A 20c commemorative stamp will be issued on 13 August 1979 to celebrate International Year of the Child.
In December 1976 the General Assembly of the United Nations agreed that 1979 should be designated ‘International Year of the Child’. The year 1979 was most appropriate as this year celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, adopted by the U.N.’s General Assembly in November 1959.
This stamp will be available from all post offices for approximately two weeks from 13 August 1979 and will remain on sale at philatelic sales centres until 13 August 1980, provided stocks last.
Details
- Date of Issue: 13 August 1979
- Withdrawn Date:
- 27 August 1979 (FDC)
- 13 August 1980 (stamps)
- Invalidated:
- Designer: Wendy Tamlyn, Sydney
- Printer: Asher and Co., Division of Leigh Mardon Pty Ltd, Melbourne
- Process: Photolithography
- Cylinders:
- Paper: Burnie litho chromo cream paper with Helecon
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 13.25 x 13 (comb)
- Sheet: Issued in sheets of 100
- Quantity: 62,568,000
First Day Cover No.130 & No.131 (Official)
Two first day covers numbered 130 and 131 will be provided for the issue.
Although these two covers have the numbers 128 and 129 inadvertently printed on them, they will remain covers 130 and 131 for classification.
Unserviced covers, measuring 165 mm x 92 mm, will be available for $A0.12 from 6 August 1979. Serviced covers with the stamp affixed and postmarked on 13 August 1979 will be available for $A0.32 each from all first day of issue post offices untl 27 August 1979, provided stocks last.
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARKER OFFICE
Australian Stamp Bulletin
Australia Stamp Bulletin No.142 – August 1979
