New South Wales - State Stamps
1850 - 1910

A  Simplified  Listing
Revised: 28 December 2025

NEW SOUTH WALES
Stamps are consecutively numbered
New South Wales
Sydney Views: The Great Seal of NSW
1850 - Imperforate Stamps.
1
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type N1
2
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type N2
3
Stamp
2d.  Blue
Stamp type N2
4
Stamp
3d.  Green
Stamp type N2
New South Wales
Laurites: Named for the Laurel Wreath on Queen Victoria's head
1851 - Imperforate Stamps.
5
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type N3
6
Stamp
1d.  Orange
Stamp type N3
7
Stamp
2d.  Blue
Stamp type N3
8
Stamp
3d.  Green
Stamp type N3
9
Stamp
6d.  Brown
Stamp type N3
10
Stamp
8d.  Yellow
Stamp type N3
New South Wales
Large Diadems: Named for the jewelled crown on Queen Victoria's head
1854 - Imperforate Stamps.
11
Stamp
5d.  Green
Stamp type N4a
12
Stamp
6d.  Grey 
Stamp type N4b
13
Stamp
6d.  Brown
Stamp type N4b
14
Stamp
8d.  Orange
Stamp type N4c
15
Stamp
1s.  Red
Stamp type N4d
New South Wales
Registration Issues: For use on Registered Mail, which at the time was 6d.
1856 - Imperforate Stamps.
16
Stamp
Red & Blue
Stamp type N5
17
Stamp
Orange & Blue
Stamp type N5
New South Wales
Small Diadems: Named for the Jewelled Crown on Queen Victoria's head
1856 - Imperforate Stamps.
18
Stamp
1d.  Orange
Stamp type N6
19
Stamp
2d.  Blue
Stamp type N6
20
Stamp
3d.  Green
Stamp type N6
New South Wales
Large & Small Diadems: The jewelled crown
1860 - Perforated Stamps.
21
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type N6
22
Stamp
2d.  Blue
Stamp type N6
23
Stamp
3d.  Green
Stamp type N6
24
Stamp
5d.  Deep Green
Stamp type N4a

25
Stamp
6d.  Brown
Stamp type N6b
26
Stamp
6d.  Violet
Stamp type N6b
27
Stamp
8d.  Yellow
Stamp type N6c
28
Stamp
8d.  Orange
Stamp type N6c
29
Stamp
1s.  Red
Stamp type N6d
New South Wales
Coin Design: Design resembles a Coil or Medallion
1860 - Perforated Stamps.
30
Stamp
5s.  Purple
Stamp type N7
New South Wales
Registration Issues: For use on Registered Mail, which at the time was 6d.
1860 - Perforated Stamps.
31
Stamp
Red & Blue
Stamp type N5
32
Stamp
Orange & Blue
Stamp type N5
New South Wales
Queen Victoria: Stamps commonly known as "De La Rue", named for the UK stamp printer
1862/1884 - Perforated Stamps.
33
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type N8
34
Stamp
2d.  Blue
Stamp type N9
35
Stamp
4d.  Brown
Stamp type N10
36
Stamp
6d.  Mauve
Stamp type N11
37
Stamp
10d.  Lilac
Stamp type N12
38
Stamp
1s.  Black
Stamp type N13
New South Wales
Surcharge
1871 - Perforated Stamps.
39
Stamp
"NINEPENCE" on 10d.  Brown
Stamp type N12
New South Wales
STAMP DUTY STAMPS: Overprinted "POSTAGE"
1885 - Perforated Stamps.
40
Stamp
5s.  Green & Lilac
Stamp type N14
41
Stamp
10s.  Deep Red & Lilac
Stamp type N14
42
Stamp
£1.  Red & Lilac
Stamp type N14
New South Wales
Centenary of NSW: These stamps were the World's first Commemorative Issue
1888 - Perforated Stamps.
43
Stamp
1d.  Mauve
Stamp type N15
44
Stamp
2d.  Blue
Stamp type N16
45
Stamp
4d.  Brown
Stamp type N17
46
Stamp
6d.  Red
Stamp type N18
47
Stamp
6d.  Green
Stamp type N18
48
Stamp
6d.  Yellow
Stamp type N18

49
Stamp
6d.  Orange
Stamp type N18
50
Stamp
8d.  Purple
Stamp type N19
51
Stamp
1s.  Brown
Stamp type N20
52
Stamp
5s.  Violet
Stamp type N21
53
Stamp
20s.  Blue
Stamp type N22
New South wales
Allegorical Figure of Australia
1890 - Perforated Stamps.
54
Stamp
2½d. Blue
Stamp type N23
New South Wales
Surcharges and Colour Changes
1891 - Perforated Stamps.
55
Stamp
"Halfpenny" on 1d.  Grey
Stamp type N8
56
Stamp
"Seven-pence Halfpenny" on 6d.  Brown
Stamp type N11
57
Stamp
"Twelve Pence Halfpenny" on 1s.  Red
Stamp type N13
New South Wales
Definitives: This issue coincided with Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
1892/1910 - Perforated Stamps.
58
Stamp
½d.  Grey
Stamp type N24
59
Stamp
½d.  Green
Stamp type N24
60
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type N25
61
Stamp
2d.  Blue
Stamp type N26

62
Stamp
2½d.  Purple
Stamp type N27
63
Stamp
2½d.  Blue
Stamp type N27
64
Stamp
2s6d.  Green
Stamp type N28
New South Wales
Consumptives Home: Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Charity issues
1987 - Perforated Stamps.
65
Stamp
1d. (1s.)  Green & Brown
Stamp type N29
66
Stamp
2½d. (2s6d.)  Red, Blue & Gold
Stamp type N30
New South Wales
Commonwealth Issue: Design intended as the first true Commonwealth Issue, but was only adopted by NSW & QLD
1903/1910 - Perforated Stamps.
67
Stamp
9d.  Brown & Blue
Stamp type N30

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