Australia 5 Shilling Kangaroo and Map

Australia · 1913 · 5s

This definitive stamp, part of Australia's first national series, features a kangaroo standing over a map of the continent. The design, known as 'Kangaroo and Map', was chosen to represent the newly federated nation and its unique fauna. The bicolored stamp is printed in grey and yellow.

Issued in 1913, this series replaced the individual stamps of the Australian states following the federation in 1901, symbolizing a unified national identity.