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AUSTRALIAN STATES — New South Wales 1
AUSTRALIAN STATES 2i A2 1p vermilion 9,000. 750.00
Bluish Wove Paper
NEW SOUTH WALES c. A3 1p carmine red, bluish 9,000. 850.00
wove
j. Hill unshaded 13,500. 850.00
k. No clouds 13,500. 850.00
'n#u sa&uth 'w¯a(ə)lz l. No trees 13,500. 850.00
2m A2 1p brownish lake 9,000. 750.00
2n A2 1p crimson lake 9,000. 750.00
LOCATION — Southeast coast of Aus- Wmk. 57 — 2o A2 1p gooseberry red 11,000. 750.00 Plate III Plate IV
tralia in the South Pacific Ocean 5/- NSW in Laid Paper A5 A6
GOVT. — British Crown Colony Diamond b. A2 1p carmine red, yellowish 14,500. 800.00
laid
AREA — 309,432 sq. mi. p. Hill unshaded 1,350. Plate III (Second re-engraving of Plate I):
1,350.
q.
No clouds
POP. — 1,500,000 (estimated, 1900) r. No trees 1,350. The bale is not dated and, with the exception
of Nos. 7, 10 and 12, it is single-lined. There
e.
CAPITAL — Sydney 2s A2 1p carmine red, bluish laid 15,500. 675.00 are no dots in the stars.
1p vermilion, bluish
Plate IV (Third re-engraving of Plate I): The
In 1901 New South Wales united with Printed in panes of 25 (5x5). Twenty-five bale is double-lined and there is a circle in the
five other British colonies to form the varieties. center of each star.
Commonwealth of Australia. Stamps of Stamps from early impressions of the plate
Australia are now used. sell at considerably higher prices. 1850-51 Wove Paper
No. 1 was reproduced by the collotype pro-
12 Pence = 1 Shilling Wmk. 58 — cess in a souvenir sheet distributed at the 6 a. A5 2p bl, grayish wove 8,500. 300.00
650.00
Fan with 6 segments
London International Stamp Exhibition 1950.
20 Shillings = 1 Pound 20/- NSW in The paper is white. b. c. Double-lined bale 425.00
475.00
No whip
Circle 6d A5 2p ultramarine 9,500. 300.00
Watermarks 7 A6 2p blue, bluish wove
(’51) 8,000. 250.00
b. 2p blue, grayish wove 8,000. 275.00
c. Fan with 6 segments (Pos.
2/8) 425.00
d. No clouds (Pos. 2/10) 425.00
e. Hill not shaded (Pos. 1/12) 450.00
f. No waves (Pos. 1/9, 2/5) 325.00
7g A6 2p 2p ultramarine 9,000. 300.00
7h A6 2p 2p prussian blue 9,000. 250.00
Laid Paper
Plate I — A3 Plate II — A4 7a A6 2p 2p ultra, white laid 10,000. 275.00
9,000.
7i
A6
2p prussian blue
375.00
Wmk. 70 — V and j. Fan with 6 segments (Pos. 450.00
2/8)
Wmk. 12 — Wmk. 13 — Crown Plate I: Vertically lined background. k. No clouds (Pos. 2/10) 450.00
Plate I re-touched: Lines above and below
Crown and Large Crown “POSTAGE” and “TWO PENCE” deepened. m. l. Hill not shaded (Pos. 1/12) 450.00
400.00
No waves (Pos. 1/9, 2/5)
Single-lined A and Double- Outlines of circular band around picture also n. “PENOE” (Pos. 1/10, 2/12) 475.00
lined A deepened. Twenty-four varieties.
Plate II (First re-engraving of Plate I): Hori-
zontally lined background; the bale on the left
side is dated and there is a dot in the star in
each corner.
Plate II retouched: Dots and dashes added
in lower spandrels.
Wmk. 199 — Plate I
Crown and A 1850, Jan. 1 Early Impressions
in Circle a. Early impression 18,000. 625.00
b. Double line on bale Plate V — A7
Wmk. 49 — Wmk. 50 — 3c A3 (Pos. 2/7) 1,250.
2p deep blue, yelsh
Double-lined Single-lined Values for unused stamps are for wove 18,000. 725.00
Numerals Numeral examples with original gum as defined Intermediate Impressions
Corresponding in the catalogue introduction except for 3d A3 2p gray blue, yelsh
wove
with the Value Nos. 1-20 which are rarely found with 3e A3 2p deep blue, yelsh 9,500. 450.00
gum and are valued without gum. Very wove 10,000. 500.00
fine examples of Nos. 35-100, F3-F5,
J1-J10 and O1-O40 will have perfora- Late (worn plate) Impressions A8
tions touching the framelines or design 3 A3 2p blue, yelsh
wove
on one or more sides due to the narrow 3f A3 2p deep blue, yelsh 6,750. 225.00 Plate V (Fourth re-engraving of Plate I):
spacing of the stamps on the plates and wove 7,250. 250.00 There is a pearl in the fan-shaped ornament
imperfect perforation methods. Stamps Printed in panes of 24 (12x2). Twenty-four below the central design.
with perfs clear of the design on all four varieties. 1850-51 Wove Paper
sides are scarce and will command 8 A7 2p blue, grayish
higher prices. Plate I, Retouched wove (’51) 8,000. 300.00
Wmk. 51 — Wmk. 52 — 4 A3 2p blue, yelsh 9,500. 400.00 b. Fan with 6 segments (Pos.
wove
2/8)
Single-lined Single-lined 4a A3 2p gray blue, yelsh c. Pick and shovel omitted 500.00
Numeral Numeral wove 9,000. 500.00 (Pos. 2/5) 525.00
Twelve varieties. 8d A7 2p ultramarine 8,000. 300.00
Plate II Laid Paper
a. 2p ultra, yellowish laid 9,500. 425.00
1850, Apr. Early Impressions e. Fan with 6 segments (Pos. 600.00
2/8)
h. Early impression 12,500. 375.00 f. Pick and shovel omitted
j. “CREVIT” omitted (Pos. (Pos. 2/5) 575.00
2/1)
Seal of the k. Pick & shovel omitted 1,000. Yellowish Wove Paper
Colony — A1 (Pos. 1/10) 625.00 a. 3p green, yellowish wove 9,500. 375.00
l. No whip (Pos. 1/4, 1/8, 9h A8 3p emerald green 10,000. 375.00
Wmk. 53 — A1 has no clouds. A2 has clouds added to 5m A3 2/8) 525.00 e. f. No whip 600.00
2p bright blue, blu-
“SIGIIIUM” for “SIGILLUM”
5/- the design, except in pos. 15. 5n A3 2p indigo blue, 12,500. 375.00 9g A8 (Pos. 5/3) 22,500. 725.00
ish wove
3p myrtle green
1,600.
yelsh wove
1850 Unwmk. Engr. Imperf. 5o A3 2p lilac blue, yelsh 12,500. 400.00 Bluish Wove Paper
Yellowish Wove Paper wove 2,000.
1 A1 1p red, yelsh Late (worn plate) Impressions 9 A8 3p green, bluish 9,500. 325.00
wove
wove 11,000. 725.00 9d A8 3p emerald green 10,000. 325.00
a. 1p brownish red 12,000. 725.00 5 A4 2p blue, yelsh i. No whip (Pos. 4/3, 4/4) 500.00
c. 1p carmine 12,000. 725.00 wove 7,250. 180.00 j. “SIGIIIUM” for “SIGILLUM”
d. 1p crimson lake 12,000. 725.00 a. b. 2p blue, bluish wove 7,250. 180.00 (Pos. 5/3) 650.00
2p 2p blue, grayish
Bluish Wove Paper wove 7,250. 180.00 Laid Paper
b. 1p red, bluish wove 11,000. 725.00 5p A4 2p prussian blue, b. 3p green, yellowish laid 12,500. 925.00
bluish wove
1e A1 1p lake 12,000. 725.00 c. “CREVIT” omitted 7,250. 225.00 k. No whip (Pos. 4/3, 4/4) 1,100.
675.00
Wmk. 54 — Wmk. 55 — d. e. Pick and shovel omitted 10,000. 450.00 l. “SIGIIIUM” for “SIGILLUM” 1,250.
(Pos. 5/3)
325.00
No whip
Small Crown Large Crown c. 3p green, bluish laid 12,500. 925.00
and NSW and NSW Plate II, Retouched 9m A8 3p bright green, yel- 15,000. 1,000.
lowish laid
5F A4 2p blue, bluish
wove 9,500. 300.00 Twenty-four varieties of No. 8, twenty-five of
g. No whip 475.00 No. 9.
i. “CREVIT” omitted 650.00
Seal of the 5q A4 2p prussian blue, 9,500. 400.00
bluish wove
Colony — A2
Eleven varieties.
Re-engraved, with Clouds
Wmk. 56 1850, Aug. Yellowish Wove Paper
— NSW 2 A2 1p red, yelsh wove 9,000. 600.00
f. Hill unshaded 13,500. 925.00
g. No clouds 13,500. 925.00
h. No trees 13,500. 925.00 Queen Victoria — A9