State & Private Pre-Decimal Perfins
(not including the Kangaroo & King George V)
The individual States used the Commonwealth stamps for Official use by perforating them similar to the Post Office of the time, New South Wales issues were perforated "OS" over "NSW" between 1902 & 1933, in 1933 this changed to "G" over "N.S.W." also from 1907, "GR" was used by the Government Railways & "G.S.B." by the Government Savings Bank, a large number of others were also in use in NSW. Queensland used normal stamps to begin with then "OS" to 1933. South Australia used "SA" from 1903 to 1912, then "OS" until 1933. Tasmania always used "T". Victoria used "OS" from 1902 until 1933 then changed to "VG", I have stamps punctured "VG" that were released in June 1986 for Victoria, so Victoria was using Official stamps at least up until June 1986. Western Australia used "WA" from 1903 to around 1915, then used "OS" until 1933, then changed to "W" over "A". Additional listings include "P.W.D." for Public Works Department, U.N.S.W. for Universality of N.S.W., HS for the Health Service, not to mention puncture errors that slipped through the system.
     
18-1-1 ET 2d Red, 1936 Centenary of SA, perforated "ET" ??;
20-1-1 SH 1d Green, 1937 King George VI Definitive, perforated "SH", (Sydney Hospital);
22-1-1 GNSW 2d Red, 1937 King George V Definitive, perforated "GNSW", (Government of New South Wales);
23-7-1 T 3d Brown, 1941 King George VI Definitive, perforated "T", (Tasmania);
39-1-1 BFI 1½d Green, 1942 Additional King George VI Definitive, perforated "BFI" ??;
39-1-2 M 1½d Green, 1949 Additional King George VI Definitive, perforated "M" ??     
41-1-1 GNSW 2½d Red, 1942 Additional King George VI Definitive, perforated GNSW, (Government of New South Wales);41-1-1 O 2½d Red, 1942 Additional King George VI Definitive, perforation Error, (the only letter decipherable is an O);
66-2-1 V 3d Red, 1951 Low Value King George VI Definitive, perforation Error, (I assume it should be VG);
66-4-1 HSL 3d Green, 1951 Low Value King George VI Definitive, perforated "HSL" ?? Health Service;
85-1-1 SA 3½d Red, 1953 Queen Elizabeth Definitive, perforated "SA", (South Australian Government);
113-1-1 GNSW 7d Blue, 1957 The Royal Flying Doctor Service, perforated "GNSW", (Government of New South Wales)
  
135-1-1 GNSW 6d Brown, 1960 Zoological Banded Anteater, perforated "GNSW", (Government of New South Wales);
145-1-1 DJiyt 5d Crimson Lake Bible, 1960 Christmas Issue, perforated "DJiyt" ??;
162-1-1 VPO 5d Green Queen Elizabeth, 1963 Royal Definitive, perforated "VPO" ?? Victorian Post Office?
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