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AUSTRALIAN
stamp bu l le t in
100 Years of Test Rugby
Children’s TV
Nature of Australia – Coastal
AAT Mawson’s Huts
No.250 May–July 1999
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Reproduction of Designs
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philatelic products are subject to
copyright and may not be
reproduced without permission.
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reproduction of Australian stamps
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Cover: Wallabies Action Photographics
Children’s television programs have been
a part of Australian television culture
since it began in the 1950s. Parents who
grew up in this era may recall their
favourite characters and programs –
some of which have stood the test of
time to entertain and educate whole
new generations of children.
The long-standing success and
popularity of such programs is due largely
to the quality of performing artists and
production staff who work on them and
the creative minds behind them. Their
contribution is recognised in five new
stamps featuring four of the best-loved
Australian children’s television programs
– perennial favourites Mr Squiggle,
Here’s Humphrey and Play School and
relative newcomer Bananas in Pyjamas.
1999
The Australian Stamp Bulletin is
produced by the Australia Post
Philatelic Group and printed by
Canberra Press Moorabbin.
All information contained in this
Bulletin has been included in good
faith, on the basis that the products
will be available for sale, at the
prices stated, and in the manner
described. 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, however,
be held responsible for any
inadvertent errors or oversights,
or any change to information
which may occur after publication.
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Cocos Mosaic
Nature of Australia – Coastal
Christmas Island
Favourite Festivals
New Issue Calendar
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In this Bulletin...
1999
Letter to Readers
Dear Collector,
Welcome to our new look Stamp Bulletin. After the
success of our Australia 99 Souvenir Edition we felt
inspired to revisit the overall look and feel of the
Bulletin, and we trust you will enjoy the result.
It has always been our aim for Australian stamps
to reflect the diversity and vibrancy of the nation and
the issues covered here are no exception.
Television began in Australia in 1956 and has had
a profound effect on our popular culture. One area in
which Australia has consistently produced world class
programming is the field of children’s television. An
entire generation of Australians has grown up with
the four very popular children’s television programs
featured in our May issue. We want these stamps to
be seen as a formal recognition of the excellence of
Australian children’s television, and of the performers
and producers who have made Australia a world leader
in this field.
Sport is another dynamic part of our culture and
this year, as the centenary of Test Rugby in Australia,
we celebrate the achievements and spirit of the game.
Four stamps will be issued to commemorate the event
in June – shortly before the centenary test match to
be played against England.
We also celebrate the centenary of the Perth Mint
with beautiful gold embossed foil stamps featuring the
original sovereign issued by the Mint.
To soothe the nerves after so much action, our July
issue continues the Nature of Australia – Coastal
definitives, shown through beautiful illustrations of the
coastline and creatures of Fraser Island.
As I said, we live in a wonderfully diverse nation –
wouldn’t you agree?
Until next time,
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Bananas in Pyjamas is the flagship for
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(ABC) television network. It is sold to
over 36 broadcasters and has enjoyed
unprecedented success in the United
States, Asia and Latin America. The series
is based around the song of the same
name written by Carey Blyton (Enid
Blyton’s nephew) in 1967 and published
in a book titled “A Book of Nonsense”.
The Bananas – B1 and B2 – are
mischievous twins who cannot resist
playing tricks on their Teddy friends Amy,
Lulu and Morgan and the enterprising
Rat in a Hat.
Mr Squiggle (ABC) is a man from
the moon whose nose is a pencil.
Children send in their ‘squiggles’ which
Mr Squiggle takes and, within minutes,
turns into a drawing. Many of today’s
parents grew up with Mr Squiggle and
their children are now also watching it.
Other characters in Mr Squiggle are
Blackboard, Gus the Snail, Bill the
Steamshovel and the ‘host’ Rebecca.
Mr Squiggle celebrates his 40th
birthday in 1999.
David Maiden,
Manager, Philatelic Group
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The Children’s TV stamps will be
printed in six-colour (hexachrome).
Mr Squiggle
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Mail order codes
032067 Stamps (five x 45c) ....................$2.25
032201 Sheetlet of ten stamps ............$4.50
032182 Self-adhesive booklet (ten x 45c) $4.50
032001 First day cover ........................$2.50
032130 Sheetlet pack ..........................$4.90
032220 Maximum cards (five) ................$4.50
032357 Classic Kids Collection CD ......$14.95
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Play School (ABC) is a pre-school show
whose characters are toys, teamed with
presenters. Commencing in 1966, this
long-running children’s program has been
hosted over the years by a number of wellknown Australian actors and relies on sets
made from all the odds and ends found in
homes. More than 80 per cent of children
up to the age of four watch Play School.
The Play School stamps are designed as
a pair and convey the essential nature of
Play School – a place where presenters
introduce children to the world through
creative play.
Technical details
Issue date ......................6 May 1999
Denominations ..............Five x 45c
Designer ........................Phil Ellett, Cozzolino
Ellett Design D’vision,
Melbourne
Printer ..........................SNP Ausprint
Paper ............................Tullis Russell
Printing process ............Offset lithography
Stamp size ....................26 mm x 37.5 mm
Perforations ..................14.6 x 13.86
Sheet layout ..................Sheetlet of ten
National postmark ..........Banana Qld 4702
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Here’s Humphrey (Channel 9) is a preschool program which appeals
to both little children and their parents,
many of whom may have watched
Humphrey B. Bear’s debut in Adelaide
in May 1965. Humphrey is a perennial
four-year-old who doesn’t speak, rather
communicating through actions
interpreted by the ‘hosts’ or friends
who play with him on the show. He has
won two Logie Awards and was given a
Citizen of the Year Award at the 1994
Australia Day celebrations for his charity
work. Here’s Humphrey is seen in the
UK, parts of Europe, South East Asia
and New Zealand and debuted on
the PBS public television network in
the United States last year.
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Classic Kids Collection CD
All your favourite TV characters together on CD for the very first
time! This CD features 18 great tracks, including the theme song
from each television show, classics such as Teddy Bear’s Picnic
and Six Little Ducks and a catchy new song – I like stamps!
032357 Classic Kids Collection CD ......$14.95
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AAT ANARE BASE FDI COVERS
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AAT MAWSONÕS HUTS
Eighty-five years of exposure to harsh
Antarctic conditions had virtually
destroyed the historic baltic pine huts
built by Sir Douglas Mawson’s team as
the base for their 1911–14 Australasian
Antarctic Expedition (AAE). It was from
this Cape Denison camp that the men of
the AAE spent two years exploring the
frozen continent’s unknown interior and
that Mawson earned his status as one of
the giants of the heroic age of Antarctic
exploration.
Ongoing conservation work for
Mawson’s Huts began in 1962 and the
AAP Mawson’s Huts Foundation was
established to ensure that these unique
buildings are conserved in perpetuity
for the Australian people.
45c stamps
The first of the se-tenant 45c stamps
shows Mawson as a young man on the
eve of his departure for the Antarctic, the
vessel in which the expedition sailed and
an architectural drawing of the main hut.
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The second stamp features the now
famous photograph by official
photographer Frank Hurley which
evokes the name given to Cape Denison –
‘Home of the Blizzard’ and the windiest
place on earth.
90c stamp
Huskies played a key part in the
exploration of Australia’s Antarctic
territory. This photograph was taken by
Mawson’s companion Xavier Mertz who,
along with Belgrave Ninnis, perished
during an expedition – leaving Mawson
to survive a lone trek across the icecap. A
Memorial Cross was erected on the site in
memory of Mertz and Ninnis.
$1.35 stamp
Work undertaken by the conservation
team included new roof cladding,
rehanging the front door and repairing
the structural timbers inside the hut.
Computer technology was an integral part
of the latest expedition to Cape Denison
in 1997–98.
Stamp pack
Maximum cards
Technical details
Issue date ....................13 May 1999
Denominations ..............Two x 45c, 90c, $1.35
Designer ........................Janet Boschen
Stamp size ....................37.5 mm x 26 mm
Perforations ..................13.85 x 14.6
Sheet layout ..................Two panes of 25
National postmark ..........Kingston TAS 7050
Mail order codes
036067 Stamps (two x 45c, 90c, $1.35) ....$3.15
036240 Set of three gutter strips
(ten x 45c, 90c, $1.35) [MO]......$27.00
036241 Gutter strip (ten x 45c) ..............$4.50
036243 Gutter strip (ten x $1.35)..........$13.50
No special text or design in gutters
036001
036126
036220
First day cover ......................$3.40
Stamp pack ..........................$3.55
Maximum cards (four) ..............$5.00
These stamps were printed using a fivecolour process (silver as the fifth colour)
and have a spot UV gloss coating to
simulate the sheen of ice.
A Mawson’s Huts PhoneAway® Card
Collector Pack is due for release in August
1999. Stay tuned for more details.
About 120 Australians spend a full year
at one of the four ANARE stations.
They are cut off from the rest of the
world for up to eight months, until the
arrival of supply ships at each station.
These people use the majority of
Australian Antarctic Territory stamps,
such as the four stamps issued last year
which illustrated the range of transport
used in the AAT.
Because of space limitations on
Antarctic supply ships, and restricted
facilities for processing large volumes
of mail at ANARE stations, no
philatelic mail is sent to the Antarctic.
Orders and covers submitted for
postmarking are processed in Australia.
Mail orders for 1998 AAT first day
covers showing the supply ship arrival
dates at each of the stations are now
being accepted. The first days of issue
are determined by the arrival of supply
ships at each station.
1998/99 Arrival Dates
Davis
18 November 1998
Macquarie
21 November 1998
Mawson
1 December 1998
Casey
1 December 1998
A different supply ship was used to
service Macquarie station. Supplies for
both Mawson and Casey stations were
sent by helicopter after a fire on board
the official ship.
Covers featuring a set of all four
stamps can be ordered individually
or as a set of four. There is a different
postmark for each Station.
Mail order codes
072027
072031
072030
072028
072029
Set of four AAT
ANARE covers ..................$16.60
AAT ANARE cover with
Macquarie Island postmark $4.15
Casey Station postmark ......$4.15
Mawson Station postmark ..$4.15
Davis Station postmark ......$4.15
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Technical details
Issue date ......................13 May 1999
Denomination ................$2.00
Designer ........................Janet Boschen,
Australia Post Graphic
Design Studio
Printer ..........................SNP Ausprint,
Avon Graphics
Paper ............................De La Rue
Stamp size ....................50 x 30 mm
Perforations ..................14.4 x 14
Sheet layout ..................50 stamps, no gutter
National postmark ..........East Perth WA 6004
Mail order codes
033067 Stamp $2.00 ........................$2.00
033001 First day cover ......................$2.25
033126 Stamp pack ..........................$2.40
033220 Maximum card ......................$2.50
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AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
8 June 1999
1999
This year marks the centenary of
Australia’s oldest operating mint,
the Perth Mint, which was established
on 20 June 1899 as a branch of Britain’s
Royal Mint.
To commemorate the occasion,
Australia Post will release a single stamp
featuring both sides of an 1899 gold
sovereign. Identical to sovereigns minted
at other branches of the Royal Mint of
London, the obverse features a portrait
of Queen Victoria, and the reverse the
legendary Saint George and the Dragon.
The coin faces on the Perth Mint
Centenary stamps are gold embossed –
adding the reflective quality of real gold
to the sovereigns.
The Perth Mint, initially established
to refine the gold mined from Western
Australia’s Kalgoorlie gold fields,
produced sovereigns and half-sovereigns
before minting ceased in 1931. Between
1922 and 1983 it produced Australian
legal tender coinage.
The Perth Mint produces several
bullion coin and coin jewellery products,
as well as numismatic products such as the
popular gold and silver coins in the
Sydney 2000 Olympic coin program.
45c
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CENTENARY
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PERTH MINT
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R
ugby is said to have been invented
in 1823 by schoolboys at Rugby
School, England when a boy called
William Webb Ellis picked up a soccer
ball and ran with it – quickly followed by
his fellow students!
This stamp issue commemorates
100 Years of Test Rugby in Australia. The
first game of official test rugby played
by an Australian team against an
international opponent was at the Sydney
Cricket Ground on 24 June 1899. More
than 28,000 people watched Australia
defeat the British Isles (known as the
British Lions) 13–3.
The visit by the Great Britain team,
which won all but three of its 21 matches
on the tour, excited public interest and
gave rugby a clear advantage over its
rival codes.
Rugby became quite popular in
Sydney – where a Rugby Union had
already formed to bring order to the
clubs – and Brisbane in the 1880s. By
the turn of the century some clubs paid
their players, and these clubs eventually
formed their own code of Rugby, known
as Rugby League. Rugby Union players
were not paid until three years ago.
Today Rugby Union is played in more
than 140 countries. The Rugby World
Cup, played every four years, is the
third largest sporting event in the world
in terms of revenue and viewing audience
behind the Olympics and the Soccer
World Cup. Australia will have its chance
to host the Rugby World Cup in 2003.
The stamps will be issued on 8 June
prior to the Centenary Test to be played
against England at Sydney’s Homebush
Stadium on 26 June 1999. The teams
will compete for the Cook Cup, named
after Captain James Cook, of which
Australia is the current holder. Since
its inauguration in 1997 the Cup
has been contested four times with
Australia winning three times and one
match drawn.
Celebrating contemporary Test
Rugby, the stamps feature illustrative
images of the Wallabies against four
other nations. Each stamp shows a
different aspect of the game: a try, a
lineout, a kick and a pass.
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A test match is defined as any game
in which an Australian team plays against
another country whilst wearing the
Wallaby jumper. ‘The Wallabies’ was
voted in as the national team’s name in
1908. Selection in a team to play for
Australia overseas has always been the
greatest reward for a rugby player, and a
tour of Britain the most eagerly sought
honour. The tests are traditionally
recognised as the most significant
component of the game.
Technical details
Issue date ....................8 June 1999
Denominations ..............Two x 45c, $1, $1.20
Designer ........................Mark Sofilas, Sydney
Stamp size ....................26 mm x 37.5 mm
Perforations ..................14.6 x 13.86
National postmark ..........Sydney NSW 2000
AUSTRALIA
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Mail order codes
035067 Stamps (two x 45c, $1, $1.20) ......$3.10
035209 Self-adhesive roll of 100 ......$45.00
035240 Set of three gutter strips
(ten x 45c, $1, $1.20) [MO] ........$26.50
The Wallabies
the Australian team
Wallabies Centenary of Test Rugby logo in gutters
Stamp pack
035002
035003
035126
035223
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
1999
1999
1999
AUSTRALIA
1999
AUSTRALIA
45c
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45c
100 Y
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100
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Tes
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Rugb
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1999
1999
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Gummed and self-adhesive first day covers
45c
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100 Years
100
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Tes
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Rugb
Rug
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TRAL
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100
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Tes
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AUSTR
AUSTRALIA
TRAL
ALIIA
1999
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45c
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1999
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45c
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1999
TEST RUGBY
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100
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100 YEARS OF
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1999
AUSTRALIA
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45c
45c
1999
1999
1999
Self-adhesive roll of 100 stamps
100 Years
100
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of Test
Tes
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Rugb
Rug
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100 YEARS OF
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TRAL
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Illustrated by Mark Sofilas, this special issue
of stamps also features the Wallabies 100
Years of Test Rugby logo in the gutters of the
45c stamp sheet.
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1999
45c
TEST RUGBY
10
Gutter strip (ten x $1) ..............$10.00
Gutter strip (ten x $1.20) ..........$12.00
Set of two first day covers
(gummed; self-adhesive) [MO] ........$4.50
First day cover (gummed) ............$3.35
First day cover (self-adhesive) ....$1.15
Stamp pack ..........................$3.50
Collector’s pack ....................$4.50
Contains eight stamps, two positional messages
$1.00
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SNAPSHOTS OF THE GAME
The stamps capture four aspects of the
dynamic game that is rugby.
• The se-tenant 45c stamps feature
the Wallabies in action against New
Zealand in a lineout and kicking the
ball against England.
• The $1.00 stamp depicts a Wallaby try
against South Africa.
• The $1.20 stamp shows the Wallabies
passing against a tackling Wales.
035242
035243
035001
45c
45c
For any mail order queries,
or to place your order by telephone,
please contact the Australian Philatelic
Bureau on Freecall 1800 331 794.
Alternatively, write or send a fax to
Reply Paid 4000
Australian Philatelic Bureau
PO Box 4000
FERNTREE GULLY VIC 3156
Fax : 03 9887 0236
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Specialist Notes
SPECIALIST NOTES
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
Agfest
The rural community of northern
Tasmania will host Agfest from 6 to 8
May. Covers cancelled with the Agfest
postmark will be available for Bulletin
readers. These are priced at 70c each and
are available by mail from the Kings
Meadow Post Shop Tas 7249.
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
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1999
1999
Sheetlet shown at 75% of actual size
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Living Mosaic
This stunning sheetlet features images
of the marine life, wildlife, plant life and
boats of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
and an aerial view of the main Cocos
atoll. The sheetlet was created using
photographs and printed in six-colour
hexachrome to give a ‘real-life’ effect.
Row one:
• White Tern (Gygis alba)
• Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
• Direction Island lagoon – a popular
haven for yachts
• The Cocos Malay sailing boat, the jukong
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Row two:
• Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon
rubricauda westralis) and Greater
Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
• Danaus chrysippus petilia, a subspecies
of the Lesser Wanderer and the Danaid
Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
• Black-backed butterflyfish (Chaetodon
melannotus), the golden coloured
Bennett’s butterflyfish (Chaetodon
bennetti) with dark false eye spot and the
Ornate butterflyfish (Chaetodon
ornatissimus) with deep yellow/orange
diagonal bands across its back
Sydney Pet and Animal Expo
Australia Post will be present at the
Sydney Pet and Animal Expo to be held at
the Sydney Showground Exhibition
Centre at Homebush Bay from 14 to 16
May. The Expo is open from 10am to 6pm
each day and admission is $8 for adults,
$4 for children aged between 4 and 16 and
free for children under four years of age.
The Expo highlights the positive role
that pets and animals play in society and
more than 160 exhibitors will be taking
part. Australia Post will have several Expo
‘specials’ including a commemorative
cover featuring the Children’s TV stamps
which will be available for each day of the
Expo. Orders for the commemorative
cover should be sent to the Postal
Manager, Queen Victoria Building NSW
1230.
Kernewek Lowender Festival
15 – 17 May
In celebration of South Australia’s
Kernewek Lowender (Cornish Festival),
four covers depicting the participating
towns will be produced.
Kadina’s cover will be available on May
15, Wallaroo on May 16, and Moonta on
May 17. A single cover featuring all three
towns will also be produced. Each cover
will have the pictorial postmarker
of the town plus the Kernewek Lowender
postmark. Individual town envelopes will
cost $1.00, and a cover with all three
towns and pictorial postmark $2.50.
A complete set of four envelopes will be
available for $5.50.
Covers are available by mail order
from the Postal Manager Kadina SA 5554
or the relevant town Post Office during
the festival.
ANDA Brisbane Stamp & Coin Fair
4 – 6 June 1999
A special postmark will be produced
for the Australasian Numismatic Dealers
Association (ANDA) Brisbane Stamp
& Coin Fair to be held at the Brisbane
Convention Centre from 4 to 6 June. The
postmark will be used at the Australia Post
stand on each day of the show on the
$2 Perth Mint Centenary stamp cover.
A set of three covers, priced at $6.95,
or individual covers, priced at $2.25 each,
will be available. The special postmark
can only be obtained from the ANDA
Brisbane Stamp & Coin Fair or from the
Post Australia Shop, Brisbane Qld 4000.
Minimum credit card charge is $10.
Ordering of postmarks
All items which are accompanied by a
mail order code are available from the
Australian Philatelic Bureau. Where an
item does not have a mail order code, it
can only be ordered directly from the
post office indicated.
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Specialist
Notes
SPECIALIST NOTES
PhilexFrance ’99
2 – 11 July 1999
Australia Post has produced a cachet
to mark its participation at the World
Philatelic Exhibition in Paris in July.
A number of covers have been held
aside for Bulletin readers. These can
be obtained by mail order from the
Australian Philatelic Bureau.
034250 PhilexFrance ’99 cover ..................70c00
Windjammer postmarker
Port Victoria SA 5573 will have a new
permanent pictorial postmarker from
28 May. The postmarker will feature a
Windjammer sailing ship. Port Victoria
was a common stop for Windjammers
carrying wheat between 1879 and 1949.
The last Windjammer, Passat, left on
1 June 1949.
In retrospect …
A permanent postmarker introduced
for the 125th anniversary of the
Township of Poowong was incorrectly
noted as being for the 126th
anniversary in the last issue of the
Bulletin. The postmarker became
available on 17 April.
The Irish Polly Woodside stamp featured
on the Maritime Links – Australia and
Ireland joint miniature sheet was
reported in the March–April Stamp
Bulletin as being 30.55 mm x 30 mm.
In fact, the stamp is 30 mm x 40.27 mm.
The March 22 Olympic Torch stamp
release was incorrectly listed in the
March–April Stamp Bulletin as having
a special feature sheetlet of ten. It has a
sheet layout of two panes of 25 only.
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The Windjammer 50 Committee
will have a souvenir envelope featuring
their logo, with the new postmark and
the four Sailing Ships of Australia stamps
(released 19 March) for a cost of $5.00.
Orders are to be sent direct to:
Mrs W Dutschke
PO Box 38
Port Victoria SA 5573.
Name changes
Name changes have occurred for some
of the printers and paper stocks used in
the production of Australian stamps.
CPL has become Tullis Russell, Harrisons
is now De La Rue, and SNP Cambec is
now SNP Ausprint.
For philatelic queries,
contact your nearest philatelic office.
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
(02)
(03)
(07)
(08)
(08)
(03)
9299 1215
9204 7736
3405 1438
8216 2367
9237 5902
6234 1284
Postmarks
POSTMARKS
Ordering postmark impressions by mail
Please forward fully stamped and addressed covers, under prepaid outer envelopes,
to post office addresses listed on these pages.
• Endorse cover in the top left corner with the name of the postmark required.
• Orders must be lodged before the last day of use of the postmarker.
National FDI Postmarks and Commemorative Postmarks
• These may be ordered from the Australian Philatelic Bureau.
Associated Postmarks and Permanent Pictorial Postmarks
• These should be ordered directly from the post office concerned.
• A minimum base-rate 45c stamp is required to obtain a postmark impression.
• Serviced covers are 70c each, unless otherwise specified.
National FDI Postmarks
First day covers, serviced with national
first day of issue postmarks, are available
from all First Day of Issue Post Offices and
by mail order from the Australian
Philatelic Bureau for four weeks.
Private covers can only be serviced:
• at the designated post office on the
day of issue or
• by the Bureau if covers are received
prior to the first day of issue.
6 May Children’s TV
• Banana Qld 4702
13 May Perth Mint Centenary
• East Perth WA 6004
13 May AAT Mawson’s Huts
• Kingston TAS 7056
8 June 100 Years of Test Rugby
• Sydney NSW 2000
Associated Postmarks
The following associated postmarks may
appeal to thematic collectors. Orders should
be sent to the relevant post office.
8 June 100 Years of Test Rugby
• Sydney University NSW 2006 CDS
8 July Nature of Australia – Coastal
• Goolwa SA 5214 River Murray
mouth and coastline
• Kiama NSW 2533 Blow hole, beach
15 July National Parks aerogrammes
• Yulara NT 0872 Ayers Rock/Uluru
• Burnside SA 5066 Waterfall Gully
• Hawker SA 5434 Wilpena Pound
• Jabiru NT 0886 Kakadu National Park
• Katherine NT 0850 Katherine Gorge
• Hornsby NSW 2077 Ku-ring-gai
Chase National Park
• Sydney NSW 2000 Royal Botanic Gardens
17 June Cocos (Keeling) Islands Living Mosaic
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia 6799
8 July Nature of Australia – Coastal
• Hervey Bay Qld 4655
15 July Christmas Island Favourite Festivals
• Christmas Island Australia 6798
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Postmarks
POSTMARKS
Koala
Count
KOALA COUNT
Permanent Pictorial Postmarks
Impressions of permanent pictorial
postmarkers are available from the post
offices in the following listing. Stamps to
a minimum value of 45c should be affixed
to private covers.
Please note that future editions of the Stamp Bulletin will contain new additions to the
Koala Count only. An entire list of current Koala Count items will be included in each
June–July Stamp Bulletin. At other times you may obtain a list of Koala Count items by
telephoning the Australian Philatelic Bureau on Freecall 1800 331 794.
Living Together
AAT ANARE
828068
4c Trade Union
930088 $1.05 Sea Ice Research
Nature of Australia – Peel & Stick
Sport Series
964209 $45.00 Wetlands
828069
1c Lawn Bowls
SNP Ausprint
828070
2c Ten Pin bowling
960266 $4.50 Wetlands SNP
995075
3c Football
Ausprint Booklet
828076 20c Tennis
828071 65c Rock Climbing
Ausprint strip of four
995074 75c Netball
(roll of 100)
751071 80c Squash
930133 $4.50 Wetlands Pemara
751076 $1.00 Fun Run
roll of 100
828086 $1.20 Golf
930154 $1.80 Wetlands Pemara
strip of four
Native Animals
(roll of 100)
995073
5c Possum
833269
$90.00
Wetlands
SNP Ausprint
751075 30c Crocodile
strip
of
four
985251* 30c Crocodile
(roll of 200)
833085 35c Echidna
833270
$1.80
Wetlands
SNP Ausprint
985252* 35c Echidna
roll
of
200
960083 50c Koala
930170 $90 Wetlands SNP Ausprint
833086 60c Possum
roll of 200
928081 70c Kookaburra
930198
$1.80
Wetlands
SNP
995072 85c Pelican
Ausprint
strip
of four
928082 90c Kangaroo
(roll
of
200)
928083 95c Wombat
995076 $1.20 Cockatoo
Ausprint roll of 200
888068 $2.70 Gummed set of six
Advertising
Nature of Australia
*Recent addition to the Koala Count
828087
5c Leadbeater’s Possum
A99 A number of $1.00 Greasy Butterfly stamps
were printed on site at Australia 99.
930089 10c Powerful Owl
985253* 20c Saltwater Crocodile
The Koala Count identifies specific
960080 25c Dwarf Tree-frog
reprints. If a koala symbol is printed in
960081 $1.00 Greasy Butterfly
the selvedge adjacent to stamps down
985254*$1.00 Greasy Butterfly
either side of a sheet, this indicates a
985255*$1.00 Greasy Butterfly
A99 reprint. Two koalas indicate a second
960082 $2.00 Blackwood Wattle
reprint, and so on. A kangaroo indicates
985256*$2.00 Blackwood Wattle
the fifth reprint.
A new pictorial postmark will be issued
on 6 May 1999 at Junee NSW 2663. The
postmark will feature an historic train.
Impressions: Junee Post Shop.
The tower at Sydney University will
feature on the new pictorial first day of
issue postmark to be released on 8 June at
Sydney University NSW 2006.
Impressions: Sydney University Post Shop.
Temporary Postmarks
Impressions of temporary pictorial
postmarkers are available from the post
offices in the following listing. Stamps to
a minimum value of 45c should be affixed
to private covers.
The Norfolk will feature in the design of
the new pictorial postmark at Yamba
NSW 2464 and from the Australian
Philatelic Bureau. The postmark, available
from 2 to 12 July 1999, commemorates
the bicentenary of Matthew Flinder’s
discovery of Shoal Bay. Impressions:
Yamba Post Shop NSW 2464 and the
034251
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Yamba Postmark ........................$0.70
Commemorative Postmarks
Australian residents should send their
orders to the addresses noted in these
listings. Overseas collectors may obtain
commemorative postmark impressions
by forwarding orders to the Australian
Philatelic Bureau. Commemorative
postmarks will be held by the Bureau
for three months. All orders should be
accompanied by payment of 70c per
cover, unless specified otherwise.
From 3 to 6 May a postmark
commemorating the Australian
Convention of Lions International will be
available. The postmark features the Lions
logo and will be applied to the Queen’s
Birthday 1999 stamp and first day cover.
The postmark with 45c Queen’s Birthday
stamp will cost 70c. Impressions: Post
Australia Shop Brisbane Qld 4000 and the
033250
Lions Convention Postmark............$0.70
A postmark commemorating the
Centenary of the United Grand Lodge of
Mark Master Masons of Victoria will be
available on 28 May. Impressions: Postal
Manager East Melbourne Vic 3002 and
the Australian Philatelic Bureau.
035250
Centenary of Mark Master Masons of
Victoria Postmark ......................$0.70
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Agency Countries
Agency Countries
AGENCY COUNTRIES
AGENCY COUNTRIES
Australia Post sells stamps and other philatelic products issued by Fiji, Nauru, Norfolk
Island, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands and Western Samoa. Australia Post deals
only in agency countries’ mint stock. Orders for first day covers and postmarked material
should be directed to the bureau concerned.
Stamps from these countries are available by mail order only. All new issues available
from Australia Post carry a 25% service charge. Agency countries’ issues in this
Bulletin include the 25% service charge. Conversion rates as at 1 March 1999 apply.
To inquire about a standing order for agency countries’ stamps, please contact the
Australian Philatelic Bureau on Freecall 1800 331 794. Alternatively, you may order direct
from the bureau of the country concerned. Addresses are shown below.
200th Anniversary of First Contact
Nauru recently released two stamps and
a souvenir sheet in celebration of the
200th Anniversary of First Contact.
FIJI
Mail order address:
The Philatelic Bureau
PO Box 100
SUVA, FIJI
Stamps and first day covers are on sale from
the Fiji Philatelic Bureau for twelve months
provided stocks last. Fiji does not charge
return postage or handling fees.
Maritime Past & Present Part I
Four stamps depicting traditional sailing
vessels and ships from the 1920-30s were
released on 26 October 1998. A souvenir
sheet with the Australia 99 World Stamp
Expo logo is also available.
One of the four
maritime stamps
Issue date (Aust) ..........................25 May 1999
Values ................13c, 44c, 87c, $3.00 ($A4.65)
Souvenir sheet value ..................$1.50 ($A1.55)
Stamp size ....................44.45 mm x 27.94 mm
Souvenir sheet size ................105 mm x 75 mm
Printer ....................................BDT International
Security Printing
Designer ....................................John Batchelor
Withdrawal date..................30 September 1999
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Maritime Past & Present Part II
The second set of four maritime stamps
and a souvenir sheet were released
on 19 March 1999. The series depicts
the evolution of sailing vessels in
Fijian waters.
The souvenir
sheet shows
the SS Makatea from
the 1920s
Values ..........63c, 81c, $1.00c, $2.00 ($A4.65)
Stamp size ....................44.45 mm x 27.94 mm
Souvenir sheet size ................105 mm x 75 mm
Printer ....................................BDT International
Security Printing
Designer ....................................John Batchelor
NAURU
Mail order address:
NAURU
CENTRAL PACIFIC
Nauru uses Australian currency. There
is no charge for servicing or postage on
mail orders. All consignments are sent by
registered mail.
These stamps both feature on the souvenir sheet
Values ................................2 x $1.50 ($A3.75)
Note: Exact stamp and souvenir sheet sizes,
printer and designer details could not be
confirmed at the time of printing. These details
will be included in the next Bulletin.
NORFOLK ISLAND
Mail order address:
Bureau Manager
NORFOLK ISLAND 2899
SOUTH PACIFIC
Local Postage Stamp Booklet
Two of the many aircraft that provide
mail services to Norfolk Island are
depicted in a booklet of 5c stamps.
Values ....................................40 x 5c ($A2.50)
Stamp size ....................27.94 mm x 44.45 mm
Printer ..........................Photopress International
Artwork ............................................Mary Duke
PITCAIRN ISLANDS
Mail order address:
Pitcairn Islands Administration
British Consulate-General
Private Bag
AUCKLAND New Zealand
Millennium Part II
This is the second set of four stamps
released to celebrate the new
millennium. The stamps, featuring
modern graphic elements, will be
released on 25 May.
Values ............20c, 90c, $1.80, $3.00 ($A6.30)
Size ..............................27.94 mm x 44.45 mm
Printer ........................Southern Colour Print, NZ
Designer ......................................GL Vasarhelyi
School Days
The 50th anniversary of government
education on Pitcairn was celebrated
with four stamps released on 15 February.
These stamps show various scholastic
endeavours and trace the history of
education, including the various
schoolmasters, on Pitcairn.
One of the four
stamps celebrating
schooling
on Pitcairn
Issue date (Aust) .......................... 25 May 1999
Values ............20c, 90c, $1.80, $3.00 ($A6.30)
Size ................................50.8 mm x 35.17 mm
Printer ..................House of Questa Ltd, London
Designer ............................Lesley Harraway, NZ
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WESTERN SAMOA
Mail order address:
Chief Post Office
APIA
WESTERN SAMOA
TRALIA
AUS
Values ....................................$5.90 (20c, 90c,
$1.80, $3.00) ($A6.30)
Stamp size..........................30 mm x 45.71 mm
Souvenir sheet size ..............75.71 x 75.71 mm
Designer ..............................Paul Martinson, NZ
Mail order codes
Fiji
Maritime Past & Present I
062142
Souvenir sheet ........$1.55
062067
Stamps....................$4.65
Maritime Past & Present II
063142
063067
Stamps....................$4.65
Nauru
200th Anniversary of First Contact
064142
064067
Stamps....................$3.75
Norfolk Island
Local Postage Stamp Booklet
065182
Booklet....................$2.50
Pitcairn Islands
Millennium Part II
066067
Stamps....................$6.30
School Days
067067
Stamps....................$6.30
Bounty Relics
068142
Year of the Ocean
069142
Western Samoa
Maritime Heritage
070067
Stamps....................$6.30
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Year of the Ocean
A joint UNESCO/Pitcairn Islands
souvenir sheet celebrates the Year of the
Ocean. The souvenir sheet features four
stamps and the UNESCO 1998
International Year of the Ocean logo.
Maritime Heritage
Four stamps featuring water craft from
canoes to sailing ships and the Australia
99 logo were released on March 19.
Issue date (Aust) ........................25 May 1999
Values ..........70s, 90s, $1.05, $6.00 ($A6.30)
Stamp size..................28.45 mm x 42.58 mm
Printer ........................Walsall Security Printers
Artwork ....................................John Batchelor
Withdrawal date ................30 September 1999
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Bounty Relics
On 19 March a souvenir sheet featuring
four diamond-shaped stamps was
released. The souvenir sheet celebrates
the archeological expedition to survey
the wreck of the HMS Bounty.
Souvenir sheet value ............$5.00 (50c, $1.00,
$1.50, $2.00) ($A5.30)
Size ......................................190 mm x 80 mm
Designer ........................................Clive Abbott
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maritime stamps
• The Dotted butterflyfish (Chaetodon
semion), Meyeris butterflyfish with
black bands running across its back,
and the Saddled butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ephippium)
Row three:
• Chinese Rose or Rose of China
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
• Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) and
Greater Frigatebird
• Moorish Idols (Zanclus cornutus) are
usually seen in pairs or small groups
• The large Green turtle (Chelonia mydas),
weighing up to 400 kilograms, and
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
with its beak-like upper jaw
Row four:
• Meadow Argus (Junonia villida)
• Hippotion velox moth
• The small, brightly coloured
Pseudoanthias cooperi live in groups
comprising one male and several females.
When the male dies, the head female
quickly assumes male colouration and
functional testes
• Chaetodon ornatissimus, Chaetodon
meyeri, Chaetodon bennetti and
Chaetodon ephippium appear in this
stamp along with the Clark’s
Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii),
the most widely distributed of all
anemonefishes.
Row five:
• The Sea Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)
sighted growing on the lagoon margins
of the West Island
• The Common Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina
nerina) is also known as the Blue Moon
or Varied Eggfly
• Red-tailed tropicbirds (Phaethon
rubricauda westralis) have a body length
of 46 cm with tail streamers up to 35 cm
• The Humphead or Giant wrasse (Cheilinus
undulatus) is one of the few predators of the
Crown of Thorns starfish.
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First day covers
Technical details
Issue date ......................17 June 1999
Denominations ..............Five x 5c, five x 10c,
five x 25c, five x 45c
Designer ........................Melinda Coombes,
Design Studio
Stamp size ....................37.5 x 26 mm
Perforations ..................13.86 x 14.6
Sheet layout ..................Sheetlet of 20
National postmark ..........Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australia 6799
Mail order codes
037250 Sheetlet of stamps (five x 5c, five x 10c,
five x 25c, five x 45c) ..................$4.25
037001 Set of three first day covers ......$4.50
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A U S T R A L I A
Nature of
1999
HERVEY B
F I RST A
8 JU D
A UST RA LI A
Humpback Whales
70c
Humpback
Whales
1999
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1999
$105
Loggerhead
Turtle
90c
Fraser
Island
90c
Brahminy
Kite
1999
Humpback
Whales
70c
D 4655
QL
Y Y OF I SS
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1999
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1999
AUS TRALIA
HERVEY B
F I RST A
8 JU D
AUS TRALIA
HERVEY B
F I RST A
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HERVEY B
F I RST A
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HERVEY B
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1999
HERVEY B
F I RST A
8 JU D
AUSTRALIA
Brahminy Kite
90c
Brahminy
Kite
$120
D 4655
QL
Y Y OF I SS
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A
1999
LY
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1999
D 4655
QL
Y Y OF I SS
U
A
1999
LY
1999
HERVEY B
F I RST A
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1999
......$4.75
First day cover ........................$5.00
Stamp pack ..........................$5.15
Maximum cards (five) ..............$7.00
(70c, two x 90c, $1.05, $1.20)
A UST RA LI A
Fraser Island
90c
AUS TRALIA
$120
Mail order codes
039067 Stamps
D 4655
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Island
$105
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Loggerhead
Turtle
1999
AUS T RAL I A
Fraser
Island
90c
D 4655
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Y Y OF I SS
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A
1999
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Brahminy
Kite
1999
Humpback
Whales
70c
AUS T RAL I A
L o g g e r h e a d Tu r t l e
1999
1999
Technical details
Issue date ....................8 July 1999
Denominations ..............70c, two x 90c,
$1.05, $1.20
Designer ........................Wayne Rankin,
Melbourne
Paper ............................De La Rue
Stamp size ....................30 mm x 25 mm
Perforations ..................13.86 x 14.6
Sheet layout ..................50 stamps
National postmark ..........Hervey Bay Qld 4655
E
First day cover
AUS T RAL I A
A US TR A LIA
$105
Loggerhead
Turtle
Fraser Island’s coastal environment
was listed as a World Heritage site in 1992.
It is the world’s largest sand island and
took more than 700,000 years to form.
$1.05 Loggerhead Turtle
A Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)
and a Baler (Melo amphora), also known
as a Melon Shell, feature on this stamp.
The Loggerhead Turtle is an inhabitant of
the tropical and warm temperate waters
of the Australian coast.
$1.20 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
This stamp features the White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) and
a Campbell’s Stromb (Strombus vittatus
campbelli) which is an abundant shell
species on Fraser Island. The Whitebellied Sea-Eagle is a common breeder
on Fraser Island, mostly seen along
the coastline.
E
D 4655
QL
Y Y OF I SS
U
A
1999
LY
AUS TRALIA
70c
W h i t ee-b
bellied
S e a-E a g l e
1999
1999
Humpback
Whales
8 JULY 1999
1999
S e a-E a g l e
$120
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Loggerhead
Turtle
$105
A U ST RA L IA
$120
1999
E
A U S T R A L I A
AUSTR ALIA
90c
1999
AUSTRALIA
Fraser
Island
90c
D 4655
QL
Y Y OF I SS
U
A
1999
LY
Brahminy
Kite
Coastal
ustralia’s 200 nautical mile exclusive
economic zone covers nine million
square kilometres of seas (an area sixteen
per cent larger than its land surface). Its
marine environments feature some of the
most diverse and spectacular marine life
in the world.
The Nature of Australia – Coastal
stamps, the third issue in the Nature of
Australia definitive series, are based
around the marine life and coastal habitat
of Fraser Island, located on the north
eastern coast of Australia.
70c Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae) grow to a length of sixteen
metres and a weight of 40 tonnes. They
travel from Antarctic waters up to the seas
near Fraser Island each year where they
give birth to their calves. The shell is a
Zebra Volute (Zebramoria zebra) –
a common shallow water species of
Fraser Island.
Two x 90c Fraser Island
coastal habitat (se-tenant)
A Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) in
flight features on the right hand se-tenant
stamp. On the left hand stamp is a
Checkerboard Helmet Shell (Phalium
areola) while the other has an
interior view of a Chambered Nautilus
(Nautilus pompilius).
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AUSTRALIA
S e a-E a g l e
A
OF
HERVEY B
F I RST A
8 JU D
NATURE
Stamp pack
he coastal region of Fraser Island is featured in the third
Nature of Australia series of stamps which began with
Eucalypt Forests (the Mountain Ash forests of Victoria) and was
followed by Wetlands (Kakadu). Australia is the world’s largest
island, bounded by 32,000 kilometres of coastline - one of the
longest and most beautiful in the world. Located on the northeastern coast of Australia, approximately 350km north of
Brisbane, Fraser Island was listed as a World Heritage site in
1992 and is one of Australia’s and the world’s outstanding
natural areas. The world’s largest sand island, taking over
700,000 years to form, Fraser Island has been the home of the
Batdjala people for thousands of years. It takes its name from
Eliza Fraser, a shipwreck victim who spent some time on the
island in 1836. The 65c stamp features Loggerhead Turtles
(Caretta caretta) and a Baler (Melo amphora), also known as
a Melon Shell. Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are
shown on the 75c stamp; the shell is a Zebra Volute (Zebramoria
zebra). The $1.05 stamp features the White-bellied Sea Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucogaster) and a common shell, Campbell’s Stromb
(Strombus vittatus campbelli). The $1.20 stamps show the coastal
habitat of Fraser Island with a Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
in flight. On the right stamp is a Checkerboard Helmet Shell
(Phalium areola), while the other shell is an interior view of a
Chambered Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius).
The
1999
Maximum cards
Also Available
A Coastal Flowers booklet of twenty x 45c
stamps will be released on 8 July. This is
the first booklet produced by Pemara.
Mail Order Code
030261 Booklet of twenty ..................$9.00
039001
039126
039220
The Coastal Flowers PhoneAway® Card
Collector Pack will be available from 8
July. The pack , featuring a set of three
cards and four x 45c definitive Coastal
Flowers stamps, was due for release on
8 April but was delayed in production.
Mail Order Code
030133 PhoneAway® Card
Collector Pack ....................$82.00
® PhoneAway
is a registered trade mark of
Telstra Corporation Limited
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45c
island
Favourite
19 9 9
19 9 9
s
christma
45c
Siti Zanariah Zainal age 11
Fong Jason age 10
19 9 9
christmas island
National Parks Aerogrammes
$1. o
8 5c
christmas island
14/4/99
Favourite
19 9 9
CHRISTMAS
ISLAND Favourite Festivals
16
christmas
Tan Diana age 8
19 9 9
christmas island
Favourite
19 9 9
island
45c
19 9 9
Favourite
christmas island
$1. o
85c
19 9 9
Siti Zanariah Zainal age 11
m
part of life on Christmas Island,
celebrating its multicultural heritage
and people.
Last year the children of the Christmas
Island District High School were asked to
illustrate their favourite festivals, and five
of these were chosen to feature in a special
issue of four stamps and a first day cover.
A dragon from the Community Arts
Festival by Fong Jason, aged 10, and a Red
Crab clutching an Easter egg by Siti
Zamaria Zainal, aged 11, are depicted on
the se-tenant 45c stamps. The
Community Arts Festival is an integral
part of the Territory Week Community
Festival which celebrates the Island’s
formation as an Australian territory.
The Hungry Ghost Festival is shown
on the 85c stamp by Tan Diana, aged 8.
This festival culminates in a special ghost
feeding ritual to avoid the malice of
despairing ghosts.
Anwar Ramlan, aged 10, designed the
$1.20 stamp which features the Hari Raya
Haji festival – marking the conclusion
of the annual pilgrimage to the holy city
of Mecca.
The first day cover, ‘Territory Day
Festival’, features a drawing by Tang Huoy
Wei, aged 12.
45c
s
christma
the Territory Week Community
Festival and Hari Raya to the Lunar New
FYearrom
and Easter, festivals are an important
Anwar Ramlan age 10
Tan Diana age 8
Fong Jason age 10
15 July 1999
Anwar Ramlan age 10
island
Favourite Festivals
First day cover
Technical Details
Issue date ....................15 July 1999
Denominations ..............Two x 45c, 85c, $1.20
Designer ......................Andrew Christensen,
Design Studio
Printer ..........................McPhersons
Stamp sizes (2 x 45c)....37.5 mm x 26 mm
(85c, $1.20) ..26 mm x 37.5
Perforations (2 x 45c) ....13.86 x 14.6
(85c, $1.20) ....14.6 x 13.86
National postmark..........Christmas Island
Australia 6798
Mail order codes
060067 Stamps (two x 45c, 85c, $1.20) ..$2.95
060001 First day cover ......................$3.20
y
15 July 1999
A set of five aerogrammes celebrating our
National Parks will be released on 15 July.
The Litchfield National Park in the
Northern Territory features many natural
wonders. The Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) is
a wild form of domestic dog thought to
have been brought into Australia by the
Aborigines thousands of years ago.
Tasmania’s Wild Rivers National Park
takes in the Franklin and the Gordon
Rivers. The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus
anatinuscan) can be found throughout the
eastern seaboard of Australia.
South Australia’s Nullarbor National
Park borders the Great Australian Bight.
The cliffs are a spectacular whalewatching site with nearly 100 Southern
Right Whales (Eubalaena australis)
arriving each winter.
The Grampians National Park
straddles a sandstone ridge of mountains
in Victoria. The Peregrine Falcon (Falco
peregrinus) is one of the most widespread
of all birds in the world with Australia as
its stronghold.
Crater Lakes National Park in
northern Queensland contains two lakes,
Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham,
surrounded by rainforest. The Green
Python (Morelia viridis) has bright yelloworange young and is rare in Australia.
Technical details
Issue date ......................15 July 1999
Denominations ..............Five x 75c
Designer ........................Beth McKinlay
Printer ..........................Mercury-Walch
Mail order codes
034134 Set of five aerogrammes
(mint) ....................................$3.75
034144 Set of five aerogrammes
(postmarked) ............................$3.75
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Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
March 22 was special for a number of
reasons this year – Australia Post hosted
Olympics Day at Australia 99, released
the Olympic Torch stamp, and
announced its Sydney 2000 Olympic
Games stamp issue program.
The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games will
be held from 15 September to 1 October
2000 – taking Australia to the world on
television and on stamps. As part of these
celebrations the Sydney 2000 Olympic
Games stamp issue program will include
the following stamp issues:
• Sydney 2000 Olympic Games logo –
September 1999
This is a single stamp featuring the
official logo of the Sydney 2000
Olympic Games
• Panorama of Sydney – June 2000
A souvenir panorama miniature sheet of
Sydney Harbour comprising four stamps
• Olympic Games Sports –
September 2000
Featuring various Olympic sports on a
sheetlet of ten stamps
• Joint issue with Greece: flag handover –
September 2000
Depicting the handover of the Olympic
flag to the host nation of the 2004
Olympic Games
• Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games –
September 2000
A single stamp issue commemorating
the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games to be
held from 18 to 29 October 2000.
Look out for an exciting Sydney 2000
Olympic Games special offer in the
August – September Stamp Bulletin.
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SEVEN SEAS SUPPLEMENTS
The following will be included in Seven Seas’ 1999
Supplements and Optional Pages. Seven Seas’ pages
are only available from stamp dealers and from
Seven Seas.
Children’s TV
Supplement • Se-tenant strip of five
• Five peel & stick single stamps
Optional pages • Sheetlet of ten
• Peel & stick booklet of ten
Centenary of Perth Mint
Supplement • Single stamp
Supplement
• Se-tenant pair (two x 45c) plus two single stamps
• Gutter pair two x 45c
• Two peel & stick single stamps
Optional pages
• Four se-tenant pairs (two vertical, two horizontal)
• Two blocks of four (mirror image)
• Peel & stick pair
• Peel & stick Collector Pack
Nature of Australia: Coastal
Supplement
• Se-tenant pair (two x 90c) plus three single stamps
Optional page • Peel & stick booklet 20 x 45c
(designs from Coastal Flowers issue)
AAT Mawson’s Huts
Supplement
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Living Mosaic
Supplement • Complete sheetlet of 20 stamps
Christmas Island Favourite Festivals
Supplement
Mail Order Codes
034235 Bulletin 250 Australian
Supplements ....................................$17.95
034236 Bulletin 250 Australian
Optional Pages ................................$30.60
034239 Bulletin 250 AAT Supplement ..............$4.05
034237 Bulletin 250 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Supplements ......................................$4.25
034238 Bulletin 250 Christmas Island
Supplements ......................................$3.85
Extra pages from Bulletin 249
032236 Extra Bulletin 249 Optional Pages
A99 Set of six monotel labels ..............$2.70
New Issues
NEW ISSUES
Mail Order
Code
Product Description
Price
Withdrawal Date
032067
032201
032182
032001
032130
032220
6 May Children’s TV *
Stamps (five x 45c)
Sheetlet of ten stamps
Self-adhesive booklet (ten x 45c)
First day cover
Sheetlet pack
Maximum cards (five)
$2.25
$4.50
$4.50
$2.50
$4.90
$4.50
30 Sep 1999
30 Sep 1999
30 Sep 1999
3 June 1999
30 Sep 1999
30 Sep 1999
036067
036240
036241
036242
036243
13 May AAT Mawson’s Huts
Stamps (two x 45c, 90c, $1.35)
Set of three gutter strips (tenx 45c, 90c, $1.35) [MO]
Gutter strip (ten x 45c)
Gutter strip (ten x $1.35)
$3.15
$27.00
$4.50
$9.00
$13.50
30 May 2000
30 May 2000
30 May 2000
30 May 2000
30 May 2000
No special text or design in gutters
036001
036126
036220
First day cover
Stamp pack
Maximum cards (four)
$3.40
$3.55
$5.00
10 June 1999
30 May 2000
30 May 2000
033067
033001
033126
033220
13 May Perth Mint Centenary
Stamp $2.00
First day cover
Stamp pack
Maximum card
$2.00
$2.25
$2.40
$2.50
30 Sep 1999
10 June 1999
30 Sep 1999
30 Sep 1999
035067
035209
035240
035241
8 June 100 Years of Test Rugby*
Stamps (two x 45c, $1, $1.20)
Self-adhesive roll of 100
Set of three gutter strips (ten x 45c, $1, $1.20) [MO]
$3.10
$45.00
$26.50
$4.50
31 Dec 1999
035242
035243
035001
035002
035003
035126
035223
Gutter strip (ten x $1)
Gutter strip (ten x $1.20)
Set of two first day covers (gummed; self-adhesive) [MO]
First day cover (gummed)
First day cover (self-adhesive)
Stamp pack
Collector’s pack
$10.00
$12.00
$4.50
$3.35
$1.15
$3.50
$4.50
31 Dec 1999
31 Dec 1999
6 July 1999
6 July 1999
6 July 1999
31 Dec 1999
31 Dec 1999
$5.00
31 Dec 1999
17 June Cocos (Keeling) Islands Living Mosaic
Sheetlet of stamps (five x 5c, five x 10c,
five x 25c, five x 45c)
Set of three first day covers
$4.25
$4.50
30 June 2000
31 Dec 1999
31 Dec 1999
Wallabies Centenary of Test Rugby logo in gutters
Contains eight stamps and two positional messages
035220
037250
037001
15 July 1999
[MO] – Available by mail order only
[MO/CC] – Available by mail order and from Collector’s Corner outlets
* Postcards available – these can only be purchased from retail outlets
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039067
039001
039126
039220
8 July Nature of Australia – Coastal*
Stamps (70c, two x 90c, $1.05, $1.20)
First day cover
Stamp pack
Maximum cards (five)
030261
030133
8 July Nature of Australia – Coastal Flowers
Booklet of twenty
PhoneAway® Card Collector Pack
034134
034144
15 July National Parks Aerogrammes
Set of five aerogrammes (mint)
Set of five aerogrammes (postmarked)
$3.75
$3.75
12 Aug 1999
060067
060001
15 July Christmas Island Favourite Festivals
Stamps (two x 45c, 85c, $1.20)
First day cover
$2.95
$3.20
30 June 2000
12 Aug 1999
19 March Australia 99 Souvenir Cover
$4.75
$5.00
$5.15
$7.00
020266
7 Aug 1999
020255
020251
$9.00
$82.00
020260
040134
A complete list of issues on sale is not included here. Details of current issues
may be obtained from the Australian Philatelic Bureau (Freecall 1800 331 794).
Recent issues
RECENT ISSUES
020067
020250
020126
020220
020155
024251
024253
024254
024261
024263
024264
021142
021251
021126
021220
021252
022176
022220
2o
19 March Sailing Ships of Australia*
Stamps – 45c, 85c, $1.00, $1.05
Sheet of twenty x 45c (Australia 99 logo on tabs)
Stamp pack
Maximum cards (four, no tab)
Aerogramme
19 March Maritime Links – Australia and Ireland
Miniature sheet (mint)
Souvenir cover
Polly Woodside Ticket Pack (with joint miniature sheet
and Entry Ticket to the
Polly Woodside Melbourne Maritime Museum) [MO]
19 March Maritime Links – Australia and Canada
Miniature sheet (mint)
Souvenir cover
Joint Miniature Sheet Pack (with both Maritime Links
joint miniature sheets)
19 March Early Navigators in Australian Waters
Miniature sheets x two (mint)
Miniature sheets x two (imperforate) [MO]
Stamp pack
Maximum cards (six)
Australia 99 perfin set of two miniature sheets [MO]
(maximum two sets per customer)
19 March Tiwi Designs Frama*
Stamps (button set of 45c, 70c, $1.20) [MO]
Maximum card
$3.35
$9.00
$3.75
$5.50
$0.75
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
$1.25
$1.50
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
$3.00
31 Jul 1999
$1.30
$1.55
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
$3.00
31 Jul 1999
$2.70
$2.70
$3.10
$5.50
$2.70
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
$2.35
$1.00
31 Jul 1999
31 Jul 1999
027067
027220
027250
004092
004201
004182
004130
004220
004219
030067
030182
030251
030252
030250
030209
030210
030001
030002
030003
030126
030223
030220
031067
031201
031001
031130
031220
019270
019276
019280
019281
019282
019283
899260
019260
Souvenir cover (blank) [MO]
19 March Australian Sailing Ships Pack
Special Issue Stamp and Phonecard Pack
19 March Celebration of the Seas
Celebration of the Seas [MO/CC]
19 March Maritime Portfolio
Maritime Heritage Deluxe Black Portfolio [MO]
20 March Commissioning of HMAS Huon PSE
Pre-stamped envelope
22 March Olympic Torch
Stamp
Maximum card
Penny Pack
22 January Australian Legends
Stamps – 45c x two
Sheetlet pack
Maximum cards (two)
Australians on Boyd book [MO/CC]
8 April Nature of Australia – Coastal Flowers*
Stamps (se-tenant block of four x 45c)
Self-adhesive strip of four (Pemara)
Self-adhesive strip of four (SNP Ausprint)
Sheetlet of five self-adhesive stamps
Set of two first day covers (gummed; self-adhesive) [MO]
First day cover (gummed)
First day cover (self-adhesive)
Stamp pack
Collector’s pack
15 April Queen’s Birthday
Stamp
First day cover
Sheetlet pack
Maximum card
April Olympic Coins
$5 Tennis Coin
$5 Taekwondo Coin
$5 Basketball Coin
Preparation I Gold Coin
Reaching the World I Silver Coin
Emu and Flora Silver Coin
Commemorative Olympic Games Coin Album
Coin Album and thirteen coin set
(not including April release coins listed above)
$0.25
31 Jul 1999
$14.95
$12.95
31 Dec 1999
$75.00
$0.55
31 Jul 1999
$1.20
$1.50
$12.95
$0.90
$4.50
$4.50
$4.90
$2.00
$16.95
$1.80
$4.50
$1.80
$1.80
$2.25
$45.00
$90.00
$4.10
$2.05
$2.05
$2.20
$9.90
$4.00
$0.45
$4.50
$0.70
$4.90
$1.00
30 Jan 2000
30 Jan 2000
30 Jan 2000
30 Jan 2000
30 Jan 2000
30 Jan 2000
6 May 1999
6 May 1999
6 May 1999
31 Aug 1999
31 Aug 1999
13 May 1999
31 Aug 1999
31 Aug 1999
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$380.00
$54.00 #
$54.00 #
$19.95
$116.35
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Also available
Also available
ALSO AVAILABLE
ALSO AVAILABLE
896260
Australian Stamp Catalogue Range ◆
1999 Compact Australian Stamp Catalogue
The Australian Air Mail Catalogue [MO]
Brusden White Specialists’ Catalogue (bound) [MO]
Brusden White Specialists’ Catalogue (loose-leaf) [MO]
Rennicks Australian Coin and Banknote Values
– 17th Ed [MO]
The Pocketbook Guide to Australian Coins
and Banknotes – 4th Ed [MO]
Wonderful World of Australian Stamps CDRom [MO]
989171
989214
989194
984219
984250
946219
905219
858219
870250
983260
988252
903293
801270
801255
Collections, Books and Accessories
1998 Collection of Australian Stamps – Deluxe
1998 Collection of Australian Stamps – Executive
1998 Collection of Australian Territories Stamps
The Living Ocean book
The Planet Ocean Giant Poster and Sticker book
The Story of Australian Birds
Coming South: Australia’s Days of Sail
Australian Antarctica
Caring for Your Collection
Stamp Collecting Starter Kit
1998 Stamp Printing Technical Details [MO/CC]
Night Creatures Stamp Gang Book
Stamp Gang Collecting Kit
Adventures in Cyberspace Stamp Gang video
019138
019139
019140
019141
019142
019143
1019256
1019257
980270
980276
980280
980285
899270
899276
899280
899285
899290
899295
926270
926276
926280
899260
Sydney 2000 Olympic Coin Collection ◆
The Festival of the Dreaming Silver Coin
Kangaroo and Flora Silver Coin
A Sea Change I Silver Coin
A Sea Change II Silver Coin
Great White Shark and Coral Silver Coin
Lizard and Flora Silver Coin
Dedication I Gold Coin
Dedication II Gold Coin
$5 Canoeing/Kayaking Coin
$5 Handball Coin
$5 Softball Coin
$5 Wrestling Coin
$5 Archery Coin
$5 Athletics Coin
$5 Gymnastics Coin
$5 Hockey Coin
$5 Sailing Coin
$5 Weightlifting Coin
$5 Cycling Coin
$5 Football Coin
$5 Triathlon Coin
Commemorative Olympic Games Coin Album
017255
825260
870174
870175
870255
870260
#
$9.95
$59.50
$189.00
$189.00
$9.95
$12.95
$49.95
$57.95
$87.95
$25.95
$12.95
$9.95
$12.95
$16.95
$16.95
$5.95
$14.95
$10.00
$6.95
$14.95
$12.95
$54.00
$54.00
$54.00
$54.00
$54.00
$54.00
$380.00
$380.00
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$8.95
$19.95
31 Dec 1999
31 Dec 1999
31 Dec 1999
Album Sheets
First day cover album binder
Album stock sheets – two strip (set of ten) FDC
Album stock sheets – five strip (set of ten)
Album stock sheets – six strip (set of ten)
Album stock sheets – seven strip (set of ten)
Album stock sheets – mixed strip (set of ten)
Album stock sheets – single (set of ten)
$10.00
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
$9.50
019250
019251
019252
019253
019254
Numismatic Range ◆
1999 Uncirculated Coin Set
1999 Proof Coin Set
1999 Baby Coin Set
1999 Baby Coin Proof Set
1999 $1 Silver Kangaroo
$19.95
$64.75
$24.50
$75.00
$29.50
Standing Orders
A standing order can make life easier for you by ensuring that you automatically receive the issues
or products you prefer. You may create a standing order for new stamp issues, or for a product
type, such as for first day covers. For more information fill out the relevant boxes on the mail order
form and send it to the Australian Philatelic Bureau.This form can also be used if you wish to be
added to the Bulletin mailing list, or to have your existing details updated.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
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Price change is effective as of 3 May 1999.
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903270
903271
903272
903273
903274
903275
903276
From this issue of the Stamp Bulletin
forward, you will note the Standing Order
and Mail Order forms have been combined
to produce one easy to understand and easy
to fill out form. The combined form still
enables you to request further information
about a Standing Order, update your
mailing address or request your mailing
address to be changed without asking you
to fill in a separate form. We trust you will
find this new form much more useful.
The new form will be located on
the back of the mail order sheet in
each Bulletin.
Also, please note that the minimum
credit card charge has changed to $10.00.
This is due to increased merchant fees
charged to Australia Post for every order
processed under $5.00.
◆ POSTAGE AND HANDLING CHARGES
A postage and handling charge of $3.00
applies to each of the Australian Stamp
Catalogue, Sydney 2000 Olympic Coin
Collection or Numismatic ranges, shown
on the previous pages. This charge
applies only once for each category.
Therefore, if you purchase an item from
each category, you pay $9.00 for postage
and handling. Whether you order one or
several items from a category, you only pay
the $3.00 postage and handling charge
once. When you order items which are
from two categories, then you pay $6.00
postage and handling.
A complete list of issues on sale is not
included here. Details of current issues
may be obtained from the Australian
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National Philatelic Centre The Post Master Gallery
Posted Aboard R.M.S. Titanic
7 April - 27 June 1999
The tragic drama of the R.M.S. Titanic has
long captivated the world’s imagination,
but few people remember that the Titanic
was more than a luxurious vessel –
as the ‘R.M.S.’ denotes, she was a Royal
Mail Ship.
Shortly after the Titanic’s collision
with an iceberg on the night of 14 April
1912, the five postal clerks assigned to the
ship and a steward, Albert Tessinger, tried
desperately to save 200 bags of registered
mail by dragging these to the upper decks.
The mail bags were located very close to
the fatal gash in the Titanic’s hull.
The five postal clerks – three
Americans and two British – were among
those who perished when the Titanic sank
two hours and forty minutes after the
collision. The entire cargo, including
3,364 bags of mail, was lost.
‘Posted Aboard R.M.S. Titanic’ will
include artefacts and objects from the
collections of the Smithsonian Institution,
the Public Records Office (UK) and from
private individuals. No objects from the
wreck site are in this exhibition, in
accordance with the ‘sanctuary principle’
which respects the wreck site as the final
resting place of 1,523 souls.
The exhibit focuses on the mail ship
and its Sea Post crew. Video footage taken
four kilometres below the icy North
Atlantic will be used to show the
mailroom as it now appears, including
views of the Titanic’s mailbags, still in
the mailroom after nearly nine decades.
The exhibition is from the
Smithsonian Institution, National Postal
Museum, Washington, USA.
The Titanic at sea
Loading the mail bags at Queenstown, Ireland
Photos courtesy of the Fr. Browne S.J. Collection, The Irish Picture Library
1999 Exhibition Program
A Letter to Picasso –
The Stamp in Contemporary Art
3 July – 26 September 1999
Curated by Merryn Gates, this
exhibition shows how artists have used
stamps, cancellations, mail art, covers and
stationery in collage.
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(cnr La Trobe), Melbourne Victoria 3000.
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