Details
- Series: 1973 Marine Life & Gem Stones
- Subject: Banded Coral Shrimp
- Designer: Note Printing Branch artists
- Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne
- Process: Multicolour photogravure
- Cylinders: Yellow – Red – Grey – Black (printing order)
- Paper:
- Shoalhaven KP5D unwatermarked coated paper incorporating helecon with gum arabic
- Shoalhaven KP6T unwatermarked coated paper incorporating helecon with PVA gum (1976 reprint)*
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14 x 14.75 (comb)
- Sheet:
- Quantity:
- 6,200,000 (1 July 1979 – 30 June 1980)
*The four Marine Life Series stamps issued on 11th July, 1973, were all printed on KP5D paper with gum arabic. The 1c Branded Coral Shrimp has now been reprinted on KP6T paper with PVA adhesive using the original cylinders. The dates of initial distribution to all States were: N.S.W., 12/5/76; Victoria, 7/5/76; Qld, 18/5/76; S.A., 13/5/76; Tasmainia, 12/5/76; W.A., 17/5/76.