Australia Philately: 1978 Australian Birds (I)

Details
  • Date of Issue: 3 July 1978
  • Withdrawn Date: Philatelic Sales Centres
    • 17 September 1980 (20c)
  • Invalidated: 
  • Designer: Kay Breeden Williams
  • Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne
  • Process: Photogravure
  • Cylinders: (see individual stamps)
  • Paper:
    • Burnie KP6T cream paper – chalk coated with Helecon (20c)
    • KP6T paper – chalk coated with Helecon (55c)
  • Watermark: None
  • Perf: Comb
    • 14.75 x 14 (20c)
    • 13.25 x 13.5 (55c)
  • Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R10 x 5) divided by vertical gutter.
  • Quantity:
    • 507,385,000 (20c)
    • 37,715,000 (55c)
Subjects
First Day Cover No.116 (Official)

REVESBY/NSW 2212

MELBOURNE 3000