Tasmania Originally Van Diemen's Land
Stamps consecutively numbered |
1853 COURIER Types: Imperforate
These stamps were printed at the Courier Newspaper in Hobart |
1

1d. Blue TAS Type 1 |
2

4d. Orange TAS Type 2 |
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Imperforate Gummed Stamps
1 - 1d. Blue
2 - 4d. Orange
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1855-1867 CHALON HEAD: Imperforate
So-called as the design is based on a portrait painted by Alfred Chalon |
3

1d. Red TAS Type 3 |
4

1d. Brown TAS Type 3 |
5

2d. Green TAS Type 3 |
6

4d. Blue TAS Type 3 |
7

6d. Grey TAS Type 4 |
8

6d. Purple TAS Type 4 |
9

1s. Orange TAS Type 5 |
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Imperforate Gummed Stamps
3 - 1d. Red
4 - 1d. Brown
5 - 2d. Green
6 - 4d. Blue
7 - 6d. Grey
8 - 6d. Purple
9 - 1s. Orange
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1864-1880 CHALON HEAD: Perforated
Also issued Rouletted & Pin-perforated |
10

1d. Red TAS Type 3 |
11

2d. Green TAS Type 3
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12

4d. Blue TAS Type 3 |
13

6d. Grey TAS Type 4 |
14

6d. Purple TAS Type 4 |
15

1s. Orange TAS Type 5 |
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
10 - 1d. Red
11 - 2d. Green
12 - 4d. Blue
13 - 6d. Grey
14 - 6d. Purple
15 - 1s. Orange
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1870-1913 SIDEFACE
A new design prepared by De La Rue & Co., UK |
16

½d. Orange TAS Type 6 |
17

1d. Red TAS Type 6 |
18

2d. Green TAS Type 6 |
19

3d. Brown TAS Type 6 |
20

4d. Blue TAS Type 6 |
21

4d. Yellow TAS Type 6 |
22

4d. Bistre TAS Type 6 |
23

8d. Purple TAS Type 6 |
24

9d. Blue TAS Type 6 |
25

10d. Black TAS Type 6 |
26

5s. Mauve TAS Type 6 |
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
16 - ½d. Orange
17 - 1d. Red
18 - 2d. Green
19 - 3d. Brown
20 - 4d. Blue
21 - 4d. Yellow
22 - 4d. Bistre
23 - 8d. Purple
24 - 9d. Blue
25 - 10d. Black
26 - 5s. Mauve
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1882 FISCAL STAMPS: Imperforate(Printed 1863/4)
Fiscal stamps authorised for postal use between 1 Nov. 1882 to 30 June 1901 |
27

3d. Green TAS Type 7 |
28

2s6d. Carmine TAS Type 8 |
29

5s. Green TAS Type 9 |
30

5s. Brown TAS Type 9 |
31

10s. Orange TAS Type 10 |
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Imperforate Gummed Stamps
27 - 3d. Green
28 - 2s6d. Carmine
29 - 5s. Green
30 - 5s. Brown
31 - 10s. Orange
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1882 FISCAL STAMPS: Perforated (Printed 1864)
Fiscal stamps authorised for postal use between 1 Nov. 1882 to 30 June 1901 |
32

3d. Green TAS Type 7 |
33

2s6d. Carmine TAS Type 8 |
34

5s. Green TAS Type 9 |
35

5s. Brown TAS Type 9 |
36

10s. Orange TAS Type 10 |
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
Printed from Plates of 240 (#32, #33, #34).
Printed from Plates of 120 (#35, #36).
32 - 3d. Green
33 - 2s6d. Carmine
34 - 5s. Green
35 - 5s. Brown
36 - 10s. Orange
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1882 FISCAL PLATYPUS STAMPS (Printed 1880)
Fiscal stamps authorised for postal use between 1 Nov. 1882 to 30 June 1901 |
37

1d. Slate TAS Type 11 |
38

3d. Brown TAS Type 11 |
39

6d. Mauve TAS Type 11 |
40

1s. Pink TAS Type 11 |
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
Printed from Plates of 120.
37 - 1d. Slate
38 - 3d. Brown
39 - 6d. Mauve
40 - 1s. Pink
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1889-1891 SIDEFACE SURCHARGES
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41

"Halfpenny" on 1d. Red TAS Type 12 |
42

"2½d."' on 9d. Blue TAS Type 13 |
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
41 - "Halfpenny" on 1d. Red
42 - "2½d."' on 9d. Blue
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1892 TABLET
This issue referred to as Tablets due to the value being inscribed within a tablet or plaque |
43

½d. Orange & Mauve TAS Type 14 |
44

2½d. Purple TAS Type 15 |
45

5d. Blue & Brown TAS Type 14 |
46

6d. Purple & Black TAS Type 14 |
47

10d. Lake & Green TAS Type 16 |
48

1s. Rose & Green
TAS Type 14 |
49

2s6d. Brown & Blue
TAS Type 14 |
50

5s. Lilac & Red
TAS Type 14 |
51

10s. Mauve & Brown
TAS Type 14 |
52

£1. Green & Yellow
TAS Type 14 |
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
43 - ½d. Orange & Mauve
44 - 2½d. Purple
45 - 5d. Blue & Brown
46 - 6d. Purple & Black
47 - 10d. Lake & Green
48 - 1s. Rose & Green
49 - 2s6d. Brown & Blue
50 - 5s. Lilac & Red
51 - 10s. Mauve & Brown
52 - £1. Green & Yellow
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1899-1912 PICTORIALS
The first Australian stamps to specifically depict local scenery |
53

½d. Green TAS Type 17 |
54

1d. Red TAS Type 18 |
55

2d. Violet TAS Type 19 |
56

2½d. Blue TAS Type 20 |
57

3d. Brown TAS Type 21 |
58

4d. Orange TAS Type 22 |
59

5d. Blue TAS Type 23 |
60

6d. Lake TAS Type 24
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
53 - ½d. Green Lake Marion
54 - 1d. Red Mount Wellington
55 - 2d. Violet View of early Hobart
56 - 2½d. Blue Tasman's Arch
57 - 3d. Brown Spring River
58 - 4d. Orange Russell Falls
59 - 5d. Blue Lake St. Clair
60 - 6d. Lake Dilston Falls
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1888-1900 POSTAL & FISCAL STAMPS: Overprinted "REVENUE"
Fiscal stamps authorised for postal use between 1 Nov. 1882 to 30 June 1901 |
62

1d. Blue TAS Type 11 |
63

2d. Brown TAS Type 11 |
64

3d. Brown TAS Type 11 |
65

6d. Mauve TAS Type 11 |
66

1s. Pink TAS Type 11 |
67

2s6d. Carmine TAS Type 8 |
68

10s. Orange TAS Type 10 |
69

£1. Green & Yellow TAS Type 14 |
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
61 - 2s6d. Carmine (Imperf.)
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62 - 1d. Blue
63 - 2d. Brown
64 - 3d. Brown
65 - 6d. Mauve
66 - 1s. Pink
67 - 2s6d. Carmine
68 - 10s. Orange
69 - £1. Green & Yellow
## SG do not list this stamp as Imperforate.
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1904 TABLET SURCHARGE
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70
 "1½d." on
5d. Blue & Brown TAS Type 25 |
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
70 - "1½d." on 5d. Blue & Brown
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1912 PICTORIAL SURCHARGE
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71

"ONE PENNY" on 2d. Violet TAS Type 26 |
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Perforated Gummed Stamps
71 - "ONE PENNY" on 2d. Violet (Red Opt.)
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