Queensland 4d. specimen handstamps

Kenneth Scudder in his book "Queensland Postage Stamps 1879 to 1912", lists a number of specimen handstamps found on this issue. They are:

• Type 1. Capitals sans-serif, 21 mm x 2.5 mm. Known in black and violet, diagonally up from left to right 
• Type 2. Roman capitals, 23.5 mm x 3.25 mm. Known in black, diagonally down from left to right and diagonally up from left to right. It was introduced in mid to late 1880 
• Type 3. Capitals sans-serif, 15 mm x 2 mm. Known from one example in red. It is thought to have been introduced around 1880

Scudder notes that the supply of new inks only arrived from England in November 1880 and so these examples would have been handstamped after this date

It would appear that these were produced on at least 5 different occasions. By far the rarest is type 3, with only one example seen. Type 2 is more common with the handstamp diagonally down and rarer diagonally up. Type 1 is most common in violet, less common in black

Type 1

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Die 2. Orange yellow. Seen at Burstamp.com. Ex Manning

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in a private collection

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in a private collection

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Strip of 4. Orange yellow. Seen in Corinphila auctions 2018

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From my collection

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Gummed. Watermark type 1. From the collection of Carl Burnett

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. No gum. Watermark type 2. From the collection of Dave Elsmore

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in a private collection

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen at Status Stamps auction 2015

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in a private collection

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 97 lot no 1021 and then Philas auction no 125 in November 2016

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Philas auction no 125

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From my collection

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen at Phoenix auction no 4

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Phoenix auctions

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Phoenix auctions

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Philas auction no 125

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Gum

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen at Tasmanian Stamp auctions

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From my collection

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From my collection

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen at Spink auction no 16030 lot no 1154

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen at Abacus auction no 229 lot no 405

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in violet diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen at Corinphila auctions 2018

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Philas auction no 125

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in black, diagonal upwards from left to right. Die 2. Orange yellow. Seen at Burstamp.com. Ex Manning

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in black, diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. No gum. Watermark type 2. From the collection of Dave Elsmore

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in black, diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Gummed. Watermark type 2. From the collection of Carl Burnett

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in black, diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Gummed. Watermark type 2. From my collection

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Corinphila auctions 2018

Scudder type 1 Sans serif capitals 21 x 2.5 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Abacus auction no 229 lot no 405

Type 2

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Die 2. Seen at Burstamp.com. Ex Manning

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Dull orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From my collection

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From my collection

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Seen at Status Stamps auctions

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Die 2. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Brown yellow. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Corinphila auctions

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Corinphila auctions 

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal upwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Abacus auction no 229 lot no 405

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal downwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From my collection

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal downwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From the collection of Carl Burnett

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal downwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From the collection of Dave Elsmore

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal downwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From the collection of Dave Elsmore

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal downwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. No gum. From the collection of Carl Burnett

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal downwards from left to right. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gummed paper. From my collection

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal downwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen in Spink auctions no 16030 lot no 1154

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal downwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen on Ebay

Scudder type 2, Roman numeral capitals 23.5 x 3.25 mm in black diagonal downwards from left to right. Orange yellow. Seen on Ebay

Type 3

Scudder type 3, capitals sans serif 15 x 2 mm in red horizontally. Orange yellow. 2nd wmk. Gum. From the collection of Dave Elsmore

The examples from Dave Elsmore and Carl Burnett are from the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group