My Australian Stamp Collection (1937 - Present)

Let me second KGV Collector's comment re the colours of your stamps. I realize that it is problematic to gauge colours on PCs but we can at least get a feel for the difference in shades - e.g. this one is a tad more yellow than that - so that we can make a reasonably correct decision as to colour names for our stamps. Another advantage we get from your examples is that they are all beautifully pristine examples and a joy to behold. I just wish that you had a similar series of KGV sidefaces (particularly the reds) to show.

Thanks for this series of posts.

Hi itma

Thanks for your comment. It is true that colours can differ from PC to PC; I try to make sure that the colour is as accurate as can be when scanning the stamp. Of course I can and have made a mistake or two on the colour naming (misreading the information in my personal inventory), these have been corrected when a member informs me of the mistake which does not corroborate with the colour of the stamp, fortunately, this has only occurred twice.
I only collect MUH stamps, and the only time I will collect a used stamp or one that has been hinged is based on the rarity of the stamp and the impossibility of finding one better. For example, I have a block of 4 1938 half-penny roos with a large very early plate crack, recorded as the only one in existence and it is hinged; and I have a CTO set of 1927 Parliament House commemoratives with different size circular date cancellations stamped at Parliament House, Canberra on the day of its opening by the Duke of York (later KGVI).
The red KGV side-faces and green side-faces are many; but I will be adding what I have in the near future; and of course they too will be MUH.

Rob