AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, 1888-90 CENTENNIAL ISSUE

Lot 127		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1888-90 Centennials largely mint range on hagner, with 1d (2), 2d (5), 4d (2), 6d Carmine (2), 8d (3, plus an Imperf Colour Trial in Green), 1/- (6, incl a monogram pair), 5/- and 20/- Wmk '5/-' U, 5/- Wmk '5/-/NSW' Perf 10 (2) and Perf 10 x 11 M and Perf 11 x 10 U, 20/- Wmk '20/-/NSW' Perf 10, Perf 11 x 12 and Perf 12 M and Perf 11 U. Also Wmk 'NSW' 1d (2) and 2d, and 1898-99 6d Emerald-green (8, incl block of 6) and 6d Orange-yellow (3). Mostly fine with part OG and high cat value (45)
Lot 128		Estimate: $120 1888-89 Centennials 1d (damaged) and 2d overprinted Specimen (McCredie Type 9) and 4d, 6d Carmine, 8d and 1/- overprinted Specimen Type 11, plus 1891 2½d Allegorical figure with Type 11 overprint, some part OG (7)
Lot 129		Estimate: $500 1888-89 Centennial 2d Blue Perf 11 Postal Forgery by Takuma on unwatermarked paper, centred to base and cancelled '1137' numeral of Darlington, which has slightly stained the paper, otherwise fine and scarce
Lot 130		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $320 1888-89 Centennial 6d Imperforate Colour Trials in Black, Slate-blue, Orange, and Blue-green, very fine (4)
Lot 131		Estimate: $180 1888-89 Centennial Watermark '5/-' 5/- Deep Purple overprinted 'Specimen' (McCredie Type 10), fine with small part OG
Lot 132		Estimate: $200 1888-89 Centennial Watermark '5/-' 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 10 overprinted 'Specimen' (McCredie Type 9), fine with small part OG
Lot 133		Estimate: $200 1890 Centennial Watermark '20/- NSW' 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 10 overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (McCredie Type 12), fine with small part OG. 120 stamps were prepared with this SPECIMEN overprint in January 1893