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NO. 304 >>MAY–JUNE 2010 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES VANCOUVER COLONIAL HERITAGE EMPIRE GREAT AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY JOURNEYS LONDON STAMP SHOW SHANGHAI WORLD EXPO 2010 AUSTRALIAN WORLD HERITAGE SITES EMERGENCY SERVICES FLOWERS OF COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS AAT MACQUARIE ISLAND ADOPTED AND ADORED 185647_Bulletin_304_for_web.indd 1 9/04/10 9:26 AM Dear Collectors Welcome to the May/June edition of the Stamp Bulletin. The Philatelic team is very excited about the upcoming stamp issue program with the release of several special issues. One of my favourite issues is Great Australian Railway Journeys. © Copyright 2010 Australian Postal Due to be released on 7 May, it features some of Australia’s great Corporation. All rights reserved. trains. A few years ago I was fortunate to live in Tasmania which Australia Post stamp designs and gave me the opportunity to ride on the West Coast Wilderness philatelic products are subject to Railway (between Queenstown and Strahan). I defi nitely recommend copyright and may not be reproduced this journey. without permission. All applications for the reproduction of Australian Australia is blessed with a range of incredible natural wonders and stamps or any correspondence should we celebrate a number of these in May with the Australian World be made in writing to: Heritage Sites issue. Each stamp features a UNESCO World Heritage Group Manager listed site and the fi rst day of issue postmark is especially clever. Philatelic Group Australia Post The Working Dogs issue from 2008 was particularly popular with GPO Box 1777 both collectors and the public and in June, we have a special issue Melbourne VIC 3001 titled Adopted and Adored which features fi ve special pooches. [email protected] This issue seeks to raise awareness of responsible dog ownership Fax: 03 9206 4142 and encourages prospective owners to consider adopting a dog from one of the many organisations seeking to re-home lost or Stamp Bulletin Australia is produced abandoned dogs. Each of the dogs in this issue has been adopted by Australia Post’s Philatelic Group. and is now adored. To the best of Australia Post’s knowledge, all information contained The year 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the “Kangaroo and in this Bulletin was correct at the time Map”, the Australian Commonwealth’s fi rst stamp. To commemorate of printing. Australia Post will not this signifi cant milestone we will be issuing a stamp series accept any responsibility for errors, oversights or changes to information celebrating our Colonial Stamp Heritage each year until 2013. which may occur after printing. The fi rst of these is featured on page fi ve. Plans are also underway for a major international stamp show to be held in Australia in May The availability of products 2013 as part of this commemoration. To support this show Australia advertised in this Bulletin is subject Post has produced a special limited-edition of the miniature sheet to demand, availability of stock for this issue (10,000 copies). Proceeds from the sale of this special or as otherwise notifi ed from miniature sheet will be presented to the show organising committee. time to time. For availability of products, visit our website at: The most anticipated international stamp show for 2010 is to be auspost.com.au/stamps. held in London and that runs from 8 to 15 May. As it is the only international show that Australia Post will be attending this year, we Where non-Australia Post products have produced a special range of overprinted miniature sheets that or businesses are advertised, will be a great souvenir of the show. We hope all our international Australia Post does not represent collectors who may be attending the show will come and say hello! any association with the business advertised or the supply of goods or services by those businesses. Until next time, Cover photo: Tom Roschi, The Ghan crossing the Finke River/ © Great Southern Rail Noel Leahy, Manager, Philatelic Group 185647_Bulletin_304_for_web.indd 2 9/04/10 9:26 AM CONTENTS 4..........2010 Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 5..........Colonial Heritage: Empire 6..........Great Australian Railway Journeys 8..........London Stamp Show 9..........Prepaid Postcard Sets 10..........Shanghai World Expo 2010 12..........Australian World Heritage Sites 14..........Emergency Services 16..........Mary MacKillop PPE, Ipswich PPE, Lions Club PPE 17..........Flowers of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 18..........AAT Macquarie Island 20..........Adopted and Adored 22..........AFL and NRL stamp packs 23..........Signature Edition – Graeme John 24..........Souvenir Stamp Sheets, Albums, Packs 25..........Thematic Stamp Packs 26..........Coins 28..........Talking Stamps 29..........Collector’s Choice Accessories 30..........Stamp Shows and Events 31..........Postmarks and In Retrospect 32..........Seven Seas COLONIAL HERITAGE: EMPIRE 7 MAY 2010 In 2013, Australia celebrates the centenary of its fi rst Commonwealth postage stamp issue, the Kangaroo and Map. This coincides with a world stamp exhibition, to be held in Melbourne. Colonial Heritage: Empire is the fi rst in a series commemorating Australia’s early philatelic history, and will be released in the lead-up to the exhibition. This offset and intaglio-printed minisheet is the fi rst of four minisheets, each limited to 10,000, the proceeds of which go to supporting the exhibition. 1643131431331 Limited-edition eded-ed--e intaglio nttagag minisheet hee pack pack 185647_Bulletin_304_for_web.indd 3 9/04/10 9:26 AM 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES VANCOUVER 55c .........Torah Bright 12–28 FEBRUARY 2010 55c .........Lydia Lassila 6637301 Sheetlet of 10 x 55c No.1 Torah Bright 6637302 Sheetlet of 10 x 55c No.2 Lydia Lassila Australia won two gold medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games held in Vancouver. The fi rst was won by Torah Bright and the second by Lydia Lassila. A portrait of each athlete is featured on a 55c stamp. Torah Bright won the gold medal for the Snowboard – Ladies’ Halfpipe. After falling in her fi rst run in the fi nals, Torah scored 45.0 in her second run to take out the medal ahead of her rivals. The second gold medal was won by Lydia Lassila for Freestyle Skiing – Ladies’ Aerials. Lydia achieved a score of 214.74, which placed her ahead of her rivals. The stamp features Lydia Lassila holding her gold Torah Bright medal at the presentation ceremony. Issue date 25 February 2010 TECHNICAL DETAILS Issue date ......................... 25 February 2010, 3 March 2010 Denominations ..................2 x 55c Stamp/Product design ...... Adam Crapp, Australia Post Design Studio Printer ............................... McKellar Renown Paper ................................. Tullis Russell Printing process ................ Lithography Stamp size ........................ 35mm x 35mm Perforations ....................... 14.28 x 14.28 Lydia Lassila Sheetlet size ..................... 148mm x 210mm Issue date 3 March 2010 Sheet layout ...................... Gummed sheetlet of 10 4 | stamp bulletin australia | no. 304 | May–June 2010 185647_Bulletin_304_for_web.indd 4 9/04/10 9:26 AM COLONIAL HERITAGE: EMPIRE 7 MAY 2010 1643142 Minisheet 1643220 Maxicard Prior to Federation and the release of Australia’s fi rst national stamp $5...........Queen Victoria issue in 1913 the six former colonies issued their own stamps. This stamp issue is the fi rst in a series of four commemorating that early philatelic history. This $5 stamp reinterprets the original “Chalon head” designs of Van Diemen’s Land/Tasmania and Queensland (in circulation from 1855 to 1892 and 1860 to 1913 respectively). The portrait of Queen Victoria is based on Alfred Chalon’s 1837 painting of the young queen in her coronation robes. Chalon’s painting, now in Belgium’s Royal Collection, is reproduced on the miniature sheet. Issue Highlight 1643002 First day cover This high-denomination stamp has been issued in double-defi nitive size. It is printed on paper bearing a simulated watermark – the series monogram, “CH”. The issue is accompanied by a miniature sheet, a special edition of which is printed in both offset and intaglio. TECHNICAL DETAILS Issue date ....................7 May 2010 FDI withdrawal date .....4 June 2010 Denominations .............1 x $5 1643013 First day cover (minisheet) Stamp design ...............Ethos Product design ............Adam Crapp, Australia Post Design Studio Printer ..........................Energi, RA Printers/Kemwell Speciality Printing Paper ............................Tullis Russell Printing process ...........Lithography/Intaglio Stamp size ...................30mm x 50mm Perforations ..................14 x 14.4 Minisheet size ..............140mm x 90mm Sheet layout .................Modules of 10 Special feature .............Papermark ink (logo printed watermark effect) Intaglio printing using engraved copper dies National postmark ........Empire Bay, NSW 2257 1643126 Stamp pack May–June 2010 | no. 304 | stamp bulletin australia | 5 185647_Bulletin_304_for_web.indd 5 9/04/10 9:26 AM GREAT AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY JOURNEYS 7 MAY 2010 55c .........The Ghan 55c .........West Coast Wilderness Railway 55c .........The Indian Pacifi c $2.10......Kuranda Scenic Railway 1641002 First day cover (gummed) 1641142 Minisheet Australian trains cross the continent east to west and south to north, covering great distances over often isolated and diffi cult terrain. They also cover much smaller distances in rugged and precipitous mountain country. These trains were once the primary means of linking isolated settlements with more populous centres. 1641003