Commonwealth of Australia and it's Territories
ISSN 1836-0084
This is a 'work in progress' from a series of on line catalogues to help the collector and dealer alike
last update 23 11 08
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Contents: Customs Duty Customs Clearance Beer Duty National Insurance Income Tax Postal Notes Canteen Orders Patent & Trade Mark Office Fee Departure Tax Entertainment Tax Northern Territory A.C.T. Duty Norfolk Island Papua [British New Guinea] Papua Territory of New Guinea Territory of Papua & New Guinea
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Customs Duty
Customs Tariff Act 1902 provided for a duty of 3d per lb on printed circulars, price lists & advertising matter sent to Australia. This duty prepaid the customs tariff making sure the items were delivered and not refused by the addressee. The revenues including the surcharged in US cents were available at High Commission Office London and could be used in any country. Known usages Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Norway & Switzerland. Use was not compulsory. Regular & surcharged in US cents were also available to advertisers from the Australian Consulate in New York. No values in Australian cents were ever produced.
Series 1-7 lithographed. 1st Series printed by Waterlow & Sons London. 2nd Series printed by Waterlow & Sons or Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd London. 3rd Series printed by Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd London. 4th Series printed by Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd London. 5th Series printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd London. 6th Series printed by Waterlow & Sons or Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd London. 7th Series printed by Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd London.
Many shades are found from many printings. Many Customs Duty cancels are known and can be a study in themselves
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| Plate I | Plate II | Plate III | Veins in arabesques | No bottom frame | Roul 7½ | Perf 10 | Perf 11 | Perf 11¼ | Perf 12 | Perf 12½ | Perf 13 | Perf 14 | |
| 1st Series 1907 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||
| 2nd Series 1911 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||
| 3rd Series 1912 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||
| 4th Series 1918 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||
| 5th Series 1923 | √ | √ | |||||||||||
| 6th Series 1932 | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||||
| 7th Series 1933 | √ | √ | √ |
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Three different secondary plates were used for shading behind the value and to decorate the Arabesques
Plate I-Series 1-5 Plate II-Series2-4 Plate III-Series 6-7
Triangular shading consisting of vertical lines laid on 45° Shading is tree like Shading is tree like with vertical lines
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Explaining the Arabesques
With veins in arabesques Without veins in arabesques
"The arabesque is an elaborative application of repeating geometric forms that often echo the forms of plants and animals"
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1907 1st series Plate I only
Veins in arabesques
1907 No Watermark Perforation 10 Plate I Mint x 2 Printed in sheets of 120 12x10 in one pane
¼d-$5.00 ½d-50c 1d-$1.00 2d-$25.00 3d-$1.00 4d-$5.00 8d-$8.00 9d-$12.00 10d-$30.00 11d-$30.00 1/--$5.00
¼d, 3d & 1/- Perfin 'SPECIMEN WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED' [on full gummed, as issued paper]. Ex Waterlow archives-$200 per block
SPECIMEN
WATERLOW & SONS
LIMITED
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Missing shading to left arabesque
Missing shading to left arabesque Row 7 Stamp 5. 1/- only
1/--$35.00
Fish hook, extension curving to right of middle prong in right arabesque Row 8 Stamp 12. 1/- only
1/--$60.00
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1907 No Watermark Perforation 10 Plate I Surcharge in words Mint x 2
18con11d-$15.00
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1910 No Watermark Perforation 14 Plate I [thin paper] Mint x 2
½d-50c 1d-50c 3d-$2.00 5d-$15.00 6d-$5.00 7d-$25.00
18con11d[1917 overprinted on 1907 11d]-$45.00
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1910 No Watermark Perforation 14 Plate I [thin paper] Surcharge in words Mint x 2
1con½d-50c 2con1d-50c 4con3d-$5.00 8con6d-$8.00 10con7d-$8.00 18con11d-$15.00 20con1/--$5.00
Any covers from series I from $100.00. Rare destinations x 3
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1911 2nd series
Veins in arabesques.
Double frame line at base1911 No Watermark Roulette 7½ Plate I Mint x 2
1d-$5.00 2d-$5.00 4d-$10.00
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1911 No Watermark Roulette 7½ Plate I Surcharge in words Mint x 2
5con4d-$15.00
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1911 No Watermark Roulette 7½ Plate II Mint x 2
1d-$5.00 2d-$5.00 4d-$10.00
5con4d-$15.00 Surcharge in words
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1911 No Watermark Roulette 7½ Plate II Surcharge in words Mint x 2
5con4d-$15.00
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1911 No Watermark Perforation 11 Plate I Mint x 2
2d-[yellow brown] $1.00 2d-50c 3d-$5.00
6d-blue/blue[28mmx24mm]-$8.00
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1911 No Watermark Perforation 11 Plate I Surcharge in words Mint x 2
3con2d-$15.00
3c-[overprint vertical]-$45.00
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Blue/Blue
1911 No Watermark Perforation 11 Plate II Mint x 2
6d-blue/blue[28mmx24mm]-$8.00
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1911 No Watermark Perforation 11 Plate II Surcharge in words Mint x 2
3con2d-$15.00
3c-[overprint vertical]-$45.00
Any covers from series II from $120.00. Rare destinations x 3
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1912 3rd series
Veins in arabesques. Inner bottom frame missing.
Thin C & small CUSTOMS DUTY1912 No Watermark Perforation 14, 11¼, 12½ & compound Plate I Mint x 2
½d-50c 1d[perf 14]-50c 2d[perf 14]-$4.00 3d[perf 14]-$1.00 5d[perf 14]-$15.00 6d[perf 14]-$8.00 7d[perf 11¼]-$75.00 9d[perf 11¼]-$75.00 10d[perf 11¼]-$75.00 1/-[perf 14]-$5.00
½d-[perf 11¼ and 12½ compound]-$3.00
½d-[perf 12½ and 11¼ compound]-$3.00
2d-[perf 12½ x 14]-$10.00
6d-[perf 11¼]-$5.00
6d-[perf 12½]-$5.00
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1912 No Watermark Perforation 14, 11¼, 12½ & compound Plate II Mint x 2
½d-50c 1d[perf 14]-50c 2d[perf 14]-$4.00 3d[perf 14]-$1.00 5d[perf 14]-$15.00 6d[perf 14]-$8.00 7d[perf 11¼]-$75.00 9d[perf 11¼]-$75.00 10d[perf 11¼]-$75.00 1/-[perf 14]-$5.00
½d-[perf 11¼ and 12½ compound]-$3.00
½d-[perf 12½ and 11¼ compound]-$3.00
2d-[perf 12½ x 14]-$10.00
6d-[perf 11¼]-$5.00
6d-[perf 12½]-$5.00
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Veins in arabesques. Vertical outer frame line closer on 1d value. Thin C & small CUSTOMS DUTY.
1912 No Watermark Perforation 14, 11¼, 12½ & compound Plate I Surcharge in words 1½mm-2½mm spacing between words Mint x 2
1con½d[perf 11¼]-$5.00 2con1d-$5.00 4con3d[perf 14]-$15.00 8con6d[perf 11¼]-$30.00 14con7d[perf 11¼]-$40.00 16con11d[perf 11¼]-$40.00 20con1/-[perf 14]-$30.00
1con½d-[perf 11¼ x 12½]-$7.00
2con1d[perf 14 double surcharge]-$45.00
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1912 No Watermark Perforation 14, 11¼, 12½ & compound Plate II Surcharge in words 1½mm-2½mm spacing between words Mint x 2
1con½d[perf 11¼]-$5.00 2con1d-$5.00 4con3d[perf 14]-$15.00 8con6d[perf 11¼]-$30.00 14con7d[perf 11¼]-$40.00 16con11d[perf 11¼]-$40.00 20con1/-[perf 14]-$30.00
1con½d-[perf 11¼ x 12½]-$7.00
2con1d[perf 14 double surcharge]-$45.00
Any covers from series III from $80.00. Rare destinations x 5
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1918 4th series
NO Veins in arabesques. Double frame line wider
1918 No Watermark Perforation 14 Plate I Mint x 2
½d-50c 1d-50c 2d-$15.00 3d-$1.00 4d-$5.00 5d-$35.00 6d-$1.00 7d-$45.00 8d-$8.00 9d-$15.00 10d-$15.00 11d-$25.00 1/--$5.00
½d-[perf 14 x 11¼]-$5.00
½d-[perf 14 and 11¼ compounds]-$15.00
½d-[perf 11¼]-$3.00
1d-[perf 14 x 11¼]-$15.00
1d-[perf 14 and 11¼ compounds]-$15.00
1d-[perf 11¼]-$10.00
2d-[perf 11¼]-$1.00
6d-[CUSTUMS]-$75.00
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Frame under STRA of AUSTRALIA & columns supporting CUSTOMS DUTY [left copy below] often get over inked in this series
Plate I Plate II
1918 No Watermark Perforation 14 Plate I Surcharge in words Mint x 2
1con½d-$1.00 2con1d-$1.00 3con2d-$1.00 4con3d-$10.00 5con4d-$1.00 6con5d-$10.00 8con6d-$5.00 10con7d-$10.00 12con8d-$20.00 16con9d-$15.00 18con9d-$25.00 20con1/--$10.00
1con½d-[Inverted N in ONE]-$45.00
Reversed & Inverted first E of THREE
1918 No Watermark Perforation 14 Plate I Surcharge in words Mint x 3
3con2d-[Reversed first E of THREE]-$200.00
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2mm between surcharge
1922 No Watermark Perforation 14 Plate I Surcharge in words Mint x 2
1con½d-$1.00 2con1d-$1.00 3con2d-50c 4con3d-$10.00 6con5d-$5.00 8con6d-$5.00 10con7d-$5.00 12con8d-$5.00 14con9d-$5.00 16con9d-$10.00 20con1/--$5.00
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1918 No Watermark Perforation 12½ Plate II Mint x 2
½d-$5.00 1d-$5.00 2d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 4d-$5.00 5d-[perf 11¼] 6d-$8.00 7d-$25.00 8d-$10.00 9d-$25.00 1/-[perf 12½ x 11¼]-$15.00
4d-[perf 12½ x 11¼]-$10.00
4d-[perf 11¼]-$25.00
7d-[perf 12½ x 11¼]-$25.00
7d-[perf 12½ and 11¼ compounds]-$35.00
7d-