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Tasmania
1853 - 1910

A  Simplified  Illustrated  Listing

Tasmania  Originally called: Van Diemen's Land
Stamps consecutively numbered
1853-54   COURIER Stamp types: So called as these stamps were printed by the Courier Newspaper in Hobart.
Imperforate Stamps
1
Stamp
1d.  Blue
Stamp type T1		 2
Stamp
4d.  Orange
Stamp type T2
1 - 1d.  Blue
2 - 4d.  Orange
1855-64   CHALON HEADS: The name is based on a portrait painted by Alfred Chalon.
Imperforate Stamps
3
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type T3		 4
Stamp
2d.  Green
Stamp type T3		 5
Stamp
4d.  Blue
Stamp type T3
6
Stamp
6d.  Purple
Stamp type T4		 7
Stamp
1s.  Orange
Stamp type T5
3 - 1d.  Red
4 - 2d.  Green
5 - 4d.  Blue
6 - 6d.  Purple
7 - 1s.  Orange
1864-80   CHALON HEADS
Perforated or Rouletted or Pin-perforated Stamps
8
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type T3		 9
Stamp
2d.  Green
Stamp type T3
 10
Stamp
4d.  Blue
Stamp type T3
11
Stamp
6d.  Purple
Stamp type T4		 12
Stamp
1s.  Orange
Stamp type T5
  8 - 1d.  Red
  9 - 2d.  Green
10 - 4d.  Blue
11 - 6d.  Grey
12 - 1s.  Orange
1870-1913   SIDEFACES: A new design prepared by De La Rue & Co., UK.
Perforated Stamps
13
Stamp
½d.  Orange
Stamp type T6		 14
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type T6		 15
Stamp
1d.  Pink
Stamp type T6		 16
Stamp
2d.  Green
Stamp type T6
17
Stamp
3d.  Brown
Stamp type T6		 18
Stamp
4d.  Blue
Stamp type T6		 19
Stamp
4d.  Yellow
Stamp type T6		 20
Stamp
4d.  Buff
TAS Stamp type 6
21
Stamp
8d.  Purple
Stamp type T6		 22
Stamp
9d.  Blue
Stamp type T6		 23
Stamp
10d.  Black
Stamp type T6		 24
Stamp
5s.  Mauve
Stamp type T6
13 -  ½d.  Orange
14 -   1d.  Red
15 -   1d.  Pink
16 -   2d.  Green
17 -   3d.  Brown
18 -   4d.  Blue
19 -   4d.  Yellow
20 -   4d.  Buff
21 -   8d.  Purple
22 -   9d.  Blue
23 - 10d.  Black
24 -    5s.  Mauve
1889-91   SIDEFACE SURCHARGES
Perforated Stamps
25
Stamp
"Halfpenny" on 1d.  Red
Stamp type T8		 26
Stamp
"d./2½"  on 9d.  Blue
Stamp type T8
25 - (½d.)   on 1d. Red
26 - 2½d.   on 9d. Blue
1892-1913   TABLETS: So called due to the value being inscribed within a tablet or plaque.
Perforated Stamps
27
Stamp
½d.  Orange & Mauve
Stamp type T7		 28
Stamp
2½d.  Purple
Stamp type T8		 29
Stamp
5d.  Blue & Brown
Stamp type T7		 30
Stamp
6d.  Violet & Black
Stamp type T7		 31
Stamp
10d.  Lake & Green
Stamp type T9
32
Stamp
1s.  Rose & Green
Stamp type T7		 33
Stamp
 2s6d.  Brown & Blue
Stamp type T7		 34
Stamp
5s.  Purple & Red
Stamp type T7		 35
Stamp
10s.  Mauve & Brown
Stamp type T7		 36
Stamp
£1.  Green & Yellow
Stamp type T7
27-    ½d.  Orange & Mauve
28 - 2½d.  Purple
29 -    5d.  Blue & Brown
30-     6d.  Violet & Black
31-   10d.  Lake & Green
32 -     1s.  Rose & Green
33 - 2s6d.  Brown & Blue
34-      5s.  Purple & Red
35 -   10s.  Mauve & Brown
36 -     £1.  Green & Yellow
1899-1912   PICTORIALS: The first Australian stamps to specifically depict local scenery.
Perforated Stamps
37
Stamp
½d.  Green
Stamp type T10		 38
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type T11		 39
Stamp
2d.  Violet
Stamp type T12
40
Stamp
2½d.  Deep Blue
Stamp type T13		 41
Stamp
3d.  Brown
Stamp type T14		 42
Stamp
4d.  Orange
Stamp type T15
43
Stamp
5d.  Blue
Stamp type T16		 44
Stamp
6d.  Lake
Stamp type T17
37 -   ½d.  Green
38 -    1d.  Red
39 -    2d.  Violet
40 - 2½d.  Deep Blue
41 -    3d.  Brown
42 -    4d.  Orange
43 -    5d.  Blue
44 -    6d.  Lake
1904   TABLET: Surcharged in Figures
Perforated Stamps
45
Stamp
"1½d." on 5d.  Blue & Brown
Stamp type T7
45 - 1½d.  on 5d.  Blue & Brown
1912   PICTORIAL: Surcharged in Words
Perforated Stamps
46
Stamp
"ONE PENNY" on 2d.  Violet
Stamp type T12
46 - (1d.) on 2d.  Violet

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