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SOUTH AUSTRALIA Part 2

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South Australia, part 1

1875 Queen Victoria, new design

  1 p green
  1 p red (1900)

Surcharged

  'HALF PENNY' on 1 p green (1881)

Official stamps, overprinted "O.S."

  1 p green (2 types of overprint)
  1 p red
  'HALF PENNY' on 1 p green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark 'SA Crown'
1 p green	*	vc	Two slightly different types of watermark
1 p green	*	c	Fat or narrow OS overprint Two slightly different types of watermark
1 p red	c	vc	1900
1 p red	*	c	Wide OS overprint
1/2 p on 1 p green	*	*	1881
1/2 p on 1 p green	*	*	OS overprint 1881
Watermark 'A Crown' (1906)
1 p	c	vc

A bogus 9 p violet value? The perforation appears to be printed.

1883 Small sized stamp

  1/2 p brown

Official stamps, overprinted "O.S." (narrow or wide)

  1/2 p brown

These stamps have watermark 'SA Crown'.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 p	c	c
1/2 p	*	c	Narrow or wide OS overprint

An official reprint with overprint "SPECIMEN" and another reprint with "REPRINT":

Reprints with "SPECIMEN" or "REPRINT" overprint

1883 Queen Vicoria, various designs

  3 p green
  4 p violet
  6 p blue

Surcharged

  '2 1/2 d.' on 4 p green (1891)
  '5 D' on 6 p brown

Official stamps, overprinted "O.S."

  4 p violet (2 types of overprint)
  '2 1/2 d.' on 4 p green (2 types of overprint)
  '5 D' on 6 p brown
  6 p blue

These stamps have watermark 'SA Crown'. They exist in various perforations

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 p	*	c
4 p	*	c
4 p	*	c	OS overprint, three types: fat, narrow and wide
6 p	*	c
6 p	*	c	OS overprint, three types: fat, narrow and wide
2 1/2 p on 4 p	*	*
2 1/2 p on 4 p	***	**	Fat or narrow OS overprint
5 p on 6 p	*	*
5 p on 6 p	**	*	Narrow OS overprint

With "SPECIMEN" overprint (reprint of 1890):

1883 Queen Victoria, large sizes

Inscription "POSTAGE & REVENUE"

With fiscal cancel.

  2 Sh 6 p violet
  5 Sh red
  10 Sh green
  15 Sh orange
  1 Pound blue
  2 Pounds brown
  50 Sh red
  3 Pounds green
  4 Pounds yellow
  5 Pounds grey
  5 Pounds brown(1896)
  10 Pounds brown
  15 Pounds grey
  20 Pounds lilac

These stamps exist with overprint "SPECIMEN" (see picture above). The higher values are almost only used for fiscal purposes.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 Sh 6 p	**	*	Fiscally used: *
5 Sh	***	**	"
10 Sh	***	***	"
15 Sh	***	***	"
1 Pound	R	***	"
2 Pounds	RR	RR	Fiscally used: **
All higher values	RRR	RRR	Fiscally used: ***

Inscription "POSTAGE" (1903)

  3 p green
  4 p orange
  6 p green
  8 p blue
  9 p red
  10 p orange (yellow)
  1 Sh brown
  2 Sh 6 p lilac
  5 Sh red
  10 Sh green
  1 Pound blue

These stamps exist with fat or thin inscription "POSTAGE":

(Two types of "POSTAGE")

These stamps exist with different perforations. The thin "POSTAGE" types only exist with watermark 'SA Crown', the thick "POSTAGE" types also exist with watermark 'A Crown'.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon				*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Thin 'POSTAGE' (1903)				Fat 'POSTAGE' (1905)
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 p	c	c		*	*	Only 'A Crown' wmk
4 p	*	*		**	*	Only 'A Crown' wmk
6 p	*	*		*	*
8 p	*	*	Misprint: 'EIGNT' exists	*	*
9 p	*	*		*	*
10 p	*	*		**	**
1 Sh	*	*		*	*
2 Sh 6 p	**	***		***	**
5 Sh	***	***		***	***	Only 'SA Crown' wmk
10 Sh	***	***		***	***	Only 'SA Crown' wmk
1 Pound	R	R		R	R	Only 'SA Crown' wmk

Official stamps, overprinted 'O.S.'

(Reduced size)

  3 p green
  2 Sh 6 p lilac
  5 Sh red

The overprint was done on the thin "POSTAGE" type.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 p	?	?	Wide OS overprint
2 Sh 6 p	RR	RR	Wide OS overprint Only one sheet with 60 stamps was issued
5 Sh	RR	RR	Wide OS overprint Only one sheet with 60 stamps was issued

1895 Queen Victoria with arms or kangaroo

  2 1/2 p violet
  2 1/2 p blue (1900)
  5 p lilac

Official stamps, overprinted 'O.S.'

  2 1/2 p violet
  2 1/2 p blue
  5 p lilac

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark 'SA Crown'
2 1/2 p violet	*	c
2 1/2 p violet	***	*	Narrow OS overprint
2 1/2 p blue	*	c	1900
2 1/2 p blue	*	*	Wide OS overprint
5 p	*	c
5 p	**	**	Narrow OS overprint
Watermark 'A Crown' (1906)
2 1/2 p blue	**	*
5 p	*	*

1900 Post office in Adelaide

  1/2 p green

Official stamp, overprinted 'O.S.'

  1/2 p green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 p	c	vc	Watermark 'SA Crown
1/2 p	*	c	Wide OS overprint, watermark 'SA Crown'
1/2 p	c	c	Watermark 'A Crown', 1906