South Australia – Scott # 137, used

Description

This stamp is South Australia Scott #137, a Six Pence definitive issue featuring the profile portrait of Queen Victoria, part of the classic colonial-era postage of South Australia. Printed in a muted green tone, the design is framed by ornamental engraving typical of late 19th-century British colonial issues.

Issued in the 1880s, this stamp belongs to South Australia’s long-running Queen Victoria series, which served everyday postal needs during a period of expansion and increasing administrative complexity in the colony. These issues were widely used for domestic and overseas correspondence and are representative of the standardized imperial imagery employed across British territories.

This example is used, bearing a clear postal cancellation consistent with genuine period usage. Condition reflects normal handling for a stamp of this age, making it suitable for collectors of used classics, Australian colonial material, or Queen Victoria portrait issues.

A solid representative example for collections focused on Australian States, British colonial stamps, or 19th-century postal history.