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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Two Old Album Pages of George the 5th Australian Definitves

Illustrated are 2 old album pages of George the 5th Australian Definitives. With some details below.







The Austalian Kangaroo Postage Stamp-An Old Album Page


Illustrated below is an old old album page of Australian Kangaroos. The first stamps issued after Federation. With a detail below of the 1 Shilling issue.





Canada-Postage Stamps-"Harvesting With Horses"-Issued 1928

An illustration of the Canadian postage stamp issued in 1929," Harvesting With Horses"



Canada-Two Commemorative Postage Stamps of Confederation-1927


The two stamps  illustrated below  are from the set issued in 1927. the set consisted of  a 1 Cent (orange), 2 Cent (green), 3 Cent (carmine), 5 Cent (violet) and 12 Cent (blue). The  2 Cent and 12 Cent values are illustrated here.




British Empire Stamps-George the 5th Definitives-Indian 1 and 2 Rupees-1913-Illustrated



Below are two illustrations of the George the 5th  1 and 2 rupees values issued between 1911 and 1922. The 1 and 2 rupee were issued in 1913. Below the stamp illustrations is  a detail of the large star  watermark used for the issue.








An Early Australian Postage Stamp-1888 1 Shilling Kangaroo-Illustrated

Below is an example of the 1888 Australian issue of the 1 Shilling Eastern Grey Kangaroo. Issued as part of set commemorating the Centenary of New South Wales.This example is also perforated with a probable private perforation of a local company. Shown in a detail below the face of the stamp.










George the 6th-1939-48-High Value Postage Issues-Illustrated

Illustrated is a set of the George the 6th 1938 issue of high value stamps. With a detail of the 1Pound value below. The set consisted of 2/6 (red-brown,issued 1939) 2/6 (yellow-green, issued 1942), 5 Shilling (red) 10 Shilling (dark-blue, issued 1939), 10 Shilling (ultramarine, issued 1942), and a 1 pound (brown, issued 1948). The 1 pound more highly valued lightly used.