The Digital Philatelist

  On 29 July 1981 His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, and the Lady Diana Spencer will be married in London’s St Paul’s Cathedral. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, will officiate at the wedding, which Australia Post will commemorate with the issue of two stamps. The stamps…

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View More Australia Philately: Australian Stamp Bulletin No.155 – July-August 1981

3000 – LA TROBE STREET

View More Australia Philately: 1981 Australian Painting – First Day Covers No.156 (VIC)

  Australia Post will issue a further stamp in the current “Australian Painting” Definitive Series on 17 June 1981. The stamp will have a $2.00 value and will feature the Frederick McCubbin Painting “On the Wallaby Track”. This new stamp replaces the current high value definitive $2.00 stamp featuring Hans…

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View More Australia Philately: Australian Stamp Bulletin No.154 – May-June 1981

3000 – LA TROBE STREET 3020 – SUNSHINE

View More Australia Philately: 1981 Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II – First Day Covers No.154 (VIC)

  On 21 April 1981 Australia Post a new commemorative stamp will be issued to mark the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The stamp depicts the Queen’s personal standard for Australia, which is flown from Government House, Canberra, and the State Government Houses when Her Majesty is in…

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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  Details Date of Issue: 6 April 1981 Withdrawn Date: 17 April 1981 (FDC) 30 October 1981 (stamp) Designer: Paul Clark, Melbourne Printer: Note Issue Department,…

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

3020 – SUNSHINE

View More Australia Philately: 1981 100th Running of the Stawell Easter Gift – First Day of Issue (VIC)

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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