Australia Philately: 1973 National Development 2nd Series

 

Details
  • Date of Issue: 6 June 1973
  • Withdrawn Date:
  • Invalidated: 
  • Designer: John Copeland
  • Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne
  • Process: Multi-colour photogravure
  • Cylinders:
  • Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon
  • Watermark: None
  • Perf: 13.25 x 13.75 (comb)
  • Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R10 x 5) divided by vertical gutter.
  • Quantity:
    • 3,154,000 (20c)
    • 3,049,000 (25c)
    • 2,881,500 (30c)
    • 3,194,000 (35c)
Subjects
  • 20c Shipping
  • 25c Iron Ore & Steel
  • 30c Beef Roads
  • 35c Mapping
First Day Covers (Official)

First day cover No.49 was designed by John Copeland.

HAWTHORN/VIC 3122

PHILATELIC SALES CENTRE/SYDNEY N.S.W. 2000

RUSSELL STREET/VIC 3000

SWAN HILL/PIONEER SETTLMENT/VIC 3585