Great Britain and British Commonwealth WESTERN AUSTRALIA Specimen Stamps
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 707
Symbol: *V
1885-93 Issues for UPU Distribution comprising 1888 New Colours set & 1890 1/- olive, CTO with Thick Bars New Colours 4d plus 1885-93 2d & 5d, CTO with Concentric-Rings 1885-93 5d, large-part o.g.
(8)
1885-93 Issues for UPU Distribution comprising Crown/CC 1/-, 1871-73 3d, Crown/CA 6d, 1885-93 ½d to 1/- (ex the 1d & 6d that were not included) and New Colours 1d to 4d, mostly with large-part o.g., Cat £1350.
1885-93 Issues for UPU Distribution comprising Crown/CC 1/-, 1871-73 3d, Crown/CA 6d, 1885-93 ½d to 1/- (ex the 1d & 6d that were not included) and New Colours 1d to 4d, plus another Crown/CA 6d, a second set of the 1888 New Colours (the 1d with the handstamp in violet) & another 1d with sans-serif Overprint, mostly with large-part o.g., Cat £1800; also a 3d imperf plate proof single with 'CANCELLED' h/s. Ex Trevor Hiscock.
(18)
1885-93 Issues for UPU Distribution the 12 stamps with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint or Handstamp plus 2d yellow & 2½d blue both with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp applied by the receiving authority, 'Half-penny' on 3d plus two with the Overprint in Red & in Green, and Australian Postage Dues Monocolours from various issues all CTO with Concentric-Circles of cds of Perth, all affixed to page from a French Colonial archive.
(27)
REPRINTS: Reprinted die proofs of the Penny Black from the original progressive die with Blank Swan & Corner Ornaments in black & in bright red-violet.
