1970 Issues
The Initials NPB below stand for Note Printing Branch
Completion of the Standard Gauge Rail Link, Sydney to Perth
Designer: Brian Sadgrove - Printer: NPB
This issue was released to commemorate the completion of the standard gauge rail link from Sydney, New South Wales to Perth, Western Australia, the design shows a Diesel Locomotive.
Issued 11 February with perforation 13¼ x 13½
253-1-1 5c Orange/Red/Purple/Black, Diesel Loco & representation of rail lines
Australian Participation, Expo 70, Osaka, Japan
Designers: 5c, John Copeland; 20c, Arthur Leydin - Printer: NPB
This issue was released to commemorate the participation of Australia in the 1970 Expo in Osaka, Japan, the design on these stamps are: 5c, The Australian Pavilion & the 20c, the Southern Cross with Japanese characters.
Issued 16 March with perforation 13¼ x 13½
 
254-1-1 5c The Australian Pavillion;
255-1-1 20c The Southern Cross with Japanese Characters
Royal Visit
Designers: 5c, Artist/Engravers of the NPB; 30c John Mason - Printer: NPB
This issue commemorates the visit to Australia by Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the 5c stamps design is a sideface head & shoulders view of both the Queen & the Duke; the 30c stamps design is of the Australian Flag with the Royal Silhouette of the Queen.
Issued 31 March with perforation 13¼ x 13½
 
256-1-1 5c Sideface head & shoulder view of both their Majesties the Queen & Duke;
257-1-1 30c Australian Flag & the royal silhouette of Her Majesty the Queen
11th International Grasslands Congress
Designer: Robert Ingpen - Printer: NPB
This issue was released to commemorate this event being held in Australia, the design is of a cow & Townsville Stylo, this stamp was released on both cream & white paper.
Issued 13 April with perforation 13¼ x 13½
258-1-1 5c Cow & Townsville Stylo
Captain Cook Bicentenary
Designers: A specially commissioned team; Tom Keneally, Arthur Leydin, Robert Ingpen & J. R. Smith - Printer: NPB
This issue was released to commemorate the discovery of the East Coast of Australia in 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook, although listed as Captain, he did not become Captain until a number of years later, the listing comprises a Se-tenant Strip of 5 x 5c stamps, a 30c Panorama & a Miniature Sheet. The Australian National Philatelic Exhibition was held in Sydney in April, 1970, the ANPEX 70 & 50,000 miniature sheets were overprinted "Souvenir Sheet / Australian National / Philatelic Exhibition" (on the left side) & "ANPEX 1970 / Sydney / 27 April-1 May" on the right side of the 30c stamp, they were also numbered 1 to 50,000.
Issued 20 April with perforation 13½ x 13¼
    
259-1-1 5c Cook & the Endeavour;
260-1-1 5c Landing, a Sextant & the Endeavour;
261-1-1 5c The Endeavour, Discovery, Cook & his Men, Aboriginals & a Kangaroo;
262-1-1 5c The Endeavour, Cook, Banks, a Map & Sketches of Flora & Fauna;
263-1-1 5c The Endeavour, Sovereignty & Possession is Proclaimed 
259-1-1_263-1-1 SS Se-tenant Strip of 5
264-1-1 30c Cook, the Endeavour, a Sextant, a Kangaroo & Aboriginals259-1-1_263-1-1 MS OP ANPEX 1970 Cook Bicentenary Imperforate Souvenir Sheet
Australian Native Flowers (Coil Issue)
Issue 2, Part 1
Designers: Artist's of the NPB - Printer: NPB
This issue was released in two issues containing seven parts;
two parts in issue one & five parts in issue two, although issue two was only
released in coil format the two releases compliment & complete each other. Issue 1, Part 1, July, 1968; Issue 2, Part
1, April, 1970 (below); Issue 2, Part 2, September, 1970 (three listings down); Issue 1, Part 2, May, 1971; Issue 2, Part 3, October, 1971; Issue 2, Part 4, November, 1973 & Issue 2,
Part 5, January, 1975. These flowers are also the State Floral
Emblems of Australia (State or National) as listed after each description. There was also an Australian Native
Flower release during the years, 1959, 1960 & 1964, but in pounds,
shillings & pence values. The Sturt's Desert Rose is the State Floral Emblem of the Northern Territory & the Golden Wattle is regarded as the Australian National Floral Emblem, both stamps were issued at the ANPEX 70 Expo in Sydney on 27 April.
Issued 27 April with perforation 14½ x Imperforate 
265-1-1 4c (Coil) Sturt's Desert Rose, Northern Territory State Emblem;
266-1-1 5c (Coil) Golden Wattle, Australian National Floral Emblem
National Development
Issue 1
Designer: 7c, Les Mason; 8c & 9c, Robert Ingpen; 10c, Brian Sadgrove - Printer: NPB
This issue was released to highlight the importance of National Development, the 7c is the Snowy Mountains Scheme; the 8c is the Ord River Scheme; the 9c is Bauxite to Aluminium & the 10c is Oil & Natural Gas, a second issue was released in June, 1973.
Issued 31 August with perforation 13¼ x 13½   
268-1-1 7c Snowy Mountains Scheme;
269-1-1 8c Ord River Scheme;
270-1-1 9c Bauxite to Aluminium;
271-1-1 10c Oil & Natural Gas
Queen Elizabeth II Definitives
Issue 1, Part 3
Designers: Artist's of the NPB - Engraver: NPB - Printer: NPB
The 1966 Decimal definitive release has been broken up into 4 Issues, with Issue 1 having 5 parts, Issue 2 having 2 Parts & Issue 3 & 4 having one part each, Issue 1, Part 1, February, 1966; Issue 1 Part 2, September, 1967; Issue 1, Part 3, September, 1970 (below); Issue 1, Part 4, October, 1971; Issue 2, Part 1, February, 1966; Issue 2, Part 2, Mid, 1967, Issue 3, February, 1966 & Issue 4, February, 1966.
Issued 28 September with perforation 14¾ x 14
187-6-1 6c Orange
Australian Native Flowers (Coil Issue)
Issue 2, Part 2
Designer: Artist's of the NPB - Printer: NPB
This issue was released in two issues containing seven parts;
two parts in issue one & five parts in issue two, although issue two was only
released in coil format, the two releases compliment & complete each other. Issue 1, Part 1, July, 1968; Issue 2, Part
1, April, 1970 (three listings up); Issue 2, Part 2, September, 1970 (below); Issue 1, Part 2, May, 1971; Issue 2, Part 3, October, 1971; Issue 2, Part 4, November, 1973 & Issue 2,
Part 5, January, 1975. These flowers are also the Floral Emblems of
Australia (State or National) as listed after each description. There was also
an Australian Native Flower release during the years, 1959, 1960 & 1964,
but in pounds, shillings & pence values. The Sturt's Desert Rose is the State Floral Emblem of the Northern Territory, this stamp was originally issued on April 27, 1970 (three listings up) with a 4c value, but is here released with a 6c value.
Issued 28 September with perforation 14½ x Imperforate
265-2-1 6c Sturt's Desert Rose, Northern Territory State Emblem
16th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Canberra
Designer: George Hamori - Printer: NPB
This stamp was issued to commemorate this Association Conference, the design is of a rising flame, the flame symbolises the aspirations of man toward parliamentary democracy & freedom of speech, the colours of the flame represent the many races of mankind.
Issued 2 October with perforation 13½ x 13¼
272-1-1 6c Yellow/Red/Blue/Black, Rising Flame
XVIII International Dairy Conference
Designer: Ray Honisett - Printer: NPB
This stamp design features a dairy herd of Australian Illawarra Shorthorns, the only breed of dairy cattle developed in Australia, the left panel shows a laboratory assistant (Gwenda Holloway) conducting scientific analysis of dairy products.
Issued 7 October with perforation 13¼ x 13½
273-1-1 6c Australian Illawarra Short Horns
Christmas 1970
Designer: William Beasley - Printer: NPB
This stamp was released to celebrate Christmas, the design shows a Nativity Scene, which is an original design by William Beasley a Melbourne art student, but looks for all intent & purpose like a painting of old by one of the masters.
Issued 14 October with perforation 13½ x 13¼
274-1-1 6c Nativity Scene
25th Anniversary of the United Nations
Designer: Monad Design & Visual Graphics - Printer: NPB
This design is the traditional dove of peace & progress, symbolised by a growing plant with the United Nations Emblem as the flower.
Issued 19 October with perforation 13½ x 13¼
275-1-1 6c United Nations as a Growing Plant
50th Anniversary of Qantas
Designer: George Hamori - Printer: NPB
This release of two stamps was issued to commemorate 50 years of operation by Australia's National Airline, the 6c, is of a Boeing 707 with an Avro 504K in the background; the 30c, is of a Sunbeam Dyak Aircraft with a Boeing 707 landing in the background, Qantas' official birthday is 16 November, 1920, when the company was registered as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd., although the actual beginnings were much earlier, dating back to connections with the England-Australia air race won by Ross & Keith Smith, Lieutenants Hudson Fysh D.F.C and Paul McGinness D.F.C., D.C.M. served in No. 1 Squadron during the war (along with Ross Smith) after a chance meeting with Fergus McMaster, QANTAS was formed, (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd.), with McMaster becoming the first chairman and one of the first directors was Alexander Kennedy. (more information is available if required)
Issued 2 November with perforation 13¼ x 13½
 
276-1-1 6c Boeing 707 & an Avro 504K;
277-1-1 30c Sunbeam Dyak Aircraft & a Boeing 707
Famous Australians
Issue 2
Designers: as listed below - Printer: NPB
This was the second issue of Famous Australians, the stamps were again only released in booklet form, these four designs are (in order) Adam Lindsay Gordon, (1833-1870) Poet, designed by Artist's of the NPB; Reginald Charles Duigan (1889-1966) & John Robertson Duigan (1882-1951) Aviators, designed by Artist's of the NPB; Edward John Eyre (1815-1901) Explorer, designed by T. Adams; Lachlan Macquarie (1762-1824) Governor of New South Wales 1810-1821, designed by A. Cook. The stamps were printed in Maroon, (Gordon); Blue, (Duigan Brothers); Red, (Eyre); Black, (Macquarie), on paper that was previously lithographed in Pale Pastel Colours, there were three booklets released, 2 x 60c Gordon & Eyre in one & the Duigan's & Macquarie in the other, there was also a $1.20 booklet containing all four, there are five issues in this series of Famous Australians the issues are: Issue 1, November, 1968; Issue 2, November, 1970 (below); Issue 3, May. 1973; Issue 4, August, 1975; Issue 5, November, 1976. A very special thanks to Karen Pleash of Queensland for the excellent booklet images below.
Issued 16 November with perforation 13¾ x 14/Imperforate   
278-1-1 6c Adam Lindsay Gordon;
279-1-1 6c Reginald Charles & John Robertson Duigan;
280-1-1 6c Edward John Eyre;
281-1-1 6c Lachlan Macquarie 
278-1-1_281-1-1a BK $1.20 Booklet Cover;
278-1-1_281-1-1b BK Back Cover
278-1-1a BK Complete Gordon Booklet Pane
279-1-1a BK Complete Duigan Booklet Pane
280-1-1a BK Complete Eyre Booklet Pane
281-1-1a BK Complete Macquarie Booklet Pane
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