1993-94 Counter-printed Stamps 'Candle' Design essays, comprising Black label pair on backing paper, one with misplaced NPC1 literal and 45c denomination, other, with coded opt, Black label with NPC1 literal and $1.20 denomination, Red label pair on backing paper with printed 'AUSTRALIA/SMALL BEER', one with $1.00 denomination, plus Red label without literal or denomination. Although a quantity of these essays are available to collectors, these are rare with additional printing (6 essays)
Counter-printed Stamps: 1993-2016 comprehensive collection in three binders, all issues appear to be represented in both mint strips and on first day cover or souvenir covers, plus some other covers, largely philatelic in origin. A very complete lot which would be difficult to assemble from scratch today (several 100s)
1993-94 Counter-printed Stamps (Threatened Species) se-tenant imperforate block of 6 without denomination or literal, as used for testing of machines. BW 1669OO(1), cat AU$400
1993-94 Counter-printed Stamps (Threatened Species) Parma Wallaby Design with printed '$XX.XX Tech Post Engineering Test No. 4/15th September 1993 Sony 4050' and 'ISSUED AT NPC/MACHINE NO. 1' vertically across design. A rare proof
1993-94 Counter-printed Stamps (Threatened Species) Parma Wallaby Design perforated on backing paper without literal or denomination, rare, and uncatalogued by BW, possibly of proof status
1994-2000 Counter-printed Stamps (Kangaroos and Koalas) Koala on Ground Design with printed 'PRINTER TEST', also Strawberry Hills (NSW) Postal Retail Unit machine strip of 6 with 50c denominations cancelled on 8 JAN 1998
1994-2000 Counter-printed Stamps (Kangaroos and Koalas) Strawberry Hills (NSW) Postal Retail Unit trial (no literal) mint strip of 6 with 50c denominations, Koala on Ground Design 50c on 1997 cover, and Kangaroo and Joey Design $30 denomination used on piece. Also Adelaide GPO set of 6 used on last day of general use (1 AUG 2002) (6M, 1U, 2 covers)
2016 Counter-printed Stamps (Kangaroos and Koalas) 30c denomination produced by Postmaster to provide stamps for uprating following rate increase, with mint se-tenant strip of 6, set of 6 used on 2016 (30 Jun) cover, and Kangaroo and Joey Design used with 70c Definitive on 2016 (11 Jan) cover. A very scarce group from this unauthorised but operationally necessary issue (6M, 2 covers)