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NEW SOUTH WALES 1856-1902

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1856 Registration stamp, inscription 'REGISTERED'

Imperforated (1856)
  (6 p) blue and red

Perforated (1860)
  (6 p) blue and red

There are 50 types of these stamps (corresponding to the 50 stamps on one sheet).

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Imperforate, no watermark
6 p	RRR	RR	Also exist in colour 'blue and orange'
Perforated, no watermark (perforation 12 to 13?)
6 p	RRR	R	Also exist in colour 'blue and orange'
Perforated, with watermark '6' (perforation 12 1/2?)
6 p	RR	R	Exists with inverted watermark

Reprints exist, the first one made in 1870 (with overprint 'SPECIMEN') and a second one made in 1878 (without any overprint). They are both imperforate. A third reprint is perforated 10 and has overprint 'REPRINT'.

1860 Queen Victoria in a circle (coin)

  5 Sh violet

For the specialist: Genuine stamps have a large watermark: '5/-'. This stamp exists with several perforations.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 Sh	RR	R

Reprints exist, they are surcharged 'REPRINT'.

Forgeries also exist, example:

For example, the 'S' of 'Shilling' is different from the genuine stamp. There are two roses in front of the Queen's face. This is the first (and only) forgery described in Album Weeds.

I've also seen this forgery cancelled with a black blotch or with 4 concentric rings:

(Forgery, reduced size)

1862 Queen Victoria, various designs

  1/2 p grey
  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  2 p blue
  4 p brown
  6 p lilac
  10 p lilac
  1 Sh black

Surcharged

  'Halfpenny' on 1 p grey
  'SEVEN-PENCE HALFPENNY' on 6 p brown
  'NINE PENCE' on 10 p brown
  'TWELVE-PENCE HALFPENNY' on 1 Sh red

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

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

Cancels:

Cancel 'N.S.W.' in three concentric ellipses

1885 Fiscal stamps (large) overprinted 'POSTAGE'

  5 Sh green and lilac
  10 Sh red and violet (overprinted in black or blue)
  1 Pound red and lilac 

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

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

Reprints exist of the 5 Sh and 1 Pound, with overprint 'REPRINT':

(Reprint of the 1 Pound with blue 'POSTAGE' overprint)

Forgeries:

The next stamp is a Fournier forgery. This forgery can be found in 'Fourniers Album of Philatelic Forgeries'. I don't think Fournier actually sold this forgery, but merely used it to illustrate his pricelists etc:

(Fournier forgery, reduced size)

1888 100 years New South Wales, various designs, inscription 'ONE HUNDRED YEARS'

  1 p lilac (view of Sidney)
  2 p blue (Emu)
  4 p brown (Cook)
  6 p red (Victoria)
  6 p green (Victoria)
  6 p orange (Victoria)
  8 p lilac (lyre bird)
  1 Sh brown (Kangaroo)
  2 Sh 6 p green (lyre bird)
  5 Sh violet (map of Australia)
  20 Sh blue (lord Carrington)

I have seen postal stationery in the design of the 1 p lilac stamp. Actually the 2 Sh 6 p doesn't belong in this series, it was only issued in 1903, but for ease of reference I've put it here.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
With watermark 'NSW Crown
1 p	*	c
2 p	*	c
4 p	***	*
6 p red	***	*
6 p green	R	***
6 p orange	***	*
8 p	***	***
1 Sh	***	*
2 Sh 6 p	R	***
With watermark '5/- NSW' in a rectangle
5 Sh	RR	R
With watermark '5/-'
5 Sh	RR	RR
With watermark '20/- NSW' in a circle
20 Sh	RR	RR
With watermark '20/-'
20 Sh	RRR	RR
Watermark 'A Crown' (with 'A' in single lines, 1906)
4 p	**	*
6 p orange	**	*
8 p	***	***
1 Sh	***	*
2 Sh 6 p	R	***
20 Sh	RR	RR
Watermark 'A Crown' (with right hand side of 'A' in a double line, 1907)
4 p	***	***
6 p orange	R	***
8 p	***	***
1 Sh	***	***
2 Sh 6 p	RR	R

Forgeries:

I've only seen a postal forgery of the 2 p emu stamp made by Takuma:

(Takuma postal forgery)

This forgery was even catalogued as genuine from 1916 to 1963 (according to 'Philatelic Forgers, their lives and works' by Varro E. Tyler).

1891 Woman and ship

  2 1/2 p blue

This stamp has watermark 'NSW Crown'.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 1/2 p	*	*

1897 Cross

  1 p red

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

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

1897 Hospital fund, inscription 'CONSUMPTIVES HOME'

  1 Sh green and brown
  2 Sh 6 p blue, brown and red

These stamps are perforated 11.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 Sh	***	***	Sold for 1 Sh but valid for postal use as 1 p
2 Sh 6 p	RR	RR	Sold for 2 Sh 6 p but valid for postal use as 2 1/2 p

1897 Queen Victoria, new types

  2 p blue
  2 1/2 p violet
  2 1/2 p blue

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

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

1903 Woman, inscription 'COMMONWEALTH'

  9 p brown and blue

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

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

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