Philately of Australia: Varieties of Postage Stamps (1953 – present)


A. Constant varieties

1958
September 10. Broken Hill Mine. Field number
I Australia 1958 Broken Hill Mine postage stamp retouch Retouch in top frame over second A of AUSTRALIA. ?
1963
December 3. Compac Cable. Field number
I Break in line to “E” in Cable. ?
1965
April 14. 50 years from ANZAC landing at Gallipoli. Field number
I Australia 1965 ANZAC postage stamp plate flaw Line on soldier’s uniform interrupted. ?
1966-67
Elizabeth II Field number
I Australia Queen Elizabeth II postage stamp plate flaw White dot on letter T in AUSTRALIA. ?
1966-71
Yellow-tailed thornbill. Field number
I Australia Yellow-tailed thornbill postage stamp plate flaw Dark green dot below numeral 5. ?
1967
April 5. 150 years of banking in Australia. Field number
I Australia 1967 banking postage stamp retouching Retouching below letters A and U in AUSTRALIA. ?
June 7. 50th anniversary of Lions International. Field number
I Australia Lions International postage stamp plate flaw Letters r and a in Australia connected by a dot. ?
1968
Kangaroo paw. Field number
I Australia flowers Kangaroo paw postage stamp plate flaw Whitening and 2 dots between the top left leaves. ?
Strut’s desert pea. Field number
I Australia flowers Strut's desert pea postage stamp plate flaw Olive dot between bottom leaves, above letters U and S in AUSTRALIA. ?
1969
October 15. Christmas. Field number
I White spots left from the letter L in AUSTRALIA. ?
November 12. Lieuts. Hudson Fysh surveys. Field number
I Australia Hudson Fysh surveys postage stamp plate flaw Letter N in HUDSON prolonged. ?
1970
March 31. Royal visit. Field number
I Australia Royal Visit postage stamp variety tiara above frame Double impression (tiara above top frame) ?
1971
July 5. Animals’ aid to men. Field number
I V-shaped line below left knee. ?
September 29. Aboriginal art. Field number
I Australia Aboriginal art postage stamp plate flaw White dot between the second and the third grave post. ?
II Australia Aboriginal art grave posts Letter R in ART deformed. ?
1972
November 15. Australian pioneer life. Field number
I White spot (indentation) on the third gray semi-circular object above the front wheel. ?
I Whitening between letters S and T in AUSTRALIA. ?
I White spots in the water below the flag. ?
November 29. Christmas. Field number
I Indentation at the bottom of the left frame. ?
II White spots in the top left corner. ?
1973
March 7. Metric conversion Field number
I Australia 1973 metric conversion postage stamp plate flaw Red dot on man’s cheek. ?
May 16. Famous Australians. Field number
I Australia Marcus Clarke postage stamp variety Shading lines on the neck deformed. ?
June 6. Australian economic development. Field number
I Letters N and D in COPELAND weak. ?
I White spots on the right side of the dark red area. ?
October 3. Christmas. Field number
I Australia 1973 Christmas postage stamp flaw Black outline of the left frame partially missing. ?
II Black lines on robe interrupted. ?
1974
July 24. Sports. Field number
I Australia Cricket postage stamp retouching Retouch under armpit. ?
October 9. Centenary of UPU. Field number
I Pale area between Australia and 30. ?
November 20. Science and education. Field number
I Gray spots below the first yellow ribbon. ?
II Scratched between ADVANCED and EDUCATION. ?
1975
January 29. Environmental dangers. Field number
I Vertical stroke of letter u in Australia broken. ?
July 1. Famous Australian Women. Field number
I Australia Louisa Lawson postage stamp constant flaw Big black spot on the jacket. ?
I Australia Constance Stone postage stamp plate flaw Letter e in Women short at the end. ?
I Australia Truganini postage stamp constant flaw Dot after Women. ?
August 27. Field number
I Pale area between the flowers. ?
1976
January 5. Australian coat of arms. Field number
I Indentation in kangaroo’s tail. ?
July 14. Summer Olympics in Montreal. Field number
I Vertical green line over torso. ?
I The last letter a in Australia thick at top. ?
1978
May 15. 50th anniversary of the Flying Doctor Service. Field number
I Pale area (scratches) between horse’s head and the airplane. ?
June 1. Australian trees. Field number
I Blue spot on the top frame, above letter u in Australia. ?
1981
Paintings. Field number
I Australia Art Hans Heysen postage stamp plate flaw Red Gums fungus flaw. ?
1982
Paintings. Field number
I Colored spot below the line, connecting letters f and i in Office. ?