1971 Issues
The initials NPB below stands for Note Printing Branch
28th International Congress of Orientalists, Canberra
Australia - Asia Series
Designer: Douglas Annand - Printer: NPB
This issue shows the growing ties between Australia & it's Asian neighbours, there were three stamps issued, the 7c with three Theatrical Characters; the 15c with six Musical Instruments & the 20c with five Sea Craft.
Issued 6 January with perforation 13½ x 13¼
  
282-1-1 7c Theatrical Characters;
283-1-1 15c Musical Instruments;
284-1-1 20c Sea Craft
Centenary of the Foundation of the
Australian Natives' Association
Designer: Richard L. Beck - Printer: NPB
The design shows the Southern Cross with colours representing Australia's Sun & Sky, a number of copies were released without the black lettering, the ANA was formed on 24 April, 1871 to promote the welfare of Australians in particular native born Australians, this society along with William Charles Wentworth campaigned for 30 years before Federation came to Australia.
Issued 21 April with perforation 13¼ x 13½
285-1-1 6c The Southern Cross
Australian Native Flowers Definitives
Issue 1, Part 2
Designer: Nell Wilson - 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; Issue 2, Part 2, September, 1970; Issue 1, Part 2, May, 1971 (below); Issue 2, Part 3, October, 1971 (seven listings down); 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 Waratah stamp below (a reprint of the 1968 release), shows greater
areas of white in the pink tones of the petals compared to the original
release.
Issued May with perforation 13½ x 13¼
225-1-2 30c Waratah, New South Wales State Emblem
Centenary of the Sydney Stock Exchange
Designers: Monad Design & Visual Graphics - Printer: NPB
This stamps design shows diagonal multi-colour bands on a silver background representing market rises & falls, in 1828 Matthew Gregson was authorised by the Bank of New South Wales to transact business in it's shares, Gregson becoming the first Australian stockbroker, in 1835 William Barton began trading as a stock and share broker a position he maintained for almost forty years, he was also the father of our first Commonwealth Prime Minister, Edmund Barton.
Issued 5 May with perforation 13½ x 13¼
286-1-1 6c Market Graph Representation
50 Years of Rotary in Australia
Designer: Harry Williamson - Printer: NPB
This stamp design is of the Rotary Wheel Emblem.
Issued 17 May with perforation 13¼ x 13½
287-1-1 6c Rotary Emblem
50th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force
Designer: Ray Honisett - Printer: NPB
This stamp issue commemorates 50 years since the inception of the Australian Air Force, the design shows four Mirage Jet Fighters, flying above cloud cover.
Issued 9 June with perforation 13½ x 13¼
288-1-1 6c Mirage Jet Fighters
Centenary of the Foundation of the R.S.P.C.A.
Designer: Robert Ingpen - Printer: NPB
This issue highlights the work of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the four designs are: 6c, Horse, Cat & Dog, labelled R.S.P.C.A. Centenary; 12c, Scientist & Lamb, labelled Animal Science; 18c, a Kangaroo, labelled Fauna Conservation & 24c, a Guide Dog, labelled Animals aid to Man.
Issued 5 July with perforation 13½ x 13¼
   
289-1-1 6c Horse, Cat & Dog, labelled R.S.P.C.A. Centenary;
290-1-1 12c Scientist & Lamb, labelled Animal Science;
291-1-1 18c Kangaroo, labelled Fauna Conservation;
292-1-1 24c Guide Dog, labelled Animals Aid to Man
Aboriginal Art
Designer: John Mason - Printer: NPB
This issue of four stamps show: the 20c, was based on a bark painting of a long necked tortoise from Western Arnhem Land; the 25c, was based on a photograph by Australian anthropologist, Sir Baldwin Spencer of body decoration used in mourning by the Warramunga tribe in Tennant Creek; the 30c, these rock paintings can be found in a cave in the Oenpelli area of Western Arnhem Land; the 35c, are Grave Posts used in mourning ceremonies on Bathurst & Melville Islands.
Issued 29 September with perforation as below
   
293-1-1 20c Bark Painting, perforation 13¼ x 13½;
294-1-1 25c Body painting, perforation 13¼ x 13½;
295-1-1 30c Cave Paintings, perforation 13½ x 13¼;
296-1-1 35c Grave Posts, perforation 13½ x 13¼ - withdrawn 25 August, 1977.
Queen Elizabeth II Definitives
Issue 1, Part 4
Designers: 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, Issues 3 & 4 having one part each, Issue 1, Part 1, February, 1966; Issue 1 Part 2, September, 1967; Issue 1, Part 3, September, 1970; Issue 1, Part 4, October, 1971 (below); Issue 2, Part 1, February, 1966; Issue 2, Part 2, Mid, 1967, Issue 3, 14 February, 1966 & Issue 4, 14 February, 1966. Issued 1 October with perforation 14¾ x 14
187-7-1 7c Purple
Native Flowers (Coil Issue)
Issue 2, Part 3
Designer: Artist's of the N.P.B. - 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; Issue 2, Part 2, September, 1970; Issue 1, Part 2, May, 1971 (seven listings up);Issue 2, Part 3, October, 1971 (below); 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 & Sturt's Desert Pea is the State Emblem for South Australia.
Issued 1 October with perforation 14½ x Imperforate 
265-3-1 2c Sturt's Desert Rose, Thin Lettering, Northern Territory State Emblem;
267-1-1 7c Sturt's Desert Pea, South Australian State Emblem
Christmas 1971
Designer: John Lee, with modifications by Erica McGilchrist - Printer: NPB
This Post Office ran Christmas Stamp Design Competition, the winner being John Lee, a Randwick Technical College, Sydney, art student, the original design was modified by Miss Erica McGilchrist, due to inconsistencies in the colours, each design is of stylised Kings Head (three wisemen), each stamp of a different colour combination, a full pane of stamps consisted of twenty five (shown below), with the central feature being a cross (in green), seven different colour combinations made up the seven stamps.
Issued 13 October with perforation 13¼ x 13½
      
297-1-1 7c Blue/Pink Star on Pink, Red Lettering;
297-2-1 7c Pink/Red Star on Red, White Lettering;
297-3-1 7c Pink/White Star on Green, Blue Lettering;
297-4-1 7c Blue/Red Star on Red, White Lettering;
297-5-1 7c Blue/Pink Star on Pink, Green Lettering;
297-6-1 7c Blue/Green Star on Green, Blue Lettering;
297-7-1 7c Pink/Blue Star on White, Pink Lettering297-1-1_297-7-1 SS Se-tenant Block of Seven
297-1-1_297-7-1 PC Complete Pane
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