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A 1907 customs duty revenue stamp of Australia. Australia issued revenue stamps from 1907 to 1994. There were various types for different taxes. In addition to Commonwealth issues, the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia as well as the territories Australian Capital Territory, North Australia and Northern Territory also had their own ...
The only set of family endowment stamps were stamp duty numeral types with a very faint overprint in pale green. Twenty one values were issued, ranging from 5d to £100. These are rare since the overprint dissolves in water, so it is very difficult to remove them from their original document.
The first beer duty stamps were issued for beer in kegs in 1894, and like issues for the other Australian states, most were damaged or destroyed in use so most existing examples are in mint condition. The second issue was in 1903, and stamps in similar designs for use on kegs or bottles were issued until 1918.
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [1] [2] This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2023.
Between 1963 and 1979 with the Australian Post Office and since 1 January 1994 with Australia Post, the Cocos Islands' and Australia's stamps are valid in both these territories. According to Stanley Gibbons catalogue , [ 1 ] the Australian Post Office issued 31 stamps between 1963 and 1979, compared to 264 by the local authority between 1979 ...
Catabooks Publishing - Thematic Catalogs / Gandhi Stamp Catalog (The First India theme based Stamp Caatalogs) Campbell Paterson (New Zealand) Chan Stamp Catalogue of China [3] Comprehensive Colour Catalogue of Australian Stamps; Farahbakhash Catalogue Of 2010: The Stamps Of Iran – Qajar, Pahlavi, Islamic Republic Of Iran (Iran) Isfila (Turkey)
Those looking for rare cars for sale should definitely check out the Oldsmobile F-88. The 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 concept car fetched $3.24 million at auction in 2005. According to a 2005 CNN Money ...
A block of four £2 "Roo" stamps showing the printer's imprint in the selvedge 1d King George V, used at Sydney in 1916. The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 had operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps – see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania ...