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  • Australia Philately: 2018 Convict Past

  • Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era

  • Australia Philately: 1996 Tercentenary de Flamingh’s Voyage

  • Australia Philately: 1991 Exploration Albany WA

  • Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

  • Australia Philately: Edward John Eyre

  • Australia Philately: George Vancouver

  • Australia

    Australia Philately: 2018 Convict Past

    This stamp issue commemorates the end of convict transportation to Australia, in 1868. Convict transportation began with the arrival of the First Fleet, in 1788, carrying 751 convicts from England. Eighty years later, the Hougoumont was the last convict ship to arrive here, delivering 279 prisoners to Fremantle, including 62…

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    Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era

    The Colonial Collection – a new series of stamp issues – is about to carry Australian historical themes beyond the Bicentenary. The first stamps, a se-tenant strip of five 39c stamps depicting the The Pastoral Era, will be released on 10 May 1989. The period between 1810 and 1850 saw…

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    Australia Philately: 1996 Tercentenary de Flamingh’s Voyage

    A se-tenant pair of stamps will be issued on 1 November to commemorate the 300th anniversary (tercentenary) of the voyage of Willem de Vlamingh to explore the coast of Australia and his landing on Christmas Island. The stamps feature a painting titled Portrait of a Dutch Navigator by artist Jan…

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    Australia Philately: 1991 Exploration Albany WA

    A stamp and miniature sheet will honour two famous exporers whose names are forever linked with the rugged south coast of Western Australia. The first of the two is the English navigator, George Vancouver, who visited the coast in 1791 and named the spectactular King George Sound where the port…

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    Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

    Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813 – c.1848), was a Prussian explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia. He arrived in Sydney on 14 February 1842. His aim was to explore inland Australia and he was hopeful of a government appointment in his fields of…

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (×113500 Series)

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Details Publisher: Distributor: Calypso Distributors Ltd., P.O. Box 6220, M.S., Nassau, Bahamas Printer: Platischrome, Boston Printer: Photographer: Bob Glander Year: 1980 Series: ×113500

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (×113600 Series)

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Details Publisher: Distributor: Calypso Distributors Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Printer: Platischrome, Boston Printer: Photographer: Bob Glander Year: 1980 Series: ×113600

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Stamps and Postal Products – 1980s

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1980 1980 – Definitive Series 1983 1983 – 1980 Definitive Series (New Values) 1985 1985 – 1980 Definitive Series (New Watermark)

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Australia

Australia Philately: Pre-Stamped Envelopes (1980-1989)

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1980 017 – Fourth World Bowls Championship 018 – International Wine and Food Convention 019 – The Koala 020 – The Sugar Glida 021 – The Mountain Brushtail Possum 022 – The Eastern Grey Kangaroo 023 – The Numbat 024 – The Desert Hopping Mouse 025 – The Frilled Lizard…

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Zambia

Zambia Philately: 1979 Sir Rowland Hill (1895-1979) – 1.50K Miniature Sheet

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Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet: Quantity:

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Zambia

Zambia Philately: 1979 Sir Rowland Hill (1895-1979) – 32n Mailman

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Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet: Quantity: Sheet Numbers

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Zambia

Zambia Philately: 1979 Sir Rowland Hill (1895-1979) – 58n Mail by Ox Wagon

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Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet: Quantity: Sheet Numbers

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Zambia

Zambia Philately: 1979 Sir Rowland Hill (1895-1979) – 18n First Zambia Stamp

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Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Cyan) 1A  (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) Sheet: Quantity: Cylinder Numbers

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Zambia

Zambia Philately: 1979 Sir Rowland Hill (1895-1979)

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Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters. Hill later served as a government…

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Australia

Australia Philately: 1979 – 4th Asia-Pacific Scouts Jamboree – First Day of Issue (TAS)

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7018 – BELLERIVE

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