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LISTING OF AUSTRALIAN NON-DENOMINATED AND FLAT RATE POSTAL STATIONERY Ian McMahon December 2010 POSTAL STATIONERY SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA THE POSTAL STATIONERY SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA The Postal Stationery Society of Australia has been established to encourage the collecting of postal stationery in Australia and New Zealand and to provide a forum for postal stationery collectors to maintain contact with other stationery collectors and to learn more about their hobby. The Society is not based in any particular city or state and plans to hold meetings at national and state level exhibitions. Subscription rate for 2011 has been set at $35 (Australia) and $50 (Overseas excluding New Zealand which is $40). For further information please contact the Convenor, Secretary or your State Coordinator. Membership enquiries should be addressed to the Secretary. OFFICE BEARERS: CONVENOR: Ian McMahon, PO Box 783, Civic Square ACT 2608 SECRETARY Judy Kennett, PO Box 16, Ulmarra NSW 2462. Email: [email protected] TREASURER John Crowsley, PO Box 2296 Keperra Qld 4054 . Email: [email protected] STATE COORDINATORS QLD Joan Orr, 7 Mizzen St, Manly West Qld 4179 SA Martin Walker, PO Box 247, Torrensville Plaza, SA 5031 WA Ray Todd, PO Box 158, Dunsborough, WA 6281 NSW Bernie Doherty, PO Box 18, Waratah NSW TAS Malcolm Groom, 225 Warwick Street, West Hobart Tas VIC John Sinfield, PO Box 548, Heathmont, Vic 3135. ACT Ian McMahon, PO Box 783, Civic Square ACT 2608 NZ Norman Banfield, 14 Rata Rd, Raumati Beach Wellington New Zealand Web page: http://www.postalstationeryaustralia.com/ First published 2002. Reprinted with updates 2003, 2005, 2007. 2010 Acknowledgements: The assistance with this section from Craig Chappell, John Crowsley and John Sinfield and Martin Walker and many others is gratefully acknowledged. COPYRIGHT: Postal Stationery Society of Australia 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010. 2 CONTENTS Introduction 3 Envelopes 4 Express Post Envelopes and Satchels 12 Postcards 17 Aerogrammes 52 Parcel Post Boxes and Bags 55 Courier Satchels 58 EMS International Courier Stationery 59 Registered Envelopes 60 Imagegram 61 INTRODUCTION In its first issue, the Postal Stationery Collector (PSC), the Journal of the Postal Stationery Society of Australia, included the first instalment of a listing of Australian non-denominated stationery. Once the original listing was completed, almost every issue has included an update to the listing. This monograph brings together the listings from the various issues of the PSC up until November 2010. In 1986, Australia Post began experimenting with a range of unconventional postal stationery, many of which bore no indication of value, being inscribed 'Postage Paid'. The first was the 'Super Satchel' which prepaid the delivery of contents of any weight to any destination in Australia by airmail for a flat charge of $1.50. This was followed in 1987 by the $2.50 'Flat Rate' envelope which unlike its predecessor was inscribed with its value of $2.50. This envelope was launched with considerable fanfare with glossy advertising brochures and advertisements in the public press but no mention at all in the Philatelic Bulletin. Following these issues, Australia Post experimented with a wide range of prepaid products including prepaid boxes, padded envelopes, parcel labels, express post envelopes and satchels and courier satchels, many of which have now become a standard part of Australia Post’s product range. While the first experiments in issuing postal stationery (the New South Wales embossed lettersheets of 1838 and the Mulready envelopes of 1840) were not a great success, entering an Australia Post Shop in the 1990s postal stationery one could be forgiven for thinking that postal stationery had finally achieved the success which Rowland Hill first predicted and that we had indeed entered the ‘golden age of postal stationery’. Given the nature of the non-denominated stationery, there are, no doubt, many items which are not in the listing. In particular, the wide range of minor variations in the express post envelopes and satchels were not included in the listing. Additions and corrections should be sent to the Editor at PO Box 783, Civic Square ACT 2608 Australia. Ian McMahon December 2010 3 ENVELOPES and blue 1989 (?) Inscription 'Documents or Business Papers only, Recommended maximum weight 1 kg' added on front, bicentennial logo on reverse removed. $2.50 35.6 cm x 25.3 cm black, red and blue 1989 As previous issue but with self- adhesive flap $2.50 35.6 cm x 25.3 cm black, red and blue 30 October 1989 National Park Definitive envelopes 1986 “Super Satchel', large size air ($1) Wilson's Promontory National mail envelope Park (C5) ($1.50) 32 x 27 cm black, red & blue ($2) Uluru National Park (C4) ($2.50) Fitzgerald River National Park (B4) 1987 'Flat Rate Envelope', original 10 January 1990 National Park Definitive issue with light blue printed air mail label, envelopes, DL envelopes instruction number 2 on reverse reads: 'To avoid (50c) Cradle Mountain National Park the envelope bursting during use, flat contents up to (50c) Millstream Falls National Park a maximum of 1 kg are recommended' Notes: A trial printing of the Millstream Falls $2.50 35.6 x 25.3 cm black red & blue envelope exists which has a much larger white Note: Although the flat rate envelopes are border around the stamp area (see Pacific denominated, they are included here because they Panorama, Stamp News November 1991). are part of the development of non-denominated stationery. Beginning with the National Park envelopes, Australia Post began offering a service whereby 1987 Reprint with dark printed large volume users could have their name, address airmail label and differently guillotined flaps and business logo printed in the top left hand $2.50 35.6 cm x 25.3 cm black red corner. and blue 16 May 1990 Postcode boxes added on front 1987 (?) As previous issue but (50c) Cradle Mountain National Park instruction No 2 on reverse now reads 'To avoid the (DL) envelope bursting during use, flat contents up to a (50c) Millstream Falls National Park maximum of 1 kg are recommended. Normal (DL) Postal Packing requirements apply. For advice ask Note: There is considerable variation in the printing at the Post Office.' of the postcode boxes. $2.50 35.6 cm x 25.3 cm black red and blue 1988 Now with Expo 88 logo and slogan 'Partner in World Expo 88' added on front. $2.50 35.6 cm x 25.3 cm black red 25 June 1990 Introduction of window 2 January 1992 Historic Buildings, Olympic envelopes symbol on reverse, DL and C6 envelopes with (50c) Kosciusko National Park (DL postcode squares, others without. window) (55c) Charlotte St Cottages, Adelaide Note: Sold in packs of 500 at $225 per box, sold (DL) singly only through the Philatelic Bureau. (55c) Glass Terrace, Fitzroy (DL, window) (55c) Tom Collins House Cottesloe (C6) (55c) Rose Seidler House, Wahroonga (C6, window) ($1.10) Calthorpe's House, Canberra (C5) ($2.20) Home Hill, Devonport (C4) ($2.75) Miegunyah, Brisbane (B4) Note: Beginning with this issue Australia Post introduced the use of a number sequence printed under the flap to indicate the printings of the envelopes. The original printing has the sequence '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' printed under the flap. For each subsequent printing the lowest number is 2 October 1989 'Airpak' plastic airmail envelope removed. Thus the seventh printing should have paying postage on 1 kg carried by airmail the sequence '10 9 8 7'. (For a detailed listing of anywhere in Australia these printings see Modern Philately September ($7.50) red and black (41 cm x 30 cm) 1993 page 7.) 9 October 1990 Change of Address Envelope 1992 Historic Buildings, postcode (-) red (115 mm x 160 mm) squares added Note: Sold in Change of Address kits which ($1.10) Calthorpe's House, Canberra included 15 envelopes, 20 change of address (C5) notification cards, booklet on handy hints for ($2.20) Home Hill, Devonport (C4) moving, mail redirection form, sold singly by the ($2.75) Miegunyah, Brisbane (B4) Philatelic Bureau. Reprints exist differing in paper stock and shade of printing 1992 Historic Buildings, no Olympic symbol on reverse 14 February 1991 National Park Envelopes (55c) Charlotte St Cottages, Adelaide reissued on recycled paper (DL) (50c) Cradle Mountain (DL) (55c) Glass Terrace, Fitzroy (DL, (50c) Millstream Falls (DL) window) (50c) Kosciusko (DL, window) (55c) Tom Collins House Cottesloe ($1) Wilson's Promontory (C5) (C6) ($1.10) Calthorpe's House, Canberra 1 October 1991 National Park C6 envelopes (C5) (no postcode squares) (50c) Flinders Ranges ($2.20) Home Hill, Devonport (B4) (50c) Flinders Ranges, window 1992 DL definitive envelopes (Charlotte St Cottages) with commemorative cachet at left, produced and sold by Australia Post. (55c) Devonport Post Office (25 July 1992) (55c) Motocross Championships (5 September 1992) 5 November 1992 Grand Prix 1992, design based (55c) Moora Centenary (1 October on historic buildings definitives but with Grand 1994) Prix design at right. Charlotte Street Terrace stamp. (55c) Jamboree of Far Horizons (28 (55c) Drivers helmet, gloves and December 1994) steering wheel (DL) (55c) Catalina Club (55c) Formula 1 car (DL) (55c) Sisters of St John of God (55c) Engine (DL) (55c) Rally Car (DL) Note: These envelopes were based on the definitive DL envelope but are printed on white (non- recycled) paper with a redesigned stamp area. The envelopes have no Olympic logo, the flap is not self-adhesive and there is text about the Grand Prix on the reverse. Sold in Adelaide and by mail order. 18 August 1994 International Air Mail Envelopes. ($1.35) Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm DL ($3.35) Bert Hinkler C5 ($6) John Duigan B4 7 April 1993 Australian Cities (55c) Canberra (C6) (55c) Hobart (C6, window) (55c) Sydney (DL) (55c) Melbourne (DL, window) ($1.10) Brisbane (C5) ($2.20) Adelaide (C4) ($2.75) Perth (B4) Note: This issue also has a number sequence printed under the flap to indicate reprints.
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