South Australia - State Stamps
1855 - 1910

A  Simplified  Listing
Revised: 30 December 2025

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Stamps are consecutively numbered
South Australia
Queen Victoria: First Sidefaces
1855/1868 - Imperforate Stamps.
1
Stamp
1d.  Green
Stamp type S1
2
Stamp
2d.  Red
Stamp type S1
3
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Stamp type S1
4
Stamp
1s.  Orange
Stamp type S1
South Australia
Queen Victoria: First Sidefaces
1858/1902 - Imperforate & Rouletted Stamps.
5
Stamp
1d. Green
Stamp type S1
6
Stamp
2d. Red
Stamp type S1
7
Stamp
6d. Blue
Stamp type S1
8
Stamp
1s.  Orange
Stamp type S1
9

1s. Yellow
Stamp type S1
10
Stamp
1s. Brown
Stamp type S1
South Australia
Queen Victoria: New Sidefaces
1860/1902 - Perforate & Rouletted Stamps.
11

4d. Violet
Stamp type S2
12

9d. Purple
Stamp type S3
13
Stamp
2s. Red
Stamp type S2
South Australia
Queen Victoria: Surcharges in Words
1866/1900 - Imperforate, Rouletted, & Perforated Stamps.
14

"3 PENCE" on 4d. Blue
Stamp type S2
15
Stamp
"8 PENCE" on 9d. Brown
Stamp type S3
16
Stamp
"TEN PENCE" on 9d. Orange
Stamp type S3
South Australia
Queen Victoria: New Sidefaces
1868/1911 -
Perforated Stamps.
17
Stamp
1d.  Green
Stamp type S4
18
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type S4
19
Stamp
2d.  Orange
Stamp type S5
20
Stamp
2d.  Violet
Stamp type S5
South Australia
Queen Victoria: Surcharged in words
1882 - Perforated Stamps.
21
Stamp
"HALF / PENNY" on 1d. Green
Stamp type S4
South Australia
Queen Victoria: New Sidefaces
1883/1899 -
Perforated Stamps.
22
Stamp
½d.  Brown
Stamp type S6
23
Stamp
3d.  Green
Stamp type S7
24
Stamp
4d.  Violet
Stamp type S8
25
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Stamp type S9
South Australia
Long Stamp Type: "POSTAGE & REVENUE" The five lowest values (26-30) are generally considered as those used for genuine postage
1886/1896 - Perforated Stamps.
26
Stamp
2s6d.  Mauve
Stamp type S10
27
Stamp
5s.  Pink
Stamp type S10
28
Stamp
10s.  Green
Stamp type S10
29
Stamp
15s.  Brown
Stamp type S10
30
Stamp
£1.  Blue
Stamp type S10
31
Stamp
£2.  Red
Stamp type S10
32
Stamp
50s.  Pink
Stamp type S10

33
Stamp
£3.  Green
Stamp type S10
34
Stamp
£4. Yellow
Stamp type S10
35
Stamp
£5.  Grey
Stamp type S10
36
Stamp
£5.  Brown
Stamp type S10
37
Stamp
£10.  Bronze
Stamp type S10
38
Stamp
£15.  Silver
Stamp type S10
39
Stamp
£20.  Claret
Stamp type S10
South Australia
Second Sideface: Additional Surcharges
1891 -
Perforated Stamps.
40
Stamp
2½d.  on 4d. Green
Stamp type S8
41
Stamp
5d.  on 6d. Brown
Stamp type S9
South Australia
New Designs
1894/1911 - Perforated Stamps.
42
Stamp
2½d.  Violet
Stamp type S11
43
Stamp
2½d.  Blue
Stamp type S11
44
Stamp
5d.  Purple
Stamp type S12
South Australia
New Design
1899/1911 - Perforated Stamps.
45
Stamp
½d.  Green
Stamp type S13
South Australia
Long Stamp Type: Thin "POSTAGE"
1902/1904 -
Perforated Stamps.
46
Stamp
3d.  Olive
Stamp type S14
47
Stamp
4d.  Orange
Stamp type S14
48
Stamp
6d.  Green
Stamp type S14
49
Stamp
8d.  Blue
Stamp type S14
50
Stamp
9d.  Claret
Stamp type S14
51
Stamp
10d.  Orange
Stamp type S14

52
Stamp
1s.  Brown
Stamp type S14
53
Stamp
2s6d.  Violet
Stamp type S14
54
Stamp
5s.  Pink
Stamp type S14
55
Stamp
10s.  Green
Stamp type S14
56
Stamp
£1.  Blue
Stamp type S14
South Australia
Long Stamp Type:  Thick "POSTAGE"
1904/1912 -
Perforated Stamps.
57
Stamp
3d.  Green
Stamp type S15
58
Stamp
4d.  Orange
Stamp type S15
59
Stamp
6d.  Green
Stamp type S15
60
Stamp
8d.  Blue
Stamp type S15
61
Stamp
9d.  Red
Stamp type S15
62
Stamp
10d.  Orange
Stamp type S15

63
Stamp
1s.  Brown
Stamp type S15
64
Stamp
2s6d.  Violet
Stamp type S15
65
Stamp
5s.  Red
Stamp type S15
66
Stamp
10s.  Green
Stamp type S15
67
Stamp
£1.  Blue
Stamp type S15

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