Need Help With Some Early Queensland

I have here a One Penny, Two Pence and Three Pence. They all have nice clear impressions. They all have these strange little sewing machine perfs as I like to call them. The 3d has a visible star watermark. The other two seem to be on rather thick paper and I can't easily see a watermark holding them up to the light. I do have a SG catalogue but it's just for the Commonwealth. Are these on the level? They seem very sharp and clear for this issue.

paddle_more,

They are genuine issues.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue refers to those perforations as 'rough' perforations.

Possible candidates:
3d, Small star watermark, rough perf 14-16, SG 16
1d and 2d, No watermark, thick toned paper, Rough perf 13, SG 22-24
or Rough perf 12.5 x 13, SG 30-31.

Hi paddle_more,

They appear unused but examination under UV light might reveal fiscal use.

As far as being genuine, they look OK to me. They're not postal stationery cutouts.

The watermark would help but they look like rough perforation types, and perhaps trimmed down in places. I don't know if the stamps from the sheet margins were imperf.

The Queensland chalons are one of the most interesting stamps of the Australian colonial period. Plenty of watermark, shade and perforation varieties!

Hopefully this info helps some

Glad I held off, I knew those perforations as "Pin Perf"

From Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire, 2007 Edition:

If someone could possibly edit the 'Queensland' in the title of this thread, that would be great.

On why the 'rough' perforations look like pin perforations, the following is from Basset Hull's Queensland book in the section entitled 'Report of the Queensland Reference List Committee of the Royal Philatelic Society, London'.

Absolutely fabulous!
Finally have a reason for "rough perfs" makes complete sense,
and is eloquently described.

Absolutely saved under my Oz "perforations" folder

Thanks guys, and thanks Basset Hull

A pleasure, Rod222.

Also in Basset Hull, perforation of multiple sheets at once and sticky gum in humid Queensland are also suggested as probable factors causing rough perforations.

Here are some further relevant excerpts:

Thanks for your input everyone.

I have been chasing a copy of Bassett Hull's Queensland book for decades. I have the Tasmanian and New South Wales books.

Do you have the Qld Basset Hull book in soft copy?


John

John, your hunt for a soft copy is over.

You should be able to access it on Dave Elsmore's site here:
https://ozrevenues.com/Articles/Hul...et-Hull.html

Wonderful information! It'll make me have another look at my meagre holdings.

Thank you FDS