Australia 1932 Sydney Harbor Bridge

Description

Issued to commemorate the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on March 19, 1932. The design features the Bridge from the south-east, with a passenger liner the R.M.S. Orford passing beneath it to provide a perspective of the sheer size of the bridge.

Supplies of the recess-printed 2d stamp had to be supplemented by larger supplies of letterpress-printed stamps, as a result of a late request by the Post Office for considerably increased quantities of 2d stamps to be made available.

• Issue Date : 14 March 1932
• Designed by : R.A. Harrison
• Engraved by: Frank D. Manley
• Printed by : John Ash
• Print Process : Engraved
• Perforations : 11
• Watermark: None

Stamps

Engraved Issue

2p red

3p blue

5sh grey green

Typographed Issue

• Perforations: 10½
• Watermark: Multiple crown and C of A

2p red

Official Stamps

• Overprinted: O S in black

2p red

3p blue