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Australian Territories Collection 2003 2003 THE AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES COLLECTION COLLECTION OF STAMPS FOR THREE EXTERNAL AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS CHRISTMAS ISLAND AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 2003 Australian Territories issues January Christmas Island, Lunar New Year, Year of the Goat April AAT Antarctic Ships June Cocos (Keeling Islands) Shoreline birds October Christmas Island Christmas The stamp issues of three of Australia’s external Territories – Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and the Australian Antarctic Territory – come together in Australia Post’s Australian Territories Collection 2003 . Featured in the collection are distinctive designs ranging from Luis Chiang’s dazzling Christmas Island Lunar New Year, to Peter Gouldthorpe’s bold AAT Antarctic Ships, Kevin Stead’s lovely Cocos (Keeling) Island Shoreline Birds and Bill Wood’s cheeky Christmas Island Christmas stamps. The collection includes 26 stamps from four different issues including the Lunar New Year Zodiac sheetlet incorporating the Year of the Goat miniature sheet design and 12 zodiac stamps embellished in gold foil. The stamps in this collection have a face value of $12.40. With a price of just $19.95 it 20 Koleksi Wilayah Australia SHORELINE BIRDS Burung Garisan Pesisir COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS Kepulauan Kokos (Keeling) When Charles Darwin visited the southern atoll of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 1836, he commented on the ‘immense number’ of marine birds. Today this atoll is almost devoid of bird life. Coconut plantation harvesting has destroyed the nesting habitats of most birds and introduced pests have succeeded in depleting species further. The northern atoll, North Keeling Island, which has not been inhabited for any continuous period, is still in its natural state, one of the few remaining untouched tropical islands in the Indian Ocean. North Keeling Island (proclaimed Pulu Keeling National Park in 1995) has a worldwide reputation as a seabird rookery. It is also a staging point for several species of migratory waders that feed on the numerous crabs and other small crustaceans that dominate the shoreline ecology. None of these birds is endemic to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra) and the Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) nest on North Keeling Island while the Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) and the Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) are non-breeding migratory visitors to the island. The continuous scene across the stamps represents the four birds on the shore of the lagoon of North Keeling Island. Eastern Reef Egrets are usually solitary, and stalk prey in a hunched posture in rock pools or coral reefs. They sometimes stand and wait, but more often walk quickly through the shallows, alert for fish, crustaceans or insects. The Eastern Reef Egret on the stamp is represented searching for prey in the shallows. Two Sooty Terns fly in the background. The black and white Sooty Tern’s range is the world’s vast tropical and subtropical oceans. At sea it lives in the air, rarely settling on the water; indeed, it possibly sleeps on the wing. Over the ocean Sooty Terns keep in flocks to feed on mainly squid, fish and crustaceans. Unlike other terns they do not dive for food but instead scoop it from or just below the water’s surface. Feeding is done on the wing, skimming, dipping and wheeling gracefully over the water. The Ruddy Turnstone is named for its habit of flipping over stones and shells in search of crustaceans and molluscs. This small, animated bird breeds in the far north of the Northern Hemisphere from June to July, and makes a long yearly migration to southern continents. When feeding, these shorefrequenting waders are almost constantly on the move. They dash about, snatching at food as it becomes exposed, breaking open barnacles with several rapid blows of the closed bill, prising limpets off rocks, and opening mussels with vigorous chiselling thrusts. Ruddy Turnstones frequent beaches where shingle and masses of seaweed are mixed with stretches of sand. Like the Ruddy Turnstone, the Whimbrel is a non-breeding migrant to North Keeling Island. It breeds in the far north near the Arctic Circle, migrating during the winter months to the warmer southern continents. A medium sized curlew, it forages on beaches and reefs by probing for worms or molluscs in mud or sand and picking up crustaceans and insects among rocks, coral and seaweed. Active and wary, Whimbrels occur on North Keeling Island from September to May either in small flocks or as solitary birds. Date of issue: 17 June 2003 Illustration: Kevin Stead, Adelaide CHRISTMAS ISLAND Pulau Krismas The goat (sometimes translated as ram or sheep) is the eighth sign in the Chinese zodiac. In Chinese tradition, the goat is the most tranquil of the twelve Chinese animals and symbolises beauty and good fortune. Those born in the year of the Goat are said to be easy-going, amiable, gentle and compassionate, their sense of fun and humour making them popular company. At the same time they can be pessimistic, indecisive and dependent. Family bonds are important to them. Goat years in the 20th century were 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979 and 1991. The miniature sheet design is based on one of the many Chinese folk tales involving goats. Five immortals arrived at the city of Guangzhou riding divine goats of different colours. Each carried an ear of grain, which was given to the people to teach them how to cultivate the land. When the five immortals departed the goats turned into rocks. Today the five goat statue is the symbol of Guangzhou city. CHRISTMAS ISLAND Pulau Krismas 31 dd October Month YYYY 2003 Issue date: 7 January 2003 Design: Luis Chiang, Melbourne The warm waters surrounding Christmas Island are a world-renowned destination for divers, who often encounter Whalesharks, the world’s largest fish. These harmless plankton-feeding sharks can grow up to an impressive 18 metres in length, and divers are sometimes able to catch a short ride on the dorsal fin. Santa is shown approaching the island riding on a friendly whaleshark and escorted by Red-footed Booby birds. The distinctive limestone cliffs of Christmas Island are visible in the background. On shore, Santa distributes gifts to some of the island’s ubiquitous Red Crabs. Red crabs are the dominant wildlife, with an extraordinary 120 million estimated to live on Christmas Island. The whaleshark swims back to sea and the red-footed booby birds are now carolling from a tree branch. Santa is seated on a Green Turtle, one of several turtle species found around the Christmas Island coastline. Issue date: 31 October 2003 Illustration: Bill Wood, Melbourne YEAR OF THE GOAT Tahun Kambing CHRISTMAS Krismas is excellent value. The Australian Territories Collection 2003 makes an ideal gift and is also an affordable introduction to the hobby of stamp collecting. The Territories Collection includes a presentation folder designed to complement the Annual Collection of Australian Stamps. For storage, the presentation folder fi ts in the Collector’s Choice 3 Ring Binder ($17.95) The Australian Territories Collection 2003 will be available in retail outlets and by mail order from the Australian Philatelic Bureau from 31 October 2003. Mail order codes 1386194 Australian Territories Collection 2003 .... $19.95 0903269 Collector’s Choice (3-ring) Binder .......... $17.95
Postmaster Gallery Seven Seas Exhibition diary Continuing exhibition Behind the Stamp continues to Sunday 30 November 2003 An exhibition looking at interesting background stories about Australian stamps. These include pioneering ventures such as the world’s fi rst ‘instant’ stamps printed and distributed within a day to honour our Olympic gold medallists; controversies such as a ‘simple kangaroo’ which replaced a dignifi ed monarch’s head on the fi rst Australian Commonwealth stamps; and occasional mistakes by stamp artists, notably when the wrong man’s portrait was featured on a 1947 commemorative stamp. Behind the Stamp offers a new perspective for those interested in Australia’s stamps and their background. Opening in December Philately on Ice - Stamps of the Australian Antarctic Territory 1957-2003 6 December 2003 to 29 February 2004 In 1957, during the Cold War, Australia issued the fi rst Australian Antarctic Territory stamp. Its issue was part of a political strategy to validate a large part of Antarctica as Australian territory. There is now a signifi cant scientifi c research emphasis to work being carried out across Antarctica. The stamps of the Australian Antarctic Territory tell a story of political aspirations, scientifi c endeavour and our growing appreciation of the fragile Antarctic environment. The Post Master Gallery is located at 321 Exhibition Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Admission is free Opening Hours Saturday to Monday 12.00 pm to 5.00 pm Tuesday to Friday 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Closed on public holidays and 24 to 31 December 2003 Contact by phone (03) 9204 5021 or e-mail exhibitions@auspost.com.au dd Month YYYY The following will be included in Seven Seas’ 2003 supplements and optional pages. Seven Seas’ pages are available only from stamp dealers and from Seven Seas. 24 September 2003 Bugs and Butterfl ies Supplement 2 x strips of 3 mini sheet s/a singles from roll of 100 (strip of six supplied) Optional pages s/a booklet s/a strip of 6 s/a collector pack 8 October 2003 Rugby World Cup 2003 Supplement design set of 3 mini sheet Optional pages souvenir booklet 14 October 2003 Active with Asthma Supplement single stamp Optional pages sheetlet of 10 31 October 2003 Christmas 2003 Supplement 3 gummed singles single s/a stamp (booklet supplied) Optional pages s/a booklet of 20 31 October 2003 Special Occasion Booklets Supplement nil Optional pages set of four booklets (generic page suitable for each booklets) Exhibition overprints Bangkok World Philatelic Exhibiton 2003 Optional pages overprinted Bugs & Butterfl ies mini sheet Christmas Island 31 October 2003 Christmas Island Christmas Supplement 2 single stamps Mail order codes Seven Seas for Bulletin 272 1398235 Australia Supplement........................... $26.85 1398236 Australia Optional Pages....................... $96.65 1398238 Christmas Island Supplement ................. $0.95 Products for Seven Sea’s Pages • No CTO Partial returns for refund not accepted 21
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