Great Britain and British Commonwealth NEW SOUTH WALES Official Stamps
Sale No: 229
Lot No:325
Symbol:*/**O
Cat No:Collection
'OS' OVERPRINTS: Fine collection on Hagners including 1d SG O2 mint, 3d with Red 'OS' SG O4 used (trimmed perfs at right), 6d SG O8 mint, 8d with Red 'OS' SG O9 used, Coin 5/- SG O14 unused (Broken 'S') & used x4 and Perf 11 used x2, 1880 10d SG O18a mint & used, 1882-85 2d 'G Pr O/NSW' Monogram block of 12 (**), 5d SG O29 mint marginal pair Imperf at Base, 8d mint block of 4 & 1/- SG O33b mint strip of 3, Centennial 1d & 2d Triple Monogram blocks of 12, 4d & 6d unmounted blocks of 4, 1890-91 5/- Map Perf 10 used x2 (one with Broken 'O') & Perf 12 mint (Deformed 'S'; Friedl/Bloch Certificate), and 20/- with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, 2½d Triple Monogram block of 12, Surcharges set mint blocks of 4 & used set, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £6000+. An excellent basis for serious expansion.
(300 approx)
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1888-90 1d mauve Perf 11x12 SG O39b complete sheet of 120 (12x10) with 'CP' 'G Pr O/NSW' & '1888' Monograms each twice in the lower margin & four complete imprints in the other margins, a few very minor perf separations, large-part o.g. with most units unmounted, Cat £420++.
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1890 Wmk '5/-' 5/- deep purple Map overprinted 'O S' in Red SG O47, well centred, indistinct numeral cancellation, Cat £800. Rare. Ex John Bell (NSW): acquired at the Prestige auction of 8.5.2013 for $920. BPA Certificate (1986).
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1890 Wmk '5/-' 5/- deep purple Map overprinted 'O S' in Red SG O47, Sydney cds, Cat £800. Rare. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2016) states "superb example" and "only 100 printed".
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1890 Wmk '5/-' 5/- deep purple Map overprinted 'O S' in Red SG O47, Sydney cancel, Cat £800. Rare. Ex Keith Harrison: acquired at the Prestige auction of 2.8.2013 for $2875. RPSofL Certificate (1980). [In our opinion this is the finest and most atractive of the three examples]
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1890 Wmk '5/-' 5/- purple overprinted 'OS' in Red as SG O47 but in the distinctive shade of the official reprints & Perf 12, CTO with 'NSW' or 'GPO' cancels, full unmounted o.g. Very scarce. (2)
Sale No: 229
Lot No:336
Symbol:*
Cat No:Collection
PUNCTURED 'OS': 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 11 20/- BW #N77b, very lightly mounted, grossly undercatalogued at $400. Rare: absent from the Colonel Evans, Jim Johnstone and Carrington (Mark Dankin) collections.