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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: Cheltenham (3192)

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A new post office was opened at Cheltenham on 29 November 1974. It was designed and supervised by the Department of Housing and Construction. Documentation of the project was by Oscar A. T. Gimesy and Associates. The building was constructed by T. W. Morris and Son Pty Ltd of Mordialloc…

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Australia Philately: Tamworth (2340)

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The Tamworth Post Office was located on the corner of Fitzroy Street and Peel Street. It was designed by the Colonial Architect’s Office under James Barnet and built by W. C. Cains. In 1966 the first major alteration was undertaken at a cost of $160,000. This work included doubling the…

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Australia

Australia Philately: Fremantle (6160)

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Fremantle Post Office, located on Market and Short Streets, was opened on 22 July 1907. 1970 Fremantle became a first day of issue postmarker office on 11 February 1970. 1973

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Australia

Australia Philately: Mount Waverley (3149)

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Mount Waverley post office was opened c.1961. 1971 1978

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Australia Philately: Bondi Junction (2022)

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1970 Bondi Junction became a first day of issue postmarker office on 11 February 1970. 1972 1974 1975

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Australia Philately: Canberra City (2601)

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The Canberra City post office was located on the corner of Northbourne Avenue and Alinga Street. In April 1957 a building formerly occupied by Australian National Airways was purchased as an extension to the post office. A special philatelic sales service began on 3 February 1960 with the introduction of…

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Australia

Australia Philately: Bellerive (7018)

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The Bellerive post office was opened in 1897. The post office was closed in 1982 when a new post office opening at Rosny Park. 1976 1978 Bellerive became a Philatelic Sales Centre on 26 January 1978. 1979

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Australia Philately: Rundle Street (5000)

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Rundle Street post office was located in Adelaide. 1975 1976 1977 1978

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Australia Philately: Rosanna (3084)

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A new Rosanna post office was opened in 1970. 1971 1972 Rosanna became a Philatelic Sales Centre on 7 August 1972. 1973 1977

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Australia Philately: Ararat (3377)

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The Ararat post office opened 1 February 1856. A new building was officially opened by The Hon. A.A. Staley MP Minister for Post and Telecommunications on 14 December 1979. 1970 1975

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