Description: This artifact is an original used 1d (one penny) carmine-rose Western Australia postage stamp, featuring the colony's world-famous Black Swan emblem. First introduced in 1854, the iconic waterfowl design broke sharply from standard British Empire philatelic traditions by replacing the traditional profile of Queen Victoria with local fauna, perfectly symbolizing the isolated and unique natural heritage of the western territory. This specific design variation, typographed with a delicate octagonal border design flanked by elegant vertical leaf patterns, features the bold text labels "WESTERN AUSTRALIA" across the upper banner and "POSTAGE ONE PENNY" along the bottom edge. Transformed into a piece of direct postal history, the face of the stamp is struck by a crisp, circular date stamp postmark from the historic timber-milling town of Karridale.
Circa: 1905
Condition: Used
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