Australia Philately: 1977 Performing Arts

Four stamps depicting performing arts in Australia were issued by Australia Post on 19th January, 1977. Denominations and subjects are 20c Music, 30c Drama, 40c Dance and 60c Opera. The new series of stamps is a short-term definitive series and will remain on sale for approximately six months at post offices and for up to a further twelved at philatelic sales centres, providing stocks last.

The Australian Performing Arts series comprising the four subjects of music, drama, dance and opera, pay tribute to four fields of leisure arts which have been an integral part of life in Australia since early colonial days. While the themes shown on the stamps are closely inter-related with one another and indeed overlap, for the purpose of depicting performing arts on stamps it was decided to illustrate four distinctive types of performances.

Details

Date of Issue: 19 January 1977
Withdrawn Date: Philatelic Sales Centres
- 14 March 1980 (60c)
- 17 September 1980 (40c)
Invalidated:
Designer: Wendy Tamlyn, Sydney
Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne
Press: Rembrandt
Process: Multicolour photogravure
Cylinders: Listed in printing order
- Olive Grey Tint – Chestnut – Agate Tint – Black (20c)
- Venetian Red Tint – Bistre Brown Tint – Carmine Red Tint – Black (30c)
- Light Brown Tint – Orange Brown – Violet Tint – Black (40c)
- Lavender Tint – Orange Brown – Bright Blue Black (60c)
Paper: Shoalhaven KP6T paper unwatermarked coated stamp paper incorporating helecon
Watermark: None
Perf: 14.75 x 14 (comb)
Sheet:
Quantity:
- 41,770,000 (20c)
- 32,090,000 (30c)
- 33,832,500 (40c)
- 10,140,000 (60c)