Stamps from Australia catalogue

9,172 items

Australia is located in the southern hemisphere on the continent of Oceania. British colonization started in 1770. On January 1, 1901, the six colonies formed the Commonwealth of Australia. The British monarch is head of state. More

The six colonies had their own seals. In 1901 a "federal" postal service was created. From 1913 uniform stamps were introduced.

Australia is one of the largest countries in the world with an area of 7,600,000 km2.
The country consists of eight 'states'.
Some states had their own stamps with the name of the state on them.

New South Wales (NSW)
QLD (QLD)
South Australia (SA)
Tasmania (TAS)
Victoria (VIC)
Western Australia (WA)
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Northern Territory (NT)

Note: The watermarks all show an A, usually under a crown which can vary quite a bit. Wide A with wide crown, narrow A with narrow crown. Crown may also be toothed. Then the watermark can also appear several times on the seal. Finally, the watermark C or A with small crown (multiple) was used.

Service stamps were made from ordinary stamps by making a perforation. Initially these were the letters OS (=On Service) in types I, II or III, later also with VG (Victoria Government), NSWG (New South Wales Government) or rarer perforations such as UNSW (University New South Wales). Types I, II and III differ in font size (type I) or number of perforation holes in the S (type II: 11 or type III:12).

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Full name

Australië

Number of stamps

9,172

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Oldest item

King George V (1913)