War Savings & Certificate Stamps of Australia
Incorporating World War One and World War Two and beyond
ISSN 1836-0084
This is a 'work in progress' from a series of on line catalogues to help the collector and dealer alike.
This FREE online catalogue is courtesy of Dave Elsmore
This is a Catalogue only.
Nothing is for sale from these pages. It
is purely to help guide you to better collecting.
Priced from Collectors, Dealers & Auctions.
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Click here to see also the Australian War Savings Stamps - 1 Frame Exhibit
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Australian Saving Stamps & Savings Certificates
Contents:
1. World War I 6d & 2/6d Savings Stamps
2. World War II 6d Savings Stamps
3. National Savings 5/- Stamp
4. Australian War Memorial 6d Stamp
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1. World War I
War Savings Stamps
Watermark Crown/A
1915 August - Watermark Crow/A paper Single line perf 11 or 14 for 6d & 2/6. Colour: 6d Blue, 2/6d Brown. Sheet Size 120 on 10x12
1. 6d-$15.00[mint with gum]
1a. 6d-$5.00[mint without gum]
2. 2/6-$350.00[mint with gum]
2a. 2/6-$250.00[mint without gum]
Harrison Imprint-$1,000 [found reading down in right margin]
Booklet-from-$200.00
Philatelic covers exist. Price by collector negotiation.
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2. World War II
War Savings Stamp
Boulton Defiant War Plane
1940
Watermark Crown/A
Imprint
1940 24 June - 1 Sep 1942 Watermark Crown/A [sideways] Perf 11. Flat Bed Printed. Colour: Imperial Blue, Sheet size 120. 10 million printed by flat-bed. Prices are for mint with gum
3. 6d-$35.00
Plate 2-$300.00
Plate 3-$300.00
Plate 5-$300-00
McCracken Imprint-300.00
Booklet-from-$80.00
Only plates 2, 3 & 5 were used
Earliest Recorded Date of Use 23 July 1940 [philatelic cover not valid for postal use]
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1941
Unwatermarked
1941 August with March 1944 reissue - No watermark Single Line Perf 11. Colour: Imperial Blue. 30 million printed by flat-bed. Prices are for mint with gum
4. 6d-$10.00
4a. 6d-[Printed on Burnie Calendered Paper]-$400.00
Plate 2-$300.00
Plate 3-$300.00
Plate 5-$300-00
McCracken Imprint-$150.00
Booklet-from-$50.00
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1942
Unwatermarked
1942 August - No watermark on 'Luffts' gummed paper by Rotary Intaglio Machine Comb perf 14½x14. Colour: Imperial Blue. Printed sheet size 480. Prices are for mint with gum
5. 6d-$20.00
Plate 2-$300.00
Plate 3-$300.00
Plate 5-$300-00
Authority Imprint-$50.00
Booklet-from-$30.00
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1943
CofA Watermark
1943 Oct [also May 1945 printings] - Multi Crown CofA Watermarked stamp paper Comb perf 14½x14. Colour: Imperial Blue. Prices are for mint with gum
6. 6d-$5.00
Plate 2-$300.00
Plate 3-$300.00
Plate 5-$300-00
Authority Imprint-$50.00
Booklet-from-$20.00
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1943 Nov - Multi Crown CofA Watermarked stamp paper Perf 12½. Colour: Imperial Blue. Prices are for mint with gum
7. 6d-$25.00
Note: A small number of perf 12½ stamps went on sale very late in 1943.
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3. 5/- National Savings Stamp
National Savings Stamps
1943
Unwatermarked
1943 August - No Watermark paper Single line perf 11. Colour: Brown. Sheet Size 80 on. Prices are for mint gummed stamps.
8. 5/--$150.00[mint with gum]
8a. 5/--$80.00[mint without gum]
Booklet-from-$350.00
Authority Imprint-$2,000[pair]
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4. Australian War Memorial
Savings Certificate Stamp
1946
CofA Watermark
1946 June - Multi Crown CofA Watermarked ['coated' also known as 'chalk surfaced'] paper Comb perf 14¼x14½. Colour: Imperial Blue. 2.4 million printed very few sold. Prices are for with or without gum
9. 6d-$350.00
Authority Imprint-$4,000
Booklet-from-$1,000
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Click here to see also the Australian War Savings Stamps - 1 Frame Exhibit
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