Category: Australia

  Details Date of Issue: 2 October 1970 Withdrawn Date: 30 April 1971 Invalidated:  Designer: George Hamori Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) divided…

View More Australia Philately: 1970 Sixteenth Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

  Date of Issue: 28 September 1970 Withdrawn Date: 30 November 1971 Invalidated:  Designer: Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x imperf Sheet:  Quantity:17,823,000 First Day Cover (Official) PENRITH/NSW 2750

View More Australia Philately: 1970 6c Floral Emblem

  Details Series: 1970 National Development (Series 1) Subject: Ord River Scheme Designer: Robert Ingpen Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Plates: Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R10 x 5) divided by vertical…

View More Australia Philately: 1970 National Development (Series 1) – 8c Ord River Scheme

Details Date of Issue: 31 August 1970 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated:  Designer:  Les Mason (7c) Robert Ingpen (8c, 9c) Brian Sadgrove (10c) Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Plates: Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R10…

View More Australia Philately: 1970 National Development (Series 1)

  Details Date of Issue: 27 April 1970 Withdrawn Date: 31 March 1971 Invalidated:  Designer: Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x imperf Sheet:  Quantity: 1,387,000 (4c) Subjects 4c Sturt’s Desert Rose 5c Golden Wattle First Day…

View More Australia Philately: 1970 Floral Emblem Coil Stamps

Details Series: 1970 Cook Bicentenary Designer: Robert Ingpen, Tom Keneally, Arthur Leydin and J R Smith Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps…

View More Australia Philately: 1970 Cook Bicentenary – 5c Strip of Five

Details Series: 1970 Cook Bicentenary Subject: Cook & HMS Endeavour Designer: Robert Ingpen, Tom Keneally, Arthur Leydin and J R Smith Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet:…

View More Australia Philately: 1970 Cook Bicentenary – 30c Cook & HMS Endeavour

Details Date of Issue: 20 April 1970 Withdrawn Date:  Invalidated:  Designer: Robert Ingpen, Tom Keneally, Arthur Leydin and J R Smith Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet:  Printed…

View More Australia Philately: 1970 Cook Bicentenary

Details Date of Issue: 13 April 1970 Withdrawn Date: 13 March 1971 Invalidated:  Designer: Robert Ingpen Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Plates: Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) divided by horizontal gutter. Quantity: 5,790,000 Sheet Numbers

View More Australia Philately: 1970 XI International Grassland Congress

Details Series: 1970 Royal Visit Subject: Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip Designer: Note Printing Branch artists Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Grey – Yellow Brown – Light Brown – Dark Brown Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet:…

View More Australia Philately: 1970 Royal Visit – 5c Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip