Historical Releases
Page contains: Australia Day, Historical or National Significance and Historical Figure Releases
Australia Day
1937 150th Anniversary of Founding of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales & Sesquicentenary of the Australian Commonwealth
2d Red, Captain Phillip & Officers, Sydney Cove 1788;
3d Blue, Captain Phillip & Officers, Sydney Cove, 1788:
9d Purple, Captain Phillip & Officers, Sydney Cove, 1788
18c Australian Flag
20c Flag-raising Sydney Cove 1788
20c Matthew Flinders & Australian Map
22c Australian Flag as the Continent
24c The Three Waves of Colonists
27c H.M.S. Sirius;
27c H.M. Supply
30c Cook's Cottage
30c Musgrave Ranges
30c The Walls of China
33c Wandjine Spirit Figure
36c Australian Flag in Micro-circuitry
36c Australian Made Logo
Australian Bicentennial (issue 6, part 1)
The First Fleet: Arrival
37c HMS Supply at Sydney Cove
37c Aboriginal Family
37c Sydney Cove & Wildlife
37c HMS Supply at Port Jackson
37c Raising the Colours
39c Sir Henry Parkes
41c Golden Wattle
43c Australian National Flag
90c RAN White Ensign
$1 R.A.A.F. Ensign
$1.20 Red Ensign
45c Young Endeavour
45c Britannia
$1.05 Akarana
$1.20 John Louis
International Year of Indigenous People
45c Ghost Gum
45c Mount Giles
Historical or National Significance
1927 Opening of New Parliament House
1½d Red, First Parliament House, Canberra
1929 First Airmail Issue
3d Green, Bi-plane over flock of sheep
1929 Centenary of Western Australia
1½d Red, Swan
1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening
2d Red, Sydney Harbour Bridge;
3d Blue, Sydney Harbour Bridge;
5/- Green, Sydney Harbour Bridge
1934 Centenary of Victoria
2d Red, Aboriginal on the Yarra River;
3d Blue, Aboriginal on the Yarra River;
1/- Black, Aboriginal on the Yarra River
1936 Centenary of the Settlement of South Australia & Founding of the City of Adelaide
2d Red, Proclamation Tree (old gum tree) at Glenelg, Adelaide;
3d Blue, Proclamation Tree (old gum tree) at Glenelg, Adelaide;
1/- Green, Proclamation Tree (old gum tree) at Glenelg, Adelaide
1937 150th Anniversary of Founding of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales & Sesquicentenary of the Australian Commonwealth2d Red, Captain Phillip & Officers, Sydney Cove, 1788;
3d Blue, Captain Phillip & Officers, Sydney Cove, 1788;
9d Purple, Captain Phillip & Officers, Sydney Cove, 1788
1947 150th Anniversary of the City of Newcastle
2½d Red, Captain John Shortland;
3½ Blue, Newcastle Steel Foundry;
5½d Green, Coal Crane
1950 Centenary Issue of Postage Stamps in Australia
2½d Maroon/Red, Sydney Views;
2½d Maroon/Red, Half Length Queen Victoria
1951 Commonwealth Jubilee - 50 Years Since Federation
3d Red, Sir Edmund Barton;
3d Red, Sir Henry Parkes;
5½d Blue, Duke of York;
1/6 Brown, First Parliament House, Canberra
1951 Centenaries of the Discovery of Gold in Australia & of Responsible Government in Victoria
3d Red, Edward Hargraves (1st Discovered Gold In Australia)
3d Red, Charles La Trobe (1st Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria)
1953 150th Anniversary of Settlement in Tasmania
3½d Brown, Lieutenant-Governor Collins;
3½d Brown, Lieutenant-Governor Paterson;
2/- Green, Sullivan Cove, Tasmania, 1804
1953 Centenary of First Tasmanian Postage Stamp
3d Red, Reproduction of 1853 stamp
1954 Centenary of the First Telegraph Line
3½d Red Telegraph Pole & Morse Key
1954 Centenary of the First Western Australian Postage Stamp
3½d Black Swan
1954 Centenary of the Railway System in Australia
3½d Maroon, Locomotives
1955 Centenary of the First South Australian Postage Stamp
3½d Green Queen Victoria
1956 Centenary of Responsible Government in New South Wales, Victoria & Tasmania
3½d Red, State Badges, Queen Victoria & Queen Elizabeth II
1957 Centenary of Responsible Government in South Australia
4d Red/Brown, South Australian Coat of Arms
1958 75th Anniversary of Broken Hill
4d Brown, multiple images
1959 150th Anniversary of the Australian Post Office
4d Blue, Isaac Nichols on board the Experiment in Sydney Harbour
1959 Centenary of Self Government in Queensland
4d Green & Lilac, Queensland Government House
1960 Centenary of the Exploration of the Northern Territory
5d Reddish Purple, (three issued, two with errors)
1960 100th Melbourne Cup Commemorative
5d Sepia, Archer & John Cutts
1960 Centenary of the First Queensland Postage Stamps
5d Green, Queen Victoria (reproduction of first stamp)
1963 50th Anniversary of Canberra
5d Green, Sir Walter Burley Griffin
1963 150th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales
5d Blur, Blaxland, Lawson & Wentworth
1966 350th Anniversary of Dirk Hartog landing on the Coast of Western Australia
4c Blue/Orange-red/Black/Gold, 15th Century Ship
1968 150th Anniversary of the First Australian Lighthouse 'Macquarie Tower'
5c Black/Pale Yellow, Macquarie Tower
1969 Centenary of the First Permanent Settlement in the Northern Territory
5c Yellow/Brown/Sepia, Darwin
1970 Captain Cook Bicentenary
5c Cook & the Endeavour;
5c Landing, a Sextant & the Endeavour;
5c The Endeavour, Discovery, Cook & his Men, Aboriginals & a Kangaroo;
5c The Endeavour, Cook, Banks, a Map & Sketches of Flora & Fauna;
5c The Endeavour, Sovereignty & Possession id Proclaimed;
30c Cook, the Endeavour, a Sextant, a Kangaroo & Aboriginals
1974 150th Anniversary of Proclamation of the Charter of Justice in New South Wales & Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania)
7c Judge at the Bench
1975 Achievement of Independence by Papua New Guinea
18c Spirit House;
25c Stylised Bird
1976 75th Anniversary of Nationhood
18c Australian Coat of Arms
1977 50th Anniversary of the Opening of Parliament House, Canberra
18c Parliament House, Canberra
20c Flag-raising Sydney Cove 1788
1979 Western Australia's Sesquicentenary
20c Anniversary Symbol
1984 Australian Bicentennial (issue 1)
The First Australians
30c Bicentennial Symbol;
30c Stick Figures;
30c Bunjil's Cave;
30c Quirkan Gallery;
30c Wandjina Spirit & Snake Babies;
30c Rock Python;
30c Sliver Barramundi;
85c Rock Possum
1984 150th Anniversary of Victoria
30c Helmeted Honeyeater;
30c Leadbeater's Possum
1985 Colonial Military Uniforms
33c Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery
33c Western Australian Pinjarrah Cavalry
33c New South Wales Lancers
33c New South Wales Contingent to the Sudan
33c Victorian Mounted Rifles
1985 Centenary of District Nursing
33c District Nurse
1985 Australian Bicentennial (issue 2, part 1)
Terra Australis - Navigators
33c Abel Tasman
33c Hartog's Eenhracht
33c William Dampier
90c Globe
1985 Australian Bicentennial (issue 2, part 2)
Terra Australis - Coastal Shipwrecks
33c Astrolab, Batavia 1629
50c Jug, Verguide Draeck 1656
90c Scissors, Zeewijk 1727 & Bobbins, Batavia 1629
$1 Buckle, Zeewijk 1727
1986 150th Anniversary of South Australia
33c The 'Buffalo'
33c Sculpture 'City Sign'
1986 Australian Bicentennial (issue 3, part 1)
New Holland - Cook's Voyage
33c Banksia serrata
33c Hibiscus meraukensis
50c Dillenia alata
80c Correa reflexa
90c Joseph Banks & Cook Stained Glass Window
90c Sydney Parkinson
1986 Australian Bicentennial (issue 3, part 2)
The Decision to Settle
33c King George III
33c Lord Sydney
33c Captain Arthur Phillip
$1 Captain John Hunter
1987 Australian Bicentennial (issue 4, part 1)
Departure of the First Fleet
36c Assembly of Convicts for Loading
36c Marine & his Wife
36c Sailors Ferrying Supplies
36c Personnel being Ferried Aboard
36c Departure of the Fleet
1987 Australian Bicentennial (issue 4, part 2)
The First Fleet at Teneriffe
$1 Arrival at Teneriffe
36c Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, Canary Islands
36c Fishermen plying their trade as the Fleet arrives
1987 Australian Bicentennial (issue 5, part 1)
The First Fleet at Rio de Janeiro
37c Stormy Seas
37c Rio de Janeiro
37c Market Day
37c Religious Procession
37c Departure
1987 Australian Bicentennial (issue 5, part 2)
The First Fleet at the Cape of Good Hope
$1 Fishermen plying their Trade as the Fleet Arrives
37c Marine Officer Checking Stores
37c Loading Stores
Australian Bicentennial (issue 6, part 1)
The First Fleet: Arrival
37c HMS Supply at Sydney Cove
37c Aboriginal Family
37c Sydney Cove & Wildlife
37c HMS Supply at Port Jackson
37c Raising the Colours
1988 The Opening of Parliament House, Canberra
37c New Parliament House, Canberra
1989 Colonial Collection Series (part 1)
Pastoral Era
39c Immigrants
39c Pioneers
39c Squatters
39c Shepherds
39c Explorers
1990 Colonial Collection Series (part 2)
150th Anniversary of the First Postage Stamp
41c 1861 5/- Purple Coin, New South Wales
41c 1855 1/- Violet Queen, South Australia
41c 1853 1d Orange Queen, Van Dieman's Land
41c 5/- Blue on Yellow Laureate, Victoria
41c 6g Green Queen, Queensland
4d Blue Inverted Swan, Western Australia
1990 Colonial Collection Series (part 3)
Gold Fever
41c 41c Off to the Diggings
41c The Diggings
41c Panning for Gold
41c Gold Commissioner's Tent
41c The Gold Escort
1990 Colonial Collection Series (part 4)
Boomtime
41c Off to the Diggings
41c The Diggings
41c Panning for Gold
41c Gold Commissioner's Tent
41c The Gold Escort
1990 150 Years of Local Government (Adelaide)
43c Adelaide Town Hall
1993 90th
Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Canberra & 50th Anniversary of Women in
Federal Parliament
45c 90th Inter-Parliamentary
Conference, Canberra
45c 50th Anniversary
of Women in Federal Parliament
Historical Figures
1½d Red, Exploration of Murray River
3d Blue, Exploration of Murray River
1931 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith2d Red, the Southern Cross circling the globe;
3d Blue, the Southern Cross circling the globe;
6d Purple, the Southern Cross circling the globe;
6d Brown, the Southern Cross circling the globe
1934 Centenary of Death of Captain John Macarthur2d Red, Merino Stud Ram with Macarthur Homestead & the Blue Mountains in background;
3d Blue, Merino Stud Ram with Macarthur Homestead & the Blue Mountains in background;
9d Purple, Merino Stud Ram with Macarthur Homestead & the Blue Mountains in background
1946 Centenary of Mitchell's Exploration of Central Queensland
2½
Red, Sir Thomas Mitchell & Map of Queensland;
3½ Blue, Sir Thomas Mitchell & Map of Queensland;
1/- Green, Sir Thomas Mitchell & Map of Queensland
1947 150th Anniversary of the City of Newcastle
2½d Red, Captain John Shortland
1948 Commemoration of William James Farrer - Pioneer of Wheat Research in Australia
2½d Red, William James Farrer
1948 Commemoration of Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller
2½d Red, Ferdinand Von Mueller
1949 Henry Lawson
2½d Red, Henry Lawson
1949 Lord Forrest of Bunbury (first Premier of Western Australia)
2½d Red, Lord Forrest
1951 Commonwealth Jubilee - 50 Years Since Federation
3d Red, Sir Edmund Barton;
3d Red, Sir Henry Parkes;
5½d Blue, Duke of York
1951 Centenaries of Discovery of Gold in Australia & of Responsible Government in Victoria
3d Edward Hargraves (discovered Gold in Australia)
3d Red, Charles La Trobe (1st Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria)
1953 150th Anniversary of Settlement in Tasmania
3½d Brown, Lieutenant-Governor Collins;
3½d Brown, Lieutenant-Governor Paterson
1959 150th Anniversary of the Australian Post Office
4d Blue, Isaac Nichols on board the Experiment in Sydney Harbour
1961 Centenary of the Birth of Dame Nellie Melba
5d Blue, Dame Nellie Melba (bust)
1963 50th Anniversary of Canberra
5d Green, Sir Walter Burley Griffin
1963 150th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales
5d Blur, Blaxland, Lawson & Wentworth
1965 Commemoration of the Life of Sir Winston Churchill
5d Blue, Black & Grey, Sir Winston Churchill
1965 Centenary of the Birth of General Sir John Monash
5d Red/Black/Yellow/Tan, Sir John Monash
1965 50th Anniversary of the Death of Lawrence Hargrave
5d Sepia/Multi-colour Hargrave & Flying Boat
1966 350th Anniversary of Dirk Hartog landing on the Coast of Western Australia
4c Blue/Orange-red/Black/Gold, 15th Century Ship
1968 Famous Australians (issue 1)
5c Blue-black/Pale Blue, Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson;
5c Deep Purple/Mauve, Caroline Chisholm;
5c Deep Green/Pale Green, Sir Tennatt William Edgeworth David;
5c Brown/Buff, Albert Namatjire
1970 Captain Cook Bicentenary
5c Cook & the Endeavour; (Cook)
5c The Endeavour, Discovery, Cook & his Men, Aboriginals & a Kangaroo; (Cook)
5c The Endeavour, Cook, Banks, a Map & Sketches of Flora & Fauna; (Cook & Sir Joseph Banks)
5c The Endeavour, Sovereignty & Possession id Proclaimed; (Cook)
30c Cook, the Endeavour, a Sextant, a Kangaroo & Aboriginals (Cook)
20c Matthew Flinders & Map of Australia
1986 Australian Bicentennial (issue 3, part 1)
New Holland - Cook's Voyage
90c Joseph Banks & Cook Stained Glass Window
90c Sydney Parkinson
1986 Australian Bicentennial (issue 3, part 2)
The Decision to Settle
33c King George III
33c Lord Sydney
33c Captain Arthur Phillip
$1 Captain John Hunter
1990 Centenary of Women in Medical Practice
41c Dr. Constance Stone
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