Australia Post will issue a pre-stamped envelope on 24 November 1992. The envelope marks the 350th Anniversary of Abel Tasman’s Landing in Tasmania. On 24 November 1642 the Dutch navigator, Abel Janszoon Tasman sighted land on the west coast of what is now Tasmania. Tasman, commanding two ships, Heemskerck and…
View More Australia Philately: 1992 350th Anniversary of Tasman’s Landing in TasmaniaAustralia is the world’s leading squash nation in terms of the calibre of its world champions and the number of participants at club and social level. A fast and exhilarating game, squash is played on a four-walled court, usually between two players, using ultra-light strung racquets and a small, hollow,…
View More Australia Philately: 1991 Sport Series III – 80c SquashNetball is Australia’s most popular women’s sport. Originally known as women’s basketball, it was renamed in 1970 when the All Australian Netball Association was formed. Played indoors or outdoors, on hard or grass surfaces, netball differs from basketball in several ways, including a prohibition on dribbling and running with the…
View More Australia Philately: 1991 Sport Series III – 75c NetballFour new stamps, showing popular sports in Australia, will be issued by Australia Post on 22 August 1991. They replace four of the higher denominations in the Living Together definitive series. Earlier Sports series concentrated on family-oriented and ‘fun’ sports. The third series is devoted to competitive sports. The designs…
View More Australia Philately: 1991 Sport Series IIIDetails Series: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values) Subject: Skateboarding Typography: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: Pemara Labels, Notting Hill Press: Kopak rotary machine Process: Rotary Letterpress Colours: Yellow – Pink – Magenta – Black – Cyan (printing order) Paper: Jac-PS Stamp Paper 170 gsm semi-gloss white laminated…
View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values) – 43c Skateboarding (Peel and Stick)Details Series: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values) Subject: Skateboarding Typography: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Moorabbin Process: Photolithography Colours: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Pink Paper: CPL unwatermarked white paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 14.4 (imperforate at top and bottom) Sheet: Printed in…
View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values) – 43c Skateboarding (Stamp Booklet)Postal rates in Australia will rise on 3 September 1990, requiring new definitive stamps to be issued. Two new values in the Sport Series II set will be released on 27 August 1990 in anticipation of the rise. The issue will complete Sport Series II which began with the 41c…
View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II (New Values)Rock climbing was once considered as a contributing skill to mountaineering. It began gaining popularity in its own right during the late 1940s and 50s. Australia is well-endowed with rock-faces, crags and outcrops for enthusiastic climbers to pursue their sport. Popular Australian rock-climbing sites are the Glasshouse mountains in Queensland,…
View More Australia Philately: 1990 Sport Series II – 65c Rock-climbing