Can I use old Australia Post stamps?
They’re a way of offering something unusual to collectors.. You can still use imperforate stamps for postage, as long as they’re posted in their original format. If they’re included in a minisheet, they’re valid for postage providing the minisheet is intact.
What is the rarest stamp in Australia?
The twopenny scarlets
The twopenny scarlets, known in the trade as KEVIII, are the rarest and most expensive stamps produced by the commonwealth of Australia.
How can I tell where a letter was posted in Australia?
A postmark is an inked rubber stamp, with an imprint that indicates the date and place. A postal worker will press the postmark onto your letter to show the stamp has been used for postage. The date on the postmark records where and when the item enters the mail system.
What is the most rare stamp?
The 1868 Benjamin Franklin Z Grill is the rarest and most valuable of all US postage stamps. This example, which belongs to storied collector William H. Gross and is listed in the Scott Catalogue for $3 million (£2.3m), is only one of two in existence.
How can I tell if a stamp has been used?
Used stamps might have some of the features below:
- Cost less than the official Royal Mail prices.
- Fainter and inconsistent in colour.
- Dull or non-existent iridescent overprint (the shiny text across the stamp and Queen’s head)
- Roughened or damaged surface.
- Faint cancellation marks across the surface of the stamp.
Are old unused stamps still valid?
Short answer: no, they never expire, even though postage rates are increasing in 2020! They are valid forever as long as they can be validated as legitimate postage. This means if you put an old stamp that looks stained and ratty on a letter with tape, it will likely be rejected.
Are old Australian stamps worth anything?
Nowadays, the most valuable are Classic Victoria multiplies, such as strips. For example, an unused vertical strip of 4 of Victoria 1850 3d bright blue “Half Length” was sold for $94,875 during Millennium Philatelic Auctions in Sydney on October 11, 2006.