1860 New South Wales 3d green postage stamp overprinted black OS
1860 New South Wales 3d green postage stamp overprinted black OS

1860 New South Wales 3d green postage stamp overprinted black OS

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The colony of New South Wales was the first colony to adopt prepayment postage with adhesive stamps and issued its first stamps on 1 January 1850, 

  • Issued: 1860, as part of the first definitive stamps of the colony of New South Wales.

  • Denomination: 3d (three pence)

  • Colour: Chestnut, giving it a distinguished deep reddish-brown tone

  • Watermark: NA
  • Condition:  MH fine condition