Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 1952 - 1965 A Simplified Listing Revised: 6 January 2026 -- SEARCH BY YEAR -- KGV1 - 1937 to 1952 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 Grouped Sets QEII - 1966 to 1975 Notes & Abbreviations 1952 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree 19 November 1952 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 1 3½d.  Rover Scout / Maroon 1953 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Produce Food 11 February 1953 - Stamps 1-3 & 4-6 issued in Composite Sheets of 100, arranged in Se-tenant Blocks of 9.  View 1 3d.  Butter / Green 2 3d.  Wheat / Green 3 3d.  Beef / Green 4 3½d.  Butter / Green 5 3½d.  Wheat / Green 6 3½d.  Beef / Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth II Definitive 21 April 1953 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Booklets of 12. View 7 3½d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Carmine-Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Coronation of Elizabeth II 25 May 1953 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 8 3½d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Carmine-Red 9 7½d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Violet 10 2s.  Queen Elizabeth II / Grey-Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth II Definitive 17 June 1953 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960.  View 11 3d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth II Definitive 19 August 1953 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 12 1d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Purple Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Young Farmers' Clubs 3 September 1953 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 13 3½d.  Young Farmers & Calf / Red-Brown & Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Tasmanian Sesquicentenary 23 September 1953 - Stamps 14-15 issued in Composite Sheets of 160, arranged in Se-tenant Pairs.  Stamp 16 issued in Sheets of 80.  View Se-tenant Pair 14 3½d.  Lt. Governor Collins / Maroon 15 3½d.  Lt. Governor Paterson / Maroon 16 2s.  Sullivan Cove, Hobart, 1804 / Emerald Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Tasmanian Stamp Centenary 11 November 1953 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 17 3d.  Van Diemen's Land Stamp / Rose-Red 1954 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Royal Visit 2 February 1954 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 1 3½d.  QEII & Duke of Edinburgh / Carmine-Red 2 7½d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Violet 3 2s.  QEII & Duke of Edinburgh / Grey-Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Telegraph Centenary 7 April 1954 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 4 3½d.  Telegraph Pole & Morse Key / Rose-Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 40th Anniversary of Australian Red Cross 9 June 1954 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 5 3½d.  Red Cross & Globe/ Ultramarine & Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth II Definitives 23 June 1954 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 6 2½d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Blue 7 6½d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Orange Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Western Australia Stamp Centenary 2 August 1954 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 8 3½d.  Black Swan / Black Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Railway Centenary 13 September 1954 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 9 3½d.  Locomotives of 1854 & 1954/ Red- Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Australian Antarctica Research Expeditions 17 November 1954 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 10 3½d.  Antarctic Research Emblem / Black Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Olympic Games Publicity: 1 1 December 1954 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 11 2s.  Publicity Poster / Deep Blue 1955 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 50th Anniversary of Rotary International 23 February 1955 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 1 3½d.  Rotary Emblem, Globe and Flags / Claret Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth Definitive 9 March 1955 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 2 1s.0½d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Dull Violet-Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Australian-American Friendship 4 May 1955 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 3 3½d.  USA Memorial, Canberra / Violet-Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Pioneers of Coaching 6 July 1955 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 4 3½d.  Cob & Co. Coach / Chocolate 5 2s.  Cob & Co. Coach / Red-Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Y.M.C.A. Centenary 10 August 1955 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 6 3½d.  YMCA Emblem & World Map / Grey-Green & Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Nursing Profession 21 September 1955 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 7 3½d.  Florence Nightingale and Young Nurse / Reddish Violet Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal South Australian Stamp Centenary 17 October 1955 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 8 3½d.  Queen Victoria / Bright Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Olympic Games Publicity: 2 30 November 1955 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 9 2s.  Publicity Poster / Green 1956 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Responsible Government Centenaries 26 September 1956 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 1 3½d.  Badges of NSW, Vic, Tas. / Lake Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Olympic Games 31 October 1956 - Stamp 2 issued in Sheets of 120.  Stamps 3-5 issued in Sheets of 80. 2 4d.  Arms of Melbourne / Carline-Lake 3 7½d.  Olympic Torch / Blue 4 1s.  Collins Street, Melbourne 5 2s.  Yarra River, Melbourne 1957 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth Definitive 13 March 1957 - Stamp 1 issued in Sheets of 160, & in Booklets of 12.  Stamp 2 issued in Sheets of 120. View Booklet 1 4d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Claret 2 1s.7d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Red-Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth Definitive 16 March 1957 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 3 10d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Grey-Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal South Australian Responsible Government Centenary 17 April 1957 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 4 4d.  Coat of Arms of South Australia / Red-Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Royal Flying Doctor Service 21 August 1957 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 5 7d.  Map of Australia & Caduceus / Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Christmas 6 November 1957 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 6 3½d.  Child Praying / Red 7 4d.  Child Praying / Purple Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth Definitive 13 November 1957 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 8 7½d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Violet 1958 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal First Australian "Round the World" Flight 6 January 1958 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 1 2s.  Super Constellation Airliner / Deep Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Australian War Memorial 10 February 1958 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 80, arranged in Se-tenant Pairs.  View 2 5½d.  Sailor & Airman / Brown-Red 3 5½d.  Soldier & Nurse / Brown-Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 30th Anniversary of First Trans-Tasman Flight 27 August 1958 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 4 8d.  Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith / Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 75th Anniversary of Broken Hill 10 September 1958 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 5 4d.  Silver Mines & Rock Carvings / Sepia Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Christmas 5 November 1958 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 6 3½d.  Nativity Scene / Scarlet 7 4d.  Nativity Scene / Reddish Violet 1959 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal QE II Definitives 2 February 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 120.  Stamp 2 also issued in Booklets of 12.  View 1 1d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Purple 2 4d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Lake Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal QE II Definitive 18 March 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 3 3½d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Dark Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Flora Definitives 8 April 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 4 2s.  Flannel Flowers / Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 150th Anniversary of the Post Office in Australia 22 April 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 5 4d.  Australia's First Postmaster, Sydney Harbour / Indigo Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Centenary of Self Government in Queensland 22 April 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 6 4d.  Parliament House, Brisbane / Green & Violet Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal QE II Definitive 20 May 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 160, and in Coil Rolls of 960.  View. 7 3d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Blue-Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Flora Definitive 15 July 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 8 3s.  Waratah / Rose-Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Fauna Definitive 9 September 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 160.   9 1s.  Platypus / Deep Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Flora Definitive 9 September 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 10 2s.3d.  Wattle (Yellow Paper) / Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal QE II Definitive 1 October 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960, and in Booklets of 12.   View Coil Stamps    View Booklets 11 5d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Deep Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Fauna Definitive 21 October 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 12 9d.  Kangaroos / Sepia Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Christmas 4 November 1959 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 13 5d.  The Three Wise Men / Reddish Violet 1960  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Flora Definitive 3 February 1960 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 1 1s.6d.  Christmas Bells (Yellow Paper) / Carmine Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Flora Definitive 16 March 1960 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 2 2s.5d.  Banksia (Yellow Paper) / Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Fauna Definitive 11 May 1960 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 3 8d.  Tiger Cat / Red-Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 50th Anniversary of the Girl Guide Movement 18 August 1960 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 4 5d.  Girl Guide & Lord Baden-Powell / Deep Ultramarine Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Centenary of Northern Territory Exploration 21 September 1960 - Issued in Sheets of 120.  5 5d.  "The Overlander" / Magenta Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Fauna Definitive 30 September 1960 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 6 6d.  Banded Anteater / Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 100th Melbourne Cup 11 October 1960 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 7 5d.  Archer / Sepia Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queensland Stamp Centenary 2 November 1960 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 8 5d.  Queen Victoria / Deep Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Christmas 9 November 1960 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 9 5d.  Bible in Candlelight / Carmine-Lake 1961  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Fauna Definitives 3 May 1961 - Issued in Sheets of 160.   1 11d.  Rabbit Bandicoot / Deep Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Colombo Plan 30 June 1961 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 2 1s.  Colombo Plan Emblem / Red-Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 5/-. Cattle Industry 26 July 1961 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 3 5s.  Stockman "cutting-out" a Steer / Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Birth Centenary of Dame Nellie Melba 20 September 1961 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 4 5d.  Dame Nellie Melba / Bright Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Christmas 8 November 1961 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 5 5d.  15th Century "Book of Hours" / Brown 1962 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal QE II Definitive 21 March 1962 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960.  View 1 2d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Fauna Definitive 21 March 1962 - Issued in Sheets of 160. 2 1s.2d.  Tasman Tiger / Purple Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Centenary of Stuart's Overland Crossing 25 July 1962 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 3 5d.  John McDouall Stuart / Carmine-Lake Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 50th Anniversary of the Australian Inland Mission 5 September 1962 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 4 5d.  Flynn's Grave, Alice Springs / Multi-colour Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal World Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World 26 September 1962 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 5 5d.  CWA Allegory / Deep Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Christmas 17 October 1962 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 6 5d.  Madonna & Child / Violet Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 7th British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1 November 1962 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 7 5d.  Kangaroo Flowers, Perth beyond 8 2s.3d.  Perth's Coat of Arms 1963  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Royal Visit 18 February 1963 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 1 5d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Green 2 2s.3d.  QE II & Duke of Edinburgh / Maroon Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 50th Anniversary of Canberra 8 March 1963 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 3 5d.  Walter Burley Griffin / Deep Blue-Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Red Cross Centenary 8 May 1963 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 4 5d.  Red Cross Symbol / Blue & Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 50th Anniversary of First Crossing of Blue Mountains 28 May 1963 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 5 5d.  Blaxland, Lawson, Wentworth / Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Export Consciousness 28 August 1963 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 6 5d.  Export Theme / Bright Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth II Definitive 9 October 1963 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Booklets of 12.  View 7 5d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Navigator Definitive 9 October 1963 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 8 4s.  Abel Tasman / Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Christmas 25 October 1963 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 9 5d.  Christmas Star / Blue Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Opening of Trans-Pacific Telephone Cable 23 December 1963 - Issued in Sheets of 48. 10 2s.3d.  Cable Encircling the Globe 1964 STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Navigator Definitives 26 February 1964 - Stamp 1 issued in Sheets of 80.  Stamp 2 issued in Sheets of 120.   1 10s.  Matthew Flinders / Maroon 2 £1.  George Bass / Purple Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Australian Bird Definitives 11 March 1964 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 3 9d.  Black-backed Magpie 4 1s.6d.  Galah 5 2s.5d.  Blue Wren Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Australian Bird Definitive 21 April 1964 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 6 2s.  Golden Whistler Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 50th Anniversary of First Air Mail 1 July 1964 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 7 5d.  Bleriot XI Monoplane / Sage Green 8 2s.3d.  Bleriot XI Monoplane / Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Australian Bird Definitive 19 August 1964 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 9 6d.  Yellow-tailed Thornbill Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Navigator Definitives 26 August 1964 - Stamp 10 issued in Sheets of 80.  Stamp 11 issued in Sheets of 120. 10 7s.6d.  James Cook / Olive-Green 11 £2.  Phillip Parker King / Blackish Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Christmas 21 October 1964 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 12 5d.  Child viewing a Nativity Scene Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Flora Definitive 28 October 1964 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 13 2s.3d.  Wattle / Yellow-Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Navigator Definitive 25 November 1964 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 14 5s.  William Dampier / Red-Brown 1965  STAMP ISSUES Stamps numbered consecutively by Year Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 50th Anniversary of Anzac Landing at Gallipoli 14 April 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 80. 1 5d.  Simpson & his Donkey / Khaki 2 8d.  Simpson & his Donkey / Deep Blue 3 2s.3d.  Simpson & his Donkey / Maroon Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal International Telecommunications Union Centenary 10 May 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 4 5d.  Globe, Mast, & Satellite Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Sir Winston Churchill 24 May 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 48. 5 5d.  Sir Winston Churchill Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Australian Bird Definitives 21 April 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 6 2s.6d.  Scarlet Robin 7 3s.  Straw-necked Ibis Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Birth Centenary of General Sir John Monash 2 June 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 8 5d.  General Sir John Monash Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Queen Elizabeth II Definitive 30 June 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 60.  Also issued in Coil Roll of 960.  View  & Booklets of 12.  View 9 5d.  Queen Elizabeth II / Red Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal 50th Anniversary of Death of Lawrence Hardgrave 4 August 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 48. 10 5d.  Lawrence Hardgrave & Flying Boat / Yellow-Brown Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal International Co-operation Year 1 September 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 11 2s.3d.  Clasped Hands / Blue & Green Queen Elizabeth II - Pre-Decimal Christmas 1965 20 October 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 60. 12 5d.  Nativity Scene TO MAIN MENU     BACK TO TOP     TO NEXT SECTION