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New South Wales was the first part of Australia to be settled by Europeans, and the first to operate a postal service, which in 1803 was carrying letters between Sydney and Parramatta for a 2d charge.

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NSW 1854 6d Greyish Brown SG96AB Wmk Sideways Ave Used Scarce

£52

£65
New South Wales 1851 2d Greyish Blue SG55 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£360

£450
New South Wale 1889 1s Maroon SG258aVar P.12 x 11.5 Wmk Inverted Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£22.40

£28
N.S.W 1853 8d Orange-Yellow SG80 Good Used

£140

£175
N.S.W 1856 1d Orange-Vermillion SG107 Fine Used

£8

£10
N.S.W 1860 1d Orange-Red SG131 Fine Used

£9.60

£12
N.S.W 1860 1s Rose-Carmine SG153 Fine Used

£20

£25
N.S.W 1860 3d Yellow-Green SG139 Fine Used

£24

£30
N.S.W 1860 6d Aniline Mauve SG167 Good Used

£40

£50
N.S.W 1860 8d Bright Yellow SG167c Fine Used

£16

£20
N.S.W 1862 2d Pale Blue SG188 Fine Mtd Mint

£80

£100
N.S.W 1864 1d Brownish-Red SG197Var WMK Inverted Good Mtd Mint Strip of 3

£100

£125
N.S.W 1880 4d Red-Brown SG214BA P.13 x 10 Fine Used

£3.20

£4
N.S.W 1882 1s Black SG033 Fine Mtd Mint

£20

£25
N.S.W 1885 5d Bright Green SG232ca P.12 x10 Fine Used

£22.40

£28
N.S.W 1887 5s Reddish Purple SG180a P. 12 x 10 Fine Used

£20

£25
N.S.W 1891 8d Green SGD7 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£48

£60
N.S.W 1891 12 1/2d on 1s Red SG057 Good Used

£28

£35
N.S.W 1893 4d Green SGD5B P.10 & 11 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£20

£25
New South Wales 1851 2d Dark Blue SG54 Fine Used

£16

£20
New South Wales 1851 2d Greyish Blue SG55 Good Used

£12.80

£16
New South Wales 1851 2d Ultramarine SG58 Fine Used

£14.40

£18
New South Wales 1856 1d Orange-Red SG109 V.F.U

£11.20

£14
New South Wales 1860 2d Blue SG114 Pl 11 Fine Used

£24

£30

New South Wales Stamps

New South Wales was the first part of Australia to be settled by Europeans, and the first to operate a postal service, which in 1803 was carrying letters between Sydney and Parramatta for a 2d charge.

In 1809 a collecting office in Sydney was established to receive mail from passing ships.The postmaster of the time, James Raymond, was in communication with Rowland Hill in England and worked to encourage the prepayment of letters in NSW.

In 1838, Raymond introduced envelopes embossed with the seal of the colony, and available for local mail for 1¼ pence each instead of the 2d charged letters paid for in cash. They are thus regarded as precursors of the Penny Black.

In 1842 regular mail service was carried by steamer between Melbourne and Sydney, and the first mail packet from Britain arrived in 1844. An act of 1848 reformed the postal system and authorized the use of stamps; the first stamps appeared on 1 January 1850. They were locally produced, and depicted a scene of Sydney and its harbour, thus becoming known as the "Sydney Views".

The 1d, 2d, and 3d stamps were separately engraved, and then re-engraved and retouched over the next year, yielding dozens of varieties.