Australian KGV Stamps Explained.

Hi KG5
If you are not learning, you are not growing
Great Scan
Phantasmagorical postmark Sir, a little bewdy.
Unfortunately South Australia so I have no compendium,
I'll ask at our stamp club on Tuesday,
answers not guaranteed.
Scan hint: Rotate randomly using the FREE Google Picasa, and crop reasonably close to perfs.
With your approval I'll purloin a copy of this one

Stampboards have a "walleroo mines " postmark dated 1901
so I don't hold out a scarcity factor (due to time of operation)
Your strike and impression is top class, however.

Thanks for the quick response and a kind word on my milestone and also on yours *the pillar of the community* Congratulations to us both. KGV.

I forgot yes feel free and that answers that postmark. Thanks again KGV

Super cancel, KGV. (Good scan, too.)

One Shilling & Four Pence Blue Issues.



Issued 1920~1926 Die 1 single wmk~perf 14.25 X 14 comb: 6 shade groups.

Issued 1927~1928 Die 1 sm wmk ~ perf 14.25 X 14 comb: 4 shade groups

Issued 1928 ~1931 Die 1 sm wmk ~ perf: 13.5 X 12.5 comb 3 shade groups

Issued 1932 ~1938 Die 1 CofA wmk ~ perf 13.5 X 12.5 comb: 4 shade groups.

I say this with a very humble attitude.

30 days ago [approx] I said on the welcome thread that I would explain the stamps I love to collect. For the 28 days of posting with a great deal of family help I have managed to post something every day.

I had no idea at the beginning of this thread how much encouragement & help by the members of the stamp community forum family I was to be given. What a welcome! A special mention has to be given to Rod222 who has added so much spice & encouragement to this SCF thread.

It is not the end of the KGVs but the main part has been completed. There is always another post.




I have learnt a great deal in many ways. Thanks to all. Extremely humbly. KGV

It's nice to see you enjoying your philately KG5
That's really the sole reason we do, what we do.
It's like a spoken history
we hear, we see and absorb, but it is basically fruitless
unless we enagage in the enjoyment of passing it on, and seeing other people have a mutual interest and joy in our passion.
If you had not started the thread, I certainly wouldn't have
All credit to you my friend. We just add a few spicy bits on the edges.

KG5
Great job, this has been very interesting and informative and I look forward to more post in the future but can you give us a small hint at what you think you may be discussing ( shades,varieties etc...)?
I will most certainly be following along anyway, I have enjoyed the ride.
Thanks
Paul

KGV-

Before this thread, basic color and denomination were enough for me, even though KGV is a big part of my collecting.

I've pulled a bunch of them out again, and this thread has become a great source of useful information.

Thanks for the time you have put into it.

Collin

Interesting Rod something else I did not know!

Not the examples mentioned above but type examples. KGV

Yes, well it is not part of my study KG5, I have no idea if it is helpful to you when I post it, but makes good reference material.
I am glad you can make use of it.
Keep up the excellent work :)

Something for your penny red armoury KG5

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"Australian Stamp Monthly"

Indexing to some of the main topics.
General Introduction to KGVs:
Example straight set...pg 1 Pre stamp envelopes cutouts...pp3,11,12
watermarks...p 2 Printer of the day-work life ...p9
printing flaws & "tin sheds"...p 3 Printer's imprint...p 13
compartment lines p 3

Air mail...p 6 Perforations

Collection presentation ...p 18 measurements...p2
Overprints: machine...p 8
"OS"...p 3 rough perfs...p 8
five pence ...p 3 perfins...p2
two pence...p3
AIF...p 6 1d red
N.W.P.I..pp 6 & 14 colour chart...p2
tattersall...p 7 dieII pp16 & 17
flaw chart p13
Wattle...p12

Index for denominational Explanations.

1/2d green...pg 4 2d red brown..pg 8

1/2d orange...pg 4 2d red........pg 9

1d red...pg 5 3d blue...pg 10

1d violet...pg 5 - 4d orange...pg 10

1d green...pg 6 - 4d violet...pg 11

1 1/2d black brown..pg6 4d blue...pg 12

1 1/2 brown...pg 7 - 4d olive... pg 12

1 1/2d green...pg 7 - 4 1/2 violet... pg 12

1 1/2 red...pg 7 - 5d brown ...pg 12

2d orange...pg 8 - 1s4d blue...pg 13