page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Victoria
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Victoria
context_page_description: Victoria, a state of Australia and until 1901 a British colony, was still under the control of New South Wales when its first post office was opened in Melbourne in April 1837. Post offices opened at Geelong and Portland soon after, and by 1850 there were fifty post offices.
context_section_description: Victoria, a state of Australia and until 1901 a British colony, was still under the control of New South Wales when its first post office was opened in Melbourne in April 1837. Post offices opened at Geelong and Portland soon after, and by 1850 there were fifty post offices.
caption: A 2d stamp of an 1885 design, inscribed "STAMP DUTY" and used in 1899.
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