Details Date of Issue: 13 November 1974 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: Reserve Bank of Australia artists Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Offset lithography and Recess Cylinders: Paper: KP5D paper – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 15 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes…
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Australia Philately: 1974 Marine Life & Gem Stones (New Values)
Details Date of Issue: 16 October 1974 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: John Mason Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Multicolour photogravure Cylinders: Paper: KP5D paper – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14.75 x 14 (comb) Sheet: Quantity: 35,704,000 (9c) 578,904,000 (10c) Subjects 9c on 8c Opal 10c Star…
View More Australia Philately: 1974 Marine Life & Gem Stones (New Values)Australia Philately: 1974 150th Anniversary of First Independent Newspaper in Australia
Details Date of Issue: 9 October 1974 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: Ian Dalton Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Offset lithography Cylinders: Paper: KP5D paper – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 15 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R10 x 5) divided by…
View More Australia Philately: 1974 150th Anniversary of First Independent Newspaper in AustraliaAustralia Philately: 1974 Centenary of the Universal Postal Union
Details Date of Issue: 9 October 1974 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: John Copeland Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Paper: KP6T paper – chalk coated with Helecon (7c) KP5D paper – chalk coated with Helecon (30c) Watermark: None Perf: Comb 15 x 14 (7c) 13.25 x 13.5 (30c)…
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Details Date of Issue: 24 July 1974 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: Arthur Leydin & Des O’Brien Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Offset lithography and Recess Cylinders: Paper: KP5D paper – chalk coated with Derby luminescence Watermark: None Perf: Comb 14 x 14.75 (Rugby, Lawn Bowls) 14.75 x…
View More Australia Philately: 1974 SportsAustralia Philately: 3000 – Melbourne Philatelic Sales Centre
The Melbourne Philatelic Sales Centre, Elizabeth Street, was opened on 10 June 1974. Philatelic sales centres allowed collectors to purchase philatelic items over the counter rather than by mail. As well as Australian items, the sales centres sold items for Australian Antarctic Territory, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, Fiji,…
View More Australia Philately: 3000 – Melbourne Philatelic Sales CentreAustralia Philately: 1974 150th Anniversary of Charter of Justice
Details Date of Issue: 15 May 1974 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: Tom Thompson Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Multicolour photogravure Cylinders: Paper: KP5D paper – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 14.75 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R10 x 5) divided by…
View More Australia Philately: 1974 150th Anniversary of Charter of JusticeAustralia Philately: 1974 Australian Paintings – $2 Hans Heysen 1877-1966
Details Series: 1974 Australian Paintings Subject: Hans Heysen 1877-1966 Designer: Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Multi-colour photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Harrison – chalk coated Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 25 stamps (R5 x 5) divided by vertical gutter. Quantity: 66,043,750 Sheet Numbers…
View More Australia Philately: 1974 Australian Paintings – $2 Hans Heysen 1877-1966Australia Philately: 1974 Australian Paintings
Reproductions of three notable paintings will be shown on a set of long term definitive stamps of $1, $2 and $4 values to be issued on 24th April, 1974. Two of the stamps, the $1 Sergeant of Light Horse and the $4 Shearing of the Rams are illustrated above; the…
View More Australia Philately: 1974 Australian PaintingsAustralia Philately: 1974 Animals
Details Date of Issue: 13 February 1974 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: Richard Bates Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Multicolour photogravure Cylinders: Paper: KP5D paper – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: comb 14.25 x 14.74 (20c, 30c) 13.5 x 13.25 (25c, 75c) Sheet: Printed in two panes…
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