stamp bu l le t in

No. 266 August-September 2002

AUSTRALIAN

• Australia-Thailand joint issue • International Panoramas II

• International Greetings • Bush Tucker
266 bul letin AUSTRALIA-THAILAND joint issue
Diplomatic Relations 1952 - 2002
6 August 2002

Dear Readers,
Some of you have written to ask if Australia Post would have
a special Year of the Outback issue. We considered it, but
decided against adding an issue to the program. Instead we
have dedicated the three issues already planned for 2002 –
that fit within the outback theme– to the Year of the
Outback. I refer to Nature of Australia-Desert (June); Albert
Namatjira birth centenary (July) and completing the
triptych in this Bulletin with Bush Tucker (September).
In this Bulletin... Indigenous Australians have lived off bush tucker for
Joint issue with Thailand 3 thousands of years. Now everyone is catching on. You’ll find
Bush Tucker 6 it in specialist restaurants in major cities and in signature
International Panoramas II 11 dishes in restaurants throughout Australia.
International Greetings 13 I think you will find the design of the stamps, by Janet
Battle for Australia PSE 15 Boschen of the Australia Post Design Studio, both colourful
New Collector coins 16 and fascinating. Janet is the most experienced designer in
Seven Seas 19
Post Master Gallery 20
our studio and her designs are always exciting, imaginative
and of the highest quality. Her use of the tête-bêche format This joint issue celebrates 50 years of formal The young Nymphaea fruit is pulled beneath
adds another level on which the truly striking images can be diplomatic relations between Australia and the surface by the coiling flower stalk and
© Copyright 2002 Australian Postal appreciated.
Corporation. All rights reserved Thailand. Waterlilies are found in both develops underwater into a spongy berry with
If you are one of our readers with concerns about double countries and the flower’s traditional many seeds that are enclosed in arils. When
Australia Post stamp designs and philatelic
products are subject to copyright and may cancellation of your finely cancelled covers. I am pleased to ripe, up to 2000 seeds are released from each
associations with beauty, enlightenment and
not be reproduced without permission. All say that as we prepare this Bulletin we are starting a trial of fruit.
applications for the reproduction of Australian renewal make it a fitting symbol to mark these
stamps should be made in writing to: ‘carrier envelopes’. We hope they will solve the problem of Young seeds float because the arils contain
The Manager – Philatelic Group double cancellations yet still allow modern handling and diplomatic relations.
Australia Post Waterlilies produce spectacular flowers, air pockets. The seeds are then dispersed by
GPO Box 1777 processing of the post. water currents or by water birds that eat them.
MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Sample carrier envelopes have been distributed to stamp which can last from a few days to a week. The
Fax: 03 9204 7744 wonderfully showy flowers may be fragrant. As the arils become waterlogged, the seeds sink
ABN 28 864 970 579 clubs and organisations. We hope to have analysed feedback into the mud to germinate that same year or
The Australian Stamp Bulletin is produced by from the trial and be able to announce the results in the next Some open during the day and close at night,
the Australia Post Philatelic Group and printed others the opposite. wait for the next wet season floods.
by Franklin Web, Sunshine VIC. Stamp Bulletin. The seeds generally only live for a year or
This is my last Letter to Readers, as I will soon retire from two. The plant also sometimes spreads by
All information contained in this Bulletin has
been included in good faith, on the basis that the
Australia Post. For the past decade I have been privileged to The stamps
sprouting from the bulbs. The flat round leaves
products will be available for sale, until stock sold out, have been responsible for Australia’s stamps. I would like to The stamps and miniature sheet are
at the prices stated, and in the manner described. have a waxy water-repellent upper side. The
thank all collectors who have written to me over that period. beautifully illustrated by Thaneth underside, however, seems to cling to the water
To the best of Australia Post’s knowledge, all I started this letter as a way of encouraging you to write to Ponchaiwong, of the Communications by surface tension.
information contained in this Bulletin was me with your suggestions, concerns and comments. It may
correct at the time of printing. Australia Post Authority of Thailand Philatelic Department
will not, however, be held responsible for any not be obvious, but every one of you who contacted me has $1.00 Nelumbo nucifer
inadvertent errors or oversights, or any change to – in some way – shaped what we have done, and how we
information which may occur after publication. 45c Nymphaea immutabilis With a symmetrical, exquisitely beautiful
have done it. I have made many friends through philately Nymphaea immutabilis grows in northern flower, Nelumbo nucifera, commonly known
Availability of specific stamps and and I wish to thank them, and collectors generally, for the
products is subject to demand, hours of Australia, close to the coast right across the as the East Indian lotus or sacred lotus, is an
operation of individual outlets and factors support they have given to Australian stamps. top down to the Tropic of Capricorn on the
outside the control of Australia Post. aquatic perennial native to northern
Prices are GST inclusive. Stamps truly are, and will remain, real national treasures. east coast. Currently there is no common Australia, Papua New Guinea and South-East
name for this species. Asia and grows in lowland wetlands. In
Visit us at auspost.com.au/stamps

David Maiden, Manager, Philatelic Group

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AUSTRALIA-THAILAND joint issue
Diplomatic Relations 1952 - 2002

First day covers

Australia it has been recorded down to the Joint
New South Wales/Queensland border.
Large, fragrant deep-pink flowers appear
between March and November.
The Nelumbo (lotus) fruit develops well Maximum cards
above the water as a large spongy capsule
containing several loose hard-coated seeds.
The young seeds are a favoured food in many
cultures and the dry spongy fruit is popular
in dried flower arrangements. As the fruit
matures it nods over and free seeds gradually
Australia, stamps
drop and sink. They may stay buried in the
mud for many decades, or even a hundred
years in dried mud, before germinating. Mail order codes
The plant also spreads by sprouting from 1295067 Stamps (one x 45c, one x $1.00) ............$1.45
the prickly creeping rhizome, also a valued 1295255 Set of miniature sheets
part of many Asian cuisines. The leaves (mint, postmarked) [MO] ........................$2.90
develop at the height of the wet season but the Stamp pack, Australia
1295142 Miniature sheet (mint) ............................$1.45
prickly leaf stalks are stiff, and the leaves are 1295143 Miniature sheet (postmarked) ................$1.45
left standing above the water as the level drops. 1295001 Set of first day covers, Australia
The illustrator
The flowers are produced among the leaves (gummed + miniature sheet) + Joint [MO]....$5.50
Thaneth Ponchaiwong, of the
and stand clear of the water. The classical 1295250 First day cover, Joint
Communications Authority of Thailand
symmetrical lotus bud only lasts a day or two (Australia + Thailand stamps) ................$2.00
before the flower becomes bedraggled. Philatelic Department (CAT).
1295002 First day cover (Australia, gummed) ........$1.75
Thaneth has worked as an artist with CAT
1295013 First day cover (Australia, miniature sheet) ..$1.75
Miniature sheet since 1990. Most of his work has featured 1295128 Stamp pack (Joint) ................................$2.15
Australia, miniature sheet realistic interpretations of the subject matter.
A rich and evocative treatment of the 1295127 Stamp pack (Australia) ..........................$3.35
waterlilies conveys the exotic beauty of the 1295126 Both stamp packs (Australia + Joint)[MO] $5.50
flowers and their settings. The design Technical details 1295220 Maximum cards (set of two) ....................$2.95
suggests the waterlily stamps are floating in Issue date......................6 August 2002 No special text or design in gutters listed below
a pond. Denominations ..............One x 45c, one x $1.00 1295240 Set of gutter strips
Designer ......................Thaneth Ponchaiwong, (ten x 45c, ten x $1.00) [MO] ................$14.50
Associated products Communications Authority of Thailand Philatelic Department 1295241 Gutter strip (ten x 45c)............................$4.50
The associated philatelic products with this Printer ..........................SNP Ausprint 1295242 Gutter strip (ten x $1.00) ......................$10.00
issue include a miniature sheet, first day Paper ..........................De La Rue SH8
covers, stamp packs and a set of two Stamp size (all) .............. 37.5 x 26 mm Thailand stamps and miniature sheets
maximum cards. Stamp pack, Australia
Perforations (all) ............13.86 x14.6 Thailand’s stamps available in joint stamp pack (mint) and
Miniature sheet size ......106 x 70 mm joint first day cover (postmarked). For other requirements
Sheet layout ..................Sheets of 50, two panes of 25 contact Max Stern & Co, Port Phillip Arcade, 234 Flinders St
Printing process ............Lithography Melbourne VIC 3000. Phone (03) 9654 6751 Fax (03) 9650 7192 .
National postmark..........Watergardens VIC 3038

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Bush Tucker
extracted by steeping the flower in water to spinifex sandplains of Central Australia. When
make a sweet drink. they are green, the pods are roasted and the
The wooden coolamon in the background seeds extracted and eaten. Hardened seeds are
was made by Tjuliata of Ernabella, Central also picked off the ground then soaked and
Australia. The burnt poker work designs mashed with water to make a ‘milky’ drink.
represent women dancing. The coolamon in the background, made at
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, is
Quandong (Santalum acuminatum) decorated with red ochre and white dots.
The quandong is a traditional staple food with
a vitamin C content twice as high as that of an Murnong (Microseris ‘lanceolata’)
orange. Quondong trees are found in semi-arid The murnong is a small root vegetable
areas of all mainland states. The small bright resembling a dandelion. Murnong was a staple
red fruits are eaten raw. Dried fruit, collected food of Aboriginal people in South-Eastern
from under the tree, can be reconstituted in Australia until the mid 19th century when
water. The fruit can also be pounded and made introduced grazing animals rapidly destroyed
into cakes to be dried and stored for later use. this once abundant and widespread plant. Now
The relatively large kernels can also be eaten or the murnong is considered an endangered
ground into a paste for medicinal purposes. species. Murnong tubers were sometimes eaten
The plant-fibre string bag used for the raw but were usually cooked in baskets.
background was made in a figure eight The plant-fibre woven bag in the
Tête-bêche block of ten x 49c stamps (top row = sequence B, botton row = sequence A) stitch in Victoria. background was made in a figure eight
stitch in Victoria.
No matter how you look at it, this issue is both The stamps Acacia (Acacia coriacea)
beautiful and fascinating. The subject is Bush Lilly-pilly (Acmena smithii) The seeds of many types of acacia trees are
Tucker and features five Australian plants There are several varieties of lilly-pilly fruits that eaten by Aboriginal people throughout
traditionally eaten by Aboriginal people. The may be eaten. Acmena smithii, depicted on the Australia. One of the more attractive varieties,
part of the plant consumed (and depicted) stamp, grows best in the moist soil of mountain Acacia coriacea, is characterised by long, twisted
varies from the tuber (murnong); fruit gullies from Victoria to Northern Queensland. pods containing vivid orange and black seeds.
(quandong and lilly-pilly); seed (acacia); and The pale mauve or white berry-like fruits are This acacia, also called dogwood, grows on the
flower (honey grevillea). The featured plants pleasantly tart and juicy and can be picked and
are found in a range of climates and locations eaten raw from the tree. Acmena smithii is a
throughout Australia. common urban street tree.
The plant foods are shown against a The basket in the background was made
background of a woven basket or wooden from plant fibre by Joyce Moate of Healesville, Gutter strip of ten stamps provides two strips, one each sequence
coolamon. These containers, from the Victoria. The coil technique is typical of the
First day cover
collections of the Museum of Victoria, are weaving traditions of South-Eastern Australia.
appropriate to particular regions where the Stamp pack
foods are found. Honey grevillea (Grevillea juncifolia)
Both the cover and pack feature a se-tenant
As well as the stamps (gummed and self- Grevillea juncifolia grows on sand plains and strip of five x49c stamps.
adhesive) the issue includes a first day cover, a dunes in Central Australia. It is characterised by The cover has sequence A,
set of five maximum cards and a gutter strip of large orange flower clusters with abundant The pack sequence B.
See page 8 & 9 for further details.
ten x 49c (design in gutter) See pages 8 and 9 for nectar. The sweet honey is highly sought after BUSH TUCKER
a more detailed description of the issue. and can be sucked directly from the flower or

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Bush Tucker
Sheet layout and tête-bêche printing
The stamps will be printed in sheets of 50,
Figure 1
in two panes of 25, with a
decorative gutter.
The design takes advantage
of the tête-bêche printing Figure 3 Sequence A used for covers
format, using it to enhance the
impact of the designs.
Tête-bêche printing alone might generate some
interest. It is not used as commonly as it once
was. When combined with the striking stamp
designs and some subtle design flourishes, this Figure 4 Sequence B, used in packs
Bush Tucker issue should spark interest and
study amongst committed collectors in
Australia and overseas. Figure 2
For example: the design
bleeds into the selvedge at the Booklet of ten x 49c, not tête-bêche
top and bottom of the sheet.
The gutter design bleeds Sequence B will be used in stamp packs. This is
into the selvedge of the adjacent the only pack configuration available. Standard
stamps. covers will be produced with Sequence A.
The bush banana motif which runs through Standing orders for design sets, covers and
the gutter (and at the top of the facing page) is gutter strips will be supplied as follows:
directional. The bananas hang ‘down’ thus
Design set
defining the sheet’s top and bottom.
se-tenant strip of five x 49c randomly from Sequence A/B
The individual stamps and the design set
without regard to selvedge or sheet position
itself make their visual statements when viewed
Cover
in isolation. As well they can be visually com-
with a se-tenant strip of five x 49c in Sequence A
bined with their tête-bêche ‘partners’ to create
Gutter strip
additional views. Double gutter strip
standard ten x 49c gutter strip
Looking at multiple stamps in the sheet, the
Standard products and sequences
designs can be visualised as columns or rows.
This sheet of 50 stamps produces ten Standing order customers who want other
Tête-bêche pairs dissolve into a single large
(horizontal) se-tenant strips in two alternating configurations should contact the Australian
design, tête-bêche rows produce dramatic
sequences (A and B).The two sequences Philatelic Bureau and amend their orders
blocks. The role layout plays in the perception
(Figures 3 and 4) and the individual strips before 23 August 2002.
of the designs is most dramatically illustrated in
alternate along the length of the sheet.
the full sheet.
Self-adhesive stamps
The sheet is shown against a black back-
Sequence A Sequence B Unlike the gummed stamps, the self-adhesive
ground to make it easier to see the perforations,
Lilly-pilly, Honey grevillea, Murnong, Acacia, stamp in the booklets of ten x 49c are se-tenant
selvedges and other design features.
Quandong, Acacia, Quandong, Honey vertically (see above). Post will not produce
Murnong grevillea, Lilly-pilly, covers for the self-adhesive stamps.

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Bush Tucker
Bush Tucker of A u s t r a l i a I I
23 August 2002

$1.65 Gariwerd-Grampians, Victoria

Technical details
Issue date......................3 September 2002 Further information Gariwerd is the indigenous name for the
Denominations ..............Five x 49c Beth Gott, “Murnong – Microseris scapigera: a study of Grampians National Park, one of Victoria’s
Designer Janet Boschen, Australia Post a staple food of Victorian Aborigines”, Australian most popular holiday destinations. The park
Aboriginal Studies, 1983/number 2, pp 2-18.
Design Studio contains the majority of Aboriginal rock art
Stamp size ....................26 x 37.5 mm Peter Latz, Bushfires and Bushtucker: Aboriginal plant sites in south-east Australia and is also
Perforations ..................14.6 x 13.86 use in Central Australia, IAD Press, Alice Springs,
1996.
renowned for its rugged mountain ranges,
Printer/Paper
Gummed ..................McPhersons/Tullis Russell Red stunning rock formations and abundant species
Nelly Zola and Beth Gott, Koorie Plants Koorie People:
phosphor traditional Aboriginal food, fibre and healing plants of of plants and birds. (Replaces $1.50 Cape
Self-adhesive ............SNP Ausprint/JAC B100 Victoria, The Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbourne, 1996 Leveque, Western Australia)
Printing process ............Lithography
Stamp layout ................Sheets of 50, two panes of 25r $2.20 National Library of Australia, Australian Capital
Special features ............Printed tête-bêche. Decorative Territory
design in gutter
National postmark ........Grevillia, NSW 2474
A nation’s public buildings are important
symbols of the nation’s aspirations. The
Mail order codes National Library’s mission is to maintain and
1296067 Stamps (design set, five x 49c) ................$2.45
Maximum cards
develop a comprehensive general reference
1296250 Stamps collection and a rich collection of material
(tête-bêche block of ten x 49c) [MO]..........$4.90 relating to Australians and Australia. The
1296001 First day cover (design set, sequence A).....$2.75
1296126 Stamp pack (design set, sequence B) ........$2.90 building itself is considered an icon of 1960s
1296240 Gutter strip (ten x 49c) illustration in gutter $4.90 architecture. (Replaces $2.00 Cradle Mountain,
1296182 Booklet of ten x 49c ................................$4.90 Tasmania.)
1296255 Full sheet, 50 x 49c, including gutter ......$24.50
1296256 Gutter strip International stamps $3.30 Cape York, Queensland
with two blocks of ten x 49c [MO]..............$9.80 This is the fourth series in the International This region covers over 150,000 km2
Range. The range was introduced in 2000 to of far north Queensland, stretching 650 km
Reminder ensure that Australia Post complied with the
Please refer to pages 8 and 9 before placing your order. The from the Daintree River in the south to the
standard products for this issue are as folows: Australian Government’s then new tax very northern tip of mainland Australia, and
• Design sets supplied randomly from sequence A and B,
legislation. The range is characterised by the from the Coral Sea in the east to the Gulf of
without regard to selvedge or sheet position. stamps’ distinctive shape, International Post Carpentaria and the Arafura Sea in the West.
• Gutter strips standard ten x 49c gutter strip branding and photographic panoramic The region is home to magnificent national
• Covers Sequence A, 5 x 49c stamps
images. These designs have been released to parks and sacred Aboriginal sites. (Replaces
accommodate the change in international $3.00 Pinnacles, Western Australia)
If you want a different configuration a tête-bêche block of
postage rates.
ten instead of the design set or a ‘double gutter strip’ you
The issue
need to contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau
The stamps As well as the stamps and first day cover, the
If you areare
If you a standing
a standingorder customer
order customerand
andwant
wantdesign
designsets,
sets, $1.10 Coonawarra, South Australia issue includes a stamp pack, set of four
gutter strips
gutter oror
strips cover configurations
cover configurationsother than
other thanthose
thoselisted
listed Coonawarra, 480 km south-east of Adelaide, is maximum cards and three postage paid
above
above you should
you shouldcontact thethe
contact Australian Philatelic
Australian Bureau
Philatelic Bureau a well-known wine producing area as well as a postcards (Coonawarra, Gariwerd, National
andandamend
amend your
yourorder before
order before2323
August
August2002.
2002. fertile region of farmlands, rugged coastlines, Library).
beautiful sandy beaches, limestone caves and
Australian Philatelic Bureau Freecall 1 800 331 794 wetlands. (Replaces $1.00 Mt Roland, Tasmania.)
Fax (03) 9887 0236 or E-mail [email protected]

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I n t e r n at io n a l Pa n or a m a s 23 August 2002

of A u s t r a l i a I I
Stamp pack
Like previous issues in the Personalised Stamps™
range, the new designs will be available in sheets
of 20 with title tabs and can be used as is. A set
of three sheets, one sheet of 20 for each design is
Maximum cards
available with decorative selvedge, as shown at
left. Individual sheets are sold with a plain,
13 mm selvedge.

90c Christmas
The colourful, abstract star design is intended
to convey the joy of the festive season. It is
suitable for a wide range of holiday greetings.

$1.10 Koala
Many tourists come to Australia to
2002
experience our unique native flora and fauna.
One of our country’s most popular animals,
particularly among Japanese visitors, is the
koala.

$1.65 Aboriginal art

Visitors to Australia, especially those from
Technical Details
Europe and North America are also
Issue date ....................23 August 2002
interested in Aboriginal culture. This stamp
Denominations ..............One each $1.10, $1.65, First day cover 2002

$2.20, $3.30
features a work by Ngarralja Tommy May,
P A N O R A M A S

Photography This special issue of three new International entitled Puja. The painting tells the Dreamtime
Coonawarra Vineyards, Limestone Coast Post Personalised Stamps™ is released to story of the Crow and her son the Eaglehawk.
SA/South Australian Tourism Commission accommodate an increase in international
O F

Gariwerd-Grampians/Tourism Victoria postage rates. Each new design is similar to

A U S T R A L I A

National Library of Australia/Canberra Tourism the design it replaces. The new designs are: Maximum cards
and Events Corporation
Peninsula Development Rd, • Christmas star (90c is the new international
Cape York/Tourism Queensland holiday card concession rate) replaces 80c
Designer ......................Cathleen Cram, Christmas star
Australia Post Design Studio
• Koala ($1.10 is the new international letter
Printer ..........................SNP Ausprint
rate to Asia) replaces both $1.00 Koala and
Paper............................Tullis Russell
2002

$1.00 Kangaroo
Stamp size ....................42.63 x 18.75 mm Mail order codes
Perforations ..................14.55 x 13.57 1321067 Stamps • “Puja” Aboriginal art ($1.65 is the new
Printing process ............Lithography (one each $1.10, $1.65, $2.20, $3.30) ..$8.25 international letter rate to all countries outside
Sheet layout ..................Modules of 50, no gutter
1321001 First day cover ......................................$8.55 Australasia and Asia) replaces $1.50 “Bayulu
1321126 Stamp pack ..........................................$8.70 Banner”
National postmark..........Halls Gap, VIC 3381
2002

1321220 Maximum cards (set of four) ................$11.25

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BATTLE FOR AUSTRALIA 1942 PSE

Personalising your International Greetings
• These new international rate Personalised Stamp™ designs
replace the previously issued 80c, $1.00 and $1.50 designs,
which will be withdrawn from sale on 30 August 2002.
• New Personalised Stamps™ order forms will be produced after
the domestic base rate change, which is expected in early 2003.
• Until 9 August 2002
Orders for international rate Personalised Stamps™ designs will
be filled from current designs, as normal.
Stamp pack • From 9 to 30 August 2002
Customers ordering international rate Personalised Stamps™
from the current order form will be contacted and advised of the
pending international rate change and resulting new designs.
Customers can then choose either the current 80c, $1.00 and
$1.50 designs or the new 90c, $1.10 and $1.65 designs. The
currently published prices for personalised orders for Overseas
Asia Pacific, Europe and world wide Christmas stamps will be
maintained until new order forms are available. Orders for the
$1.10 denomination sheet, new designs will not be dispatched until after the issue date of 23
normal selvedge August 2002. This pre-stamped envelope commemorates the
• After 30 August 2002
Customers ordering international rate Personalised Stamps™
period when Australia faced the threat of Additional information
Set of three sheets, one each will be contacted to confirm they wish to order the new designs. invasion during World War II. The imagery • The Battle for Australia website:
denomination, each with decorative border The existing prices for personalised orders for Overseas Asia symbolises the drawn-out struggle to defend www.battleforaustralia.org.au
Pacific, Europe and world wide Christmas designs will be
maintained until new order forms are available.
Australia against Japanese forces during World • Jeffrey Grey, A Military History of Australia, CUP, 1999
• Customers holding stock of stamps which they have personalised
War II. It focuses on 1942 when Japanese forces • Peter Dennis, Jeffrey Grey, Ewan Morris & Robin Prior,
before the rate change can continue using these without arrived on Australia’s doorstep and Australians The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History,
additional postage. Post will absorb the rate difference from the faced the spectre of invasion. OUP, Australia, 1995
personalisation fees.
The expression ‘The Battle for Australia’ • Peter Charlton, Australians at War - War Against
For additional information contact the Personalised Stamps™
2002 2002 2002 2002

Customer Centre on 1 800 674 412 comes from Prime Minister Curtin, who in a Japan 1942-1945, Time-Life Books, Sydney, 1989
radio broadcast on 16 February 1942, the day
2002 2002 2002 2002

2002 2002 2002 2002

• Brian McKinlay, Australia 1942 End of Innocence,
2002 2002 2002 2002
after the fall of Singapore, declared: Collins, Sydney, 1985
2002 2002 2002 2002

• John Robertson, Australians at War 1939-1945,

Technical details ‘…it is now work or fight as we have Heinemann, Melbourne, 1981
First day cover

Issue date......................23 August 2002 never worked or fought before…What the

Denominations ..............One x 90c, $1.10, $1.65 Battle for Britain required, so the Battle for Technical details
Designers......................90c & $1.10 Chris Shurey, $1.65, Australia demands…’ Issue date......................3 September 2002
Doug Pitt, Graphic Connection (both Melbourne) Denomination ..............One x 45c
Stamp size ....................30.55 x 30 mm Mail order codes
1322067 Stamps with tabs, one each The design Designer ......................Symone Lambert,
Tab size ........................20 x 30 mm 90c, $1.10, $1.65 ................................$3.65 The illustration area features images of army, Australia Post Design Studio
Perforations ..................13.86 x 14.28 1322001 First day cover ......................................$3.95 navy, merchant navy, airforce and home front Printer ..........................PMP
Printer ..........................SNP Ausprint 1322220 Maximum cards (set of three)..................$5.90 actions in defence of Australia in 1942. The Printing process ............Lithography
Paper............................De La Rue 1322126 Stamp pack ..........................................$4.10 illustration in the stamp area represents the National postmark..........Sydney, NSW 2000
Sheet layout ......................Sheets of 20 with printed tabs 1322250 Sheet pack, set of three sheets, Japanese threat to Australia in 1942.
on right hand side, and sheets of 20 with printed tabs on one sheet each design,
Detailed descriptions of the images used on Mail order codes
each with decorative selvedge ..............$73.00 1323250 Set of Battle for Australia PSEs
right hand side with decorative selvedge the PSE will be available online at the Australia
1322251 Sheet of 20 x 90c, plain 13 mm selvedge..$18.00 (mint, postmarked) ................................$1.08
National postmark ........California Gully VIC 3556 1322252 Sheet of 20 x $1.10, plain 13 mm selvedge$22.00 Post Stamps website from 3 September 2002
1323134 Battle for Australia PSE (mint) ................$0.54
1322253 Sheet of 20 x $1.65, plain 13 mm selvedge$33.00 (auspost.com.au/stamps). 1323144 Battle for Australia PSE (postmarked) ......$0.54

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New collector coins from
the Royal Australian Mint Perth Mint coins
The Queen Mother – A Celebration Gold and silver collectable keepsakes from Perth Mint
of Her Life Celebrate or mark an important occasion with spectacular Lunar New Year collectable coins or
The Royal Australian Mint has released a Kookaburra coin sets.
special 1 oz silver proof coin paying tribute to
the life of the Queen Mother. The limited Lunar New Year Gold
edition coin depicts the Queen Mother when as The 1/20th oz Gold Bullion Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year Gold
Duchess of York, she visited Australia in 1927 Year of the Horse coin in presentation case is
The 1/10th oz Gold Bullion Lunar New Year,
with the Duke of York to open Parliament Coin enlarged illustrated below.
Year of the Horse coin in presentation case is
House. The design of the coin is based on a to show detail
illustrated below.
photograph of the Duchess of York (as she was
then) attending the Adelaide Cup in 1927.
This image is encircled by wattle blossoms
inter-twined with ‘Elizabeth of Glamis’ rose
blooms. The obverse features the Ian Rank-
Broadley image of Queen Elizabeth II. The coin
is housed in a presentation case. The price is
$45.00 and includes a certificate of authenticity.

Commonwealth Games 2002 Two Coin Kookaburra Year set

This year set of 99.9% pure silver 1 oz coins
– Three Coin Aluminium Bronze Set (illustrated below) features two kookaburra
The Royal Australian Mint has released this coins, dated 2001 and 2002.
special three coin set to commemorate the XVII
Commonwealth Games being held in
Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August Three coin Kookaburra New Millennium set
2002. The coins obverse features the denomination A three coin 99.9% pure silver set featuring 1 oz
The set comprises three $5.00 aluminium and the classic Ian Rank-Broadley image of Her kookaburra coins dated 2000, 2001 and 2002
bronze coins: Majesty. These three beautiful coins come in (illustrated below).
capsules, which are in turn housed in a
• A blue pad-printed coin that depicts the presentation case with a tastefully printed and
Australian Commonwealth Games embossed outer box. Two Coin Kookaburra Year set
Committee logo – a stylised kangaroo. The price of the set is $38.50 and comes with
• Two coins which display a series of human a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the
arms depicting the 17 sports being contested Controller of Australia’s national Mint. This set Mail order codes
at the XVII games. 1113502 Year of the Horse
provides a very affordable memento of the 1/20th oz 99.9% pure gold coin ..........$59.95
XVII Commonwealth Games. 1113503 Year of the Horse 1/10th oz 99.9%
Surrounding the depiction of the sports via the Mail order codes pure gold coin .................................... $99.00
extended arms are the words: 1113520 Commonwealth Games 2002 1113530 Two coin 99.9 % pure silver
‘The XVII Commonwealth Games Three coin aluminium-bronze set ..........$38.50 1 oz Kookaburra year set ......................$52.00
Manchester 2002’. 1113525 The Queen Mother Three coin Kookaburra New Millennium set 1113531 Three coin 99.9 % pure silver 1 oz
A celebration of her life ........................$45.00 Kookaburra “New Millennium” set ........$77.00

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East Timor Stamp Update Seven Seas
How many readers noticed a very small but The following will be included in Seven Seas’ 2002 supplements and optional pages. Seven Seas’ pages are available only from
important design feature in these stamps that stamp dealers and from Seven Seas.
wasn’t mentioned in Bulletin 265?
If you had a careful look at one of the East Joint Issue with Thailand 8 August 2002 Exhibiton overprints
Timor stamp posters in Post outlets you might Supplement • 2 x Australian stamps • Australian mini sheet
Optional pages • 2 x Australian stamps • Australian minisheet Philakorea 2002 2-11 August 2002
have caught a glimpse of it. Otherwise you
• Page with space for Thailand Stamps (no stamps supplied) • Optional pages • overprinted Desert Birds S/A sheetlet of 5
would have needed a magnifying glass to see it.
“It” is micro printing. The first ever done by Thailand miniature sheet (joint pack supplied)
International Stamp & Coin Expo Beijing
Australia Post. Although indistinguishable
International Panoramas II 23 August 2002 26-29 September 2002
from the tais design to the naked eye, the text is
Supplement• single of each gummed stamp Optional pages • overprinted Desert Birds S/A sheetlet of 5
completely legible at 10X magnification.
Optional pages • nil
Looking at a stamp with a good quality magni-
In retrospect
fying glass you would see that each of the four International Greetings 23 August 2002 Weddings prestige booklet
denominations carries one quarter of the text of Supplement • 3 single stamps with title tabs
The Seven Seas optional pages for Bulletin 264 will include
the crocodile legend text(in Portuguese), which Optional pages • generic page with spaces for single stamp of
space for the Weddings booklet
is the East Timor foundation story. An enlarged each design, with personalised tab attached (no stamps
segment from the US25c stamp is shown at supplied). Spaces for Personalised Stamps™ may be
right. combined on one or more Optional pages for these stamps
Mail order codes
Richard Breckon is writing a detailed article issued in 2002
1323235 Bulletin 266 Australian Supplement.......... $22.15
about the issue, including its micro printing in
1323236 Bulletin 266 Australian Optional pages.......$24.25
the fifth edition of Stamp Issues (see page 20). Bush Tucker 3 September 2002
0173182 Weddings prestige booklet ....................... $9.95
Supplement • strip of 5 x 49c • single S/A of each design
(booklet supplied)
Optional pages • S/A booklet 10 x 49c • gutter strip 10 x 49c,
STARS WARS SES SHEET with images in gutter • tête-bêche block of ten x 49c stamps

Products for Seven Seas’ pages • CTO not available • Partial returns for refund not accepted.
In May Australia Post released this SES (Special
Event Souvenir) sheet to commemorate the
release of the newest Star Wars movie ✫ ✫ ✫
✫ ✫
Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
✫ ✫ ✫
The sheet, which featured a specially
designed backing card and was designed exclu- Discover the magic of stamp collecting ✫ ✫
sively for Australia Post by the creative team at
✫
Lucasfilm. It was sold in selected retail outlets
and by mail order for $19.95 That’s our invitation to children in our 2002 annual Potter in the book and the issue perfectly capture
The sheet is 10 Australian stamps (Australia celebration of the hobby, Stamp Collecting Month. the magic of his The Magic Rainforest.
& Globe) with images of Star Wars characters This year’s issue is a children’s fantasy that is both You can get a head start on stamp collecting
from this new episode printed in the tabs and a modern and traditional. month at our website from 25 September 2002
montage of characters from the new episode in Australia Post commissioned John Marsden to auspost.com.au/magic
the decorative selvedge. write the story on which the issue stamps would be
The sheet is still available by mailorder from Mail order code based. The designs by Mark Jackson and Heather
the Australian Philatelic Bureau. 0186R2D2 Star Wars Episode II SES sheet ..........$19.95

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National Philatelic Centre New Issues
Post Master Gallery Mail Order Product Description Price Withdrawal Date
Code
6 August 2002 Joint issue with Thailand
On now - continuing exhibitions 45c Fiona Foley (at left) and 1295067 Stamps (one x 45c, one x $1.00) $1.45 31 August2003
Postmark Post Mabo $1.00 Ginger Riley (below). 1295255 Set of miniature sheets (mint, postmarked) $2.90 3 September 2002
29 June to 29 September 2002 Both designs are from the 1993 Aboriginal 1295142 Miniature sheet (mint) $1.45 31 August 2003
This exhibition recognises the birth centenary Australia issue. 1295143 Miniature sheet postmarked $1.45 3 September 2002
of Albert Namatjira and commemorates the 1295001 Set of first day covers, Australia (gummed + miniature sheet) + Joint [MO] $5.50 3 September 2002
1295250 First day cover, Joint
tenth anniversary of the Mabo decision. (Australia + Thailand stamps) $2.00 3 September 2002
Postmark Post Mabo looks at the 1295002 First day cover (Australia, gummed) $1.75 3 September 2002
representation of Australia’s Indigenous 1295013 First day cover (Australia, miniature sheet) $1.75 3 September 2002
peoples and cultures on Australia’s stamps. It 1295128 Stamp pack (Joint) $2.15 31 August 2003
juxtaposes the power of Aboriginal artwork 1295127 Stamp pack (Australia) $3.35 31 August 2003
with telling portrayals of Indigenous people in 1295126 Both stamp packs (Australia + joint) [MO] $5.50 31 August 2002
early 20th century philatelic design. 1295220 Maximum cards (set of two) $2.95 31 August 2003
No special text or design in gutters
1295240 Set of gutter strips (ten x 45c, ten x $1.00) [MO] $14.50 31 August 2003
1295241 Gutter strip (ten x 45c) $4.50 31 August 2003
Philatelic Seminar When: 2.00 to 4.00 pm For bookings and further 1295242 Gutter strip (ten x $1.00) $10.00 31 August 2003
Post Master Gallery Seminars are presented by stamp 18 August 2002 information contact: 23 August 2002 International Panoramas II
experts and make use of the extensive resources of Where: Post Master Gallery John Link 1321067 Stamps (one each $1.10, $1.65, $2.20, $3.30) $8.25 To be advised
the National Philatelic Collection. 321 Exhibition St Phone 03 9204 7727 1321001 First day cover $8.55 20 September 2002
Join us for Seminar 7 MELBOURNE 3000 Fax 03 9204 7743 1321126 Stamp pack $8.70 31 August 2003
Australia’s stamps - What does the future hold? Cost: GST included E-mail: 1321220 Maximum cards (set of four) $11.25 31 August 2003
presented by Philatelic Group Manager, David Maiden $7.00 per head [email protected] 23 August 2002 International Greetings Personalised Stamps™
1322067 Stamps with tabs (one x 90c, $1.10, $1.65) $3.65 To be advised
$5.00 students & pensioners
1322001 First day cover $3.95 20 September 2002
1322220 Maximum cards (set of three) $5.90 31 August 2003
1322126 Stamp pack $4.10 31 August 2003
Touring exhibition 1322250 Sheet pack, set of three sheets,
Kangaroo and Map - an advertisement for Australia one sheet each design, each with decorative selvedge $73.00 31 August 2003
• Continuing to 25 August 2002 at Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, VIC 1322251 Sheet of 20 x 90c, plain 13 mm selvedge $18.00 To be advised
• From 11 September to 26 October 2002 at Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW 1322252 Sheet of 20 x $1.10, plain 13 mm selvedge $22.00 To be advised
1322253 Sheet of 20 x $1.65, plain 13 mm selvedge $33.00 To be advised
3 September 2002 Bush Tucker
Temporary closure
1296067 Stamps (design set, five x 49c) $2.45 30 September 2003
From 30 September to 25 October, the Post Master Gallery will be closed for refurbishment. 1296250 Stamps block of ten x 49c (tête-bêche) [MO] $4.90 30 September 2003
1296001 First day cover (design set) $2.75 10 October 2002
Opening in October 1296126 Stamp pack $2.90 30 September 2003
Season’s Greetings from the Post Master Gallery 26 October 2002 to 29 January 2003 1296240 Gutter strip (ten x 49c) illustration in gutter $4.90 30 September 2003
An exhibition that illustrates the stories of Christmas - both religious and secular - on Australian 1296182 Booklet of ten x 49c $4.90 30 September 2003
stamps. 1296255 Full sheet, 50 x 49c, including gutter $24.50 30 September 2003
1296256 Gutter strip with two blocks of ten x 49c [MO] $9.80 30 September 2003
3 September 2002 Battle for Australia PSE
Read more
1323250 Set of Battle for Australia PSEs (mint, postmarked) [MO] $1.08 10 October 2002
The next Stamp Issues – a quarterly publication from the Philatelic Group’s Exhibitions Section – 1323134 Battle for Australia PSE (mint) $0.54 30 September 2003
will feature a fascinating article by Richard Breckon about the microprinting used by Australia Post 1323144 Battle for Australia PSE (postmarked) $0.54 10 October 2002
for the first time in the East Timor Stamp issue. To request a copy of Stamp Issues, contact John
Link, Exhibitions Section, Philatelic Group, GPO Box 1777, MELBOURNE VIC 3001. POSTAGE AND HANDLING CHARGES APPLY FROM 1 AUGUST 2002
Separate charges for catalogues and coins no longer apply. All ad hoc orders $5.00 per order. Standing orders dispatched by issue,
$3.00 per order. Standing order customers who wish to receive their orders quarterly, contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau

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Recent Issues Also Available
Mail Order Product Description Price Withdrawal Date SES sheets • Coins • Album Sheets • Accessories • Books • Catalogues • Footy sheets
Code
East Timor Independence 2002
AFL Footy Sheets Album Sheets
1307250 Stamps (set of four, one each US25c, US50c, US$1.00, US$2.00) [MO] A$8.00 To be advised
1302350 Set of 16 sheets, one each club..................$319.20 0903270 First day cover album binder ........................$10.00
1307255 Set of four blocks of four stamps [MO]
1302301 Adelaide ....................................................$19.95 0960251 Collector’s Choice binder
(one block of four each denomination US25c, US50c, US$1.00, US$2.00) [MO] A$32.00 To be advised
1302302 Brisbane Lions ............................................$19.95 (3-ring, holds album stock sheets) ..............$17.95
1307257 Set of 4 sheets (4 sheets of 50, one sheet each denomination) [MO] A$400.00 To be advised
1302303 Carlton ......................................................$19.95 0903269 Collector’s Choice binder + slip case [MO/CC] ..$19.00
1307251 First day cover $8.30 To be advised
1302304 Collingwood ................................................$19.95 0903214 Album stock sheets – to hold P Stamp sheets
1307252 Stamp pack $8.45 To be advised
1302305 Essendon....................................................$19.95 (set of ten) fits 0903269 ..............................$13.50
East Timor: Mint stamps only, no CTO will be supplied. No other configurations are available. All stocks are limited.
4 June 2002 Nature of Australia Desert 1302306 Fremantle ..................................................$19.95 0903271 Album stock sheets
1253067 Stamps (one each 50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00) $5.00 To be advised 1302307 Geelong......................................................$19.95 – two strip (set of ten) FDC ..........................$10.25
1253126 Stamp pack $5.45 To be advised 1302308 Hawthorn....................................................$19.95 0903272 Album stock sheets – five strip (set of ten) ........$10.25
1253220 Maximum cards (set of four) $8.00 30 June 2003 1302309 Kangaroos ..................................................$19.95 0903273 Album stock sheets – six strip (set of ten) ........$10.25
2 July 2002 Birth centenary of Albert Namatjira 1302310 Melbourne ..................................................$19.95 0903274 Album stock sheets – seven strip (set of ten) ....$10.25
1291067 Stamps (gummed, se-tenant, four x 45c) $1.80 31 July 2003 1302311 Port Adelaide ..............................................$19.95 0903275 Album stock sheets – mixed strip (set of ten) ....$10.25
1291142 Miniature sheet $1.80 31 July 2003 1302312 Richmond ..................................................$19.95 0903276 Album stock sheets – single (set of ten) ..........$10.25
1291182 Booklet of ten x 45c $4.50 31 July 2003 1302313 St Kilda ......................................................$19.95 Australian Stamp Catalogue Range
1291250 Cheque book of 20 booklets of ten x 45c $90.00 31 July 2003 1302314 Sydney Swans ............................................$19.95 1113475 2002 Compact Australian
1291209 Roll of 100 x 45c $45.00 31 July 2003 1302315 West Coast Eagles ......................................$19.95 Stamp Catalogue ......................................$12.95
1291200 Strip of four x 45c (from roll) [M0/CC] $1.80 31 July 2003 1302316 Western Bulldogs ........................................$19.95 0870261 Comprehensive Colour Catalogue
1291220 Maximum cards (set of four) $4.80 31 July 2003 NRL Footy Sheets of Australian Stamps – 2nd Ed [MO]..............$32.45
1291126 Stamp pack $4.05 31 July 2003 1303350 Set of 14 sheets 0100255 The Australasian Stamp Catalogue (28th ed) ....$42.20
1291223 Collector pack $5.40 31 July 2003 (one from each Australia based team) ........$279.30 1113291 Australian Coin & Bank Note Values 19th ed. $20.00
1291240 Gutter strip (ten x 45c) outback landscape in gutter $4.50 31 July 2003 1303302 Brisbane Broncos ........................................$19.95 0190251 2002 Australian Air Mail Catalogue ..............$79.50
1291184 Prestige booklet $9.95 31 July 2003 1303303 Canberra Raiders ........................................$19.95 0190250 Stamps of Australia 8th Ed ..........................$14.95
2 July 2002 Australian Antarctic Research 1303304 Melbourne Storm ........................................$19.95 New From the Royal Australian Mint
1292067 Stamps (se-tenant four x 45c) $1.80 31 July 2003 1303305 Parramatta Eels ..........................................$19.95 1113520 Commonwealth Games 2002
1292126 Stamp pack $2.25 31 July 2003 1303306 Penrith Panthers..........................................$19.95 Three coin aluminium-bronze set..................$38.50
1292220 Maximum cards (set of four) $4.80 31 July 2003 1303307 Newcastle Knights ......................................$19.95 1113525 The Queen Mother
1292240 Gutter strip (ten x 45c) no special text or design in gutter $4.50 31 July 2003 1303308 North Queensland Cowboys..........................$19.95 A celebration of her life ................................$45.00
Postal Stationery 1303309 Northern Eagles ..........................................$19.95 RAM 2002 Year of the Outback (YOTO)
1293134 RAE PSE (mint) $0.54 31 July 2003 1303310 St George Illawarra Dragons ........................$19.95 1113511 2002 $1.00 bronze coin ............................$2.50
1294155 XVII Commonwealth Games Aerogramme (mint) $0.78 31 July 2003 1303311 Sydney Roosters..........................................$19.95 1113510 2003 $1.00 Silver Proof ..........................$34.20
1303312 The Bulldogs ..............................................$19.95 1113507 2002 Six Coin Set, proof ..........................$73.75
1303313 The Sharks ................................................$19.95 1113508 2002 Six Coin Set, uncirculated ..............$22.70
1303314 Wests Tigers ..............................................$19.95 1113504 2002 Baby Coin Set, proof........................$89.50
1303315 South Sydney Rabbitohs ..............................$19.95 1113505 2002 Baby Coin Set, uncirculated ............$29.30
Books and Accessories 1113506 2002 1-oz uncirculated Silver Kangaroo ....$29.80
1148362 Stamp Collecting Starter Kit ........................$14.95 Perth Mint, Lunar New Year, Year of the Horse
0960281 Packet of 100 Australian Stamps ....................$2.45 1113501 Year of the Horse 1/2 oz
1178171 2001 Collection of Australian Stamps Deluxe ....$69.95 99.9% pure silver coin ............................$19.95
1178214 2001Collection of Australian Stamps Executive..$99.95 1113502 Year of the Horse 1/20 oz
1178194 2001 Australian Territories Collection ..........$17.50 99.9% pure gold coin ..............................$59.95
1178255 2001 Stamp Printing Technical Details [MO] ..$10.00 1113503 Year of the Horse 1/10 oz
1101255 2000 Stamp Printing Technical Details [MO] ..$10.00 99.9% pure gold coin ............................ $99.00
1113576 Australia’s First Flights [MO] ........................$15.00 1113512 Golden Jubilee
99.9% pure silver $1.00 coin....................$60.00
1113513 Golden Jubilee bi-metal coin ..................$575.00
1113530 Two coin 99.9 % pure silver 1 oz
Kookaburra Year set ................................$52.00
POSTAGE AND HANDLING CHARGES APPLY FROM 1 AUGUST 2002 1113531 Three coin 99.9 % pure silver 1 oz
Separate charges for catalogues and coins no longer apply. All ad hoc orders $5.00 per order. Standing orders dispatched by issue, Kookaburra “New Millennium” set ............$77.00
$3.00 per order. Standing order customers who wish to receive their orders quarterly, and avoid the Postage & Handling charge, should A complete list of issues on sale is not included here. Details of current issues may be obtained from the Australian Philatelic
contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau and amend their orders Bureau (Freecall 1800 331 794).
[MO] Available by mail order only [MO/CC] Available by mail order and from Collector’s Corner outlets.

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Personalise your stamps with life's greatest moments.

S arah was so excited about her birthday. She was

having a busy year. She'd got a new baby brother, was

flowergirl at her Aunty's wedding, and had sent many

letters to family and friends . Soon she would be

2000

looking forward to Christmas!

Personalised Stamps
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Personalised Stamps - this innovative service allows stamps to be personalised by
printing a photograph on the tab of the stamp. Call into your Australia Post outlet,
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form. Choose your favourite stamp from 16 designs, complete the order details,
attach your photo and mail for processing.

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