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Victoria
 1850 - 1910
 SIMPLIFIED LISTING
 UNDER REVISION
 6 May 2023
VICTORIA
Stamps consecutively numbered
1850   QUEEN ON CORONATION CHAIR: Half Length View
Imperforate or Roulette or Perforated
1
Stamp
1d.  Red
Type V1		 2

1d.  Brown
Type V1		 3

1d.  Red
Type V1

4

2d.  Violet
Type V1		 3
Stamp
2d.  Grey
Type V1		 6
Stamp
2d.  Brown
Type V1		 7
Stamp
3d.  Blue
Type V1
1 - 1d.  Orange
2 - 1d.  Brown
3 - 1d.  Red
4 - 2d.  Violet
5 - 2d.  Grey
6 - 2d.  Brown
7 - 3d.  Blue
1852   QUEEN ON CORONATION CHAIR: Full Length View
Imperforate
8
Stamp
2d.  Brown
Type V2		 9

2d.  Grey
Type V2		 10

2d.  Purple
Type V2
  8 - 2d.  Brown
  9 - 2d.  Grey
10 - 2d.  Purple
1854   WOOD BLOCK
Imperforate or Roulette or Perforated
11
Stamp
1s.  Blue
Type V3
11 - 1s.  Blue
1854   WOOD BLOCKS: So called as the designs were hand-carved into blocks of "Turkish boxwood” by Samuel Calvert
Imperforate or Roulette or Perforated
12
Stamp
6d.  Orange
Type V5		 13
Stamp
6d. Black
Type V5		 14
Stamp
2s.  Green
Type V5		 15
Stamp
2s.  Blue/ Green
Type V5
12 - 6d.  Orange
13 - 6d.  Black
14 -  2s.  Green
15 -  2s.  Blue/ Green
1854    REGISTRATION
Imperforate or Roulette
16
Stamp
1s.  Red & Blue
Type V6
16 - 1s.  Red & Blue
1855   TOO LATE
Imperforate
17
Stamp
6d.  Lilac & Green
Type V7
17 - 6d.  Lilac & Green
1856   QUEEN ON CORONATION CHAIR
Imperforate or Rouletted
18
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V4		 19
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Type V4
18 - 1d.  Green
19 - 1d.  Blue
1857   EMBLEMS: Emblems are the small images of Farming, Shipping, Building, and Mining in the stamp corners
Imperforate or Roulette or Perforated
20
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V8		 21
Stamp
2d.  Lilac
Type V8		 22
Stamp
2d.  Purple
Type V8

23
Stamp
4d.  Orange
Type V8		 24
Stamp
4d.  Red
Type V8
20 - 1d.  Green
21 - 2d.  Lilac
22 - 2d.  Purple
23 - 4d.  Orange
24 - 4d.  Red
1860   BEADED OVALS: The inner oval comprises beads within two outlines
Roulette or Perforated
25
Stamp
3d.  Blue
Type V9		 26
Stamp
3d.  Claret
Type V9

27
Stamp
4d.  Red
Type V9		 28
Stamp
6d.  Orange
Type V9		 29
Stamp
6d.  Black
Type V9
25 - 3d.  Blue
26 - 3d.  Claret
27 - 4d.  Red
28 - 6d.  Orange
29 - 6d.  Black
1861   NETTED CORNERS: A net mesh design replaced the emblems at the stamp corners.
Perforated
30
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V10
30 - 1d.  Green
1862   SIXPENCE STAMP
Perforated
31
Stamp
6d.  Black
Type V11
31 - 6d.  Black
1863   LAUREATES: So called due to the Laurel Wreath worn on the Queen's head
Perforated
32
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V12		 33

2d.  Grey
Type V12		 34
Stamp
2d.  Lilac
Type V12		 35

3d.  Lilac
Type V13

  36
Stamp
3d.  Orange
Type V13		 37
Stamp
4d.  Red
Type V12		 38
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Type V14		 39

6d.  Green
Type V14

40
Stamp
8d.  Orange
Type V12		 41
Stamp
8d.  Brown/ Pink
Type V12		 42
Stamp
10d.  Grey
Type V14		 43

10d.  Brown/ Pink
Type V14

44
Stamp
1s.  Blue/ Blue
Type V14		 45
Stamp
5s.  Blue/ Yellow
Type V16		 46
Stamp
5s.  Blue & Red
Type V16		 47
Stamp
5s.  Red & Blue
Type V16
Perforated Gummed Stamps
32-   1d.  Green
33 -   2d.  Grey
34 -   2d.  Lilac
35 -   3d.  Lilac
36 -   3d.  Orange
37 -   4d.  Red
38 -   6d.  Blue
39 -   6d.  Green
40 -   8d.  Orange
41 -   8d.  Brown/ Pink
42 - 10d.  Grey
43 - 10d.  Brown/ Pink
44 -    1s.  Blue/ Blue
45 -    5s.  Blue/ Yellow
46 -    5s.  Blue & Red
47 -    5s.  Red & Blue
1870   TWO PENCE
Perforated
48
Stamp
2d.  Lilac
Type V17
48 - 2d.  Lilac
1871   PROVISIONAL SURCHARGES
Perforated
49
Stamp
"'½ HALF ½" on 1d. Green
Type V12		 50
Stamp
"9 NINEPENCE 9" on 10d. Brown
Type V14
Perforated Gummed Stamps
49 - (½d.)  on 1d. Green
50 - (9d.)   on 10d. Brown
1873   BELL DESIGNS: Bell designed most of the issues during this later period.
Perforated
51
Stamp
½d.  Red
Type V18		 52

½d.  Red/ Pink
Type V18		 53
Stamp
½d.  Green
Type V18

54
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V19		 55
Stamp
1d.  Green/ Yellow
Type V19		 56

1d. Green/ Grey
Type V19		 57
Stamp
2d.  Mauve
Type V20

58

2d.  Mauve/ Green
Type V20		 59

2d.  Mauve/ Lilac
Type V20		 60

2d.  Mauve/ Brown
Type V20		 61

9d.  Brown/ Pink
Type V21

62

9d.  Green
Type V21		 63
Stamp
9d.  Red
Type V21		 64
Stamp
1s.  Blue/ Blue
Type V22		 65
Stamp
1s.  Yellow
Type V22
Perforated Gummed Stamps
51 - ½d.  Red
52 - ½d.  Red/ Pink
53 - ½d.  Green
54 -  1d.  Green
55 -  1d.  Green/ Yellow
56 -  1d.  Green/ Grey
57 -  2d.  Mauve
58 -  2d.  Mauve/ Green
59 -  2d.  Mauve/ Lilac
60 -  2d.  Mauve/ Brown
61 -  9d.  Brown/ Pink
62 -  9d.  Green
63 -  9d.  Red
64 -   1s.  Blue/ Blue
65 -   1s.  Yellow
1876    PROVISIONAL
Perforated
66
Stamp
"8d EIGHTPENCE 8d" on 9d. Brown/ Pink
Type V21
66 - (8d.) on 9d. Brown/ Pink
1880    NAISH & BELL DESIGNS
Perforated
67
Stamp
1d. Green
Type V23		 68
Stamp
2d. Brown
Type V24		 69

2d. Mauve
Type V24

70
Stamp
4d. Red
Type V25		 71

4d. Yellow
Type V25		 72
Stamp
2s. Blue/ Green
Type V26		 73
Stamp
2s. Blue/ Pink
Type V26
67 - 1d.  Green
68 - 2d.  Brown
69 - 2d.  Mauve
70 - 4d.  Red
71 - 4d.  Yellow
72 - 2s.  Blue/ Green
73 - 2s.  Blue/ Pink
1884   FIRST STAMP DUTY ISSUE: On Postage & Revenue Stamps were superseded by new dual purpose stamps inscribed "Stamp Duty".
Perforated
74
Stamp
½d.  Red
VIC Type 71		 75
Stamp
1d.  Green
VIC Type 72		 76
Stamp
2d.  Mauve
VIC Type 73

77

3d.  Yellow
VIC Type 72		 78
Stamp
3d.  Green
VIC Type 72		 79
Stamp
4d.  Magenta
VIC Type 74


80

6d. Blue
VIC Type 72		 81
Stamp
8d.  Red/ Pink
VIC Type 75		 82

1s.  Blue/ Yellow
VIC Type 73

83

2s.  Olive/ Green
VIC Type 75		 84

2s.  Green
VIC Type 75		 85

2s.  Apple Green		 86

2s6d.  Orange
Perforated Gummed Stamps
74 -   ½d.  Red
75 -    1d.  Green
76 -    2d.  Mauve
77 -    3d.  Yellow
78 -    3d.  Green
79 -    4d.  Magenta
80 -    6d.  Blue
81 -    8d.  Red/ Pink
82 -    1s.  Blue/ Yellow
83 -    2s.  Green/ Green
84 -    2s.  Green
85 -    2s.  Apple Green
86 - 2s6d.  Orange
1885   SURPLUS CURRENT STAMPS OVERPRINTED "STAMP DUTY"
Perforated
87
Stamp
3d. Yellow-Orange
Type V13		 88
Stamp
4d. Red
Type V25		 89
 Stamp
1s. Blue/ Blue
Type V22		 90
Stamp
2s. Blue/ Blue
Type V26
Perforated Gummed Stamps
87 - 3d.  Yellow-Orange
88 - 4d.  Red
89 - 1s.  Blue/ Blue
90 - 2s.  Blue/ Blue
1886    SECOND STAMP DUTY ISSUE: Dual purpose Postage & Revenue Stamps.
Perforated
91

½d.  Lilac
Type V33		 92
Stamp
½d.  Red
Type V33		 93

½d.  Green
Type V33

94
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V34		 95
Stamp
2d.  Lilac
Type V35		 96
Stamp
4d.  Red
Type V36		 97
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Type V37

98

1s.  Purple-Brown
Type V38		 99
Stamp
1s.  Red
Type V38		 100
Stamp 
1s6d.  Blue
Type V39		 101

1s6d.  Orange
Type V39

102
Stamp
£5.  Blue & Brown-Purple
Type V40		 103
Stamp
£6.  Yellow & Blue
Type V40

104
Stamp
£7.  Red & Black
Type V40		 105
Stamp
£8.  Lilac & Orange
Type V40		 106
Stamp
£9.  Green & Red
Type V40
Perforated Gummed Stamps
91 -    ½d.  Lilac
92 -    ½d.  Red
93 -    ½d.  Green
94 -     1d.  Green
95 -     2d.  Lilac
96 -     4d.  Red
97 -     6d.  Blue
98 -     1s.  Purple-Brown
99 -     1s.  Red
100 - 1s6d.  Blue
101 - 1s6d.  Orange
102 - £5.  Blue & Brown-Purple
103 - £6.  Yellow & Blue
104 - £7.  Red & Black
105 - £8.  Lilac & Orange
106 - £9.  Green & Red
1890   THIRD STAMP DUTY ISSUES
Perforated
107

1d.  Brown/ Rose
Type V41		 108
Stamp
1d.  Brown to Yellow
Type V41		 109
Stamp
1d.  Red
Type V41

110

1d.  Olive
Type V41		 111

1d.  Yellow-Orange
Type V41
 112
Stamp
1½d.  Yellow-Green
Type V42		 113

1½d.  Red/ Yellow
Type V42

114
Stamp
2½d.  Red/ Yellow
Type V43		 115

2½d.  Blue
Type V43		 116
Stamp
5d.  Brown
Type V44
107 -    1d.  Brown/ Rose
108 -    1d.  Brown
109 -    1d.  Red
110 -    1d.  Olive
111 -    1d.  Yellow-Orange
112 - 1½d.  Yellow-Green
113 - 1½d.  Red/ Yellow
114 - 2½d.  Red/ Yellow
115 - 2½d.  Blue
116 -    5d.  Brown
1897    HOSPITAL FUND
Perforated
117
Stamp
1d. (1s)  Blue
Type V45		 118
Stamp
2½d. (2/6)  Brown
Type V46
117 -    1d. (1s.)  Blue
118 - 2½d. (2s6d.)  Brown
1900    BOER WAR PATRIOTIC FUND
Perforated
119
Stamp
1d. (1s)  Brown
Type V47		 120
Stamp
2d. (2s)  Green
Type V48
119 - 1d. (1s.)  Brown
120 - 2d. (2s.)  Green
1901   COMMONWEALTH PERIOD: Inscribed "POSTAGE"
Perforated
121
Stamp
½d.  Green
Type V49		 122
Stamp
1d.  Red
Type V50		 123
Stamp
1½d.  Red/ Yellow
Type V55

124
Stamp
2d.  Mauve
Type V52		 125
Stamp
2½d.  Blue
Type V53

126
Stamp
3d.  Orange-Brown
Type V55		 127
Stamp
3d.  Yellowish Brown
Type V54		 128
Stamp
4d.  Olive
Type V55		 129
Stamp
5d.  Brown
Type V56

130
Stamp
6d.  Green
Type V57		 131
Stamp
9d.  Red
Type V58		 132
Stamp
1s.  Orange
Type V59		 133
Stamp
1s.  Yellow
Type V59

134
Stamp
2s.  Blue/ Pink
Type V60		 135
Stamp
5s.  Red & Blue
Type V61		 136

£1.  Red
Type V62		 137
Stamp
£2.  Blue
Type V63
121 -   ½d.  Green
122 -    1d.  Red 
123 - 1½d.  Red/ Yellow
124 -    2d.  Mauve
125 - 2½d.  Blue
126 -    3d.  Brown
127 -    3d.  Yellow
128 -    4d.  Olive
129 -    5d.  Brown
130 -    6d.  Green
131 -    9d.  Red
132 -    1s.  Orange
133 -    1s.  Yellow
134 -    2s.  Blue/ Pink
135 -    5s.  Red & Blue
136 -    £1.  Red
137 -    £2.  Blue
1912    SURCHARGE
Perforated
138
Stamp
"ONE PENNY" on 2d. Mauve
Type V52
138 - (1d.) on 2d. Mauve

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