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Prestige Philately - The Sixth International Rarities Auction May 24, 2008
NEW SOUTH WALES - 1888-1912 Centennial Issue (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 184 Lot 185
184 * A ONE PENNY: 1888-89 1d deep violet upper-left corner pair Imperforate at Left and the left-hand unit
apparently Without Watermark, the margin at top has been neatly re-joined, large-part o.g.{Page 64.1}
185 * A - 1888 Revenue Paper with 'NSW' Watermark 1d SG 259/a two marginal horizontal pairs in different
shades with the watermark upright or inverted, large-part o.g., under-catalogued at £88+.{Page 64.2}
186 ** A - Overprinted 'OS': 1888-90 1d mauve SG O39b complete left-hand pane of 60 (6x10) with complete
marginal inscriptions and the three Monograms 'CP' - 'G Pr O/NSW' - '1888', and 2d Emu SG O40
block of 46 (8 rows with the lower-left pair excised) with 'POSTAGE - TWO PENCE' imprint at top; full
unmounted o.g., Cat £387++ (mounted).{Page 63.1,1}
187 ** A TWO PENCE (Emu): 1888-89 Perf 11x12 2d chalky-blue SG 254e complete right-hand pane of 60
(6x10) with complete marginal inscriptions and the three large-part Monograms 'CP' - G Pr O/NSW' -
'1888' at the base, full unmounted o.g., Cat £540++ (mounted).{Page 63.2,2}
400
250
400
1,000
Lot 188
188 * A/A- - 1888 Revenue Paper with 'NSW' Watermark 2d blue SG 260 marginal block of 12 (6x2) from the left
of the sheet Imperforate at Left, also with the Watermark Inverted, some perf separation and
reinforcing, large-part o.g, Cat £900++.{Page 64.3}
2,000
Lot 189 Lot 190
189 F A - 1888 Revenue Paper with 'NSW' Watermark 2d blue SG 260 marginal horizontal pair from the left of
the sheet Imperforate at Left, also with the Watermark Inverted, light Rays cancellation.{Page 64.4}
190 F A B1 - 1888 2d blue Postal Forgery on unwatermarked paper Perf 11, remarkably well centred, '54' duplex
cancellation of Pyrmont. An exceptional example of the infamous "Takuma" Postal Forgery.{Page
64.5}
400
400