1964 Issues
The initials NPB below stand for Note Printing Branch
Early Navigators Definitives
Part 2
Watermark 47 (C of A)
Designer: Walter Jardine - Engravers: as below - Printer: NPB
This release was issued in 4 Parts, Part 1, 1963; Part 2 (below) & Part 3 (below Part 2), 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 as below (in brackets), followed by Type & Engraver, all with perforation 14½ x 13¼
     
164-1-1 5/- Red/Brown William Dampier, (25 November) White Paper, Engraved by P.E. Morris;
167-1-1 £1 Purple George Bass, (26 February) Cream Paper, Engraved by B. Stewart;
167-1-1 SPEC £1 Purple SPECIMEN on Cream Paper;
167-1-2 £1 Purple George Bass, (16 November) White Paper, Engraved by B. Stewart;
167-1-2 SPEC £1 Purple SPECIMEN on White Paper;
168-1-1 £2 Brown Phillip Parker King, (26 August) White Paper, Engraved by P.E. Morris;
168-1-1 SPEC £2 Brown SPECIMEN on White Paper
Early Navigators Definitives
Part 3
Watermark 47 (C of A)
Designer: Walter Jardine - Engraver: E.R.M. Jones - Printer: NPB
This release was issued in 4 Parts, Part 1, 1963; Part 2 (above) & Part 3 (below), 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 as below (in brackets) followed by type, all with perforation 14¼ x 14
   
165-1-1 7/6 Green Lieutenant James Cook, (26 August) White Paper;
165-1-1 SPEC 7/6 Green SPECIMEN on White Paper;
166-1-1 10/- Maroon Matthew Flinders, (26 February) Cream Paper;
166-1-1 SPEC 10/- Maroon SPECIMEN on Cream Paper
Australian Birds Definitives
Part 1
Designer: Betty Temple-Watts - Printer: NPB
This issue was released in 1964 & 1965 in 4 parts, Part 1, March, 1964 (below); Part 2, August, 1964 (four listings down); Part 3, April, 1965; Part 4, July,1965.
Issued 11 March with perforation 13½ x 13¾
  
172-1-1 9d Black-backed Magpie;
173-1-1 1/6 Galah;
175-1-1 2/5 Blue Wren
Royal Definitive Issue
Issue 1, Part 2
Designer: adapted by P.E. Morris Engraver: P.E. Morris Printer: NPB
This stamp was redesigned from the 1963, 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) & 3 different imperforate singles in all Booklet stamps, the 5d Green Booklet stamps (released 17 June, 1964, below) & 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; Issue 1, Part 2, 1964 (below); Issue 2, Part 1, 1965; Issue 2, Part 2, 1965.
Issued 17 June with perforation 14¾ x 14/Imperforate
162-1-4 5d Green Queen Elizabeth, Imperforate on two sides
Northern Territory Cattle Industry Definitive
Part 2
Designer: B. Stewart - Engraver: B. Stewart - Printer: NPB
This design is of an Aboriginal Stockman cutting out a steer, the original printings (part 1) was on 26 July, 1961, was on Cream Wove Paper, but supplies were issued (part 2) on 17 June, 1964 (below), on White Paper, the colouring is very different being a brighter Red/Brown.
Issued 17 June with perforation 14¼ x 14
147-1-2 5/- or 5s Bright Red/Brown Cutting Out a Steer
50th Anniversary of the First Airmail Service
Designer: K. McKay with adaptation by P. E. Morris - Engraver: P.E. Morris - Printer: NPB
This issue has the same design on both stamps, a 5d Green & a 2/3 Red, it is a Bleriot XI Monoplane, the type of plane flown by Maurice Guillaux in 1914, he left Melbourne on 16 July, 1914 at 9:12 am, arriving in Sydney on 18 July at 2:50 pm. (flight time was 8 hours & 2 minutes)
Issued 1 July with perforation 14¼ x 14
 
178-1-1 5d Green Monoplane;
178-2-1 2/3 Red Monoplane
Australian Birds Definitives
Part 2
Watermark 47 (C of A)
Designer: Betty Temple-Watts - Printer: NPB
This issue was released in 1964 & 1965 in 4 parts, Part 1, March, 1964 (four issues up); Part 2, August, 1964 (below); Part 3, April, 1965; Part 4, July,1965.
Issued 19 August with perforation 13¼ x 13½
171-1-1 6d Yellow-tailed Thornbill
King George VI New Low Value Definitives
Part 5
Watermark 47 (C of A)
Designer: Frank D. Manley - Engraver: E.R.M. Jones - Printer: NPB
This release shows a 2/6 stamp, based on a photograph by Roy Dunstan, the image is of a central Australian Aboriginal named "One Pound Jimmy", he was named this as each time he was asked how much he charged to perform a task he replied, "One pound, Boss", his Aboriginal name was Gwoya Jungarai, he died on 28 March, 1965, while on walkabout on the Narweitooma cattle station, west of Alice Springs, although being advanced in years (over 70) his actual age was never known. There were 5 Issues of 11 Parts to this release; Part 1, Issue 1, 1950; Part 1 Issue 2, 1951; Part 1, Issue 3, 1952; Part 2, 1952; Part 3, Issue 1, 1950; Part 3, Issue 2, 1951; Part 3, Issue 3, 1956; Part 3, Issue 4, 1959; Part 4, 1957; Part 5, 1964 (below); Part 6, 1965.
Issued September with Watermark 47 (C of A) and perforation 14½
69-2-3 2/6 Sepia One Pound Jimmy on White Paper
Australian Native Flowers Definitives
Issue 1, Part 3
Designer: Margaret Stones - Engraver: B. Stewart - Printer: NPB
This issue was released in three parts, Issue 1, Part 1, 1959; Issue 1, Part 2, 1960; Issue 1, Part 3, 1964 (below), the issue was designed by Margaret Stones a botanical artist, (also an Australian) attached to the staff of Kew Gardens, London, the 1/6 & 2/5 were both printed on Maize Coloured paper, the 2/- & 3/- were both printed on White paper, while the 2/3 was printed on both Maize & White paper, there was also an Australian Native Flower release from July, 1968 in Decimal currency.
Issued 28 October with perforation 14½ x 14¾
130-2-1 2/3 Wattle on White Paper
Christmas 1964
Designer: John Mason with adaptation by P.E. Morris - Engraver: P.E. Morris - Printer: NPB
Design is of a child looking at a Nativity Scene
Issued 21 October and perforation 13¼ x 13½
179-1-1 5d Multi-colour Child & Nativity Scene
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