Great Britain and British Commonwealth New South Wales Official Stamps
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2620
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Cat No: O27
1882-85 Perf 10 'OS' overprint 4d red-brown Captain Cook SG O27 corner block of 4 with Current Number '4' (creasing) & block of 6 (2x3) with Wing-Margins at right, large-part o.g. with a few units being unmounted, Cat £420+.
(Qty 2 blocks)
1887-90 High Value Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Blue 10/- mauve & claret Perf 10 as SG O37b but with seriffed 'S' in 'O S', CTO with concentric ovals, large-part o.g., Cat £7500 for the issued stamp.
1888-90 Centennial 5/- Map with 'O S' Overprint in Red as SG O47 but the later Perf 12 reprint, CTO with 'GPO'-in-concentric-ovals which is much scarcer than the similar 'NSW' cancel. [An example sold at a Sydney auction in 2020 for $1500]
