied to 1885 (9 Mar) cover to Ashfield by rays '165' duplex of Stanthorpe, backstamps of Tenterfield, Sydney and Ashfield. Scarce postally used on cover
Lot 253		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $1,050 1866-68 Wmk Crown over Q, Perf 13, 1d Blue, SG F9, mint block of sixteen (4x4), odd insignificant tone otherwise fresh. Cat £512 as singles
Lot 254		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 1866-68 Wmk Crown over Q, Perf 13, selection comprising 1d (2), 6d, 1/- (2, one reversed wmk), 2/- (3) and 5/- mint part gum, few possibly cleaned, mixed condition, (9)
Lot 255		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $750 1866-68 Wmk Crown over Q, Perf 13, 5/- Yellow, SG F13a, unusually fine
Lot 256		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1866-68 Wmk Crown over Q Perf 13, 20/- Rose, Production Proof endorsed on front 'Cancd/G.W.' (George Wight, who was in charge of security at the Qld Gov’t Printer), few uneven perfs
Lot 257		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $1,250 1871-74 Essay for unadopted 1d design in Red on wove paper (34x68mm), inscribed 'QSD', and Queen's head below, minor blemishes
Lot 258		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $1,700 1871-74 Essay engraved by William Knight, sheetlet of four in Orange-Yellow on wove paper (72x92mm), close to issued design, odd tone. Ex Crawford, Yardley
Lot 259		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $460 1871-74 Imperforate Plate Proof set 6d (pair on thick paper) to 20/-, the eight values on thin wove paper, 1/- (2, one on thick paper), generally fine, odd faults (10)
Lot 260		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $340 1871-74 Imperforate Plate Proof on wove paper 2/-, 2/6d and 5/-, each initialled 'G.W.' (George White) who was in charge of security for the Queensland Government Printer, on reverse in red portions of 'In use'
Lot 261		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $550 1871-74 Imperforate Plate Proofs on wove paper, 6d in Purple-Brown & Red-Brown to 20/-, the 1/- 'printed on both sides', each defaced with violet bar, mostly fine (8)
Lot 262		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $360 1871-74 Perforated Plate Proofs set 1d to 20/-, the eight values on perf 12, No Wmk gummed paper, the 1/- 'printed on both sides', odd blemish (8)
Lot 263		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 1871-74 Perforated Plate Proofs 6d, 1/- and 5/- with corner ring-cancel, on No Wmk gummed paper, minor tears/faults (3). Rare
Lot 264		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $900 1871-74 Wmk Large Crown over Q, range of all values on leaves, both Perf 12 and Perf 13, comprising 1d (19), 6d (19), 1/- (37), 2/- (20), 2/6d (10), 5/- (11), 10/- (10), 20/- (8, incl strip of 3), etc, imperforate singles of 1d, 1/- and 5/-, reversed watermarks, shades, postmarks including forgeries, etc, few possibly mint/unused, majority fiscally used, mixed condition
Lot 265		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $420 1871-74 Wmk Large Crown over Q Perf 12, 1d to 2/6d, SG F16-20, odd perf faults, part original/to fresh gum, mint (5)
Lot 266		Estimate: $125T 1871-74 Wmk Large Crown over Q Perf 12, 1d, 1/- pin-hole and 2/-, each 'Watermark Reversed', part gum with faults, mint (3)
Lot 267		Estimate: $100T 1871-74 6d Red-Brown pair, SG F17, Perf 12, showing retouches
Lot 268		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $1,500 1871-74 Wmk Large Crown over Q, Perf 12 6d Red-Brown pair, variety 'Imperforate vertically, design cut-into in places, postally used. Ex Crawford
Lot 269		Estimate: $350T 1871-74 Wmk Large Crown over Q, Perf 12 6d Red-Brown, SG F17 on 1886 (30 Sep) cover used Brisbane to England, arrival backstamp, minor stain. Rare on cover
Lot 270		Estimate: $100T 1871-74 1/- Green, SG F18, Perf 12, variety 'Watermark Reversed', fresh
Lot 271		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $230 1871-74 Wmk Large Crown over Q, Perf 12 1/- Green, SG F18 on 1884 (8 Nov) cover used Brisbane to England, adhesive with minor stain. Rare on cover
Lot 272		Estimate: $600T 1871-74 2/- Blue Perf 12, SG F19, superb mint block of four, slight toning as expected, otherwise fine and rare multiple
Lot 273		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $1,800 1871-74 Wmk Large Crown over Q, Perf 13 2/- Blue pair, variety 'Imperforate horizontally', fiscally cancelled. Ex Yardley
Lot 274		Estimate: $400T 1871-74 10/- Brown Perf 12, SG F22, odd blunt perf, large part o.g.
Lot 275		Estimate: $400T 1871-74 10/- Brown Perf 13, SG F22, part gum, few pulled perfs at top
Lot 276		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 1871-74 Wmk Large Crown over Q, Perf 12 1d, 1/- (Perf 13), 2/- and 2/6d (2), each handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in black, additional 1/- handstamped 'CANCELLED' showing faint impression of 'printed on sides', together with 1/- imperforate plate proof defaced with corner line for comparison, mixed condition (7)
Lot 277		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $300 1871-74 No Wmk, burele line on back, Perf 13, mint 1d, 6d both colours, 1/- and unused 2/6d, odd tone and perf blemishes (5)
Lot 278		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 1871-74 No Wmk, burele line on back, Perf 13, 2/- Blue, SG F28, fresh pair. Very scarce multiple
Lot 279		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 1871-74 No Wmk Perf 13, 20/- Rose, SG F32, strip of 5 and two strips of 3, with 5/- and 1866-68 10/-, affixed to portion of document by \'SUPREME COURT OFFICE/(crown)/DE 3/1872\' datestamps and to broad pen-strokes, above impressed £1/2/6d colourless seal
Lot 280		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $575 1878-79 1d range comprising Plate Proofs in brown (4, two defaced, one part perforated), in issued colour (two blocks of four), Proof of wmkd paper corner block of 4 with marginal inscription, issued stamps (50, incl four No Wmk), few mint or unused, mixed condition
Lot 281		Estimate: $200T 1878-79 1d Imperforate Plate Proof block of four thin card in Pale Brown, minor faults. Scarce
Lot 282		Estimate: $1,500T 1878-79 1d Imperforate Plate Proof block of four in Violet on thin card
Lot 283		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $1,150 1878-79 Wmk Crown over Q, 1d Violet pair, SG F30, variety 'Imperforate (vertically) between', original browned gum. Unlisted
Lot 284		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $575 1878-79 1d Violet, SG F34, horizontal strip of six, postally used on 1880 (18 Jun) cover from Normanton to England, backstamped at Townsville and Leeds, minor flap fault, though rare on cover. Ex Maxwell Hayes
Lot 285		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $300 1892 'THREE PENCE' Imperforate Plate Proof on thick paper, marginal example in the issued colour of the type inscribed '3'. Unusual
Lot 286		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1892 Plate Proofs/Colour Trials Imperforate on thin card handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in blue on 1/-, 2/-, 10/- and £1, close to issued colours (4)
Lot 287		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1892 Plate Proofs/Colour Trials, Perf 12 on unwmkd thick paper, 1/- Brown-Lake, 1/- Blue (corner example), 2/6d Brown-Lake and 10/- Dark Grey-Brown (4)
Lot 288		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $230 1892 3/- Imperforate Plate Proof marginal block of 6 in Grey on thin card, few minor stains on reverse. Elsmore on-line AU$480
Lot 289		Estimate: $125T Realised Price : $160 1892 £1 Imperforate Plate Proof on thin card, marginal strip of three in Green, paler than the issued colour. Elsmore on-line AU$240
Lot 290		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $800 1892 Long types, fine range of values used for the 1901 Presentation sets to MPs, comprising colourless embossing 3d (2)to £5 (2) - three each of values 6d to £1 in varying shades, single-ring 3d to £5, some additional values, handstamped 'SPECIMEN' values to £1 (3), single-line pen stroke 1/- (3), 2/- (2), 2/6d and 10/-, handstamped 'CANCELLED' 6d, 1/-, 2/- to 10/-, £5 (3), etc, mixed condition (73)
Lot 291		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $550 1892 Long types, balance of the group with Proofs (14), including 3/- strip of three, £5 (2), stamps mint to £1, used range of earliest or latest known dates of use, few perfins with values to £5 (2), + 4 documents with various values affixed, mixed condition (approx 130)
Lot 292		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $135 1893-1900 'Widow Weeds' 1d shades, Barefoot 48-49, mint/unused and used (fiscally) selection, few pairs, etc, including examples with 'SPECIMEN' opt, colourless embossed cancel (for MP's), single-ring cancel (2), mixed condition (31)
Lot 293		Estimate: $300T 1901-08 KEVII 1d Imperforate Colour Trial in Red-Brown on thick, gummed, watermarked paper. Very rare
Lot 294		Estimate: $75T Realised Price : $60 1901-08 KEVII 2d type I, Imperforate Plate Proof pair in Carmine-Pink on thick, gummed, unwatermarked paper, minor tone
Lot 295		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $850 1901-08 KEVII 1d to £5, the complete set of 12 optd 'SPECIMEN', the 20/- and £5 additionally with red defacing line, generally fine (12). Rare set
Lot 296		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $480 1901-08 KEVII 1d Violet lower right corner sheet number block of four, showing Royal Cypher on corner unit. Very rare
Lot 297		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $380 1901-08 KEVII 2d Carmine-Pink type I, lower right corner sheet number block of four, showing Royal Cypher on corner unit, minor blemishes. Very rare
Lot 298		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1901-08 KEVII balance of this group mint values to 1/-, including 1d, 2d and 3d in corner blocks, strength in 1d and 2d issues, including 1d on contrived cover, set to 5/- with single-ring cancels, etc, mixed condition (97 + cover)