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'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1895 part-presentation set comprising Diadems 8d, De La Rue 1d to 10d plus 1/- optd in Red, Perf 12 £1 violet & claret with Seriffed 'O S' (not issued thus), Centennial to 1/- (ex
8d), Allegorical 2½d, 1891 Surcharges & ½d grey all CTO with 'GPO'-in-Concentric-Ovals & subsequently with small 'Specimen' handstamp applied in black, generally very fine, large-part o.g. Very scarce.
Public outcry
caused the withdrawal and destruction of the remainders of the collectors' sets. However, in respect of the presentation sets, of which 100 were prepared & 50 already distributed, it was decided not to destroy the remaining 50 sets. Instead, they
were defaced with the small 'Specimen' handstamp Type 11. A virtually complete set of 34 - missing only the 5/- Map with 'O S' in Red - sold for $3450 at our auction of 23/9/2011.
(18) Grade A/A- (Image1)
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