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Auction: 13011 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 2291

Queensland
A mint collection housed in two "F.G. de luxe albums with strength in the later issues, all neatly written-up, including 1860-61 wmk Small Star, clean-cut perf 14-16 3d. (regummed), clean-cut perf 14 at Somerset House 2d. (regummed) and rough perf 14-16 1d. marginal, 1862-67 no watermark perf 13 1d. (4), 2d. (3), 3d., 6d. (2) and 1/-, perf 12½x13 1d., 3d. and 1/- (2), 1864-65 wmk Small Star perf 13 1d., 2d., 6d. (2), "registered" (2) and perf 12½x13 1d., 1866 wmk script capitals perf 13 1d. pair and 2d., 1866 litho 4d. (8 including a block of four handstamped "specimen") and 5/-, 1868-74 wmk Small Truncated Star perf 13 1d., 2d. (4), 3d. (4), 6d. (30 and 1/- (2), 1868-78 perf 13 1d. (3), 2d. (3), 3d. and 6d. (3), and perf 12 1d. (5), 2d. (2), 3d. strip of three, 6d. (4) and 1/- (2), 1879 no wmk perf 12 6d. and 1/-, 1880 litho 2/- (2), 2/6d. (5 including a strip of three, 5/- (2) and 10/-, 1879-81 Wmk Type 6 1d. (4), 2d., 4d., 6d. (2) and 1/- (2), 1880 (Feb.) ½d. on 1d. Dies I and II, 1882-85 thin paper 2/- to £1, thick paper 2/- to £1 and thin paper wmk Type 6 2/6d. and 5/-, 1887-89 perf 12 2/- (2), 1890-94 ½d. yto 2/- with some shades and additional values in blocks of four plus 4d. blocks of four (2) and a pair showing "penge" for "pence", 1895 unwatermarked paper with burelé band 1d. top left corner pair with vertical perfs at left double and showing "pe" of "penny" omitted, 1897-1908 ½d. to 2/- with some shades and values in blocks of four, 1899 1d. zigzag roulettes complete in s ingles and blocks of four, 1900 Charity, 1905-06 litho perf 12½, 13 £1, 1907-11 ½d. to 2/- and 1907-11 2/6d. (4 including a pair), 5/- (3 including a pair), 10/- (3 including a pair) and £1. An exceptional lot and a great opportunity to acquire as a basis upon which to build. Photo for selection

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£7,000