Definitive Issues issue, Australia, 1952
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1952
Issuing entity
AustraliaThe Definitive Issues issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by Australia on 19 March 1952. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 218, 219), printed in 2 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1´½Sh´P slate-grey; 2´6Sh´P dark brown. Design: Frank D. Manley. Engraving: Frank D. Manley. Perforation: 14½. Watermark: 6. Quantities issued, as recorded: 1´½Sh´P 13978320; 2´6Sh´P 85813201. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Perforation
- 14½
- Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
- 6
Design
- Design
- Frank D. Manley
- Engraving
- Frank D. Manley
- Values and colours
- 1´½Sh´P slate-grey · 2´6Sh´P dark brown
Identification
- Issue date
- 19 March 1952
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- DI, DJ
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 218, 219
Catalogue references
- StampWorld218, 219
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.