Australia Commonwealth Stamps Listed by Date of Issue

ILLUSTRATED LIST OF AUSTRALIAN STAMPS

A Simplified Listing based on Date of Issue, Stamp Type, Denomination, and Colour

Excludes different: Watermarks, Perforations, Shades, Printers, Paper Suppliers, etc.

Updated: 10 August 2022

AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL STAMPS
1913 - 1924 King George V - Kangaroos	1913 - 1930 King George V - Heads	1913 - 1936 King George V - Other Issues	1937 - 1952 King George VI	1952 - 1966 Queen Elizabeth II

AUSTRALIAN DECIMAL STAMPS
1966 - 1975 Queen Elizabeth II	1976 - 1985 Queen Elizabeth II	1986 - 1995 Queen Elizabeth II	1996 - 2005 Queen Elizabeth II	2006 - 2015 Queen Elizabeth II	2016 - 2022 Queen Elizabeth II

AUSTRALIAN DEPENDENCIES, TERRITORIES, & MANDATES
1957 - 2022 Australian Antarctic Territory	1958 - 2022 Christmas Island	1963 - 2022 Cocos (Keeling) Islands	1947 - 2022 Norfolk Island
1916 - 1968 Nauru	1897 - 1949 New Guinea	1885 - 1949 Papua	1949 - 1975 Papua New Guinea

STAMP LIST ABBREVIATIONS Product List Details
Stamp Reference Numbers	Brackets are used to show which stamps are included in each sheet or item ... Numbers shown are examples only
blank	he absence of "brackets" indicates that each stamp has an individual sheet.
( # ).	The Brackets contain which stamps are included in the sheet.
e.g. (#65).	An individual sheet containing stamp 65.
e.g. (#65-#69).	A composite sheet containing stamps 65 to 69.
e.g. (#65, #69).	A composite sheet containing stamps 65 and 69.
e.g. (#65-67, #69).	A composite sheet containing stamps 65 to 67, plus stamp 69.
e.g. (not #65).	A composite sheet containing all the listed stamps except #65.
e.g. (#64), (#66-60).	Multiple sheets with each bracket set indicating the stamps in each sheet.
Stamp Arrangements	Describes the arrangement of the stamps within a sheet.
... (an ellipsis)	Indicated that the listed Products are from the above Composite Sheet.
... se-tenant pair.	Two different stamps in a horizontal se-tenant arrangement.
... se-tenant vertical pair.	Two different stamps in a vertical se-tenant arrangement.
... se-tenant strip of [n].	[n] number of different stamps arranged in horizontal se-tenant strip.
... se-tenant vertical Strip of [n].	[n] number of different stamps arranged in vertical se-tenant strip.
... se-tenant block of 4.	Four different stamps arranged in a block of 4.
... se-tenant block of 6.	Six different stamps arranged (usually 3 over 3) in block of 6.
... se-tenant 2x2 block of 4	Two different stamps in a block of 4, arranged in a "checkerboard" pattern.
... se-tenant 3x3 block of 9.	Three different stamps in a block of 9, arranged in a "checkerboard" pattern.
... patterned block of [n].	A visual pattern formed by the arrangement of a number of different stamps within a block of [n] stamps.
... patterned sheet.	A visual pattern formed by the arrangement of different stamps within a full sheet or pane of stamps.
... tête-bêche pairs.	Pairs of the same stamp, in which one is upside down in relation to the other .