AUSTRALIA - Seven Seas Australian Colonies 2009

Published by Seven Seas. 39pp. Colour. English

Inc stamps issued up to 1912, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, postage dues, telegraphs, postal fiscals

Philatelic Exporter review, courtesy of David Rennie (April 2010):

This handy A5 booklet is a useful first guide to the stamps of the pre-federation States.  There is an informative introduction dealing with the early postal history of the individual colonies; then two pages illustrate all the watermarks.

Each State is dealt with on a simplified basis, but includes distinct colour differences, coloured papers, different colour overprints for the Officials. Postage Dues and Postal Fiscals are also included. Useful notes below each issue flesh out the basic information as necessary.

For only 37 catalogue pages it is a bit pricey, even allowing for the full colour printing throughout.