Tasmania postage stamp year 1860 6 Pence Unused

Tasmania postage stamp year 1860 6 Pence Unused

📮 Historical Context

• Tasmania (formerly Van Diemen’s Land) issued its first postage stamps in 1853; stamps inscribed Tasmania began in 1858 after the colony’s name change.
• Most stamps of this period depict Queen Victoria, often using the Chalon head portrait style common in British colonies.

📜 1860 6 Pence Stamp (Queen Victoria)

• There was indeed a 6 pence (6d) postage stamp issued in the early 1860s for Tasmania.
• In classic stamp catalogs, this appears typically under listings like:
  • SG 14 / SG 14a / SG 14b / SG 14c — different printings/shades of the 1860–1867 6 d imperforate Queen Victoria issue.
• Later issues in the same decade were rouletted or perforated varieties.

🪙 Design & Varieties

• Early Tasmanian 6 d stamps (c. 1860) were imperforate and printed in grey-shade colours — often described in philatelic literature as slate-grey or grey-violet.
• Later 6 d issues appear in different tones (including sage-green in the early 1860s).

📊 Catalogue & Collecting Info

• Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers for these circa 1860 6 d issues include SG 14 (and its subtypes).
• The value of such stamps depends heavily on condition (mint vs used, centering, margins). Used examples often trade modestly (e.g., in the tens to low hundreds USD/EUR), while mint and rare varieties can command much more.
• Auction and dealer records show 1860s Tasmanian 6 d stamps listed in a range of states — imperforate used to mint varieties — with catalogue values reflecting age and rarity.

🧾 Summary

Tasmania 6 d (c. 1860) stamps are classic British colonial issues featuring Queen Victoria. They exist in several printings from the early 1860s, are imperforate (and later rouletted/perforated), and are catalogued under SG numbers like SG 14 and variants. Collectors prize them for their age and historical significance in Tasmanian postal history.