Australian KGV Stamps Explained.

Like sparks from a grinding wheel, interest flies in all directions,
and long may it be so
That SW Africa was first for me too :)

Four Pence Blue Issue.



Issued 1922 ~ 1923 Die I single wmk perf 14.25 X 14 comb ~ 6 shade groups.

It is all great stuff. Think the cutouts are beautiful. They will now be seen as little gems for me and I will look seriously at buying them now. No longer will they be my second class examples. KGV

I hope you have deep pockets KG5

Here is the current price list (Robin Linke)
Only half because forum restrictions of 90k
dull the image
I'll send t'other half later

BTW KG5 the bottom right 4d has the three stars which is a Launceston roller cancel if I am not mistaken.

Four Pence Olive Issues


Issued 1924 ~ 1925 Die I single wmk perf 14.25 X 14 comb ~ 6 shade groups.

Issued 1928 Die I sm wmk perf 14.25 X 14 comb ~ 2 shade groups.

Issued 1921 ~ 1931 Die I sm wmk perf 13.5 X 12.5 comb ~ 2 shade groups.

Issued 1933 ~ 1938 Die I C of A wmk perf 13.5 X 12.5 comb ~ 4 shade groups.

I am loving all these stamps and data.

I have a question, what are the berries on a bush type of plant in the upper corners on all these stamps? It reminds me of holly but is probably a native Australian herb I would think.

This is called a wattle spray of flowers. [Acacia] Australian Native plant. It comes in many shapes , sizes & shades of yellow & generally don't live over 10 years of age. Some people are very allergic to the pollen. Thanks for asking Puzzler. KGV

Rod great info on cutouts. They seem to be as hard to get as the covers. I have 6 or so but I cannot find them. They are filed under the junk that cannot be thrown out stuff and there is a lot of it. Those perforated cutouts of yours have set a great standard of presentation. I wish we could find an easy way to do this. It could also be good for postmarks on pieces as well. Presentation seems to be there worst enemy. I am so glad you guys have opened up this area it is becoming very interesting indeed. KGV

Yes KG5,
presentation is the age old chestnut.
To some degree, one has to accept irregularity.

This is how I address it, I collect and I mount my stuff as the great Richard C Witt did with his Cinderella collection, on simple quadrille pages, with pencilled notes.
I am under no illusion I shall ever be other than a recreational collector, so I save my material best I can, with notes that hopefully beneficial to those who come after.

I belong to a club that fortunately for us, has a gold medal International exhibitor, and one look at his work just blows you away. You quickly realise one is unable to work to this standard unless you specialise, and usually to a fine degree.
So you accept a standard that suits your collecting habit, that takes into consideration, the broadness of the collection and one's disposable time.
I find even with the free for all postmarks, if you maintain a constant page format, clear and constant script notes, as the collection builds, it becomes more and more pleasurable to the eye.

For me, a good collection is not just a series of examples hinged to a page, I am drawn to pages that have gossip that marries the stamp to history. I would generally vote for just one stamp on a page
with a page of text, than a page of stamps, no matter how rare.
I have found international exhibits, sometimes are constrained to rules that make some good exhibits somehow mute.

I can see how that has evolved, one does not want to stand for an hour, in a pavillion reading a long drawn out story of a stamp.
But Philately for me is a more personal thing, you need to sit down with an album and get lost in its story.
It was not that long ago, in stamp terms, that adding a cover to an exhibit was "padding", and the corollary followed that collectors were soaking stamps off envelopes.

The digital age is changing that I feel, I have seen some ripper exhibits on exponet, where the jingle jangle of stamps, Cinderellas, covers, cutouts, slogans all intermingle in gay abandon in an exhibit
that would once have the judges crying foul. Let's hope that evolution continues.

Four and a half Pence Violet Issues.


ssued 1924 ~ 1926 Die I single wmk ~ perf 14.25 X 14 comb ~ 7 shade groups

Issued 1927 Die I sm wmk ~ perf: 14.25 X 14 comb ~ 5 shade groups.

Issued 1928 ~ 1930 Die I sm wmk ~ perf 13.5 X 12.5 comb ~ 4 shade groups.

1930 Die II sm wmk ~ perf 13.5 X 12.5 ~ 1 shade group.Issued only in PO collector sets; cancelled to order.

Image: Ist stamp: Die II ~ Shaded areas either side of word value next to value tablets are finished off with a vertical white line. The overprints a cheap way to get a die II.

Great thread KGV and gang

Think I'm going to revisit my Aussie Collection this weekend. Great info.

Dianne

KGV stamp size ~ 1" wide X 1"5/16" high, give or take a 32nd & a few seem to be a bit longer at times but I do not know why. Please forgive my poor answer.

Even though I was in the last bricklaying apprenticeship course in imperial I'm very decimated now; & even though I was introduced to stamping in low single numbers in life I've never used a hinge or a mount but this forum is showing me the freedom of size, design of pages that mounts & hinges can give to the collector. For large pieces I store them in the biggest stock sheet books I could find & I cut the sheet books in 1/2 with a band saw. This holds all my large postal history pieces etc. I got a great buy some years ago on stock sheets with half the page with a clear strip & the other half with 3 jumbo strips which is great for sorting bulk lots of KGVs. It makes the KGVs safe very quickly.

From there they are divided into many different stockbooks, which has got out of control somewhat but I very much enjoy my so called modern process. I did get hinges some time ago & have a large amount of 1 1/2 penny red sm wmk perf 13 1/2 in pairs to large blocks & there is enough techno info to put these stamp sheets back together ~ but this is just a dream as penny reds is all the extension work I'll ever do. It's just so broad an interest.

Maybe somebody else could give a better answer? Thank you for asking, King Conn & all the best with your KGV interest. WARNING: it's addictive. KGV

Five Pence Brown Issues.



Issued 1915 ~ 1916 Die I single wmk ~ smooth paper perf 14.2 single line: 3 shade groups.

Issued 1920 Die I single wmk ~ rough paper~ perf 14.2 single line, 1 shade group
Issued 1918 ~ 1924 Die I single wmk ~ perf 14.25 X 14 comb ~ 6 shade groups.

Issued 1930 ~ 1931 DieII sm wmk ~ perf 13.5 X 12.5 comb ~ 1 shade group

Issued 1931 ~ 1938 Die II Cof A wmk ~ perf 13.5 X 12.5 comb ~ 3 shade groups.

Image: top row pair Die I; extra oval line in front of roo & emu; Die II below pair showing no extra oval lines.

Believe it or not my first unassisted scan and posting It takes a long time to learn stuff these days

Rod could you please help with this postmark. If it is not a major event. Thanks KGV