Stamp Bulletin AAustraliaustralia NNo.o. 332121 MMarcharch – AAprilpril 22013013 Australian Botanic Gardens II Legends 2013 Queen’s Centenary of Canberra Coronation AAT National Gallery of Australia Mountains Landscapes auspost.com.au/stamps Dear Collectors This year has certainly got delighted to be recognised off to a very energetic start as in this way. we put the fi nishing touches The fi rst new release in this to our range of products and edition is a pre-stamped organise selections from the envelope to celebrate the National Philatelic Collection sesquicentennial of the arrival for the world exhibition in May. of the fi rst South Sea Islanders I can feel the excitement when to Queensland in 1863. Their I speak to those involved as numbers grew substantially last minute details are locked in throughout the following by the organising committee. decades and they form a There has certainly been a lot of distinctive part of Australia’s work involved for this dedicated multicultural character. group of people to ensure the success of the show for all We also celebrate the centenary those participating as well as of the naming of Canberra as those planning to attend. our nation’s capital. Home to some of our most important Our own participation and © Copyright 2013 Australian Postal buildings, including the National Corporation. All rights reserved. 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And information contained in this Bulletin miss for many collectors and was correct at the time of printing. our second Australian Botanic I urge those wanting to attend Australia Post will not accept any Gardens stamp issue, also to to secure tickets ahead of time. responsibility for errors, oversights be released in April, features A list of the tickets available and or changes to information which may more of Australia’s wonderful where they can be purchased, occur after printing. The availability of Botanic gardens. products advertised in this Bulletin is as well as show souvenirs and subject to demand, availability of stock venue details, can be found on or as otherwise notified from time to the Australia 2013 website. Happy Collecting time. For availability of products, visit our website at: auspost.com.au/stamps. In this edition we bring Where non-Australia Post products or you the products released businesses are advertised, Australia Post in January for the Australian does not represent any association with Legends of 2013. The theme the business advertised or the supply of was a popular choice and goods or services by those businesses. the icons of Australian Michael Zsolt contemporary music were Manager, Philatelic Contents 4 Legends 2013 9 Centenary of Canberra 10 AAT Mountains 12 National Gallery of Australia: Landscapes 14 Bush Babies 16 Australia 2013 18 Diamond Jubilee Coronation 20 Australian Botanic Gardens 22 Impressions 2013 24 Coins 27 Seven Seas Special stamp pack includes stickers Rovio’s Angry Birds was fi rst released for Apple’s iOS in December 2009. Since then over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from Apple’s App Store. A combined one billion downloads across all platforms makes Angry Birds the world’s biggest mobile application. The stamp pack contains 20 x 60c stamps with various Angry Birds characters in the stamp tabs $12.95 1514790 Stamp pack ANGRY BIRDS™© 2009-2013 ROVIO ENTERTAINMENT LTD. 18 January 2013 Australian Legends of Music 60c Paul Kelly 60c Kylie Minogue 60c Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum 60c Olivia Newton-John 60c John Farnham The annual Australian Legends Award honours eminent Australians who have made a lasting contribution to the Australian identity and way of life. This year’s award honours 10 individuals and bands that have taken Australian music to the rest of the world. Issue highlights Rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player The stamp issue is presented in Paul Kelly has performed solo as well as leading numerous two design styles with the first groups. Kelly’s music style has ranged from bluegrass to five stamps featuring individual studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output straddles Australian music icons. A further folk, rock, and country. Kelly has won eight Australian five stamps recognise world- Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Awards and renowned albums by leading was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1997. Australian bands. The stamps are presented as se-tenant pairs. Kylie Minogue is a singer, recording artist, songwriter and (Refer to the stamp pack shown actress. She commenced her career as a recording artist on page 5.) in 1987 and in 1992 established herself as an independent performer. Minogue has enjoyed chart success in more than 40 countries and has received a number of music and cultural awards recognising her contribution from a number of countries including Britain and France. Technical details Issue date 18 January 2013 FDI withdrawal date 15 February 2013 Denomination 10 x 60c Stamp and Jo Muré product design Australia Post Design Studio Printer McKellar Renown Paper (s/a) Tullis Russell (C100 s/a) Printing process Lithography 1760002 First day cover Stamp size 26mm x 37.5mm Perforations 14.6 x 13.86 Sheet layout Module of 50 (no design) National postmark Melbourne, VIC 3000 4 Australian Legends of Music 18 January 2013 60c INXS 60c AC/DC 60c Cold Chisel 60c Men at Work 60c The Seekers Ian “Molly” Meldrum is a popular music critic, journalist and musical entrepreneur and was the talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer and presenter on the popular music program Countdown (1974–1987). Meldrum has featured on the Australian music scene since the mid-1960s, writing for Go-Set (1966–1974) and subsequent media contributions. He also produced top 10 hits for a number of artists, including Russell Morris, Ronnie Burns and Colleen Hewett. Olivia Newton-John is a singer, actress and four-time Grammy award winner and has amassed number one and Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles. A multi-award winner, her music has been successful in formats that include pop, country and adult contemporary, selling an estimated 100 million albums worldwide. She co-starred with John Travolta in the fi lm musical Grease, which featured one of the most successful fi lm soundtracks in Hollywood history. 1760220 Maxicard set of 10 (five shown here) 1760126 Stamp pack 5 18 January 2013 Australian Legends of Music John Farnham found fame in 1967 with his hit “Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)” and has had a career spanning over 40 years. His album, Whispering Jack, held the number one position for 1760184 Prestige book 25 weeks and is the highest-selling album in Australian history. Farnham’s awards include Australian of the Year, an Offi cer of the Order of Australia (AO) and 19 ARIA Music Awards. Issue highlights INXS is an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney The prestige book shown here is in 1977. Mainstays were Garry Gary Beers, Andrew, Jon and a large-size format to support the Tim Farriss and Kirk Pengilly and for 20 years was fronted amount of information and array by Michael Hutchence. The band has achieved international of photographic material included success with hit recordings in the 1980s and 90s. When with the product. Included are Hutchence died in 1997, he was replaced by JD Fortune unique blocks of four for each and later Ciaran Gibbin. INXS has won six ARIA Music of the 2013 Legends. Awards, fi ve MTV Awards and two Brit Awards. Booklet Collection features individual designs as a set of 10 1760258 Booklet Collection 6 Australian Legends of Music 18 January 2013 Individual designs are available for each Legend 1760250 S/A booklet of 10 x 60c Hard rock band AC/DC was formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classifi ed as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal, they are one of the highest grossing bands of all time. AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their fi rst album in 1975. After the death of lead singer, Bon Scott, in 1980 the group considered disbanding, but they were urged to continue. Hard rock pub band Cold Chisel was formed in 1973 and by 1975 the defi nitive line up was consolidated: Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Steve Prestwich, Phil Small and Don Walker. Cold Chisel was renowned as a dynamic live act and from early on concerts routinely became sell-out events.