Australia-Queensland-2 Varieties of the 1898-99 2 Pence Halfpenny Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Below are two varieties of the 1897 issue of the 2 Penny Halfpenny stamp. Originally issued in rose in October of 1898 the stamp was re-issued in 1899 in purple or puple-brown on blue paper. (See 1 Shilling value of this issue posted on the blog).