Victoria State Stamps
1850 - 1910

A  Simplified  Listing
Revised: 30 December 2025


VICTORIA
Stamps are consecutively numbered
Victoria
Queen on Coronation Chair: Half Length View
1850 - Imperforate, Roulette, & Perforated Stamps.
1
Stamp
1d.  Red to Brown
Stamp type V1
2
Stamp
2d.  Lilac to Grey
Stamp type V1
3
Stamp
2d.  Brown
Stamp type V1
4
Stamp
3d.  Blue
Stamp type V1
Victoria
Queen on Coronation Chair: Full Length View
1852 - Imperforate Stamps.
5
Stamp
2d.  Brown to Lilac 
Stamp type V2
Victoria
Wood Block
1854 - Imperforate, Rouletted, & Perforated Stamps.
6
Stamp
1s.  Blue
Stamp type V3
Victoria
Wood Blocks: So called as the designs were hand-carved into blocks of "Turkish Boxwood” by Samuel Calvert
1854 - Imperforate, Rouletted, & Perforated Stamps.
7
Stamp
6d.  Orange
Stamp type V5
8
Stamp
6d. Black
Stamp type V5
9
Stamp
2s.  Green
Stamp type V5
10
Stamp
2s.  Blue
Stamp type V5
Victoria
Registration Stamp
1854 - Imperforate & Rouletted Stamps.
11
Stamp
1s.  Red & Blue
Stamp type V6
Victoria
Too Late Stamp
1855 - Imperforate Stamps.
12
Stamp
6d.  Lilac & Green
Stamp type V7
Victoria
Queen on Coronation Chair
1854/1858 - Imperforate & Rouletted Stamps.
13
Stamp
1d.  Green
Stamp type V4
14
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Stamp type V4
Victoria
Emblems: Emblems are the small images of Farming, Shipping, Building, and Mining in the stamp corners
1857 - Imperforate, Roulette, & Perforated Stamps.
15
Stamp
1d.  Green
Stamp type V8
16
Stamp
2d.  Lilac to Purple
Stamp type V8
17
Stamp
4d.  Orange to Red
Stamp type V8
Victoria
Bearded Ovals: The inner oval comprises beads within two outlines
1860 -
Roulette & Perforated Stamps.
18
Stamp
3d.  Blue
Stamp type V9
19
Stamp
3d.  Claret
Stamp type V9
20
Stamp
4d.  Red
Stamp type V9
21
Stamp
6d.  Orange
Stamp type V9
22
Stamp
6d.  Black
Stamp type V9
Victoria
Netted Corners: A net mesh design replaced the emblems at the stamp corners
1861 - Perforated Stamps.
23
Stamp
1d.  Green
Stamp type V10
Victoria
Sixpence Stamp
1862 - Perforated Stamps.
24

6d.  Black
Stamp type V11
Victoria
Laureates: So called due to the Laurel Wreath worn on the Queen's head
1863 - Perforated Stamps.
25
Stamp
1d.  Green
Stamp type V12
26
Stamp
2d.  Lilac to Grey
Stamp type V12
27
Stamp
3d.  Lilac
Stamp type V13
28
Stamp
3d.  Orange
Stamp type V13
29
Stamp
4d.  Red
Stamp type V12

30
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Stamp type V14
31

6d.  Green
Stamp type V14
32
Stamp
8d.  Orange to Brown
Stamp type V12
33
Stamp
10d.  Grey to Brown
Stamp type V14

34

1s.  Blue/ Blue
Stamp type V15
35
Stamp
5s.  Blue/ Yellow
Stamp type V16
36
Stamp
5s.  Blue & Red
Stamp type V16
37
Stamp
5s.  Red & Blue
Stamp type V16
Victoria
Two Pence Stamp
1870 - Perforated Stamps.
38
Stamp
2d.  Lilac
Stamp type V17
Victoria
Provisional Surcharges
1871 - Perforated Stamps.
39
Stamp
"'½ HALF ½" on 1d. Green
Stamp type V12
40
Stamp
"9 NINEPENCE 9" on 10d. Brown
Stamp type V14
Victoria
Bell Designs: Bell designed most of the issues during this later period
1873 - Perforated Stamps.
41
Stamp
½d.  Red
Stamp type V18
42
Stamp
½d.  Green
Stamp type V18
43
Stamp
1d.  Green
Stamp type V19
44
Stamp
2d.  Mauve
Stamp type V20
45
Stamp
9d.  Brown
Stamp type V21

46
Stamp
9d.  Green
Stamp type V21
47
Stamp
9d.  Red
Stamp type V21
48
Stamp
1s.  Blue
Stamp type V22
49
Stamp
1s.  Yellow
Stamp type V22
Victoria
Provisional Stamp
1876 - Perforated Stamps.
50
Stamp
"8d EIGHTPENCE 8d" on 9d. Brown/ Pink
Stamp type V21
Victoria
Naish & Bell Designs
1880/1884 - Perforated Stamps.
51

1d. Green
Stamp type V23
52

2d. Brown
Stamp type V24
53
Stamp
2d. Mauve
Stamp type V24
54

4d. Red
Stamp type V25
55
Stamp
4d. Yellow
Stamp type V25
56
Stamp
2s. Blue
Stamp type V26
Victoria
First Stamp Duty Issue: Postage & Revenue Stamps were superseded by new dual purpose stamps inscribed "Stamp Duty"
1884 - Perforated Stamps.
57

½d.  Red
Stamp type V27
58
Stamp
1d.  Green
Stamp type V28
59

2d.  Mauve
Stamp type V29
60
Stamp
3d.  Yellow
Stamp type V28
61
Stamp
3d.  Green
Stamp type V28

62

4d.  Magenta
Stamp type V30
63
Stamp
6d. Blue
Stamp type V28
64

8d.  Red
Stamp type V31
65
Stamp
1s.  Blue
Stamp type V29
66
Stamp
2s.  Green
Stamp type V31
67

2s6d.  Orange
Stamp type V32
Victoria
Surplus Current Stamps Over-printed "STAMP DUTY"
1885 - Perforated Stamps.
68
Stamp
3d. Orange
Stamp type V13
69
Stamp
4d. Red
Stamp type V25
70
Stamp
1s. Blue/ Blue
Stamp type V22
71
Stamp
2s. Blue/ Blue
Stamp type V26
Victoria
Second Stamp Duty Issue: Dual purpose Postage & Revenue Stamps
1886 - Perforated Stamps.
72
Stamp
½d.  Grey
Stamp type V33
73
Stamp
½d.  Red
Stamp type V33
74
Stamp
½d.  Green
Stamp type V33
75
Stamp
1d.  Green
Stamp type V34
76
Stamp
2d.  Lilac
Stamp type V35

77
Stamp
4d.  Red
Stamp type V36
78
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Stamp type V37
79
Stamp
1s.  Red
Stamp type V38
80
Stamp 
1s6d.  Blue
Stamp type V39
81
Stamp
1s6d.  Orange
Stamp type V39

82
Stamp
£5.  Blue & Brown-Purple
Stamp type V40
83
Stamp
£6.  Yellow & Blue
Stamp type V40
84
Stamp
£7.  Red & Black
Stamp type V40
85
Stamp
£8.  Lilac & Orange
Stamp type V40
86
Stamp
£9.  Green & Red
Stamp type V40
Victoria
Third Stamp Duty Issue
1890 - Perforated Stamps.
87
Stamp
1d.  Brown
Stamp type V41
88
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type V41
89
Stamp
1d.  Olive
Stamp type V41
90
Stamp
1d.  Orange
Stamp type V41

91
Stamp
1½d.  Yellow-Green
Stamp type V42
92

1½d.  Red
Stamp type V42
93
Stamp
2½d.  Red/ Yellow
Stamp type V43
94
Stamp
2½d.  Blue
Stamp type V43
95
Stamp
5d.  Brown
Stamp type V44
Victoria
Hospital Fund: These Stamps were for sale at the bracketed value, with the difference going to the Hospital Fund
1897 - Perforated Stamps.
96
Stamp
1d. (1s)  Blue
Stamp type V45
97
Stamp
2½d. (2/6)  Brown
Stamp type V46
Victoria
Boer War Patriotic Fund: These Stamps were for sale at the bracketed value, with the difference going to the Boer War Patriotic Fund
1900 - Perforated Stamps.
98
Stamp
1d. (1s)  Brown
Stamp type V47
99
Stamp
2d. (2s)  Green
Stamp type V48
Victoria
Commonwealth Period: Inscribed "POSTAGE"
1901 - Perforated Stamps.
100
Stamp
½d.  Green
Stamp type V49
101
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type V50
102
Stamp
1½d.  Red/ Yellow
Stamp type V55
103
Stamp
2d.  Mauve
Stamp type V52
104
Stamp
2½d.  Blue
Stamp type V53

105
Stamp
3d.  Orange-Brown
Stamp type V55
106
Stamp
3d.  Yellowish Brown
Stamp type V54
107
Stamp
4d.  Olive
Stamp type V55
108
Stamp
5d.  Brown
Stamp type V56
109
Stamp
6d.  Green
Stamp type V57
110
Stamp
9d.  Red
Stamp type V58

111
Stamp
1s.  Orange
Stamp type V59
112
Stamp
1s.  Yellow
Stamp type V59
113
Stamp
2s.  Blue/ Pink
Stamp type V60
114
Stamp
5s.  Red & Blue
Stamp type V61
115

£1.  Red
Stamp type V62
116
Stamp
£2.  Blue
Stamp type V63
Victoria
Surcharge
1912 - Perforated Stamps.
117
Stamp
"ONE PENNY" on 2d. Mauve
Stamp type V52

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