A set of cour 30c stamps will be issued by Australia Post on 26 September 1983. The stamps honor the achievements of some of Australia’s most daring inland explorers.
The men who ventured into Australia’s unknown hinterland were driven by a variety of motives. Some sought to advance the cause of scientific knowledge; others looked for new pastoral lands; and there were also the adventurers, determined to be first to travel into unknown regions. Many of Australia’s explorers have already been honoured on Australian stamps – men like Sturt, Mitchell and Eyre. To this list is now added Burke and Wills, Alexander Forrest, Ludwig Leichhardt and Sir Paul Strzelecki.
Details
- Date of Issue: 26 September 1983
- Withdrawn Date:
- 7 October 1983 (first day cover)
- 31 March 1984 (stamps & stamp pack)
- Invalidated:
- Designer: Dianne Quinn, Allendale, Victoria
- Typography: Jon Quinn, Allendale, Victoria
- Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty. Limited, Melbourne
- Press:
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours:
- Paper: APWH stamp paper
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.5 (comb)
- Sheet: Issued in two sheets of 100 stamps in two panes (R10 x 5) separated by vertical gutter.
- Quantity:
Subjects
- 30c Sir Paul Edmond de Strzelecki 1797-1873
- 30c Ludwig Leichhardt 1813-1848
- 30c William John Wills 1834-1861/Robert O’Hara Burke 1821-1861
- 30c Alexander Forrest 1849-1901
First Day Cover
A first day cover has been prepared for the Explorers of Australia issue. The cover measures 190 mm x 101 mm. It will be available, unserviced, for about a week before the issued date, priced at $A0.15.
Serviced covers, with four 30c stamps affixed and postmarked 26 September 1983, will be available for $A1.35 from all first day of issue post offices, including philatelic sales centres, until 7 October 1983, provided stocks last.
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARKER OFFICES
Stamp Pack
The four Explorers of Australia stamps will be available in a stamp pack which will cost $A1.41.
Australian Stamp Bulletin
Australian Stamp Bulletin No.168 – September-October 1983
