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McCredie Specimens |
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SPECIMEN STAMPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1885-1900 LATER STAMP DUTY ISSUES
| Lot 434 |
1885-95 Naish Designs Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 8d with Type 12c overprint, generally fine with large part o.g. A very scarce group with no more than three example of any value being known in private hands, with the 8d being the only recorded (7)  | |||
| Lot 435 |
1885-95 Naish Designs Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 2d, 3d and 4d with Type 12c overprint, fine and 2d and 3d with large part o.g. Two examples each of the 2d and 3d and three of the 4d are recorded in private hands (3)  | |||
| Lot 436 |
1885-95 Naish Designs Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ ½d Pale Rosine (SG 296) with Type 18 diagonal overprint. Fine, and the only recorded example  | |||
| Lot 437 |
1885-95 Naish Designs Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 1d Yellowish-Green (SG 297) with Type 18 diagonal overprint. Fine, and the only recorded example  | |||
| Lot 438 |
1885-95 Naish Designs Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 4d Magenta (SG 300) with Type 18 diagonal overprint. Fine, and the only recorded example  | |||
| Lot 439 |
1885-95 Naish Designs Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 8d Rose on Pink (SG 293) with Type 18 diagonal overprint. Fine, and the only recorded example  | |||
| Lot 440 |
1885-95 Naish Designs Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 1/- Dull blue on Lemon (SG 294a) with Type 18 diagonal overprint. Part o.g. and fine. Three examples recorded, one being in the Australia Post archival collection  | |||
| Lot 441 |
1885-95 Naish Designs Wmk V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 2/- Olive on Green (SG 295) with Type 18 diagonal overprint. Part o.g. and fine. Two examples recorded, the other being in the Australia Post archival collection  | |||
| Lot 442 |
1885-95 Naish Designs Wmk V over Crown (V1) or (V2) Perf 12½ ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 8d, 1/- and 2/- Olive-Green on Green with Type 19 diagonal overprint, also 3d Laureate opt. ‘STAMP DUTY’ with same overprint. Mostly large part o.g. and generally fine, a scarce group (10)   | |||
| Lot 443 |
1886-96 New Designs Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ ½d Lilac-Grey, ½d Pink, 1d Yellow-Green, 4d Rose-Red, 6d Blue, 1/- Dull Purple-Brown with Type 19 diagonal overprint. Large part o.g., generally fine and a very scarce group (6) The Type 19 handstamp is rare on any issue other than the 1885 Naish designs. Less than six examples are recorded of any other stamp; the 4d in this group is the only recorded example  | |||
| Lot 444 |
1886-96 New Designs Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ ½d Pink, 1d Yellow-Green, 1d Orange-Brown, 1d Orange-Brown on Pink, 2½d Red-Brown on Lemon, 3d Yellowish-Brown, 5d Purple-Brown, 6d Blue, 8d Rose on Pink (V1 wmk), 9d Apple-Green, 1/6d Orange and 2/- Olive on Green (V1 wmk), with Type 21a overprint. Mostly no gum and generally fine, a scarce group with this sub-type (12)  | |||
| Lot 445 |
1886-96 New Designs Wmk V over Crown (V1), (V2) or (V3) Perf 12½ with Type 21b overprint fine range with ½d, 1d (3), 2d, 2½d (2), 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 9d (2), 1/- (2), 1/6d (2), 2/- (2), and £5 to £9 bicolours. Many part o.g. and mostly fine, a very useful all-different group (25) The 1d Naish Yellow-Green, 1d Reading Brown on Pink and 1/- Naish Stamp Duty in this lot are obsolete issues which are rare with this handstamp, with probably less than three examples of each known    | |||
| Lot 446 |
1886-96 New Designs Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ £5 to £9 bicolours with Type 21a (£9 large part o.g.) or Type 21b (£5 - £8 no gum) overprints. Generally fine (5)  | |||
| Lot 447 |
1886-96 New Designs Wmk V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ £6 Yellow and Pale blue with Type 20 overprint. Fine and large part o.g. Three examples recorded, one being in the Australia Post archival collection  | |||
