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NEW SOUTH WALES, Miscellaneous

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Official stamps

1871 Postage stamps overprinted 'O S'

  1 p red
  2 p blue (overprint red or black)
  3 p green (overprint red or black)
  4 p brown
  5 p green (overprint red or black)
  6 p lilac
  8 p yellow (overprint red or black)
  9 p on 10 p brown (overprint red or black)
  10 p lilac (overprint red or black)
  1 Sh black (overprint red)
  5 Sh lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forged overprints exist, example:

(Forged double overprint on a 1 Sh stamp and forged overprint on a 6 p stamp)

1885 Fiscal stamps overprinted 'POSTAGE' and further overprinted 'O S'

  5 Sh green and lilac
  10 Sh red and lilac
  1 Pound red and lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1885 Stamps with inscription 'ONE HUNDRED YEARS' overprinted 'O S'

  1 p violet
  2 p blue
  4 p brown
  6 p red
  8 p lilac
  1 Sh brown
  5 Sh violet (overprinted red or black)
  20 Sh blue

The lower values have watermark 'NSW Crown', the 5 Sh and 20 Sh exist with two different watermarks.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Postal stationary in the 1 p design exists, with the letters 'O' and 'S' already incorportated in the design (issued in 1888).

1891 Various stamps overprinted 'O S'

  1/2 p grey (Queen Victoria)
  2 1/2 p blue (Woman and ship)

Surcharged

  1/2 p on 1 p grey (Queen Victoria)
  7 1/2 p on 6 p brown (Queen Victoria)
  12 1/2 p on 1 Sh red (Queen Victoria)

All these stamps have watermark 'NSW Crown'

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forged 'OS' overprint on 'Halfpenny' on 1 p grey

Perforated stamps

I have seen stamps of New South Wales and Australia perforated with 'OS' or 'OS NSW' (issued from 1903 to 1927):

Postage due stamps

1891 Number

  1/2 p green
  1 p green
  2 p green
  3 p green
  4 p green
  6 p green
  8 p green
  5 Sh green
  10 Sh green
  20 Sh green

Similar postage due stamps without the inscription 'NSW' at the bottom, were issued for Australia.

Fiscal stamps

STAMP DUTY

1865 Queen Victoria, inscription 'STAMP DUTY'

(Example, reduced size)

Only this 1 p was issued in the colour lilac. It is actually the lowest value of the next serie.

1865 Queen Victoria, inscription 'STAMP DUTY', larger size

In this design I have seen: 4 p blue, 8 p blue, 2 Sh brown, 3 Sh brown, 4 Sh brown, 5 Sh green, 6 Sh green, 9 Sh green and 10 Sh red. It seems that also the values 6 p blue, 1 Sh violet, 2 Sh 6 p brown, 7 Sh green and 8 Sh green exist.

1868 Large sized stamp, (so-called 'long-type') inscription 'STAMP DUTY'

In the colours blue and lilac exist the values 4 p, 6 p and 8 p; in the colours brown and lilac the values: 1 Sh , 1 Sh 6 p, 2 Sh, 2 Sh 6 p, 3 Sh and 4 Sh; in the colours green and lilac: 5 Sh, 6 sh, 7 Sh, 8 Sh and 9 Sh; in the colours red and lilac: 10 Sh, 12 Sh 6 p, 15 Sh and 1 Pound.

1873 Queen Victoria, small size stamps

(Here with 'Specimen' overprint)

  1 p lilac
  1 p orange
  2 p lilac
  3 p blue
  9 p green

Surcharged
  2 p on 1 p brown
  3 p on 1 p red
  9 p on 1 p green

1902 Portrait of King Edward.

(Reduced size)

In this design exist: 1 p lilac and red, 2 p orange and blue, 3 p lilac and violet, 4 p green and red, 6 p brown and lilac, 8 p blue and red, 9 p green and lilac, 1 Sh brown and lilac, 1 Sh 6 p brown and red, 2 Sh green and red, 2 Sh 6 p brown and lilac, 3 Sh blue and red, 4 Sh brown and green, 5 Sh lilac and brown, 6 sh green and red, 7 Sh violet and red, 8 Sh lilac and brown, 9 Sh brown and green, 10 Sh green and orange, 12 Sh 6 p green and blue, 15 Sh violet and red, 20 Sh black and orange and 1 Pound blue and orange.

1917 Value, inscription 'STAMP DUTY'

In 1917 three more stamps were issued (sorry, no picture available) in the values 1/2 p red, 1 p red and 2 p blue.

More Stamp Duty fiscal stamps were issued after 1920, they fall outside the scope of this catalogue.

Later issue, 'NEW SOUTH WALES STAMP DUTY', 1 p red and 3 p lilac.

BEER DUTY

(Beer duty stamp of 1903, reduced size)

Some very larger fiscal stamps with inscription 'BEER DUTY' were issued from 1889 to 1903. They are quite rare, since they were usually destroyed.

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Postal Stationery

Examples:

(Reduced size)

(Reduced size)

A reprint of an embossed seal of 1838.

Telegraph Stamps

1871 Inscription 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH'

  1 p red and black
  2 p blue and black
  6 p brown and black
  1 Sh blue and black
  2 Sh brown and black
  4 Sh violet and black
  6 Sh red and black
  8 Sh violet and black

Essays

I've seen the following essays:

(I've also seen this essay in orange colour)

Parcel Stamps

1880(?) John Woods & Compy Parcel Delivery

(issued around 1880, extremely rare! picture obtained from: http://www.premierphilately.com/services/auction90/ )

For more Australia Parcel stamps, click here.

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