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Stamp Bulletin 367 (Sep-Oct 2020)
Stamp Bulletin 367 (Sep-Oct 2020)
Stamp Bulletin 367 (Sep-Oct 2020)
No.367
September
October
2020 Bulletin
Norfolk Island
Peace in the Pacific
Water Tower Art
AAT: RSV Nuyina
Civil Aviation: 100 Years
Australian National
Botanic Gardens: 50 Years
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Currency of the
Clunies-Ross Era
Stay in touch!
Hello Collectors
Welcome to the September–October edition of the
Stamp Bulletin. As always, Philatelic remains focused
on developing engaging new stamp designs, as you’ll
see here.
In September–October we mark three significant
anniversaries. The Norfolk Island stamp issue Peace
in the Pacific commemorates the end of World War
II, emphasising the contribution of Norfolk Islanders
to the campaign in the Pacific. With the passing of
the Air Navigation Act in 1920, civil aviation came to
link up the country, as well as Australia to the world.
Prime Minister John Gorton officially opened the
Australian National Botanic Gardens in October 1970,
Catch up with their planning stretching back to the 1930s. The first
trees were planted in 1949 and the gardens were
family and friends opened to the public in 1967.
using a personalised Across the country, water towers and tanks have been
postage stamp. transformed from familiar functional containers into
works of art, drawing visitors to the rural host towns.
auspost.com.au/mystamps This issue of four stamps is a companion to earlier
issues featuring silo art and street art.
18 Australian National
Botanic Gardens: 50 Years
10 21 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Currency of the
Clunies-Ross Era
23 Coins
24 Postmarks
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Norfolk Island
Peace in the Pacific
Released 1 September 2020
$3.30 2085142
Minisheet
$3.60 2085013
First day cover (minisheet)
$3.60 2085002
First day cover (gummed)
Also available
$1.35 7031226
50th Anniversary of
Diplomatic Relations
between Australia
and Mauritius PPE
$1.35 7032226
Stella Maris
Apostleship
of the Sea PPE
Water Tower Art
Released 7 September 2020
$4.40 2084142
Minisheet
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$4.70 each
2084002
First day cover (gummed)
2084013
First day cover (minisheet)
$9.25 2084126
Stamp pack
Across the country, water towers and tanks Hooke from Chesney Fire Brigade. The water
have been transformed from familiar functional tower in Narrandera, NSW, was painted in 2019
containers into startling works of art. In 2018, in by a team of four artists from Apparition Media.
the small NSW town of Gulargambone, Jenny The town’s name is derived the Wiradjuri word for
McCracken painted Lucky Dip on the local water “place of lizards or goannas”. The disused water
tower, showing a bright blue kingfisher diving for tower in the centre of Snowtown, SA, was painted
fish in a trompe l’oeil giant glass of water. Guido in 2018 by Vans the Omega with Sam Brooks. It
van Helten’s grisaille painting, on a Country Fire features portraits of notable locals, including long-
Authority water tank is located in the Winton time CFA volunteer John Hansen.
Wetlands, near Benalla, Victoria. It shows three
local CFA volunteers, including the depicted Colin
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Postcards
$2.40 each
0964823 0964824
Gulargambone Winton
0964825 0964826
Narrandera Snowtown
$7.40 2084220
Maxicards set of 4
Stamp packs
$15.50 each
1515517
Back to the Future stamp pack (s/a)
1515512
Betty Boop 90th Anniversary
stamp pack (s/a)
Australia $1.10
AAT
RSV Nuyina
Released 29 September 2020
$6.60 2086142
Minisheet
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$6.90 each
2086002
First day cover
(gummed)
2086013
First day cover
(minisheet)
$13.65 2086126
Stamp pack
$9.60 2086220
Maxicards set of 4
Australia’s new state-of-the-art icebreaker is the The Nuyina will carry 32 crew and up to 117
RSV Nuyina, scheduled to arrive in Hobart in late scientists and other personnel from the Australian
2020. It replaces the RSV Aurora Australis and Antarctic Division. As well as being a transport and
will support Australia’s Antarctic and subantarctic resupply ship, the Nuyina will fulfil a significant
research bases for a projected 30 years. The role as a research platform, with design and
Nuyina was designed by Danish maritime facilities supporting research across several
engineers Knud E Hansen and built by the Dutch fields, from atmospheric studies to geoscience,
company Damen Shipyards Group in Romania. oceanography, biology and more. It will depart on
The new vessel is 160.3 metres in length and its first voyage to the Australian Antarctic Territory
has a maximum beam of 25.6 metres, making it in 2021.
significantly larger than its predecessor.
When we connect,
we feel better
stamp sheet
Released 1 October 2020
$2.20 7035502
Stamps (2 x $1.10) (s/a)
© Disney
Australia $1.10
$15.50 1515518
Mickey Mouse
Fantasia 80th
Anniversary
stamp pack (s/a)
Includes
Trolls (2016)
DVD inside
Australia $1.10
$17.95 1515506
Trolls World Tour
stamp pack (s/a)
©Disney/Pixar
Australia $1.10
$15.50 1515514
Toy Story 25th
Anniversary
stamp pack (s/a)
Civil Aviation
100 Years
Released 6 October 2020
$3.30 2087142
Minisheet
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$7.05 2087126
Stamp pack
$4.80 2087220
Maxicards set of 2
$3.60 each
2087002
First day cover
(gummed)
2087013
First day cover
(minisheet)
$11 2087250
Booklet of 10 x $1.10 (s/a)
Organised and regulated civil aviation in Australia early airlines to become viable operations. Qantas,
began with the passing of the Air Navigation Act, which formed on 16 November 1920, evolved
which received royal assent in December 1920. The in this way, operating Queensland’s Charleville
Act and its regulations enabled support for flying to Cloncurry mail route from 1922, before going
training, building safe infrastructure, and surveying on to become Australia’s major domestic and
landing grounds and airmail routes. Rules of the international airline; it was a government-owned
air were established, and systems were developed, carrier between 1947 and 1995.
including for aircraft registration, inspection,
airworthiness and licensing of personnel. Since 1995, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
has held responsibility for regulating the safety of
In 1921, the government called for tenders to civil aircraft operations in Australian territory and
operate airmail routes. These routes helped several Australian aircraft operating overseas.
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$24.95 2087401
PNC (RAM)
$24.95 2087301
Medallion cover
Regulating for
Safety (numbered)
Limited
to 1 per
customer
Limited
$29.95 2087302 to 1 per
Medallion cover customer
Qantas (numbered)
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Plan early this year!
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This rate applies to enveloped
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Minisheet
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$4.85 2088126
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2088002
First day cover (gummed)
2088003
First day cover (s/a)
2088013
First day cover (minisheet)
The mission of the Australian National Botanic native flora and occupy around 90 hectares on
Gardens is to inspire and inform and to connect Black Mountain, Canberra. The gardens comprise
people to Australian flora. The gardens were a major scientific, educational and recreational
planned in the 1930s at a location in Canberra resource. They are recognised for their role in
and in September 1949 the first trees were scientific and horticultural research and for their
ceremonially planted. After development of contribution to the understanding, conservation
the site, facilities and the living collection, the and use of Australian plants. The gardens and
gardens were opened to the public in 1967; and in CSIRO jointly manage the Australian National
October 1970, they were officially opened by prime Herbarium — the world’s largest collection of
minister John Gorton. Today, the gardens contain Australian plant specimens.
the world’s largest living collection of Australian
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This booklet
$11 2088250 $11 2088252 is printed using
RAPID digital
Booklet of 10 x $1.10 (s/a) Booklet of 10 x $1.10 (s/a) print and is not
part of Standing
Orders.
$110 2088209
Roll of 100 (s/a)
$3.70 2088220
Maxicards set of 2
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Currency of the
Clunies-Ross Era
Released 20 October 2020
$280 2051141
2020 Industry in Motion Cogs
1oz Silver Antique Two Coin Set
Postmarks Reprints
First Day of Issue Reprints round up 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020
Norfolk Island Peace
International Panoramas
in the Pacific
Mt Roland 7000067 $1
1 September 2020
Norfolk Island NSW 2899 Uluru 7005067 $20
International Beautiful Cities
Water Tower Art
Melbourne Vic (corrected) 7001067 $3
7 September 2020
Narrandera NSW 2700 International Island Jewels
Maria Island 7012067 10c
AAT: RSV Nuyina
29 September 2020 Rottnest Island* 7021067 30c
Kingston Tas 7050 Farming
Dairy 6995067 10c
Civil Aviation: 100 Years
6 October 2020 Dairy* 7022067 10c
Charleville Qld 4470 Tropical Fish
Australian National Coral Rabbitfish* 7023067 5c
Botanic Gardens 50 Years Wildflowers
13 October 2020 Golden Rainbow* 7024067 $2
Canberra ACT 2601
Australian Fauna Part 2
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Sugar Glider* 7025067 $3.30
Currency of the Clunies-Ross Era s/a booklet of 20 Wombat 7027190 $22
20 October 2020
Cocos (Keeling) Islands WA 6799 *denotes not previously listed
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2085013 59548 First day cover (minisheet) $3.60 Printing Offset lithography
process
2085241 59541 Gutter 10 x $1.10 $11.00 Stamp size 37.5mm x 26mm
2085242 59544 Gutter 10 x $2.20 $22.00 Minisheet size 135mm x 80mm
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National Norfolk Island NSW 2899
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1515514 57908 Toy Story 25th Anniversary stamp pack $15.50 6-Oct-20
1515506 49556 Trolls 2 stamp pack (with Trolls 2016 DVD) $17.95 22-Sep-20
1515512 57904 Betty Boop 90th Anniversary stamp pack $15.50 1-Sep-20
Coins
2051140 72230 2020 Australian Kangaroo 1oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin $130.00 Perth Mint
2051141 72227 2020 Industry in Motion Cogs 1oz Silver Antique Two Coin Set $280.00
2051143 72976 2020 Dragon 1oz Silver Rectangular Proof Coin $120.00
2051144 73045 2020 Aust Koala 1oz Silver Proof High Relief Incused Intaglio Coin $130.00
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Seven Seas
Australian National Botanic Supplement: design set (gummed & s/a), Optional: s/a booklet
Gardens: 50 Years minisheet of 10, strip of 2
Norfolk Island:
Supplement: design set (gummed), minisheet
Peace in the Pacific
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1 September 2020 Norfolk Island Peace in the Pacific
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13 October 2020 Australian National Botanic Gardens: 50 Years cont.
Perth Mint
2051140 2020 Australian Kangaroo 1oz silver proof high relief coin $130.00
2051141 2020 Industry in Motion Cogs 1oz silver antique two coin set $280.00
2051142 2020 Diwali 1oz silver gilded medallion $110.00
2051143 2020 Dragon 1oz silver rectangular proof coin $120.00
2051144 2020 Aust Koala 1oz silver proof high relief incused intaglio coin $130.00
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Seven Seas
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2040235 Australian Supplement $77.00
2040236 Australian Optional $68.20
2040335 Norfolk Island Supplement $6.60
2040237 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Supplement $13.20
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7026226 75th Anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific PPE $1.35
0964815 Christmas Island Bright-eyed crab postcard $2.40
0964816 Christmas Island Kuhl’s ghost crab postcard $2.40
0964817 Christmas Island Red nipper crab postcard $2.40
0964818 Christmas Island White-stripe crab postcard $2.40
0964811 View from Falls Creek postcard $2.40
0964812 Brindabella Namadgi postcard $2.40
0964813 Blue Lake postcard $2.40
7030192 Australian Alps roll of 100 x $1.10 (s/a) (RAPID) $110.00
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75th Anniversary
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