Author: thedigitalphilatelist

Four new stamps, showing popular sports in Australia, will be issued by Australia Post on 22 August 1991. They replace four of the higher denominations in the Living Together definitive series. Earlier Sports series concentrated on family-oriented and ‘fun’ sports. The third series is devoted to competitive sports. The designs…

View More Australia Philately: 1991 Sport Series III

View More Australia Philately: 1991 Australian Stamp Bulletin No.211 (August-September)

Details Series: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values) Subject: Skateboarding Typography: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: Pemara Labels, Notting Hill Press: Kopak rotary machine Process: Rotary Letterpress Colours: Yellow – Pink – Magenta – Black – Cyan (printing order) Paper: Jac-PS Stamp Paper 170 gsm semi-gloss white laminated…

View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values) – 43c Skateboarding (Peel and Stick)

Details Series: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values) Subject: Skateboarding Typography: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Moorabbin Process: Photolithography Colours: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Pink Paper: CPL unwatermarked white paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 14.4 (imperforate at top and bottom) Sheet: Printed in…

View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values) – 43c Skateboarding (Stamp Booklet)

Postal rates in Australia will rise on 3 September 1990, requiring new definitive stamps to be issued. Two new values in the Sport Series II set will be released on 27 August 1990 in anticipation of the rise. The issue will complete Sport Series II which began with the 41c…

View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values)

Rock climbing was once considered as a contributing skill to mountaineering. It began gaining popularity in its own right during the late 1940s and 50s. Australia is well-endowed with rock-faces, crags and outcrops for enthusiastic climbers to pursue their sport. Popular Australian rock-climbing sites are the Glasshouse mountains in Queensland,…

View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II – 65c Rock-climbing

Sailboard riding is a recently developed water sport, combining basic principles of sailboarding and surfing. The sport originated in California in the late 1960s. Paradoxically, sailboarding was not taken up immediately in surf-loving countries. It became the “in” sport of the sheltered lakes of Europe, and from there the sport…

View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II – 10c Sailboarding

Australians consider themselves a sporting nation. Certainly, Australians have an enviable record of participation and success in international sporting competition. Our current definitive stamp series features Australians’ sporting involvement. Stamp illustrations capture Australians participating in sports at grass-roots level – for sheer enjoyment rather than for international accolades. Five Sports…

View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II

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View More Australia Philately: Australia Post Publications (1990-1999)

Post Office Products Australia Post Publications First Day Covers Pre-Stamped Envelopes 1990 1990 Sport Series II 1990 Sport Series II (New Values) 1991 1991 Sport Series III 1991 Exploration Albany WA 1992 1992 350th Anniversary of Tasman’s Landing in Tasmania 1993 1993 200th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Bellona…

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