Description
Australia New South Wales 1871 (1 Feb) 1d black and brownish red, 2d black and blue Telegraphs, SGT1/2.
A good pair with large part original gum. Slight stains on reverse, and the 2d stamp with some creasing.
Decent quality for these scarce and exotic stamps. These were the first Telegraph stamps issued by New South Wales and are stated to have been in use for one month only. Very rarely available on the market.
Telegraph stamps are stamps intended solely for the prepayment of telegraph fees.
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £455.
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