Petite Treasures – May 2026

1888-90, 4 d. purple-brown, overprinted "OS" in black, wmk. Crown over NSW, block of ten showing margin imprint “stamp Price 4d. per Label, 2 s. per Row of six", perf. 11x12, mint never hinged, fine.

1888-90, 4 d. purple-brown, overprinted "OS" in black, wmk. Crown over NSW, left bottom corner block of four showing margin imprint “CP", perf. 11x12, mint never hinged, fine.

1888/90, 4 d. purple-brown and  4 d. red-brown, wmk. Crown over NSW, perf. 12, overprinted "OS" in black, two blocks of four, unused, each bottom pair mint never hinged, very fine and fresh colours

1888-90, 6 d. carmine, overprinted "OS" in black, wmk. Crown over NSW, block of 12 showing margin imprint “PC” & “G.P.O.N.S.W.” &"1888", perf. 12, mint never hinged, very fine.

1888/90, 6 d. carmine, wmk. Crown over NSW, perf. 11x12, variety “Partial Double Overprint”, vertical pair unused, at right one horizontal perf missing, toned perfs on top, otherwise fine

1888/90, 8 d. lilac-rose, wmk. Crown over NSW, perf. 11x12, overprinted "OS" in black, block of four, unused, bottom pair mint never hinged, very fine and fresh colours

1888-90, 8 d. lilac-rose, overprinted "OS" in black, wmk. Crown over NSW, block of four showing different spaced overprint and broken “O” at left, perf. 11x12, unused, a scarce variety, fine.

1888/90, 1 s. maroon, wmk. Crown over NSW, perf. 11x12, overprinted "OS" in black, mint never hinged, very fine

1888-90, 1 s. maroon, overprinted "OS" in black, wmk. Crown over NSW, block of four showing broken “O” at top right, perf. 11x12, unused, bottom stamps mint never hinged, a scarce variety, fine

1888-90, 1 s. maroon, overprinted "OS" in black, wmk. Crown over NSW, block of four, right bottom margin showing imprint “1888”, perf. 11x12, mint never hinged, very fine

1888-90, 1 s. purple-brown, overprinted "OS" in black, wmk. Crown over NSW, block of six, left bottom margin showing imprint “CP” & “G.P.N.S.”, perf. 11x12, mint never hinged, very fine

1890-95, Map 5 s. deep-violet, overprinted "OS" in red, wmk. “5”, perf. 12. The 1895 special printing for presentation, OS 13.5 mm spacing instead of 12 mm, basic stamp reprinted for this purpose. partial “N.S.W.” cancelled to order, fine. Cert. Ceremuga 2009

1890, Octagonal Map 5 s. dull-lilac, wmk. 5/- over NSW, perf. 12, overprinted "OS" in black, unused og., tiny gum faults, othrewise fine SG £ 800

1890/91: Map 5 s. lilac and Captain Philip 20 s. cobalt-blue, perf. 10, overprinted "OS", the set of two values overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black, with in addition, two further 20 s. values in cobalt-blue (shades) showing differing types of the "SPECIMEN" overprint in black, one upper case and the other lower case, the two paler shades with browned large part og. Minor age spot imperfections but a scarce group

1890, Map 5 s. mauve, wmk. 5 / NSW, perf. 10, overprinted "OS" in black, unused, well centred and of fine colour, large part og. Signed Brun, SG £ 425

1890, Octagonal Map 5 s. mauve, wmk. 5/- over NSW, perf. 10, overprinted "OS" in black, showing imperforate margin at right, minor gum cracks do not affect the appearance, unused og. Scarce and attractive stamp SG £ 425++

1891, Captain Philip 20 s. cobalt-blue, wmk. 20, perf. 10, overprinted "OS" in black, a used example of excellent deep colour and centering, ex 1895 collector's presentation set (official reprint), lightly cancelled by oval cto NSW in black. Slightly aged but of fine appearance. Cert. RPSL (1984)

1891, 7½ d. on 6 d. brown, wmk. Crown over NSW, perf. 10, overprinted "OS" in black (7 mm. spacing), showing variety "O" of "OS" sideways (position R47), an unused example. Perforation imperfection at top left and small thinbut only 6'000 stamps overprinted and thus only 50 examples of this variety are possible. Cert. Ceremuga (2013)

1891, 7½ on 6 d. brown, overprinted "OS" in black, wmk. Crown over NSW, perf. 11x12, extra partial reversed impression of the OS overprint, unused no gum, fine. Cert. Ceremuga 2013

1888/90, Unused Officials collection on leaves with shades, perforation varieties and flaws, with 1 d. lilac (20) including two blocks of four, 2 d. blue (19) incl. two blocks of four, 4 d. brown (10) incl. one block of four, 6 d. carmine (14) with two blocks of four, 8 d. lilac (11) and 1 s. maroon, generally fine

1879/85, The unused Officials collection, wmk. second Crown over NSW, with perforation, wmk. and shade varieties throughout,  an outstanding range (many items ex Hutson) incl. 1 d. red (11) incl. block of four, 2 d. blue (11) incl. two blocks of four, 3 d. green (5), 4 d. red-brown (8) incl. a strip of three, Diadem 5 d. green (26), Diadem 8 d. yellow (8), 1 sh. black pair and four single stamps. Condition generally fair to very fine with some on Hutson page

1882/85, 3 d. yellow-green and blueish-green, 5 d. blue-green, specialized on two album pages including blocks of four and watermark varieties, marginal, sideways and inverted (SG O25, O29)

1891-97, Set of seven stamps ½ d. to 10 s. green, all perf 10, unused, 5 s. tiny toned, otherwise fine

1891-97, 4 d. and 8 d. green, perf 10, unused, fresh and fine pair. SG £ 185

1891-97, 10 s. green, perf 12x10, unused, cut at left with unsuccesfull perforation, fresh and fine SG £ 750

1891-97, 20 s. green, perf 12x10, unused, fresh and fine SG £ 550

1894/96, Two used and three unused postal stationerys, including uprated letter card 2 d. blue on greenish to Switzerland, mostly fine

1896, 1 d. rose postal stationery card cancelled MONARTO NO/21.96 S.A., transit mark HAMILTON VICTORIA NO/23.96 to HOCHKIRCH VICTORIA NO/25.96, redirected to Salonique Turkey with ottoman ms. ‘Selanik’de Adjemian Yervante Efendiye' and in latin ‘Construction du Port a Salonique', forwarding to Brousse Turquie d’Asie crossed out, tiny spots, a very attractive destination from well known Adjemian corrospondance!

1908, 2 d. blue postal stationery letter card used uprated with Swan ½ dull green, clear FREMANTLE WESTERN AUSTRALIA 3/MR/08 cds., addressed to Uruguay, arrival mark MONTEVIDEO 2/MAY/1908 reverse, perfs at left apart, otherwise fine and a scarce overseas destination.

1894/1906, 2½ d., imperforated colour trial in ocre, horizontal pair, mnh

1908, 1 d. brown postal stationery card used uprated with ½ dull green, clear ADELAIDE STH 2 AUS FE/27/08 cds., addressed to Uruguay, arrival mark MONTEVIDEO 2/ABR/1908, message on reverse, fine and a scarce overseas destination.

1855/60, Chalon Heads, seven colour trial proofs on thick cardboard, two 1 p. red, three 2 p. green and two 4 p. blue, very fine group

1857/67, Four stamps 1 d. showing colours pale dull vermilion, deep red-brown, pale red-brown and brick red, all unused no gum, showing different margins, an attractive study group

1857-67, Six stamps 1 d., 2 d. and 4 d., all unused no gum, minor faults and closed margins, an attractive study group

1880, 1 s. rose-pink, wmk. TAS sideways, perf. 14, unused og., 6 d. mauve unused no gum, plus four unused stamps, mostly fine.

1857-67, QV 2 d. slate-green and 4 d. pale blue, each closed margins, both unused with part original gum, an attractive pair