Australian Postal History

Tasmanian Postmarks – Names Found on the Pictorial Series

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

The Australian 1d red KGV issue is a popular stamp for collectors due to the many interesting plate varieties that

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

There were six watermarks used throughout the timeframe of 1913-1936 across both issues of the Kangaroo series and the King

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

Postcards are photos of places and people in a time and place in history. They depict towns, shops, landscapes, trees

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