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 Australia
Initially each one of the Australian states issued their own stamps - New South Wales from 1850 Queensland from 1860 South Australia from 1855 Tasmania from 1853 Victoria from 1850 Western Australia from 1854 Control of the post was passed to the Federal Government on 1 March 1901. First Australian national Postage Due stamps were issued on 1 July 1902. Issues of the various states were valid for use in all other states till 13 October 1910. Postal rates for Australia were standardised from 1 May 1911. First Australian national stamps were issued on 2 January 1913. PHILATELIC
SOCIETIES
for
Collectors of Australian Stamps and Postal History
Australian Philatelic Society (AUSTRALIA) The Society of
Australasian Specialists was founded in July 1936 by a small group of
collectors interested in Australasian philately. In 1965, the American
Society of Australian Philatelists, later to become Oceania, Inc. was
established for the same purpose as the older SAS. In 1978, the two
Societies consolidated to better serve the members of both
organizations. Today, the Society has many members, not only in the
United States and Canada, but also in New Zealand, Australia, Great
Britain, and a few other countries.
The WASG was founded
in 1974 to promote
the collection and study of all aspects of the philately of Western
Australia. Postal history started in 1826 with the settlement at King
George Sound as an outpost of New South Wales. The Swan River Colony
was founded in 1829 and its first adhesive postage stamps appeared in
1854 followed by postal stationery in 1879.
Meetings 1st Wednesday of each month 7:45pm at SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Court, Adelaide Contact P.O. Box 395, Edwardstown, SA 5039 The Postal Stationery Society of Australia Postal Stationery and Postal History Society of Australia Incorporated The society was
formed to
cater for collectors who are interested in aspects of philately other
than the study of postage stamps alone. Its members are interested in
postal stationery, postal history and the exploration of the new areas
associated with postal stationery and postal history including
postmarks, airmails, military mail, cinderellas, literature etc
The Perfin Club of New Zealand and Australia The Club was formed in 1987 and
currently has about 150
members. Members' interests include the Official and private perfins of
Australia and New Zealand. The Club has produced two publications:
"Australian Official Perfins", by David Andersen (2007) and "Handbook
of Australian Private Perfins", by John Mathews (2003)
of Australian Postage Stamps Australia
Post Australia
Stamp Agency in North America
Selected
philatelic pages for
collectors of
Arthur Gray Kangaroos
sell for
$A7,158,974.00 Australia and New
Zealand Revenue and Railway Free Stamp Catalogue Australian 1932
Postal Stamp Forgeries by Dave Elsmore Perfin Display at Sydney Stamp Expo 2007 Australian Stamp Booklets by Stephen R. Irwin Before Federation, New South Wales was the only state that had experimented with a stamp booklet which contained twelve 1d stamps on sale at 1/0½d. The Commonwealth of Australia first issued stamp booklets in 1904, these contained stamps from the different State. Australian Stamps designed by Czeslaw Slania by Ann Mette Heindorff Bass Strait Mails from Federation to WWII Ken Sparks Late Fee Cancels of Australia by L J Tyler First published in Australian Stamp Monthly, August 1963. Lord Howe Island "Paquebot" by Glen Stephens More Than One by Stephen D. Schumann Multiple die postal stationery of the Commonwealth of Australia Official Airmails of
Australia Postage Stamps and Postal History of
Australia Postal Mechanisation
in Australia Predecimal
stamps of Australia Thursday Island Covers NEW SOUTH WALES
Postage stamps and
postal history of New
South WalesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NSW Tax Marks by Pete Granfield This website has been set up to distribute information about the tax markings of NSW from the time of joining UPU to the start of decimal currency. QUEENSLAND
Queensland Postal Markings until 1913by Marius Wytenburg Queensland Postal Stationery (Part 1) A review of the issues to 1901 by Alan J Griffiths, FRPSL, FBSAP Queensland Postal Stationery (Part 2) A review of the issues from 1901 to 1913 by Alan J Griffiths FRPSL, FBSAP SOUTH AUSTRALIA
TASMANIA
Notes on Tasmanian
Revenue Stamps 1827-1990by Bill Lloyd-Smith British Commonwealth Postmarks TASMANIA by Robert S Cragg Circular Date Stamps on Tasmanian Pictorial Stamps 1899 - 1912 Alphabetical List and Rarity Rating by K E Lancaster Guide to Tasmanian Stamps - An Introduction to the Stamps of Tasmania by John Shepherd from the Tasmanian Philatelic Society Tasmanian Philatelic Society The Tasmanian Philatelic Society is based in Hobart, Tasmania. The Society aims to bring together local collectors of all interests and expertise in a congenial environment. For collectors outside Tasmania, the Society aims to share information and foster research about Tasmanian Philately through the Courier and the web site. Kalgoorlie Western Australia to Poquetanuck Connecticut USA by Prof Maurice Mishkel Cover with the blue 2½d Swan stamp which took 6½ weeks to travel across Western Australia to the east coast of America A selection of Frank Stamps from Western Australia by Jan Kosniowski British Commonwealth Postmarks - WESTERN AUSTRALIA by Robert S Cragg COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Australia
New Zealand UK
mails to 1880; Rates Routes and Ships Out and Home Australian
Antarctic Postal History 1911-1965 Australian Commercial Perfins discovered
since March 1992 Aerogrammes
of Australia and its Dependencies 1944-1980, Commercial
Perfins of
Australia The
External Air Mails of Australia The
Early Commonwealth Period and the Kangaroo and Map Series The
First Postage Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia 1901–1912 Kangaroos
the last Victorian Issue The
Postal History of the Australian
Army during World War II The
Postal History of Internees and
Prisoners Of War In Australia During World War II. Postmarks
of the Australian Forces from all Fronts 1939-1953 The
Recess Imprints of John Ash Some
Early Australian
Commonwealth Postage Stamp Essays GENERAL
- COMMONWEALTH & AUSTRALIAN COLONIES
Australian Postage Stamps by P Collas, published by The Jacaranda Press, 1965, 110pp General background information on the issue of the Australian Colonies and of the Commonwealth of Australia with chapters on postmarks, air mails, postal stationery and philately in Australia etc.
NEW SOUTH
WALES
History of the Post Office: Together with an historical account of
the issue of postage stamps in New South Wales compiled chiefly from
the records
Find this book at Biblio.com by Andrew Houison, 110pp, 1890 1st edition; 1983 facsimile reprint Andrew
Houison
was commissioned by the Government of New South Wales to produce this
work, but it was soon withdrawn from circulation owing to forgeries of
stamps being made from plates in the book. The edition was limited to a
small number of copies.
New South Wales Numeral Cancellations by Alan G Brown and Hugh M Campbell 1977, 96pp (2nd edition) This Second Edition gathers together much additional information accumulated during the 14 years from publication of the First Edition. An essential work for the collector of this field. New South Wales: The Pre-Adhesive
Period The
Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards and
Telegraph Stamps of New South Wales The
Postal History of New South Wales 1788-1901
The
Stamps of New South
Wales SOUTH
AUSTRALIA - see South
Australia
Resource Page
TASMANIA
Beating the Odds: The story of Tattersall's private mail network 1902-1930 by David McNamee, Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, 2002, 141pp Handbook of Tasmanian Revenue Stamps by William D Craig, Revenue and Railstamp Publications, 1997 A
History
of the Post Office in Tasmania The
Revenue and Railway Stamps of Tasmania The
Stamps of Tasmania
by A F Bassett Hull, The Philatelic Society London, 1890, 127pp Tasmania: The informative and Instructional Markings by P G E Reid FRPSL, British Society of Australian Philately, 2008, 36pp The booklet is based on the authors collection which he has spent 15 years to assemble. It is an update of new material for the 2 volume work "Tasmania - The Postal History and Postal Markings". Tasmania - The Postal History and Postal Markings (Part I) by H M Campbell (editor), James Richard William Purves, L C Viney, Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, 1962, 203pp Tasmania - The Postal History and Postal Markings (Part II) by Owen Graeme Ingles (editor), John C Avery, P Edwards & James Richard William Purves, Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, 1975, 189pp Tasmania, Stamps and Postal History by W E Tinsley, The Royal Philatelic Society of London,1986, 191pp VICTORIA
- see Victoria
Resource Page
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
Philately
from Western
Australia Catalogue - Handbook 1829-1912 Place
and Date Stamps of Western Australia The
Postal History of Western Australia Postage
stamps and Postal
History of Western Australia Postal
Stationery from
Western Australia Stamp
Forgeries of Western Australia Western
Australia, The Machine Date Cases to 1983, Pt 2 Western
Australia, the Postal Markings Illustrated Western
Australia. The
Stamps and Postal History. A Guide to its Philately
Find this book at Biblio.com by Margaret Hamilton (ed), pub The Western Australia Study Group, 1979, 471pp, ISBN 0959647600
 PRIVATE LOCAL POSTS IN AUSTRALIA THE
AUSTRALASIAN NEW HEBRIDES COMPANY LIMITED
The
Australasian New Hebrides Co had
headquarters in Sydney and was subsidised by the governments of
Victoria and New South Wales. They carried mail privately to the
islands of the New Henrides and amongst the islands. The company traded
between 1887 and 1899. Two stamps were produced in 1897. The islands
called at were Anietyum, Aniwa, Aoba, Aurora, Epi, Erromanga, Futuna,
Mai, Nguna, Petecost, Tongariki, Tonga, Sandwich and Vannaleva.
Australasian New
Hebrides Co
by Bonnie & Roger Riga Australasian New Hebrides Company by Maurice Mishkel New Hebrides - 1897 - Private Local Post - Australasian New Hebrides Company - Interisland Postage by Roland Klinger The Australasian New Hebrides Company by Volker Kleiner BURDELL & COMPANY Imperf stamps issued in 1854 inscribed "Forwarded by Burdell & Co's British & Australian Express. For forwarding and delivering Gold Dust, Specie, Bankers, and other valuable Packages and Merchandise to Geelong, Sydney, Adelaide, Launceston, the Diggings, and England, Ireland and Scotland." Very few copies of this stamp are known to exist today. Burdell & Co.´s Express by Volker Kleiner CITY EXPRESS MESSENGER CO LTD Stamps, inscribed City Express Messenger Co Ltd Despatch Stamp, were not sold but were affixed to parcels or messages after the fee had been paid. COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS The Coolgardie Cycle Express was organised by James A Healey in 1893 following the discovery of gold in Coolgardie. The service was closed in December 1896 when the government post was established. FRENCH NEW HEBRIDES CO Stamps inscribed Nouvelles Hébrides Syndicat Français Poste Locale New Hebrides - 1903 -
Private Local Post -
Syndicat Français des Nouvelles Hébrides - Interisland
Postage Stamps
by Roland Klinger KERMADECS SUNDAY ISLAND Localpost Kermadecs Island by Volker Kleiner LAKE LEFROY A service
was started in February 1897
to carry letters from Lake Lefroy to Coolgardie and was closed with the
opening of an official service in June 1897. A total of 1,000
stamps were printed with a face value of 6d, less than 50 copies of
this stamp have survived. The stamps are inscribed Lake Lefroy
Goldfield Cycle Mail Western Australia.
Lake Lefroy by Volker Kleiner
MURRAY STEAM NAVIGATION CO Stamps inscribed "Murray S N Co / Victoria / N S Wales" were issued in 1872. Stamps issued were a ½d black, 1d red, 2d blue and 3d green. These stamps were used on mail carried by McCullock's steamers on the River Murry. 6d stamps were also produced inscibed "W McCullock & Co Limited / Parcels Express" Australia Murray Steam Navigation Co by Volker Kleiner PHILATELIC LIBRARIES Philatelic
Association of
New South Wales inc Philatelic
Society of Canberra
Library Philatelic
Society of South
Australia Library Queensland Philatelic
Council inc Royal
Philatelic Society
of Victoria Library PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Australian War Memorial Research Centre  MAGAZINES / JOURNALS Australia Stamp News, Macquerie Publications Pty Ltd 51-59 Wheelers Lane, Dubbo, NSW 2830, Australia Philately from Australia, Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria Inc, Box 2071, GPO Melborune, Victoria 3001, Australia |
