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A block of four £2 "Roo" stamps showing the printer's imprint in the selvedge 1d King George V, used at Sydney in 1916. The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 had operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps – see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania ...
On 26 December 2013, due to the heavy decline in mail usage due to competition from email, etc., Australia Post requested an increase in the base rate to 70c. [6] On 4 January 2016, due to the heavy decline in mail usage due to competition from email, etc., Australia Post requested an increase in the base rate to $1.00. [7]
The trees have not previously been represented on Australian stamps. The issue is a companion to the 2005 Australian Trees stamp issue. Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Birds of Cocos: 24 March 2015 Owen Bell and John White The Cocos (Keeling) Islands comprises 27 islands in two atoll groups, with a total land area of about 14 square kilometres.
You may not send letters as often as you used to, but those old stamps you have stored away could possibly be worth millions.
The half penny and 6d Pictorial stamps continued in post office stocks until 1914. [4] The Commonwealth of Australia took responsibility for all postal services in Australia upon Federation in 1901 but the states continued to issue their own stamps until 1912. This delay was due to problems settling the distribution of revenue form Stamps sales.
The 20/- value included portraits of both Arthur Phillip the first governor, and the then-governor Lord Carrington. A 2½d stamp depicting an allegorical figure of Australia appeared in 1890, while ½d, 7½d, and 12½d values were produced in 1891 as surcharges on existing stamps. 1899 reissue in dark blue of 1897 2½d Diamond Jubilee stamp