Australia Philately: 1966 350th Anniversary of Dirk Hartog’s Landing

As announced earlier, the Hartog stamp will appear on 24th October, 1966, coincidental with the opening of a philatelic exhibition in Perth, W.A., commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Dutch seaman’s landing on the coast at Shark Bay. The designed is illustrated. Colours are : background blue; ship, rhumb lines…

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Australia Philately: 1966 75th Anniversary of the Royal Life Saving Society

The Royal Life Saving Society commemorative stamp to be issued on 6th July, 1966, is shown in the accompanying illustration. The background is light ultramarine, the wave pattern is a darker blue, “4c” is in white and the lettering and the swimmers are in black.   Although the waves appear grey…

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Australia Philately: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series – 15c Galah

Details Series: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series Subject: Galah 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: 13,012,100 Sheet  Numbers

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Australia Philately: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series – 6c Blue-Faced Honeyeater

Details Series: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series Subject: Blue-faced Honeyeater Designer: Betty Temple-Watts Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Colours:  Paper: Wiggins Teape off-white – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: R10 x 5 (50 stamps) Quantity: 11,221,400 Sheet Numbers

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Australia Philately: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series – 5c Yellow-Tailed Thornbill

Details Series: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series Subject: Yellow-Tailed Thornbill Designer: Betty Temple-Watts Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Colours: Brown – Yellow – Black – Emerald-Green Brown – Yellow – Black – Blue-Green (Reprint 1967) Paper: Wiggins Teape off-white – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb)…

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Australia Philately: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series

Details Date of Issue: 14 February 1966 Withdrawn Date: Designer: Betty Temple-Watts Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Plates: Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet:  Quantity: Subjects 1c Queen Elizabeth II 2c Queen Elizabeth II 3c Queen Elizabeth II 4c Queen Elizabeth II 5c Yellow-Tailed Thornbill 6c…

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