HALFPENNY

HALFPENNY

#1zL/R	(zd/de)	Upper sheet Never monograms
#1zCA/JBC	(zza/zbc)	Lower sheet Always monograms

First seen 14^th Jan 1913 (Melbourne)

Shades from deep thru to pale green

Quantity: 153,600,000 (640,000 Printsheets)

Usage:

	Printed matter within Australia
	Newspaper & Magazines generally
	Makeup rate for foreign postcard (no 1½d existed)

Replaced by ½d KGV in Feb 1915

For the two years this value was on issue, large quantities were produced for postcard, newspaper, and ‘make-up’ rates. It was replaced on the 12^th February, 1915 by the ½d KGV as part of the intended replacement of the entire Roo series.

Only a single, standard, CA/JBC electro pair was produced and, it only appeared on 1^st watermark paper.

Since this denomination was one of the first, if not the first, electro made, the die appears in its initial (Die 1) state.

Coils were issued made up by junctions between the vertical strips of ten.

Complete sheets of 240 stamps (first issue).

Examples are known of inter sheet panes

	Thin papers found.
	Large and small OS in about equal quantities.

The initial printings of only the ½d 1d 2d & 6d were issued in uncut double-sheets of 240. This is one of the largest inter-sheet pieces remaining in private hands. The only surviving complete sheets are in institutional collections.