Stamp Bulletin 309

Stamp Bulletin Australian

Legends 2011 The

Gallery Series NGV Flowers

auspost.com.au/stamps

Australia No. 309 Mar – Apr 2011

Floral Festivals Australia

Queen’s Birthday Royal Wedding

Dear Collectors Welcome to another edition of the Stamp Bulletin as we settle in to what is sure to be a busy and eventful year ahead. I would like to thank all my well-wishers from the philatelic world on my appointment, and I look forward to catching up with more of you at future philatelic events.

© Copyright 2011 Australian Postal Corporation. All rights reserved. Australia Post stamp designs and philatelic products are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced without permission.

All applications for the reproduction of Australian stamps or any correspondence should be made in writing to: Manager Philatelic Australia Post GPO Box 1777 Melbourne Vic 3001 mailorder@auspost.com.au Fax: 03 9206 4142

Stamp Bulletin Australia is produced by Australia Post’s Philatelic Group. To the best of Australia Post’s knowledge, all information contained in this Bulletin was correct at the time of printing.

Australia Post will not accept any responsibility for errors, oversights or changes to information which may occur after printing.The availability of products advertised in this Bulletin is subject to demand, availability of stock or as otherwise notified from time to time. For availability of products, visit our website at: auspost.com.au/stamps.

Where non-Australia Post products or businesses are advertised, Australia Post does not represent any association with the business advertised or the supply of goods or services by those businesses.

Cover photograph: Angela Cumming, courtesy Australian Capital Tourism

Before we look at the stamp issues featured in this edition I would like to draw attention to a major new initiative we introduced in January: the first charity stamp from Australia Post. The sheetlet of 10 x 60c stamps was officially launched on 27 January by Anna Bligh, the Premier of Queensland and Ahmed Fahour, MD and CEO of Australia Post to assist in raising funds for the flood victims of Queensland as they face the mammoth task of rebuilding. I know you all join me in wishing those affected by the floods and other weather events across the country the very best. The sheetlet includes a receipt for a donation of $2 included in the purchase price. The five designs in the sheetlet remind us of the tremendous Australian spirit and the desire to “lend a hand”, as well as the extremes that Mother Nature is capable of producing.

Our first stamp issue in this edition is Australian Legends 2011 released in January. The Legends for this year are four eminent Australian women who are renowned for advancing gender equality. This announcement coincides with the Centenary of International Women’s Day to be celebrated on Tuesday 8 March this year. We are honoured to have these most worthy recipients of the Australia Post

Australian Legends Award featured on these elegant stamps.

For collectors of flora-themed stamps we are releasing two very colourful stamp issues in March.

The first is a se-tenant set of five stamps featuring the symbols of well-known annual Australian floral festivals. The stamp designs incorporate photographic and graphic elements.

The second features floral still life paintings held in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.

It is the first of a planned series of stamps showcasing artistic works from some of Australia’s outstanding collections.

Of particular note is the complementing maxicard set, with each card showing the beauty of the artwork in greater detail.

This year we see a double celebration for the royal family, with the 85th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the royal wedding of HRH Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton. Collectors of royalty themed stamp issues will be delighted with the attention the commemoration of these special occasions will attract in the philatelic world.

Just a reminder that some of the Impressions products are still available for purchase, as well as the new-look Footy Stamps sets for both AFL and NRL teams in 2011.

Regards

Michael Zsolt Manager, Philatelic

Contents 4

Australian Legends 2011

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Floral Festivals Australia

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The Gallery Series National Gallery of Victoria: Flowers

10

Queen’s 85th Birthday 2011

Available from 12 the end of 14 November. Reserve your copy to avoid 16 disappointment.

27 January 2011

Royal Wedding AFL and NRL Souvenirs Coins

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Talking Stamps

20

Stamp Shows and Events

21

Postmarks

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Seven Seas

Premier’s Flood Relief Appeal

This sheetlet is the first of its kind to be produced by Australia Post, and is designed to raise funds for those devasted by the floods in Queensland. Five poignant images are featured in the stamp designs, reminding us of the extent of the disaster and the human spirit of caring.

This special sheetlet costs $8, with $2 being donated to the appeal by the purchaser, and includes a receipt for taxation purposes.

The FDI postmark is available from Brisbane GPO and the Philatelic Bureau for an extended period of time.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Issue date FDI withdrawal date

27January 2011 To be advised

Denomination

5 x 60c

Stamp design

Lynette Traynor, Australia Post

Sheetlet design

Simone Sakinofsky, Australia Post

Printer Paper Printing process Stamp size

Pemara Avery Dennison WK1 B100 s/a Flexographic 26mm x 37.5mm

Perforations

Simulated perf shape

Sheet layout

Sheetlet of 10

National postmark

GPO Brisbane, Qld 4000

Premier’s Flood Relief Appeal sheetlet 1614675

$8.00

20 January 2011 60c

Eva Cox

Australian Legends 2011 60c

Germaine Greer

60c

Elizabeth Evatt

60c

Anne Summers

The recipients of the 2011 Australia Post Australian Legends Award each rose to prominence during the 1970s. This was the period during which second-wave feminism flourished around the world, receiving official recognition when 1975 was declared International Women’s Year by the United Nations. During this decade, our four Legends each addressed various issues of women’s inequality in Australia and internationally through their writing, activism, judicial work, advocacy or a combination of these activities.

1671002 First day cover

SPECIAL FEATURE

Trailblazers The Road to Equality The book of this issue would make a delightful gift for Mother’s Day this year. The book is full of interesting background information on each of the Legends, along with full-colour photographs.

Eva Cox AO Eva Cox is an early member of the Women’s Electoral Lobby, established in 1972 as a feminist, non-profit, non-partypolitical organisation dedicated to influencing powerbrokers to adopt policies that would improve the position of women in Australian society.

Elizabeth Evatt AC Former chief judge Elizabeth Evatt has made her mark through the legal system. The first woman to preside over an

1671126 Stamp pack

1671182 Booklet of 20

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Advancing Equality

1671219 Book Australian federal court, she was the inaugural chief judge of the Family Court of Australia and a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, serving as its chair for two years.

Germaine Greer Professor Germaine Greer established her international feminist reputation early in her career, through the publication of The Female Eunuch, which quickly became a bestseller. Arguing for a radical response to patriarchy, the book became a seminal work for second-wave feminism.

Anne Summers AO Writer and journalist Anne Summers was a co-founder of Elsie, the first women’s refuge in modern Australia, and wrote the highly influential Damned Whores and God’s Police: The Colonization of Women in Australia. From 1983 to 1986, she headed the Hawke government’s Office of the Status of Women, where she was responsible for implementing affirmative action legislation and other reforms.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Issue date FDI withdrawal date Denomination Stamp design and product design Printer Paper (s/a) Printing process Stamp size

20January 2011 17 February 2011 4 x 60c (se-tenant) Jo Muré Australia Post Design Studio McKellar Renown Tullis Russell (B100 s/a) Lithography 26mm x 37.5mm

Perforations

13.86 x 14.6

Sheet layout

Modules of 50 (2 x 25)

National postmark

Melbourne, Vic 3000

1671220 Maxicard set of 4

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Floral Festivals Australia

8 March 2011 60c

Gerbera

60c

Jacaranda

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS The design in the gutter strip lists the Floral Festivals that each of the flowers symbolise. The prestige booklet available with this issue features unique blocks of four and useful information about each of the flowers.

60c

Australian Everlasting

60c

Violet

60c

Tulip

A glance over many a garden fence will reveal Australians’ great love of gardening and blooms. This is underscored by the popularity of floral festivals, which have become a feature of many cities and regional towns. Because flowers are also a strong stamp thematic, this issue has been developed to recognise both the popularity of flowers and the value of floral festivals. Each stamp represents a specific festival.

Gerbera The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show takes place at the historic Carlton Gardens and Royal Exhibition Building each autumn. Known as much for the landscape architecture displays as for the blooms, this popular event is symbolised by the gerbera, a native of South Africa.

Jacaranda The Jacaranda Festival has been held annually in Grafton since 1935, making it Australia’s longest-running floral festival. Many of Grafton’s streets are fringed with plantings of Jacaranda mimosifolia established from the 1930s, thus making the tree the obvious botanical emblem for the town’s floral festival.

1676002 First day cover

1676240 Gutter strip

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1676184 Prestige booklet

Floral Festivals Australia

8 March 2011

1676126 Stamp pack 1676182 Booklet of 20 Australian Everlasting Perth’s first wildflower festival was held in Kings Park in the 1960s, and became known as Kings Park Festival in 2007.

The month-long festival showcases the wildflowers of the state, which is home to several thousand species of this botanical gem. The stamp design shows the Australian everlasting.

Violet Queensland’s Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers was inaugurated in 1949 as a spur to economic activity following World War II. Providing enjoyment to locals and visitors ever since, the Toowoomba Carnival has selected the popularly cultivated violet (species Violet odorata) to represent it.

Tulip Since its inception in 1988, Canberra’s Floriade has used the tulip as its signature bloom. To create a flower-lover’s paradise, more than one million bulbs and annuals – including some 80odd varieties of colourful tulip – are planted so that they bloom in time for the spring festival.

1676220 Maxicard set of 5

TECHNICAL DETAILS Issue date 8 March 2011 FDI withdrawal date 5 April 2011 Denomination 5 x 60c (se-tenant)

1676155 Aerogramme

Stamp and Adam Crapp product design Australia Post Design Studio Printer McKellar Renown Paper (s/a) Tullis Russell (B100 and B90 s/a) Printing process Lithography Stamp size 26mm x 37.5mm Perforations 13.86 x 14.6 Sheet layout Modules of 50 (2 x 25) with design National postmark Carlton, Vic 3053

1676226 International PPEs

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22 March 2011 60c

The Gallery Series

A bunch of flowers

60c

Camellias

60c

Fruit and flowers

60c

Still life, Zinnias

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) was founded on 24 May 1861. For 150 years, Australia’s first public art museum has continued to flourish, recognised nationally and internationally for the breadth and significance of its collections.

1677002 First day cover

The gallery’s collections have been created through the support of many benefactors, among whom Alfred Felton (1831–1904) is pre-eminent. The Felton Bequest has enabled the gallery to acquire important works by old and modern masters, and includes paintings, sculpture, prints and drawings, and the decorative arts. Today, philanthropists remain as important as ever in helping acquire new works for the NGV collection.

Flowers have long been a favourite subject of artists, and this stamp issue features a selection of floral still life paintings by Australian artists drawn from the collections of the NGV. These include A bunch of flowers (1930) by Nora Heysen (1911–2003), who was best known for her exquisite still life paintings and portraits. Heysen was born in Hahndorf, South Australia.

1677240 Gutter strip

1677182 Booklet of 10

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1677126 Stamp pack

National Gallery of Victoria: Flowers 60c

22 March 2011

A cottage bunch

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS The maxicard set brings into sharper detail these striking floral arrangement paintings. They are superb as a framed set for all to enjoy. The decorative gutter strip incorporates tubes of artist paint as graphic elements.

Camellias was painted by the artist, teacher and critic Arnold Shore (1897–1963) in 1937. Shore adapted his postimpressionistic painting style to depict the Australian bush, and also painted still lifes and occasional portraits.

Fruit and flowers was painted circa 1924 by Vida Lahey (1882–1968), who began her art studies in Brisbane around 1903, before training at the National Gallery School, Victoria.

Still life, Zinnias by Roy de Maistre (1894–1968) dates from 1925–30. De Maistre was one of the leading exponents of early modernism in Australia and a pioneer of post-impressionism and cubism in New South Wales.

1677209 Roll of 100

Sir Hans Heysen (1877–1968) was one of Australia’s best known landscape painters. He changed the way we view the Australian landscape, with his distinctive gum trees having now become a part of our national imagery. While in some ways not typical of his work, A cottage bunch, from 1930, is no less accomplished.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Issue date 22 March 2011 FDI withdrawal date 19 April 2011 Denomination 5 x 60c Stamp and John White product design Australia Post Design Studio Printer McKellar Renown Paper (s/a) Tullis Russell (B100 and B90 s/a) Printing process Lithography Stamp size 37.5mm x 26mm Perforations 13.86 x 14.6 Sheet layout Modules of 50 (2 x 25) with design National postmark Melbourne, Vic 3000

1677220 Maxicard set of 5

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5 April 2011 60c

Queen’s 85th Birthday 2011

Brian Dunlop, portrait

$2.20

Rolf Harris, portrait

1670142 Minisheet

Queen Elizabeth II was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 in Mayfair, London, and celebrates her 85th birthday this year. Christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, the Queen was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother, Queen Mary.

In 1952, at the age of 25, Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York became Queen. Two years later the Queen made her first visit to Australia, and since then has made many tours of the country.

1670002 First day cover

1670013 First day cover (minisheet)

1670126 Stamp pack

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Queen’s 85th Birthday 2011

5 April 2011

1670360 PNC

Following tradition, the official Monarch’s birthday is celebrated in Australia every year in June, with the exception of in Western Australia, where it occurs in late September or early October. To honour the Queen’s birthday in Australia an annual ceremony is held at the Royal Military College at Duntroon in the Australian Capital Territory.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS The postal and numismatic cover features the minisheet and a $1 coin from Perth Mint released to celebrate the Queen’s 85th birthday.

During her reign, many painters have painted the Queen’s portrait. Among them are Australian artists Brian Dunlop and Rolf Harris. Brian Dunlop’s formal portrait at Buckingham Palace commemorated the sesquicentenary of the state of Victoria in 1984. Artist and entertainer Rolf Harris’ affectionate portrait was painted as a celebration of the Queen’s 80th birthday in 2005.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Issue date 5 April 2011 FDI withdrawal date 3 May 2011 Denomination 1 x 60c, 1 x $2.20 Stamp design Lynette Traynor and minisheet Australia Post Design Studio Product design

Simone Sakinofsky Australia Post Design Studio

Printer RA Printing Paper (s/a) Tullis Russell Printing process Lithography Stamp size 26mm x 37.5mm Minisheet size 106mm x 70mm Perforations 13.86 x 14.6 Sheet layout Modules of 50 (2 x 25) National postmark Elizabeth, SA 5112

1670220 Maxicard set of 2

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To be announced

Royal Wedding

Prince William and Catherine Middleton were unofficially engaged while holidaying in Kenya in October 2010. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales formally announced his eldest son’s engagement to Miss Catherine Middleton on 16 November 2010. The couple’s wedding will take place in Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011.

Catherine “Kate” Middleton was born on 9 January 1982 and is the eldest of three children born to Carole and Michael Middleton. Kate met Prince William in 2001 while both were studying art history at the University of St Andrew’s in Scotland.

Some of the traditions associated with previous British royal weddings have been set aside to make for a more relaxed occasion, the first of which being that the bride arrives by car instead of the more traditional coach.

TECHNICAL DETAILS of the proposed issue Issue date TBA FDI withdrawal date TBA Denomination 1 x 60c, 1 x $2.20 Stamp and Jo Muré product design Australia Post Design Studio Printer RA Printing Paper (s/a) Tullis Russell (B100 s/a) Printing process Lithography Stamp size 26mm x 37.5mm/37.5mm x 26mm Perforations 13.86 x 14.6 Sheet layout Modules of 50 (2 x 25) National postmark Williamstown, Vic 3016

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Australia Post plans to release two stamps and supporting products to celebrate the royal wedding.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has declared the day a public holiday in Britain, so that all may enjoy the celebrations.

The two stamps in this issue will feature images of the couple taken after their engagement was announced.

Different coloured backgrounds will denote the different denominations, one for a domestic rate (60c) and the other for the international rate to the United Kingdom ($2.20).

As this Bulletin goes to print we are awaiting approval from the Palace on this stamp issue.

Please refer to the website for updated information on this important 2011 stamp issue.

MINIATURE SHEET Westminster Abbey has been the scene of many royal occasions, including the wedding of Prince William’s grandmother, the Queen, in 1947, and his great-grandmother, the late Queen Mother, in 1923. The proposed image on the miniature sheet will feature the soaring roof of Westminster Abbey where the young couple are to be married.

Proposed product

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AFL AND NRL 2011

SOUVENIR FOOTY STAMPS Official licensed product.

Support your team or collect the full set!

Each pack contains 10 x 60c stamps along with team information, images and a footy fixture.

All AFL and NRL teams are available, including the new Gold Coast Suns, at just $6.95 each.

Stamp and medallion cover

$19.95

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1676300

Sydney 2011 Stamp Show

Thursday 31 March to Sunday 3 April 2011

This is a full national event and will include all classes currently available in Australia, including the new experimental Modern Tradition class. The event will be held at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, only 10 minutes from the city and well served by public transport. A trip organiser is available for your convenience via the website on the visitor information page at www.sydneystampexpo2011.org.au There will be approximately 700 frames of high-quality material from around the world on display. Dealers from Australia and overseas will attend, along with Australia Post.

The opening and closing times are: Thursday 31 March

11am to 6pm

Friday 1 April

10am to 5pm

Saturday 2 April

10am to 5pm

Sunday 3 April

10am to 4pm

The daily admission price is $5 per person, or you can purchase a four-day pass for just $10.

Show souvenirs Australia Post will be selling a souvenir minisheet (design TBA) and releasing two new postcards of ANZAC Bridge to coincide with the show. Both postcards will be overprinted with the show logo. Postmark impressions and the overprinted postcards will be available from the Queen Victoria Building retail postal outlet and at the show. The price of each postcard is $1.60.

Australia 2013 International Stamp Show

The four show postmarks are consistent with the show theme and logo, and depict four unusual bridges in New South Wales.

Melbourne 10 to 15 May 2013

Overprinted souvenirs now available!

The committee of the FIP World Stamp Exhibition has issued two series of limited-edition souvenir products. The products are available for purchase by downloading an order form from the Australia 2013 website at www.australia2013.com.

The latest product to be released is the Genesis of the Kangaroo and Map souvenir stamp sheet. Limited to just 500 individually numbered sheets, the product can be obtained via the show website or at the Sydney 2011 Stamp Show.

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Coins

Royal Australian Mint

2011 Six Coin Uncirculated Year Set

$30.00 1647365

$120.00 2011 Six Coin Proof Year Set 1647366

2011 Wedding Six Coin Proof Set

$120.00 1647362

$35.00 2011 Six Coin Uncirculated Baby Coin Set Blinky Bill 1647363

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2011 Six Coin Proof Baby Coin Set Blinky Bill

$145.00 1647364

Perth Mint

Coins

$115.00 2011 100 Anniv. RMC Duntroon Coin and Badge Set 1oz Sil Pr 2011 100 Years RAN Coin and Badge Set 1oz Sil Pr

1613883

$115.00 1613889

$14.95

2011 Australian Koala 1/10oz Silver Bullion Coin

1613890

2011 1oz Silver Gilded Koala Coin

$99.50 1613882

$525.00 2011 Discover Australia The Dreaming Five Coin Set 1oz Pr Silver* 1613891

* coins of this set available individually. Refer to the order form

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Talking Stamps 1947

1d Princess Elizabeth

with Richard Breckon 1981

Royal Wedding Stamps Together with the forthcoming stamps commemorating the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, Australia has produced three Royal Wedding stamp issues, which embrace three generations of the royal family.

On 20 November 1947, the marriage of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh was commemorated by a 1d (one penny) stamp featuring a portrait of Princess Elizabeth, based on a photograph by Dorothy Wilding of London.

Although issued as a commemorative, the 1d stamp served as a definitive issue, remaining on sale at post offices until 1953.

From the age of 10, Princess Elizabeth was the heir presumptive to the throne.

(She was the first in line to the throne, although the birth of a brother would have meant he would have precedence.)

On 6 February 1952, Princess Elizabeth ascended the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. A suggestion that an Australian stamp be issued featuring Princess Elizabeth was discussed at a federal cabinet meeting in February 1947. Initially, it had been

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24c & 60c Royal Wedding

thought the stamp could commemorate the 21st birthday of the Princess on 21 April 1947, but the short leadtime made this impracticable.

Instead, the stamp was planned for her wedding in November.

The 1d stamp was designed by Ronald Harrison and engraved

by Frank Manley, both of whom worked in the Note Printing Branch, Melbourne.

A proof of the stamp die was submitted to London for royal approval. The die proof was approved by King George VI, subject to an alteration in the title of the Princess. This had been engraved as “H.R.H. PRINCESS ELIZABETH” but as the King pointed out it should read “H.R.H. THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH”. Otherwise, the King commented that the engraving of the Princess’s portrait was “admirable”. The alteration was duly made and the stamp was issued with the correct inscription.

In November 1980, Australia Post commenced preparations for a possible stamp issue to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. The official announcement was made on 24 February 1981; the wedding was subsequently fixed for 29 July that year.

In addition to approving the 1981 Royal Wedding stamp issue, Australia Post management permitted a departure from the stamp issue policy to allow Lady Diana Spencer to be depicted on the stamps. The policy at the time precluded living persons from being portrayed on stamps except “The Sovereign and His or Her Spouse or the Heir Apparent”. The prohibition against living persons was removed with the introduction of the annual Australia Post Legends Awards in 1997.

The portrait of Prince Charles on the stamps was based on a photograph by Carole Cutner, and the portrait of Lady Diana Spencer was based on a newspaper photograph provided by the Crown Agents. Brian Clinton was commissioned to prepare the stamp designs. Interestingly, the artist produced painted portraits of Charles and Diana, rather than using actual photographs. The inscription on the two stamps reads “Marriage of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales & The Lady Diana Spencer”.

Following her marriage, and until her divorce in 1996, Diana was styled “HRH The Princess of Wales”.

The Royal Wedding stamps were issued on 29 July 1981 in denominations of 24c and 60c, representing basic letter postage within Australia and the first weight step for air mail letters to Europe, respectively.

2010 A prestigious gift to last a lifetime

99.95

$

Available at participating Australia Post retail outlets, via mail order on 1800 331 794 or online at auspost.com.au/stamps while stocks last. auspost.com.au/stamps

Stamp Shows and Events The Ballarat Stamp Fair (Vic) 14 March 2011 This event will be held at the Ballarat Specialist School in Gillies Street, Wendouree, from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Dealers will attend and admission is free. Visit the website at www.ballaratstamps.com .au for more information, or contact Dianne Whitford on 03 5331 8404 or email pumpout@netconnect. com.au.

Sunshine Coast Stamp Club (Qld) 20 March 2011 This event will be held at the Sunshine Coast Square Dance Centre, 260 Dixon Rd, Buderim, from 9am to 4pm. Five dealers and 18 clubs will attend. Admission is free. For further information, contact John G Foster on 07 5439 7701.

Punchbowl Stamp and Coin Fair (NSW) 26 March and 23 April 2011 This event will be held at the Punchbowl Masonic Hall, 29 Arthur Street, and entry is free. Stamp and coin accessories will be available at the event.

Sydney National Stamp Show (NSW) 31 March to 3 April 2011 This event will be held at the Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.

Correction The reprint recorded in the last Bulletin for the Australian Wildlife (1994) Crocodile (30c) stamp should have been 1 Kangaroo, 2 Koala.

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Orange Coin and Stamp Club (NSW) 5 March and 2 April 2011 This event will be held at Kenna Hall in St Joseph’s Church, Hill Street, Orange.

Local and interstate dealers will attend and there will be buying and selling of stamps, coins and other collectables. Valuations, displays and advice will be a feature of the event. For more information please contact Norm Binns on 02 6362 3754 or email normanbinns@bigpond. com.au. You can also write to the Secretary at PO Box 324, Orange, NSW 2800.

The club holds regular meetings on the last Tuesday of the month at the Orange Community Information Centre, 79–81 Kite St, Orange, at 7.30pm.

The next meetings will be held 29 March and 26 April respectively.

Richmond Stamp Club (NSW) Annual Stamp Show 30 April 2011 This event will be held at St Monica’s Church Hall, corner of Windsor and Bourke Streets, Richmond.

Dealers will attend and refreshments will be available. The event will run from 9am to 3pm and admission is free. For more information please contact Ann on 02 4576 5031 or email richmondstampclub@ ozemail.com.au.

AAT FDI arrival date for Casey and Cape Denison was 20 December 2010.

Postmarks Postmarks

Seven Seas

First Day of Issue Postmarks

To be announced

22 March 2011

Royal Wedding

The Gallery Series NGV Flowers

Australian Legends: Advancing Equality

Supplement design set, minisheet, booklet of 10 Optional booklet of 10

20 January 2011 Melbourne, Vic 3000

27 January 2011

Supplement design set, booklet of 10, strip of five s/a Optional collector pack, booklet of 10, gutter 10, strip of five s/a

Charity Stamp Premier’s Flood Relief Appeal 27 January 2011 GPO Brisbane, Qld 4000

Floral Festivals Australia 8 March 2011 Carlton, Vic 3053

The Gallery Series NGV Flowers

Premier’s Flood Relief Appeal Supplement sheetlet Optional sheetlet

5 April 2011

8 March 2011

Supplement design set, minisheet Optional nil

Floral Festivals Australia

Queen’s 85th Birthday

Supplement design set, strip of five s/a Optional collector pack, booklet of 20, gutter 10, strip of five s/a Mail order codes

1687235

Australian Supplement

$29.20

22 March 2011 Melbourne, Vic 3000

1687236

Australian Optional

$61.80

1676235

Flood Relief Sheetlet Supplement

$8.00

Queen’s 85th Birthday

1676236

Flood Relief Sheetlet Optional

$8.00

5 April 2011 Elizabeth, SA 5112

Royal Wedding To be announced Williamstown, Vic 3016

Temporary Postmarks Australian Lions Convention Launceston Tas 7250 A postmark will be available for the duration of the convention from 15 to 18 April 2011.

Centenary of the First Aeroplane Powered Flight in Western Australia Perth WA 6000 This postmark was released 3 January 2011. Impressions available from the Postal Manager, Perth Street Georges Tce Post Office in Perth.

The above will be included in Seven Seas 2011 supplements and optional pages. Seven Seas pages are only available from stamp dealers and Seven Seas. Products for Seven Seas pages • No CTO • Partial returns for refunds not accepted.

Avalon 2011 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (Vic) Australia Post will have a post office annex at Avalon Airport in Geelong for the duration of the airshow, as well as releasing a new date stamp at the event. The Air Force Aviation stamp issue will be available for purchase at the event, along with a number of numismatic and general merchandise products and several aviation-themed products from the exclusive Impressions catalogue range.

This postmark is also used on the stamp and medallion cover of the issue.

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New Issues Mail order

Retail

Product description

Price

Withdrawal date

Stamps (5 x 60c)

$3.00

31 Dec 2011

First day cover (blank)

$0.30

31 Dec 2011

(38853)

First day cover (gummed)

$3.30

5 April 2011

(38854)

First day cover (s/a)

$3.30

5 April 2011

(38855)

Stamp pack

$3.45

31 Dec 2011

(38857)

Maxicard set (5)

$6.75

31 Dec 2011

(38859)

Set of international PPEs

$14.55

31 Dec 2011

Aerogramme

$1.30

31 Dec 2011

(38858)

Prestige booklet

$12.95

31 Dec 2011

(38851)

Gutter 10 (with design)

$6.00

31 Dec 2011

(38848)

S/A booklet of 20

$12.00

31 Dec 2011

Roll (200 x 60c)

$120.00

31 Dec 2011

(22524)

Chequebook (20 x 20 x 60c)

$240.00

31 Dec 2011

(38856)

Collector pack

$9.90

31 Dec 2011

31 Dec 2011

8 March 2011

Floral Festivals Australia

1676067 1676005 1676002 1676003 1676126 1676220 1676226 1676155 1676184 1676240 1676182 1676210 1676250 1676223

(38850) (38852)

22 March 2011

Gallery Series NGV Flowers

1677067 1677005 1677002 1677003 1677126 1677220 1677241 1677182 1677250 1677209 1677223

(38864)

Stamps (5 x 60c)

$3.00

(38866)

First day cover (blank)

$0.30

31 Dec 2011

(38867)

First day cover (gummed)

$3.30

19 Apr 2011

(38868)

First day cover (s/a)

$3.30

19 Apr 2011

(38869)

Stamp pack

$3.45

31 Dec 2011

(38871)

Maxicard set (5)

$6.75

31 Dec 2011

(38865)

Gutter 10 (with design)

$6.00

31 Dec 2011

(38862)

S/A booklet of 10

$6.00

31 Dec 2011

Chequebook (10 x 20 x 60c)

$120.00

31 Dec 2011

(22531)

Roll (100 x 60c)

$60.00

31 Dec 2011

(38870)

Collector pack

$9.90

31 Dec 2011

(39457)

Stamps (1 x 60c, 1 x $2.20)

$2.80

30 Jan 2012

(39465)

Minisheet

$2.80

30 Jan 2012

(39477)

First day cover (blank)

$3.10

30 Jan 2012

(39478)

First day cover (gummed)

$3.10

3 May 2011

(39476)

First day cover (minisheet)

$3.10

3 May 2011

(39467)

Stamp pack

$6.05

30 Jan 2012

(39466)

Maxicard set (2)

$4.30

30 Jan 2012

(39463)

Gutter 10 (no design)

$6.00

30 Jan 2012

(39481)

Postal and numismatic cover

$15.95

30 Jan 2012

Queen’s 85th Birthday

5 April 2011

1678067 1678142 1678005 1678002 1678013 1678126 1678220 1678241 1678360

The price of stamps and related products, souvenir items and numismatics are correct at the time of printing but are subject to change. The price of numismatic products is subject to valuation changes.

All prices shown are GST inclusive and are recommended. Contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau, or your participating Australia Post retail outlet to check for the current price at the time of placing your order.

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New Issues Mail order

Retail

Product description

Price

To be announced

Royal Wedding

1687067 1687142 1687005 1687002 1687013 1687126 1687220 1687241 1687182 1687250

Stamps (1 x 60c, 1 x $2.20)

$2.80

(39825)

Minisheet

$2.80

(39827)

First day cover (blank)

$3.10

(39828)

First day cover (gummed)

$3.10

(39829)

First day cover (minisheet)

$3.10

(39830)

Stamp pack

$6.05

(39831)

Maxicard set (2)

$4.30

(39820)

Gutter 10 (no design)

$6.00

S/A booklet of 10

$6.00

Chequebook (20 x 20 x 60c)

$120.00

(39816)

Withdrawal date TBA

Other products

1614675

Flood Relief Sheetlet

12 April 2011

AFL and NRL Footy Stamps $6.95 each

$8.00

AFL Teams

1674301 1674302 1674303 1674304 1674305 1674306 1674307 1674308 1674309 1674310 1674311 1674312 1674313 1674314 1674315 1674316 1674317

(39664)

Adelaide

(39667)

Brisbane

(39668)

Carlton

(39702)

Collingwood

(39665)

Essendon

(39671)

Fremantle

(39669)

Geelong

(39681)

Gold Coast Suns

(39673)

Hawthorn

(39700)

Kangaroos

(39672)

Melbourne

(39677)

Port Power

(39675)

Richmond

(39679)

St Kilda

(39704)

Sydney

(39678)

West Coast

(39682)

Western Bulldogs

NRL Teams

1675301 1675302 1675303 1675304 1675305 1675306 1675307 1675308 1675309 1675310 1675311 1675312 1675313 1675314 1675315 1675316

(39685)

Broncos

(39697)

Bulldogs

(39683)

Cowboys

(39686)

Dragons

(39689)

Eels

(39687)

Knights

(39692)

Panthers

(39692)

Rabbitohs

(39690)

Raiders

(39693)

Roosters

(39703)

Sea Eagles

(39691)

Sharks

(39701)

Storm

(39694)

Titans

(39696)

Warriors

(39695)

Wests Tigers

Coins

1613889 1613890 1613883 1613882 1613892 1613891

(39858)

2011 100 Years RAN coin and badge set 1oz Ag Pr

$115.00

(39859)

2011 Australian Koala 1/10oz silver bu coin

$14.95

(39742)

2011 100 Anniv. RMC Duntroon coin and badge set 1oz Ag Pr

$115.00

(39749)

2011 1oz Silver gilded Koala coin

$99.00

(39710)

2011 Discover Australia Dingo 1oz Ag Pr coin

$105.00

(39715)

2011 Discover Australia The Dreaming five coin set 1oz Pr silver*

$525.00

*coins of this set available individually. Refer to the order form.

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something to treasure or TO add to your collection

Great Australian Railway Journeys gold-foil stamp set $99.00 0308535

National Service stamp and coin presentation box $129.00

750 only

0308524

Emergency Services gutter strip and banknote presentation set $89.95 0308583

Leatherette bound aeronautical licence wallet $49.95 0308537

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Macquarie Bicentenary – coin and stamp presentation product using PNC coin $89.95 0308586

Girl Guides (1960 and 2010) stamp and ingot set $29.95 0308584

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Five poignant images are featured in the stamp designs, reminding us of the extent of the disaster as well as the human spirit of caring as we respond to the crisis.

This sheetlet of 10 stamps was released on 27 January and is the first of its kind to be produced

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27 January 2011

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Souvenir stamps just

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$3.30 $3.30 $3.45 $6.75 $14.55 $1.30 $12.95 $6.00 $12.00 $120.00 $240.00 $9.90

First day cover (gummed)

First day cover (s/a)

Stamp pack

Maxicard set (5)

Set of international PPEs

Aerogramme

Prestige booklet

Gutter 10 (with design)

S/A booklet of 20

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Chequebook (20 x 20 x 60c)

Collector pack

$3.30 $3.30 $3.45 $6.75 $6.00 $6.00 $120.00 $60.00 $9.90

First day cover (gummed)

First day cover (s/a)

Stamp pack

Maxicard set (5)

Gutter 10 (with design)

S/A booklet of 10

Chequebook (10 x 20 x 60c)

Roll (100 x 60c)

Collector pack

Queen’s 85th Birthday

$0.30

First day cover (blank)

5 April 2100

1677067 1677005 1677002 1677003 1667126 1677220 1677241 1677182 1677250 1677200 1677223 $3.00

Stamps (5 x 60c)

Gallery Series NGV Flowers

$0.30

First day cover (blank)

22 March 2011

1676067 1676005 1676002 1676003 1676126 1676220 1676226 1676184 1676241 1676184 1676182 1676210 1676250 1676223 $3.00

Floral Festivals Australia

Stamps (5 x 60c)

8 March 2011

Price

M = mint (no postmark) PM = postmark

Mail Order Code Product Description

New issues Qty

Value

$6.00 $15.95

Postal and numismatic cover

$3.10 $3.10 $3.10 $6.05 $4.30 $6.00 $6.00 $120.00

First day cover (blank) First day cover (gummed) First day cover (minisheet) Stamp pack Maxicard set (2) Gutter 10 (no design) S/A booklet of 10 Chequebook (20 x 20 x 60c)

1674301 1674302 1674303 1674304 1674305 1674306 1674307 1674308 1674309 1674310 1674311 1674312 1674313

Richmond

Port Power

Melbourne

Kangaroos

Hawthorn

Gold Coast Suns

Geelong

Fremantle

Essendon

Collingwood

Carlton

Brisbane

Adelaide

1675301 1675302 1675303 1675304 1675305 1675306 1675307 1675308 1675309 1675310 1675311 1675312 1675313

Sea Eagles

Sharks

Sea Eagles

Roosters

Raiders

Rabbitohs

Panthers

Knights

Eels

Dragons

Cowboys

Bulldogs

Broncos

$2.80

Minisheet

AFL and NRL Footy Stamps

$2.80

Stamps (1 x 60c, 1 x $2.20)

12 April 2011

1687067 1687142 1687005 1687002 1687013 1687126 1687220 1687241 1687182 1687250

Royal Wedding

$4.30

Gutter 10 (no design)

Price

Maxicard set (2)

To Be Announced

1678220 1678241 1678360

Mail Order Code Product Description

Value

$6.95 each

Qty

$2.80 $3.10 $3.10 $3.10 $6.05

Minisheet

First day cover (blank)

First day cover (gummed)

First day cover (minisheet)

Stamp pack

$2.40 $2.85 $5.40 $19.95 $12.00 $240.00

Stamp pack

Maxicard set (4)

Legends book

Self-adhesive booklet mixed (20 x 60c)

Chequebook (20 x 20 x 60c)

Legends – Advancing Equality

Stamps (4 x 60c)

$2.40 $4.80 $2.85 $1.50 $0.70 $2.50 $15.95 $14.95

Minisheet

Zodiac sheetlet

Stamp pack

Postcard

PPE

IPPE

Stamp and coin cover

Prestige booklet

$7.05

Stamp pack

Qty

100 Years of Postal Stationery – definitive PPEs

$6.60

Stamps (1 x 60c, 1 x $1.20, $1.80, $3.00)

8 February 2011

1669067 1669126

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Boats

$2.40

Stamps (1 x 60c, $1.80)

18 January 2011

1668067 1668142 1668098 1668126 1668212 1668231 1888232 1668360 1668184

11 January 2011 Christmas Island LNY - Year of the Rabbit

1671067 1671126 1671220 1671219 1671182 1671250

20 January 2011

Mail Order Code Product Description

Price

$2.80

Stamps (1 x 60c, 1 x $2.20)

Recent issues

1678067 1678142 1678005 1678002 1678013 1678126

Value

$120.00

Chequebook wine glass (20 x 10 x 60c)

$0.60 $6.00 $0.30 $0.90 $6.45 $1.35

Stamps (1 x 60c) Sheetlet of 10 First day cover (blank) First day cover (gummed) Stamp pack Maxicard

1672067 1672142 1672005 1672002 1672013 1672126 1672220

$5.70 $5.70 $11.25 $8.40

Stamp pack Maxicard set (4)

First day cover (blank) First day cover (minisheet)

$0.30

Minisheet First day cover (gummed)

$5.40 $5.40

Stamps (2 x 60c, 1 x $1.20, 1 x $3.00)

22 February 2011 Air Force Aviation

1673067 1673201 1673005 1673002 1673130 1673220

15 February 2011 Centenary of International Women’s Day

$120.00 $6.00

Self-adhesive booklet hearts (10 x 60c) Self-adhesive booklet wine glass (10 x 60c)

$6.00

Chequebook roses (20 x 10 x 60c) Chequebook hearts (20 x 10 x 60c)

$6.00 $120.00

Self-adhesive booklet roses (10 x 60c)

Maxicard set (2)

$2.70

Total

Wests Tigers

Warriors

Titans

1670220 1670250 1670251 1670252 1670253 1670254 1670255

1675314 1675315 1675316

Price

Western Bulldogs

West Coast

Sydney

St Kilda

Mail Order Code Product Description

1674314 1674315 1674316 1674317

Qty

Value

Set of (4 x 70c, 1 x $1.40, $2.70, $3.20)

$30.00 $35.00 $145.00 $45.00 $15.00 $120.00 $92.50 $87.50 $120.00

2011 Six coin uncirculated set year set

2011 Six coin Blinky Bill uncirculated set

2011 Six coin Blinky Bill proof set

2011 Aust. Wool proof 2 coin set

2011 Aust. Wool proof uncirc. 2 coin set

2011 Wedding coin collection

2011 Famous naval battles

2011 Lunar New Year gilded rabbit coin

2011 Wedding Six coin proof set

2011 1oz silver gilded Koala coin

Mail Order Code

Product Description

Five coin set 1oz PR silver

$15.95 $15.95 $15.95 $15.95 $15.95 $15.95 $15.95 $15.95 $15.95

NRL 2010 Premiers

AFL 2010 Premiers

Race of the Century

Melbourne Cup 2010

Mark Webber – Formula 1

LNY 2010 generic

Adelaide Festival

Dora the Explorer

The Magic of Mali

Flood Relief Appeal Sheetlet

0903270 0903320 0903323 0903329

CC Stock Sheets (12) FDC – two strip

CC Stock Sheets (12) P-stamp sheets

Collector’s Choice binder (three-ring)

First Day Cover Album ring binder

a beginner’s guide

Collecting Australian Stamps

Accessories

0241351

Total

$12.95

$15.95

$17.95

$10.00

$9.95

$8.00

Price

$525

$680

$1,375

Gold proof five coin set 1/10oz Gold proof five coin set 1/25oz

$6,625

Gold proof five coin set 1/2oz

$99.50

$14.95

$115.00

2011 Koala 1/10oz silver bullion coin

$115.00

Price

2011 100 years RAN

1614675

Value

1613899 1613900 1613898 1613891

Total

$120.00

$6.00

2011 Anniversary RMC Duntroon

Product Description

Discover Australia: The Dreaming coins

1613883 1613889 1613890 1613882

Mail Order Code

Special product

Qty

Value

Chequebook (20 x 10 x 60c)

Self-adhesive booklet (10 x 60c)

1514656 1514654 1514662 1514663 1514602 1630355 1514621 1514620 1514633

Product Description

Qty

1672182 1672250

Souvenir stamp sheets

Mail Order Code

Price

$120.00

2011 Six coin proof set year set

Also available

1647366 1647365 1647363 1647364 1647361 1647360 1647362 1613377 1613373 1647362

Mail Order Code

Price

$1.65

Stamp pack

Product Description

$1.20

$10.10

Stamps (2 x 60c)

Coins

1670067 1670126

18 January 2011 Special Occasions – Love

6667226

Qty

Qty

Value

Value

$15.95 $15.95 $15.95

Toy Story 3

Socceroos Farewell Match 2010

2010 QANTAS Socceroos Squad

Lost Soldiers of Fromelles

Melbourne 2010 cycling medallion cover

1514661

$129.00 $89.95 $30.00 $49.95 $29.95

National Service Stamp & Coin Box

Macquarie Bicentenary Coin & Stamp

Emergency Services Set

Leatherette Bound Aeronautical Wallet

Guides (1960 & 2010) stamp & ingot set

0308524

0308586

0308583

0308537

0308584

Qty

Value

Order total

Domestic $5.00 International A$9.00

Postage and handling

Domestic $2.95 International (up to $100) A$9.00

Registered post

Subtotal

The price of stamps and related products, souvenir items and numismatics are correct at the time of printing but are subject to change. The price of numismatic products is subject to valuation changes.

All prices shown are GST inclusive and are recommended. Contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau, or your participating Australia Post retail outlet to check for the current price at the time of placing your order.

Total

$395.00

Price

150th Melbourne Cup Presentation Folder

Product Description

0308502

Mail Order Code

Impressions products

Total

$8.00

$8.00

Flood Relief sheetlet Optional

$61.80

Flood Relief sheetlet Supplement

$29.20

Australian Optional

Australian Supplement

1687235 1687236 1676235 1676236

Toronga Zoo – Elephant

Seven Seas

$1.00

$9.95

PNC and medallion cover protectors

$6.95

Collector’s Choice magnifying glass

$12.95

$12.95

$12.95

$12.95

Collector’s Choice tweezers

(12) single strip

(12) seven strip

(12) six strip

(12) five strip

Dora the Explorer

0903324 0903325 0903326 0903328 0903321 0903322 1514520

The Magic of Mali

Toy Story 3

1514635 1514633 1514620 1514616 $19.95

$15.95 $15.95

AGFEST 2010

Souvenir stamp sheets - Bundle packs 2 for $19.95

1514642 1514635 1514639 1514638 1514644