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

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

Victoria on a throne.

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  6d blue 1858 issue SG73

1857-1859 issues

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  1d yellow-green SG41
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  4d brown-vermilion SG42a

Laureated series 1863-1874

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

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

.. meaning that they could (also) serve as Revenue stamps.

1884-1896 Fiscal-postal

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

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

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

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

1901-1910 issues

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