AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, 1888 CENTENNIAL ISSUE

Lot 300		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $1,150 Group of Imperf Colour Trials on unwmkd paper, comprising 1d (3), 6d and 8d (2), all with four margins and fine (6)
Lot 301		Estimate: $100 4d Purple-brown Perf 11 and wmk inverted, cancelled by portion of parcels roller and fine apart from one shortish perf at left. SG 255c Cat £95
Lot 302		Estimate: $450 Wmk. ‘5/-‘: 5/- Deep Violet part original gum, well-centred but with two short perfs at top & 20/- Cobalt-blue large part o.g. with usual rough perfs. SG 261a/262 Cat £675
Lot 303		Estimate: $150 Wmk. ‘5/-‘: 5/- Deep Violet (few short perfs) and 20/- Cobalt blue (toned gum) optd 'Specimen' (McCredie Types 10 and 9 respectively)
Lot 304		Estimate: $320 Wmk. ‘5/-‘: 20/- Cobalt-blue large part o.g. strong colour and good perfs, SG 262 Cat £450
Lot 305		Estimate: $320 Realised Price : $240 1890 Wmk '5/- NSW': 5/- Lilac Perf 11 horizontal pair large part o.g. few minor tone spots on reverse, otherwise very fresh and a scarce multiple. SG 263a Cat £550+
Lot 306		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1890 Wmk '20/- NSW': 20/- Cobalt-Blue Perf 10 optd 'SPECIMEN' (McCredie Type 11), showing double perfs at base. Fine, part o.g. and a previously unrecorded variety
Lot 307		Estimate: $250 1890 Wmk '20/- NSW': 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 12 part o.g. with heavy hinge remnant, otherwise fine. SG 264 Cat £350
Lot 308		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 Selection comprising 5/- perf 11 used (2) and optd 'SPECIMEN' (2) perf 10 x 11 used and perf 12 used (3) and 20/- perf 10 optd 'Specimen' and perf 12 used. Couple of 5/- stamps a little faded, otherwise generally fine. SG 263/264 (10)