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6 AUSTRALIAN STATES — Queensland
Perf. 12 Type II — First redrawing. The top of the
100 A4 1sh pale violet 42.50 25.00 crown, the chignon and the point of the bust
touch the frame. The forehead is completely
Nos. 98-100 (3) 54.25 26.50 shaded.
Type III — Second redrawing. The top of
crown does not touch the frame, though the
chignon and the point of the bust do. The fore-
A3 head and the bridge of the nose are not
shaded.
1879-81 Typo. Wmk. 68 Perf. 12 A5 1897-1900 Perf. 12 /2, 13
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57 A3 1p rose red 62.50 10.00 112 A14 1 /2p deep green 5.50 8.50
a. 1p red orange 87.50 11.00 Wmk. 68 Twice Sideways a. Perf. 12 175.00
b. 1p brown orange 115.00 10.00 113 A15 1p red 3.00 .60
c. “QOEENSLAND” 675.00 125.00 1882-85 Engr. Perf. 12 a. Perf. 12 8.50 4.00
d. Imperf. A9 A10 114 A16 2p gray blue (I) 8.00 7.50
e. Vert. pair, imperf. horiz. 1,100. Thin Paper a. Perf. 12 1,100. 7.50
f. As “a” “QOGENSLAND” 275.00 47.50 74 A5 2sh ultra 275.00 70.00
g. As “b” “QOGENSLAND” 550.00 65.00 75 A5 2sh6p vermilion 160.00 32.50 Moir´e on Back 115 A17 2 1 /2p rose 18.00 30.00
58 A3 2p gray blue 90.00 5.00 76 A5 5sh car rose (’85) 125.00 35.00 1895 Unwmk. Perf. 12 /2, 13 116 A17 2 1 /2p violet, blue 10.00 3.50
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a. 2p deep ultra 95.00 5.00 117 A15 3p brown 8.50 3.25
b. Imperf. 77 A5 10sh brown 275.00 60.00 101 A9 1 /2p green 11.00 7.00 118 A15 4p bright yellow 12.50 3.50
c. “PENGE” 400.00 60.00 78 A5 £1 dk grn (’83) 650.00 175.00 a. Without moire 80.00 119 A18 5p violet brown 9.00 3.25
d. “TW” joined 87.50 1.75 Nos. 74-78 (5) 1,485. 372.50 b. 1 /2p deep green 10.50 6.00 120 A15 6p yellow green 8.00 3.75
e. Vert. pair, imperf. horiz. 1,750. 102 A6 1p orange 3.00 2.75
59 A3 4p orange yellow 375.00 60.00 The 2sh, 5sh and £1 exist imperf. a. “PE” missing 325.00 350.00 121 A19 1sh lilac 15.00 4.00
a.
4.00
1sh light violet
15.00
a. Imperf. There are two varieties of the watermark on b. 1p reddish vermilion 2.75 2.75
b. Horiz. pair, imperf. vert. 12,750. Nos. 74-78, as in the 1879-81 issue. 122 A19 2sh turq blue 35.00 50.00
60 A3 6p yellow green 200.00 8.00 Stamps with revenue cancels sell for $3.25- Wmk. 68 Nos. 112-122 (11) 132.50 117.85
a. Imperf. 6.50. 103 A9 1 /2p green 3.50 2.00 See Nos. 130-140.
b. Horiz. pair, imperf. vert. a. 1 /2p deep green 3.50 2.00
c. 6p deep green 190.00 8.00 b. Printed on both sides 300.00
61 A3 1sh pale violet 1886 Wmk. 69 Perf. 12 c. Double impression
(’81) 175.00 15.00 104 A10 1p orange 4.00 .50 1898 Serrated Roulette 13
a. 1sh deep violet 190.00 14.00 Thick Paper a. 1p pale red 8.00 .75 123 A15 1p scarlet 19.00 8.00
7.00
Nos. 57-61 (5) 902.50 98.00 79 A5 2sh ultra 300.00 67.50 105 A10 2p gray blue 37.50 .50 a. b. Serrated and perf. 13 10.00 14.00
18.00
Serrated in black
The stamps of type A3 were electrotyped 80 A5 2sh6p vermilion 60.00 30.00 Wmk. 69 c. Serrated without color and in
from plates made up of groups of four types, 81 A5 5sh car rose 55.00 50.00 Thick Paper black 20.00 27.50
80.00 100.00
differing in minor details. Two dies were used 82 A5 10sh dark brown 140.00 55.00 d. e. Same as “b,” and perf. 13 100.00 110.00
Same as “c,” and perf. 13
for the 1p and 2p, giving eight varieties for 83 A5 £1 dark green 350.00 90.00 106 A9 Perf 13 3.00 6.00
1 /2p green, perf 12 1 /2
6.00
a.
3.00
each of those values. Nos. 79-83 (5) 905.00 292.50 b. Perf 12 45.00
Nos. 59-60 exist imperf. vertically. High value stamps with cancellations c. 1p deep green, perf 12 45.00
For surcharge see No. 65. removed are offered as unused.
Stamps with revenue cancels sell for $3.25- 1895-96 Unwmk. Thin Paper
Moir´e on Back 6.50. Crown and Q Faintly Impressed
See Nos. 126-127, 141-144.
1878-79 Unwmk. 107 A9 1 /2p green 2.50 6.00
62 A3 1p brown org (’79) 800.00 125.00 108 A10 1p orange 3.50 2.25
a. “QOEENSLAND” 2,000. 108A A6 2p gray blue 13.00 175.00 Victoria — A20
63 A3 2p deep ultra (’79) 800.00 62.50
a. “PENGE” 4,750. 800.00
64 A1 1sh red violet 250.00 115.00 1899 Typo. Perf. 12, 12 /2, 13
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Nos. 62-64 (3) 1,850. 302.50 124 A20 /2p blue green 3.50 2.75
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a. 1 /2p green, perf 12 120.00 65.00
b. 1 /2p pale green 9.50 4.25
A6 Unwatermarked stamps are proofs.
No. 57b Surcharged Redrawn
Vertically in Black
1887-89 Typo. Wmk. 68 Perf. 12 A11 A12
84 A6 1p orange 17.50 1.00
85 A6 2p gray blue 17.50 1.00
a. 2p deep ultra 17.50 1.00
b. Half used as 1c on cover
1880 Wmk. 68 86 A6 2sh red brown (’89) 90.00 75.00
65 A3 /2p on 1p brn org 450.00 250.00 a. 2sh pale brown 75.00 65.00
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a. “QOEENSLAND” 2,000. 1,400. Perf. 9 /2x12 “Australia” — A21
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On No. 65, the surcharge reads from bottom 88 A6 2p deep ultra 450.00 90.00
to top. Stamps with surcharges reading down- Nos. 84-88 (4) 575.00 167.00 A13 NINE PENCE:
ward are fakes. The 1p has no period after the value. Type I — “QUEENSLAND” 18x1 1 /2mm.
In the redrawn stamps the shading lines on 1895-96 Wmk. 68 Type II — “QUEENSLAND” 17 1 /2x1 1 /4mm.
the neck are not completed at the left, leaving 109 A11 1p red 8.00 .75 1903 Wmk. 70 Perf. 12 /2
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an irregular white line along that side. 110 A12 2 1 /2p rose 25.00 6.00 125 A21 9p org brn & ultra, II 55.00 8.00
Variety “LA” joined exists on Nos. 84-86, 88, a. 2 1 /2p carmine 25.00 6.00 a. Type I 42.50 8.00
90, 91, 93, 97, 98, 102. 111 A13 5p violet brown 30.00 6.00
On No. 88 beware of faked perfs. 111A A11 6p yellow green 22,500. See No. 128.
Only a few used examples of No. 111A are
known, and readable cancels are from 1902. It Type of 1882
is suggested that this otherwise unissued 1
A4 design was accidentally included in the plate 1903-06 Wmk. 68 Perf. 12, 12 /2-13
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of No. 120. Typographed, Perf. 12 /2-13 Irreg.
1882-83 Typo. Perf. 12 (’03)
66 A4 1p pale red 12.00 1.10 125B A5 5sh rose 200.00 92.50
a. 1p rose 12.00 1.10 125C A5 £1 dark green 2,250. 750.00
b. Imperf. pair
c. 1p deep vermilion 12.00 1.15 Lithographed, Perf. 12 (’05-’06)
67 A4 2p gray blue 25.00 1.10 A7 A8 126 A5 5sh rose 165.00 110.00
a. 2p deep ultra 25.00 1.10 127 A5 £1 dark green 575.00 140.00
b. Horiz. pair, imperf between c. Perf. 12 1 /2-13 Irreg. 1,100. 180.00
68 A4 4p yellow (’83) 42.50 4.75 1890-92 Perf. 12 /2, 13
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a. “PENGE” 325.00 70.00 1 /2p green
b. Imperf., single 89 A7 14.00 2.00 1907 Typo. Wmk. 13 Perf. 12 /2
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69 A4 6p yellow green 30.00 3.25 a. b. 1 /2p pale green 18.50 2.00 128 A21 9p yel brn & ultra,
1 /2p deep blue green
2.00
8.00
70 A4 1sh violet (’83) 60.00 11.00 90 A6 1p orange red 8.75 .50 A14 A15 I 25.00 5.00
a. 1sh lilac 27.50 7.00 a. Imperf, pair 325.00 350.00 a. Type II 80.00 6.50
b. 1sh deep purple 25.00 7.00 b. Double impression 750.00 b. Perf. 11, type II 5,500. 825.00
c. 1sh pale mauve 20.00 7.00 91 A6 2p gray blue 9.50 .50
Nos. 66-70 (5) 169.50 21.20 a. 2p pale blue 11.50 1.00
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There are eight minor varieties of the 1p, 92 A8 2 1 /2p rose carmine 17.00 2.75 1907 Wmk. 68 Perf. 12 /2, 13
twelve of the 2p and four each of the other 93 A6 3p brown (’92) 9.50 4.25 129 A16 2p ultra, type II 11.00 6.00
values. On the 1p there is a period after 94 A4 4p orange 27.50 4.75 129A A18 5p dark brown 16.00 6.50
5p olive brown
b.
12.50 4.75
“PENNY.” On all values the lines of shading on a. b. “PENGE” for “PENCE” 150.00 30.00
30.00
5.50
4p orange yellow
the neck extend from side to side. c. As “b,” “PENGE” for “PENCE” 160.00 42.50
Compare design A4 with A6, A10, A11, A15, d. 4p yellow 17.50 4.75 1907-09 Wmk. 12
A16. e. As “d,” “PENGE” for “PENCE” 110.00 32.50 A16 A17 130 A20 1 /2p deep green 2.25 4.75
95 A4 6p green 11.50 2.50 131 A15 1p red 3.25 .30
96 A6 2sh red brown 45.00 57.50 a. Imperf., pair 425.00
1883 Perf. 9 /2x12 a. 2sh pale brown 55.00 62.50 132 A16 2p ultra, II 32.50 3.75
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71 A4 1p rose 200.00 77.50 Nos. 89-96 (8) 142.75 74.75 133 A16 2p ultra, III 4.00 .30
72 A4 2p gray blue 650.00 92.50 The 1 /2p and 3p exist imperf. 134 A15 3p pale brown 22.00 3.00
73 A4 1sh pale violet 350.00 95.00 135 A15 4p bright yellow 11.50 4.75
Nos. 71-73 (3) 1,200. 265.00 136 A15 4p gray black (’09) 25.00 6.75
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Beware of faked perfs. 1895 Wmk. 69 Perf. 12 /2, 13 137 A18 5p brown 35.00 19.00
a.
22.50
5p olive brown
20.00
See Nos. 94, 95, 100. Thick Paper 138 A15 6p yellow green 21.00 4.50
98 A6 1p orange 5.00 .75 A18 A19 139 A19 1sh violet 21.00 3.75
a. 1p reddish vermilion 5.00 .75 140 A19 2sh turquoise bl 55.00 37.50
99 A6 2p gray blue 6.75 .75
TWO PENCE:
Type I — Point of bust does not touch frame.