Summary
Stamp attached to page. From the Johnston Stamp Collection.
Single ultramarine 2 Pence stamp attached to envelope. Issued in September of 1850 a part of the "Sydney View" series, this stamp depicts a bale of merchandise, a beehive, and a pick axe and shovel at Sydney cove.
H.W. Johnston notes that this stamp was printed from a plate re-engraved a second time by Mr H.C. Jervis. These are "Plate 3". Position on plate documented. This stamp is "4".
Exact colour and Stanley Gibbons number could not be determine.
This collection was once one of the premier studies of colonial Australasian stamps. Originally bequeathed to the National Gallery of Victoria, the collection was left with the State Library when the Gallery moved to St Kilda Road, in 1978. It was later transferred to the Museum of Victoria.
Physical Description
Single blue 2 Pence stamp attached to envelope. Pictured is a bale of merchandise, a beehive, a pick axe and shovel, and a pier with four people.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Henry W. Johnston, 1983
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Acknowledgement
From a Bequest to the National Gallery of Victoria by H.W. Johnston.
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Date Issued
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Issued By
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Collector
Henry W. Johnston, Prahran, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
Printed on stamp: POSTAGE / TWO PENCE. Stamp is postmarked with black ink. Black postmarks on top envelope read: SYDNEY / OC 31 / 1850 / NEW SOUTH WALES, MELBOURNE / NO 7 / 850 / PORT PHILLIP Graphite on top envelope reads: Posted / 23 October / 1850 / III / No 4 / No 4 Plate III
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Denomination
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Colour
blue
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Item Form
Single, Used, Hinged
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Gibbons Number
29
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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2D Dimensions - Object
21 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
Approximate dimensions of stamp
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