New South Wales - Stamp Auctions

Lot 20111 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20111 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1882/85: Official 3 d. bluish green, wmk. Crown over NSW, perf. 10 x 11, overprinted "OS" with 5½ mm. width, an unused block of twenty-four (6 x 4), marginal from top left corner of the sheet, of lovely rich colour, very fresh, large part, mostly unmounted og. Gi = £ 125+.rnProvenance: Collection John Bell, Prestige, Melbourne, 8 May 2013, ex lot 1233.

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Lot 20106 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20106 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1911: Printed to private order postal stationery envelope with Arms 1 d. rose on red (deleted for value) with ½ d. blue-green replacement indicia below, a used example to Young cancelled by Sydney machine cancel (Feb 11, 1911) in black. Handstamped "20 POSTED" in violet at left. Unlisted by Higgins & Gage, extremely rare and seldom seen.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 11 May 2012.

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Lot 20122 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20122 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1880: De La Die Proof for the Stamp Duty 2 d. Revenue issue, printed in black on glazed white card; struck with "AFTER HARDENING" in black and dated "21 MAY 80" in blue, some adherence on reverse otherwise fresh and very fine.

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Lot 20117 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20117 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1893: Official OHMS printed envelope for the "Post & Electric Telegraphs Dept.", sent registered to St. Louis, USA cancelled by "Mount Victoria / NSW" cds (Oct 17) in black. St. Louis arrival at left (Nov 15) in red and reverse with Sydney cds, "Victoria BC / canada" cds (Nov 8) and Seattle transits. A fresh and fine usage.

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Lot 20112 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20112 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1882/89: Diadem 8 d. yellow, wmk. Crown over NSW inverted, perf. 12, overprinted "OS", a used example, variety "With "O" of "OS" overprinted Double", a fine appearaing used example, repair and closed tear at base, lightly cancelled in Sydney (April 23, 1888) in black leaving the variety clear. Cert. Ceremuga (2002) which states "when the stamp was overprinted only "O" was perinted on the stamp due to a selvedge foldover or due to other foreign matter, the missing "S" was noticed and the whole sheet or portion thereof was overprinted again". The sole recorded example.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 7 May 2013, lot 63; Prestige, Melbourne, 7 Feb 2014, lot 325.rnrn 

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Lot 20107 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20107 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1842 (March 24): Official cover from Newcastle to Sydney endorsed 'O.H.M.S.' at top, struck with framed FREE in red and oval "NEWCASTLE /  ♚ / MR 24 / 1842 / NEW S. WALES" datestamp in black with superb oval 'MIDDAY / MAIL.' in black and reverse with 'GENERAL POST OFFICE / ♚ / SYDNEY' datestamp of receipt (March 26) in black. Side flaps missing but a lovely cover with all strikes superb.rnProvenance: Collection 'Besançon', Corinphila sale 221, 23 Nov 2017, lot 6002.

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Lot 20123 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20123 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1885: De La Rue Die Proof for Stamp Duty 1 s. value printed in violet (vignette) and orange on glazed white card. Pinhole at centre left and slight soiling but scarce.

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Lot 20118 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20118 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1891/92: Postage Due 6 d. green, perf. 10, an unused marginal block of six (3 x 2) from left of sheet, each overprinted SPECIMEN, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 350+.

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Lot 20113 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20113 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1887/90: Official. POSTAGE in blue on Stamp Duty 10 s. lilac & claret, wmk. NSW sideways, perf. 12, overprinted "OS" in black (with serifs, type 2), cancelled by "Sydney" cds in black (29 Sept 1890). A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'400.rnProvenance: Collection G.J. Hutson, Spink, London, 19 Feb 2003, lot 805.

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Lot 20076 - brit. colonies New South Wales -  Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Lot 20076 - brit. colonies New South Wales - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Centennial Issue 1888: Kangaroo 1 s., an imperforate block of four on unwatermarked, ungummed paper, printed in lilac-rose. Large margins all round, fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 29 Nov 2008, lot 478.

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