1963 Issues
The initials NPB below under any listing stand for Note Printing Branch
Royal Visit
Adapted & Engraved by: P.E. Morris 5d; B. Stewart 2/3 - Printer: W.C.G. McCracken
The designs come from photographs taken by Anthony Buckley.
Issued 18 February with perforation 14½ x 14¾
 
156-1-1 5d Green Queen Elizabeth;
157-1-1 2/3 Maroon Queen Elizabeth & the Duke of Edinburgh
50th Anniversary of Canberra
Designer: B. Stewart - Engraver: B. Stewart - Printer: W. C. G. McCracken
This issue's design incorporates an image of Sir Walter Burley Griffin & the Coat of Arms of Canberra.
Issued 8 March with perforation 14¼ x 14
158-1-1 5d Green Sir Walter Burley Griffin
Centenary of the Red Cross Movement
Designer: George Hamori - Engraver: Frank D. Manley - Printer: NPB
This stamp shows the symbol of the Red Cross as it's central theme.
Issued 3 May with perforation 13½ x 13¼
159-1-1 5d Blue, Red & Grey
150th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales
Designer: Tom Alban - Engraver: P.E. Morris - Printer: NPB
This issues design shows the explorers Blaxland, Lawson & Wentworth looking westward from Mount York on 28 May, 1813.
Issued 28 May with perforation 14¼ x 14
160-1-1 5d Blue Blaxland, Lawson & Wentworth
Export Consciousness
Designer: B. Stewart - Engraver: B. Stewart - Printer: NPB
This stamp was issued to emphasise Australia's importance as an exporting Nation, the design shows an exporting theme originating from Australia.
Issued 28 August with perforation 14¼ x 14
161-1-1 5d Red International Trade
Royal Definitive Issue
Issue 1, Part 1
Designer: adapted by P.E. Morris - Engraver: P.E. Morris - Printer: NPB
This stamp was redesigned from the 5d Royal Visit stamp (156-1-1), but in a smaller format, there was a standard issue in 5d Green & Red, plus a number of Imperforate Pairs in Green (these came from uncut booklet panes) & three different imperforate singles found in all Booklet stamps, the 5d Green Booklet stamps (released 17 June, 1964) & 5d Red Booklet stamps (released 13 July, 1965), these were issued in 5/- or 60d Booklets of 12 stamps, these stamps could be Imperforate on either left or right & top or bottom (two sides) & also top or bottom only (one side), broken down into 2 Issues of 4 Parts, Issue 1, Part 1, 1963 (below); Issue 1, Part 2, 1964; Issue 2, Part 1, 1965; Issue 2, Part 2, 1965.
Issued 9 October with perforation 14¾ x 14
162-1-1 5d Green Queen Elizabeth
Early Navigators Definitives
Part 1
Designer: Walter Jardine - Engraver: B. Stewart - Printer: NPB
This release was issued in 4 Parts, Part 1, 1963 (below); Part 2 & Part 3, 1964; Part 4, 1965, these stamps were also re-issued in February, 1966 for the Decimal currency release, then again in March, 1999 for the Australia 99 Stamp Expo.
Issued 9 October with perforation 14¼ x 14
163-1-1 4/- Blue Abel Tasman (cream paper)
Christmas 1963
Designer: Ralph Malcolm Warner - Engraver: B. Stewart - Printer: NPB
This issue shows the Traditional Christmas Star.
Issued 25 October with perforation 14½ x 14¾
169-1-1 5d Blue Christmas Star
Commemorating the Opening of the Pacific Telephone Cable Linking Australia & New Zealand with Canada & Britain
Designer: P. E. Morris Engraver: P. E. Morris - Printer: NPB
Design depicts a cable spanning the globe
Issued 3 December with perforation 13¼ x 13½
170-1-1 2/3 Multi-colour
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