1850 Sydney Views 3d Yellowish-green on Yellowish Laid Paper, four good margins, somewhat heavy Sydney barred obliterator. SG 43d, cat £500
Lot 10
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
Small group of SPECIMEN overprints, comprising 1871-72 Wmk Crown over NSW (I) 1d and 4d Perf 13 x 10 and 6d Perf 13 with McCredie Type 4, and 9d on 10d with McCredie Type 3; 1876 Wmk Crown over NSW (II) 1/- Perf 13 with McCredie Type 5 in red; 1888 Centennial 1d and 2d with McCredie Type 6; 1882-97 9d on 10d and 10d with McCredie Type 14. Centennials without gum, others part OG and generally fine for these (9)
Lot 11
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $130
1897 Hospital Charity 1/- Green and Brown block of 6 from lower right corner of sheet, MUH toned gum and some perf separation, but fine appearance. SG 280, cat £288
Lot 12
Estimate: $180T
Realised Price : $145
1897 Hospital Charity 1/- and 2/6d optd 'Specimen' in red, large part OG and fine apart from small thin on 1/-. SG 280-281s, cat £275 (2)
Lot 13
Estimate: $40
Realised Price : $32
1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (inverted) emergency printing 2d Blue block of 4 from the top right corner of the left pane showing '1905' monogram, mounted in selvedge only. Inverted watermarks comprised only one-third of the printing, so marginal monograms are scarce. BW N19z (2004), cat AU$150+
Lot 14
Estimate: $80T
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
