Pre-Federation State Stamps – Australian Postal History

1857 Swan Issue Western Australia State Stamp Pre-Federation Australia

While some early stamp catalogues and collectors historically dated the first Western Australian stamps to 1855 or 1857—with auction records

The first adhesive postage stamps of Tasmania hold a prestigious place in early postal history. Issued while the colony was

This article is reproduced from Australian Philately December 1949 I may be excused for continuing with the subject of postmarks,

The Registration Issue stamps were issued by the New South Wales colonial government in 1854, and they were printed in

The 1854 octagonal stamp of the state of Victoria pre-federation Australia was an interesting addition to the Victoria stamps as

Introduction The original diadem issues were decided to be too large to handle in the post offices compared to the

This is the third stamp issued by New South Wales while still a colony of Australia and this stamp has

Victoria continued with its regal depiction of Queen Victoria with an issue depicting her on the throne with columns, crowns

A far more refined portrain of Queen Victoria emerged in the 1855 series of stamps which still depicted Van Diemen’s

The 1858 Perforate Issues of South Australia were the most widely used of the State Stamps of Australia in terms