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Thanks for another excellent video! 👍 I just randomly bought a packet of Australian stamps when I was in high school (1990s) and was instantly hooked. But apart from realizing the roos were their first issues, I never dove into the history. The more modern issues have been beautiful, interesting, and you could even call many of them playful 😁 1988's Living Together set is a wonderful example!
Stamps are a brilliant way to research a country
I love Australian stamps and was always impressed by the 1950 8 1/2d and the 1957 2/6 aborigine stamps. Did you know that the model for these stamps was an aborigine named Gwoya Tjungurrati who was discovered by a writer called Charles Holmes in the Australian Outback. BTW, Great presentation!
Thank you very much. I have yet to start my collection of Australian stamps. Your entertaining and informative video made me look things up. I was able to make the connection to my Japanese stamp collection. From 1946 until 1952 the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) was the British Commonwealth task force consisting of Australian, British, Indian and New Zealand military forces in occupied Japan. Between October 1946 and February 1949 the Australian stamps used by the military post offices in occupied Japan were overprinted "B.C.O.F. / JAPAN / 1946" to avoid speculation on the currency value.
Nice introduction for Australia, your 2nd page of commems (1' Anzac is tough) was quite nice too. The King George V, or KGV series is also very collectible, with color varieties and both series have plate types, flaws etc. I still have a very hard time with the narrow and wide watermarks. I acquired 8 stuffed shoeboxes of glassines of mainly used Australia last year, a specialist I knew passed away. I already had about 2 shoeboxes of them and really like collecting Tasmanian town cancels on the pictorial set, Dec 1899 - 1912 (you have 2 in your book.) I have a real and a fake of the 5' Sydney bridge, always be aware. Your imprint block of 4 (not quad) is excellent - well centered, and really never break imprint blocks or pairs or if there is a number in the selvage, very collectible to specialists. Australia did coil stamps differently, be very cautious of a few earlier definitives if in pairs, especially orange 1/2 p Kangaroo. One of my favorite animals is the platypus 🙂
I love basic information about collecting stamps for certain countries. Thanks for this excellent one, Mr. Silk. As a relatively new collector, I mainly sort large world stamp lots I bought, at the moment. I find a reasonable amount of Australian stamps, and I start to really like them. Being a bird stamp fanatic I especially enjoy the Australian stamps with birds on them. Frequently very colourful birds. Australia now being my neighbour (I am now staying in New Zealand), I decided to collect Australia, also because of the beautiful, interesting stamps.
I still know very little about Australian stamps, and searched Google for and interesting fact. 😆 Here it is: in 1977, Australia issued one of its most controversial stamps ever. This was the Surfing Santa 15c Christmas stamp, designed by Roger Roberts. The drawing of Santa Claus riding a surfboard to deliver presents caused many complaints from people around Australia.
Silk, I love your videos. This one is no exception. I am an amateur philatelist since 1972. I am concentrating-on China and Hong-Kong, but I have Australian stamps and most other countries, because I have been given collections and individual stamps. So at the age of almost 60, I am still at it. Great video!
Hong Kong stamps are so beautiful!
@@silkontheweb I am looking for some more Hog-Kong and China stamps. I have sold 1 china atamp album and 1 Hong-Kong stamp album...not a lot, but considering I got the stamps for free, I am not going to complain. I am looking for some Sun-Ya-Tsen...not the expansive ones. And Hong-Kong, I sold Queen Elizabeth2. I am looking for "cheap Hong-Kong stamps too, because I just cannot afford the expansive ones. Til next time.
Very cool stamps...
Cool video, as usual. Australia is one of my philatelic collecting interests. Among my favorites are NSW map stamps from 1888 & 1890, the Kingsford-Smith issues ( which are also great classic map stamps too ! ), the two sets of Explorers, and generally those stamps that show Australia's history. There are a couple of Aussies in my family due to marriage - years ago, shortly after the Australian Bicentennial, I was told that it became a status enhancer in Australia if one could trace their family tree back to someone who was shipped outta Britain ( that is, sentenced to "Transportation ), and dumped off in NSW or Van Dieman's Land With your Australian interest, don't forget they had nominal control of Papua, Northwest Pacific Islands and a few other places besides continental Australia.
I am very new to stamp collecting and have been focusing on Poland so far. I did recently get a bag of stamps from Hobby Lobby to practice soaking stamps. I ended up with a ton of Australian stamps. All are newer but will be interesting to go through and learn about!
Happy collecting!! It's an endlessly fascinating hobby....
Hi, I have collected some Australian stamps and one of my favorite is koala hanging in the tree. (Michel AU 144A) Stamp is very lovable.
Stamp has 3 variants, one without watermark and two with watermarks. Difference between two watermarked is in perforations.
Stamp I have is from 1938 and it has perforation 13½ x 13¾. Year 1940 reprint has perforation14¾ x 14. You made good video again. Thank you for sharing😊.
That definitive set has several of the same perforation and watermark varieties, also some altered designs, the 3p blue is a decent catalog value stamp fairly easily found
@@steveradell859 Yes. Might be fun to collect all. I have done post about this stamp and I think I went through atleast these watermarks 🙂
And here's a little bit of 'roo/KGV Aussie stamp trivia for you: The kangaroo 'Second' watermark paper is actually the same paper that the original KGV 'single' watermark stamps were printed on and was used as a stop gap measure for the 'roos when supplies of the 'roo specific paper was running out in 1915 . The paper and the stamps are a different size which often means that kangaroo second watermark stamps often have the watermark wildly off centre, or even cut in half!
What i look for in Australia stamps is a good postmark, age and commonwealth links. Thanks Mr Silk for taking us on a trip down under.
Well done Mr Silk, bit of a dive into the depth and interest that can add to stamp collecting. Here is a bit more about Aus, in 1947 the Coat of Arms was put on a stamp, it shows the Roo and Emu on each side , one reason they are there is because neither animal can walk backwards, always moving forwards.
Thanks for adding Qld Mr Silk. Queensland, like WA are hardly ever noticed, even in Australia, despite us being the biggest states in the Federation with small populations and huge amounts of natural resources. Qld and WA are basically the Texas's of Australia. Best wishes my friend. J//
Add ashamed face here, my friend... well deserving of more than a lay-over...
Hi & greetings from 'Down under' The Kangaroos (we tend to just call them 'Roos) are a very interesting issue, but one small correction for your video, and it's good news if you're just starting out on your collection of Oz or 'roos in particular, and that is one thing you won't need is a perforation gauge! All of the 'roos, from ½d to £2 and in all five watermarks are perf 12. This should save you some time that you can now put into working out the watermarks (which aren't too difficult once you get the hang of them) Enjoy collecting!
Great info! Thanks for sharing... I always thought the '46 reprint was different perf, for some reason... noted!!!
#a piece of Australian philatelic history ;D
Well some say stamp collecting is dead in Australia , but if you go to any coin show in Perth where I am you will actually find that it’s alive and well . There is always tables of stamps and they always have nice displays up showing some particularly nice stamps with the history . The Perth stamp show last year was excellent 👍
1951 George VI unusual denomination of one shilling and a half penny 1' 01/2d blue. I've never seen this denomination before and for the longest time I mistook it for 1 shilling 6 pence. This video prompted me to work on my Aussie collection again, so thanks Silk.. My favorite stamps are the indigenous Australian wildlife of roos of course, kookaburra, emu, lyre bird, tasmanian devil, koala, tiger cat, banded anteater and the platypus as they make for a pretty page in my album.
Me too! I'm looking at expanding my collection into the later years now
be sure to add a wombat! couple cool frogs/toad too (my favorite animal)
In 1854, Western Australia issued its first postage stamp, known as The Black Swan. This stamp showcased a black swan, a representative Aussie animal of the time, and stayed as the only design on Western Australian stamps until 1902.
I really like these Australian stamps, they seem really cool and the Roo is just such an iconic stamp!
Australia was formed by confederation of the six colonies on 1 January 1901 but the postal services weren't merged until 1913. The six colonies (now states] continued to issue their own stamps during this interregnum. Queen Victoria died on 27 January 1901? Her successor, King Edward VIi reigned until 1910, during this decade His Majesty appeared on a total of 2 stamps (1901 victoria 1 and 2 pound definitives). The noble kangaroo was first depicted on the 1889 NSW 1shilling and again in 1904 on the 2d-ha' penny from South Australia. KGv seems to have little cause for complaint.
Nice collection of stamps Silk! I’m a beginner collector and decided to focus first on my Netherlands collection (as that’s where I’m from 😉). But I als bought a big box of worldwide stamps and sorting them this winter. There are also some australian stamps in there but I haven’t found one with the kangaroo yet. That has to be my favourite 🤩.
Thanks for all the great videos, I’m learning so much from them!
There is no better hobby for the winter, in my opinion, than sorting stamps... :)
Hi Mr Silk . I'm Australian and have quite an extensive Australian stamp collection , including quite a few early mint ones . I thought i'd let you know I just bought a huge Russia stamp collection (1858-1975) . I can't believe how clean is the collection . I'm amazed ! Do you collect Russia ? Best wishes to you .
Hi Silk. The roo was only changed to King's head because of a change of the people in charge otherwise it would still have been the roo. Keep up the good work. James in Scotland.
The notorious penal colony of Van Dieman's Land was officially renamed Tasmania on January 1st 1856. The colony issued 39 stamps between 1853 and 1857 ìnscribed with the old name before "Tasmanian " stamps were issued in 1858.
Thanks for sharing!
Great stuff Silk. I most prefer the early colony stamps of Australia.
Stamps of New South Wales were used in Queensland from January to November 1860. Queensland issued its own stamps beginning in December 1860. NSW stamps canceled in Queensland during this period command a premium according to Gibbons.
I enjoy collecting Australian stamps, especially the Anzac commemoratives and George V on horseback set. Love the video as always.
Another fact is that the next year of the Kangaroos, in 1913, a few of the Kangaroo stamps were printed with inverted watermarks!
Australia's first airmail-designated stamp appeared on 20 May 1929. A special 3d (three pence) airmail stamp was available for mailing.
Just a little fact... I'm currently looking at starting a commonwealth collection to go with my 1840 - 1952 GB collection, so this awesome prize would give me a great head start 😊
The kangaroo and the King George V stamps of Australia have a number of watermark varieties. But one thing that is nice about these watermarks; they are usually very easy to see. This tends also to be true about the watermarks used by the Australian States stamps. Since the beginning, Australia has done very well to issue stamps with designs that are really about Australia. In 2000, Australia began an attractive series showing Australian tourist attractions. The 1988 regular set( Scott 1053-1078) was designed with a sense of humor. Another humorous issue was the 1973 issue commemorating Australia’s conversion to the metric system (541-544). In mention of your quest to obtain every US stamp, Australia 1052 is a joint issue with US 2370; both issued in 1988.
A good purchase Silk . I have several glassines and envelopes of Aussie states to go through and catalogue. Also multiple small envelopes of catalogued numbered Australia with many multiples of each to check for possible color variations and types as well. Just worked in a large lot of mint Australia last week
The story of the ‘Roo stamp is a bit more convoluted and political than you might expect. Australia first united the six colonies and the Northern Territory in 1901, but from then until 1913 the post offices of the former colonies, now states, continued to operate as if there had been no Federation. The only exception appears to have been to issue a national Postage Due series, which are probably the “true” first Australian stamps. It’s possible that this can be put down to the instability of Australian governments in the first decade of the new Australian Federation: there were seven different Prime Ministers in the first decade, the longest of which lasted three years. Most lasted less 300 days.
The first stamps - the ‘Roos - were issued during the Labour Party Government of Andrew Fisher who became Prime Minister in 1910. However Fisher’s party wasn’t particularly stable. He had to hold together various elements, including a vocal Republican minority. This was one main reason for issuing a stamp without the profile of the King.
By the time the ’Roo was issued in 1913, Fisher’s time in office - this time - was drawing to a close. The 1913 election produced a bare Liberal Party majority. The Liberal Prime Minister Joseph Cook ordered stamps with the profile of George V to be issued, although he didn’t remove the ‘Roos from sale. Cook’s government lasted just over a year before a new election returned Fisheries to office. But by this time the Post Office Department saw the wisdom of keeping both the ‘Roos and the George V stamps available.
Thank you for the information!
I recently purchased a large box of stamp paraphernalia including a very old Strand album packed full of goodies from all over the world!
What I never realized before…that each Australian province and colony used to issue their own stamps (e.g. Western Australia, Victoria, New South Australia - etc)! I simply never knew that - even after 55 years of collecting! And the ones I got were all very old - back to 1860s & onward! 🤌
Nice finds!
Quite an interesting video, I've got shoe boxes, cigar boxes, match boxes, random biscuit tins full of Aussie stamps, Never really delved into them just dumped any I get into a box to sort at a later date, may have to get them out and have a breeze through them.
I chuckled a little seeing ol' King George VI got a bit huffy over his head not being on a stamp, I wonder what the three designs were that were shortlisted for the original stamp design before the Roo, we're any of them printed as examples or did they not even get that far?
We need another video with even more answers lol.
Are there any missing from your collection that you know that you need?
Great question... I looked, and couldn't find any... am hoping someone might know the answer and share it here! And I gotta say, this project inspired me to dive more deeply into Australian stamps... I've got my eye on a Scott Specialty album at an upcoming auction, if I get it I'll have gaps to fill... a future video, perhaps...
It wasn’t George VI who got “a bit huffy over his head not being on a stamp.” It was George V. George V was himself a philatelist (“One of Us”) specializing in British Empire stamps. He had been a member in longstanding of the Royal Philatelic Society London. The man’s interest in stamps wasn’t exactly a vain one.
Thank you for the correction @@ImaCOTV, I get a little confused with the kings of early British stamps. Was George the v the one who did the British exhibition stamp in 1924/25? Those are some of my favourites Along with the QEII early castle stamps (I may have gone a little overboard with the QEII castles on ebay lol) I do have a little trouble identifying the different printers though.
@@silkontheweb I for one would look forward to a follow up if you get the Scott specialised album!
@@jaycraft21 He was indeed the one who did the British Exhibition Stamps. He was very involved - or at least as much as he could be - in designing the stamps during his reign, although he didn’t particularly like commemorative stamps. He was also at least somewhat involved in the design of his Silver Jubilee stamps.