Complete Set of 5 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Centenary of Australian Film Industry (motion pictures) : Issued by Australia Issued on Jun 8, 1995 Stamp design : John Spatchurst, Sydney Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 45 cents each About : The Centenary of Cinema is being celebrated internationally in 1995. Film technology arrived in Australia in […]
Boomtime : Australia
Complete Set of 5 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Colonial Collection of Australia : Boom Time : Issued by Australia Issued on Jul 12, 1990 Stamp design : Brian Clinton, Melbourne Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 41 cents each About : The third and final part of the Colonial Collection looks at Australia in the 1870s and […]
Australia Sports Series – II
Complete Set of 5 nos of special postage stamp on the Sports of Australia : Issued by Australia Issued on Jan 17, 1990 Stamp design : Sue Passmore, Russell Bevers Design, Melbourne Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 5, 10, 20 & 65 cents and $1 About : An emphasis on adventure, skill and energy characterises the […]
Butterflies of Australia
Complete Set of 5 nos of special postage stamp on the Australian Butterflies : Issued by Australia Issued on Sep 3, 1998 Design : The stamps feature the Common Red–eye (Chaetocneme beata), found in coastal eastern Australia from Cairns in Queensland to Wollongong in NSW; the brilliant Ulysses Butterfly (Papilio ulysses joesa), seen in north-eastern Queensland, from Cape York to the vicinity of […]
Australian Classic Cars
Complete Set of 4 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Vintage Cars of Australia : Issued by Australia Issued on Feb 27, 1997 Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 45 cents each About : Cars have been produced in Australia since the turn of the century, and have become an integral part of everyone’s daily life. In […]
Australia on World Down Under
Complete Set of 6 nos of special postage stamp on the Australian Marine Life : Issued by Australia Issued on Oct 3, 1995 Issued for : The underwater world has become more accessible in the last 30 years. The development of sophisticated diving equipment, such as the research submersible, has enabled scientific research of marine ecosystems to flourish. The advent of commercially available aqualungs […]
Thinking of You
Complete Set of 3 nos of special postage stamp on St. Valentine’s Day : Issued by Australia Issued on Feb 3, 1994 Design : The stamps feature superb images of beautiful blooms. Photographed by Lariane Fonseca of Geelong, Victoria. A book of her flower photographs, If Passion were a Flower …. was published in 1992. Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination […]
Trains of Australia
Complete Set of 6 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Locomotives of Australia : Issued by Australia Issued on Jun 1, 1993 Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 45 cents each About : Trains have played an important part in conquering the vast distances of Australia. From the 1850s tracks radiated inland from the coast and […]
Australia Day 1993
Complete Set of 2 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the International Year for the World’s Indigenous People : Albert Namatjira and his Watercolor Paintings : Issued by Australia Issued on Jan 14, 1993 Designer : Albert Namatjira is one of Australia‘s best-known artists. During his lifetime he painted some 2000 pictures, founding a school of painting that still continues among his relatives […]
Vineyard Regions of Australia
Complete Set of 5 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Australian Vineyard Regions : Issued by Australia Issued on Apr 9, 1992 Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 45 cents each About : Of the many wine regions around the nation, Australia Post has chosen five which represent the scenic beauty, history and diversity of the wine […]
Native Animals of Australia
Complete Set of 6 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Australian Threatened Species : Issued by Australia Issued on Jan 2, 1992 Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 45 cents each About : Many of Australia‘s unique species of native wildlife have become extinct since European settlement. More are classed as rare, vulnerable or endangered, their future […]
Gold Fever : Australia
Complete Set of 5 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Race to the Gold Diggings of Australia : Issued by Australia Issued on May 16, 1990 Stamp Illustrations : William Strutt, En route to the diggings; Golden Point Ballarat 1851; Gold washing, Ballarat diggings; The Gold Commissioner’s tent, Golden Point Ballarat; Arrival of the Gold Escort in Melbourne; Top strip: The […]
Australian Impressionists
Complete Set of 4 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Impressionism by Australian Artists : Issued by Australia Issued on Aug 23, 1989 Design : Tom Roberts 1856-1931 Impression 1888 Oil on cedar panel 11 x 18.5 cm National Gallery of Victoria Purchased 1955 Charles Conder 1868-1909 All on a Summer’s Day 1888 Oil on wood panel 40.6 x 28.8 cm M.J.M. […]
Pastoral Era : Australia
Complete Set of 5 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Pastoral Era of Colonial Australia : Issued by Australia Issued on May 10, 1989 Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 39 cents each About : The period 1810-1850 was a time when the foundations of Australia‘s pastoral prosperity were laid. IMMIGRANTS Assisted immigration from the British Isles […]
Australia on International Year of Peace...
A commemorative postage stamp on the International Peace Year, recognized in 1986 by the United Nations : Issued by Australia Issued on Oct 22, 1986 Design : The design for the stamp features a white dove, traditional symbol of peace. The dove is set against rays of light radiating out from the sun to suggest hope for the future. The official […]
Australia Post Electronic Mail 1985
A commemorative postage stamp on the Australia Post Electronic Mail : Issued by Australia Issued on Sep 18, 1985 Designer : Stan Ostoja-Kotkowski, Adelaide [STAN OSTOJA-KOTKOWSKI studied art in Poland and Germany before migrating to Australia in 1949. After furthering his studies at the National Gallery of Victoria, Stan became interested in chromasonics, the use of sound to form shapes and […]
Australia on Queen’s Birthday 1982
A special postage stamp on the 56th Birth Anniversary of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom : Issued by Australia Issued on Apr 21, 1982 Issued for : A commemorative stamp is issued each year to coincide as nearly as possible with The Queen‘s actual birthday on 21 April. Her Majesty‘s official birthday is celebrated in most Australian states in June, and […]
Gold Rush Era : Australia
Complete Set of 4 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Gold Rush Era (Sketches by S. T. Gill) : Issued by Australia Issued on May 20, 1981 Designer : Finished art by Bruce Weatherhead, Melbourne, from the sketches of S. T. Gill Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 22 cents each Size (incorporating perforations) : 26 mm x 37.5 mm Printing Process […]
Community Welfare in Australia
Complete Set of 4 nos of commemorative postage stamp on the Australian Community Welfare : Issued by Australia Issued on Aug 11, 1980 Designer : John Spatchurst, Sydney Type : Stamps, Postal Used Colour : Multi colour Denomination : 22 cents each Size (including perforations) : 37.5 mm x 26 mm Printing Process and Paper : Photo litho on Chromo litho paper incorporating luminescence Printer : Asher & Co., a division […]
Australian Animals – Series II
Complete Set of 7 nos of definitive postage stamps on the Reptiles & Amphibians : Australian animals definitive stamp series, part 2 : Issued by Australia Issued on Apr 19, 1982 (3c, 27c, 65c, 75c) and Jun 16, 1982 (15c, 40c, 90c) Issued for : Reptiles and amphibians are the subject of the second part of the Australian animals definitive stamp series. The six mammals […]
