The Digital Philatelist

Details Series: 1976 Australian Explorers Subject: John Forrest Designer: Brian Dunlop, Sydney Printer: Note Issue Department, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Press: Chambon Process: Photogravure Colours: Grey Green Tint – Sage Green Tint – Grey Olive Tint – Ochre – Grey Black (printing order) Paper: Shoalhaven KP5D unwatermarked coated stamp paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None…

3000 – PHILATELIC BUREAU 3192 – SOUTHLAND CENTRE 3220 – GEELONG

Western Australia is Australia’s largest state. It covers an area over 2.5 million square kilometres and has a 7,000 kilometre coastline. This year Western Australia is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its foundation and a 20c stamp will be issued on 6 June 1979 to commemmorate the ses-quincentenary. The stamp…

3216 – BELMONT 3465 – MARYBOROUGH

  The 350th anniversary of the wreck of the Dutch merchant ship Batavia will be commemorated on the pre-stamped envelope being released on 5 June 1979. The stamp area, which carries a 20c denomination, features an artistic representation of the Batavia. The Batavia, commanded by Francisco Pelsaert left Holland in…

3465 – MARYBOROUGH

A pre-stamped envelope, commemorating the 175th anniversary of the foundation of Hobart, will be released on 30 May 1979. Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania and is situated in the south east of the island state. It is the second oldest capital city in Australia and was founded on…