Philately of Australia: Varieties of Postage Stamps (1913-1936)

1913/36. Kangaroo and a map of Australia.

TYPES
Kangaroo (1913/46)
Australia Kangaroo stamp Die I Australia Kangaroo stamp Die II Australia Kangaroo stamp Die IIB
Type I (Die state I):

  • a break in the bottom left frame, in height of the denomination inscription.
 Type II (Die state II):

  • stamp without faults.
 Type IIA (Die state IIA):

  • a break in the inner left frame, in height of kangaroo’s head.
 Type IIB (Die state IIB):

  • a break in the inner left frame, in height of kangaroo’s head,
  • a break in the top frame above S in AUSTRALIA,
  • top right inner corner incomplete.
VALUES BY WATERMARKS AND TYPES (DIE STATES)
January – April, 1913

Wide crown		 Type I (Die state I) ½ d. (green), 1 d. (red), 2 d. (gray), 3 d. (olive)
Type II (Die state II) 1 d. (red), 2½ d. (indigo), 3 d. (olive), 4 d. (orange), 5 d. (chestnut), 6 d. (ultramarine), 9 d. (violet), 1 s. (emerald), 2 s. (brown), 5 s (gray and yellow), 10 s. (gray and pink), Ł1 (brown and ultramarine), Ł2 (black and rose)
Type IIA (Die state IIA) 1 d. (red), 6 d. (ultramarine)
January – August, 1915

Serrated crown		 Type I (Die state I) 2 d. (gray)
Type II (Die state II) 2½ d. (indigo), 6 d. (ultramarine), 9 d. (violet), 1 s. (emerald), 2 s. (brown), 5 s (gray and yellow)
1915 – 1924

Narrow crown		 Type I (Die state I) 2 d. (gray), 3 d. (olive)
Type II (Die state II) 2½ d. (indigo), 3 d. (olive), 6 d. (ultramarine), 6 d. (brown), 9 d. (violet), 1 s. (emerald), 2 s. (brown), 5 s (gray and yellow), 10 s. (gray and pink), Ł1 (brown and ultramarine), Ł2 (black and rose)
Type IIA (Die state IIA) 2 d. (gray), 6 d. (ultramarine)
Type IIB (Die state IIB) 3 d. (olive), 6 d. (ultramarine), 9 d. (violet), 1 s. (emerald)
1929 – 1930

Multiple crowns over A		 Type II (Die state II) 9 d. (violet), 2 s. (maroon), 5 s. (gray and yellow), 10 s. (gray and pink), Ł 2 (black and rose)
Type IIB (Die state IIB) 6 d. (chestnut), 9 d. (violet), 1 s. (emerald)
1931 – 1936

C of A below crown		 Type II (Die state II) 9 d. (violet), 2 s. (maroon), 5 s. (gray and yellow), 10 s, (gray and pink), Ł 2 (black and rose)
Type IIB (Die state IIB) 6 d. (chestnut), 9 d. (violet), Ł 1 (gray)
REDRAWN TYPES
2 s. (chestnut), watermark C of A below crown
Type I (6 August 1935):

  • one horizontal line between the circle with denomination and letter S in SHILLINGS.

Type II (3 January 1946):

  • two horizontal lines between the circle with denomination and letter S in SHILLINGS.

1913/14. King George V.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
1 d. Field number
I Australia King George V postage stamp roller flaw Roller flaw. ?

1 May 1924. King George V.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
1½ d. Field number
I Australia postage stamp HALEPENCE flaw HALEPENCE instead of HALFPENCE. Pl 22 left pane R 4/4

1926/30. King George V. Watermark Multiple Crowns over A.

TYPES
1½ d.

Type I
Type II		 Type I:

  • the middle horizontal stroke of the last letter E in HALFPENCE shorter.

Type II:

  • the middle horizontal stroke of the last letter E in HALFPENCE of equal length.
3 d.

Type I
Type II		 Type I:

  • numerals thin.

Type II:

  • numerals thicker.

 

References

Bibliography

  1. Michel Australien, Ozeanien, Antarktis 2002/03, Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3 87858760 0
  2. Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth & British Empire Stamps 1840-1952, 2006 Edition, Stanley Gibbons Ltd London and Ringwood, ISBN 0-85259-599-9