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CHRISTMAS 2003 AUSTRALIA 45c Since the fi rst Christmas stamps were issued in Australia in 1957 there have been many depictions of the traditional Christmas story. This year, the Christmas stamps were designed by Indigenous artist Sally Morgan. With her distinctive style and characteristic use of brilliant colour Morgan has created a joyous set of stamps with a uniquely Australian character. The stamps The stamp designs illustrate scenes from the story of the birth of Christ Mary and the baby Jesus (45c domestic greeting card concession rate) Three wise men (50c domestic base rate for standard letters) Angel appearing to the shepherds (90c domestic large/non-standard rate) The aerogramme The aerogramme follows the design treatment of the stamps. It features a nativity scene in the illustration area and the Christmas star in the stamp area. The designer Sally Morgan was born in Perth, WA, in 1951. She fi rst came to national prominence with the publication of her book, My Place, which tells the story of her reconnection with her Aboriginal culture and community. The book 16 2003 2003 AUSTRALIA 50c AUSTRALIA 90c 2003 Season’s Season SSeason S easo n’s Greetings G GGreetings reeti ngs Stamp pack, doubles as greeting card was an immediate success and has gone on to sell over half a million copies in Australia. My Place won the Australian Human Rights Award for Literature in 1987 and the 1990 Order of Australia Book Prize. Morgan has also established a reputation as an artist in Australia and overseas. Her works can be found in private and public collections. Her work fi rst appeared on a stamp in 1993 when her print Outback was selected for use on a United Nations stamp issued for the celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Her fi rst illustration for an Australian philatelic product was the Network of Friendship aerogramme (September 1995). 2003 AUSTRALIA 45c 2003 AUSTRALIA 50c AUSTRALIA 90c 2003
Aerogramme First day cover 2003 AUSTRALIA 45c 2003 AUSTRALIA 50c Maximum cards Booklet of 20 x 45c CHRISTMAS CH RISTM A S 2003 CHRISTMAS C H R I S TM A S 2003 2003 AUSTRALIA 90c CHRISTMAS C H R I STMAS 2003 AUSTRALIA 45c First Day of Issue 31 October 2003 Christmas Hills Vic 3775 2003 2003 AUSTRALIA 50c AUSTRALIA 90c First Day of Issue 31 October 2003 Christmas Hills Vic 3775 2003 31 October 2003 Technical details Issue date....................... 31 October 2003 Denominations:............... One each 45c, 50c, 90c, and one pre-paid aerogramme Artist.............................. Sally Morgan, Perth Printer stamps (all) .......... SNP Sprint Paper Gummed stamps ........ Tullis Russell Self-adhesive stamps.. C100 Printing process.............. Lithography Stamp size (all)................ 26 x 37.5 mm Perforations.................... 15.60 x 13.86 Sheet layout.................... Sheets of 50, in two panes of 25 Special feature................ Booklets with twenty ‘card only’ stickers National postmark........... Christmas Hills VIC 3775 Aerogramme Denominations................ Postage paid Illustrations..................... Sally Morgan, Perth Designer ........................ Jo Mure Australia Post Design Studio Printer............................ PMP, Tasmania Printing process.............. Lithography Size ............................... 209 mm x 103 mm Mail order codes 1398067 Stamps (one each 45c, 50c, 90c)............ $1.85 1398182 Booklet of 20 x 45c................................ $9.00 1398001 First day cover ....................................... $2.15 1398126 Stamp pack........................................... $2.30 1398220 Maximum cards (set of three) ................. $4.10 1398155 Aerogramme ......................................... $0.85 No special text or design in gutters listed below 1398240 Set of gutter strips (ten x 40c, ten x 45c, ten x 90c) [MO/CC] .............................. $17.50 1398241 Gutter strip (ten x 40c) ........................... $4.00 1398242 Gutter strip (ten x 45c)............................ $4.50 1398243 Gutter strip (ten x 90c)............................ $9.00 17
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