Australia Stamps
AUSTRALIA 1913-14 POSTMARK GROUP. A delightful range of the first issue Kangaroo’s that includes a 1d, plus 2d strip of three with octagonal boxed “TOO LATE”, 1d pair with “..TED IN LATE FEE BAG”, “ENGLISH MAIL T.P.O” cancels on 1d and 6d, “PARLIAMENT HOUSE” on 1d, starburst “QL” on 1d, and 1s with perfin “T” with violet cancel. (8 postmark items, 11 stamps)
AUSTRALIA 1926-30 KGV NEVER HINGED MINT COLLECTION covering perf 13½x12½ all values ½d to 1s4d (SG 94/104). Includes a few IDENTIFIED VARIETIES (listed in Brusden-White catalogue), different Dies and inverted watermarks. Very fine never hinged mint. (29 stamps)
AUSTRALIA 1938 10s and £1 Robes overprinted with ‘SPECIMEN’, SG 177/178s, mint (2)
AUSTRALIA 1945 complete sheets, SG 209/11, NHM, folds along perfs/gutter
AUSTRALIA OFFICIALS 1931-33 “O S” overprints complete set, SG O125/O136, fine mint, SG O130 with fault, but all others very fine with several never hinged incl 6d (SG O127), plus 2d and 3d Bridge and 1s Lyrebird, SG O134/O136. (12 stamps)
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUE 1946-57 4d carmine & green, SG D123, never hinged mint corner block of 9, lovely display item (9 stamps)
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUE 1946-57 8d carmine & green, SG D127, never hinged mint corner block of 24, lovely display item (24 stamps)
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUE 1902-04 10d emerald green, perf 11½, 12, compound with 12, SG D30, mint, couple of trimmed perfs, otherwise very fine and fresh.
AUSTRALIA POST DUE. 1958-60 No Wmk set + all Die types, SG D132/41.VFM (15)
AUSTRALIA 1926-30 4d yellow-olive, perf 13½x12½, SG 102, never hinged mint left marginal example with “Roos Tongue” variety, BW 116 (4) e.
AUSTRALIA 1915 OFFICIAL 1s brown “OS”, SG O36, f.u. with light cancel
AUSTRALIA 1928 3d blue miniature sheet block of 4, SG MS 106a, stamps nhm with some gum loss in margin where hinge has been.
AUSTRALIA 1932 1s green, SG 140, NHM.
AUSTRALIA 1949 £1 bluish slate, thin rough ordinary paper, SG 178a, vfu.
AUSTRALIA MILITARY POST BOOKLET 1968 50c, SG MB2, fine.
AUSTRALIA – MILITARY POST BOOKLET 1968 50c, SG MB2, fine.
AUSTRALIA 1937-49 3d blue perf 13½x14 Die 1a, SG 168b, fine NHM, lovely
AUSTRALIA 1926 -1930 1d green Die II, SG 95b, very mint block of four with lower pair never hinged.
AUSTRALIA P. DUES 1922-30 6d carmine and yellow green, SG D97, FM BL of 4.
AUSTRALIA P. DUE 1913-23 2d scarlet & pale yellow green, SG D81 VFM BL of 4
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUE 1913-23 1s scarlet & pale yellow green, SG D85, NHM.
AUSTRALIA 1924-25 4d olive-yellow KGV Head, SG 80, NHM BLOCK of 4
AUSTRALIA P. DUES 1909 2d rosine and yellow green, SG D65, vf mint
AUSTRALIA 1914-20 ½d green Head BREAKS IN LINES plate flaw,B&W 63(1)n, mint
AUSTRALIA OFFICIAL 1915-28 9d violet Roo Die IIB, SG O47b, used STRIP of 3
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUE 1953-59 and 1958-60 sets, SG D129/D141, NHM. (13)
AUSTRALIA POSTAL STATIONERY 1944 – 1954 A selection of Air-letters and Aerogrammes including the scarce 1944 7d, this was used commercially to the UK. Other 7d’s for 1945 & 1950 and 10d’s for 1952, 1953 & 1954. Good to fine used with 3 without any message. (6 items)
AUSTRALIA 1950-52 3d grey green coils SG 237da, coil join strip of 4, mint.
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUE 1953-59 sets, SG D129/32 & D129a/32a, used, faults(6)
AUSTRALIA 1936 1s green SA Centenary,SG 163,NHM ‘JOHN ASH’ IMPRINT PAIR (2)
AUSTRALIA 1929-30 2s maroon, ‘Roo, wmk SG type 7, SG 110, VFM
AUSTRALIA 1913-14 2s brown Roo, SG 12, fine used
AUSTRALIA – 1929-30 2s maroon Roo, wmk Mult Crown over A, SG 110, VFM
AUSTRALIA 1937-49 3d blue, perf 13½x14, Die 1a, SG 168b, VFM
AUSTRALIA 1959-64 brown-red Stockman white paper, SG 327a, NHM marginal, fresh
AUSTRALIA 1966-73 $1 brown-purple Admiral perf 15×14, SG 401, NHM, fresh
AUSTRALIA 1938 cover to England, 2d KGV, “AUCKLAND N.Z. / LOOSE LETTER” cds
AUSTRALIA 1983 covers to England, various POSTAGE DUES cachets & marks (9)
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUES 1913-23 1s perf 14, SG D85, vfm (two NHM) BLOCK of 4
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUE. 1909-10 2d red & yellow green, SG D65, pair. VFM (2)
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUES 1909-10. 2d rosine and yellow green, SG D65, mint block of 12, light gum disturbances (from backing paper adhesion) with only one stamp with hinge mark (12 stamps)
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUE 1909- 10 4d rosine and yellow-green, SG D67, VFM
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUES 1931 – 36 1s carmine and yellow green, SG D111, very fine used block of 4 with light central cds cancel.
AUSTRALIA 1938 6d carmine & green Postage Due, SG D117, superb used.
AUSTRALIA POSTAGE DUES 1938 6d carmine and green, SG D117, superb cds used block of 4.
We sell Australia stamps, collections, complete sets, errors and varieties
Australia Stamps – Postal history have two identifiable periods. The first covered the ‘Australian States’ and the latter, from 1913 when the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia stamps were inscribed ‘Australia’. A kangaroo was incorporated into the design of the first Australian stamps, in order to demonstrate this new level of independence. The story of the ‘Kangaroo and Map’ is as fascinating. Politically motivated intrigue accompanied the design contest, as the first British Empire postage stamps not to show a profile of a reigning British monarch.
King George V’s “Heads” were introduced later in 1913, placating those critical of the absence of a British monarch. They are amongst the most carefully studied stamps in the world philately, having a wide array of colours, watermarks and flaws. The stamp issues include the rare Australia stamps and tete-beche pair of the 1930 2d golden scarlet.
Definitive and Commemorative Australia Stamps
Significant definitive and commemorative Australia stamps include the original and later “Laughing Kookaburra” issues. The 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge set of three included one disproportionately high value 5/- stamp (the average weekly wage being £9). In addition to the ‘modern classic’ 1950 8½d Aborigine “One Pound Jimmy”. Australia was also at the forefront of the first airmail flights. Covers from the 1920s and early 1930s are keenly collected.
