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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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Australia

Australia Philately: Parramatta (2150)

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A new post office was opened at Parramatta in 1965/66. 1970 Parramatta became a first day of issue postmarker office on 11 February 1970. Parramatta became a Philatelic Sales Centre on 1 July 1970. 1971 1974 1975 1976 1977 A new pictorial first day of issue postmarker was introduced on…

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Australia Philately: Newport (3015)

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Newport post office was constructed c.1962. 1972 Newport became a first day of issue postmarker office on 18 April 1972. 1976 1977

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Australia Philately: Portland (3305)

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A new Portland post office was opened c.1969. 1973

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Australia Philately: Coburg (3058)

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A new Coburg Post Office was opened 9 a.m. on 10 September 1951 and was officially opened by Mr. W G Bryson, M.P. for Wills, and Mr. E Hosken, Mayor, at 3 p.m. Located on Sydney Road, it replaced an older building. 1971 1975 1976 References “New Coburg P.O. opens…

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Australia Philately: Malvern (3144)

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Malvern post office, Victoria. 1975

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Australia Philately: Thomastown (3074)

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A new Thomastown Post Office was constructed in 1968 and was opened by 1969. The post office was located on the corner of Main Street and High Street. 1981 Thomastown became a first day of issue postmarker office on 21 January 1981. 1982 1983

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Australia Philately: Bathurst (2795)

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A new Bathurst Post Office was opened in 1974 on Howick Street. 1970 Bathurst became a first day of issue postmarker office on 11 February 1970. Bathurst became a Philatelic Sales Centre on 1 July 1970. 1973

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Australia Philately: Colac (3250)

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Colac Post Office was located at 4 Murray Street. Constructed in 1876 by the Public Works Department, it was extended in 1888 to reflect the Victorian Free Classical building. 1970 Colac became a first day of issue postmarker office on 11 February 1970. 1979  

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Australia Philately: Merrylands (2160)

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Merrylands Post Office first opened on 27 September 1949 on Chertsey Street. 1971 1976

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Australia Philately: Lutwyche (4030)

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Lutwyche post office was located on the corner of Chalk Street, Lutwyche, Queensland. 1975

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