Australia

Australia Philately: 1970 Cook Bicentenary

thedigitalphilatelist 20/04/1970
Details
  • Date of Issue: 20 April 1970
  • Withdrawn Date: 
  • Invalidated: 
  • Designer: Robert Ingpen, Tom Keneally, Arthur Leydin and J R Smith
  • Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia
  • Process: Photogravure
  • Cylinders: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black
  • Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon
  • Watermark: None
  • Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb)
  • Sheet: 
    • Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R10 x 5) divided by horizontal gutter. (5c)
    • Printed in two panes of 20 stamps (R5 x 4) divided by horizontal gutter. (30c)
    • Printed in sheets of 6 (miniature sheet)
  • Quantity:
    • 5c – 12,151,800
    • 30c – 3,616,000
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