AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, OFFICAL STAMPS

Lot 102		Estimate: $1,200 Officials: 1879 Watermark Double-lined '6' Perf 13 3d Dull Green strip of three with parcel roller cancellation. Fine and possibly the record multiple of this rare stamp. Ex William Frazer. SG O1, cat £1800
Lot 103		Estimate: $80 Officials: 1890-91 5/- Mauve Centennial Perf 10 with Black Overprint fine used cancelled Sydney 'NSW' duplex, showing variety 'O Broken at Left'. SG O49a, cat £100+
Lot 104		Estimate: $300 Officials: 1890-91 5/- Dull Lilac Centennial Perf 12 with Black Overprint part OG, stain at lower right. SG O489b, cat £650
Lot 105		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $1,150 Officials: 1895 'OS' Overprint remainders cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O.' in concentric ovals and additionally overprinted 'Specimen', group comprising 8d Diadem (OS opt in black), 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d, 10d and 1/- De La Rue types, 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d and 1/- Centennial, ½d on 1d, 7½d on 6d and 12½d on 1/- Surcharges, ½d Grey and 2½d Allegorical, all part OG and generally very fine. Of 1000 sets prepared, only 100 were cancelled with the G.P.O. marking, and of these only 50 received the additional 'Specimen' opt. A rare and seldom offered group (17)