Summary
Stamp attached to page. From the Johnston Stamp Collection.
Single multicoloured 2½ Pence stamp. Issued in 1897, this stamp was the first semipostal or charity stamp. As H.W. Johnston notes, the stamp had an additional surcharge on top of the paid postage cost to raise funds for a Consumptive Home (tuberculosis treatment).
This collection was once one of the premier studies of colonial Australasian stamps. Originally bequeathed to the National Gallery of Victoria, the collection was left with the State Library when the Gallery moved to St Kilda Road, in 1978. It was later transferred to the Museum of Victoria.
Physical Description
Single gold, red, and blue, 2½ Pence stamp. Pictured on the stamp is are two robed women with one bowing before the other. Floral (roses and thistles) motifs decorate the stamp.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Henry W. Johnston, 1983
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Acknowledgement
From a Bequest to the National Gallery of Victoria by H.W. Johnston.
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Date Issued
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Issued By
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Collector
Henry W. Johnston, Prahran, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
Printed on stamp: NEW SOUTH WALES / CONSUMPTIVES HOME / REDIFICO / DIAMOND JUBILEE / 2'6 / N.S.W. POSTAGE / TWO PENCE HALF PENNY
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Denomination
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Colour
multicolour
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Item Form
Single, Mint, Hinged
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Gibbons Number
281
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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2D Dimensions - Object
40 mm (Width), 52 mm (Height)
Approximate dimensions of stamp
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