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Australian KGV Heads

Australian KGV (King George the 5th) Heads
These stamps are also very popular postage stamps of Australia. The basic design consists of the effigy of the protrait of King George the 5th, flanked by the two of the most prominent representations of the country's coat of arms: the kangaroo (left) and the emu (right).
Here are some examples of this issue:


One Penny	One Shilling & Four Pence	One Penny (overprinted OS for official use)	Four Pence

Two Pence	Four Pence	Four and a half Pence	One and a half Pence

These postage stamps were printed on watermarked paper that has 5 distinct varieties : single watermark, large multiple watermark, small multiple watermark and C of A watermark. Some also appear on paper with no watermark.