An increase in postal rates was proposed to be introduced in mid-1967 but did not become effective until Sunday, 1 October 1967. On Friday 29 September 1967, the new 5c value stamps became available.
Details
- Date of Issue: 29 September 1967
- Withdrawn Date:
- Invalid Date:
- Designer: P E Morris
- Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne
- Process: Photogravure
- Cylinders:
- Blue
- Blue – Fawn – Black (coil)
- Paper: Wiggins Teape off-white – chalk coated with Helecon
- Watermark: None
- Perf:
- 15 x 14 (comb)
- 14.5 x imperf (coil)
- Sheet: Printed in a sheet of R14 x 14 into rolls of 1000.
- Quantity:
- 1,672,194,000
- 50,608,000 (coil)
First Day Cover (Unofficial)
PHILATELIC – RUSSELL STREET C.I.VIC AUST
