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Issue Date / Set Description Item Description
18 February 1946 - End of World War II ’Peace’
Dove / Australian Flag
Peace Angel
26 September 1956 - Centennial of Government In New South Wales, Tasmania & Victoria Southern Cross
31 October 1956 - 1956 Melbourne Olympics Southern Cross / Torch
6 November 1957 - Christmas 1957 Star of Bethlehem 3½ p
Star of Bethlehem 4p
27 August 1958 - Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith Southern Cross / Plane / Portrait
5 November 1958 - Christmas 1958 Nativity / Star of Bethlehem 3½ p
Nativity / Star of Bethlehem 4p
4 November 1959 - Christmas 1959 Magi Following Star of Bethlehem
21 October 1964 - Christmas 1964 Diarama / Southern Cross
10 May 1965 - ITU Centennial Globe / Radio Tower / Satellite
19 October 1966 - Christmas 1966 Magi / Star of Bethlehem
7 June 1967 - Lions International Lions Club Insignia / Southern Cross
20 September 1967 - 5th World Congress of Gynecology & Obstetrics Venus Symbol
20 March 1968 - Satellites Globe / Satellite
Weather Map
INTELSAT 2 / Dish Antenna
2 October 1968 - 1968 Mexico City Olympics Torch Bearer / Aztec Calendar Stone 5c
Torch Bearer / Aztec Calendar Stone 25c
16 March 1970 - EXPO ‘70 Australian Pavillion
Southern Cross
31 March 1970 - British Royal Visit Queen Elizabeth II / Prince Philip
Australian Flag
20 April 1970 - Captain James Cook Cook / Endeavour
Sextant
Landing Party
Botanical Illustrations
Cook / Union Jack
Strip of 5 (477-81)
Cook / Sextant / Kangaroos
Imperforate Souvenir Sheet of 6 Designs
circa 1970s - Definitives 1973-84 Banded Coral Shrimp
Fiddler Crab
Coral Crab
Mauve Stinger
Chrysoprase
Agate
Opal
Rhodonite
Star Sapphire
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
Mushrooms
Wombat
Radio Astronomy
Echidna
Brushtail Possum
Immunology
Flora
Oceanography
Feather-tailed Glider
Sergeant of the Light Horse by George Lambert
Red Gums of the Far North by Hans Heysen
On the Wallaby Track
Shearing the Rams by Tom Roberts
McMahon’s Point by Arthur Streeton
Mentone
Coming South by Tom Roberts
21 April 1971 - Australian Natives Association Centennial Southern Cross
22 August 1972 - Telegraph Line Centennial Southern Cross
16 September 1975 - Papua New Guinea Independence Spirit House / Southern Cross
Bird / Southern Cross
19 May 1982 - Roses Satellite Rose
2 October 1985 - Coastal Shipwrecks Astrolabe
24 January 1986 - AUSSAT AUSSAT In Orbit 33c
AUSSAT In Orbit 80c
9 April 1986 - Halley’s Comet Radiotelescope Dish
23 January 1987 - Australia Day Australian Flag / Circuit Board
circa 1988 - Definitives 1988 Religion
Industry
Local Government
Trade Unions
Parliament
Transportation
Sports
Commerce
Housing
Welfare
Postal Service
Postal Service (booklet pane of 10)
Tourism
Tourism (booklet pane of 10)
Recreation
Health
Mining
Industry
Education
Armed Forces
Police
Telecommunications
Media
Science & Technology
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Banking
Law
Rescue & Emergency Service
10 January 1991 - Flags Australian Flag
19 March 1992 - International Space Year Helix Nebula
Pleaides
NGC 2997
Souvenir Sheet of 3
World Columbian Stamp Expo ‘92 (Souvenir Sheet of 3 overprinted)
2 November 1998 - Christmas 1998 Magi / Star
Nativity
Journey To Bethlehem
Magi / Star (self-adhesive)
booklet pane of 20
22 March 1999 - Olympic Torch #289
1 November 1999 - Christmas 1999 Madonna / Child / Christmas Star
Tree of Life
Madonna / Child / Christmas Star (self-adhesive)
booklet pane of 20
11 May 2000 - Nature & Nation Daisy
Australia / Globe / Crux
Kangaroo / Flag (Crux On Flag)
Sand / Sea / Crux
Rainforest
20 July 2000 - World Stamp Expo 2000 Kangaroo / Flag (Crux On Flag)(blank tab)
souvenir sheet of 10
Kangaroo / Flag (Crux On Flag)(spacewalker on tab)
souvenir sheet of 20
3 October 2000 - Futuristic Space Flight Crew
Robots
Astronaut
Terrain
pair
Spacecraft
Launch Site
souvenir sheet of 6
Flight Crew
Robots
Astronaut
Terrain
Spacecraft
Launch Site
Hong Kong 2001 (#1914 overprinted in margin)
Astronaut (self-adhesive)
Terrain (self-adhesive)
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Astronaut (self-adhesive coil)
Terrain (self-adhesive coil)
pair
5 June 2001 - Outback Services Telecommunications (satellite dish)
Transportation
School of the Air
Postal Service
Flying Doctors
strip of 5
Telecommunications (satellite dish) (self-adhesive coil)
Transportation (self-adhesive coil)
School of the Air (self-adhesive coil)
Postal Service (self-adhesive coil)
Flying Doctors (self-adhesive coil)
strip of 5
Telecommunications (satellite dish) x 2 (self-adhesive)
Transportation x 2 (self-adhesive)
School of the Air x 2 (self-adhesive)
Postal Service x 2 (self-adhesive)
Flying Doctors x 2 (self-adhesive)
booklet pane of 10
4 September 2001 - Commonwealth Heads Meeting Crux
Globe
pair
1 November 2002 - Christmas 2002 Nativity / Star of Bethlehem
Magi
circa 2004 - Southern Cross Southern Cross
6 September 2005 - Southern Cross Southern Cross / Christmas Tree
Southern Cross / Map
6 September 2005 - Southern Cross (personalized) Southern Cross / Christmas Tree (with label)
Southern Cross / Map (with label)
2 October 2007 - Blast Off! 50 Years in Space Add this issue to your shopping cart strip of 5
Sputnik 1
Voskhod 2
Apollo 11
Voyager at Saturn
Space Shuttle / ISS
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Hubble Space Telescope / Spiral Galaxy
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