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1854 Swan, imperforate

  1 p black
  2 p brown on red
  4 p blue
  6 p black
  1 Sh brown

The 1 p black is also known as the 'Black Swan'. All these stamps have watermark 'Swan'. These stamps also exist with rouletted perforation:

(4 p rouletted)

An extremely rare error exists: the 4 p with inverted center; only 9 cancelled stamps have been discovered sofar.

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 p	RRR	RR
2 p	RRR	RRR
4 p	RR	RR
6 p	RRR	RRR
1 Sh	RRR	RRR

A nice exhibit on forgeries can be found on the Internet made by Jeff Trinidad, http://www.jystamps2000.com/WA-Forgeries/. Click here for a brief review of the forgeries he describes.

1860 Swan in an rectangle (as the 1 p black of the previous issue)

Imperforated

  2 p orange
  4 p blue on blue
  6 p green

Perforated

  1 p red
  1 p yellow
  2 p blue
  2 p yellow
  2 p grey
  4 p red
  4 p brown
  6 p violet
  1 Sh green

Surcharged

(Reduced sizes)

  '1/2' (red) on 1 p yellow
  'ONE PENNY' (green) on 2 p yellow (1875)

Various watermarks and perforations were used on this issue.

Click here for forgeries of these overprints.

(Colour error: 2 p violet instead of yellow; only 10 used examples are known to exist!)

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
Imperforate, watermark 'Swan' (1860)
2 p orange	RR	RR	Exists rouletted: RRR
4 p blue on blue	RR	RRR	Exists rouletted: RRR
6 p green	RRR	RRR	Exists rouletted: RRR
Perforated, watermark 'Swan' (1861)
1 p red	RR	RR
2 p blue	RR	R
4 p red	RRR	RRR
6 p violet	RR	RR
1 Sh	RRR	RR
Perforated 13, no watermark (1864)
1 p red	RR	***
6 p violet	RR	RR
Perforated 12 1/2, watermark 'CC Crown' (1865)
1 p yellow	R	**
2 p yellow	R	*	2 p violet error: RRR
4 p red	RR	***
6 p violet	RR	***
1 Sh	RR	***
'ONE PENNY' on 2 p yellow	RR	RR	This overprint on any other watermark or perforation is always forged!
Perforated 14, watermark 'CC Crown' (1872)
1 p yellow	RR	*
2 p yellow	R	*
4 p red	RRR	RR
6 p violet	RR	***
Watermark 'CA Crown' (1882)
1 p yellow	***	*	Exists with perforation 12 (***), 14 (*) or 12 x 14 (RRR)
1 p red	***	**	Perforated 14, issued 1889
2 p yellow	***	*	Exists with perforation 12 or 14
2 p grey	***	***	Perforated 14, issued 1889
4 p red	R	R	Exists with perforation 12 or 14
4 p brown	RR	R	Perforated 14, issued 1889
6 p violet	R	***	Exists with perforation 12 (R) or 14 (***)
'1/2' on 1 p yellow	***	***	Exists with perforation 12 or 14

Fiscal stamp, overprinted 'I R' and bar:

1871 Swan, various frames

  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  2 p grey
  2 p yellow (Two Pence)
  2 p yellow (Postage Two Pence)
  2 1/2 p blue (Western Australia on top) (1890)
  2 1/2 p blue (Western Australia at the bottom) (1901)
  3 p brown
  4 p brown (Four Pence)
  4 p brown (Postage Four Pence)
  5 p yellow (olive)
  6 p violet (Western Australia on top) (1890)
  6 p violet (Western Australia at the bottom) (1901)
  8 p green
  9 p orange
  10 p red
  1 Sh green (Western Australia at top) (1890)
  1 Sh green (Western Australia at the bottom) (1906)

Surcharged

  'Half-penny' (green) on 3 p brown 
      (Overprints in all other colours are proofs)
  'ONE PENNY' on 2 p yellow
  'ONE PENNY' (green) on 3 p brown
  1 d. (green) on 3 p brown (1875)

The 'ONE PENNY' on 2 p yellow was valid for the whole of Australia.

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 'CC Crown' (1872), Perforated 14
3 p	***	***
'1d.' on 3 p	***	***	Two types: '1' different
'Half-penny' on 3 p	***	***
'ONE PENNY' on 3 p	***	***
Watermark 'CA Crown' (1885), Perforated 14
1/2 p	*	c
1 p	*	c
2 p grey	*	c
2 1/2 p	***	*	Western Australia on top
3 p	***	*
4 p	***	*	'Four Pence'
5 p	***	*
6 p	***	*	Western Australia on top
1 Sh	***	**	Western Australia on top
'ONE PENNY' on 3 p	R	***
Watermark 'W Crown A' (1899), Perforated 14
1 p	*	c
2 p yellow	*	c	'Two Pence'
2 1/2 p	**	*	Western Australia at the bottom
6 p	***	*	Western Australia at the bottom
1 Sh	***	***	Western Australia at the bottom
Watermark 'V Crown' (1902), various perforations
1 p	*	c
2 p yellow	*	c	'Postage Two Pence'
4 p	***	*	'Postage Four Pence'
5 p	RR	R
8 p	***	***
9 p	***	***
10 p	R	***
Watermark 'Crown A' (double right hand side of 'A'), various perforations
1/2 p	*	*
1 p	*	vc
2 p yellow	*	c	'Postage Two Pence'
3 p	**	*
4 p	***	*	'Postage Four Pence'
5 p	***	**
8 p	***	***
9 p	***	**
10 p	R	***
'ONE PENNY' on 2 p	*	*
Watermark 'Crown A' (single right hand side of 'A'), Perforated 11 1/2 x 12 (1912)
6 p	***	**	Western Australia at the bottom
1 Sh	***	***	Western Australia at the bottom

These stamps in lilac and with overprint 'I.R.' and value are fiscal stamps:

('I R' and value overprint, I've also seen 'I R THREE PENCE')

These fiscal stamps in the values 1 p on 3 p, 2 p on 3 p, 3 p on 3 p, 6 p on 3 p, 1 Sh on 3 p and 3 Sh on 3 p seem to have been used occasionally for postal usage (all these stamps have the colour lilac).

Special cancellation: stamp of Western Australia cancelled in Singapore

Is the following stamp a fiscal stamp?

Postcards exist in a similar design:

(1/ p brown, reduced size)

1902 Queen Victoria, inscription 'WEST AUSTRALIA', various designs

  2 Sh red on yellow 
  2 Sh 6 blue on red (half a crown)
  5 Sh green
  10 Sh violet
  1 Pound orange

These stamps have watermark 'V Crown' and are perforated 12 (the 2 Sh also exists with perforation 11). The 5 Sh also exists with watermark 'Crown A'.

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	R	***
2 Sh 6 p	R	***
5 Sh	R	R	Both watermarks
10 Sh	RR	RR
1 Pound	RR	RR

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