A 7c postage stamp to commemorate the Tenth International Congress of Accountants, Sydney, was issued on 16th October, 1972. The stamp was available from all Australian post offices for approximately two weeks, and will continue on sale from philatelic sales centres for up to six months,
The design was the work of Mr. Gordon Andrews of Sydney, and features an abacus and a computerised circuit linked by ciphers, symbolising the growth of accountancy from simple calculation to its present-day importantce and complexity.
Mr. Andrews also designed the two official first day covers for this issue.
The stamp measures 37.5mm x 25mm and was printed in sheets of 100 by multicolour photogravure at the Note Printing Branch of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne, on unwatermarked paper with luminescence.
Details
- Date of Issue: 16 October 1972
- Withdrawn Date:
- Invalidated:
- Designer: Gordon Andrews, Sydney
- Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne
- Process: Photogravure
- Cylinders: In printing order
- Orange – Blue (I) – Green – Black
- Oange – Blue (II) – Green – Black (cylinder replaced midway through printing)
- Paper: Wiggins Teape coated unwatermarked paper incorporating helecon
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb)
- Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) divided by horizontal gutter.
- Quantity: 17,008,900
Sheet Numbers
First Day Covers No.41 and No.42 (Official)
G.P.O/MELBOURNE/VIC 3000
ULVERSTONE/TAS 7315
