1870-71 Type #8 Diagonal 'SPECIMEN' overprints on 1860-72 Large Diadems Perf 13 5d dark bluish green, 6d purple, 8d bright yellow, 1/- rose-carmine and on 5/- Coin; all except 1/-, with large-part gum. (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1870-71 Type #8 Diagonal 'SPECIMEN' overprint on 1860-72 Large Diadem Perf 13 8d bright yellow Watermark reversed (with comparator), plus another stamp with Broken 'P' of 'SPECIMEN' overprint; with or without gum. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1870-71 Type #8 Diagonal 'SPECIMEN' overprint on imperforate 8d dull yellow-orange (SG #98), complete margins, without gum, Cat £24,000 (as an unoverprinted stamp). Unrecorded by Hutson or Butler. Rare. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1876 1/- black P13 and 1882-97 1/- black P11x12 with red Type 5 'Specimen' overprints, 1882-97 3d, 4d & 6d P10 & 1888-89 2d Emu P12 with Type 6 overprints; also optd 'OS' 1d, 1/- P10 & 1d P11x12 with Type 5 (1/-) or Type 6 overprints; condition variable, with or without gum. (9) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1881 Stamp Duty 9d moss-green optd 'Specimen' in black, minor toning on reverse, without gum, Elsmore Online Cat $300 (pro rata). Rare. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1885-86 Fiscals Optd 'POSTAGE' with comprising 'POSTAGE' in Black 5/- lilac & green optd with Type 7 'SPECIMEN' overprint plus optd 'REPRINT' (3, onre with fault), £1 rose-lilac & claret with Type 8 'Specimen' overprint (2, one faults); 'POSTAGE' in Blue 10/- mauve & claret (3), two with Type 8 overprints and one with Type 10 overprint, plus £1 optd 'REPRINT' (3); condition somewhat variable, with or without gum. (12) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1888-92 SG #O49s Type #16 'Specimen' overprint on 5/- Map P10 optd 'OS' (Distorted lower limb of 'S' in 'OS' overprint), part gum. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Balance of A Specimen Collection with better items incl 20/- with Type 11 overprint (aged), 9d on 10d (6) various shades/perfs & overprint type; UPU distribution era incl 6d emerald (3), ½d on 1d (3), 7½d on 6d, 12½d on 12d (2), 2½d purple Jubilee (6); also few Officials incl 5d Large Diadem & 7½d on 6d both with overprints in blue; duplication throughout, variable condition, so inspection advised. (78) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Diagonal 'SPECIMEN' Overprints duplicated selection with Type 1 on Small Diadem 3d (6), DLR Numeral Wmk 1d, 2d (4), 4d (3) & 10d (4) plus 1d Stationery cut-outs (2, one inverted); Type 2 on Large Diadems Numeral Wmk 5d (2), 6d (4, one Wmk Inverted) & 8d plus 5/- Coin; condition variable with some aging evident, with or without gum. (28) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Reprints Selection duplicated array with overprinted in black perforated (6d) 'Registered' (6), 8d Large Diadem (4), 5/- Coin (2); DLR 1d (5) & 2d (5); 1871-1902 4d (4, one Broken 'R', reads 'LEPRINT') & 6d (4) & 1/- (overprinted in red, defective); condition variable. (33) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1885-86 Fiscals Optd 'POSTAGE' in Black or Blue 5/- lilac and green & £1 rose-lilac and claret P12x10 (SG #238b&242) both overprinted 'REPRINT' in black; 5/- without gum, Cat £10,950 (as normal stamps). (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$140

1887-90 'OS' Overprint 10/- mauve & claret with Type 10 'Specimen' overprint in black, part gum, Cat £110. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90