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New South Wales

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

£65
65 £
NSW 1882 6d Mauve Wmk 40 V.F.U Imperf Single 4 Huge Margins Scarce

£245
245 £
NSW 1882 2d Pale Blue Wmk 40 Imperf Single Used Scarce

£175
175 £
NSW 1854 8d Dull Yellow-Orange SG98 Fine Used 3 Margins

£245
245 £
NSW 1865 2d Pale Blue SG202 Thin Paper No Wmk Imperf V.F.U SYDNEY DE 22 1865 CDS

£245
245 £
N.S.W 1885 5d Blue-Green SG233a P.12 Fine & Fresh Mtd Mint

£13
13 £
N.S.W 1885 5d Blue-Green SG233d P.11 x 12 Ave Mtd Mint Pair

£10
10 £
New South Wales 1851 2d Greyish Blue SG55 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£450
450 £

New South Wales

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.