A series of six 18c commemorative stamps featuring Australian explorers was issued on the 9th June, 1976. The explorers depicted are John Oxley, Hume and Hovell, W. C. Gosse, P. E. Warburton, John Forrest and Ernest Giles. Each of the explorers is depicted against a background which shows a portion…
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Australia Philately: 1976 Australian Explorers – 18c Hume & Hovell
Details Series: 1976 Australian Explorers Subject: Hume & Hovell Designer: Brian Dunlop, Sydney Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Press: Chambon Process: Photogravure Colours: Dull Yellowish Green – Buff – Rose Red – Grey Black Tint – Black (printing order) Paper: Shoalhaven KP5D unwatermarked coated stamp paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25…
View More Australia Philately: 1976 Australian Explorers – 18c Hume & HovellAustralia Philately: 1976 Australian Explorers – 18c Ernest Giles
Details Series: 1976 Australian Explorers Subject: Ernest Giles Designer: Brian Dunlop, Sydney Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Press: Chambon Process: Photogravure Colours: Brown Ochre – Cobalt – Reddish Brown Tint – Black (printing order) Paper: Shoalhaven KP5D unwatermarked coated stamp paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed…
View More Australia Philately: 1976 Australian Explorers – 18c Ernest GilesAustralia Philately: Australia Post Philatelic Bulletin No.128 – June 1976
Australia Philately: 1976 Leisuretime Show ’76
A temporary post office was provided at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, between 29th May and 6th June, 1976, during the Leisuretime Show. A special postmarker was used at the temporary post office to cancel 1,287 articles, including six registered. Details Date: 29 May 1976 – 16 June 1976 Quantity: 1,287 articles…
View More Australia Philately: 1976 Leisuretime Show ’76Australia Philately: 1976 7th International Coal Preparation Conference
A pictorial postmarker was used to cancel 1,479 articles, including six registered, at the temporary post office provided at the Sydney Hilton Hotel between 24th and 28th May, 1976, for the Seventh International Coal Preparation Conference. Details Date: 24 May 1976 – 28 May 1976 Quantity: 1,479 articles 1,473 (ordinary) 6 (registered)
View More Australia Philately: 1976 7th International Coal Preparation ConferenceAustralia Philately: 1976 Toastmasters Downunder 1976 Conference
From 13th to 18th May, 1976, a special postmarker was used to cancel 921 articles, including seven registered, at a temporary post office provided at the Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, for the Toastmasters Downunder 1976 Conference. Details Date: 13 May 1976 – 18 May 1976 Quantity: 921 articles 914 (ordinary) 7 (registered)
View More Australia Philately: 1976 Toastmasters Downunder 1976 ConferenceAustralia Philately: 1976 47th A.N.Z.A.A.S. Congress
“Energy, Food and Environment” was the theme of the 47th Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, held at Hobart University between 10th and 14th May, 1976. A special postmarker was used to cancel 4,785 articles, including 22 registered, at a temporary office at…
View More Australia Philately: 1976 47th A.N.Z.A.A.S. CongressAustralia Philately: 1976 100 Years First Telephone Transmission
An 18c stamp to commemorate the centenary of the first telephone transmission is being issued on 10th March, 1976, for approximately two weeks sale at post offices and for up to twelve months sale at philatelic sales centres, providing stocks last. The stamp depicts an early telephone in use. The…
View More Australia Philately: 1976 100 Years First Telephone TransmissionAustralia Philately: 1976 100 Years First Telephone Transmission – First Day Covers No.83 & No.84 (NSW)
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View More Australia Philately: 1976 100 Years First Telephone Transmission – First Day Covers No.83 & No.84 (NSW)