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Type of 1885-86 1897, June Wmk. 55 Perf. 11 OFFICIAL STAMPS 1889
1904 Wmk. 56 Perf. 12x11 B1 SP1 1p (1sh) grn & 72.50 72.50 O23 A24 10sh rose & vio 5,750. 1,450.
Overprinted “SPECI-
brn
“POSTAGE” in Blue B2 SP2 2 1 /2p (2sh6p) rose, MEN” 125.00
108B A24 10sh brt rose & bl & gold 350.00 350.00 a. Perf. 10 7,500. 3,500.
vio 325.00 125.00 Nos. B1-B2 overprinted
c. Perf. 11 525.00 200.00 “SPECIMEN” 275.00 Regular Issues
d. Perf. 14 400.00 135.00
e. 10sh aniline crimson & vi- Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Overprinted in Black or
olet, perf 12 650.00 200.00 The difference between the postal and face Red
f. As “e,” perf 12x11 475.00 130.00 values of these stamps was donated to a fund
g. 10sh claret & violet, for a home for consumptives. Overprinted
chalky paper, perf
12x11 475.00 175.00
The watermark (NSW) of No. 108B is Perf. 10, 11, 12, 13 and Compound
20x7mm, with rounded angles in “N” and “W.”
On No. 75, the watermark is 21x7mm, with REGISTRATION STAMPS 1879-80 Wmk. 54
sharp angles in the “N” and “W.” O1 A17 1p red 30.00 5.75 1888-89 Wmk. 55
a. Perf. 10 350.00 65.00 O24 A25 1p violet 6.25 2.00
b. Perf. 10x13 72.50 9.50 a. Overprinted “O” only
5.25
HALF PENNY: O2 A18 2p blue 47.50 525.00 O25 A26 2p blue 9.50 1.40
a.
Perf. 11x12
Die II — Wide “H” in “HALF.” b. Perf. 10 525.00 77.50 O26 A27 4p red brown 25.00 9.50
O3 A15 3p green (R) 1,100. 550.00 O27 A28 6p carmine 18.00 12.00
Perf. 11, 11x12 /2, 12x11 /2 and O4 A15 3p green 350.00 60.00 O28 A29 8p red lilac 47.50 32.50
1
1
60.00
Perf 12
a.
Compound a. Watermarked “6” 925.00 O29 A30 1sh vio brown 45.00 40.00
9.50
1905-06 Wmk. 12 b. c. Double overprint 350.00 925.00 a. Double overprint
3p yel grn, perf 10
60.00
109 A37 1 /2p blue grn, II 6.00 1.10 d. 3p yel grn, perf 12 425.00 175.00 b. 1sh purple brown, perf
a. 1 /2p blue green, I 6.25 1.10 Queen Victoria — R1 O5 A19 4p red brown 400.00 21.00 12 45.00 9.50
b. Booklet pane of 12 a. Perf. 10x13 450.00 190.00 c. 1sh maroon, perf
11x12 (’90)
110 A38 1p car rose, II 4.75 .50 O6 A11 5p dark green 42.50 27.50 d. 1sh maroon, perf 12 45.00 9.50
9.50
45.00
a. Booklet pane of 6 Unwmk. O7 A21 6p lilac 600.00 20.00
b. Booklet pane of 12 a. Perf. 10 800.00 75.00 Nos. O24-O29 (6) 151.25 66.90
111 A39 2p deep ultra 4.75 .50 1856, Jan. 1 Engr. Imperf. b. Perf. 13x10 450.00 90.00 Wmk. 53
112 A40 2 1 /2p dk blue, II 9.00 5.25 F1 R1 (6p) orange & blue 1,700. 250.00 O8 A13 8p yellow (R) 1,750. 500.00 O30 A31 5sh violet (R) 2,000. 800.00
113 A27 4p org brown 21.00 8.75 F2 R1 (6p) red & blue 1,800. 210.00 O9 A13 8p yellow 52.50
a. 4p red brown 27.50 7.00 a. Frame printed on back 13,500. 5,750. a. Perf. 10 625.00 175.00 O31 A32 20sh ultra 17,500. 1,150.
114 A28 6p orange 29.00 6.00 O10 A23 1sh black (R) 600.00 17.50
a. 6p yellow 35.00 6.00 a. Perf. 10 35.00 1890 Wmk. 57
b. Perf. 11 525.00 1860 Perf. 12, 13 b. Perf. 10x13 77.50
115 A29 8p magenta 52.50 11.00 F3 R1 (6p) orange & blue 950.00 75.00 c. Perf. 13x10 29.00 O32 A31 5sh violet 400.00 150.00
250.00
5sh, dull lilac, perf. 12
a.
1,100.
117 A20 10p violet 32.50 10.00 F4 R1 (6p) red & blue 950.00 80.00 b. 5sh lilac, perf 10 675.00 200.00
118 A30 1sh vio brown 57.50 5.75 Nos. F1 to F4 exist also on paper with 1880 Wmk. 53
119 A41 2sh6p blue green 77.50 40.00 papermaker’s watermark in sheet. O11 A16 5sh lilac, perf. Wmk. 58
Wmk. 199 11 400.00 135.00 O33 A32 20sh ultra 18,000. 1,750.
O32b, O33 ovpted.
2,400.
Perf. 12x11 or 11x12 1863 Wmk. 49 a. b. Double overprint 4,500. 225.00 “SPECIMEN” 325.00
Perf. 10
1,000.
120 A32 20sh ultra 225.00 87.50 F5 R1 (6p) red & blue 225.00 25.00 c. Perf. 12x10 900.00 225.00 Centenary of the founding of the Colony
a. Perf 12 300.00 97.50 a. (6p) red & Prussian blue 250.00 27.50 d. Perf. 13 1,250. 200.00
b. Perf 11 225.00 80.50 b. (6p) red & indigo 375.00 35.00 e. Perf. 10x12 (Nos. O24-O33).
Nos. 109-115,117-120 (11) 519.50 176.35 c. Double impression of frame 800.00
Fifty varieties. Two No. O14 overprint types: Type I, “O” 1891 Wmk. 55
1906-07 Wmk. 13 Nos. F1-F2 were reprinted on thin white and “S” 7mm apart. Type II, “O” and “S” O34 A17(a) 1 /2p on 1p
121 A37 1 /2p green, I 8.75 3.25 wove unwatermarked paper and on thick yel- 5.5mm apart. gray &
122 A38 1p rose, II 17.00 2.25 lowish wove unwatermarked paper; the former 1881 Wmk. 55 black 125.00 125.00
123 A39 2p ultra 17.00 2.25 are usually overprinted “SPECIMEN.” a. Double overprint
6.00
124 A40 2 1 /2p blue, II 110.00 200.00 No. F4 was reprinted on thin white wove O12 A17 1p red 35.00 200.00 O35 A33 2 1 /2p ultra 24.00 14.00
Perf. 10x13
a.
125 A27 4p org brown 29.00 25.00 unwatermarked paper; perf. 10 and over- O13 A18 2p blue 21.00 2.40 O36 A21(b) 7 1 /2p on 6p brn
126 A28 6p orange 67.50 37.50 printed “REPRINT” in black. a. Perf. 10x13 400.00 200.00 & black 72.50 85.00
127 A29 8p red violet 42.50 37.50 O14 A15 3p green 17.50 8.50 O37 A23(b) 12 1 /2p on 1sh
128 A42 9p org brn & ul- a. Double overprint 1,200. red &
tra, perf. b. Perf. 12 325.00 200.00 black 125.00 140.00
12x12 1 /2 POSTAGE DUE STAMPS c. d. Perf. 11 25.00 15.00
Type II ovpt
(’06) 22.50 4.50
a. Perf. 11 175.00 140.00 e. As “b,” type II ovpt 350.00 250.00 1892
1
b. 9p org brn & ultra, perf. f. Wmk sideways 25.00 8.00 O38 A37 /2p gray, perf 11x12 12.50 24.00
12x12 1 /2 27.50 4.00 O15 A19 4p red brown 35.00 7.50 a. Perf 10 16.00 27.50
129 A20 10p violet 62.50 87.50 a. b. Perf. 10x12 350.00 200.00 b. Perf 12 15.00 20.00
Perf. 12
350.00
350.00
130 A30 1sh vio brown 92.50 18.00 c. Perf 12x11 1 /2 27.50 22.50
a. Perf. 11 O16 A11 5p dark green 32.50 35.00 Overprinted “SPECIMEN” 45.00
131 A41 2sh6p blue green 125.00 105.00 a. b. Perf. 12 250.00
Perf. 12x10
Nos. 121-131 (11) 594.25 522.75 c. Perf. 12x11 (’85) 65.00 16.00 1894 Wmk. 54
Portions of some of the sheets on which the O17 A21 6p lilac 50.00 11.50 O39 A22 9p on 10p red
above are printed show the watermark “COM- a. b. Perf. 12 105.00 brn 1,100. 1,100.
Perf. 11x12
MONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.” Stamps may D1 c. Perf. 12x11 (’85) 100.00 27.50 Overprinted “SPECI- 85.00
MEN”
also be found from portions of the sheet with- O18 A13 8p yellow 57.50 25.00
out watermark. a. Double overprint Wmk. 52
Perf. 10, 11, 11 /2, 12 and Compound b. c. Perf. 12 350.00 525.00 O40 A20 10p lilac, perf.
1
Perf. 11 (’85)
52.50
32.50
1891-92 Typo. Wmk. 55 d. Perf. 10x12 or 12x10 (’85) 52.50 25.00 13 325.00 175.00
J1 D1 1 /2p grn, perf 10 10.00 10.00 e. Triple overprint a. b. Perf. 11x10 or 10x11 475.00 450.00
400.00
Perf 10
SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS J2 a. D1 Chalky paper 21.00 3.75 O19 A23 1sh black (R) 72.50 21.00 c. Double overprint, one
525.00
a.
1p green
Double overprint
albino
a. Perf 12 45.00 9.00 b. Perf. 10x13 140.00 Overprinted “SPECI-
b. Chalky paper 19.00 6.25 c. Perf. 11x12, comb. 57.50 21.00 MEN” 75.00
J3 D1 2p green 29.00 5.75 Nos. O12-O19 (8) 321.00 116.90
a. Perf 12x10 47.50 7.00 The official stamps became obsolete on
b. Chalky paper 22.50 9.25 Beware of other red overprints on water- Dec. 31, 1894. In Aug., 1895, sets of 32 vari-
J4 D1 3p green 47.50 21.00 mark 55 stamps. eties of “O.S.” stamps, together with some
b. Chalky paper 55.00 37.50 No. O14 exists with two overprint types: “O” envelopes and postal cards, were placed on
J5 D1 4p green 42.50 11.50 and “S” 7mm and 5.5mm apart. For detailed sale at the Sydney post office at £2 per set.
a. Chalky paper 45.00 20.00 listings, see the Scott Classic Specialized
These sets contained most of the varieties
J6 D1 6p grn, perf 10 27.50 17.50 catalogue. listed above and a few which are not known in
J7 D1 8p grn, perf 10 160.00 42.50 the original issues. An obliteration consisting
J8 D1 5sh grn, perf 10 325.00 105.00
a. Perf 11 575.00 175.00 1881 Wmk. 56 of the letters G.P.O. or N.S.W. in three con-
b. Perf 11x12 300.00 O20 A17 1p red 105.00 17.50 centric ovals was lightly applied to the center
Perf. 12x10 of each block of four stamps.
It is understood that the earlier stamps and
10sh green
SP1 J9 a. D1 Perf. 10 600.00 80.00 1887-90 many of the overprints were reprinted to make
750.00
up these sets.
J10 D1 20sh green 700.00 O21 A24 10sh on #75 3,200.
a. Perf. 10 1,000. 125.00 O22 A24 £1 on #75A 19,500. 9,250.
b. Perf. 12 1,350.
Nos. J1-J10 (10) 1,963. 217.00
Used values for Nos. J8-J10 are for c-t-o
stamps.
Nos. J1-J5 exist on both ordinary and chalky
paper.
Used values for Nos. J8-J10 are for c-t-o No. 75 Overprinted
stamps.
Allegory of
Charity
SP2