Postage stamps and postal history of South Australia
Encyclopedia
This is a survey of the postage stamp
s and postal history
of South Australia
, a former British colony that is now part of Australia.
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s and postal history
Postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, a former British colony that is now part of Australia.
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of AustraliaPostage stamps and postal history of AustraliaThis is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of Australia.- Postal history :The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps – see articles on the systems on New South...
- South Australian stamp overprintsSouth Australian stamp overprintsThe colony of South Australia began issuing postage stamps in 1855, and continued until the first stamps of the Australian Commonwealth were issued in 1913. Many of these stamps were intended for use on official mail by government departments, and were overprinted with various initials to prevent...
Further reading
- Butler, A.R. The departmental stamps of South Australia. London: Royal Philatelic Society London, 1978.