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Lot# 3547 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 3547 New South Wales

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    1885/95: £ 1 lilac & claret, overprinted POSTAGE in black, overprinted "OS" in black (7 mm. spacing), wmk. Large Crown / NSW sideways, perf. 11, a c.t.o. used example of excellent fresh colour, superb for this difficult issue. The stamp comes from the 1895 special printing for presentation / collectors sets. A total of 1'000 stamps were prepared, 900 of which were cancelled with the ovals handstamp in black. Only 158 examples are believed to have been sold and the rest destroyed. Rare and very fine Gi = unlisted.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF