Australia Philately: 1981 50th Anniversary of the Founding of APEX

Australia Post will issue a commemorative stamp on 6 April 1981 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of Apex, an Australian young men’s service club.  Details Date of Issue: 6 April 1981 Withdrawn Date: 17 April 1981 (FDC) 30 October 1981 (stamp) Designer: Paul Clark, Melbourne Printer: Note Issue Department,…

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Australia Philately: 1981 100th Running of the Stawell Easter Gift

A pre-stamped envelope commemorating the 100th Running of the Stawell Easter Gift will be issued on 6 April 1981. Stawell, situated 241 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, is the home of one of Australia’s greatest sporting events, the Stawell Easter Gift foot-race. The pioneer settlers of Stawell regularly organised sports…

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