Australian Specimen Stamps

From the 2015 edition of the ACSC. Page 9/369, note 4.

The 7c and 30c were privately overprinted "SPECIMEN" and mounted in a special folder by the Philatelic Association of New South Wales to raise funds for their PHILAS House Appeal. The stamps were additionally overprinted on the gummed side "Philas House Appeal". A total of 15,000 sets were produced and placed on sale on May 14, 1975 at $2.50 each. Price $10; blocks of 4, $50. A second card was produced showing two variations of the overprint on the 30 cents.




There are also two variations of perforations for the 7 cents and 30 cents (not mentioned in the ACSC), the stamp on the left is 15 x 14 and the stamp in the middle 14½ x 14. The second 30c specimen and 14½ x 14 perf is difficult to locate.

Rob

Believe it or not, but stamp dealers seem to prefer the stamps and not the card housing them, I witnessed a dealer remove the specimens from 5 cards, disposing of the cards and keeping the stamps, I wonder if any of the specimens were from the second card?

I'd keep them on cards if I picked them up that way .

I agree that if they come in a special numbered folder that's where they should remain, but there are dealers that will remove them from the pack.

I Have 2, Nos 100 & 101. All five single stamps I bought are from packs.



The above shows a sheet counter stock control number on a 1946 B.C.O.F. 6d kookaburra block of 16 (top left corner), they are scarce, and I wouldn't mind finding and collecting more.

But there are dealers removing the selvedge with the stock control number.

Pity this wasn't placed in your B.C.O.F. thread to keep thing tidy.

Hi Aussie Al

Although the stamps are B.C.O.F. the block of 16 is not part of my B.C.O.F. collection or the B.C.O.F. varieties, these come under a section of its own, and my ambition is to collect as many sheet counter stock control numbers as I can. I also have non B.C.O.F sheet counter stock control number blocks as well.

So they will not be officially part of the B.C.O.F. collection.

Rob

Not specimens either which is the subject of this thread.

Training stamps aren't easy to find. I have a near complete set of those stamps, I'll find them and post what I have.

Rob

Apologies, It was an example to what dealers are doing, and the fact that they are destroying varieties and Philas House specimen packets just to get to the stamps.

I find the Philas House cards underrated and will collect as many as I can, but currently all that was within my reach have been broken apart, just like the block of 16.

I am yet to find the card with the other specimen and the card with the 14½ x 14 perforation.

I will refocus on the specimens.

Easy to find on ebay & some dealers stock them....

Will not trust ebay but if you know of a dealer let me know, at my end no such luck.

Rob

Seeing you already have a near complete set which ones are you after ?

Your middle 7c stamp counts 28 perfs and others are 27 perfs across the top of the stamp.

The example I posted on the previous page counts 28 perfs across the top of the stamp.

So is this the harder to come by perf variety?

Have Philas House cards # 203, 204, 205 & 206.

The middle 7c stamp must be 15 perfs and not 14.5 perf.