The first Australian postage stamps issued, was a range of stamps featuring a kangaroo standing on a map of Australia.
They were issued on the 2nd of January, 1913.
Prior to that, the states issued their own postage stamps -
New South Wales first issue in 1850
Queensland first issue in 1860
South Australia first issue in 1855
Tasmania first issue in 1853
Victoria first issue in 1852
Western Australia first issue in 1857
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∙ 14y agoGreat Britain issued the first postage stamp in 1840.
AnswerThe first French postage stamps were issued in 1853.
The first postage stamp is called the Penny Black. It was issued by Great Britain.
The first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain on 1 May 1840.
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George Washington appears on the 2nd postage stamp issued in the US in 1847. Ben Franklin was on the first.
Great Britain, 1840
US states do not issue postage stamps. The US post office issued their first Christmas stamp in 1962. Canada issued the first stamp referred to as a Christmas Stamp. It was the map issue of 1898 and said XMAS 1898 on the stamp.
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The first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain on 1 May 1840.
This depends on the country Great Britain issued the first stamp and it featured Queen Victoria. The first US Stamp featured George Washington.
The first postage stamp in Paris was distibuted in the year 1849 with the image of the goddess Cerès. The heading was "Repub Franc".