Australia Philately: 1976 Australian Scenes

Australian scenes are the subject of a series of definitive stamps issued on 25th August, 1976. The series comprises 5c Richmond Bridge, 25c Broken Bay, 35c Wittenoom Gorge, 50c Mt. Buffalo, 70c Great Barrier Reef and 85c Ayers Rock. Designed by Mr Otto Borchert, of Sydney, they by multicolour photogravure on the Rembrandt machine, at the Note Issue Department of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne, on unwatermarked paper incorporating luminescence. Each stamp measures 37.75 mm x 24.15 mm including perforations, or vice versa – the 5c, 25c, 35c, 70c and 85c values are in horizontal format and the 50c value is in vertical format. Sheet content (as issued) is 100.

Details

Date of Issue: 23 August 1976
Withdrawn Date: Philatelic Sales Centres
- 14 March 1980 (85c)
- 17 September 1980 (50c)
- 3 November 1980 (70c)
- 30 January 1981 (35c)
Invalidated:
Designer: Otto Borchert, Sydney
Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne
Process: Multicolour photogravure
Cylinders:
- Green – Blue Tint – Olive Yellow – Deep Grey Blue (5c)
- New Blue Tint – Turquoise Green – Yellow Orange – Blackish Olive Tint (25c)
- Yellow Olive Tint – New Blue Tint – Orange Vermillion – Purple – Bluish Violet Tint (35c)
- Mauve – Greenish Blue Tint – Blackish Olive Tint – Black (50c)
- Bright Yellow Green – Deep Turquoise Green – Dull Rose – New Blue Tint – Red Brown (70c)
- Orange Red – Deep Carmine Red Tint – Purple (80c)
Paper: Shoalhaven KP6T unwatermarked coated paper incorporating helecon
Watermark: None
Perf: Comb
- 14.75 x 14 (5c, 25c, 35c, 70c, 80c)
- 14 x 14.75 (50c)
Sheet:
Quantity:
- 22,055,000 (5c)
- 25,182,500 (25c)
- 23,430,000 (35c)
- 21,980,000 (50c)
- 13,677,500 (70c)
- 10,050,000 (80c)