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Australia Philately: 1997 Hamilton Hume
Details Date of Issue: 19 June 1997 Withdrawn Date: 17 July 1997 (FDI postmark) 31 October 1997 (mint) Invalidated: Designer: Spatchurst Design Associates Printer: Mercury-Walch Pty Ltd, Hobart, Tasmania Press: Process: Offset lithograhy Colours: Paper: Sheet: Quantity: First Day of Issue Australia Post Publications 1997 Australian Stamp Bulletin No.240 (June-July)
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Australia Philately: 1996 Tercentenary de Flamingh’s Voyage
A se-tenant pair of stamps will be issued on 1 November to commemorate the 300th anniversary (tercentenary) of the voyage of Willem de Vlamingh to explore the coast of Australia and his landing on Christmas Island. The stamps feature a painting titled Portrait of a Dutch Navigator by artist Jan…
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Australia Philately: 1993 200th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Bellona
Australia’s first free white settlers arrived at Sydney Cove on the small transport ship Bellona on 16 January 1793. A pre-stamped envelope will be issued by Australia Post on 14 January 1993 commemorating the 200th anniversary of the arrival. The settlers included farmers, Edward Powell, Thomas Rose and Joseph Webb;…
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Australia Philately: 1992 350th Anniversary of Tasman’s Landing in Tasmania
Australia Post will issue a pre-stamped envelope on 24 November 1992. The envelope marks the 350th Anniversary of Abel Tasman’s Landing in Tasmania. On 24 November 1642 the Dutch navigator, Abel Janszoon Tasman sighted land on the west coast of what is now Tasmania. Tasman, commanding two ships, Heemskerck and…
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Australia is the world’s leading squash nation in terms of the calibre of its world champions and the number of participants at club and social level. A fast and exhilarating game, squash is played on a four-walled court, usually between two players, using ultra-light strung racquets and a small, hollow,…
View More Australia Philately: 1991 Sport Series III – 80c SquashAustralia Philately: 1991 Sport Series III – 75c Netball
Netball is Australia’s most popular women’s sport. Originally known as women’s basketball, it was renamed in 1970 when the All Australian Netball Association was formed. Played indoors or outdoors, on hard or grass surfaces, netball differs from basketball in several ways, including a prohibition on dribbling and running with the…
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