Australia Postage Due Stamps, Pre-1950

Australia · 1902 · Various

This is a collection of four Australian Postage Due stamps issued before 1950. These stamps feature a simple, functional design centered on the numeral indicating the amount of postage due, enclosed within an ornamental frame. Postage due stamps were not sold to the public but were affixed by postal workers to mail with insufficient postage, with the recipient paying the amount shown to receive the item.

Australia's first Commonwealth postage due stamps were issued in 1902, consolidating the systems of the individual colonies. These stamps were a crucial part of the postal system for decades, ensuring revenue was collected for underpaid mail.