OFFICIAL STAMPS, 1880-88 5/- COIN

Lot 879		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 5/- Rose-lilac Perf. 11 large part original toned gum with some gum creasing and heavy hinge remains. SG O18, Cat. £300
Lot 880		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $250 5/- Rose-lilac Perf. 10 overprinted ‘Specimen’ (McCredie type 11) plus ‘REPRINT’, no gum and a couple of short perfs. but an unusual double overprint of which we can trace no other example of any N.S.W. stamp
Lot 881		Estimate: $700 5/- ‘Coin’ - the used collection, comprising Perf. 10 Deep Purple and Deep Rose-lilac (2), Perf. 13 Deep Purple (2), Deep Rose-lilac (2), Perf. 12 Reddish-purple, and Perf. 11 Rose-lilac (2). Few small perf. faults but condition much above average for these scarce stamps and a desirable group. SG O13/18, Cat. £1050 (10)