Category: Australia

On 23 August 1989 Australia Post will issue a new deifinitive stamp to accommodate the postal rate rise occuring on 1 September. The new 41c stamp belongs to the second series of Sports stamps and features the subject of “Cycling”. Further stamps in the second series of Sports stamps are…

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Details Series: 1989 Stage and Screen Subject: Screen: The Silents Designer: Sue Passmore, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne Press:  Process: Photolithography Colours: Peach – Black – Cyan – Magenta –Yellow – Brown Paper: CPL Perf: 14.6 x 14.4 (comb) Sheet: 100 stamps in two panes of 50 (R5 x 10) separated by vertical gutter. Quantity: Gutter Strip

View More Australia Philately: 1989 Stage and Screen – $1.10 Screen: The Silents

Details Series: 1989 Stage and Screen Subject: Stage: The 90s Designer: Sue Passmore, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne Press:  Process: Photolithography Colours: Gold – Black – Cyan – Magenta –Yellow – Reddish-Violet Paper: CPL Perf: 14.6 x 14.4 (comb) Sheet: 100 stamps in two panes of 50 (R5 x 10) separated by vertical gutter. Quantity: Gutter…

View More Australia Philately: 1989 Stage and Screen – $1.00 Stage: The 90s

Details Series: 1989 Stage and Screen Subject: Screen: The Talkies Designer: Sue Passmore, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne Press:  Process: Photolithography Colours: Grey – Black – Cyan – Magenta – Yellow – Reddish-Violet Paper: CPL Perf: 14.6 x 14.4 (comb) Sheet: 100 stamps in two panes of 50 (R5 x 10) separated by vertical gutter. Quantity:…

View More Australia Philately: 1989 Stage and Screen – 85c Screen: The Talkies

Details Series: 1989 Stage and Screen Subject: Stage: The 20s Designer: Sue Passmore, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne Press:  Process: Photolithography Colours: Reddish-Violet – Black – Cyan – Magenta – Yellow – Violet Paper: CPL Perf: 14.6 x 14.4 (comb) Sheet: 100 stamps in two panes of 50 (R5 x 10) separated by vertical…

View More Australia Philately: 1989 Stage and Screen – 39c Stage: The 20s

On 12 July 1989 Australia Post will raise the curtain on a new set of stamps, paying tribute to the entertainment industry. The four stamps honour eight great names from Australian Stage and Screen.  Australia’s first stage production was the Recruiting Officer, a play by George Farquhar, performed by a…

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View More Australia Philately: 1989 Australian Stamp Bulletin No.200 (June-July)

The final stamp shows an explorer in the desert searching the horizon. The design is based on a water-colour painted by the explorer Edward Charles Frome during his 1843 expedition.  Details Series: 1989 The Pastoral Era Subject: Explorers Designer: David Lancashire, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne (Moorabbin) Press: Process: Photolithography Colours: Magenta –…

View More Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – 39c Explorers

Shepherds, usually assigned convicts, were a vital elements in the infant Australian pastoral industry. They protected flocks from bad weather, bushrangers and Aboriginal hunters. The design is based on one of Joseph Lycett’s Views of Australia published in 1824. Details Series: 1989 The Pastoral Era Subject: Shepherds Designer: David Lancashire, Melbourne…

View More Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – 39c Shepherds

Squatters were pastoralists who illegally seized vast tracks of unclaimed land to run their sheep and cattle. By the late 1830s and early 1840s growing prosperity enabled many to build substantial homesteads. Details Series: 1989 The Pastoral Era Subject: Squatters Designer: David Lancashire, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne (Moorabbin) Press: Process: Photolithography…

View More Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era – 39c Squatters