AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, GENERAL

Lot 20		Estimate: $180 1850 Sydney Views 3d Yellowish-green on Yellowish Laid Paper, four good margins, somewhat heavy Sydney barred obliterator. SG 43d, cat £500
Lot 21		Estimate: $180 1860-72 Diadems Perf 13 6d Violet large part OG (centred lower right), and 1/- Rose-carmine small part OG, stained by brownish gum and with significant central gum crease. SG 166,168, cat £495 (2
Lot 22		1861-88 5/- Rose-lilac Coin Perf 11, mint. SG 181, cat £325
Lot 23		Estimate: $1,400 1876 1/- De La Rue design Imperforate Plate Proof in Green on Wmk Crown over NSW (I) paper block of 24 comprising the bottom two rows of the sheet on gummed paper showing Plate No. '1' and Current No. '7' endorsed in bottom margin 'De La Rue's Proof Forwarded to Treasury 19 Jany 1876' and with reference no. 'B76.555.' in red ink at bottom left; and vertical block of 20 (2 x 10) from right side of sheet on ungummed paper showing Plate No. '1' at top and Current No. '7' at base, endorsed in right margin 'G.P.O. Proof Forwarded to Treasury 19/1/76'. The De La Rue block with repaired tear in lower margin and a few tone spots, however these are the key inscription pieces from these well-known proofs showing the difference in quality between London and local printing
Lot 24		1886-94 Proof impression of NSW (21mm x 7mm) wmk sideways Sheet of 50 (10 x 5) on bluish gray ungummed paper with impressions in selvedges of \'NEW SOUTH WALES\' at top and bottom, and \'STAMP DUTY\' at sides. Folded through centre and third row
Lot 25		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $190 1897 Charity 2/6d used on Sydney local cover, tied by cds and with Sydney duplex alongside, very fine
Lot 26		1d + 1d Lilac Centennial doubleton stamped-to-order envelope, reverse with advertisement for John Robertson & Son Fine Old Scotch Whisky, posthumously used from Sydney to Newcastle in 1930. Small fault in lower left corner, otherwise fine