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Stamp Bulletin and the Remaining Stamp Issues and Collectable Items for the Year Stamp No.368 November December 2020 Bulletin World Heritage Australia 100th Running of the W.S. Cox Plate Christmas 2020 Christmas Island Christmas Staying in touch! Hello Collectors Welcome to the November–December edition of the Stamp Bulletin and the remaining stamp issues and collectable items for the year. Cultural sites of worldwide significance are celebrated by a stamp issue that depicts four Australian sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. To be released in late October, World Heritage Australia features properties listed for their cultural significance, outstanding beauty and universal value. The inaugural W.S. Cox Plate was held in 1922 at the newly established Moonee Valley Racecourse in outer Melbourne. English horse Violoncello took out first win honours. The event is an important part of the spring racing carnival each year and has brought legendary status to a number of winners, including champion Catch up with family mare Winx, who won the W.S. Cox Plate an unequalled and friends this four times. Christmas using a This year’s Christmas stamp issue focuses on personalised Australian themes. Paintings by Leopoldine Mimovich postage stamp. OAM (1920 – 2019) have been reproduced on the religious stamps and minisheet, and illustrations by Refer to page 21 for details. Sarah Allen feature on the secular designs. Both issues combine traditional iconography with Australian fauna auspost.com.au/mystamps and flora, including kangaroo paw, bottlebrush and waratah. Christmas Island Christmas continues the theme of Santa and a few of the locals celebrating Applications for the reproduction of Christmas in their own unique way. Australian stamps should be made in writing to: To assist general mail users wishing to send Manager, Philatelic greetings overseas during the Covid-19 pandemic, Australia Post the acceptance date for international Christmas card GPO Box 1777 mail was brought forward to 1 October. As a result, MELBOURNE VIC 3001 this year’s general release international Christmas [email protected] stamps have been made available earlier. The official philatelic date of release for the 2020 Christmas stamp issues remains unchanged and is recorded as such on products such as first day covers and maxicards. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas in what has been a very different and challenging year. Your support and interest Page 3 and 6: Cascades Female Factory, in Australian stamps and collectables is greatly Tasmania John Skinner Prout, The female appreciated by the Philatelic Team and we look factory from Proctor’s quarry, 1844, hand- forward to bringing you new stamp issues in 2021! coloured lithograph, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania Images unless otherwise advised, supplied by Shutterstock.com © Copyright 2020 Australian Postal Corporation. All rights reserved. Australia Post stamp designs and philatelic products are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced without permission. Stamp Bulletin Australia is produced Michael Zsolt by Australia Post’s Philatelic Group. Manager, Philatelic See page 26 for terms and conditions. Australia Post 4 Contents 4 World Heritage Australia 8 100th Running of the W.S. Cox Plate 12 Christmas 2020 16 Christmas Island Christmas 8 22 Coins 24 Postmarks 12 16 World Heritage Australia Released 20 October 2020 $4.70 2089002 First day cover (gummed) November–December 2020 5 $7.40 2089220 Maxicards set of 4 2089126 $4.85 Stamp pack Four Australian sites have been inscribed on the constructed at least 6,600 years ago to trap and UNESCO World Heritage List solely on the basis harvest kooyang or Short-finned Eels. Australia’s of their cultural significance. The Royal Exhibition most famous building, the Sydney Opera House Building and Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, in New South Wales, was formally opened by the Victoria, was constructed to host the Melbourne Queen in 1973. This great modernist masterpiece International Exhibition in 1880. It is the oldest was designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon. The building in the world from the Great Exhibition Cascades Female Factory in Hobart, Tasmania, era still operating as an exhibition hall. The Budj operated between 1828 and 1856 as a workhouse Bim Cultural Landscape on the traditional country for female convicts. Intended to segregate women of the Gunditjmara people, in Victoria’s Western for their own protection and moral improvement, District. The site includes one the world’s most at its peak the factory held 1,200 women and extensive and ancient aquaculture systems, children in overcrowded conditions. 6 Stamp Bulletin $11 each 2089250 Booklet of 10 x $1.10 (s/a) 2089252 2089254 2089256 Postcards $2.40 each 0964855 0964854 Royal Exhibition Building and Sydney Opera House Carlton Gardens, Victoria New South Wales September–October 2020 2020 COLLECTION OF Australian Stamps Discover Australia through stamps Released 1 December 2020 $129.95 2092171 Deluxe Edition This year’s Collection of Australian Stamps highlights the stories behind the stamps. Each stamp issue is presented in an exclusive and exciting new format with full gummed pages (no mounts). The total value of the stamps included is $122.65. The executive edition has gilt-edged pages and brass corner $159.95 2092214 Executive Edition protectors, and is presented with a black slipcase. The edition is limited to 6,500 copies. Australian Territories Collection Released 2 November 2020 $65.95 2092194 100th Running of the W.S. Cox Plate Released 22 October 2020 $1.40 2093002 First day cover (gummed) DESIGN MANAGER (after FA sign off) Date November–December 2020 9 $11.45 2093130 Sheetlet pack $11 2093201 $2.40 2093220 Sheetlet of 10 Maxicard The W.S. Cox Plate celebrates a significant 1882. The following year he founded the Moonee milestone in 2020 with the 100th running of the Valley Racing Club in suburban Melbourne on land LEGENDARY Group 1 race. As the undisputed he had purchased from John F Feehan. Today the Weight-For-Age Championship of Australasia, it racecourse is simply known as “The Valley”. has an honour roll that is the envy of the racing world with a cavalcade of Australian turf’s greatest The inaugural W.S. Cox Plate was run in 1922 with stars listed in its history books. English horse Violoncello taking out the honours and the race quickly grew in prominence. In 1946, The race was named after a pioneer of the race was run in two divisions, resulting in the thoroughbred racing in Australia, William Samuel event being recorded in the official record books (W.S.) Cox (1831–1895). Cox opened Kensington twice for that year. Park Racecourse, in 1874, which operated until 10 Stamp Bulletin W.S. Cox Plate 2020 winner On sale 8 December 2020 Released to record and celebrate the winner of the 100th running of the W.S. Cox Plate this is a must have for collectors. 5 pages of the W.S. Cox NOT SUPPLIED Plate stamp presented in blocks of 8 . the history behind the event . a record of the Legends of the race . page after page of all race statistics by year . total pages 118, including 5 gummed stamped leaves. $49.95 2093126 Celebration Race book The winner of the 100th running of the W.S. Cox Plate will be recorded in a commemorative medallion cover to be released in December. $30 2093300 Medallion cover Each of the 99 runnings has delivered unique and champions, the great Winx. With jockey Hugh unmistakable moments in Moonee Valley Racing Bowman on board, the popular mare raced into Club’s history. Champions have won the race the history books as the only horse to have ever time after time, such as the “Race of the Century”, won four W.S. Cox Plates. Racegoers at The Valley when New Zealand champions Our Waverley Star that day were jubilant, and many believe the and Bonecrusher fought for position from the achievement will never be equalled. 600-metre mark, and the performance of Kingston Town rising at the last to win a record third W.S. The unique 100th W.S. Cox Plate Trophy is Cox Plate. manufactured in Australia and features a 9ct Solid Yellow Gold Plate and feet, with 9ct White In recent times winners have included Makybe Gold Rosemount edges and emblems, weighing Diva, So You Think and the champion of all approximately 1.6kgs and valued at $200,000. November–December 2020 11 Australian Supercars 1515515 $37 60th Anniversary of the Supercars Touring Championship stamp pack VEMBER NO 20 3 2 2 0 B $24.95 A T H U R S each T NS W 2795 7033401 Supercars 1971 VEMBER NO 20 3 2 Chevrolet Camaro 2 0 B A PNC T H U R S T NS W 2795 7033402 Supercars 1983 VEMBER NO 20 3 2 2 0 Mazda RX-7 B PNC A T H U R S T NS W 2795 7033403 Supercars 1991 Nissan Skyline PNC Christmas Released 30 October 2020 $2.85 2090142 Minisheet DESIGN MANAGER (after FA sign o) Date November–December 2020 13 $9.65 2090126 Stamp pack $6.65 2090002 $3.15 2090013 First day cover First day cover gummed minisheet This year’s Christmas stamps focus on Australian including the United Nations Art Collection in themes. The religious stamps feature the art of New York. Leopoldine Mimovich OAM (1920–2019). Born in the Italian Tyrol, Mimovich studied in Vienna and The painting on the minisheet, representing the Hallstatt, before migrating to Australia with her Madonna and Child, is painted in the Byzantine husband Leo aboard the migrant ship Skaugum tradition of the Eastern Church and early Italian in 1949. Over the years, she became a celebrated panel painting. Dressed in a richly coloured robe, artist and received many honours, including an the Madonna tenderly cradles the infant Christ.
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