1860 Watermark Large Star Imperf 6d Green very large margins all round, small top left corner repair (in margin of stamp) and tiny central thin, very fine appearance, with 1961 BPA Certificate. SG 3, cat £950
1860-61 Watermark Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d M pair part OG, and single (no gum), 3d M (2, both part OG), and 'REGISTERED' M part OG. SG 14, 16, 20, cat £640 (6)
1860-61 Watermark Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 used range with 1d (3), 2d (5 incl two pairs), 3d (2), 6d (3), 1/- (2) and 'REGISTERED' (4), all fine selected examples, a very good lot. SG 14-20, cat £924 (19)
1862-67 No Watermark fine mostly used collection on leaves, with Perf 13 Rough 1 Indian Red (7), 1d Orange-vermilion (7), 2d Pale Blue pairs (2), 2d Blue (9, incl pair), 3d (2), 6d shades (10, incl pair), 1/- 10, incl pair); Perf 12½ x 13 1d (2), 2d, 3d (2), 6d shades (3), 1/- (2); Perf 13 Clean-cut 1d (4, incl pair), 2d shades (10, incl strip of 3 and two pairs), 6d (4, incl pair). Comprising mostly selected stamps in fine to very fine condition an excellent lot. SG 21-42, cat £2250+ (75)
1864-65 Watermark Small Star small used range, with Perf 13 1d Orange-vermilion, 2d Pale Blue, 2d Deep Blue, 6d Yellow-green (2, one with 'REGISTERED' on piece), 6d Deep Green (2), 'REGISTERED' (2); and Perf 12½ x 13 1d Orange-vermilion and 2d Deep Blue. Fine to very fine selected examples. SG 44-50a, cat £499 (12)
1866 Script Watermark Rough Perf 13 used range on page with 1d Orange-vermilion (6, incl two pairs) and 2d Blue (13, incl three pairs and strip of 5), generally fine to very fine. SG 51-52, cat £613 (19)
1866-67 Lithographed No Watermark Perf 13 range on pages, with 4d First Transfer used shades (16, incl pair), 4d Second Transfer used shades (12, incl two pairs), and opt diagonal SPECIMEN (2), 5/- used shades (5, incl pair) and opt diagonal SPECIMEN in blue. Few with perf faults, mostly fine to very fine. SG 53-58, min cat £1600+ (36)
1866-67 Lithographs No Watermark 4d Lilac Second Transfer variety 'FOUR Missing', fine example with '48' in rays cancel of St. Lawrence largely clear of variety. SG 55b, cat £1500
1868-74 Watermark Truncated Star largely used collection mounted on leaves, with Perf 13 1d (9, incl strip of 3 and pair), 2d Plate I M pair (fine part OG) and U (7), 2d Plate II U (7), 3d shades U (10), 6d shades U (11, incl two pairs) and opt diagonal SPECIMEN, 1/- Greenish-grey/Brownish-grey U (6), 1/- Mauve (4); Perf 12 1d U (3, incl pair), 2d U (2), 6d U (2), 1/- U pair; Perf 13 x 12 2d U (2). Virtually all are fine to very fine selected stamps. SG cat £1350+ (67)
1868-74 Watermark Truncated Star Perf 12 3d Brown showing burr marks down left and right sides, very fine with full perfs, a very scarce stamp. SG 77, cat £225
1895 Reprints on Watermark Truncated Star Paper with 2d (4, incl pair), 3d (2, one with pen line), 6d, 1/- (3, shades) Perf 13, and 'REGISTERED' Perf 12, fine (11)
1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) used collection with shades mounted on leaves, with Perf 13 1d (7, incl pair), 2d Plate I (5, incl strip of 3), 2d Plate II (3), 3d (4, incl pair), 4d (3), 6d (4, incl pair), 1/- (3), and Perf 12 1d (6), 2d Plate II (9, incl strip of 3), 3d (3), 4d (3), 6d (6), 1/- (3). A very fine lot of carefully selected stamps well above the usual condition. SG 83-109, minimum cat £1100 (59)
1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 12 2d Bright Blue Plate II horizontal strip of 6 large part OG, last unit with perf defect at right, short perfs along base of most units. SGH 99, cat £420
1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 12½ 2d Blue Plate I, very fine with all perfs intact and very light rays cancel, a superb example of this major Queensland rarity, surely the finest known. SG 115c, cat £1000
1868-78 Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 12½ 2d Pale Blue Plate I pair cancelled '59' in rays of Townsville (cds alongside), used on 1869 (31 Mar) cover to Bowen (AP 1 1869 backstamp). Very fine and an extraordinary usage of this rare perforation variety, possibly the only recorded multiple. A major Queensland rarity, SG do not catalogue the Pale Blue shade. SG 115c (Deep Blue), cat £2000++
1895 Reprints on Watermark Crown over Q (II) paper Perf 13 1d, 2d, 3d, 6d and 1/- mint pairs, 1d, 2d and 3d mint, and 1d, 2d, 3d and 6d with corner pen line, very fine (17)