On January 1st, 1901, six British Crown colonies – New South Wales, Queensland, Southern and Western Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria united to form the Commonwealth of Australia. (Today Australia is a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth.) Each former colony continued to issue its own stamps until 1913 when the first stamps of Australia appeared. Australia’s first stamp – its famous “Kangaroo and Map” – was the result of a design contest held in 1911. Issued in 1913, it was used for almost 40 years. The rarest Australian stamp is the unissued scarlet two penny King Edward VIII. Only six exist – the rest were destroyed when British monarch Edward abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
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1942 Australia Australia #171

1942 Australia

$0.30
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Australia, 300 stamps Australia #M3059

Australia, 300 stamps

$15.00
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1965 Australia Australia #388

1965 Australia

$0.45
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1988 Australia - Australian Koala & American Bald Eagle Australia #1052

1988 Australia - Australian Koala & American Bald Eagle

$0.75
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1958-59 Australia Australia #312//34

1958-59 Australia

$1.25
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1913 Australia Australia #1

1913 Australia

$3.75- $7.50
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1981 Australia Australia #806

1981 Australia

$0.40
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1986 Australia Australia #1005-06

1986 Australia

$0.75
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1945 Australia Australia #206

1945 Australia

$2.75- $5.50
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1950-54 Australia Australia #234//62

1950-54 Australia

$1.50
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1952 Australia Australia #247

1952 Australia

$1.00
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1953-56 Australia Australia #256//87

1953-56 Australia

$0.75
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1957 Australia Australia #303

1957 Australia

$1.25
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1957-58 Australia Australia #305//11

1957-58 Australia

$0.50
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1962 Australia Australia #346

1962 Australia

$0.45
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1963 Australia Australia #365

1963 Australia

$0.30
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1966 Australia Australia #417

1966 Australia

$2.50
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1970 Australia Australia #477-81

1970 Australia

$1.25
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1970-71 Australia Australia #486//506

1970-71 Australia

$1.50
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1972 Australia Australia #524

1972 Australia

$0.50
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1972 Australia Australia #532-38

1972 Australia

$2.75
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1972-74 Australia Australia #533//89

1972-74 Australia

$0.75
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1973-79 Australia Australia #554//64

1973-79 Australia

$1.50
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1973-79 Australia Australia #554//675

1973-79 Australia

$1.50
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