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children and an area for olderchildren, Treasure Island, where theycan receive expert advice fromAustralia’s leading youth collectors.

Following the Australia 99 theme,this souvenir issue of the Bulletinalso features maritime imagery, anda special poster for you to keep.

It is going to be a great show. All itneeds is you, your family andfriends. Please accept this invitationto be part of Australia 99.

I hope to see you there,

David Maiden,Manager, Philatelic Group

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Dear Collector,

As you read this letter the finaltouches are being made toAustralia 99 – the World StampExpo to be held in Melbournefrom 19 to 24 March.

The Organising Committee hasworked for more than three yearsto design an exhibition for thenew millennium.

Without a risk of exaggeration Ican say that this will be the mostspectacular stamp exhibition everheld. The first thing that willimpress you when you enter theExpo is the fleet of 22 sailing shipsand an ocean liner inside theExhibition hall. It is breathtaking.

The competitive exhibits are ofthe highest international standard,and of particular interest to me isthe new class of Social Philately.Of course, the Court of Honourwill house some philatelic ‘gems’as well as exhibits of widespreadgeneral interest.

You will be impressed by the newtechnology on display and inoperation. We have the latestprinting press on site printingstamps, an E-stamp centre, and ahuge internet centre allowing youto visit stamp sites the world over.

I am also delighted with theattention given to children. Wehave a Pirate Ship for the younger

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From 19 to 24 March, Melbournewill play host to an internationalshowcase of stamps and stampcollecting. Australia 99 is one ofthe world’s largest and mostexciting stamp exhibitions, and willprovide a once-in-a-lifetimeopportunity to experience a rangeof world-class exhibits on a scalenever seen here before.

The Governor-General, SirWilliam Deane, will officially openAustralia 99, heralding the start ofa week-long celebration of the seaand the world of philately.

A wide range of attractions will beavailable to Australia 99 visitors –

exhibits from more than 40countries, 180 stands for trade andpostal administrations, an internetcentre providing access to philatelicsites worldwide, talks by leadingphilatelists and stamp-relatedexperts, special issue maritimestamps, and a showcase of the latestprinting technology with stampprinting on site.

Three FIP competitive classes –Traditional, Postal Stationery andRevenues – will be included inAustralia 99, as well as theexperimental class of SocialPhilately. More than 2,000 framesof competitive displays will be

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pre-stamped envelope 14• Tiwi Designs Frama 15• Australia 99 souvenir cover 15• Olympic Torch 16• Australian Legends 20• Nature of Australia:

Coastal Flowers 23• Queen’s Birthday 26• New Issue Calendar 31Cover illustration: James Hutching Kinnear (1887–1946)from the Alexander Turnbull Library, New ZealandBack cover: Enterprize, Richard Bennett Photography

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these days, as well as an Australia99 postmark, will also beavailable to collect.

Several commemorative stampissues and products will beofficially launched during theExpo, including an issue ofAustralian maritime stampsfeaturing the Polly Woodside, theEnterprize, the Alma Doepel andthe Lady Nelson.

The 45c Polly Woodside stamp has aspecial tab with the Australia 99logo printed on it and also formspart of a Joint Miniature Sheet withIreland. A philatelic rarity, bothpostal administrations had beenworking separately on designscelebrating this famous ship anddecided to incorporate these in oneminiature sheet.

Similarly, a Joint Miniature Sheetbetween Australia and Canada willinclude two separate designscelebrating the Marco Polo. Thisminiature sheet will be printed inCanada and so will featuredifferent perforations to theAustralian sheet stamps previouslyissued on 15 January 1998.

Two miniature sheets, eachcontaining three stamps from thefamous 1963-64 Early Navigators inAustralian Waters series, will bereleased at Australia 99. In addition,

an imperforate version of theminiature sheets will be availableand visitors to the Expo will be ableto perforate the stamps themselvesusing machinery on site.

A Portfolio, Celebration of the Seas,will include mint maritime stampsfrom many of the participatingpostal administrations.

A new frama featuring a Tiwidesign will be available with aspecial edition cliché bearing threeships printed in red. Four framamachines will be set up atAustralia 99 to issue this design,which will not be released in otherframa machines until later in theyear. A monotel machine (the firstin Victoria) will also be set up atthe Expo and will print the literal‘Australia 99’ on monotel labels.

For six days in March, Australia 99will be the focus of the philatelicworld – a showcase of stampcollecting, technology and design.Come and be a part of our jointcelebration of Australia’s maritimeheritage and the world of stamps.

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The Court of Honour willprovide some spectacular displays,including the SmithsonianInstitute’s RMS Titanic exhibitwhich retraces the last hours in the ship’s mail and telegraphroom. Other displays includemajor exhibits from three royalcollections including ten frameson loan from Her Majesty TheQueen; the official IOC Olympicexhibit; some colonial Australia‘master forgeries’ from the RoyalPhilatelic Society’s collection;several Australian exhibits; and the collection of rock singerFreddie Mercury.

Younger collectors and childrenwill also have special areas withactivities designed to introducethem to stamp collecting and furthertheir interest in stamps. A PirateShip complete with gangplank,

pirates and interactive games willhold the attention of youngerchildren, while on ‘Treasure Island’older children can speak withAustralia’s leading young collectors,play a life-size board game aboutthe ups and downs of collecting,and test their knowledge againstthe computer.

A pirate ‘Loot Bag’ including apirate flag, ‘pieces of eight’(chocolate coins) and items to helpyoung collectors get started (valuedat $14.95) will be on sale only atAustralia 99 for $4.95.

In addition to the overallmaritime theme, each day will havean activity theme, beginning withShips Day on 19 March, then NavyDay, Family Day, Olympics Dayand Forgeries Day. The final day,24 March, will be Awards Day.

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTRE

Australia 99 further informationFor further information on

Australia 99 contactFreecall 1800 460 110

or access the Australia 99 web siteon www.Australia99.com.au

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To celebrate our maritime history,Australia Post will issue four SailingShips of Australia stamps and anaerogramme on 19 March – theopening day of Australia 99.

45c Polly WoodsideOne of only two ships of her type

still afloat in Australia, the PollyWoodside now has pride of place atthe Polly Woodside MelbourneMaritime Museum. Launched inBelfast, Ireland in 1885, she coveredmore than 800,000 nautical milesin her trading career. Designed as anocean-going trading vessel, shecould carry 1,000 tonnes and had acrew of fifteen (refer page 8).

This stamp also has a tab with theAustralia 99 logo printed in blackand gold. The sheet has tabs on theleft side but no gutters, and the tabsare 30 mm x 16.66 mm.

85c Alma DoepelThe last of its kind in Australia,

the Alma Doepel is a fully restoredthree-masted topsail schooner. Shewas built by Frederick Doepel in

Bellingen, New South Wales in 1903and made 578 Bass Strait crossings– the most of any sailing vessel. Shewas restored by volunteers in the1980s and classified by the NationalTrust of Australia.

$1.00 EnterprizeThe Enterprize is a replica of a topsail

schooner built in Hobart in 1829 byWilliam Pender. Purchased by JohnPascoe Fawkner in 1835, she was sentacross Bass Strait where her mooringin the lower reaches of the Yarra isheld to be Melbourne’s birthplace. Areplica Enterprize launched inMelbourne in 1997 was the firstsquare-rigged commercial sailing shipbuilt in Melbourne for 120 years.

$1.05 Lady NelsonBuilt in Deptford, England in 1798

the Lady Nelson became one of themost important vessels in Australianmaritime history. She was the firstship to sail from the west throughBass Strait, initiating the shorterroute from England to Sydney, andwas instrumental in establishing thefirst European settlement inTasmania. The replica Lady Nelsonwas built in the late 1980s.

A special feature of this issue is a tab next to the Polly Woodside 45cstamp. The tab (with the Expo logoprinted in black and gold) isavailable in a sheet of twentystamps. The tab is not availableseparately, nor will it be affixed tothe maximum card or the MaritimeLinks – Australia and Ireland jointminiature sheet. The 85c, $1.00 and$1.05 stamps are available inmodules of 50.

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T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date..........................19 March 1999Denominations..................45c, 85c, $1.00, $1.05Designer ............................Beth McKinlayPrinter ................................SNP AusprintPaper..................................CPLPaper (45c stamp & tab) CPL non-phosphor

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Printing process ..............Offset lithographyStamp size ........................30 mm x 30.55 mm45c stamp size ..................30 mm x 30.55 mm +

tab 30 mm x 16.66 mmSpecial features ..............Australia 99 logo on

45c stamp tabPerforations ......................14.0 x 14.0Sheet layout ......................Sheet of 20

(45c with tab)Module of 50

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M A I L O R D E R C O D E S020067 Stamps (45c, 85c, $1, $1.05) ........$3.35020250 Sheet of twenty x 45c

(Australia 99 logo on tabs) ..........$9.00020001 First day cover ................................$3.60020126 Stamp pack ....................................$3.75020220 Maximum cards (four, no tab) ......$5.50020155 Aerogramme ..................................$0.75

Sailing Ships of Australia is the second in the Maritime Heritage series which began in 1998 with The Romance of Sail. The sailing ships in this issue symbolise the ships which helped shape Australia. The iron barque Polly Woodside, built in 1885, was primarily involved in coastal and intercolonial trade between Australiaand New Zealand. She is now the centrepiece of the Melbourne Maritime Museum. A tab attached to the Polly Woodside stamp shows the Australia 99 logo. Alma Doepel is the only Australian-built commercial sailing vessel carrying square sails to have survived. Trading mainly along Australia’s eastern coast, she was restored in the 1980s and now sails in Port Phillip Bay. Enterprize is a replica of a tops’l schooner built in Hobart in 1829, whose mooring in the lower reaches of the Yarra on 30 August 1835 established the founding of Melbourne. She is currently moored at Williamstown for sailing in Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait. Lady Nelson, a replicaof a vessel launched in 1798, was the first vessel to explore Port Phillip Bay and was instrumental in establishing the first European occupation in Tasmania. Lady Nelson sails regularly around Tasmanian waters and provides traditional sail training.

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now resides at the Polly WoodsideMelbourne Maritime Museum.The Australian Polly Woodside 45c

stamp is one of a set of four stampsto be released by Australia Post on19 March in the Sailing Ships ofAustralia stamp issue. The An PostPolly Woodside 30p stamp to beissued on 17 March shows anillustration by Vincent Killowry.

The Australian Polly Woodside stampincluded on this joint miniaturesheet does not include the tab (referpages 6-7). The Australian stamp sizealso changes to 30.55 mm x 30 mmin the miniature sheet.

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In 1852, with some 900 passengerson board, the Canadian-built MarcoPolo made a record 68-day voyagefrom Mersey, England to Melbourne.A legend had been born.The voyage cut the sailing time to

Australia in half and left an indelibleimpression on the public mind. TheMarco Polo’s career and famousaccomplishments contributedenormously to the prosperity of theCanadian shipbuilding industry ofthe 1850s and ‘60s.To celebrate this relationship a

special joint miniature sheet,Maritime Links – Australia andCanada, honouring the Marco Polowill be released on 19 March. Theminiature sheet brings together twoseparate stamp designs from the twocountries in recognition of the partthe Marco Polo played in theirmaritime histories. Australia Post first issued the

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1998 as one of a set of fourstamps commemorating Australia’smaritime heritage. The 46c MarcoPolo stamp will be issued by Canada Post on 19 March. As the miniaturesheet will be printed in Canada, the Australian stamp will havedifferent perforations than theversion issued in 1998.The Marco Polo was built in 1851

at St John, New Brunswick, Canadafor export to Great Britain.

A maritime partnership betweenAustralia and Ireland is celebrated ina philatelic rarity produced byAustralia Post and An Post. MaritimeLinks – Australia and Irelandhonours the Polly Woodside, whichbegan its seafaring life in Ireland and now belongs to the NationalTrust of Australia (Victoria).Both postal administrations had

been working separately on designsfeaturing the Polly Woodside, and itseemed only fitting that both stampdesigns should be brought togetheron a joint miniature sheet forAustralia 99.The three-masted, iron-hulled

barque was built in Belfast, Irelandfor William J. Woodside. During her 37-year sailing career the Polly Woodside covered more than800,000 nautical miles. She wasgiven to the National Trust ofAustralia (Victoria) in 1968 and

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Six great navigators who helpedput Australia’s 32,000 kilometresof coastline on the map arecelebrated in two special issueminiature sheets to be released byAustralia Post. The stamps shown on the

miniature sheets were first releasedin 1963–64 as the Early Navigatorsin Australian Waters stamp issueand re-issued with newdenominations in 1966 followingthe introduction of decimalcurrency to Australia.Abel Tasman (c.1603–59)Tasman discovered and named

Van Diemen’s Land in 1642. In1644 he charted the northern coastof Australia from Cape YorkPeninsula to Port Hedland.Captain James Cook (1728–1779)

In 1770 James Cook sailed offthe east coast and sighted PointHicks. He sailed north and madenumerous landings beforeclaiming British possession of thewhole eastern coast.

Captain Matthew Flinders(1774–1814)

Flinders explored Botany Bay withGeorge Bass in 1795. From 1801to 1803 Flinders circumnavigatedthe continent and charted largesections of coast. In 1814 hepublished a General Chart ofTerra Australis or Australia.

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T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date......................19 March 1999Denominations..............85c, 46c Designer ........................Julien LeBlanc, CanadaPrinter ............................Ash & Potter Canada LtdPaper..............................Tullis RussellPrinting process ..........Offset lithographyAustralian stamp size ..30 mm x 30 mmPerforations ..................13.33 x 13.33Canadian stamp size....40 mm x 32 mmPerforations ..................13.125 x 13.00Miniature sheet size ....160 mm x 95 mm

(Canadian size)Special postmark ........Melbourne Vic 3000

M A I L O R D E R C O D E S024260 Set of two miniature sheets (mint;

postmarked) [MO] ....................$2.60024261 Miniature sheet (mint) ............$1.30024262 Miniature sheet

(postmarked) [MO] ..................$1.30024263 Souvenir cover ........................$1.55024264 Joint Miniature Sheet Pack ..$3.00

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T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date ........................19 March 1999Denominations ................45c, 30pDesigner ..........................Beth McKinlayPrinter ..............................SNP AusprintPaper ................................HarrisonsPrinting process..............Offset lithographyAustralian stamp size ....30.55 mm x 30 mmPerforations ....................13.86 x 14.6Irish stamp size ..............30.55 mm x 30 mmPerforations ....................13.86 x 14.6Miniature sheet size ......138 mm x 72 mmSpecial postmark............Melbourne Vic 3000

M A I L O R D E R C O D E S024250 Set of two miniature sheets (mint;

postmarked) [MO] ................$2.50024251 Miniature sheet (mint) ..........$1.25024252 Miniature sheet

(postmarked) [MO] ................$1.25024253 Souvenir cover ......................$1.50024254 Polly Woodside

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T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date ........................19 March 1999Denominations ................45c x sixDesigner ..........................Cozzolino Ellett Design

D’vision, MelbournePrinter ..............................SNP AusprintPaper ................................CPLPrinting process..............Offset lithographyStamp sizes......................A) 3 x 37.5 mm x 26 mm

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B) 14.4 x 14Miniature sheet sizes ....2 x 76 mm x 142 mmNational postmark ..........Melbourne Vic 3000

M A I L O R D E R C O D E S021250 Set of four miniature sheets (two x

mint; two x postmarked) [MO] ....$5.40021142 Miniature sheets x two (mint) ......$2.70021143 Miniature sheets x two

(postmarked) [MO] ........................$2.70021251 Miniature sheets x two

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William Dampier (1651–1715)In 1688 Dampier led the first

British party known to havelanded successfully on theAustralian coast. In 1699 helanded at Shark Bay and explored1,000 miles of the western coast.

George Bass (1771–c.1803)Bass explored the southern coast

of New South Wales in 1797. In1798–99 he and Flinders provedthat a strait, later named after Bass,separates Van Diemen’s Landfrom the mainland.

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charted the coast previouslyunexplored by the late MatthewFlinders. In 1824–25 King published a set of eight chartswhich, when combined withFlinders’ charts, showed almost the entire Australian coastline.

EXPO HIGHLIGHTExpo visitors can see these miniature sheets being

printed and can purchase imperforate versions.As an Expo highlight, collectors are able toperforate these sheets by hand. An "A99"perfin will identify these sheets, whichwill have identical perforation gaugesto those of the normal sheets.

Sets of both miniature sheets with theperfin will be sold at the Expo (maximumtwo sets per cusomer). Only 15,000 perfinsets will be available. Those not sold at the Expowill be available by mail order (there are a maximumof two sets per customer). (inset image is an example only)

021252 Australia 99 perfin set of two miniature sheets [MO]........$2.70(maximum two sets per customer)

Don’t forget your Australia 99Entry Postcard featuring the AlmaDoepel – available at Post Shops for$2.50. The Postcard provides freeentry to the World Stamp Expo,normally priced at $5.00. Entry willbe free for children under 18 andfor concession card holders.

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The Australian Sailing ShipsSpecial Edition Smart Phonecardand Stamp Issue Pack is beingreleased on 19 March for theAustralia 99 World Stamp Expo.

The new Tiwi Designs frama will beavailable at Australia 99 where fourframa machines will be in operation.Not to be issued nationally until laterthis year, the new design featuresAboriginal artwork by Tiwi artistMaria Josette Orsto.

The artwork was originallycommissioned by Australia Post andused for postage prepaid envelopesissued on 4 September 1997.

The Phonecard Pack includes five$1.00 Enterprize stamps and aTelstra Smart Phonecard with aprepaid value of $5.

The Enterprize stamp, which isalso featured on the Phonecard, isone of a set of four stamps whichwill also be issued on this date.The other stamps in the issuedepict the Polly Woodside, theAlma Doepel and the Lady Nelson(refer pages 6-7).

Retailing for $14.95, the packs areavailable through mail order fromthe Australian Philatelic Bureau orfrom the Post Shop at Australia 99.

020255 Stamp and Phonecard Pack......$14.95

T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date ........................20 March 1999Denominations ................45c Designer ..........................Cathleen Cram Printer ..............................Mercury-WalchPrinting process..............Offset lithographyNational postmark ..........Melbourne Vic 3000

M A I L O R D E R C O D E S040250 Set of two pre-stamped envelopes

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Making Australian waters safer isthe task set for the six new HuonClass Minehunters currently underconstruction for the RoyalAustralian Navy. The 720 tonneHMAS Huon is the first in the classto be completed and is currentlyundergoing sea trials to prepare itfor commission on 1 May.

During Navy Day on 20 March atAustralia 99, Australia Post willrelease a pre-stamped envelope tocommemorate the commissioningof the lead ship of the HuonClass Minehunters.

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T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date ....................19 March 1999Denominations ............45c, 70c, $1.20 Artist ............................Maria Josette OrstoDesigner ......................Lisa Christensen Printer ..........................Leigh MardonPaper ............................HarrisonsPrinting process..........Offset lithography

RotaryStamp size....................37.5 mm x 26 mmPerforations ................13.86 x 14.6Layout ..........................Rolls of stampsPostmark ......................Melbourne Vic 3000

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022176 Stamps (button set of45c, 70c, $1.20) [MO] ..................$2.35

022001 First day cover ............................$0.70022220 Maximum card ............................$1.00

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The Australia 99 souvenir cover isavailable as an individual item or aspostmarked covers featuring the 45c

Mail Order Codes020266 Souvenir cover (blank) ..$0.25020252 Australia 99 souvenir cover with

Expo postmark ................$0.70020254 Set of six Australia 99 souvenir

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The 1956MelbourneOlympicGamesheralded anumber offirsts inOlympichistory – thefirst timeAustralia hadhosted the

Games and the first time theworld’s most celebrated sportingevent had been held in theSouthern Hemisphere.

One of the most glorious sights of the Games was the lighting ofthe Olympic Flame on 22November 1956. Australia Postissued a set of four stamps tocommemorate the XVI Olympiad –one of the stamps depicting anOlympic Torch. As part of theAustralia 99 Olympics Daycelebrations on 22 March, AustraliaPost will release a $1.20 stamp withthe original 7 1/2d Olympic Torchstamp in a contemporary ‘stampon stamp’ design.

Following the successful release ofthe Peace PennyPack in August1995, AustraliaPost has releasedthe OlympicTorch PennyPack whichcontains anOlympic Torchstamp and1956 penny.

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T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date ........................22 March 1999Denomination ..................$1.20 Designer ..........................FHA Image Design,

MelbournePrinter ..............................SNP AusprintPaper ................................HarrisonsPrinting process..............Offset lithographyStamp size........................26 mm x 37.5 mmPerforations ....................14.6 x 13.86Sheet layout ....................Two panes of 25Special features..............Sheetlet of 10National postmark ..........Melbourne Vic 3000

M A I L O R D E R C O D E S027067 Stamp ........................................$1.20027001 First day cover (gummed) ......$1.45027220 Maximum card..........................$1.50027250 Penny Pack ..............................$12.95

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Australia Post and Note PrintingAustralia Limited commemoratesome of the people and ships thatshaped Australia’s maritimeheritage with this special portfolio.The portfolio showcases the 1999

$20 polymer note and a half sheetof ten x 45c Polly Woodside stamps.The note features Mary Reibey,

who began her Australian life as aconvict. She and husband ThomasReibey built a successful cargo andshipping business which Mary ranafter his death. PortfoliosThe first 1,000 portfolios have the

note and stamps numbered in red.The remaining 2,000 portfolioshave the note and stampsnumbered in black.

Each sheet of stamps has beennumbered to match the serialnumber of the $20 note and theprefix MH (Maritime Heritage)has been used in the numberingprocess. The note and stamps areoverprinted with the words‘Maritime Heritage’.Allocations

Both Australia Post and NotePrinting Australia Limited haveallocations of the portfolio. Thefirst 1,000 portfolios are PremiumRed Numbered Portfolios and arepriced at $135.00 each. AustraliaPost’s allocation of these will bedrawn in a special ballot whichcloses on 9 April 1999. The limitedquantity means that AustraliaPost’s allocation will be availableby mail order only.

A limit of one Premium RedNumbered Portfolio applies percustomer. Results of all applicationswill be notified by mail. Orders forthe Premium Red NumberedPortfolios must be sent on theBallot Form supplied loose withthis Bulletin. Do not use thestandard mail order form.

The remaining 2,000 DeluxeBlack Portfolios retail for $75.00each. Australia Post’s allocationwill be sold on a first in firstserved basis. Orders should beplaced using the standard mailorder form. A quantity ofapproximately 300 Deluxe BlackPortfolios will be available fromthe Post Shops at Australia 99.

Mail order code020260 Maritime Heritage Deluxe

Black Portfolio [MO] ..$75.00

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Popular printsfrom the StampFrames range willalso be availableat Australia 99. A small number ofprints from the Maritime Heritage, Dolls andBears, and Classic Cars issues will be soldthrough the Post Shops at Australia 99.

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Response coupons are included toenable special product offers fromthe participating countries to beobtained. Australia Post’s offer will bea bonus set of maximum cards or anequivalent philatelic product.

The collection will be released on19 March and is available from thePost Shops at Australia 99 and bymail order. Mail order code020251 Celebration of the Seas

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Developed in response to themaritime heritage theme ofAustralia 99, Celebration of the Seasis a collection of current maritimestamps from thirteen postaladministrations.

This joint collection recognisesthat Australia, like every otherseagoing nation, shares its maritime heritage with the world. It highlights the common linkswhich the sea, and postage stamps,provide between nations.

Stamps from Australia, Aland,Canada, Faroe Islands, Guernsey,Ireland, Jersey, Norway, Portugal,Singapore, South Africa, Swedenand the United Nations are includedin this limited edition collection.

The Australian stamp will alsohave a sequential number printed inthe selvedge corresponding to thenumber printed on the collectioncover. This unique feature will onlybe available in the Celebration of theSeas limited edition collection.

The collection comes in a gatefoldpack with beautifully illustratedcover and separate acid-free albumsheets for the mint issue stamps.Australia Post will receive the first4,000 collections produced, eachfeaturing seventeen mint stampswith a maritime heritage theme.

Background information on stampsfeatured in the collection, some of

C E L E B R A T I O N O F T H E S E A S

Australia Post will produce acommemorative postmarker foreach of the six days of Australia99. A commemorative postmarkwith the Australia 99 logo willalso be available. It will bear thecombined dates 19 to 24 March,not individual dates.

• Australia 99 Expopostmark

• Friday 19 March– Ships Day

• Saturday 20March – Navy Day

• Sunday 21 March –Family Day

• Monday 22March – OlympicsDay

Obtaining impressionsImpressions of all the special daycommemorative postmarks will beavailable from the specialistPhilatelic counter at the Australia99 Post Shop. Impressions of all theAustralia 99 postmarks will also beavailable by mail order from theAustralian Philatelic Bureau.

Posting boxes will be located withinthe Australia 99 Post Shops forlodgement of covers to bepostmarked with a special daypostmark. Private covers forwardedfor postmarking should be sent tothe Postal Manager, Australia 99,c/o GPO Melbourne Vic 3000 priorto the required postmark date (allorders should be accompanied bypayment of $0.70 per cover). Allpostmarks will be in black ink.

Mail order codes020252 Australia 99 souvenir cover

with Expo postmark..$0.70 020254 Set of six Australia 99

souvenir covers with sixdaily postmarks ........$4.20

• Tuesday 23 March –Forgeries Day

• Wednesday 24March – Awards Day

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Associated Postmarks19 March Sailing Ships• Byron Bay NSW 2481 Lighthouse• Raymond Terrace NSW 2324

William the Fourth ship• Ulladulla NSW 2539 Lighthouse• Vaucluse NSW 2030 Macquarie

Lighthouse• Wollongong NSW 2500

Lighthouse• Darwin GPO NT 0800 HMS

Beagle• Robe SA 5276 Governor Robe

Sailing ship• Collins West Post Shop Vic 3000

Polly Woodside ship• Williamstown Vic 3016 Sailing

ship• Williamstown Vic 3016 HMAS

Castlemaine• Warrnambool Vic 3280 Flagstaff

Hill • Wilsons Promontory Vic 3960

Lighthouse• Queenscliff Vic 3225 Lighthouse• Black Rock Vic 3193 HMVS

Cerberus• Glen Huntly Vic 3163 Sailing ship

22 March Olympic Torch• Kensington Park SA 5068 Olympic

sportsfield• West Lakes SA 5021 Football Park

Australia 99 monotel labelsAn Ascom monotel franking

machine (or automatic weigh andfranking machine) will be set up atAustralia 99. A set of six x 45cmonotel labels will be availablefrom the Australia Post specialistphilatelic sales area at Australia 99.Each monotel label will have theliteral ‘Australia 99’. The set of sixlabels can be purchased from thephilatelic sales area at the AustraliaPost stand or by mail order fromthe Australian Philatelic Bureau.

Mail Order Code020253 Set of six x 45c

monotel labels ..........$2.70

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S P E C I A L I S T N O T E S

WA Stamp FairThe South Perth Stamp Fair will be

held on 14 March. Admission to theStamp Fair is free, opening hoursare 10 am to 5 pm at the SouthPerth Civic Centre, on the corner ofSouth Terrace and Sandgate Street,South Perth, Western Australia.

Stamp Day for Twin TownsTwin Towns Stamp Club will hold

its Annual Stamp Day on 28 Marchat the Marymount College DoyleCentre, Burleigh Connection Road,Burleigh Waters, Gold CoastQueensland. Activities run from 9 am to 4 pm and admission is free.

For further information, pleasecontact the publicity officer on (07) 5598 7629.

Milton Ulladulla Stamp FairFrom 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday

10 April the Milton Ulladulla StampClub will hold its 1999 Stamp Fair at the Ulladulla Civic Centre(opposite the harbour) in Ulladulla,New South Wales.

IBRA ’9927 April to 4 MayWorld Philatelic ExhibitionNurnberg, Germany

Australia Post will attend theWorld Philatelic Exhibition inGermany in April.

A cachet has been produced by Australia Post to mark itsparticipation in this event. Anumber of Coastal Flowers coverswith the cachet have been preparedand are available from the stand at

IBRA ’99 or from the AustralianPhilatelic Bureau.

Mail Order Code031250 IBRA ‘99 Cover ..........$2.05

Port Hedland Cachet

On 12 September 1998 a cachetcelebrating the Play Station Rallywas used in Port Hedland WA 6721.The postmark depicted a racingcar wheel. Covers bearing cachetshave been held aside for Bulletinreaders. These are priced at $0.55and can be obtained from the Postal Manager.

Navigator Overprints

Two private overprints of the twoNavigator miniature sheets will eachbe available from Australia 99 or bymail order from the AustralianPhilatelic Federation. The overprintswill have different messages –‘Supporting Australian Philately’and ‘Guiding Young Collectors’ –and cost $2.70 per pair, plus $1.00postage and handling.

Overprinted miniature sheet firstday covers will be available by mailorder only at $2.00 for oneminiature sheet cover (either maybe supplied) or as a set of twooverprinted first day covers for$3.50. Overseas and bulk orderpostage at cost (postage paid withinAustralia). Mail orders for theoverprinted first day covers must bereceived by 20 February 1999.Orders to APF Overprints, PO Box34, Jesmond NSW 2299.

Australia 99 Replica CardTo mark the World Stamp Expo, the Australian Philatelic Federation hasproduced its 37th Replica Card. The card features the 1914 6d KookaburraStamp and costs $5.00 plus $1.50 postage and handling. Mail orders toAPF Replica Cards, 22 Grey Court, Torrens Park SA 5062. Cheques andmoney orders should be made out to the Australian Philatelic Federation.The cards will also be available at the World Stamp Expo.


National FDI PostmarksFirst day covers, serviced with nationalfirst day of issue postmarks, are availablefrom all First Day of Issue Post Officesand by mail order from the AustralianPhilatelic 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.

22 JanuaryAustralian Legends• Nowra NSW 2541

19 March Sailing Ships of Australia

• Port Melbourne Vic 3207

19 March Early Navigators inAustralian Waters

• Melbourne Vic 3000

19 March Tiwi Designs Frama• Melbourne Vic 3000

20 March Commissioning ofHMAS Huon

• Melbourne Vic 3000

22 March Olympic Torch• Melbourne Vic 3000

8 April Nature of Australia –Coastal Flowers

• Batemans Bay NSW 2536

15 April Queen’s Birthday• Lyons ACT 2606

Special PostmarksThese special postmarks will appear onthe Maritime Links joint miniaturesheets along with postmarks fromIreland or Canada.

19 March Maritime Links –Australia and Ireland

• Melbourne Vic 3000 Rope

19 March Maritime Links –Australia and Canada

• Melbourne Vic 3000 Anchor

Associated PostmarksThe following associated postmarks mayappeal to thematic collectors. Ordersshould be sent to the relevant post office.

8 April Nature of Australia – Coastal Flowers

• Hornsby NSW 2077 Ku-ring-gaiChase National Park

• Kiama NSW 2533 The Blowhole• Manly NSW 2095 Beach and pines• Sydney NSW 2000 Royal Botanic

Gardens

15 April Queen’s Birthday• Queen Victoria Building NSW

2000 Counter Date Stamp• Elizabeth SA 5112 Birthday of

Queen Elizabeth

Permanent PictorialPostmarksImpressions of permanent pictorialpostmarkers are available from thepost offices in the following listing.Stamps to a minimum value of 45cshould be affixed to private covers.

From 1 March 1999 a newpictorial postmarker featuringsheep will be introduced atCavendish Vic 3314. Impressions:Cavendish Post Office.

A drinking fountain is depicted ona new pictorial postmarker forHampton Vic 3188. The postmarkerwill be introduced on 1 March1999. Impressions: Hampton PostOffice.

A new postmarker featuring anhistoric train will be introduced on8 April at Junee NSW 2663.Impressions: Junee Post Office.

Cummins SA 5631 will have a newpostmarker featuring a Kalamazoo(Railway Handcar) from 8 April.Cummins is the home of the WorldKalamazoo Championships held inApril each year. Impressions:Cummins Post Office.

From 8 April Cleve SA 5460 willhave a new postmarker depicting ahand plough in a field, which is thelogo of the Eyre Peninsula FieldDays held every two years in Cleve.Impressions: Cleve Post Office.

The postmarker for Two Wells SA5501, featuring the wells afterwhich the town received its name,will commence on 8 April.Impressions: Two Wells Post Office.

CommemorativePostmarksAustralian residents should send theirorders to the addresses noted in theselistings. Overseas collectors may obtaincommemorative postmark impressionsby forwarding orders to the AustralianPhilatelic Bureau. Commemorativepostmarks will be held by the Bureaufor three months. All orders should beaccompanied by payment of 70c percover, unless specified otherwise.

Tasmania celebrates the centenaryof Tasmania Police this year.A temporary postmark

commemorating this event will be available from 1 March.Impressions: Bathurst Street PostOffice, Hobart. 020256 Tasmania Police

Centenary postmarker................................$0.70

The 126th Anniversary ofPoowong Vic 3988 will becommemorated with a temporarypostmark commencing on 17 April.Impressions are available from thePoowong Postal Manager betweenthe hours of 9 am to 11 am.031251 Poowong Anniversary

postmarker..............$0.70

Additions to the Koala CountThere are no new additions to theKoala Count in this issue. An entirelist of current items will be includedin each June-July Stamp Bulletin.

P O S T M A R K S P O S T M A R K S

Ordering postmark impressions by mailPlease 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 postmarkrequired.• 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 postmarkimpression.• Serviced covers are 70c each, unless otherwise specified.

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Mail order address:The Philatelic BureauPO Box 100SUVA, FIJI

Stamps and first day covers are on salefrom the Fiji Philatelic Bureau fortwelve months provided stocks last. Fijidoes not charge return postage orhandling fees.

Christmas 1998Children’s paintings of theirmeaning of Christmas were selectedfor this issue released on 23November 1998. Issue date (Aust) .... 19 March 1999Values............13c, 50c, $1.00, $2.00

($A3.75)Size ...................... 28 mm x 42 mmPrinter .................... Cartor of FranceImages .. Paintings by local childrenWithdrawal date.......... 31 July 1999

Mail order address:The Philatelic BureauNAURUCENTRAL PACIFIC

Nauru uses Australian currency. Thereis no charge for servicing or postage onmail orders. All consignments are sentby registered mail.

30th Anniversary of IndependenceTwo stamps and a souvenir sheetcommemorating the 30th Anniversaryof Nauru’s Independence werereleased on 26 October 1998.

Issue date (Aust) .... 19 March 1999Stamp values $1.00, $2.00 ($A3.75)Souvenir sheet value $3.00 ($A3.75)Stamp size ............ 30 mm x 40 mmSouvenir sheet size111 mm x 175 mmPrinter.......... Southern Colour PrintDesigner.................. Patricia AltmanWithdrawal date.......... 31 July 1999

Christmas 1998On 9 November1998 twobrightly-colouredChristmas stampswere released.

Issue date (Aust) .... 19 March 1999Stamp values ...... 85c, 95c ($A2.25)Stamp size.. 42.58 mm x 28.46 mmPrinter.................... Security PrintersDesigner .................. Glenn DouranWithdrawal date.......... 31 July 1999

Mail order address:PNG Philatelic BureauPO Box 1BOROKO, Papua New Guinea

All mail orders are processed in PapuaNew Guinea and returned post free.

OrchidsFour stamps and a stamp packdepicting some of the nation’scolourful orchids were released on 15 September 1998 to coincide withthe First Papua New Guinea OrchidSpectacular show.

Issue date (Aust) .... 19 March 1999Stamp values .......... 25t, 50t, 65t, K1

($A2.35)Stamp size ............ 30 mm x 40 mmStamp pack value .... K3.40 ($A3.30)Printer .......... Southern Colour PrintDesigner .............. Banian MasibodaWithdrawal date .......... 31 July 1999

Sea KayakingIn support of the first ever SeaKayaking World Cup, a series of foursea kayaking stamps and a stamppack were issued on 5 October 1998.

Issue date (Aust) ...... 19 March 1999Stamp values .......... 25t, 50t, 65t, K1

($A2.35)Stamp size ............ 30 mm x 40 mmStamp pack value .... K3.40 ($A3.30)Printer .......... Southern Colour PrintDesigner ........................ Craig SmithWithdrawal date .......... 31 July 1999

1998 MothsBackground information and thefour stamps from the 1998 mothsseries were released in a stamppack on 17 June 1998.

Issue date (Aust) ...... 19 March 1999Stamp values .......... 25t, 50t, 65t, K1

($A2.35)Stamp size ............ 30 mm x 40 mmStamp pack value .... K3.40 ($A3.30)Printer .......... Southern Colour PrintDesigner .......................... Citi StudioWithdrawal date .......... 31 July 1999

A G E N C Y C O U N T R I E S A G E N C Y C O U N T R I E S

Australia Post sells stamps and other philatelic products issued by Fiji, Nauru,Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands and Western Samoa. AustraliaPost deals only in agency countries’ mint stock. Orders for first day covers andpostmarked material should be directed to the bureau concernedStamps from these countries are available by mail order only. All new issues availablefrom Australia Post carry a 25% service charge. Agency countries’ issues in thisBulletin include the 25% service charge. Conversion rates as at 11 January 1999 apply.To inquire about a standing order for agency countries’ stamps, please contact theAustralian Philatelic Bureau on Freecall 1800 331 794. Alternatively, you may orderdirect from the bureau of the country concerned. Addresses are shown below.

Two of Fiji’s four Christmas stamps

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Mail order address:Pitcairn Islands AdministrationBritish Consulate-GeneralPrivate BagAUCKLAND New Zealand

Year of the OceanA celebration of the ocean and itsmany facets is the subject of four

stampsreleased byPitcairnIslands on 16 December1998.

Issue date (Aust) .... 19 March 1999Values .......... 20c, 90c, $1.80, $3.00

($A6.35)Stamp size ...... 30 mm x 45.71 mmPrinter.......... Southern Colour PrintDesigner ..................Paul MartinsonWithdrawal date.......... 31 July 1999

Mail order address:The Philatelic BureauChief Post OfficeAPIAWESTERN SAMOA

Christmas 1998On 16 November 1998 Western

Samoa released itsChristmas stampissue featuringChristmasornaments.

Mail order codesFijiChristmas 1998045067 Stamps ................$3.75Nauru30th Anniversary ofIndependence046067 Stamps ................$3.75046142 Souvenir sheet ..$3.75Christmas 1998047067 Stamps ................$2.25Papua New GuineaOrchids048067 Stamps ................$2.35048126 Stamp Pack ........$3.30Sea Kayaking049067 Stamps ................$2.35049126 Stamp Pack ........$3.30Moths 1998050067 Stamps ................$2.35050126 Stamp Pack ........$3.30Pitcairn IslandsYear of the Ocean051067 Stamps ................$6.35

Millennium Issue Part 2052067 Stamps ................$6.35Western SamoaChristmas 1998053067 Stamps ................$4.50

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Issue date (Aust) .... 19 March 1999Values 70s, $1.05, $1.40, 5.00 ($4.50)Size ............ 28.45 mm x 42.58 mmPrinter ................ BDT InternationalDesigner ...................... Derek MillerWithdrawal date.......... 31 July 1999

Archival quality paper has beenused in the production of thismagnificent volume, ensuring thestamps closely resemble theiroriginal die proofs. As the proofsare printed in black, which has thegreatest degree of resolution, theycapture greater detail than appearedon the original stamps.

Each spread is devoted to one dieproof and includes backgrounddetail on the issue and the mannerin which it was designed.Photographs and referencematerials which were integral tothat design are also included.

This unique, beautifully illustratedand limited edition book is priced at $125. Mail orders weresought in August last year andclosed on 30 October 1998. A small number will be availablefor sale at Australia 99.

Engraved Stamps of Australia $125.00

To be released on 19 March, The Engraved Stamps of Australiaprovides a fascinating chronicle ofthe evolution of intaglio stampdesigns between 1913 and 1965.

From the 1930s to 1970s manyAustralian commemorative anddefinitive stamps were printed usingintaglio – the original diespainstakingly cut by engravers atNote Printing Australia. Originatingin the 15th Century, intaglio (orsteel die engraving) requires highlyspecialised skills, which only a fewengravers in Australia have acquired.

A unique selection of these dieproofs have been gathered into onebook – The Engraved Stamps ofAustralia – which is the firstcollection of its kind.

Twenty-eight black proofs struckfrom plates made from the originaldies and housed in individualarchival mounts are a notablefeature of this 64-page book.

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Announced each year as part ofthe Australia Day celebrations,the Australian Legends Awardhonours the contribution to ournational identity made byfamous Australians.

This year Australian artist, potterand printmaker Arthur Boyd, AC,OBE, has been recognised for hisimpressive contribution, throughhis art, to our national heritage. In a career spanning more than 60years, Arthur Boyd has cast hisvision across a broad landscape ofideas and traditions, both realand mythological.

Born in 1920 to a remarkablefamily of artists (his grandparents,parents and siblings were all eithersculptors, painters or potters), Boydwas inspired by the Australianlandscape and indigenous people

among other things. Later travelsto central Australia provided theinspiration for works based on thedisparity of living conditions andculture between white andAboriginal Australians. His

celebrated series ‘Love, Marriage andDeath of a Half Caste’, first exhibitedin 1958, is considered by arthistorians to be probably the mostimportant series of subject picturespainted in Australia in the 1950s.

Awarded the Companion of theOrder of Australia in 1992 for hisservices to art, and namedAustralian of the Year in 1995,Arthur Boyd continues his lifelongcontribution to the development of the arts in Australia. In 1993 hearranged for his Bundanon propertyon the Shoalhaven, the constantsource of his inspiration for the last twenty years or so, to be givenas a gift to the people of Australia.Through the work of the BundanonTrust an artists in residenceprogram has been established, andthe first students are due to bewelcomed to the unique Arthur andYvonne Boyd Education Centre onthe property in February 1999.

His work was twice selected torepresent Australia in theprestigious Venice Biennale (1958and 1988) and Boyd exhibits hiswork frequently in both Europeand Australia. After first moving toLondon in 1959, he now divideshis time between Suffolk, Englandand Bundanon, New South Wales. Boyd and NebuchadnezzarThe painting featured on the

stamp design is ‘Nebuchadnezzaron fire falling over a waterfall’c.1966-68 (Art Gallery of NewSouth Wales). Boyd depictedNebuchadnezzar in many of hispaintings. According to the OldTestament, Nebuchadnezzar, Kingof ancient Babylon, fell from gracefor his self-aggrandisement and was banished to suffer in thewilderness for seven years. Theseries has been interpreted as anallegory of the descent of humanityin a conflicted world.

The portrait was taken by Britishphotographer Clynt Granham.Boyd’s paintings were featured in

the 1994 Australia Day stamp issueas part of the Australian Art series.The Australian Legends AwardThis annual Award is made to

honour a prominent Australianwho, over a lifetime ofachievement in their particularfield of endeavour, has made anoutstanding contribution to theAustralian identity and heritage.The first Australian Legends stampissue paid tribute to Sir DonaldBradman, considered the greatestcricketer ever to play the game. Thesecond issue honoured sixAustralian Olympic Legends: BettyCuthbert, Herb Elliot, Dawn Fraser,Marjorie Jackson, Murray Rose andShirley Strickland.The Australian Legends stampsissued each year are the only stampswhich honour a living Australian.

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Australia’scoastline is oneof the longestand mostbeautiful in theworld. Plant lifeis a significantfeature of coastalenvironmentsand plays animportant rolein the formationand stability ofAustralia’s sandy coasts.

Replacing the Wetland Birdsdefinitive issue, the Coastal Flowersstamps introduce the next Nature of Australia series theme – Coastal.The stamps, to be released on 8 April, feature four examples ofAustralian coastal flowers. FurtherNature of Australia – Coastalstamps will be released in July.

Guinea Flower(Hibbertia scandens)

The Guinea Flower is an attractivetrailer with yellow flowers andbright red fruit. It is often foundgrowing down the foredunes innorthern New South Wales andQueensland, but in Victoria it isconfined to the hind-duneforests. Flowering for most ofthe year, it is widely used fordune stabilisation and can bepropagated from seed or cuttings.

Native Fuschia(Correa reflexa)

The NativeFuschia is awidespread specieswith severaldifferent forms andvarieties, growingon a range ofsandy soilsthroughout south-eastern Australia. Itis a small shrub

which grows up to two metres andflowers in spring. The flowers hangdownwards and the petals, whichform a tube two to threecentimetres long, are red or green.Australian Bluebells(Wahlenbergia stricta) A herb up to 60 centimetres tall,

Australian Bluebells have bright bluepetals that are fused into a funnel-shaped tube. This species growsthroughout south-eastern Australiaand flowers in the summer.Beach Morning Glory(Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis)A scrambler or twiner with flowers

three to six centimetres in diameter.The petals usually open only for aday, after which they collapse againsteach other, closing the mouth of thefunnel. Beach Morning Glory flowersin the summer and has pink,purplish or white petals and is

For almost six decades hiscompelling images have conveyedthe uniqueness and beauty of theAustralian landscape, and form anessential part of Australia’s artlegacy. His work has opened oureyes to the horrors of war, the plightof indigenous Australians and thethreat to our environment.

Australians on Boyd commemoratesBoyd’s nomination as the 1999Australian Legend. The bookprovides an overview of his life andfeatures a collection of tributes andstories by some of his closestfriends and colleagues.Arthur Boyd’s work reproduced with thepermission of Bundanon Trust.

Arthur Boyd – one of Australia’s mostfamous and prolific 20th century artists– is the 1999 Australian Legend.

AustraliansON ARTHURBOYD

B y L i s a B o w m a n

T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date ........................22 January 1999Denominations ................45c x twoDesigner ..........................Lisa Christensen,

Australia Post Design Group

Portrait photograph(on stamp) ........................Clynt Granham, UKPrinter ..............................SNP AusprintPaper ................................CPLPrinting process..............Offset lithographyStamp size........................37.5 mm x 26 mmPerforations ....................13.86 x 14.6Sheet layout ....................Sheetlet of ten

M A I L O R D E R C O D E S004092 Stamps – 45c x two....................$0.90004201 Sheetlet of ten stamps ..............$4.50004182 Self-adhesive booklet

(ten x 45c) ....................................$4.50004001 First day cover ..........................$1.15

(withdrawal date 19 February 1999)004130 Sheetlet pack..............................$4.90004220 Maximum cards (two) ..............$2.00004219 Australians on Boyd book ........$16.95

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Visit the AustraliaPost web site to find

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his enormouscontribution toAustralian art.

Don’t miss the on-line video interviewwith Arthur Boyd.

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T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date ..................8 April 1999Denominations ..........45c x fourDesigner......................Wayne RankinPrinter..........................SNP Ausprint, Pemara

Label GroupPaper ..........................CPLPrinting process ........Offset lithographyStamp size ..................30 mm x 25 mmPerforations................13.86 x 14.6Sheet layout ..............50 stamps, no gutterNational postmark ....Batemans Bay NSW 2536

M A I L O R D E R C O D E S030067 Stamps (se-tenant

block of four)............................$1.80030182 Self-adhesive booklet

(ten x 45c) ................................$4.50030251 Self-adhesive strip of four

(Pemara) ..................................$1.80030252 Self-adhesive strip of four

(SNP) ........................................$1.80030250 Sheetlet of five

self-adhesive stamps ............$2.25030209 Self-adhesive roll of 100 ......$45.00030210 Self-adhesive roll of 200 ......$90.00030001 Set of two first day covers

(gummed; self-adhesive)[MO] $4.10030002 First day cover (gummed) ......$2.05030003 First day cover

(self-adhesive) ........................$2.05030126 Stamp pack ..............................$2.20030223 Collector’s pack ......................$9.90030220 Maximum cards (four)............$4.00030133 PhoneAway® Card

Collector Pack ......................$82.00

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usually found sprawled on coastaldunes around Port Macquarie andnorth of Port Hacking in New SouthWales. A vigorous, prostrate trailer,Beach Morning Glory is useful indune stabilisation work.Dune StabilisationDevelopment along the coast has

altered the dune environment, oftenresulting in land degradation. Coastalflowers protect this sandyenvironment by reducing the wind’scapacity to transport sand. On theforeshore they provide a cover thatdeflects salt-laden winds over dunes,reducing sand drift.

New PhoneAway® CardCollector PackA special issue PhoneAway Card

Collector Pack featuring a set ofthree cards and four x 45c definitiveCoastal Flowers stamps will also bereleased on 8 April. This is only thesecond PhoneAway Card CollectorPack produced by Australia Post, andreplaces the Wetland BirdsPhoneAway Card Collector Packreleased in December 1998. The nextCollector Pack, to be released inJune, will feature AAT Mawson’s Hut.®PhoneAway is a registered trade mark of Telstra Corporation Limited

The coastal flowers featured on this series of definitive stamps are found in different parts of Australia’s

coastline and illustrate the varied colours of such flowers. These flowers are also located in different parts

of the dunes, for example: in the foredunes (closest to the water), on the crest (high point), in the swales (low

point) and in the hind dunes. The native coastal flowers featured are the Guinea Flower (Hibbertia scandens),

an attractive yellow flowered trailer; the Native Fuschia (Correa reflexa) is a widespread species with red

or green flowers; a herb up to 60 cm tall known as Australian Bluebells (Wahlenbergia stricta); and Beach

Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis), a lovely scrambler with pink, purplish or white petals.

Stamp design: Wayne Rankin, Melbourne

Pack design: Melinda Coombes, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio, Melbourne

Stamp and pack photographs: Geoff Sainty/Sainty and Associates; Fredy Mercay, Otto Rogge/ANT Photo

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The Nature of Australia rangeincludes self-adhesive booklets often and rolls of 100 and 200.Collector’s Packs of twenty stampsare also available. They contain astrip of four each from Pemaraand SNP Ausprint, two pairs ofstamps and positional messagesfrom the roll of 200, and fourpairs of stamps with positionalmessages from the rolls of 100.


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Australia’s custom of celebratingthe Sovereign’s birthday dates backto the early years of settlementwhen Governor Phillip proclaimeda holiday for the colony in honourof the birthday of King George III.Since 1980, Australia Post has

issued a commemorative stamp tocoincide with the Queen’s realbirthday on 21 April. Officialcelebration of her birthday takesplace in Australia in June (Octoberin Western Australia).

This year’s commemorative stampissue features Her Majesty QueenElizabeth The Queen Mother withQueen Elizabeth II and is the firsttime mother and daughter haveappeared on an Australian stamptogether. The stamp features acontemporary photograph taken in1992 outside Sandringham

Church,England, andwas designedby AndrewChristensenfrom theAustralia PostGraphic DesignStudio.

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T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L SIssue date ........................15 April 1999Denomination ..................45cDesigner ..........................Andrew ChristensenPrinter ..............................SNP AusprintPaper ................................HarrisonsPrinting process..............Offset lithographyStamp size........................37.5 mm x 26 mmPerforations ....................13.86 x 14.6Sheet layout ....................Two panes of 25National postmark ..........Lyons ACT 2606

M A I L O R D E R C O D E S031067 Stamp ..............................................$0.45031201 Sheetlet of ten stamps..................$4.50031001 First day cover ..............................$0.70031130 Sheetlet pack ................................$4.90031220 Maximum card ..............................$1.00

The fourth issue of aluminium bronzeOlympic Coins, celebrating Tennis,Taekwondo and Basketball, will bereleased in April. Thirteen coins fromthe set have already been released. Afterthe April release of three coins, twelvemore aluminium bronze coins will bereleased in stages up to the Sydney2000 Olympic Games.Bonus Album OfferPurchase the current thirteen Olympic

Games coins and receive the officialCommemorative Olympic Games CoinAlbum for no additional cost.This is a special offer in which the

coins and album are packaged together.Usually all items must be purchasedindividually. This offer does not includethe fourth issue of Olympic Coins.

Also AvailableA high quality series of gold and

silver coins reflecting the uniqueelements of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games are now alsoavailable through the AustralianPhilatelic Bureau.The April release is the fourth in the

series of gold and silver OlympicCoins and features Preparation,Reaching the World and Emu andFlora. The coins form part of a seriesdepicting the sporting goals (goldcoins) and unique culture and floraand fauna (silver coins) of theGames in Australia.

All previously released OlympicCoins are still available. Enquire atyour Post Office or to the AustralianPhilatelic Bureau.

N U M I S M A T I C S : C O I N S

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By popular demand the on saledate of the 1998 Baby Coin Sets(uncirculated and proof set) has nowbeen extended to 30 June 1999.

M A I L O R D E R C O D E S019270 $5 Tennis Coin ! ..........................$8.95019276 $5 Taekwondo Coin !..................$8.95019280 $5 Basketball Coin ! ..................$8.95019281 Preparation Gold Coin ! ........$380.00019282 Reaching the World

Silver Coin ! ..............................$49.00019283 Emu and Flora Silver Coin ! ....$49.00899260 Commemorative Olympic Games

Coin Album !..............................$19.95980260 Coin Album and thirteen Coin Set

(not including April release coinslisted above) ! ........................$116.35

Previously released coins are available.!An additional postage charge of $3.00 applies.

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The following collections willbe on display in the Court ofHonour at Australia 99.

Collection ofHer Majesty The Queen

The RoyalPhilatelicCollectionwas startedby His LateMajestyKingGeorge Vand hascontinuedto grow

since his death in 1936. Ten framesfrom the Collection will be ondisplay, showing material from theAustralian states including originalessays and proofs.

International Olympic Committee

Official posters have proclaimedeach Games since Stockholm in1912. The Manfred Bergman OlympicCollection accompanies this exhibitand includes the most completecollection of philatelic items fromthe uncelebrated 1916 Games.

Designing Modernity Exhibition

Curated by SallyGray, ‘DesigningAustralia’ looks atthe shift fromtraditional stampdesign approachesfrom the l940sonward.

RMS Titanic

‘Posted Aboard RMS Titanic’includes artifacts from theCollections of the SmithsonianInstitute and from privateindividuals and focuses on the mailship and its Sea Post crew.

Collection of HSHPrince of Monaco

This exhibition includes sourceillustrations, drafts, proofs for steel-engraved stamps and signedapprovals for the first postagestamps particular to the Principalityof Monaco, issued in 1885.

Australian Maritime Stamps

Curated by Richard Breckon, thisexhibit comprises three Australianstamp issues – Navigators(1963–66), Clipper Ships (1984)and Maritime Heritage (1998). The pre-decimal Navigators stampswere the last Australian issue to beprinted on watermarked paper.

Australian Forgeries

Also curated by Richard Breckon,this exhibit showcases the onlysignificant instance known of apostal forgery of AustralianCommonwealth Stamps. Thisoccurred in 1932 and involvedforgeries of the 2d George V and 2dSydney Harbour Bridge stamps,which served for basic letter postage.

Royal PhilatelicSociety, London

This displayincludesforgeries of theNew SouthWales 1dSydney View byGeorge KirkJeffryes,forgeries of theVictoria 18541s Octagonal

issue by Jeffryes, and an Essay for thefirst 1d blue stamp of Tasmaniainscribed Van Diemen's Land.

Freddie Mercury Collection

The legendary Queen lead singer,the late Freddie Mercury, was a keenstamp collector as a child andcollected a wide variety of stampsfrom all over the world.

Collection ofThe Princessof Thailand

HRH PrincessMaha ChakriSirindhorn ofThailanddevelopedan interestin stampcollectingthrough herextensivetravels. Her collection grew as shesent postcards back to herself inThailand from countries she visited.

King George V Proof SheetsThe unique set of Perkins Baconproof sheets of the 1914 1d GeorgeV will be exhibited through thecourtesy of Richard Juzwin.

N A T I O N A L P H I L A T E L I C C E N T R E

Temporary Exhibition Program

6 February – 28 March 1999The Rare and the BeautifulPhilatelic Gems and DecorativeObjects. Curated by Richard Breckon.9 December 1998Court of Honour1880s Victorian embossed duty stampsfor beer duty and railway freight.

Hours of openingTuesday–Friday 10.00 am – 5.00 pmSaturday–Monday 12.00 pm – 5.00 pmThe Post Master Gallery is in the NationalPhilatelic Centre, 321 Exhibition Street (cnrLa Trobe), Melbourne Victoria 3000.

General Enquiries and Education Bookings (03) 9204 5021

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19 March Sailing Ships of Australia*020067 Stamps – 45c, 85c, $1.00, $1.05 $3.35 31 Jul 1999020250 Sheet of twenty x 45c (Australia 99 logo on tabs) $9.00 31 Jul 1999020001 First day cover $3.60 15 Apr 1999020126 Stamp pack $3.75 31 Jul 1999020220 Maximum cards (four, no tab) $5.50 31 Jul 1999020155 Aerogramme $0.75 31 Jul 1999

19 March Maritime Links – Australia and Ireland024250 Set of two joint miniature sheets (mint; postmarked) [MO] $2.50 31 Jul 1999024251 Miniature sheet (mint) $1.25 31 Jul 1999024252 Miniature sheet (postmarked) [MO] $1.25 31 Jul 1999024253 Souvenir cover $1.50 31 Jul 1999024254 Polly Woodside Ticket Pack (with joint miniature sheet and Entry Ticket

to the Polly Woodside Melbourne Maritime Museum) [MO] $3.00 31 Jul 199919 March Maritime Links – Australia and Canada

024260 Set of two joint miniature sheets (mint; postmarked) [MO] $2.60 31 Jul 1999024261 Miniature sheet (mint) $1.30 31 Jul 1999024262 Miniature sheet (postmarked) [MO] $1.30 31 Jul 1999024263 Souvenir cover $1.55 31 Jul 1999024264 Joint Miniature Sheet Pack (with both Maritime Links

joint miniature sheets) $3.00 31 Jul 199919 March Early Navigators in Australian Waters

021250 Set of four miniature sheets (2 x mint; 2 x postmarked) [MO] $5.40 31 Jul 1999021142 Miniature sheets x two (mint) $2.70 31 Jul 1999021143 Miniature sheets x two (postmarked) [MO] $2.70 31 Jul 1999021251 Miniature sheets x two (imperforate) [MO] $2.70 31 Jul 1999021001 Set of two first day covers $2.95 15 Apr 1999021126 Stamp pack $3.10 31 Jul 1999021220 Maximum cards (six) $5.50 31 Jul 1999021252 Australia 99 perfin set of two miniature sheets [MO] $2.70

(maximum two sets per customer)19 March Tiwi Designs Frama*

022176 Stamps (button set of 45c, 70c, $1.20) [MO] $2.35 31 Jul 1999022001 First day cover $0.70 15 Apr 1999022220 Maximum card $1.00 31 Jul 1999

19 March Australia 99 Souvenir Cover020266 Souvenir cover (blank) [MO] $0.25 31 Jul 1999020252 Australia 99 souvenir cover with Expo postmark $0.70 31 Jul 1999020254 Set of six Australia 99 souvenir covers with

six daily postmarks $4.20 31 Jul 199919 March Australian Sailing Ships Stamp/Phonecard Pack

020255 Special Issue Stamp and Phonecard Pack $14.9519 March Celebration of the Seas

020251 Celebration of the Seas [MO/CC] $12.95 31 Dec 199919 March Maritime Portfolio

020260 Maritime Heritage Deluxe Black Portfolio [MO] $75.0020 March Commissioning of HMAS Huon PSE

040250 Set of two pre-stamped envelopes (mint; postmarked) [MO] $1.10 15 Apr 1999040134 Pre-stamped envelope (mint) $0.55 31 Jul 1999040144 Pre-stamped envelope (postmarked) $0.55 15 Apr 1999

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22 March Olympic Torch027067 Stamp $1.20027001 First day cover $1.45 19 Apr 1999027220 Maximum card $1.50027250 Penny Pack $12.95

22 January Australian Legends004092 Stamps – 45c x two $0.90 30 Jan 2000004201 Sheetlet of ten stamps $4.50 30 Jan 2000004182 Self-adhesive booklet (ten x 45c) $4.50 30 Jan 2000004182 First day cover $1.15 19 Feb 1999004130 Sheetlet pack $4.90 30 Jan 2000004220 Maximum cards (two) $2.00 30 Jan 2000004219 Australians on Boyd book [MO/CC] $16.95 30 Jan 2000

8 April Nature of Australia – Coastal Flowers*030067 Stamps (se-tenant block of four x 45c) $1.80030182 Self-adhesive booklet (ten x 45c) $4.50030251 Self-adhesive strip of four (Pemara) $1.80030252 Self-adhesive strip of four (SNP Ausprint) $1.80030250 Sheetlet of five self-adhesive stamps $2.25030209 Self-adhesive roll of 100 $45.00030210 Self-adhesive roll of 200 $90.00030001 Set of two first day covers (gummed; self-adhesive) [MO] $4.10 6 May 1999030002 First day cover (gummed) $2.05 6 May 1999030003 First day cover (self-adhesive) $2.05 6 May 1999030126 Stamp pack $2.20030223 Collector’s pack $9.90030220 Maximum cards (four) $4.00030133 PhoneAway® Card Collector Pack $82.00

15 April Queen’s Birthday031067 Stamp $0.45 31 Aug 1999031201 Sheetlet of ten stamps $4.50 31 Aug 1999031001 First day cover $0.70 13 May 1999031130 Sheetlet pack $4.90 31 Aug 1999031220 Maximum card $1.00 31 Aug 1999

April Olympic Coins !019270 $5 Tennis Coin $8.95019276 $5 Taekwondo Coin $8.95019280 $5 Basketball Coin $8.95019281 Preparation Gold Coin $380.00019282 Reaching the World Silver Coin $49.00019283 Emu and Flora Silver Coin $49.00899260 Commemorative Olympic Games Coin Album $19.95019260 Coin Album and thirteen coin set

(not including April release coins listed above) $116.35

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14 January 50th Anniversary of Citizenship001067 Stamp – 45c $0.45 30 May 1999001200 Self-adhesive stamp $0.45 30 May 1999001209 Self-adhesive roll of 100 $45.00 30 May 1999001240 Gutter strip (ten x 45c) $4.50 30 May 1999001223 Collector’s pack $4.05 30 May 1999001220 Maximum card $1.00 30 May 1999

14 January Christmas Island Lunar New Year*003067 Stamps – 45c x 2 $0.90 30 Jan 2000003077 Miniature sheet (mint) $0.90 30 Jan 2000003170 Pack of 8 miniature sheets (mint) $7.20 30 Jan 2000003240 Gutter strip (ten x 45c) $4.50 30 Jan 2000003126 Stamp pack/Greeting card $1.30 30 Jan 2000003231 Domestic prepaid envelope $0.55 30 Jan 2000003232 International prepaid envelope $1.35 30 Jan 2000

4 February Romance*016067 Stamp – 45c $0.45 28 Feb 2000016182 Self-adhesive booklet (ten x 45c) $4.50 28 Feb 2000016240 Gutter strip (ten x 45c) $4.50 28 Feb 2000016001 First day cover $0.70 4 Mar 1999016220 Maximum card $1.00 28 Feb 2000

11 February International Year of Older Persons017092 Stamps – 45c x two $0.90 30 Jun 1999017201 Sheetlet of 10 stamps $4.50 30 Jun 1999017001 First day cover $1.15 11 Mar 1999017130 Sheetlet pack $4.90 30 Jun 1999017220 Maximum cards (two) $2.00 30 Jun 1999017250 Stamp and Coin (postal numismatic) cover $6.95 31 Dec 1999

11 February Cocos Jukong Boats018067 Stamps – se-tenant strip of five x 45c $2.25 28 Feb 2000018240 Gutter strip (ten x 45c) $4.50 28 Feb 2000018001 First day cover $2.50 11 Mar 1999

11 February Centenary of the Birth of Ian Clunies Ross019250 Set of 2 pre-stamped envelopes (mint; postmarked) [MO] $1.10 22 Mar 1999019134 Pre-stamped envelope (mint) $0.55 30 Jun 1999019144 Pre-stamped envelope (postmarked) $0.55 22 Mar 1999

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14 January Australia 99 Postcard002253 Postcard with Australia 99 Exhibition Entry $2.50 30 Mar 1999

Collections, Books and Accessories989171 1998 Collection of Australian Stamps – Deluxe $57.95 31 Dec 1999989214 1998 Collection of Australian Stamps – Executive $87.95 31 Dec 1999989194 1998 Collection of Australian Territories Stamps $25.95 31 Dec 1999

Engraved Stamps of Australia $125.00(This product has been available through mail order since August 1998 but orders closed inOctober 1998. A small number of copies will be available at Australia 99.)

984219 The Living Ocean book $12.95984250 The Planet Ocean Giant Poster and Sticker book $9.95946219 The Story of Australian Birds $12.95905219 Coming South: Australia’s Days of Sail $16.95858219 Australian Antarctica $16.95870250 Caring for Your Collection $5.95983260 Stamp Collecting Starter Kit $14.95 988252 1998 Stamp Printing Technical Details [MO/CC] $10.00903293 Night Creatures Stamp Gang Book $6.95801270 Stamp Gang Collecting Kit $14.95801255 Adventures in Cyberspace Stamp Gang video $12.95


Numismatic Range !019250 1999 Uncirculated Coin Set $19.95 019251 1999 Proof Coin Set $64.75 019252 1999 Baby Coin Set $24.50 019253 1999 Baby Coin Proof Set $75.00 019254 1999 $1 Silver Kangaroo $29.50

Sydney 2000 Olympic Coin Collection !019138 The Festival of the Dreaming Silver Coin $49.00 019139 Kangaroo and Flora Silver Coin $49.00 019140 A Sea Change I Silver Coin $49.00 019141 A Sea Change II Silver Coin $49.00 019142 Great White Shark and Coral Silver Coin $49.00 019143 Lizard and Flora Silver Coin $49.00 980270 $5 Canoeing/Kayaking Coin $8.95 980276 $5 Handball Coin $8.95980280 $5 Softball Coin $8.95 980285 $5 Wrestling Coin $8.95 899270 $5 Archery Coin $8.95899276 $5 Athletics Coin $8.95899280 $5 Gymnastics Coin $8.95899285 $5 Hockey Coin $8.95899290 $5 Sailing Coin $8.95899295 $5 Weightlifting Coin $8.95926270 $5 Cycling Coin $8.95926276 $5 Football Coin $8.95926280 $5 Triathlon Coin $8.95899260 Commemorative Olympic Games Coin Album $19.95

Australian Stamp Catalogue Range !017255 1999 Compact Australian Stamp Catalogue $9.95825260 The Australian Air Mail Catalogue [MO] $59.50870174 Brusden White Specialists’ Catalogue (bound) [MO] $189.00870175 Brusden White Specialists’ Catalogue (loose-leaf) [MO] $189.00870255 Rennicks Australian Coin and Banknote Values

– 17th Ed [MO] $9.95870260 The Pocketbook Guide to Australian Coins

and Banknotes – 4th Ed [MO] $12.95896260 Wonderful World of Australian Stamps CDRom [MO] $49.95

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Album Sheets903270 First day cover album binder $10.00903271 Album stock sheets – two strip (set of ten) FDC $9.50903272 Album stock sheets – five strip (set of ten) $9.50903273 Album stock sheets – six strip (set of ten) $9.50903274 Album stock sheets – seven strip (set of ten) $9.50903275 Album stock sheets – mixed strip (set of ten) $9.50903276 Album stock sheets – single (set of ten) $9.50

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including single 45c with tabFrama Australia 99Supplement • Button set of 3 valuesOptional page • Button set of 3 values

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postmarked at Australia 99Olympic TorchSupplement • Single stampNature Coastal: Coastal FlowersSupplement • 4 single gummed stamps• 4 single peel & stick stampsOptional pages • 4 blocks of 4 gummed stamps• Sheetlet of 5 peel & stick stamps• Booklet of 10 peel & stick stamps• Strip of 4 peel & stick stamps – SNP

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Pemara• Peel & stick Collector PackQueen’s BirthdaySupplement • Single stampOptional page • Sheetlet of 10 stampsMail Order Codes 961235 Bulletin 249 Australian

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