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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: Warwick (4370)

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Warwick post office was located at 98 Palmerin Street. It was opened in 1898. 1970 Warwick became a First Day of Issue postmarker office on 11 February 1970. 1979 Warwick became a Limited Philatelic Sales Centre on 2 April 1979.

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Australia Philately: Berkeley (2506)

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Berkeley post office was located in NSW. 1978 Berkely became a First Day of Issue postmarker office and Limited Philatelic Sales Centre in 1978. 1979

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Australia Philately: Mona Vale (2103)

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Mona Vale Post Office, NSW. 1974

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Australia Philately: Camperdown (3260)

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Camperdown post office was located at 190 Manifold St. It was initially designed by John James Clark and built by Richard Pimblett in 1863. Alterations in 1880, 1882 and 1887 were designed by John Hudson Marsden and built by McCrae & Fullarton. Further 1909 alterations were possibly designed by Horace…

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Australia Philately: Niddrie (3042)

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Niddrie post office opened in 1962. 1972 1973 1974 1975 1977 Niddrie became a Philatelic Sales Centre on 19 January 1977. 1980

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Australia Philately: Ballarat (3350)

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Ballarat post office was located on the corner of Sturt Street and Lydiard Street. The first of a two stage building was opened on 28 November 1864, in the Italianate palazzo style. In 1871, a telegraph office and treasury was added to the Lydiard (north) Street frontage. A clock tower…

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Australia Philately: Albury (2640)

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Albury Post Office is located at 570 Dean Street, Albury, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by NSW Colonial Architects Office under James Barnet and built in 1880. 1970 Albury became a first day of issue postmarker office on 11 February 1970. Albury became a Philatelic Sales Centre on…

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Australia Philately: G.P.O. Brisbane (4000)

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The Brisbane General Post Office (GPO) is located at 261 Queen Street. Originally constructed in 1872, it was extended through to Elizabeth Street in 1908. 1953 A Philatelic Section was opened in May 1953. The section provided counter service for philatelists and handled mail orders from within Queensland. 1958 A…

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Australia Philately: Boronia (3155)

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A new Boronia post office was opened c.1964. 1976 Boronia became a first day of issue postmarker office in 1976.

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Australia Philately: Darlinghurst (2010)

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  Darlinghurst, NSW. 1972 1978 Darlinghurst became a Limited Philatelic Sales Centre in 1978.

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