Australia Philately: 1979 125th Anniversary of Railways in Australia

  A pre-stamped envelope. commemorating the 125th anniversary of railways in Australia will be released on 12 September 1979. The year 1854 marked the beginning of railways in Australia. The Melbourne and Hobson’s Bay Railway Company built and operated the first railway line from Flinders Street to Sandridge (now Port…

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Australia Philately: 1976 Australian Explorers – 18c John Forrest

Details Series: 1976 Australian Explorers Subject: John Forrest Designer: Brian Dunlop, Sydney Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Press: Chambon Process: Photogravure Colours: Grey Green Tint – Sage Green Tint – Grey Olive Tint – Ochre – Grey Black (printing order) Paper: Shoalhaven KP5D unwatermarked coated stamp paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None…

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Australia Philately: 1979 150th Anniversary of Western Australia

Western Australia is Australia’s largest state. It covers an area over 2.5 million square kilometres and has a 7,000 kilometre coastline. This year Western Australia is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its foundation and a 20c stamp will be issued on 6 June 1979 to commemmorate the ses-quincentenary. The stamp…

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