Australia 1924 £1 Kangaroo Specimen Stamp

Australia · 1924 · £1

The stamp features a kangaroo leaping over a map of Australia, with 'POSTAGE' at the top and 'AUSTRALIA' at the bottom, and 'ONE POUND' for the denomination. It bears a prominent 'SPECIMEN' overprint.

This £1 Kangaroo and Map design was part of Australia's first national stamp series issued after federation, replacing individual colonial stamps. The 'SPECIMEN' overprint indicates it was distributed to postal administrations worldwide for identification and security purposes.