The Famous Women stamps series announced in the June Bulletin was issued on 6th August, 1975, for two weeks sale at post offices and up to twelve months philatelic sale, provided stocks last.
The set, the fourth group of the Famous Australians series, comprises six 10c stamps. The subjects are Edith Cowan, Louisa Lawson, Henry Handel Richardson, Catherine Spence, Contance Stone and Truganini. All six stamps were designed by husband and wife artists Des and Jackie O’Brien, of Sydney. The portraits shown on the stamps were specially drawn for the series, from various pictorial references.
The stamps each measure 24.15 mm x 37.75 mm, including perforations. They were printed by the Notes Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne, on unwatermarked paper incorporating luminescence, on the Rembrandt photogravure press. Sheet content, as issued, is 100 in each case. Each was printed separately – not grouped within the same sheet.
A souvenir pack containing the six stamps (price 70c) is available from all philatelic sales points, and an official first day cover was produced for the issue.
Details
- Date of Issue: 6 August 1975
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- Invalidated:
- Designer: Des & Jackie O’Brien
- Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne
- Process: Rembrandt multi-colour photogravure machine
- Cylinders: Printing order
- Cinnamon Tint – Bright Violet Tint – Olive Green – Grey Black (Edith Cowan)
- Cinnamon Tint – Deep Brown Ochre – Stone – Black (Truganini)
- Flesh Tint – Deep Mauve Tint – Grey Tint – Black (Catherine Spence)
- Cinnamon Tint – Deep Bistre-Yellow – Black (Louisa Lawson)
- Flesh – Sage Green – Scarlet-Vermillion – Black – Orange Brown Tint (Henry Handel Richardson)
- Cinnamon Tint – Stone – Reddish Lilac – Black (Constance Stone)
- Paper: Shoalhaven KP6T unwatermarked, coated stamp paper incorporating helecon
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14 x14.5 (comb)
- Sheet: Printed in sheets of 100
- Quantity:
Subjects
- 10c Edit Cowan 1861-1932
- 10c Louisa Lawson 1848-1920
- 10c Henry Handel Richardson 1870-1946
- 10c Catherine Spence 1825-1910
- 10c Constance Stone 1856-1902
- 10c Truganini 1812-1876
Souvenir Stamp Pack
A souvenir stamp pack was available for A$0.70c. The stamp pack was available at post offices for two weeks and philatelic sales centres until 6 August 1976.
First Day Cover No.77 (Official)
First Day Cover No.77, featuring a woman’s face in profile, was available for A$0.70 fully serviced or unserviced for A$0.10. Unserviced covers were available from philatelic sales centres and first day of issue postmarker offices from 30 July 1975.
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