New South Wales 1854/1897 - New South Wales 1854–1897 – Queen Victoria, Diadem – 6 classic stamps

New South Wales

A collection of 6 classic 19th-century postage stamps featuring Queen Victoria in a diadem. The stamps come from various colonial issues of New South Wales.

Contents of the set – from top, left to right:
1. 1 shilling – carmine, imperforate. Watermark: large digit 12, according to the reading of the watermark on the back.
2. 5 pence – light green, perforated. Watermark: crown over the letters NSW, according to the reading of the visible elements of the watermark.
3. 8 pence – yellow-orange, perforated, with a straight lower edge. Watermark: fragment of a large letter N and probably another letter, according to the reading on the back. Possibly a fragment of an inscription appearing on the sheet. I don’t see information in catalogs, so it may be a nice variety.
4. 5 pence – dark green, perforated. Watermark: probably crown or a large digit 5, according to the reading of the silhouette on the back.
5. 6 pence – purple, perforated. Watermark: probably large digit 6, according to the reading on the back.
6. 1 shilling – red, perforated. Watermark: probably large digit 12, according to the reading on the back.

Catalogs: Stanley Gibbons (SG) and Michel – classic editions of New South Wales, Diadem series. Exact catalog numbers depend on the variety, perforation, and watermark.

Condition: all stamps canceled, with postmarks. Visible signs of aging, local discolorations, irregularities of edges and perforations.

Information about watermarks: the indicated notations result from individual readings during examination of the stamps’ reverse sides, also using special lighting.
A complete set of 6 stamps is being sold, as shown in the photos.