🌎 Country

Australia

📅 Year

1913

💰 Denomination

1d

📮 Issue type

Definitive

🖼 Topic

Animals

The first stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia, twelve years after federation. Choosing a kangaroo over the King's portrait caused a political row, and a King George V series followed within a year. The "Roos" stayed in use for decades.

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