Australia Philately: 1979 Wreck of ‘Batavia’ 350th Anniversary

  The 350th anniversary of the wreck of the Dutch merchant ship Batavia will be commemorated on the pre-stamped envelope being released on 5 June 1979. The stamp area, which carries a 20c denomination, features an artistic representation of the Batavia. The Batavia, commanded by Francisco Pelsaert left Holland in…

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Australia Philately: 1979 National Parks

  Details Date of Issue: 9 April 1979 Withdrawn Date: 9 April 1980 Invalidated:  Designer: Max Robinson Printer: Asher and Co., Melbourne Process: Offset lithography Cylinders: Paper: Burnie litho chromo cream paper with helecon Watermark: None Perf: 15.5 (comb) Sheet:  Quantity: 101,090,000 Subjects 20c Port Campbell National Park VIC 20c Uluru National…

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Australia Philately: 1979 Australian Steam Locomotives – 50c Pichi Richi, South Australia

Details Series: 1979 Australian Steam Locomotives Subject: Pichi Richi, South Australia Designer: Ray Honisett Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Multicolour photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Burnie KP6T cream paper – with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.75 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet:  Quantity: 7,455,000 Sheet Numbers

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Australia Philately: 1979 Australian Steam Locomotives – 35c Puffing Billy, Victoria

Details Series: 1979 Australian Steam Locomotives Subject: Puffing Billy, Victoria Designer: Ray Honisett Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Multicolour photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Burnie KP6T cream paper – with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.75 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet:  Quantity: 7,557,500 Sheet Numbers

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