b'56434434** * 1888-90 (SG.O40a) 2d Prussian blue Centenary overprinted OS P12 corner block of 18 (3x6) from lower section of right-hand pane, margins intact at left & at base showing the three monograms CP G Pr O/NSW& 1888, upper row MLH, lower two rows MUH $250350NSWRevenues435P REVENUES: 1865 QV long type 4d to 1 complete set of 18 bicoloured die proofs in unadopted colours -plus of the master die (in black) - reduced to stamp-size & affixed in windows framed on card 188x228mm or - for the 10/- to 1 - 160x73mm. A unique and delightful set. Ex Charles & Francis Kiddle. [The issued stamps appeared in only four frame colours: 4d to 8d blue; 1/- to 4/- brown (shades); 5/- to 9/- green; and 10/-, 12/6,15/- & 1 carmine] (19 proofs) .$3,0004,000NSWPostal History436 Ex 437436C 1859 (Oct.13) cover from Blayney (NSW) to New Zealand with imperf 6d greyish brown Diadem Wmk 8SG 96a tied by SYDNEY datestamp, BLAYNEY, BATHURST & SYDNEY transit backstamps, AUCKLAND OC28 arrival datestamp on face, small opening tear and some flap damage, stamp has been lifted (for watermark confirmation) and hinged back into position. . $250300437C 1859-61 inwards mail from United Kingdom to same addressee at Waterloo Warehouse in Sydney comprising 1859 3/3d franking entire from London with Emblems wing-margin 1/- green pair & single plus 2d blue and 1d red, 1860 covers from Ampthill or Hitchin each franked with single Emblems 6d lilac, 1861 from London with single 1/- Emblems; all covers with original enclosures and Sydney backstamps; stamps alone on cover Cat. 2000+. [The addressee was Thomas Cooper, half-brother of Daniel Cooper, who along with fellow emancipist Solomon Levey established the Waterloo Co in 1825, which went on to become a highly successful general merchandise and retailing operation and pioneered the shipment of wool to England] (4) $400600435'