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AUSTRALIAN 

Bush Wildlife 

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Reef Sharks 

Wildfl owers 

Australian Wine 

Native Trees 

No. 280 June – August 2005

In this Bulletin... 

Bush Wildlife 3 

Cocos (Keeling) Islands 

– Reef Sharks 6 

Wildfl owers 8 

Australian Wine 11 

Native Trees 14 

Domestic PPEs 17 

International PPEs 18 

SES & Collectables 19 

Postmaster Gallery 19 

Seven Seas 20 

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280 bulletin 

Dear Collectors, 

Welcome to what is a landmark edition of the Australian 

Stamp Bulletin in many ways. It is the fi rst edition since 

the Pacifi c Explorer Stamp Expo in April, which I am glad 

to announce, was a great success. I would like to thank all 

those who attended, volunteered and participated in making 

it a wonderful experience, especially for fi rst time visitors. 

(Further details and the highlights of Pacifi c Explorer will be 

available in the September Stamp Bulletin). 

This edition of the Bulletin also marks an exciting and 

positive change to the way we will be distributing the Bulletin 

in future. As part of our ongoing commitment to meeting 

the needs of collectors, from this edition onwards the Stamp 

Bulletin will become a quarterly publication. This will mean 

that each edition will have a full three months of stamp 

issues giving collectors even more notice of upcoming issues. 

Further information relating to these changes can be found 

on page 17. We trust that you will welcome this innovative 

change. 

In terms of stamp issues, we continue our program 

in June with a new defi nitive international issue, which 

includes some of Australia’s best-loved and recognisable 

animals. Bush Wildlife is an issue of four stamps and uses an 

illustrative design to bring to life these unique Australians. An 

Australian Territories issue, also in June, is Cocos (Keeling) 

Islands Reef Sharks. The issue is part of our World Wildlife 

Fund series with the stamp designs carrying the WWF logo 

drawing attention to these much maligned and yet fascinating 

creatures. 

A defi nitive issue in July is the beautiful Australian 

Wildfl owers. We also celebrate the growth and success of the 

Australian Wine Industry with a special issue illustrating the 

process involved in Australian wine production. Trees are not 

just beautiful; they are part of the very system that sustains life 

on our planet. The release of the Native Trees issue coincides 

with a world congress to be held in Brisbane in August and 

the stamps will feature trees from different habitats and parts 

of the country, including the notable “dinosaur tree”– the 

Wollemi pine. 

With best wishes and until next time,

BUSH 

WILDLIFE 

INTERNATIONAL STAMPS 

Stamps shown 80% actual size 

A definitive issue of four new international 

stamps will be released to meet the needs 

of general postage requirements. 

Featuring some of Australia’s diverse 

wildlife, the stamp illustrations bring to life 

the beauty of these unique Australians in 

their natural habitat – the Australian bush. 

THE STAMPS 

$1.00 Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) 

The Superb Lyrebird inhabits the dense 

rainforests and wet sclerophyll forest on 

the coastal plain and associated highlands 

of south-eastern Australia, from the 

Dandenong Ranges in Victoria and around 

the vicinity of Brisbane. 

Lyrebirds are notable for their courtship 

displays in which the male spreads and 

vibrates the long feathers of the tail. He 

then throws it forward over his head, while 

prancing and stamping on a mound which 

has been constructed for this purpose. 

During courtship the male utters a long, 

rambling, complex and extremely varied 

song. 

$1.10 Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) 

This bird can be found in eucalypt forest 

and woodland throughout most of eastern 

Australia – from Cape York Peninsula in 

Queensland to Eyre Peninsula in South 

Australia. 

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It has also been introduced to Tasmania, 

south-western Western Australia, and New 

Zealand. It lives in groups that maintain 

permanent territories, announcing 

and defending these by means of loud, 

rollicking calls uttered in chorus, especially 

at dawn and dusk. 

$1.20 Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) 

The Koala’s range in eastern Australia extends 

from the tropics to the cool temperate south. 

Throughout the range the Koala is associated 

with the eucalyptus forests that provide 

almost its sole diet of eucalyptus leaves. 

The Koala has a low energy requirement 

compared to most other mammals and is 

usually inactive for 20 hours a day. Females 

commence breeding when two years old, 

producing one young every year. 

First day cover 

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BUSH 

WILDLIFE 

INTERNATIONAL STAMPS 

$1.80 Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) 

The Red Kangaroo inhabits the arid plains 

country, low open woodlands and arid 

deserts of the Northern Territory and all 

mainland states of Australia. It is one of the 

largest living marsupials, males reaching 

around 66 kilograms in weight and females 

around 26 kilograms. 

Most males are pale red to brick red in 

colour and females are usually blue-grey, but 

in some areas both sexes are reddish. The joey 

stays in the pouch for 235 days after birth, 

leaving when it reaches 4 to 5 kilograms in 

weight. It continues to suckle for a further 

four months, even when a younger sibling 

occupies the pouch. 

ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN 

The illustrations for these stamps are the 

work of Kevin Stead, one of Australia’s 

foremost wildlife artists. His previous 

stamp illustrations for Australia Post 

includeEndangered Birds (1998), Small 

Pond (1999), Cocos (Keeling) Islands 

Shoreline Birds (2003) and Australian 

Parrots (2005). 

RELATED PRODUCTS 

Other products for this issue are a first day 

cover, a stamp pack, sheetlets of five stamps 

and a set of four maximum cards. 

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Pacifi c Explorer World Stamp Expo. 

Look out for the September Bulletin 

which will include a full wrap-up of 

what made Pacific Explorer a success! 

Maximum cards 

Stamp pack

TECHNICAL DETAILS 

Issue date ....................... 7 June 2005 

FDI wthdrawal date ......... 5 July 2005 

Denominations ................ One x $1.00, one x $1.10, 

one x $1.20, one x $1.80 

Illustration & design ......... Kevin Stead 

Typography ..................... Cathleen Cram, Australia Post 

Design Studio 

Stamp size ...................... 37.5mm x 26mm 

Printer ............................ SEP Sprint 

Paper (gummed) ............. Tullis Russell 

Paper (self-adhesive) ....... B100 

Perforations .................... 13.86 x 14.6 

Sheet layout .................... Sheet of 50 

National postmark ........... Olinda VIC 3788 

MAIL ORDER CODES 

1457067 Stamps (one x $1.00, one x $1.10, 

one x $1.20, one x $1.80) ...................$5.10 

1457001 First day cover ...................................$5.40 

1457126 Stamp pack ........................................$5.55 

1457122 Set of sheetlets ($1.10, $1.20, $1.80 x fi ve 

stamps)[MO] ....................................$20.50 

1457351 Cheque book (20 x sheetlets of $1.10) . $110.00 

1457251 Sheetlet of fi ve x $1.10 .......................$5.50 





1457220 Maximum cards (set of four)* ...............$8.10 

(*will also be produced as postcards) 

Sheetlets of fi ve 

7 June 2005 COLLECTABLE June 2005 

The release of the final three booklets 

complete this range. Each booklet contains 

20 x 50c stamps and information related to 

its star sign. 

LIBRA September 23 to October 23 

(Daisy, January 2003) 

Charming and easy-going diplomats, they 

can be indecisive and easily influenced. 

SCORPIO October 24 to November 22 

(Romance, January 2003) 

Natural investigators. Scorpians are also 

loyal and committed but can be moody. 

SAGITTARIUS November 23 to December 21 

(Let’s Party, January 2003) 

Optimistic and adaptable. Can sometimes 

be tactless but they are still true visionaries. 


Stamp designs ............... Daisy and Let’s Party, Fragile 

Design; Romance, Symone Lambert, Australia Post 

Design Studio 

Booklet design ............... Beth McKinlay, Australia Post 

Design Studio 


Paper ............................. Tullis Russell 

Printing process .............. Lithography 

Booklet size .................... 156mm x 104mm 


0252250 Set of three Zodiac booklets [MO] ...... $32.85 

1437259 Zodiac booklet Libra ........................ $10.95 

1437260 Zodiac booklet Scorpio ..................... $10.95 

1437261 Zodiac booklet Sagittarius ................ $10.95 

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands 

Reef Sharks 

There are around 340 species of sharks 

in the world. Sharks live in almost every 

marine habitat, at depths from one metre 

to beyond 1000 metres. Australian sharks 

range greatly in size. The smallest are about 

50 centimetres in length, while the largest, 

the giant Whale Sharks, might grow to 18 

metres. 

All sharks are carnivores, feeding on 

almost every kind of animal life in the sea. 

Many species feed during the day, but most 

sharks hunt at night. They have excellent 

vision, a keen sense of smell, good hearing 

and touch senses with which to detect 

their prey. Their highly developed lateral 

line system can pick the vibrations of an 

injured animal over long distances and they 

can detect electrical fi elds around living 

animals. 

Sharks do not have scales like other fi sh, 

but a tough outer covering of skin embedded 

with countless minute denticles or teeth. 

When the teeth in the jaw become worn or 

damaged they are replaced with new ones. 

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THE STAMPS 

50c & $1.00: Blacktip Reef Shark 

(Carcharhinus melanopterus ) 

The Blacktip Reef Shark is the most 

commonly seen shark on shallow reef-flats, 

often entering subtidal zones to hunt for 

parrotfish. 

Under most circumstances this species is 

not considered dangerous, but if provoked 

or cornered, it could bite. It has been known 

to strike at the fl ippers of divers snorkelling 

in shallow water. 

The Blacktip Reef Shark forms small 

groups or lives alone in deeper water. It will 

usually grow to about one metre in length, 

but can achieve a maximum of 1.4 metres. 

50c & $1.45: Grey Reef Shark 

(Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos ) 

The Grey Reef Shark is thick-bodied, with 

a grey back, white belly and black margins 

to the fins. It is the most commonly seen 

shark in depths of 10-30 metres in offshore 

reefs.

A sleek inquisitive species, it is also a swift 

efficient predator, is very territorial and can 

be dangerous to divers. 

Always curious, it will approach divers 

at close range and will attack if provoked or 

excited. It lives on fi sh, turtles and crustaceans 

and grows to 2.5 metres in length. 

This species is sometimes referred to 

locally as the Bronze Whaler, the term applied 

to several similar species. 

DESIGN FEATURES AND RELATED PRODUCTS 

Each stamp carries the WWF logo. They 

are the larger 40.28 x 30 mm size which 

were also used for Fishing Australia.There 

is also a first day cover with this issue. 

THE DESIGNER 

The stamp illustrations and design are by 

Ego Guiotto, a Sydney-based artist. Guiotto 

is an expert wildlife illustrator and designer 

whose work regularly appears on the cover 

of Australian Geographic magazine. 

His previous stamp issues include Fishing 

in Australia (2003), Cocos Sea Turtles (2003) 

and Christmas Island Birds (2002). 


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FDI withdrawal date ......... 19 July 2005 

Denominations ................ Two x 50c, one x $1.00, 

one x $1.45 

Design & illustration ........ Ego Guiotto 

Typography ..................... Belinda Marshall, Australia Post 

Design Studio 


Perforations .................... 14.4 x 14 




Sheet layout .................... Module of 50 / two panes of 25 

National postmark ...............Cocos (Keeling) Islands WA 6799 


1458067 Stamps (two x 50c, one x $1.00, 

one x $1.45) .......................................$3.45 

1458001 First day cover ....................................$3.75 

1458240 Set of gutter strips [MO] no design 

(ten x 50c,ten x $1.00, ten x $1.45 ....$29.50 

1458241 Gutter strip (ten x 50c) .........................$5.00 

1458242 Gutter strip (ten x $1.00) ....................$10.00 

1458243 Gutter strip (ten x $1.45) ....................$14.50 

Hurry...limited number and only available 

by mail order! 

SNAPSHOT! Pacific Explorer souvenir 

stamp booklet. (March–May Bulletin) 

Personalised images used throughout the 

booklet feature Don Elgin, the Athens 2004 

Paralympic silver medallist. 

1454260 $19.95 

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AUSTRALIAN 

Wildflowers 

There are some 18,000 species of flowering 

plants native to Australia, grouped in 

about 200 families. Like the continent’s 

distinctive fauna, the flora has evolved in 

isolation for 50 million years, and many 

plants and flowers are found nowhere else 

on earth. 

THE STAMPS 

50c Sturt’s Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa ) 

This prostrate biennial or annual plant 

grows in arid regions of the Northern 

Territory and all mainland states except 

Victoria. The leaves and stems are covered 

in downy hairs and the vivid red flowers are 

about nine centimetres long and arranged 

in clusters of six to eight on short, thick 

erect stalks. 

The fruit is a legume measuring about 

fi ve centimetres long that splits at maturity 

releasing several fl at kidney-shaped seeds. 

The spectacular fl owers are the fl oral emblem 

of South Australia. 

50c Coarse-leaved Mallee (Eucalyptus grossa ) 

A small mallee from three to six metres 

high, this eucalypt is distinctive for its 

large, thick glossy leaves. The bullet-shaped 

buds are red and the attractive yellow to 

yellow-green flowers appear in axillary 

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umbels of up to seven from August to 

November. 

Each of the blooms measure up to four 

centimetres in diameter. The tree occurs 

naturally south from Salmon Gums, and 

westward to the area near Newdegate, in 

Western Australia. 

50c Common Fringe Lily (Thysanotus tuberosus ) 

Blooming in spring and summer, this lily 

is an erect perennial herb growing up to 60 

centimetres high. 

The mauve fl owers have three broad, 

fi nely fringed petals, in groups of one to 

eight at the ends of branched stems up to 80 

centimetres long. The plant is widespread in 

heath, woodland and open forest and can be 

found in all mainland states. 

50c Swamp Daisy (Actinodium cunninghamii ) 

This plant is a small shrub growing up to a 

metre in height, with wiry, erect stems. It is 

not a true daisy, but belongs to the myrtle 

family. 

The fl ower heads, around three to four 

centimetres in diameter, consist of clusters 

composed of white sterile outer fl owers and 

fertile smaller pink inner ones. The shrub is 

native to low-lying, moist sandy areas in the 

south-west of Western Australia.

Sheetlet of fi ve s/a shown 

42% of actual size 

Stamp pack 

DESIGNER 

Janet Boschen has been with Australia 

Post for 18 years. Her many stamp designs 

include Australians in the Antarctic 1901- 

2001(2001), Bush Tucker (Jo Monie Design 

Award 2002), independent East Timor’s fi rst 

stamps (2002), and the 150th Anniversary of 

the Eureka Stockade (2004). 

RELATED PRODUCTS 

Other products with this issue are a fi rst 

day cover, stamp pack, sheetlet of fi ve, 

maximum cards (set of four), booklets of 10 

x 50c stamps and 20 x 50c stamps and rolls 

of 100 and 200 x 50c stamps. The 20 x 50c 

stamp booklet is presented in a new layout 

and will be sold in cheque book format. 

Maximum cards 

First day cover (gummed and self-adhesive) 

5 July 2005 

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AUSTRALIAN 

Wildflowers 

10 

5 July 2005 

Booklets (ten and twenty x 50c) 


Issue date ....................... 5 July 2005 

FDI withdrawal date ......... 2 August 2005 

Denominations ................ Four x 50c 

Stamp designer ............... Janet Boschen, Australia Post 

Design Studio 


Printer/Paper(gummed) ... SEP Sprint/Tullis Russell 

Printer/Paper(booklets) .... SEP Sprint/B100 

Printer/Paper(rolls) 

100 x 50c .................. SEP Sprint/B90 

200 x 50c .................. Pemara/KV75 




National postmark ........... Botany NSW 2019 


1459067 Stamps (four x 50c) .............................$2.00 

1459322 Cheque book (20 x sheetlets of fi ve) ...$50.00 

1459122 Sheetlet of fi ve ....................................$2.50 

1459001 Set of fi rst day covers [MO] ..................$4.60 

1459002 First day cover (gummed) ....................$2.30 

1459003 First day cover (self-adhesive) ..............$2.30 

1459126 Stamp pack ........................................$2.45 

1459220 Maximum cards (set of four) ................$5.00 

1459263 Cheque book (20 x 10 x 50c) ...........$100.00 

1459250 Booklet of ten x 50c stamps .................$5.00 

1459264 Cheque book (20 x 20 x 50c) ...........$200.00 

1459251 Booklet of 20 x 50c stamps ...............$10.00 

1459182 Set of bklts (10 & 20 x 50c) [MO] .......$15.00 

1459209 Roll of (100 x 50c) (SEP Sprint) ...........$50.00 

1459210 Roll of (200 x 50c) (Pemara) .............$100.00 

1459223 Collector pack ....................................$8.90 

1459200 Set of two strip of four s/a stamps[MO] .$4.00 

1459293 Strip of four s/a SEP Sprint ...................$2.00 

1459294 Strip of four s/a Pemara .......................$2.00 

UN International Year of 

Microcredit PSE 

5 July 2005 

The United Nations International Year of 

Microcredit is celebrated with the release 

of this special pre-stamped envelope. 

Microcredit helps alleviate poverty by 

providing small collateral free loans for selfemployment 

to very poor people, especially 

women, throughout the world. Loans from 

as little as $200 are used for starting business 

activities. Families can then generate income 

and enjoy much better nutrition, health, 

housing and education. By December 2003 

at least 3,000 Microcredit institutions were 

providing loans to 81 million people. 



FDI withdrawal ................ 2 August 2005 

Denomination ................. One x 50c 

Designer ........................ Lynette Traynor, Australia Post 

Design Studio 

Printer ............................ Penfold Buscombe, Tasmania 

National postmark ........... Canberra ACT 2600 


1460250 Set Microcredit PSEs 

(mint/postmarked)[MO] ...................... $1.20 

1460134 PSE (one x 50c) ................................. $0.60 

1460144 PSE (postmarked) .............................. $0.60 

Australia and War prestige booklet 

This product, featured in the March 

Australian Stamp Bulletin, was 

incorrectly listed as – 0964464 ($14.95) 

and should read – 0964464 ($16.95)


Wine production in Australia is a growth 

industry. Australia is now the world’s fourth 

largest wine exporter – behind France, Italy 

and Spain – and the single largest exporter of 

wine outside the European Union. Australia 

is the number one supplier of wine to the 

United Kingdom and number two to the 

United States of America. 

Approximately 70 per cent of all 

Australian grapes come from the inland 

regions such as Griffi th and Mildura and 

not the more famous regions like the 

Barossa, Hunter and Yarra. About 60 per 

cent of the total area of wine plantings is 

devoted to red varieties, of which shiraz 

makes up about a third. 

Australia is known for its shiraz – one in 

four glasses of wine consumed is a shiraz. 

Chardonnay is the most widely planted of 

the white-wine grape variety, constituting 

almost a third of all white-wine plantings. 

While the first vines arrived in Australia in 

1788 with the First Fleet, they were not 

successful and in the following years many 

attempts were made to establish winemaking 

ventures. 

Notable amongst these was Gregory 

Blaxland, who in 1822 shipped 136 litres of 

19 July 2005 

wine to London where it won a Silver Medal 

from the Royal Society of Arts. Five years 

later, a larger shipment of 1,800 litres of 

Blaxland’s wine won the Gold Ceres Medal. 

Vines were planted in the Hunter Valley 

in the 1820s and in the Barossa and Yarra 

Valleys in the 1840s and 1850s. The Yarra 

Valley was the dominant region of the 

nineteenth century and by 1890 Victoria 

produced almost 60 per cent of Australia’s 

wine – more than all other states combined. 

However the scourge of phylloxera ruined the 

Victorian wine industry in the 1890s. 

The Wine Board was established in the 

1920s and by the end of WWII, Australia 

was producing almost 117 million litres 

of wine per year. The primary focus of the 

wine industry before the 1950s was fortifi ed 

wines. The Rutherglen district of northern 

Victoria produced (and still produces) some 

of the country’s greatest fortifi ed wines. 

In the 1950s refrigeration was introduced to 

control fermentation thus providing scope 

for standardisation across the different 

regions and from year to year. 

This, combined with the rapid infl ux 

of post-war migrants from Europe, who 

brought with them their appreciation of wine 

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and winemaking skills, pushed the Australian 

wine industry into the next phase of growth. 

The 1960s saw a shift in preference to red 

wines of the fuller-bodied Bordeaux style and 

invention of the wine cask (in 1965). The 

1970s saw the aromatic wines boom and the 

widespread use of the wine cask. By the end 

of the 1970s wine preference had changed to 

dry white table wines and the Chardonnay 

boom began. 

The late 1980s saw Australian wine break 

into the traditional markets of Europe. 

They were, and are, perceived as being clean 

and fresh with fruit-driven white styles 

and robust reds. This export boom created 

a greater demand for our red wines than 

the whites, fuelling the start of the red wine 

boom – still the trend today. 

Wine-grape growing and winemaking are 

now carried out in every State and Territory 

of Australia.The period between 1990 and 

2001 saw Australia emerge as one of the 

leading winemaking countries in the world 

with approximately 1.5 million bottles of 

wine leaving Australia every day, supplying 

89 international markets. 

THE STAMPS 

50c – Vineyard 

50c – Ripe 

$1.00 – Harvesting 

$1.00 – Casking 

$1.45 – Lifestyle 

19 July 2005 

The design adopts a photographic approach 

illustrating the process of wine production 

from growth in the vineyards to the convivial 

act of drinking. 

The stamps evoke a sense of the tradition 

and history in the Australian wine industry 

whilst simultaneously creating a sense of 

intimacy, recognition and pride. Graphic 

motifs – the fence post and wire, bottle and 

bottle opener have been used to expand the 

narrative. 

DESIGNER AND RELATED PRODUCTS 

The stamps were designed by Andrew 

Hogg of Melbourne whose first stamp 

issue was the 150th Anniversary of the First 

Australian Coin (2005). Other products are 

a first day cover, a stamp pack, maximum 

cards, a booklet of 10 x 50c stamps and a 

prestige booklet. 

Stamp pack

Specialist Notes 

13 June 2005 

Stamp and Collectables Fair 

The Peninsula Stamp Club Incorporated 

is holding the above fair on the Queen’s 

Birthday public holiday. 

The fair is to be held at the Dromana 

Uniting Church Hall, corner Point Nepean 

Road and McCulloch Street, Dromana 

(Melway 159 G6). 

Opening hours are 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. 

and admission is free. Refreshments will 

also be available on the day. 

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Southpex 2005 

Western Australia’s Southpex 2005 will 

be held at the Maddington Community 

Centre from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday 

11 September. 

Some of the products available include 

Year of the Rooster booklets at $3.00 each 

with no postage fee. Booklets can be ordered 

from: 

PO Box 228 

Gosnells WA 6110 

For further information about the event 

please contact (08) 9459 2203. 

ANDA Coin, Banknote & Stamp Shows for 2005 

Australasian Numismatic Dealers 

Association (ANDA) has scheduled these 

remaining shows for 2005. Additional 

and updated information may be 

available on-line at www.anda.com.au 

Sydney NSW 5 to 7 August 2005 

Sydney Lower Town Hall 

Melbourne VIC 21 to 23 October 2005 

Melbourne Tennis Centre — Melbourne Park 

26 June 2005 

Stampfest 2005 

Southside Philatelic Society will hold this 

event at the RSL Hall, 58 Arnold Street, 

Holland Park. Admission is free and the 

event will operate from 9.30am to 3.00pm. 

As well as dealers, bargain tables, club 

books, and sale by tender, almost $1000 

worth of quality prizes will be given away. 

For enquiries telephone: (03) 892 5833 

Exhibition Overprints 

Overprints for exhibitions held either within 

Australia or internationally are available by 

mailorder and through the outlets listed 

below. 

If you would like to purchase an overprint 

and the outlets below are not geographically 

suited to your needs, your local postal outlet 

is able to place an order to secure the product 

for you. This will ensure you do not miss out 

when overprints become available. 

VIC /TAS 

Melb GPO 

Doncaster 

NPC 

Bentleigh 

Bairnsdale 

Ringwood 

Frankston TC 

Bendigo Central 

Southland Centre 

Niddrie 

Camberwell 

The Glen 

Ballarat 

Dandenong 

Geelong 

Rosanna 

Wangaratta 

Shepparton 

Morwell 

Warrnambool 

Bathurst St, Hobart 

NSW/ACT 

Canberra GPO 

Canberra 

(Parliament House) 

Castle Hill 

Chatswood 

Dee Why 

Newcastle 

Parramatta CBD 

QVB 

Sydney GPO 

Tamworth 

Wollongong 

Cabramatta 

Hornsby 

SA/NT 

Morpett Vale 

Port Lincoln 

Port Pirie 

Salisbury 

Darwin GPO 

Brooklyn Park 

Semaphore 

Woodville 

Klemzig 

Penola 

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Postmarks 

Exhibition Overprints (continued) 

QLD 

Brisbane GPO 

Ipswich 

Robina 

Upper Mt Gravatt 

Maroochydore 

Rockhampton 

First Day of Issue Postmarks 

7 June 2005 International: Bush Wildlife 

Olinda VIC 3788 

21 June 2005 Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Reef Sharks 

Cocos (Keeling) Islands WA 6799 

5 July 2005 Defi nitives: Australian Wildfl owers 

Botany NSW 2019 

5 July 2005 UN International Year of Microcredit PSE 

Canberra ACT 2600 

19 July 2005 Australian Wine 

Adelaide SA 5000 

16 August 2005 Native Trees 

Forest Hill VIC 3131 

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WA 

St Georges Tce 

Cannington 

Hillary’s Post Shop 

Midland 

Fremantle 

National FDI Postmarks 

First day covers, serviced with national FDI 

postmarks, are available from FDI Post 

Offices and from the Australian Philatelic 

Bureau by mail order (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 

Note 

• Postmarking requests to the Australian 

Philatelic Bureau incur the normal $5.00 

P&H charge for ad hoc orders. 

Postmarks 

Pictorial Postmarks 

Walhalla VIC 3825 

There will be a redesign of the existing 

train postmarker to accomodate a larger 

date slug. Impressions are available from 

Postal Manager, Walhalla LPO, VIC 3825 

Werris Creek NSW 2341 

Design features an historic train. Available 5 

July 2005 from PM, Werris Creek Post Office. 

Bingara NSW 2404 

Design features the Bingara town logo. 

Available 5 July 2005 from PM, Bingara 

Post Office. 

Temporary Pictorial Postmark 

XXII IUFRO World Congress Brisbane QLD 

A temporary pictorial postmark used 

to commemorate the first day of the 

International Union of Forest Research 

Organisations World Congress 2005, held 

8 August 2005 in Brisbane. The postmark 

will be available for one month from the 

PM, Brisbane GPO. 

AAT Mawson Station 1954-2004 

First Day Covers 

The first day of issue for each station is the 

date the supply ship arrives at the station. 

2004/2005 Arrival Dates 

Casey 28 October 2004 

Davis 1 December 2004 

Mawson 6 December2004 

Macquarie 25 March 2005 

AAT Mawson Station 1954-2004 (February 

2004) was the AAT issue and station covers 

are produced for these dates. 

The first day cover for the issue featured 

a se-tenant pair of 50c stamps, and one 

each of $1.00 and $1.45 stamps.

A postmarked cover for each station is 

available, or covers can be purchased as 

a set by mail order from the Australian 

Philatelic Bureau from 1 July 2005. 

Mail order codes 

0257027 Set (one cover each base) ................$15.00 

0257030 AAT Mawson Station (Casey) ..............$3.75 

0257029 AAT Mawson Station (Davis) ...............$3.75 

0257028 AAT Mawson Station (Mawson) ..........$3.75 

0257031 AAT Mawson Station (Macquarie) .......$3.75 

Koala Count 

The Koala Count identifies specific reprints. 

A koala symbol printed in the selvedge 

adjacent to stamps and down either side of 

a sheet indicates a reprint, two koalas the 

second reprint, and so on. A kangaroo 

indicates the fifth reprint. 

In each issue of the Bulletin we publish 

a list of the stamp issues reprinted since 

the previous issue. Right is a summary list 

of reprints since the annual summary list 

in the June–July 2004 Bulletin. An asterisk 

indicates a reprint not previously listed. 

Nature of Australia: Rainforest 2003 

0233190 Booklet of 20 x 50c 

SEP Sprint/ B100 ............................$10.00 

0233209 Roll of 100 x 50c 

SEP Sprint/B90 ...............................$50.00 

0233191 Strip of four from roll of 100 x 50c 

SEP Sprint/B90 .................................$2.00 

0253067 $1.45 Blue Orchid* 

SEP Sprint/Tullis Russell ...................$1.45 

Panoramas of Australia (1) 2002 

0243067 $1.00 Mt Roland 

SEP Sprint/Tullis Russell ...................$1.00 

Nature of Australia: Wetlands 1997 

0244067 20c Saltwater Crocodile 

SEP Sprint/Tullis Russell ....................$0.20 

Koala Count 

0252067 20c Saltwater Crocodile* 


0256067 $10.00 Kakadu Wetlands* 

SEP Sprint/Tullis Russell ..................$10.00 

International Stamps 2000 

0242067 $10.00 Devil’s Marbles 

SEP Sprint/Tullis Russell ..................$10.00 

0255067 $5.00 Twelve Apostles 


Panoramas of Australia (II) 2002 

0247067 $1.10 Coonawarra SA 


Australian Wildlife: Defi nitives 1994 

0246067 $0.30 Saltwater Crocodile 

SEP Sprint/Tullis Russell .................... $0.30 

Nature of the Desert: Defi nitives 2002 

0254067 $1.50 Thorny Devil* 

SEP Sprint/Tullis Russell .................... $1.50 

In Retrospect 

Transport and Communication – A Selection of the 

Engraved Stamps of Australia 

This publication was released at Pacific 

Explorer 2005 featuring 32 proofs printed 

from original stamp dies relating to the 

theme of transport and communication. 

Unfortunately, production difficulties 

made it necessary to substitute three of 

the 32 dies announced for inclusion in the 

book. 

The three replacement dies are the 1931 

6d Kingsford Smith stamp, in both an issued 

and unissued version of this stamp, and the 

1963 Cocos (Keeling)Islands 2s. Dukung 

stamp. The three stamp dies not included 

in the book are the 1929 3d Air Mail stamp, 

1931 6d Air Mail stamp and 1963 Cocos 

(Keeling) Islands 5d Constellation aircraft 

stamp. 

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Specialist In Retrospect Notes 

Permanent Pictorial Postmarkers 

Meningie SA 5264 

A new replacement pictorial postmarker 

was introduced on 7 March 2005. The 

postmarker features Pelicans with only 

slight size variations to the date box and 

the Pelicans. 

Impressions are available from: 

Postal Manager 

Meningie Post Offi ce, SA 5264. 

Hilton Plaza SA 5033 

A new permanent pictorial postmarker 

was introduced on 20 April 2005. The 

postmarker features an image of Sir 

Donald Bradman’s “baggy green” cap. 



Hilton Plaza SA 5033. 

Wannamal WA 6505 

In celebration of 100 years of postal service 

in Wannamal WA, a permanent pictorial 

postmarker was released in March 2005. 

The postmark depicts a black swan 

on Lake Wannamal together with the 

Hibbertia miniata flower. Impressions are 

available from: 


Wannamal CPA WA 6505 

Temporary Pictorial Postmark 

Australian Lions Convention 3-6 May 2005 

Adelaide will host the 2005 Australian 

Lions Club Convention and a temporary 

postmark featuring the Lions Club logo 

inside a map of South Australia will be 

available on opening day only. 



Adelaide GPO SA 5000 

iv 

Australian Lions Convention 3-6 May 2005 (cont.) 

We will also be producing Counter Printed 

Stamps in strips of 6 x 50c only. Available 

by mail order from: 


Adelaide GPO SA 5000: 

Literal = LIONS ADELAIDE 

Set of 6 x 50c Roo & Koala CPS labels (mint) ....... $3.00 

Set of 6 x 50c Roo & Koala CPS labels on cover 

& postmarked .................................... $3.30 

No EPOS terminal will be attached to the 

CPS printer, and so no receipts will be 

available. Minimum credit card orders 

AUD$10.00. American Express and Diners 

Club credit cards cannot be accepted for mail 

order. This issue will be withdrawn from 

sale as of 31 August 2005. 

Error in March–May Australian Stamp Bulletin. 

The national FDI postmark for the stamp 

issue Creatures of the Slime was listed 

in this publication incorrectly. The FDI 

postmark should have read: 

Creatures of the Slime 

Hawker SA 5434 

All covers received at the Sydney GPO for 

cancellation have been forwarded on to 

Hawker SA where the correct postmark 

will be added before being returned to 

collectors.The prestige booklet Australia and 

War was listed as $14.95. The correct price 

for this product is $16.95. We apologise for 

any inconvenience to collectors. 

Seven Seas Optional & Supplement pages. 

0259235 21 March 2005 Marking the Occasion 

Supplement (design set P&S-Full set of bklts) $89.65 

0259236 21 April 2005 Joint Issue with UK 

Optional (Aust./ UK stamps-from joint stamp pack) $21.60 

0260236 21 April 2005 Centenary of Rotary 

Optional (P&S sheetlet ten x 50c) $5.00


Maximum cards 

Booklet of 10 x 50c stamps 


19 July 2005 

Prestige booklet 


FDI withdrawal date ......... 16 August 2005 

Denominations ................ Two x 50c, two x $1.00, 

one x $1.45 

Designer ........................ Andrew Hogg, Melbourne 






Sheet layout .................... Sheet of 50/two panes of 25 

National postmark ........... Adelaide SA 5000 


1461067 Stamps (two x 50c, two x $1.00, 

one x $1.45) ...................................... $4.45 

1461001 First day cover ................................... $4.75 

1461126 Stamp pack ....................................... $4.90 

1461250 Cheque book (20 x 10 x 50c) .......... $100.00 

1461182 Booklet (ten x 50c) ............................. $5.00 

1461184 Prestige booklet ............................... $10.95 

1461220 Maximum cards (set of fi ve) ................ $8.20 

1461240 Set of gutter strips [MO] ................... $29.50 

1461241 Gutter strip (ten x 50c) ........................ $5.00 

1461242 Gutter strip (ten x $1.00) .................. $10.00 

1461243 Gutter strip (ten x $1.45) .................. $14.50 

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Native Trees 

Trees are not just beautiful, they are a vital 

part of the system that sustains life on the 

planet. Without trees we have concrete 

jungles, deserts or tundras. Among other 

things, trees provide shelter from the wind, 

shade from the sun, nesting places for birds 

and other animals. There have also been 

a myriad of economic uses for trees, from 

supplying timber for construction and 

furniture-making, to railway sleepers and 

telegraph poles. 

This stamp issue coincides with the 22nd 

International Union of Forest Research 

Organisations World Congress being held 

from 8-13 August 2005 at the Brisbane 

Convention & Exhibition Centre. The theme 

for the 2005 Congress is Forests in the Balance: 

Linking Tradition and Technology. 

THE STAMPS 

Snow gum (Eucalyptus paucifl ora) 

The Snow Gum grows in the highest and 

coldest parts of southern Australia, in the 

Snowy Mountains, along the tablelands 

in southern New South Wales through 

Victoria to Tasmania. A small to medium 

sized spreading tree, the Snow Gum usually 

has a crooked trunk and many branches 

with distinctive beautiful smooth green, 

grey and cream bark. The bark changes to 

the vibrant colours of red, green, pink and 

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orange when wet with rain or snow. The 

leaves are glossy, thick and waxy. The Snow 

Gum, although called “paucifl ora” meaning 

few fl owers, in fact fl owers quite profusely 

and frequently with white blooms from 

October to January. 

A very long-lived species, it is also very 

slow growing. It can withstand snow and 

ice but is able to grow in diverse areas and is 

easily cultivated from seed. It can be used for 

windbreaks, shade, fence posts, fuel, honey 

and for medicinal purposes. 

Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) 

One of the world’s oldest and rarest tree 

species, the Wollemi Pine was presumed 

extinct until re-discovered near Sydney in 

1994. Dubbed “the botanical find of the 

century”, akin to finding a living dinosaur, 

extensive research is now underway in 

order to conserve this ancient species. 

Less than 100 mature trees exist in the 

wild. Wollemi Pines are members of the 

ancient Araucariaceae family, also known 

as Monkey Puzzle trees. These are plants of 

the southern hemisphere. 

Ancient pollen samples show that the 

Wollemi Pine, or its near relatives, dominated 

the forests of the southern hemisphere for 

over 100 million years. Dramatic changes 

to the world’s climate about 2 million years 

ago led to their demise.

The tree is being propagated for 

commercial release in 2005. Royalties 

from the sale of the trees will go to the 

Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney to fund 

conservation efforts. 

Boab (Adansonia gregorii) 

The Australian Boab is indigenous to the 

Kimberley region of northern Western 

Australia, where its distinctive shape has 

become symbolic of the region. Related 

to the Baobab tree of Africa, it is a large 

spreading tree up to 15 metres high with 

branches that radiate from the top of the 

trunk. 

The barrel shaped trunk, with its smooth 

grey-brown bark, can grow to 20 metres in 

circumference. The tree fl owers with large 

fragrant white blooms just before the wet 

season. The fruit are small to large woody 

capsules containing many kidney-shaped 

seeds. Aboriginal people carve Boab nuts as 

decorative ornaments and traditionally use 

parts of the tree for food, medicine, water 

supply, fi bre, glue and shelter. 

Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) 

In the south-west of Western Australia fine 

forests of towering gum trees, known by 

their Aboriginal name Karri trees, once 

dominated the area. Most of the forests 

were cleared for farms and the great trees 

became the building materials for cities. 

The botanical name for this distinct tree, 

Eucalyptus diversicolor, refers to the contrast 

in leaf colour. With delicately marbled trunks, 

the graceful Karris can grow to great heights, 

up 75 metres –the tallest trees in Western 

Australia. It is also one of the most important 

timbers. Hard, tough and quite durable, it is 

used extensively for shipbuilding, flooring, 

and telegraph poles. 

8 August 2005 

Stamp pack 

Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) 

The Moreton Bay Fig is best-known as a 

massive tree native to the rainforests of 

coastal NSW to northern Queensland. 

However it can also take the form of a 

strangling vine, depending entirely on 

where the germinating seed lands. 

If the seed is deposited in the trunk of 

another tree and germinates there, its roots 

will spread down the trunk of the host tree 

which will eventually be strangled. If the seed 

lands on the ground and germinates, it will 

grow into a magnifi cent tree with thick glossy 

leaves with massive buttresses at the foot of its 

trunk and huge spreading roots. 

Moreton Bay Figs have been cultivated 

extensively in public parks and gardens 

around the country, where they are valued for 

their beauty and their extensive shade. The 

buttresses serve as wonderful playgrounds 

for children. Many of these old giants have 

achieved iconic status. 

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Native Trees 

Related products 

Products included in this issue are first day 

covers (gummed and self-adhesive), stamp 

pack, set of four maximum cards and a roll 

of 100 x 50c stamps. 

16 


Maximum cards 

2005 

2005 

2005 

2005 

Decorative gutter strip 

& the cover of a roll of 

100 x 50c stamps 

2005 

2005 

8 August 2005 


Issue date ....................... 8 August 2005 

FDI withdrawal date ......... 5 September 2005 

Denominations ................ Five x 50c 

Designer ........................ Lisa Christensen, 

Australia Post Design Studio 

Photography ................... Peter McConchie (Snow Gum, 

Boab, Karri, Moreton Bay Fig), Jaime Plaza (*Wollemi Pine) 

*reproduced courtesy Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney 




Paper (gummed) ............. Tullis Russell 

Paper (s/adhesive) .......... B90 



Design feature ................ Printed image in gutter 

National postmark ........... Forest Hill VIC 3131 


1462067 Stamps (fi ve x 50c) .............................$2.50 

1462001 Set fi rst day covers [MO] ......................$5.60 

(gummed & self-adhesive) 

1462002 First day cover (gummed) .....................$2.80 

1462003 First day cover (self-adhesive) ..............$2.80 

1462126 Stamp pack .......................................$2.95 

1462220 Maximum cards (set of fi ve) ..................$6.25 

1462240 Gutter strip (ten x 50c) decorative .........$5.00 

1462223 Collector pack .....................................$6.40 

1462209 Roll (100 x 50c) .................................$50.00 

1462200 Five s/adhesive 50c stamps from roll ....$2.50 

2005 

2005 

2005 

2005

C i t y S c a p e s P P E s 

City Scapes PPEs 

21 June 2005 

A new collection of pre-paid stationery for 

use within Australia features city skylines. 

The images, capturing both day and night 

views, are from Australia’s major cities and 

each uses a prominent city feature. 

The envelopes, the stamp area of which 

is shown above, are presented in a variety of 

sizes to suit the needs of general postage. 



Designer ........................ Symone Lambert, 

Australia Post Design Studio 


(No national fi rst day of issue postmark for this issue) 


1463226 Set of domestic PPEs ...........................$8.65 

1463250 DL PPE ...............................................$0.60 

1463251 DL (W/F) PPE ......................................$0.60 

1463252 C6 PPE ...............................................$0.60 

1463253 C6 (W/F) PPE ......................................$0.60 

1463254 C5 PPE ...............................................$1.20 

1463255 C4 PPE ..............................................$2.35 

1463256 B4 PPE ..............................................$2.70 

IImportant m p o r t a n t nnews! e w s ! 

Australian Stamp Bulletin change 

Previously, collectors of the Australian Stamp 

Bulletin received five editions each year as follows: 

January - February 

March - May 

June - July 

August - September 

October - December 

From this edition onwards the Australian Stamp 

Bulletin will be issued as four editions in line with 

the Australian Stamp Explorer and other philatelic 

publications around the world. 

As a quarterly publication, this will allow for 

more stamp issues to be covered well ahead of their 

release date, and may even assist some collectors 

with postage costs. Each edition will have a full three 

months of stamp issues from the Australian philatelic 

program. The four editions will run as follows: 

January - March 

April - June 

July - September 

October - December 

For example, included in this edition is information 

relating to stamp issues for August, which normally 

would not have been covered until the August/ 

September Australian Stamp Bulletin. 

The fourth and last edition for this year will 

include stamp issues for September through to 

December. This means you will have information 

about the Christmas stamp issue a full month earlier. 

From January 2006, the quarterly editions will be 

sent to collectors as outlined above. The four editions 

will provide more timely information for collectors 

each quarter and is part of the ongoing commitment 

of the Australia Post Philatelic Group to meet our 

customer needs. 

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MMarine a r i n e LLife i f e 

IInternational n t e r n a t i o n a l PPPEs P E s 

aand n d AAerogrammes e r o g r a m m e s 

Seahorses and seadragons have been 

used in the theme for this new range of 

international pre-paid envelopes and 

aerogrammes. Seahorses, pipefish and 

seadragons are all members of the family 

Syngnathidae, with representatives found 

throughout the world. 

Syngnathids are now fully protected in 

Australia. There are 28 species of seahorses 

and three species of seadragons found in 

Australia. 



Designer ........................ Ego Guiotto 


(No national fi rst day of issue postmark for this issue) 


1464226 Set of International PPEs ................. $11.80 

1464250 DL International PPE .......................... $2.00 

1464251 C5 International PPE .......................... $3.80 

1464252 C4 International PPE .......................... $6.00 

1465155 Set fi ve aerogrammes ....................... $4.75 

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7 June 2005 

More souvenir sheets and 

collectables 

55 Years of Peanuts SES 

The famous comic strip “Peanuts”, featuring 

Snoopy and his friends, turns 55 years old this year. 

The stamp tabs feature Charlie Brown, Woodstock, 

Lucy and Peppermint Patty, just to name a few. 

Mail order 

1113736 55 Years of Peanuts SES ................... $15.95 

TRH Crown Prince and Crown Princess of 

Denmark Commemorative SES 

This commemorative SES, approved by the Royal 

Danish Court, celebrates the first Royal Tour to 

Australia by Their Royal Highnesses the Crown 

Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark in February 

2005. The stamps are 10 x 50c Australia and Globe 

with images of the royal couple in the tabs and 

selvedge area. 


1113743 TRH Crown Prince & Princess SES .... $15.95 

The image of the NRL sheetlet pack (shown here) was 

not available in time for our earlier edition (March-May). 

Mail order codes for these products are on page 23.

Australian Grand Prix SES 

A special event sheet celebrating the tenth anniversary 

of the running of the Australian GP in Melbourne. 

The sheet features 10 x 50c Kangaroo and Flag stamps 

with images of GP drivers in the tabs. Available at 

selected postal outlets and by mailorder. 

There is also a generic personalised on-site sheet, 

used during the event, with different images in the 

selvedge area. The 10 x 50c Kangaroo and Flag stamp 

tabs feature Paralympic Silver Medallist, Don Elgin. 


1113741 Australian GP Anniversary SES ......... $15.95 

1113742 Australian GP (Don Elgin) SES[MO] ... $15.95 

MISSION AUSTRALIA 

A reminder that this limited edition SES, which 

was used to launch the stylish new Australian 

fi lm THREE DOLLARS, is available on-line at 

www.missionaustralia.com.au/stamps, and also 

by Freecall 1800 88 88 68. Price – $15.95. 

Post Master Gallery 

www.auspost.com.au/gallery 

Designing Australian Identity 

11 June - 14 September 2005 

This exhibition presents the work of the 1970s 

All-Australian Graffiti graphic design group, 

and the more recent flag design concepts 

behind Russell Kennedy’s A Vision Unfurled. 

Both projects focus on images and icons of 

Australian identity. All Australian Graffi ti was 

urban, street wise and irreverent. Infl uenced by 

American cartoonist Robert Crumb and the 

graphics of Monty Python, the group captured 

the regional and multicultural elements of the 

day and challenged the minimal international 

style that was current. 

Touring Exhibitions 

Produce Food! Traditional and contemporary images 

of agriculture on Australian stamps 

Curated by Gary Corbett and Ann Wookey 

There was a time when Australia’s economy and 

image“rode on the sheep’s back”. While wool, 

wheat and beef were the industry’s traditional 

icons, Australian agriculture now produces 

such diverse products as wine and bush foods. 

This exhibition examines rural and agricultural 

themes on Australian stamps and includes the 

drawings, photographs and original artworks 

used in their design and development. 

4 June - 3 July 2005 

Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre 

782 Kingsway Gymea NSW 

Gallery hours Monday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Enquiries : (02) 8536 5700 or email hazelhurst@ssc.nsw.gov.au 

For more information visit www.hazelhurst.com.au 

THE POST MASTER GALLERY 

321 Exhibition Street Melbourne VIC 3000 

Enquiries (03) 9204 5021 

Group and program bookings (03) 9204 7727 

Online at www.auspost.com.au/gallery 

Or e-mail to postmastergallery@auspost.com.au 

ADMISSION IS FREE - GALLERY HOURS ARE 

Saturday to Monday midday to 5 p.m. 

Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

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Seven Seas 

7 June 2005 Bush Wildlife 

Supplement •two design sets (gummed & p/s) 

Optional •three p/s sheetlets 

5 July 2005 Australian Wildfl owers 

Supplement •two design sets (gummed & p/s) 

Optional • p/s booklet 10 x 50c •p/s booklet 20x 50c 

•two x p/s strips •p/s collector pack •p/s sheetlet of five 

(Australian Wildflowers P&S designs will be supplied by 

Australia Post as complete booklets only) 


Supplement •design set (gummed)•two x 50c (p/s) 

(Australia Post will supply a complete booklet) 

Optional •p/s booklet 10 x 50c 

New Issues 

Mail Order Product Description Price *Planned 

Code 7 June 2005 Defi nitive: Bush Wildlife 

Withdrawal Date 

1457067 Stamps (one x $1.00, one x $1.10, one x $1.20, one x $1.80) $5.10 To be advised 

1457001 First day cover $5.40 5 July 2005 

1457126 Stamp pack $5.55 To be advised 

1457220 Maximum cards (set of four) $8.10 To be advised 

1457122 Set of sheetlets ($1.10, $1.20, $1.80) [MO] $20.50 To be advised 

1457251 Sheetlet ( fi ve x $1.10) $5.50 To be advised 

1457252 Sheetlet ( fi ve x $1.20) $6.00 To be advised 

1457253 Sheetlet ( fi ve x $1.80) 

7 June 2005 Marine Life International PPEs 

$9.00 To be advised 

1464226 Set of DL, C5, & C4 PPEs (mint) $11.80 To be advised 

1464250 DL PPE $2.00 To be advised 

1464251 C5 PPE $3.80 To be advised 


1465155 Set of (fi ve x 95c) aerogrammes 

21 June 2005 City Scapes Domestic PPEs 


1463226 Set of (DL x two, C6 x two, C5 x one, B4 x one) PPEs (mint) $8.65 To be advised 

1463250 DL PPE $0.60 To be advised 

1463251 DL PPE W/F $0.60 To be advised 


1463253 C6 PPE W/F $0.60 To be advised 



1463256 B4 PPE 

21 June 2005 Cocos (Keeling) Island Reef Sharks 


1458067 Stamps (two x 50c, one x $1.00, one x $1.45) $3.45 31 December 2005 

1458001 First day cover $3.75 19 July 2005 

1458240 Set of gutter strips (ten x 50c, ten x $1.00, ten x $1.45)[MO] $29.50 31 December 2005 

1458241 Gutter strip (ten x 50c) $5.00 31 December 2005 

1458242 Gutter strip (ten x $1.00) $10.00 31 December 2005 

1458243 Gutter strip (ten x $1.45) $14.50 31 December 2005 

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The following will be included in Seven Seas’ 2005 supplements and optional pages. 

Seven Seas’ pages are available only from stamp dealers and from Seven Seas. 

Products for Seven Seas pages • No CTO Partial returns for refund not accepted 


Supplement •two design sets (gummed & p/s strip) 

Optional • p/s from roll •p/s collector pack •gutter 

strip with design 

21 June 2005 Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Reef Sharks 

Supplement •design set Optional • nil 


1462235 Australia Supplement ........................... $44.05 

1462236 Australia Optional ................................ $69.80 

1462237 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Supplement ........ $3.45

New Issues 


Code 5 July 2005 Defi nitive: Australian Wildfl owers 


1459067 Stamps (four x 50c) $2.00 To be advised 

1459122 Sheetlet of fi ve x 50c $2.50 To be advised 

1459001 Set fi rst day covers (gummed & self-adhesive)[MO] $4.60 2 August 2005 

1459002 Set fi rst day covers (gummed) $2.30 2 August 2005 

1459003 Set fi rst day covers (self-adhesive) $2.30 2 August 2005 


1459220 Maximum cards (set of four) $5.00 To be advised 

1459223 Collector pack $8.90 To be advised 

1459263 Cheque book (20 x 10 x 50c) $100.00 To be advised 

1459250 Booklet (ten x 50c) $5.00 To be advised 

1459264 Cheque book (20 x 20 x 50c) $200.00 To be advised 

1459251 Booklet (20 x 50c) $10.00 To be advised 

1459209 Roll (100 x 50c) $50.00 To be advised 

1459210 Roll (200 x 50c) (Pemara) $100.00 To be advised 

1459200 Set of two strips of four from roll (SEP Sprint & Pemara)[MO] $4.00 To be advised 

1459293 Strip of four s/a from roll (SEP Sprint) $2.00 To be advised 

1459294 Strip of four s/a from roll (Pemara) 

5 July UN International Year of Microcredit PSE 


1460250 Set Microcredit PSEs (mint/postmarked)[MO] $1.20 2 August 2005 

1460134 PSE (one x 50c mint) $0.60 31 January 2006 

1460144 PSE (one x 50c postmarked) 


$0.60 2 August 2005 

1461067 Stamps (two x 50c, two x $1.00, one x $1.45) $4.45 31 January 2006 

1461001 First day cover $4.75 16 August 2005 

1461126 Stamp pack $4.90 31 January 2006 

1461250 Cheque book (20 x 10 x 50c) $100.00 31 January 2006 

1461182 Booklet (ten x 50c) $5.00 31 January 2006 

1461184 Prestige booklet $10.95 31 January 2006 

1461220 Maximum cards (set of fi ve) 


$8.20 31 January 2006 

1462067 Stamps (fi ve x 50c) $2.50 28 February 2006 

1462001 Set fi rst day covers (gummed & self-adhesive)[MO] $5.60 6 September 2005 

1462002 First day cover (gummed) $2.80 6 September 2005 

1462003 First day cover (self-adhesive) $2.80 6 September 2005 

1462126 Stamp pack $2.95 28 February 2006 

1462220 Maximum cards (set of fi ve) $6.25 28 February 2006 

1462223 Collector pack $6.40 28 February 2006 

1462240 Gutter strip (ten x 50c) with design $5.00 28 February 2006 

1462209 Roll (100 x 50c) $50.00 28 February 2006 

1462200 Five 50c self-adhesive stamps from roll of 100 $2.50 28 February 2006 

Queen’s Baton Relay 

uncirculated bronze $5 coin [MO/CC] 

Mail order code 1113745 $12.95 

Queen’s 

Baton Relay 

silver proof 

$5 coin 

RRP $68.50 

Retail outlets 

only 

100 Years of Rotary 

stamp & coin set 

RRP $79.50 

Retail outlets only 

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Recent Issues 


Code 8 March 2005 Sports Treasures 


1440067 Stamps (two x 50c, two x $1.00) $3.00 30 September 2005 

1440126 Stamp pack $3.45 30 September 2005 

1440220 Maximum cards (set of four) $6.00 30 September 2005 

1440240 Set of gutter strips [MO] (ten x 50c,ten x $1.00) no design $15.00 30 September 2005 

1440241 Gutter strip (ten x 50c) $5.00 30 September 2005 

1440242 Gutter strip (ten x $1.00) 

22 March 2005 Marking the Occasion 

$10.00 30 September 2005 

1439067 Stamps (fi ve x 50c, one x $1.00, one x $1.10, one x $1.20, one x $1.80) $7.60 To be advised 


1439220 Maximum cards (set of 9) $14.35 To be advised 

1439185 Set of special occasion booklets (7) [MO] $89.65 To be advised 

1439301 Weddings 50c special occasion booklet $10.95 To be advised 

1439302 Weddings $1.00 special occasion booklet $20.95 To be advised 

1439303 Destinations special occasion booklet $12.95 To be advised 

1439304 Postcards special occasion booklet $12.95 To be advised 

1439305 Babies special occasion booklet $10.95 To be advised 

1439306 Roses special occasion booklet $10.95 To be advised 

1439307 Birthdays/Anniv. special occasion booklet $10.95 To be advised 

1439240 Set of fi ve gutter strips (no special text or design in gutters listed below) [MO] $56.00 To be advised 

1439241 Gutter strip (ten x 50c) $5.00 To be advised 

1439242 Gutter strip (ten x $1.00) $10.00 To be advised 




21 April 2005 World Heritage: Joint Issue with the UK 


1444067 Stamps (four x 50c, two x $1.00, two x $1.80) $7.60 31 October 2005 

1444127 Stamp pack (Australian stamps) $8.05 31 October 2005 

1444220 Maximum cards (set of eight) 

21 April 2005 Creatures of the Slime 

$13.60 31 October 2005 

1445067 Stamps (fi ve x 50c, one x $1.00) $3.50 31 October 2005 

1445142 Miniature sheet $3.50 31 October 2005 

1445126 Stamp pack $7.45 31 October 2005 

1445220 Maximum cards (set of six) $8.00 31 October 2005 

1445240 Set gutter strips (ten x 50c,ten x $1.00)[MO] $15.00 31 October 2005 

1445241 Gutter strip (ten x 50c) $5.00 31 October 2005 

1445242 Gutter strip (ten x $1.00) $10.00 31 October 2005 

1445250 Creatures of the Slime activity book $5.95 To be advised 

Planned withdrawal dates* may be changed without notice to meet emergent postal requirements. Advice of such changes 

will be published in the fi rst available Australian Stamp Bulletin after the changes. 

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). [MO] Available by mail order only [MO/CC] Available by mail order and from Collector’s Corner outlets. An 

asterisk (*) indicates issue related postcard design(s) available from participating Post retail outlets. 

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Recent Issues (continued) 


Code 21 April 2005 Centenary of Rotary International 


1442067 Stamps (one x 50c) $0.50 31 October 2005 

1442201 Sheetlet (ten x 50c) with design in selvedge $5.00 31 October 2005 

1442122 Self-adhesive sheetlet (ten x 50c) $5.00 31 October 2005 


1442220 Maximum card $1.25 31 October 2005 

1442223 Collector pack $4.40 31 October 2005 

1442182 Booklet (ten x 50c) $5.00 31 October 2005 

1442209 Roll (100 x 50c) $50.00 31 October 2005 

1442200 Self adhesive stamp from roll of 100 

21 April 2005 150th Anniversary of the First Australian Coin 

$0.50 31 October 2005 

1443067 Stamps (one x 50c, one x $2.45) $2.95 31 October 2005 

1443142 Miniature sheet $2.95 31 October 2005 


1443220 Maximum cards (set of two) $4.45 31 October 2005 

1443240 Set gutter strips (ten x 50c, ten x $2.45)[MO] $29.50 31 October 2005 

1443241 Gutter strip (ten x 50c) $5.00 31 October 2005 


10 May 2005 Queen’s Birthday 

$24.50 31 October 2005 

1446067 Stamps (one x 50c) $0.50 30 November 2005 

1446201 Sheetlet (ten x 50c) $5.00 30 November 2005 

1446130 Sheetlet pack $5.45 30 November 2005 

1446220 Maximum card $1.25 30 November 2005 

1446184 Prestige booklet 

Pacifi c Explorer 2005 Event Products 

$10.95 30 November 2005 

0964460 International day postcard $1.20 31 October 2005 

0964461 Family day postcard $1.20 31 October 2005 

0964462 Pacifi c day postcard $1.20 31 October 2005 

0964463 Heritage day postcard $1.20 31 October 2005 

0964464 Australia and War – The Story In Stamps prestige booklet $16.95 To be advised 

1454260 SNAPSHOT! Pacifi c Explorer souvenir stamp booklet $19.95 To be advised 

2005 AFL Footy booklets are priced at $10.95 each and the NRL Sheetlet Packs are 

just $9.95 each. Also available in sets for your convenience. 

Priced at $175.20 (AFL set) and $149.25 (NRL set). 

1456250 Set AFL booklets 

1456501 Adelaide 1456509 Melbourne 

1456502 Brisbane Lions 1456510 Nth Melbourne 

1456503 Carlton 1456511 Port Adelaide 

1456504 Collingwood 1456512 Richmond 

1456505 Essendon 1456513 St Kilda 

1456506 Fremantle 1456514 Sydney Swans 

1456507 Geelong 1456515 West Coast Eagles 

1456508 Hawthorn 1456516 Western Bulldogs 

1113740 Set of NRL sheetlet packs 

1456303 Brisbane Broncos 

1456308 Canberra Raiders 

1456302 Canterbury Bulldogs 

1456311 Cronulla Sharks 

1456313 Manly/Warringah 

1456306 Melbourne Storm 

1456310 Newcastle Knights 

1456312 Parramatta Eels 

1456304 Penrith Panthers 

1456305 St George/Illawara 

1456314 Sth Sydney Rabbitohs 

1456301 Sydney Roosters 

1456307 Townsville Cowboys 

1456309 West Tigers 

1456315 New Zealand Warriors 

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Also Available 

• SES Sheets • Coins • Album Sheets • Accessories • Books • Catalogues 

Books and Accessories 

0241350 2005 Book of Engraved Stamps $165.00 

–Transport & Communications 

0241351 Collecting Australian Stamps $9.95 

– a beginner’s guide 

1113715 New Stamp Collecting Starter Kit $24.95 

1412250 2004 Stamp Printing Technical Details [MO] $12.95 

Album Sheets 

0903270 First day cover album binder $10.00 

0960251 Collector’s Choice binder 

(3-ring, holds album stock sheets) $17.95 

0903269 Collector’s Choice binder + slip case [MO/CC] $19.00 

0903294 Album stock sheets – to hold P Stamp sheets 

(set of ten) fi ts 0903269 $13.50 

0903271 Album stock sheets 

– two strip (set of ten) FDC $10.25 

0903272 Album stock sheets – fi ve strip (set of ten) $10.25 

0903273 Album stock sheets – six strip (set of ten) $10.25 

0903274 Album stock sheets – seven strip (set of ten) $10.25 

0903275 Album stock sheets – mixed strip (set of ten) $10.25 

0903276 Album stock sheets – single (set of ten) $10.25 

Australian Stamp Catalogue Range 

1113714 2004 Compact Australian Stamp Catalogue $13.50 

1113705 Comprehensive Colour Catalogue of 

Australian Stamps 3rd Edition 

(Wire-O Bound Edition) $39.95 

1113739 Australian Coin & Banknote Values - 21st Ed $25.00 

1113738 Stamps of Australia 9th Ed $16.50 

1113608 Australasian Stamp Catalogue Vol 1 (29th Ed) $35.00 

(Australia, AAT, Christmas & Cocos Islands) 

1113609 Australasian Stamp Catalogue Vol 2 (29th Ed) $35.00 

(Nauru, Norfolk, Pitcairn Islands, & PNG) 

Australian Commonwealth Specialist Catalogues 

0197256 Decimals Soft bound, Vols I, I I & III [MO] $210.00 

0197257 Decimals Loose-leaf, Vols I, II & III [MO] $210.00 

Volume I is completely revised, Volumes II and III are new. Buy all 

three for $210.00, and save 25% off the cost of the soft-bound 

volumes (if purchased separately). 

Collectables 

1437250 Zodiac booklet Capricorn $10.95 

1437251 Zodiac booklet Aquarius $10.95 

1437252 Zodiac booklet Pisces $10.95 

1437253 Zodiac booklet Aries $10.95 

1437254 Zodiac booklet Taurus $10.95 

1437255 Zodiac booklet Gemini $10.95 

1437256 Zodiac booklet Cancer $10.95 

1437257 Zodiac booklet Leo $10.95 

1437258 Zodiac booklet Virgo $10.95 

1437259 Zodiac booklet Libra $10.95 

1437260 Zodiac booklet Scorpio $10.95 

1437261 Zodiac booklet Sagittarius $10.95 

1113736 55 Years of Peanuts SES $15.95 

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Collectables (continued) 

1113741 Australian GP Anniversary SES $15.95 

1113742 Australian GP (Don Elgin) SES [MO] $15.95 

1113743 TRH Crown Prince and Princess SES $15.95 

1434257 Baby Keepsake $9.95 

Perth Mint coins 

2005 Coins and Coin sets 

1113716 2 oz Bullion Silver 

Kookaburra Coin 2005 ..........................‡ $49.50 

1113717 2 Coin Kookaburra Year Set 2005 ...........‡ $54.50 

1113718 3 Coin Kookaburra 

Collectors Set 2005 ..............................‡ $79.50 

Lunar New Year 2005, Year of the Rooster Coins 

1113721 1/20th oz Gold Bullion .........................‡ $59.95 

1113722 1/2 oz Silver Bullion .............................‡ $24.50 

2004 coins 

1113732 2004 1/2 oz Square Silver 

Kookaburra Coin ...................................‡ $43.00 

RAM coins 

Eureka Stockade bronze coins 

1113632 ‘C’ $1.00 Eureka Stockade 

bronze coin ................................................. $2.75 

1113640 ‘E Mintmark $1.00 Eureka Stockade 

bronze coin ................................................. $2.75 

Olympic Games coin 

1113636 $5.00 Al-bronze uncirculated coin .............$14.95 


1413260 2004 Six Coin Set (proof) ............................ $80.00 

1413261 2004 Six Coin Set (uncirculated) ................. $23.50 

1413270 2004 1 oz Silver Kangaroo coin ................ ‡$32.45 


1434254 2005 Baby coin set (proof) ................... $95.00 

1434255 2005 Baby coin set (uncirculated) ........ $30.50 

1434253 2005 Six coin set (proof) ...................... $80.00 

1434252 2005 Six coin set (uncirculated) ........... $23.50 

1434256 2005 1 oz Silver Kangaroo coin ........... ‡$32.45 

2004 Annual Collections 

1412171 2004 Collection of Aust. Stamps $79.95 

1412214 2004 Collection of Aust. Stamps Exec. $109.95 

1412194 2004 Australian Territories Collection $25.95 

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