Special decorative covers are now provided with the issue of each new stamp. Some are designed by the same artist who prepared the stamp design and bear a facsimile of his signature. Some also feature alternative but unadopted stamp designs. The price of the official first day cover, without stamps, is 8c. Prepared covers with stamps postmarked on the first day of issue are available too but only for the first week of the stamp issue while stocks last. These are sold for the face value of the stamp(s) affixed plus 8c for the cover.
1970
- No.1 – EXPO 70
- No.2 – Royal Visit 1970
- No.3 – XI International Grassland Congress
- No.4 – Captain Cook Bicentenary (Large Envelope)
- No.5 – Captain Cook Bicentenary (Small Envelope)
- No.6 – Floral Emblem Coil Stamps
- No.7 – Australian National Development
- No.8 – 6 cent Floral Emblem
- No.9 – 6 cent Queen Elizabeth II
- No.10 – Sixteenth Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
- No.11 – Sixteenth Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
- No.12 – XVIII International Dairy Congress
- No.13 – XVIII International Dairy Congress
- No.14 – Christmas 1970
- No.15 – 25th Anniversary of United Nations
- No.16 – 50th Anniversary of QANTAS
- No.17 – Famous Australians
1971
- No.18 – Australia Asia Series
- No.19 – Centenary Australian Natives’ Association
- No.20 – Centenary Australian Natives’ Association
- No.21 – Sydney Stock Exchange Centenary
- No.22 – Sydney Stock Exchange Centenary
- No.23 – 50th Anniversary of Rotary in Australia
- No.24 – 50th Anniversary of Rotary in Australia
- No.25 – Royal Australian Air Force 1921-1971
- No.26 – Royal Australian Air Force 1921-1971
- No.27 – R.S.P.C.A. and Animal Series
- No.28 – Centenary of R.S.P.C.A.
- No.29 – Aboriginal Art
- No.30 – Aboriginal Art
- No.31 – New Postal Rates
- No.32 – Christmas 1971
1972
- No.33 – Prime Ministers 1913-1929
- No.34 – 50th Anniversary of the Country Women’s Association of Australia
- No.35 – 50th Anniversary of the Country Women’s Association of Australia
- No.36 – Primary Industry Series
- No.37 – Rehabilitation Series
- No.38 – Centenary of the Overland Telegraph
- No.39 – Centenary of the Overland Telegraph
- No.40 – Olympic Games Munich
- No.41 – 10th International Accountancy Congress
- No.42 – 10th International Accountancy Congress
- No.43 – Pioneer Life
- No.44 – Christmas 1972
1973
- No.45 – Metric Conversion
- No.46 – 25th Anniversary of the World Health Organisation
- No.47 – 25th Anniversary of the World Health Organisation
- No.48 – Famous Australians
- No.49 – National Development 2nd Series
- No.50 – Australian Marine Life
- No.51 – Australian Gemstones
- No.52 – Legacy 50th Anniversary
1974
- No.59 – Animal Series
- No.69 – Education Series
- No.70 – New Postal Rates
1975
- No.71 – Australian Enviromental Dangers
- No.72 – International Women’s Year 1972
- No.73 – International Women’s Year 1972
- No.74 – Prime Ministers
- No.75 – Australian Scientific Developments
- No.76 – Australian Postal Commission/Australian Telecommunications Commission
- No.77 – Famous Women
- No.78 – Wildflowers
- No.79 – Independence Papua New Guinea
- No.80 – Christmas 1975
1976
- No.81 – 75th Anniversary of Nationhood
- No.82 – 75th Anniversary of Nationhood
- No.83 – 100 Years First Telephone Transmission
- No.84 – 100 Years First Telephone Transmission
- No.85 – Australian Explorers
- No.86 – Australian Explorers
- No.87 – 50th Anniversary of CSIRO
- No.88 – 50th Anniversary of CSIRO
- No.89 – Olympics
- No.90 – Australian Scenes
- No.91 – Australian Scenes
- No.92 – National Stamp Week
- No.93 – National Stamp Week
- No.94 – National Stamp Week
- No.95 – Christmas 76
- No.96 – Famous Australians
1977
- No.97 – Performing Arts
- No.98 – Silver Jubilee
- No.99 – Centenary of Test Cricket Australia/England 1877-1977
- No.100 – 50th Anniversary Opening of Parliament House Canberra 1927-1977
- No.101 – 50th Anniversary Opening of Parliament House Canberra 1927-1977
- No.102 – 50th Anniversary ACTU
- No.103 – 50th Anniversary of ACTU
- No.104 – Australian Painting Series
- No.105 – Christmas 77
1978
- No.106 – Australia Day 1978
- No.107 – Australia Day 1978
- No.108 – Famous Australian Aviators
- No.109 – 50th Anniversary of First Trans-Pacific Flight