Australia 1950 Centenary of Postage Stamps

Australia · 1950 · 2½d

This stamp commemorates the centenary of the first adhesive postage stamps issued in Australia. The design features a portrait of Queen Victoria, reminiscent of the original 'Sydney Views' and subsequent issues, alongside a depiction of a mail coach, symbolizing the evolution of postal services over 100 years. The stamp is printed in a distinctive carmine-red color.

Issued in 1950, this stamp marks 100 years since the colony of New South Wales issued its first postage stamps in 1850. It celebrates a significant milestone in the postal history of Australia, which had federated into a single nation in 1901.