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Western Australia
 1854 - 1910
A  Simplified  Illustrated  Listing

Western Australia
Stamps consecutively numbered
1854-60    SWAN Stamp types: Perkins Bacon plates
Imperforate or Roulette Stamps
1
Stamp
1d.  Black
Stamp type W1		 2
Stamp
2d.  Orange
Stamp type W1		 3
Stamp
4d.  Light Blue
Stamp type W2
4
Stamp
4d.  Deep Blue
Stamp type W1		 5
Stamp
6d.  Green
Stamp type W1		 6
Stamp
1s.  Brown
Stamp type W3
1 - 1d.  Black
2 - 2d.  Orange
3 - 4d.  Light Blue
4 - 4d.  Deep Blue
5 - 6d.  Green
6 -  1s.  Brown
1857   SWAN Stamp types
Imperforate or Roulette Stamps
7
Stamp
2d.  Brown/ Red
Stamp type W4		 8
Stamp
6d.  Black
Stamp type W4
7 - 2d.  Brown/ Red
8 - 6d.  Black
1861-90   SWAN Stamp types: 1861: Perkins Bacon Printings.  1863: De La Rue Printings from the Perkins Bacon plates.  1885: De La Rue surface-printed issues.
Perforated Stamps
9
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type W1		 10
Stamp
1d.  Yellow
Stamp type W1		 11
Stamp
1d.  Pink
Stamp type W1		 12
Stamp
2d.  Dark Blue
Stamp type W1
13
Stamp
2d.  Orangey Yellow
Stamp type W1		 14
Stamp
2d.  Bluish Grey
Stamp type W1		 15
Stamp
4d.  Orangey Red
Stamp type W1		 16
Stamp
4d.  Red
Stamp type W1
17
Stamp
4d.  Light Brown
Stamp type W1		 18
Stamp
6d.  Deep Brown
Stamp type W1		 19
Stamp
6d.  Lilac
Stamp type W1		 20
Stamp
1s.  Green
Stamp type W1
  9 - 1d.  Red
10 - 1d.  Yellow
11 - 1d.  Pink
12 - 2d.  Dark Blue
13 - 2d.  Orangey Yellow
14 - 2d.  Bluish Grey
15 - 4d.  Orangey Red
16 - 4d.  Red
17 - 4d.  Light Brown
18 - 6d.  Deep Brown
19 - 6d.  Lilac
20 - 1s.  Green
1872   DE LA RUE SWAN: De La Rue is a UK Stamp Printing company.
Perforated Stamps
21
Stamp
3d.  Brown
Stamp type W5
21 - 3d.  Brown
1875   SWAN: Surcharged in Words.
Perforated Stamps
22
Stamp
"One Penny"  on 2d. Yellow
Stamp type W1
22 - (1d.) on 2d.  Yellow
1884-85   SWANS: Surcharged in Figures.
Perforated Stamps
23
Stamp
"½" on 1d.  Brownish Yellow
Stamp type W1		 24
 Stamp
"1d." on 3d.  Pale Brown
Stamp type W5
23 - (½d.) on 1d.  Brownish Yellow
24 - (1d.)  on 3d.  Pale Brown
1885-1912   DE LA RUE SWANS: Surface Printed Issues.
 Perforated Stamps
25
Stamp
½d.  Green
Stamp type W6		 26
Stamp
1d.  Red
Stamp type W7		 27
Stamp
2d.  Grey
Stamp type W8
28
Stamp
2d.  Yellow
Stamp type W8		 29
Stamp
2½d.  Blue
Stamp type W9		 30
Stamp
4d.  Brown
Stamp type W9
31
Stamp
5d.  Yellowish Brown
Stamp type W9		 32

5d.  Olive-Green
Stamp type W9		 33
Stamp
6d.  Violet
Stamp type W9		 34
Stamp
1s.  Green
Stamp type W9
25 -   ½d.  Green
26 -    1d.  Red
27 -    2d.  Grey
28 -    2d.  Yellow
29 - 2½d.  Blue
30 -    4d.  Brown
31 -    5d.  Yellowish Brown
32 -    5d.  Olive-Green
33 -    6d.  Violet
34 -    1s.  Green
1893   SWANS: Surcharges in Words.
Perforated Stamps
35
Stamp
 "Half-penny" on 3d.  Brown
Stamp type W5		 36
Stamp
"ONE PENNY" on 3d.  Brown
Stamp type W5
35 - (½d.) on 3d.  Brown
36 - (1d.)  on 3d.  Brown
1900   SWAN: New Value.
Perforated Stamps
37
Stamp
2½d.  Blue
Stamp type W10
37 -  2½d.  Blue
1902-1912   SWANS & QUEEN VICTORIA
Perforated Stamps
38
Stamp
1d. Red
WA Stamp type 11		 39
Stamp
2d.  Yellow
Stamp type W12		 40
Stamp
4d.  Brown
Stamp type W13
41
Stamp
8d.  Green
Stamp type W14		 42
Stamp
9d.  Orange
Stamp type W15		 43
Stamp
10d.  Red
Stamp type W16
  44
Stamp
2s.  Red/ Yellow
Stamp type W17		 45
Stamp
2s6d.  Blue/ Red
Stamp type W18		  
46
Stamp
5s.  Green
Stamp type W19		 47
Stamp
10s.  Mauve
Stamp type W20		 48
Stamp
£1.  Orange
Stamp type W21
38 -     1d.  Red
39 -     2d.  Yellow
40 -     4d.  Brown
41 -     8d.  Green
42 -     9d.  Orange
43 -   10d.  Red
44 -      2s.  Red/ Yellow
45 - 2s6d.  Blue/ Red
46 -      5s.  Green
47 -    10s.  Mauve
48 -      £1.  Orange
1906-12   SWANS: New Values
Perforated Stamps
49
Stamp
6d.  Violet
Stamp type W22		 50
Stamp
1s.  Green
Stamp type W23
49 - 6d.  Violet
50 -  1s.  Green
1912   SWAN: Surcharged in Words.
Perforated Stamps
51
Stamp
"ONE PENNY" on 2d.  Yellow
Stamp type W12
51 - (1d.) on 2d.  Yellow

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