Australia Philately: 1971 Aboriginal Art – 30c Cave Painting

Details Series: 1971 Aboriginal Art Subject: Cave Painting Designer: John Mason Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Blue – Orange – Green – Indian Red (printing order) Paper:Wiggins Teape unwatermarked paper coated paper incorporating Derby luminescence Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of…

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Australia Philately: 1971 Aboriginal Art – 25c Body Decoration

Details Series: 1971 Aboriginal Art Subject: Body Decoration Designer: John Mason Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Blue-Grey – Indian Red – Sepia – Black (printing order) Paper:Wiggins Teape unwatermarked paper coated paper incorporating Derby luminescence Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of…

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Australia Philately: 1971 Aboriginal Art – 20c Bark Painting

Details Series: 1971 Aboriginal Art Subject: Bark Painting Designer: John Mason Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Blue – Orange – Brown – Sepia (printing order) Paper:Wiggins Teape unwatermarked paper coated paper incorporating Derby luminescence Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50…

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Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) – 6c Hawksbill Turtle

Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) Subject: Hawksbill Turtle Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Brown) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Orange) 1A (Green) 1A (Black) 1B (Brown) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Orange)…

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Australia Philately: 1971 Twelfth Pacific Science Congress

A temporary post office was provided at Canberra for the Twelfth Pacific Science Congress (18th-27th August, 1971). The Pacific Science Association’s emblem, shown on the postmarker, is an ancient Tahitian twin-hulled voyaging canoe. A deck connects the two hulls, with a thatched house on it. Drawn by Bishop Musuem artist-historian…

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Australia Philately: 1971 R.S.P.C.A. and Animal Series – 6c R.S.P.C.A. Centenary

Details Series: 1971 R.S.P.C.A. and Animal Series Subject: R.S.P.C.A. Centenary Designer: Robert Ingpen, Melbourne Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Orange – Maroon – Brown – Black (printing order) Paper: Wiggins Teape unwatermarked coated paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.75 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50…

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