Details Date of Issue: 19 August 1964 Reprint: 2 June 1965 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: Betty Temple-Watts Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Olive-brown – Yellow – Black – Bluish Green Paper: 1st printing – Harrison chalk-surfaced paper 2nd printing – Wiggins Teape coated with helecon content Watermark: None Perf: 13…
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Australia Philately: Mornington (3931)
A new Mornington post office was opened in 1964. 1971 1972 1973 1974
View More Australia Philately: Mornington (3931)Australia Philately: Sydney South (2000)
The Sydney South post office was established in c.1964-5. 1967 Sydney South became a first day of issue postmarker officer on 18 October 1967. A first day of issue postmarker was introduced the same day – the first day of issue of the 1967 5c Christmas stamp. 1969 1970 1973…
View More Australia Philately: Sydney South (2000)Australia Philately: Carlton South (3053)
A new Carlton South post office was opened at 113-119 Lygon Street in 1964. It replaced the older post office that was located on the opposite side of the street. 1970 1974 1975 1976
View More Australia Philately: Carlton South (3053)Australia Philately: Dandenong (3175)
The original Dandenong post office was opened on 1 July 1848. A building opened on Lonsdale Street in mid-1962 at a cost of £173,000. The building was constructed of concrete and steel, with aluminium windows fitted with vertical aluminium shutters. A rock garden was planted outside to compliment the row…
View More Australia Philately: Dandenong (3175)Australia Philately: Potts Point (2011)
A new Potts Point post office was opened in 1962 on the corner of Greenknowe Ave and Macleay St. The new office had telephone exchange located at the rear. 1975 1976 1978 Potts Point became a Limited Philatelic Sales Centre in 1978.
View More Australia Philately: Potts Point (2011)Australia Philately: Chadstone Centre (3148)
Chadstone Centre Post Office opened on 3 October 1960. It was located on Junior Mall opposite Myer. 1972 Chadstone Centre became a first day of issue postmarker office on 18 April 1972, the date of issue of the 50th Anniversary of the Country Women’s Association postage stamp. 1973 1974 1975…
View More Australia Philately: Chadstone Centre (3148)Australia Philately: 3130 – Blackburn
Blackburn post office was officially opened at 3 p.m. on 12 September, 1960, by J.D. Jess esq. M.P. A temporary structure was used during the construction of the new post office. 1971 References Victoria Collections
View More Australia Philately: 3130 – BlackburnAustralia Philately: Darwin (5790)
The Darwin post office on Smith and Knuckey Street was constructed by A L M Maddalozzo Ltd at a cost of £205,000. The original post office was destroyed during the Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. Work commenced on the new, three-storey, air-conditioned building in 1959. It was completed…
View More Australia Philately: Darwin (5790)Australia Philately: Stamps and Postal Products (1960-1969)
Post Office Products First Day Covers (1966-1970) Souvenir Pack (1966-1969) 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1964 Bird Definitive Series (New Value – 6d) 1964 Christmas 1965 1965 Bird Definitive Series (New Values) 1965 International Telecommunication Union 1865 1965 Sir Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) 1965 Centenary of Birth of Sir John…
View More Australia Philately: Stamps and Postal Products (1960-1969)