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Victoria Colony Stamp

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Posted 01/12/2021 06:33 am

but from which country?
it has 2 tears in left and bottom.

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Posted 01/12/2021 06:37 am

It's from the British colony of Victoria that is now part of Australia.

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Posted 01/12/2021 06:55 am

well duh... I better get some sleep.

it's fake then I think..

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Posted 01/12/2021 07:07 am

Wow! that is a doozy.
who does these sorts of things ?
That would look great alongside the original.

The Vignette was copied from the coin, known as the "Bun Penny"
for obvious reasons.

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Edited by rod222 - 01/12/2021 07:15 am

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Posted 01/12/2021 09:24 am

The original was the 5/- blue on yellow (SG 139) issued on 26.12.1867.
The blue with red writing was first issued on 8.10.1868, (SG 140) followed by several varieties.
A later version was issued in red with blue writing Victoria Postage Five Shillings on 5.7.1901 (SG 398)

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Posted 01/12/2021 1:48 pm

Never seen the blue on yellow, apart from Catalogue.
Not at auction also.

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Posted 01/13/2021 02:43 am

i don't have a catalogue on this, but stampworld lists this stamp as having a watermark.

mine doesn't so I assume it's a fake and that it isn't stampworld who have registered it wrong.

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Posted 01/13/2021 02:52 am

A few more examples to compare with

https://siegelauctions.com/lots.php...2&page_no=11

Don

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Posted 01/13/2021 03:12 am

Some beautiful stamps there Don.
Thanks for the link.

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Posted 01/13/2021 03:33 am

The genuine stamp should have a V over Crown watermark and be perf 13.

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