The Fourth World Bowls Championship to be held at Frankston, Victoria will be commemorated on the pre-stamped envelope being released on 16 January 1980.
The stamp area carries a 20c denomination.
Nominations from 20 countries have been accepted for the Fourth World Bowls Championship which will be held at Frankston from 16 January 1980 to 5 February 1980.
The anciend sport was banned by Richard II in 1388 and again by King Henry VIII in 1511 as an ‘evil form of gambling’ and as a ‘seducer of men from archery’.
When the First World Bowls Championship was held at Kyeemagh, NSW, in 1966, Australia won from fifteen other nations. England hosted the next Championship in 1972 and South Africa the last, in 1976. South Africa currently holds the title.
Details
- Date of Issue: 16 January 1980
- Withdrawn Date: 16 January 1981
- Invalidated:
- Designer:
- Printer: Sprintpak, a unit of Mayne Nickless Ltd, Melbourne
- Press:
- Web offset Sanden four colour (1st printing)
- Perele one colour (2nd printing)
- Process: Photolithograhy
- Colours:
- Paper: 105 gsm Glopaque
- Sheet:
- Roll (1st printing)
- Six per sheet (2nd printing)
- Quantity: 312,100
- 193,100 (1st printing)
- 119,000 (2nd printing)
The reprint by the sheet fed Perle machine was necessary because of the non-availability of the correct paper on reels for the web (roll) fed Sanden machine. Slight variation may therefore be found between the paper stocks used in the two printings, due to the sheet paper being from different mill making to that of the roll paper. Colour variations occurred because the two machines require inks with different formulations. As previously advised, the first printing is distinguished by the dark green colour in the background of the stamp, whereas the second printing has a lighter green background.
First Printing
Second Printing
Pre-Stamped Envelope No.017
The commemorative pre-stamped envelope is numbered 017 and measures 190 mm x 101 mm. It will be available over the counter at all Australia Post Philatelic Sales Centres for twelve months from the issue date, provided stocks last, for $A0.25.
Australian Stamp Bulletin
Australian Stamp Bulletin No.144 – January 1980
