Queen Elizabeth II (1953-1965) Pre-Decimal: Parts 1 - 3

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Queen Elizabeth II (1953-1965) Pre-Decimal: Parts 1 - 3 Jan 26, 2018 14:47:33 GMT -5 kacyds, alyn, and 3 more like this

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Apart from a couple of shades and Type A and Type B stamps to locate, this collection is complete and is set in ACSC order.

1. 1953. Food Production. No watermark: 2. 1953. Food Production. No watermark: 3. 1953. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Purple: 4. 1953. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Pale Purple: 5. 1954. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Blue: 6. 1954. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Pale Blue

1. 1954. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Deep Violet Blue: 2. 1953. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Green: 3. 1953. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Dull Green: 4. 1953. Queen Elizabeth II. Sideways C of A watermark. Carmine-Red: 5. 1953. Queen Elizabeth II. Sideways C of A watermark. Bright Carmine-Red: 6. 1956. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Carmine-Red: 7. 1956. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Bright Carmine-Red: 8. 1956. Queen Elizabeth II. Sideways C of A watermark. Orange: 9. 1956. Queen Elizabeth II. Sideways C of A. Pale Orange: 10. 1956. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Orange

1. 1956. Queen Elizabeth II. 6½d. No watermark. Yellow (unrecorded shade): 2. 1953. Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Carmine-Red: 3. 1953. Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Violet: 4. 1953. Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Grey-Green: 5. 1953. Young farmer's Club. 3½d. No watermark: 6. 1953. 150th Anniversary of Settlement in Tasmania. No watermark

1. 1953. 150th Anniversary of Settlement in Tasmania. No watermark: 2. 1953. Tasmanian Postage Stamp Centenary. No watermark: 3. 1954. Royal Visit. 3½d. No watermark: 4. 1954. Royal Visit. No watermark. White paper: 5. 1954. Royal Visit. No watermark: 6. 1954. Australian Telegraph Centenary. No watermark: 7. 1954. Australian Red Cross Society. No watermark

1. 1954. Western Australian Stamp Centenary. No watermark: 2. 1954. Australian Railway's Centenary. No watermark: 3. 1954. Australian Antarctic Research. No watermark: 4. 1954. Olympic Games Publicity. No watermark: 5. 1955. Olympic Games Publicity. No watermark. No watermark: 6. 1955. 50th Anniversary of Rotary International. No watermark: 7. 1957. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark: 8. 1957. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark

1. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark: 2. 1957. Queen Elizabeth II. Sideways C of A watermark: 3. 1957. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark: 4. 1955. U.S.A. Memorial, Canberra: 5. 1955. Mail Coach Pioneers Commemorative. No watermark. Chocolate: 6. 1955. Mail Coach Pioneers Commemorative. No watermark. Reddish-Brown: 7. 1955. World Centenary of the Y.M.C.A. No watermark

1. 1955. Nursing Profession Commemorative. No watermark: 2. 1955. Centenary of First South Australian Stamps. No watermark: 3. 1956. Centenary of Responsible Government. No watermark: 4. 1956. Olympic Games. Arms of Melbourne. No watermark: 5. 1956. Olympic Games. Torch Symbol. No watermark: 6. 1956. Olympic Games. Collins Street, Melbourne. No watermark: 7. 1956. Olympic Games. Melbourne City skyline across the Yarra River. No watermark

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1. 1957. Centenary of Responsible Government, South Australia. No watermark. Type B: 2. 1957. Flying Doctor Service. No watermark. 3. 1957. Christmas: The Spirit of Christmas. No watermark. Red: 4. 1957. Christmas. The Spirit of Christmas. No watermark: 5. 1958. Air Service. Encircling the Earth. Super Constellation. No watermark

1. 1958. Australian War Memorial, Canberra. No watermark: 2. 1958. 30th Anniversary of the first Tasman Flight 1928-1958. No watermark: 3. 1958. 75th Anniversary of the Founding of Broken Hill. No watermark: 4. 1958. Christmas: The Nativity. No watermark. Scarlet: 5. 1958. Christmas: The Nativity. No watermark. Reddish-Violet

1. 1962. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Slate-Purple: 2. 1963. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Purple: 3. 1959. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark: 4. 1959. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark: 5. 1959. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark: 6. 1959. Queen Elizabeth II. Type A. No watermark. Carmine-Red (Shows no break in the centre of the outer vertical line below the cross-bar of the "4"): 7. 1959. Queen Elizabeth II. Type B. No watermark. Carmine-Red (Shows the break): 8. 1959. Queen Elizabeth II. Type B. No watermark

1. 1960. Banded Anteater. No watermark: 2. 1961. Tiger Cat. First Master Plate. No watermark. Red-Brown: 3. 1960. Tiger Cat. Second Master Plate. No watermark. Red-Brown: 4. 1959. Kangaroos. No watermark: 5. 1961. Rabbit Bandicoot. No watermark: 6. 1959. Platypus. No watermark: 7. 1962. Tasmanian Tiger. No watermark

1. 1960. Christmas Bells. No watermark. yellow-tinted paper: 2. 1959. Flannel Flower. No watermark: 3. 1959. Wattle. No watermark. Yellow paper: 4. 1964. Wattle. No watermark. White paper. Bright Yellow-Green: 5. 1960. Banksia. No watermark: 6. 1959. Waratah. No watermark

1. 1961. Northern Territory Cattle Industry. Cream paper. No watermark. Purple-Brown: 2. 1964. Northern Territory Cattle Industry. Cream paper (intermediate). C of A watermark. Reddish-Brown: 3. 1964. Northern Territory Cattle Industry. White paper. No watermark. Bright Brown-Red: 4. 1959. Birth of the Post Office. No watermark: 5. 1959. Self Government in Queensland. No watermark

1. 1959. Christmas: The Approach of the Magi. No Watermark: 2. 1960. Golden Jubilee of Guiding. No watermark: 3. 1960. Northern Territory Centenary of Exploration. Type I. Short rough mane. No watermark. Magenta: 4. 1960. Northern Territory Centenary of Exploration. Type II. Long smooth mane. No watermark. Magenta: 5. 1960. Centenary of the Melbourne Cup. No watermark: 6. 1960. Centenary of the first Queensland Postage Stamp. No watermark: 7. 1960. Christmas. Open Bible and Candle. No watermark

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Butterfly Stamp Bears Posting Guru Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 2,093 Location (Country): Portland,OR USA	Queen Elizabeth II (1953-1965) Pre-Decimal: Parts 1 - 3 Jan 26, 2018 16:23:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Butterfly on Jan 26, 2018 16:23:58 GMT -5 Looking at your posts, I realize I have a lot of catching up to do. My old Scott catalog, which I have been using lately, doesn't even mention the QEII carmine-red A and B types.
	Now downsizing, really!

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1. 1961. Colombo Plan inaugurated in 1951. No watermark: 2. 1961. Centenary of the Birth of Dame Nellie Melba. No watermark: 3. 1961. Christmas. Open Prayer Book & Scripture. No watermark: 4. 1962. The Explorer John McDouall Stuart. Type I. No watermark: 5. 1962. Australian Inland Mission. No watermark: 6. 1962. Associated Country Women of the World. No watermark: 7. 1962. Christmas. Madonna and Child. No watermark

1. 1962. VII British Empire & Commonwealth Games, Perth. No watermark: 2. 1962. VII British Empire & Commonwealth Games, Perth. No watermark: 3. 1963. Royal Visit. No watermark: 4. Royal Visit. No watermark: 5. 1963. 50th Anniversary of Canberra. No watermark: 6. 1963. Red Cross Centenary. No watermark

1. 1963. Blue Mountains Crossing 1813. No watermark: 2. 1963. Export Campaign - Export. No watermark: 3.1963. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Green: 4. 1963. Queen Elizabeth II. No watermark. Red (Helicon): 5. 1963. Tasman and Heemskerk. No watermark. Blue: 6. 1963. Tasman and Heemskerk. No watermark. Dull Blue

1963. Queen Elizabeth II. Non-Helicon ink (printed in error). Edition G6. No watermark

1. 1964. Dampier and Roebuck. Sideways C of A watermark: 2. 1964. Captain Cook with Tricorn, book & map. Multiple Crown Diagonal watermark: 3. 1964. Captain Cook with Tricorn, book & map. Multiple Crown Diagonal watermark. 13.5 mm SPECIMEN: 4. 1964. Flinders and Navigator. Cream paper. Multiple Crown Diagonal watermark: 5. 1965. Flinders and Navigator. White paper. Multiple Crown Diagonal watermark

1. 1965. Flinders and Navigator. Cream paper. Multiple Crown Diagonal watermark. 15.5 mm SPECIMEN: 2. 1964. Bass and Whaleboat. Cream paper. Sideways C of A watermark: 3. 1964. Bass and Whaleboat. White paper. Sideways C of A watermark: 4. 1964. Bass and Whaleboat. Cream paper. Sideways C of A watermark. SPECIMEN. 5. 1964. Bass and Whaleboat. White paper. Sideways C of A watermark. SPECIMEN: 6. 1964. Admiral King and Mermaid. Sideways C of A watermark: 7. Admiral King and Mermaid. Cream paper. Sideways C of A watermark. 13.5 mm SPECIMEN ( just below central position)

1. Admiral King and Mermaid. White paper. Sideways C of A watermark. SPECIMEN (bottom right position): 2. 1963. Christmas: Peace on Earth. No watermark: 3. 1963. Opening of the Trans-Pacific Cable. No watermark: 4. 1964. Yellow-tailed Thornbill. No watermark. Brown, Yellow, Bluish Green and Black: 5. 1965. Yellow-tailed Thornbill. No watermark. Brown, Yellow, Emerald-Green and Black: 6. 1964. Black-Backed Magpie. No watermark: 7. 1964. Galah. No watermark

1. 1965. Golden Whistler. No watermark: 2. 1964. Blue Wren. No watermark. Branch narrower and round. White paper. Grey, Bright Blue, Grey-Black, and Yellow-Orange: 3. 1965. Blue Wren. No watermark. Branch wider and flat. Cream paper. Grey, Bright Blue, Grey-Black and Orange-Brown: 4. 1965. Scarlet Robin. No watermark: 5. 1965. Straw-necked Ibis. No watermark: 6. 1964. First Airmail 1914. No watermark: 7. 1964. First Airmail 1914. No watermark

1. 1964. Christmas. Child looking at Nativity Scene. No watermark: 2. 1965. ANZAC. Harrison white paper. No watermark: 3. 1965. ANZAC. Harrison white paper. No watermark: 4. 1965. ANZAC. Harrison white paper. No watermark: 5. 1965. International Telecommunication Union 1865. No watermark: 6. 1965. Death of Sir Winston Churchill. No watermark: 7. 1965. Sir John Monash. No watermark: 8. 1965. 50th Anniversary of Lawrence Hargrave. No watermark

1. 1965. International Co-operation Year. No watermark: 2. 1965. Christmas. Nativity Scene. No watermark

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Queen Elizabeth II (1953-1965) Pre-Decimal: Parts 1 - 3 Jan 26, 2018 17:51:53 GMT -5

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Jan 26, 2018 16:23:58 GMT -5 Butterfly said:

Looking at your posts, I realize I have a lot of catching up to do. My old Scott catalog, which I have been using lately, doesn't even mention the QEII carmine-red A and B types.

I just posted part 3 of the Elizabeth II pre-decimals. I believe the Scott catalogue (what I have seen of the book) is a simplified catalogue for Australian stamps and will not show many of the varieties in the QEII pre-decimal series.

Next series to be posted will be the 1966 printings, many stamps of that era are duplicates of the pre-decimal era, such as most the birds and all the navigators. If you look at the pre-decimal navigators you will notice a £2 king with the specimen just below central position, that is a rare stamp and very seldom offered for sale.

Also, the 1963 red 5d QEII 'Edition G6' non-Helicon block of 6 with cover is very rare, only about 4 booklets with the words 'Edition G6' printed on the cover are known to exist.

There are normally two panes to a booklet, I have one pane plus the cover, the cover is the holy grail.

QEII carmine-red A and B types

If you look at the information below the stamps again, I added the reason why they are categorised "Type A" and "Type B".

Rob

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