AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, QUEENSLAND - THE FRANCIS KIDDLE COLLECTION, RAILWAY STAMPS

Lot 309		Estimate: $750T First Series: 1872 Southern & Western 1/- Imperforate Plate Proof in Blue on thin card, magenta pen-cancel, close to huge margins, minor staining as always
Lot 310		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 First Series: 1872 Southern & Western Perf 13 1/- Blue, QR1, cleaned pen-stroke cancel
Lot 311		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 First Series: 1872 Southern & Western Perf 13 1/- Blue, QR1, pen-strokes cancel, perforations trimmed or short in places
Lot 312		Estimate: $500T First Series: 1872 Southern & Western 2/- Imperforate Plate Proof in Black on wove paper, magenta pen-cancel and violet lines, slight thinning
Lot 313		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $380 First Series: 1872 Southern & Western 2/- Imperforate Plate Proof in Rose on wove paper, black pen-cancel, margins three sides and slight thinning
Lot 314		Estimate: $600T First Series: 1872 Southern & Western 2/- Plate Proof in Black, Perf 12 on No Wmk gummed paper, purple pen-cancel and corner ring-cancel, slight thinning. This is the first example we have seen of a perforated proof in black
Lot 315		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $600 First Series: 1872 Southern & Western Perf 13 2/- Rose, QR2, trace of cancel (or soiling?), possibly unused. Very fine appearance
Lot 316		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $2,200 Second Series: 1880(?) No Wmk Perf 10 1d, 3d, 9d, 1/6d and 2/- (QR3, 4, 6, 8 and 9) with manuscript 'Cancelled' in black, the 1d additionally endorsed 'Specimen', minor staining. Extremely rare (5)
Lot 317		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 Second Series: 1880(?) No Wmk Perf 10 3d Black, (QR4), signed 'B Lane 20/4/87' together with handstamped signature, staining and tears. Extremely rare
Lot 318		Estimate: $2,000T Second Series: 1880(?) No Wmk 6d Black (QR5) perfin 'QUEENSLAND RAILWAY' inverted on large part of parcel front used 1889 (26 Oct) together with 2d blue stamps (two pairs) from Ipswich to England, minor staining, otherwise a great rarity. Unique
Lot 319		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $380 Second Series: 1880(?) No Wmk Perf 10 6d Black, (QR5), handstamped signature, staining and thin. Extremely rare
Lot 320		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 Second Series: 1880(?) No Wmk Perf 10 1/- Black, (QR7), signed 'B Lane 19/4/87' and handstamped signature, staining and thin. Extremely rare
Lot 321		Estimate: $1,000T Second Series: 1880(?) No Wmk Perf 12½ 3/- Black, (unrecorded QR), affixed to piece, faults as expected. Elsmore on-line AU$1500. Kiddle states \'The 3/- value is unrecorded\'. Extremely rare
Lot 322		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $400 Second Series: 1885 No Wmk Perf 10 1/- Black Die II, (unlisted in QR), creased and stained. Elsmore on-line AU$800. Extremely rare
Lot 323		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 Third Series: 1892 First issue on unwatermarked paper 1d, 3d, 6d and 1/-, mint and used examples of each, also Imperf Plate Proof of 6d with defacing lines, mixed condition (8)
Lot 324		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $210 Third Series: 1896 Second issue on Wmk Crown over Q paper, 1d, 3d, 6d and 1/- in pair, the 6d a single with single-ring cancel, odd stain (7)
Lot 325		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $230 Third Series: 1896 Second issue on Wmk Crown over Q paper, 1d, 3d, 6d and 1/- handstamped 'CANCELLED' in black, the 1d inverted. Rare
Lot 326		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 Third Series: 1896 Second issue on Wmk Crown over Q paper, range of shades, settings and varieties comprising mint 1d (9, incl two strips of three), 3d (2), 6d and 1/-; used ld (41, two pairs), 3d (28, one optd 'Postage), 6d (6) and 1/- (4), mixed condition, postmark interest
Lot 327		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $525 Fourth series: 1901-15 selection of various issues on leaves comprising ½d (3, two mint), 1d (22, three mint), 3d (26, two mint), 6d (25, two mint), 1/- (21, one mint, incl block of four), 2/6d (6, three mint), 5/- (4, two mint), range of different perforations, two with company perfins, only a few with crayon cancels
Lot 328		Estimate: $150T Fourth series: 1901 First issue on No Wmk paper, Imperforate Proof of 1/- Red, handstamped 'CANCELLED' together with an obliterator line and numeral '146'
Lot 329		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 Fourth series: 1901 First issue on No Wmk paper, Imperforate Proof of 2/6d Yellow handstamped 'CANCELLED' in black, endorsed on reverse 'Rough Proof/for/Colour', slight thinning
Lot 330		Estimate: $125T Realised Price : $160 Fourth series: 1901 First issue on No Wmk paper, Imperforate Proof of 2/6d in Yellow
Lot 331		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $200 Fourth series: 1901 First issue on No Wmk paper, Imperforate Colour Trial of 2/6d in Chocolate-Brown
Lot 332		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $270 Fourth series: 1901-03 First and Second presentation set on No Wmk or Wmk Crown over Q paper with corner-ring cancels, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/- and 5/-
Lot 333		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $700 Fifth Series: 1915-27 First issue, Imperforate Proofs in colours of issued stamps on thin wove paper, two of each for 1d, 3d, 5d rose (one with crayon-line), 6d, 1/- and 2/6d both with one of each showing papermaker's wmk, and 5/- 2/6d, 5/- and 10/-, (QR between 40-47). Scarce group (14). Elsmore on-line AU$1240
Lot 334		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $360 Fifth series: 1915-27 range of issues including perforated 1d, 3d, 6d and 1/- mint, ½d, 1d, 4d, 6d and 2/6d used; rouletted numbers in lieu of names, 1d '542', 6d '292', 1/- '322' - pin-perf 13 at top, names 1d (3), 3d (2), mixed condition (18). Scarce group
Lot 335		Estimate: $125T Realised Price : $95 Sixth Series: 1927-50 First issue, Reprinted Imperforate Plate Proofs with grid-lines on both sides, (QR between 65-74) for 3d, 6d, 7d, 10d, 2/6d (2, both printed on back), 2/6d, 5/- and 10/-, latter printed both sides without value on back (9)
Lot 336		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $440 Sixth Series: 1927-66 range of First & Third issues (QR between 75-103) on leaves comprising ½d (2), 1d (21), 3d (22), 5d (11), 6d (14), 7d (1), 10d (1), 1/- (27), 2/- (3), 2/6d (10), 5/- (6), 10/- (3), various perforations, roulettes, sighted with company names (8), perfin 'K', etc., 5/- and 10/-, few mint values, etc.
Lot 337		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $145 Sixth Series: 1927-66 Wmk QR, rouletted or perforated 1d, 3d, 5d, 6d, 10d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/6d and 10/- in marginal blocks of four (QR between 76-86) with 'CAIRNS' in red, odd stain (36). Elsmore on-line AU$232 x 4 (for mint)
Lot 338		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 Sixth Series: 1940 Essays on thick unwatermarked Imperforate paper for 1/- Blue, 2/6d Red and 5/- Apple-Green, inscribed 'LAY-BY TO TRAVEL/THROUGH BEAUTIFUL QUEENSLAND'. [See p.16 of QRPS by Elsmore]
Lot 339		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 Sixth Series: 1946 Second issue Proof pair inscribed 'Q.G.R.' undenominated on gummed paper (creased between), left unit with crayon stroke; and 6d Proof in Green with blank base and underprint tint in grey on thin wove paper
Lot 340		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $105 Sixth Series: 1963 Third issue, sans-serif Letters, Imperforate Plate Proofs with grid lines on both sides, 1/-, 2/- 2/6d and 10/- values, (QR 96-99), printed on both sides with 2/6d misplaced, 10/- crayon strokes (4)
Lot 341		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $260 Sixth Series: 1963 Third issue Proof of 1/2d in Bright Violet, QR104, prepared for Golden Casket Office but never used
Lot 342		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $480 Shire Tramways: Cairns to Mulgrave 1897 small format 2d Red, 3d Brown, 6d Green and 1/- Violet; 1911 large format 1d Blue, 3d Yellow-Brown and 6d Deep Green, QR ST27-33, unused (7)
Lot 343		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 Shire Tramways: Cairns to Mulgrave 1897 small format 2d Red, 3d Brown, 6d Green and 1/- Violet; 1911 large format 1d Blue, 3d Yellow-Brown and 6d Deep Green, QR ST27-33, straight-line cancel in violet (7)
Lot 344		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $440 Balance of Railway stamps collection including 1872 1/- Southern & Western pen-stroke cancels and cleaned, 1896 1d optd \'CANCELLED\' inverted, 1927-66 Plate Proofs of ½d, 1d, 5d and 1/-, four tags with values affixed to total of 15/6d, 7/9d, 7/2d and 9/11d, 1966 9 values to $1, the latter in block of four, mixed condition