SPECIMEN STAMPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, TELEGRAPH STAMPS

Lot 49		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $1,900 1871 Wmk NSW blued paper 1d to 8/- Electric Telegraph Perf 13 optd Type 3, mostly large part o.g. and very fine for this scarce set (8) The Telegraph Stamps were issued in February 1871, but withdrawn after only one month. 100 sets with Type 3 overprint were prepared