Western Australia 2½d (Two Pence Halfpenny)
Updated August 7, 2026
| Lot number | 8107 |
| Estimate | 2.00 - 5.00 USD |
| Auction | Coin, Stamp, Collectables and More 29 |
| Date | August 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT |
| Auction house | Featherznest |
| Location | Grapevine, Arkansas |
Western Australia 2½d (Two Pence Halfpenny) Black Swan, 1898–1907 issueIdentificationColony of Western Australia postage stamp.Design: Black swan swimming left in an oval frame, surrounded by floral ornaments.Inscriptions: “TWO PENCE HALFPENNY” at top, “WESTERN AUSTRALIA” at bottom.Color: Blue.Period: 1898–1907 (new watermark series).Printing: Typography, perforation 14.Catalog references (approximate):Stanley Gibbons ~SG 112 or equivalent in the 1898–1907 group.Scott roughly in the #76–80 range for the blue 2½d swan of this era (exact number depends on watermark details).This is one of the later printings of the classic Western Australian swan design that was used for decades before Australian Commonwealth stamps fully replaced state issues.
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