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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: Prospect (5082)

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A new Prospect post office was opened on 13 March 1972. 1978 1979

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Australia Philately: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series – 9c Hermit Crab

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The Hermit Crab belongs to the family Paguridae, well-represented along all Australia’s coasts. Its gets its name from its habit of using empty mollusc shells to protect its soft, uncovered hind body from hungry fish and other sea animals. Its rear body has a hook to graps the interior of…

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Australia Philately: Wembley (6014)

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  Wembley post office was located in Western Australia. 1975

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Australia Philately: Grenfell Street (5000)

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Australia Philately: Woodville (5011)

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Woodville Post Office, located on Woodville Road, South Australia. 1976 1978

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Australia Philately: Sunshine (3020)

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Sunshine post office was originally located on Hampshire Rd. In the 1970’s the post office was relocated to a new building in Devonshire Rd on the corner of Bennett Place. 1973 1974 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983  

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Australia Philately: Canberra Parliament House (2600)

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Canberra Parliament House Post Office was located in the old Parliament House. 1976 1977 1979

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Australia Philately: Frenchs Forest (2086)

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  Frenchs Forest, NSW. 1973

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Australia Philately: Surrey Hills (3127)

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Surrey Hills post office was located at 609 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills, Victoria. The constuction of the post office commenced in 1914. It was demolished in 2000 and the post office moved to Union Road. 1971 1977

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Australia Philately: 3939 – Rosebud

James Gavin 14/02/1966

Rosebud post office, Victoria. 1974

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