Australia Philately: 1982 Birth Centenary of Percy Grainger

On 7 July 1982 Australia Post will issue a pre-stamped enveloped to commemorate the birth centenary of Pergy Grainger.  Details Date of Issue: 7 July 1982 Withdrawn Date: 31 January 1983 Invalidated: Designer: Australia Post Graphic Design Section Printer: Mercury-Walch, Division of Davies Brothers Limited, Hobart, Tasmania Press: Six colour Roland Ultra Process: Offset Multi-colour…

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Australia Philately: 1982 150 Years of Secondary Education in Australia

A new pre-stamped envelope will be issued by Australia Post on 10 February 1982. The envelope will commemorate 150 Years of Secondary Education in Australia. In Australia’s early colonial period, secondary education was aimed at providing schooling for the children of the self-styled gentry of Botany Bay. Small independent academies…

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Australia Philately: 1982 Centenary of the Birth of Peter Dawson

World acclaimed Australian baritone, Peter Dawson (1882-1961), will be the subject of a new pre-stamped envelope to be issued by Australia Post on 27 January 1982. The envelope commemorates the centenary of Dawson’s birth. Peter Dawson has been described as Australia’s most famous baritone. He was born and educated in…

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