New South Wales 1888 Centenary 2d Emu Scott: #78
Updated August 7, 2026
| Lot number | 8056 |
| Auction | Coin, Stamp, Collectables and More 29 |
| Date | August 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT |
| Auction house | Featherznest |
| Location | Grapevine, Arkansas |
Colony: New South Wales (Australian States)Issue: 1888 Centenary of New South Wales (“ONE HUNDRED YEARS”) — one of the world’s first commemorative stamp sets.Design: Emu standing in a landscape, within an oval frame. “NEW SOUTH WALES” at top, “TWO PENCE” and “POSTAGE” at bottom.Colour: Blue (shades range from blue to Prussian blue / deep blue).Catalogue numbers:Stanley Gibbons: SG 254Scott: #78Technical details: Typographed. Normally watermarked Crown over NSW. Various perforations were used (commonly around 11–12 range across printings).
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