AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, REPRINT AND SPECIMEN STAMPS

Lot 387		Estimate: $3,500 Specimens: Valuable accumulation of 'SPECIMEN' or 'Specimen' opts, including seldom seen types, from Diadems onwards and including Officials, with Coin 5/- (3), 1885-86 5/- (2), 10/- (5, one 'O S') and £1, 1888 Centenary 5/- (5, two 'O S') and 20/- (4, one 'O S'), Postage Dues to 20/- (2), etc, little or no duplication, generally fine for these (109), also 'REPRINT' opts (12) including 1885-86 £1 (121)
Lot 388		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 Specimens: Duplicated accumulation of 'SPECIMEN/Specimen' opts which would complement the preceding lot, Diadems onwards with diagonal opt 3d (2), 5d (3), 6d (5), 8d (6), 1/- and Coin 5/- (2), 1885-86 5/-, 10/- (3, one 'O S') and £1 (2), 1888 Centenary 5/- 'O S' and 20/-, Postage Dues to 20/- (2), etc, condition a little more mixed at times (135), also 'REPRINT' opts (36) including 1885-86 £1 (4), 'ULTRAMAR' handstamps (2) and Van Dyke reprints (9) (182 items)
Lot 389		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $1,000 Reprints: c1892 (edition '10A 388-92') Presentation sheet inscribed 'SPECIMEN AND REPRINT STAMPS' with range of stamp issues optd 'REPRINT' (10) or 'SPECIMEN' (28) affixed, denominations to 20/- including Postage Dues, fine for these, also set of Postage Dues cancelled by concentric-oval and affixed to form inscribed '"POSTAGE-DUE" STAMPS.', said to have been presented to Deputy Postmaster-General, Hobart. Intact format for these items rare nowadays