Details
- Date of Issue: 6 August 1987
- Withdrawn Date:
- 19 August 1987 (First Day Cover)
- 30 December 1988 (Stamps & Stamp Pack)*
- Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio
- Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours:
- Paper: Harrison’s stamp paper
- Perf: 13.25
- Sheet: 50 stamps (R5 x 5) printed in two panes, separated by horizontal gutter.
- Quantity:
The set was originally designed with the postal rate of 36c. On 1 July 1987, the ordinary postal rate increased to 37c per stamp.
The original withdrawn date for the stamps was 26 February 1988. However, in October 1987, Australia Post extended the date to 30 December 1988.
Subjects
Gutter Strip
First Day Covers
The first day cover was priced at $2.05. There was no First Day of Issue national postmark for this issue.
MELBOURNE/VIC 3000
Stamp Pack
The stamp pack was priced at $2.20.
Stamp Bulletin
Australia Stamp Bulletin No.190 (July 1987)
