Australia, 1914 (1d, King George V)
A king in profile under a crown, with sprays of flowers, under a round postmark.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
AUSTRALIA arches above the king (under the SYDNEY postmark).
- 1AUSTRALIA
- 2POSTAGE
- 3ONE PENNY
- Inscription
- AUSTRALIA · POSTAGE · ONE PENNY
- Meaning
- The country name arches over the king’s head.
- Issued by
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Today
- Australia Flag of Australia
- Year
- 1914. First issued 1914.
- Made by
- H. Altmann and R. A. Harrison (designers); T. S. Harrison (engraver); J. B. Cooke (printer)
One fact
In 1914 King George V replaced the kangaroo on Australia’s penny stamp, framed by a crown and sprays of wattle.
Source and public-domain rule
Australia, Crown copyright, more than 50 years. A government (Crown) stamp of 1914: Crown copyright in Australia lasts 50 years, so it ended long ago. Copyright in a work made or first published by or under the direction or control of the Commonwealth or a State (the Crown), such as a government postage stamp, lasts 50 years (Copyright Act 1968, ss. 176, 177 and 180). The colonial issues of Tasmania and New South Wales are older still. Applies to issuers au, ts and nw, published before 1976. Legal sources: Copyright Act 1968 (Australia), compilation of 2 April 2026, ss. 176–180.
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