Category: Australia

Details Series: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series Subject: Straw-Necked Ibis Designer: Betty Temple-Watts Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders:  Paper: Wiggins Teape off-white – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) separated by horizontal gutter. Quantity: 21,863,900 Sheet  Numbers

View More Australia Philately: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series – 30c Straw-Necked Ibis

Between 1966 and 1970, the Australian Post Office did not issue official first day covers. However in 1964, Philatelic Sales Sections made available general first day covers for the use of any new issue Australian postage stamps. The covers were available at 3d each in two sizes: 10.5cm x 5.6cm…

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The Glenelg post office was opened at 8.30am, 30 April 1912. Present at the opening were the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr R M Waddy), Mr H W Varley, and the Postmaster (Mr Hillman). Located at Moseley Square, the building at a cost of £3,000 pounds. It was described as an ‘ornament…

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Swan Hill post office, Victoria. This new building replaced an older building. Swan Hill became a first day of issue postmarker office on 11 February 1970. 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

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A new North Brighton Post Office was constructed between 1924-1925. It remains in operation today. 1981 North Brighton became a first day of issue postmarker office on 20 May 1981. 1982

View More Australia Philately: North Brighton (3186)

Philatelic Services Philatelic Sales Centre Philatelic Section Pictorial Postmarks Special Postmarks Temporary Post Offices A Adelaide Albany Alberton – 19 September 1979 Albion Park (FDI – 25 September 1978) Albury Alice Springs Altona (FDI 26 January 1979) Angaston Applecross Ararat Armidale – 11 February 1970 Ascot Vale Ashfield B Bairnsdale…

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Details Date of Issue: 20 October 1965 Withdrawn Date:  Invalidated:  Designer: John Mason Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Blue – Gold – Brown – Black Paper: Harrison chalk-surfaced white paper Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: R5 x 12 (60 stamps) Quantity: 222,360,120 Sheet Number

View More Australia Philately: 1965 Christmas

Details Date of Issue: 4 August 1965 Withdrawn Date:  Invalidated:  Designer: George Hamori Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Sepia – Yellow Brown – Purple – Black Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk-coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: R12 x 4 (48 stamps) Quantity: 37,324,320 Sheet Number

View More Australia Philately: 1965 50th Anniversary of the Death of Lawrence Hargrave

Details Date of Issue: 23 June 1965 Withdrawn Date:  Invalidated:  Designer: Owen Foulkes & Wes Walters Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Red – Black – Yellow – Tan Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk-coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: R5 x 12 (60 stamps) Quantity: 35,479,020 Sheet Number

View More Australia Philately: 1965 Centenary of Birth of Sir John Monash (1865-1931)

Details Date of Issue: 24 May 1965 Withdrawn Date:  Invalidated:  Designer: Karsh (P), P. E. Morriss Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Light Blue – Grey – Back Paper:  Harrison chalk-surfaced white paper (appx. 50%) Wiggins Teape – chalk-coated with Helecon (appx. 50%) Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: R4…

View More Australia Philately: 1965 Sir Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)