The vast majority of football fans in Australia follow one of four codes: Australian Rules, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Soccer. Australian Rules, now becoming a national sport, has always been the main winter sport of southern states. It evolved in Victoria in the 1850s, borrrowing liberally from other football codes, especially Gaelic football. Soccer, Rugby Union and Rugby League are most popular in New South Wales and Queensland.
Details
- Series: 1989 Sports Series I
- Subject: Football
- Illustrator: Geoff Cook, Melbourne
- Typography: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio
- Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne (Moorabbin)
- Press:
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Chestnut
- Paper: Harrison unwatermarked white paper incorporating helecon
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.4 x 14 (comb)
- Sheet:
- Printed in 6 sheets of 100 stamps (A B /C D/ E F)
- Distributed in single sheets of R10 x 10 (100)
- Quantity:
Reprint (1 koala)
- Reprint Date: April 1991
- Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne (Moorabbin)
- Press:
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Chestnut
- Paper: Harrison unwatermarked white paper incorporating helecon
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.4 x 14 (comb)
- Sheet:
- Printed in 6 sheets of 100 stamps (A B /C D/ E F)
- Distributed in single sheets of R10 x 10 (100)
- Quantity:
Reprint (2 koala)
- Reprint Date: January 1995
- Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne (Moorabbin)
- Press:
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Chestnut
- Paper: CPL unwatermarked white paper incorporating helecon
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.4 x 14 (comb)
- Sheet:
- Printed in 6 sheets of 100 stamps (A B /C D/ E F)
- Distributed in single sheets of R10 x 10 (100)
- Quantity:
Reprint (3 koala)
- Reprint Date: c.September 1996
- Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne (Moorabbin)
- Press:
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Chestnut
- Paper: CPL unwatermarked white paper incorporating helecon
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.4 x 14 (comb)
- Sheet:
- Printed in 6 sheets of 100 stamps (A B /C D/ E F)
- Distributed in single sheets of R10 x 10 (100)
- Quantity:
Reprint (4 koala)
- Reprint Date: c.December 1998
- Printer: SNP Cambec
- Press:
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Chestnut
- Paper: Harrison unwatermarked white paper incorporating helecon
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.4 x 14 (comb)
- Sheet:
- Printed in 6 sheets of 100 stamps (A B /C D/ E F)
- Distributed in single sheets of R10 x 10 (100)
- Quantity: