Australia Philately: 1970 Floral Emblem Coil Stamps

 

Details
  • Date of Issue: 27 April 1970
  • Reprint: 31 March 1971
  • Withdrawn Date: 
  • Invalidated: 
  • Designer:
  • Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne
  • Process: Photogravure
  • Cylinders:
  • Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon
  • Watermark: None
  • Perf: 14.5 x imperf
  • Sheet: 
  • Quantity: 1,387,000 (4c)

Following delivery of initial supplies of the 5c Floral Emblem stamp in coils of 1,000 stamps, the Note Printing Branch was requested to make up coils of the stamps in strips of 500, to expediate further supplies. Subsequently, 2,270 coils of 500 were made up.

Subjects
  • 4c Sturt’s Desert Rose
  • 5c Golden Wattle
First Day Cover (Official)

PHILATELIC/RUSSELL STREET/VIC AUST

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