Stamps of Victoria, Australia
Postage stamps of Victoria, a state in Australia.
Stamps issued in the 1850-1912 period. Ideally sorted by the SG catalogue, which is extremely complex.
in construction
1854-1855 issues[edit]
Typographed from woodblocks by Samuel Calvert. TOO LATE means a letter posted after the normal closure of the mails. SG32-35
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6d TOO LATE SG33
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1sh REGISTERED SG34
1856-1858 issues[edit]
Victoria on a throne.
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6d blue 1858 issue SG73
1857-1859 issues[edit]
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1d yellow-green SG41
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4d brown-vermilion SG42a
Laureated series 1863-1874[edit]
The numeral watermark may be with the wrong figure.
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1sh 1865 SG113
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1d 1866 wmrk8 SG115
V over crown watertmarks 1867-1881[edit]
There are 5 variations of this watermark in the 1867-1905 period!
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1d 1867 Victoria duplex SG131
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3d 1867, circle cancelled in 1880. SG134
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6d 1868 used at Ballarat in 1881 SG136
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1sh 1875 Duplex 76 SG138
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1d 1875 perf13 used 5 SG177
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2d 1878 duplex 4 SG179
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1sh 1876 SG180
Inscribed STAMP DUTY[edit]
.. meaning that they could (also) serve as Revenue stamps.
1884-1896 Fiscal-postal[edit]
Valid for postal purposes with the Post Office Act of 1883. SG215-279
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5sh 1884, unused SG260 claret on yellow
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4sh 1886, unused SG269 red-orange
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6sh, used in 1901 SG271 pea-green
1885-1895 issues[edit]
Watermark V above crown (2 types). SG 293-304
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8d rose on rose paper 1885 issue SG293
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1d yellowish green, oval 49 SG297.
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2d lilac, oval .48 SG298.
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2d mauve, oval 214 SG298a.
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3d pale ochre, large R SG299a.
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3d oval (registered?) in 1888 SG299.
1886-1899 issues[edit]
Watermark V above crown (2 types). SG 310-354
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Half d oval x96 SG311
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Half d rose oval 31 SG311
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Half penny, 1894 cancel SG311
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1 penny, oval cancelled x70 SG312
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1 d yellow-green oval 42 SG312a
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1 penny subissue 1890, oval cancelled 19. SG313
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Melbourne 1901 cancel SG314 or 334
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2 d violet, oval 355. SG 314 or 334
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2² d brown-red on yellow, 1892 oval 103SG315a
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4 d red oval 4 SG316a or 337
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5 d purple-brown SG317
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6 d ultramarine, oval 193 SG318
1901 previous issues without Postage[edit]
Watermark: V over crown (3d or 4th type). SG 376-383
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Half d bluish green, May 1901 SG376
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2d reddish violet in March 1901, expedition AM 4:30 SG377
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4d bistre yellow large R SG379
Inscribed POSTAGE[edit]
1901-1910 issues[edit]
Watermark V above crown (4th type). SG 384-400, 401-415 (perf 11 or compound)
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Half d blue-green SG384
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1d rose SG385.
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1d rose oval M 96 SG385.
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2d lilac, circle at FITZROY SG387.
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2d half blue, DC at MELBOURNE 18 SG388.
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5d reddish-brown, oval 917 SG391
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6d emerald SG392
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2 sh blue on rose SG395