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Beef. The stamps were issued to encourage
food production.

A67 Antarctic Flora and
Fauna and
Elizabeth II and Duke of Map — A84
Queen Edinburgh — A78
Elizabeth II — A72 1954, Nov. 17 Perf. 14
276 A84 3 1 /2p black .40 .25
Perf. 14 /2x14
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1953-54 Unwmk. Engr. Australia’s interest in the Antarctic continent.
256 A72 1p purple .30 .30
Founding of the Commonwealth of 256A A72 2 1 /2p deep blue (’54) .45 .30
3p dark green
257
A72
.25
.45
Australia, 50th Anniv. — A68
Wmk. 228
Designs: No. 240, Sir Edmund Barton. No. 258 A72 3 1 /2p dark red .55 .45
241, Sir Henry Parkes. 5 1 /2p, Duke of York 258B A72 6 1 /2p orange (’54) 3.25 .75
opening first Federal Parliament. 1sh6p, Par- Nos. 256-258B (5) 5.00 2.05 Elizabeth II — A79
liament House, Canberra. Issued: 3 1 /2p, 4/21; 3p, 6/17; 1p, 8/19; 2 1 /2p,
6 1 /2p, 6/23. 1 1
Perf. 14 /2x14 See Nos. 292, 296. 1954, Feb. 2 Perf. 14 /2x14, 14x14 /2 Olympic Circles and
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1951, May 1 Engr. Unwmk. 267 A78 3 1 /2p rose red .35 .25 Arms of
268 A79 7 1 /2p purple
.90
.40
240 3p carmine 1.60 .25 Coronation Issue 269 A78 2sh green 1.60 .75 Melbourne — A85
241 3p carmine 1.60 .25 Nos. 267-269 (3) 2.35 1.90
a. A67 Pair, #240, 241 3.50 3.50
242 A68 5 1 /2p deep blue .90 3.00 Visit of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of 1954, Dec. 1
243 A68 1sh6p red brown 1.40 1.40 Edinburgh, 1954. 277 A85 2sh dark blue 3.00 2.00
Nos. 240-243 (4) 5.50 4.90 16th Olympic Games to be held in Mel-
Queen bourne Nov.-Dec. 1956. See No. 286.
Elizabeth II
A73
1953, May 25 Unwmk.
.60
.25
Edward Hammond 259 A73 3 1 /2p rose red 1.00 1.00
260 A73 7 1 /2p violet
Hargraves — A69 261 A73 2sh dull green 3.00 2.00
Nos. 259-261 (3) 4.60 3.25
Design: No. 245, Charles Joseph Latrobe Telegraph Pole and
(1801-1875), first governor of Victoria. Key — A80 Globe, Flags and
1951, July 2 Rotary
244 A69 3p rose brown 1.00 .25 1954, Apr. 7 Engr. Perf. 14 Emblem — A86
245 A69 3p rose brown 1.00 .25 270 A80 3 1 /2p dark red .45 .25
a. Pair, #244, 245 2.50 2.50 Inauguration of the telegraph in Australia, 1955, Feb. 23 Perf. 14x14 /2
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Discovery of gold in Australia, cent. (No. Boy and Girl with cent. 278 A86 3 1 /2p carmine .40 .25
244); Establishment of representative govern- Calf — A74
ment in Victoria, cent. (No. 245). Sheets con- Rotary International, 50th anniv.
tain alternate rows of Nos. 244 and 245. 1953, Sept. 3 Perf. 14 /2
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262 A74 3 1 /2p dp green & red brn .50 .25
Official establishment of Young Farmers’
Clubs, 25th anniv.
Red Cross and
Globe — A81
1954, June 9 Perf. 14 /2x14
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King George 271 A81 3 1 /2p deep blue & red .40 .25 Elizabeth II — A87
VI — A70 Australian Red Cross Society.
Lieut. Gov. David 1955, Mar. 9 Wmk. 228 Perf. 14 /2
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1952, Mar. 19 Wmk. 228 Perf. 14 /2 Collins — A75 279 A87 1sh 1 /2p dk gray blue 2.75 1.00
1
247 A70 1sh 1 /2p slate blue 2.50 .85 See No. 301.
Aborigine Type of 1950 Redrawn
Size: 20 /2x25mm
1
248 A59 2sh6p dark brown 5.75 1.10 Sullivan
Portrait as on A59; lettering altered and Cove,
value repeated at lower left. See No. 303. Hobart Swan — A82
A76
1954, Aug. 2 Unwmk. Perf. 14 /2
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Scout Type of 1948 Design: No. 264, Lieut. Gov. William Pater- 274 A82 3 1 /2p black .40 .25
Dated “1952-53” son (facing left). Western Australia’s first postage stamp, cent.
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Perf. 14x14 /2 1953, Sept. 23 Perf. 14 /2x14
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1952, Nov. 19 Wmk. 228 263 A75 3 1 /2p red brown .45 .25 Top of US Monument,
249 A55 3 1 /2p red brown .45 .25 264 A75 3 1 /2p red brown .60 .25 Canberra — A88
Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree, Greystanes, a. Pair, #263-264 1.50 1.50
1
Dec. 30, 1952, to Jan. 9, 1953. 265 A76 2sh green 3.50 2.25 1955, May 4 Unwmk. Perf. 14x14 /2
4.55 2.75
Nos. 263-265 (3)
.50
280 A88 3 1 /2p deep ultra
.25
Settlement in Tasmania, 150th anniv. Diesel and
Sheets contain alternate rows of Nos. 263 and Early Steam Friendship between Australia and the US.
264. Locomotives
A83
1954, Sept. 13 Perf. 14x14 /2
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275 A83 3 1 /2p red brown .45 .25 Cobb and
Modern Dairy, Butter Centenary of Australian railroads. Company
Production — A71 Mail Coach
Tasmania Stamp of A89
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Perf. 14 /2 1853 — A77
1953, Feb. 11 Unwmk. Typo. 1955, July 6 Perf. 14 /2x14
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250 A71 3p shown .90 .40 1953, Nov. 11 1 281 A89 3 1 /2p dark brown .50 .25
251 A71 3p Wheat .90 .40 Perf. 14 /2 282 A89 2sh brown 2.25 2.25
252 A71 3p Beef .90 .40 266 A77 3p red .35 .45 Pioneers of Australia’s coaching era.
a. Strip of 3, #250-252 8.00 9.25 Tasmania’s first postage stamps, cent.
253 A71 3 1 /2p shown .90 .40
254 A71 3 1 /2p Wheat .90 .40
255 A71 3 1 /2p Beef .90 .40
a. Strip of 3, #253-255 5.75 7.50
Nos. 250-255 (6) 5.40 2.40
Both the 3p and 3 1 /2p were printed in panes
of 50 stamps: 17 Butter, 17 Wheat and 16