Details Series: 1968 State Floral Emblems Subject: Cooktown Orchid Designer: Ralph & Paul Warner Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Multicolour photogravure Cylinders: Pink – Blue – Magenta – Green (printing order) Paper: Unwatermarked coated paper incorporating Derby Luminescence Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in…
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Australia Philately: 1968 State Floral Emblems – 20c Sturt’s Desert Pea
Details Series: 1968 State Floral Emblems Subject: Sturt’s Desert Pea Designer: Dorothy Thornhill Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) divided by horizontal gutter. Quantity: Sheet Numbers
View More Australia Philately: 1968 State Floral Emblems – 20c Sturt’s Desert PeaAustralia Philately: 1968 State Floral Emblems – 15c Tasmanian Blue Gum
Details Series: 1968 State Floral Emblems Subject: Tasmanian Blue Gum Designer: Dorothy Thornhill Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Plates: Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) divided by horizontal gutter. Quantity: Sheet Numbers (Red) Sheet Numbers (Black)
View More Australia Philately: 1968 State Floral Emblems – 15c Tasmanian Blue GumAustralia Philately: 1968 State Floral Emblems – 13c Pink Heath
The first floral emblem to be formally gazetted was that of the State of Victoria. The Victoria Government Gazette of 12th November, 1958, proclaimed the adoption of “the Pink Form of the Common Heath, Epacris impressa Labill., as the Floral Emblem of the State of Victoria.” This plant was first…
View More Australia Philately: 1968 State Floral Emblems – 13c Pink HeathAustralia Philately: 1968 State Floral Emblems – 6c Kangaroo Paw
Mangle’s Kangaroo Paw (Anigosanthos Mangesii D. Don) was proclaimed as the State flower of Western Australia in the Government Gazette of W.A. dated 18th November, 1960. This plant was first collected in the early years of the Swan River Colony, and was described by D. Don in 1836. It is…
View More Australia Philately: 1968 State Floral Emblems – 6c Kangaroo PawAustralia Philately: 1968 State Floral Emblems
The six new definitive stamps of the “Floral Emblems” series was issued on 10th July, 1968, as mentioned in the June bulletin. All were printed on unwatermarked coated paper incorporating Derby Luminescence, and four printing cylinders were used for each stamp. Colours listed in order of printing, are: 6c Kanagaroo…
View More Australia Philately: 1968 State Floral EmblemsAustralia Philately: 1968 Weather Watch – 5c Weather Watch
Details Series: 1968 Weather Watch Subject: Weather Watch Designer: John Mason, Melbourne Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Yellow – Light Blue – Dark Blue – Orange Paper: Unwatermarked paper incorporating Derby luminescence Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x…
View More Australia Philately: 1968 Weather Watch – 5c Weather WatchAustralia Philately: 1968 World Telecomunications
The 25c Intelsat stamp is shown in the photograph. The colours are: blue-green, grey, blue, black. The colours quoted are in the order of printing. The 25c photo shows a marked panel behind the “INTELSAT II”, where the blue-green has been drawn in a wide area overprinted by blue in…
View More Australia Philately: 1968 World TelecomunicationsAustralia Philately: 1968 Weather Watch
Details Date of Issue: 20 March 1968 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: John Mason, Melbourne Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: In printing order Yellow – Light Blue – Dark Blue – Orange (5c) Dark Blue – Black – White – Orange (20c)* Paper: Unwatermarked paper incorporating Derby…
View More Australia Philately: 1968 Weather WatchAustralia Philately: 1968 Weather Watch – 20c Weather Watch
Details Series: 1968 Weather Watch Subject: Weather Watch Designer: John Mason, Melbourne Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Dark Blue (I) – Black – White – Orange (printing order) Dark Blue (II) – Black – White – Orange (printing order) Paper: Unwatermarked paper incorporating Derby luminescence Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5…
View More Australia Philately: 1968 Weather Watch – 20c Weather Watch