The Black Swan is the first postage stamp issued by the British colony of Western Australia in 1854.

It was engraved by William Humphrys[2] and printed in London in 1854 by Perkins Bacon.

In 1912, the main value of the series was overprinted One Penny to be valid for use throughout Australia.

In thematic philately, the Black Swan is the first stamp of the bird topic.

[3] In January 1855, a year after the first series was issued, Alfred Hillman took the printing plates from the archives to make new 4 pence stamps.