Australia's Favourite Stamp

Title: Australia's Favourite Stamp
Date of Issue: 26 June 2009
Country: Australia
Denominations: 5 x 55c

The results are in! Australia Post invited the public to vote for its favourite Australian stamp. The chose was from choose from 150 stamps representing Australian culture and heritage, major events and significant achievements since the first stamps were issued by New South Wales in 1850.

The Results in order of popularity

1. £2 Kangaroo and Map (1913-38)
2. 5s Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932)
3. 2½d Peace and Victory (1946)
4. 8½d Gwoya Jungarai, "One Pound Jimmy" (1950)
5. 6d Kookaburra (1914).

The £2 Kangaroo and Map stamp was originally issued in 1913 as part of the first uniform issue of stamps by the Commonwealth of Australia. It caused considerable controversy, as it did not include a portrait of the reigning British monarch.

The public's second choice was the 5s Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge issued in 1932. The "Five Bob Bridge", as the stamp became affectionately known, has long been an elusive item for generations of collectors. The stamp design is unusually free of embellishment to emphasise the bridge's size and this is reinforced by the tiny image of R.M.S. Orford, one of the passenger liners on the Australia-England run, passing underneath the bridge.

The third choice, the 2½d Peace and Victory issued in 1946, features a seven-pointed star and wreath, the star representing the Australian states and territories, and was issued to celebrate the end of World War II. The 8½d Gwoya Jungarai, often known as "One Pound Jimmy", issued in 1950 was the public's next choice. Gwoya Jungarai was a member of the Walbiri tribe of Central Australia. The fifth choice was the 6d Kookaburra issued in 1914. It was part of a new series designed to replace the Kangaroo and Map stamps.

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Queensland - 150 Years

Title: Queensland - 150 Years
Date of Issue: 9 June 2009
Country: Australia
Denominations: 1 x 55c, 1 x $2.75

Australia Post has joined in the festivities of Queensland's 150th anniversary with the release of two stamps that celebrate Queensland's history and achievements and the significant contribution the sunshine state has made to Australian life.From the spectacular natural beauty of the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland outback, to iconic symbols such as the windmill and Queensland Parliament House, Australia Post has endeavoured to capture the essence of Queensland in this commemorative stamp issue.

Miniature sheet: $3.30

First Day Cover: $7.20

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WWF: Dolphins of the Australian Coastline

This stamp issue, part of the WWF–World Wide Fund for Nature Conservation Stamp Collection, focusing on four of the 14 species of dolphin that have been sighted in Australian waters.

The four dolphins featured on the stamps are:

• 55c Spotted Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)
• $1.35 Hourglass Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger)
• $1.40 Southern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii)
• $2.05 Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus)

The WWF Conservation Stamp Collection is the world’s largest thematic stamp collection. Over 165 countries have participated and up to 16 stamp sets are issued each year. Most species depicted are at risk of extinction in the country of issue and in other cases it is the animal’s habitat that is endangered. The most recent Australia Post WWF stamp issue was the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) Royal Penguins in 2007.

Not Just Desserts

• Pavlova
• Peach Melba
• Lamingtons
• Anzac Biscuits

Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 400 Years

• 55c - 1609 Captain William Keeling's first sighting
• 55c - 1836 Charles Darwin visited the islands on The Beagle
• $1.10 - 1827-1978 Clunies Ross family
• $1.65 - 1955 An Australian Territory

Queen's Birthday 2009 - Australia

Year of the Ox - Australia

South Magnetic Pole 1909-2009 - Australia

Name: South Magnetic Pole 1909-2009
Date of Issue: 8 January, 2008
Denominations:
--55c Unloading the Nimrod
--55c Depositing provisions
--$1.10 Northern Party camp
--$1.10 Claiming the South Magnetic Pole

January 2009 marks the centenary of the first expedition to the South Magnetic Pole, and this issue commemorates that milestone in polar science and exploration.

Tourist Precincts - Australia

150 Years of Australian Football - Australia

Living Green - Australia

Issue date: 8 July 2008
Denominations: Four x 50c

Featured on the stamp are the two-word messages:

• 50c - Save water
• 50c - Reduce waste
• 50c - Travel smart
• 50c - Save energy

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games [Dragon] - Australia

Issue date: 24 June 2008
Denominations: one x 50c

Featuring the mythical Chinese dragon this single 50c stamp is the first of our issues commemorating the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Up and Away - Australia

Issue date: 6 May 2008
Denominations: 4 x 50c

Queen's Birthday 2008 - Australia

Lest We Forget - Australia

Heavy Haulers - Australia

Centenary of Rugby League - Australia

Gorgeous - Australia

Cocos (Keeling) Islands-Visiting Birds - Australia

Issue date: 26 February 2008
Denominations: Two x 50c, one x $1.00, one x $1.45

This stamp issue, features four of the visiting birds to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
1) Black-winged Stilt
2) Chinese Pond Heron
3) White-breasted Waterhen
4) Saunders’ Tern

Centenary of Scouting in Australia - Australia