1888 100 Years New South Wales

Are issued non-perforated

SG253
Lilac or mauve
both known as "imperf between pairs"

Stanley Gibbons fails to price them
so I presume rather rare?

Exquisitely nice Same

Thank you for this information, I have a Scott catalog, but did not give any information on this stamp, and have searched in the net but I could not find any information.

Is there any other information?

are they watermarked,

Okka

Dear Okka
Not sure of the watermark

Found this on an auction site:

Scroll down to Lots 184 and 185 for some info: Not exactly the same but mentions imperf on left side for a pair.

http://www.prestigephilately.com/ca...centen&lim=0

This second link actually has an imperf pair. Lot 778.

http://www.millenniumauctions.com.a...st_auction=0

Thank you very much, the link you sent answered my question, thank you

No worries. Glad it helped.

are they on thick or thin paper,

Okka

Are you thinking about something?

yes,

the pair Millenium sold was on Crown NSW watermarked paper.

If this pair is on thick no watermarked paper then it from a Printed to Private Order Postal Stationery Envelope. The blank envelopes were handed to the Post Office requesting certain values and even though a 2d. was available they often used 2 x 1d.

If you show a scan of the back of the pair it should show the watermark if it is Crown NSW,

Okka

Postal stationery cut outs from my collection .

SAME,

If yours if watermarked Crown NSW then it is a very rare item.

Okka