POSTAGE DUES, ½D TO 20/-

Lot 912		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $240 1d to 20/- Green optd. ‘Specimen’ (McCredie Type 11), 4d with defect caused by missing perf. pin, otherwise generally fine with large part original gum. 600 sets were prepared with this overprint in April 1891 (and therefore did not include the ½d value issued in January 1892)i (9)
Lot 913		Estimate: $250 ½d to 20/- Green optd. ‘SPECIMEN’ (McCredie Type 12) used for U.P.U. distribution, lacing the 8d and generally very fine for these, large part original gum except 5/- (no gum) (9)
Lot 914		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $120 5/- Green Perf. 10 part original gum and fine. SG D8, Cat. £160
Lot 915		Estimate: $300 5/- Green Perf. 11 x 12 CTO with ‘NSW’ in concentric ovals, superb full gum and unmounted. SG D8b, Cat. £300
Lot 916		Estimate: $300 5/- Green Perf. 11 x 12 CTO with ‘NSW’ in concentric ovals, part gum, a few short perfs. at right
Lot 917		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 10/- and 20/- Green Perf. 10 CTO with ‘NSW’ in concentric ovals, no gum and 20/- with one short perf. SG D9/10, Cat. £165
Lot 918		Estimate: $140 10/- and 20/- Green Perf. 10 CTO with ‘NSW’ in concentric ovals, no gum
Lot 919		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 10/- Green Perf. 12 x 10 part original gum, few shortish perfs. but fine for this difficult stamp. SG D9a, Cat. £350
Lot 920		Estimate: $220 10/- Green Perf. 12 x 10 unused without gum, some staining on reverse showing faintly on lower half of face
Lot 921		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 20/- Green Perf. 12 x 10 small part original gum and short perf. at left, but fine for this difficult stamp. SG D10b, Cat. £350
Lot 922		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $550 The collection with shades and perfs., comprising 1d mint (8) and used (18), 2d mint (5) and used (8), 3d mint (5) and used (7), 4d mint (2) and used (8), 6d mint (2) and used (3), 8d mint and used (6), 5/- Perf. 10 unused (no gum) and Perf. 11(2) and 11 x 12 (stained) CTO, 10/- Perf. 10 CTO (4), and 20/- Perf. 10 CTO (3), plus 1900 Chalk-surfaced Paper 1d mint (3) and used (15), 2d mint (5) and used (4), 3d used (2), and 4d mint and used (3). Condition much above average for this issue, high catalogue value and a very useful basis for expansion (117)