Australia Post will issue a 24c stamp on 16 September 1981 to commemorate the International Year of Disabled Persons. The stamp depicts paraplegic basketball players taking part in a basketball match. The design was prepared by Mr John Spatchurst of Sydney, who also designed the Community Welfare issue of 1980.
The stamp will be available from all post offices for approximately two weeks from 16 September 1981, and will remain on sale at philatelic sales centres until 31 March 1982, provided stocks last.
Details
- Date of Issue: 16 September 1981
- Withdrawn Date:
- 29 September 1981 (first day covers)
- 31 March 1982 (stamps & stamp pack)
- Invalidated:
- Designer: John Spatchurst, Sydney
- Printer: Cambrec Press, Melbourne
- Press: Five colour Heidelberg Speedmaster
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours:
- Paper: APWH stamp paper
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 13.75 x 13.25 (comb)
- Sheet: Issued in sheets of 100 stamps consisting of two panes of 50 stamps (R10 x 5) separated by horizontal gutter.
- Quantity:
First Day Cover No.157 (Official)
One first day cover, number 157, will be provided for this issue. Unserviced covers, measuring 165 mm x 92 mm, will be available for $A0.15 each from 9 September 1981. Serviced covers, with the stamp affixed and postmarker 16 September, will be available for $A0.39 each from all first day of issue offices until 29 September 1981, provided stocks last.
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARKER OFFICES
Souvenir Pack
The “Selected Issues 1981” souvenir pack containing this stamp will be issued later in 1981, and will contain all the single stamp issues for 1981.
Australian Stamp Bulletin
Australian Stamp Bulletin No.156 – September 1981
