Im no expert on perfins, but I looked in the Scott Catalouge under New South Wales. There officials were overprinted with "OS". Scott did not mention anything about a "GR" perfin.
From experience, most Officials are overprinted/perfin with an "OS" or "OHMS".
As a general rule, yes, Australia area official perfins will be "OS" or "OHMS" -- these are known as standard issue government perfins. Of course, to every rule there will be exceptions.
Preceding that were departmental perfins, which technically are also official stamps. Note, that statement only applies to perfins. The OS overprints were used well before the perfins. These are not Scott listed, and can only be found in specialty catalogs or books/articles.
Your official perfin was issued from Government Railways (New South Wales), which was actually the first NSW department to issue perfins. But your stamp is not from the first perfin run (1895-1903). Your perfin is GR Type B, from the 2nd perfin run (1902-1912).
Your official perfin was issued from Government Railways (New South Wales), which was actually the first NSW department to issue perfins. But your stamp is not from the first perfin run (1895-1903). Your perfin is GR Type B, from the 2nd perfin run (1902-1912).
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