File:Stamp 1953 Australia MiNr=229 pm B002.jpg

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Stamp of Australia; 1953; definitive stamp of the series "The British Queen Elisabeth II"; the stamp motive shows a side portrait of the British Queen Elisabeth II with crown in the left upper corner (The queen is grawed with a crown after a seemly not more existing photography by Dorothy Wildings (1894-1976).); pre-decimal stamp issue; side portrait of the queen with look to left; stamp postmarked
Stamp: Michel: No. 229; Yvert & Tellier: No. 198; Scott: No. 258
Color: carmine red
Watermark: Australia No. 6 (multiple chracters "C OF A" in mirror writing + crown, vertical, upwards)
Nominal value: 3½ d. (Penny)

Postage validity: from 21 April 1953
date QS:P,+1953-04-21T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1953-04-21T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 18.0 x 21.5 mm
Date (first issue date of the stamp)
Source scan of original
Author "Postmaster-General's Department" (PMG) (1901-1975) of the Australian Federal Government under supervision of the British Royal Mail
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This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).

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issue from 1956 = no watermark

  • The same stamp, mint
    The same stamp, mint
  • Queen Elisabeth II and Prince Philipp, Duke of Edinburgh, official coronation portrait in June 1953
    Queen Elisabeth II and Prince Philipp, Duke of Edinburgh, official coronation portrait in June 1953
  • The British queen Elisabeth II is knighting the Australian soldier Sydney Fairbain Rowell to the Knight Commander of the KBE (on 1 June 1953). Sir Sydney Fairbain Rowell (1874-1975) had then the rank of a General Lieutenant and was Chief of the General Staff of the then "Imperial Royal Army".
    The British queen Elisabeth II is knighting the Australian soldier Sydney Fairbain Rowell to the Knight Commander of the KBE (on ). Sir Sydney Fairbain Rowell (1874-1975) had then the rank of a General Lieutenant and was Chief of the General Staff of the then "Imperial Royal Army".
Picture description Side protrait of the British Queen Elisabeth II with crown (in the upper left corner of the stamp and on the head of the queen) and look to left
First day of issue
Publisher "Postmaster-General's Department" (PMG) (1901-1975) of the Australian Federal Government under supervision of the British Royal Mail
Design Frank Davis Manley (1894-1976) for the NPB ("The Note Printing Branch" of the "Commonwealth Bank"), Melbourne (design and engraving)
Printer NPB, Melbourne (Australia)
Printing technique Recess printing
Perforation Comb perforation, K 14½ : 14,

Comb perforation, K 15 : 14 (other source)

MICHEL Nr. Australien (AU), Nr. 229
SCOTT Nr. Australia (AU) No. 258

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