stamp bulletin AUSTRALIAN First East Timor Stamps

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1 stamp bulletin AUSTRALIAN No. 265 June-July 2002 First East Timor Stamps Nature of Australia: Desert Birth Centenary of Albert Namatjira Australian Antarctic Research also 2002 AFL and NRL SES sheets

2 265 bulletin Timor-Leste 20 May 2002 Independência 2002 In this Bulletin... East Timor, Independence Nature of Australia: Desert 5 Birth Cent. Albert Namatjira 8 Antarctic Research 12 SES sheets, Update 14 Seven Seas 16 Post Master Gallery 17 New collector coins 18 Footy Sheets, AFL & NRL AAT ANARE covers 20 New Postal Stationery 21 Copyright 2002 Australian Postal Corporation. All rights reserved Australia Post stamp designs and philatelic products are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced without permission. All applications for the reproduction of Australian stamps should be made in writing to: The Manager Philatelic Group Australia Post GPO Box 1777 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Fax: ABN The Australian Stamp Bulletin is produced by the Australia Post Philatelic Group and printed by Franklin Web, Sunshine VIC. All information contained in this Bulletin has been included in good faith, on the basis that the products will be available for sale, until stock sold out, at the prices stated, and in the manner described. To the best of Australia Post s knowledge, all information contained in this Bulletin was correct at the time of printing. Australia Post will not, however, be held responsible for any inadvertent errors or oversights, or any change to information which may occur after publication. Availability of specific stamps and products is subject to demand, hours of operation of individual outlets and factors outside the control of Australia Post. Prices are GST inclusive. Visit us at 2 Dear Collector, In this Bulletin, I have the unique experience of calling your attention to the first stamp issue for the new nation of East Timor which celebrated its independence on 20 May For some time Australia Post has provided mail services to our armed forces in East Timor where we experienced first hand the challenges facing the new nation. Because of that experience the United Nations proposed that we were well placed to provide East Timor s new postal administration with practical start up help. We responded with a project in which Post would design and print the new nation s first stamp issue, and sell these stamps to collectors on behalf of East Timor, at no cost to East Timor. For the designs, our primary responsibility was to ensure that the stamps reflect the spirit and culture of the East Timor community. One of the first things we did, was send Janet Boschen, the manager of our design studio, to East Timor, where she consulted with a wide range of individuals and organisations. You can see the results of Janet s work and read about the designs on the following pages. I am proud of Post s involvement in this project and to be able to give Australians the opportunity to acquire this new nation s first stamp issue. The stamps represent a special piece of philatelic history; mark a momentous time for the East Timorese people; and provide readers an opportunity to contribute to East Timor s development. We are selling the stamps on behalf of East Timor. All proceeds go directly to the government of East Timor. Locally, I think the highlight of this Bulletin is the issue commemorating the birth centenary of Albert Namatjira. I never tire of his beautiful paintings of central Australia. I am sure they will inspire you as well. Finally I want to call your attention to the letter sent with this Bulletin. The letter explains in detail the need to introduce postage and handling charges ($3.00 for standing orders, $5.00 for ad hoc orders). These charges take effect from 1 August These changes are not taken lightly, they are a response to an extensive and ongoing review of our costs and services. These and any future changes reflect our commitment to supporting the collecting community by providing a viable service to the collectors of today and tomorrow. Until next time, David Maiden, Manager, Philatelic Group Stamps for a new nation When Janet Boschen, Manager of Australia Post s design studio, went to East Timor she noticed the brightly coloured hand-woven cloth, called tais (pronounced tice ). As she consulted with the people of East Timor she learnt the cloth s cultural significance went far deeper than its use in traditional clothing and decoration. The tais is a natural symbol. The making of the cloth colouring the thread, hand weaving and teaching the designs is a long standing form of cultural communication. For East Timor, the tais has always connected the past, present and future. After the country s first free elections the newly elected leaders sat under a canopy of tais at the new National Council Hall. Each region has its own style of weaving, producing distinctive tais patterns, symbols and colours. I asked the Murak Rai Foundation in Dili to create a new tais, one that had never been seen, a united tais that would weave the thirteen regional designs in a single cloth. Stamp design The national tais is used as a unifying design element and as a symbol of the weaving together of past and present to create the new country s future. There are four designs and denominations in the issue. Denominations are in American dollars, East Timor s initial currency. The language used is Portuguese, the country's official language. The stamp pack and first day cover text is in Portuguese and English. Crocodile (US 25c) A stylised crocodile represents the Timorese foundation story of a transcendent friendship between a baby crocodile and a boy. Their friendship lasts a lifetime and the grateful crocodile turns himself into land (Timor) to sustain the boy and his descendants, the Timorese people. Palm Frond (US 50c) Ceremonial palm fronds, a traditional symbol of welcome in East Timor, are shown on the beach at Dili, the new nation s capital. Coffee (US$1.00) The coffee fruit, plants and the young East Timorese symbolise the 90 per cent of the country s population who live in rural areas, and the potential for further development of the export economy. Flag (US$2.00) The Democratic Republic of East Timor s flag is black, yellow, red and white, representing the obscurantism that needs to be overcome; the wealth of the country; the struggle for national liberation and peace. Australia Post Australia Post is producing the stamps and marketing East Timor s first stamps as a gesture of friendship and goodwill to the East Timorese people. Post is meeting the costs of design, production and distribution. 3

3 20 May 2002 East Timor Independence 2002 Nature of AUSTRALIA Desert 4 June 2002 First day cover Availability Mint stamps in design sets (one each US25c, US50c, US$1.00, US$2.00), a block of four set (no selvedge) and a set of full sheets are available by mail order only from the Australian Philatelic Bureau. No other configurations will be supplied. No CTO will be supplied. All stocks are limited. The stamp pack (mint stamps) and the first day cover will be available in selected Australia Post retail outlets and from the Australian Philatelic Bureau. Standing order customers East Timor stamps are not part of standing orders. If you wish to purchase East Timor products you can do so via mail order or in retail outlets (see above). Denominations and prices Stamp demoninations are in US dollars and prices prices are based on the US to Australian dollar conversion rate on 1 March Fund raising Oxfam/Community Aid Abroad will be raising funds for their activities in East Timor. Australia Post will donate 100 first day covers to be auctioned by Oxfam with all proceeds going to Oxfam projects in East Timor and/or with East Timorese refugees in West Timor. Further information Oxfam website at Oxfam quarterly publication Horizons (also available on line at All proceeds go to the government of East Timor. Stamp pack Technical details Issue date...20 May 2002 Denominations...One each US25c, US50c, US$1.00, US$2.00 Photographers 50c, $2.00 Ross Bird $1.00 Daniel Groshong/David Boyce Designer...Janet Boschen, Australia Post Design Studio Printer...SNP Ausprint Paper...Tullis Russell red phosphor Stamp size x 30 mm Perforations...14 x 14.4 Sheet layout...50 stamps no gutter Printing process...lithography National postmark...dili East Timor Stamps (set of four, one each US25c, US50c, US$1.00, US$2.00) [MO]...A$ First day cover...$ Stamp pack...$ Set of four blocks of four stamps (one block of four each US25c, US50c, US$1.00, US$2.00) [MO]...A$ Set of 4 sheets (4 sheets of 50, one sheet each denomination) [MO]...A$ Mint stamps only, no CTO will be supplied. No other configurations are available. All stocks are limited. Nature of Australia, the series The desert habitat was introduced in August 2001 with the Desert Birds issue. This is the fourth issue in the Nature of Australia definitive series. The first issue in the series was released in Rather than using general illustrations of broad environmental categories, Australia Post s design approach has been to use specific habitats and the flora and/or fauna found there. These specific habitats have been used to illustrate descriptive environmental categories such as rainforest, eucalypt forest, grassland, desert, coastal or wetlands. Australia s major deserts are distributed throughout the western plateau and interior lowlands. About 18 per cent of mainland Australia is desert. The habitat The Great Sandy Desert is in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It covers about 395,250 km sq, or 5.1 per cent of Australia and is the largest desert in Australia. The region is located more than 900 km north east of Perth and is bordered by the Little Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert and Central Ranges in the south, and the Kimberley in the north. The region consists mainly of sand plains and dunes covered with spinifex, with patches of desert oak. This landscape is relieved by emergent sandstone hills and chains of ephemeral salt lakes. The issue Spinifex grass (genus Triodia) is used as a motif connecting the four designs. Spinifex grassland is the single most extensive type of vegetation in Australia, covering more than 20 per cent of the continent. In a country known for its infertile soils, spinifex thrives on some of the poorest soils in Australia, including the parched sands of the Great Sandy Desert. As well as the stamps, the issue includes a first day cover, stamp pack and a set of four maximum cards. The designer is Wayne Rankin, who has designed all the stamps in the Nature of Australia series. 4 5

4 Nature of AUSTRALIA Desert 4 June 2002 Maximum cards Further information To read more about the Great Sandy Desert, visit the website of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia at Previous issues in the Nature of Australia series Eucalypt forests: Mountain Ash forests, Victoria Wetlands: Kakadu, Northern Territory Coastal: Fraser Island, Queensland First day cover Stamp pack The stamps 50 c Desert star flower (Calytrix carinata) With its spectacular pink or purple flowers this shrub grows up to three metres high and flowers from March to October. It is found on red sand or gravelly rust-coloured clay. $1.00 Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) A member of the bandicoot family, the bilby has long ears, soft blue-grey fur and a pointed snout. Once found throughout arid and semi-arid Australia, it is now confined to northern deserts and is a threatened species. $1.50 Thorny devil (Moloch horridus) The Great Sandy Desert has more reptile species than any other desert in the world 6 and the thorny devil is one of the more spectacular reptiles found there. Despite its appearance the thorny devil is harmless. It grows to about 20 cm in length and lives entirely on a diet of black ants. $2.00 Great Sandy Desert The designer has used the powerful red earth and blue sky to evoke the intensity and atmosphere of the Great Sandy Desert s landscape and habitat. Sand dunes powerfully evocative of the Great Sandy Desert desert oaks (Allocasuarina decaisneana) and white-backed swallows (Cheramoeca leucosternum) feeding gracefully in the distance provide dramatic points of interest. Technical Details Issue date...4 June 2002 Denominations...One each 50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 Designer...Wayne Rankin, Swish Group Printer...McPhersons Paper...Tullis Russell Stamp size...30 x 25 mm...50 x 30 mm ($2.00 stamp) Perforations x 14.4, x 14.0 ($2.00 stamp) Printing process...lithography Sheet layout...modules of 50, no gutter National postmark...fitzroy Crossing WA Stamps (one each 50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00)...$ First day cover...$ Stamp pack...$ Maximum cards (set of four)...$8.00 STAMP NEWS Australia's only privately owned magazine for philatelists is under new management. Request a free sample copy 1 & information on how to subscribe from: Stamp News Pty Ltd, Subscriptions Dept, PO Box 4, Edina Rd MDC, Ferntree Gully VIC The number of sample copies is limited to those left after each edition is distributed. 7

5 BIRTH CENTENARY HERMANNSBURG NT BIRTH CENTENARY ALBERT NAMATJIRA 2 July 2002 Albert Namatjira was the first Indigenous artist to paint and exhibit professionally in a Western style. He was both prodigious and successful. During his lifetime he produced some two thousand pictures and founded a school of painting that still continues among his Western Aranda relatives and other Aranda peoples The artist Albert Namatjira was born on 28 July 1902 near Ntaria into the Kngwarriya skin. Like his parents he was baptised as a Christian. During his early life at Hermannsburg he attended the church, lived for part of the time in the boys dormitory, and attended school. At the same time, he was initiated into the Aranda system of beliefs, obligations and traditions. As a boy he participated in craft enterprises designed to help support the mission, which the missionaries hoped eventually would become a self-sustaining community. He also worked as a blacksmith, stockman and camel driver. Namatjira was a young man when he married. He and his wife Rubina had nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Namatjira met watercolourist Rex Battarbee in 1934 when Battarbee and John Gardner held an exhibition in Hermannsburg. Namatjira was Shown 77% actual size very keen to try his own hand at painting. At a time when the mission was gripped with poverty, he knew that painting offered a way of earning a good living. He persuaded Pastor Albrecht to buy him some watercolours and completed his first painting in In 1936 Battarbee took Namatjira on an eight-week painting tour. The tour was the beginning of a long association between the two men and the first of many painting trips Namatjira took over the next 20 years. Namatjira s first solo exhibition of 41 works was held in 1938 in Melbourne. All works sold quickly. By 1948 he had held nine exhibitions in various capital cities of Australia and had become a celebrity. Before his death in 1959 at least three films had been made about him; he was awarded the Queen s Coronation medal in 1953; in 1954 he was flown to Canberra to meet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh; he was made an Associate of the Royal Art Society Gallery in Adelaide; his portrait, by William Dargie, won the Archibald Prize in 1956; and in 1957 he was granted citizenship. In the Australia of the late 1950s citizenship created conflicting demands on Namatjira. As a citizen, unlike the rest of his people, Namatjira had legal access to alcohol another thing forbidden to his people. Kinship obligations, however, operated according to different laws. In 1958 Namatjira was arrested for leaving wine where it was accessible to his relatives. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment. After the Governor-General intervened Namatjira was allowed to serve the sentence on the Papunya Aboriginal settlement. Although Namatjira was released after two months, his health had already deterioriated in recent years. Soon after his release he suffered a heart attack. Namatjira died in Alice Springs on 8 August 1959, aged 57. Namatjira s paintings Namatjira painted his country, its ranges, sand hills, open plains, grass trees, ghost gums and corkwoods, gorges, chasms, waterholes and mountains. After Namatjira s death some critics and art authorities dismissed his work as unworthy of serious consideration. In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Namatjira s paintings. They were the focal point of the Set of first day covers Gummed Self-adhesive Miniature sheet 2002 FIRST DAY OF ALBERT NAMATJIRA 2002 JULY ISSUE Maximum cards opening of the Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs in His legacy was examined in a major survey of Aranda artists in 1992 and his work is the subject of a National Gallery of Australia travelling exhibition this year. In the light of increased knowledge of Aboriginal culture and attachment to country, it is now argued that Namatjira s paintings were a way of reaffirming his tribal territorial knowledge while sharing his pride in its beauty. This reassessment recognises the skill and delicacy of his painting as well as the spiritual quality and symbolism of his motifs. As artist Robert Juniper has said, He was painting his life. 8 9

6 BIRTH CENTENARY ALBERT NAMATJIRA 2 July 2002 Cover (cheque book of 20 booklets of ten x 45c) Namatjira s legacy Namatjira was a pioneer who opened the way for others. Of his immediate family, his sons Enos, Oscar, Ewald, Keith and Maurice, and his grandchildren, Gabriel and Jillian, also became successful watercolourists. Countrymen such as Otto, Reuben and Edwin Pareroultja, who accompanied Namatjira on painting trips, are also recognised watercolour artists and the Hermannsburg school of art and crafts continues to thrive today. Prestige Booklet Self-adhesive products, clockwise from top left, booklet of 10 x 45c, roll of 100, collector pack, cheque book The stamps The stamps feature four paintings by Albert Namatjira: Ghost Gum Mt Sonder, MacDonnell Ranges c.1957 watercolour over pencil on paper 25.2 x 35.8 cm National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Mt Hermannsburg c watercolour over pencil on paper 25.8 x 37.2 cm Queensland Art Gallery Glen Helen Country watercolour over pencil on paper 25 x 34 cm Ngurratjuta Pmara Corporation Collection Araluen Galleries Alice Springs Simpsons Gap watercolour over pencil on paper 38 x 52 cm Ngurratjuta Pmara Corporation Collection Araluen Galleries Alice Springs Further reading Nadine Amadio, Albert Namatjira: the life and work of an Australian painter, MacMillan Australia, 1986 Alison French, The Art of Albert Namatjira. Centenary Exhibition , National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2002 Jane Hardy, J V S Megaw and M Ruth Megaw (eds) The Heritage of Namatjira: the watercolourists of Central Australia, William Heinemann Australia, On the web Gutter strip, ten x 45c Stamp pack Technical details Issue date...2 July 2002 Denominations...Four x 45c Artist...Albert Namatjira Designer...Cathleen Cram, Australia Post Design Studio Stamp size (all) x 26 mm Miniature sheet size...70 x133 mm Prestige booklet size x156 mm Gummed stamps (sheets, prestige booklet, miniature sheet) Printer...SNP Ausprint Paper...De La Rue Perforations x 14.6 Self-adhesive stamps Printer...SNP Ausprint Paper (booklet)...b 100 Paper (rolls)...b 90 Sheet layout...modules of 50, two panes of 25 Special feature...outback image printed in gutter National postmark...hermannsburg NT 0872 Request postmark from Postal Manager Alice Springs NT Associated products As well as the stamps (gummed and selfadhesive) and miniature sheet, the issue includes first day covers, stamp and collector packs, a set of four maximum cards, a postage paid postcard and a prestige booklet. Prestige booklet This exquisite prestige booklet includes sixteen mint stamps plus a mint miniature sheet and two postcards (not postage paid). The face value of stamps and miniature sheet is $9.00. The stamps are presented in five panes with decorative borders. The panes are miniature sheet, plus four blocks of four stamps four each Ghost Gum Mt Sonder; Mt Hermannsburg; Glen Helen Country; and Simpsons Gap. These single design block configurations are only available in the prestige booklet. Also exclusive to the prestige booklet are the two postcards. The interleaved pages and borders of the panes include photographs, paintings by Namatjira, and text about his country, culture and people Stamps (se-tenant block of four x 45c)...$ Miniature sheet...$ Booklet of ten x 45c...$ Cheque book of 20 booklets of ten x 45c..$ Roll of 100 x 45c...$ Strip of four x 45c (from roll) [M0/CC]...$ Set of first day covers (gummed, miniature sheet, self-adhesive [MO/CC]...$ First day cover (gummed)...$ First day cover (miniature sheet)...$ First day cover (self-adhesive)...$ Maximum cards (set of four)...$ Stamp pack...$ Collector pack...$ Gutter strip (ten x 45c) outback landscape in gutter...$ Prestige booklet...$

7 2 July 2002 Maximum cards Mawson Station s biological research is represented by an image of an Adèlie penguin. These birds return to their original breeding colony and attempt to mate with the same partner each year. Mawson s research includes field studies of the penguin s breeding and feeding habits. The Adèlie penguin also appeared in the Australia s Antarctic Penguins issue (July 2000). Products The issue includes stamps, first day cover and a stamp pack. This stamp issue highlights Antarctic research at Davis, Casey, Macquarie Island and Mawson base stations. Design approach There are four stamps in the issue, one for each of the stations. Each stamp combines a foreground image depicting a representative research activity with station buildings in the background. At the bases the station buildings are colour-coded according to function. The strong colours used in the design echo this colour coding and highlight the vital role of the structures in the harsh conditions of base life. A common design element in the issue is the globe. On each stamp the globe shows the station s location and an arching horizon line suggests the living on the edge of the world feeling Antarctic researchers describe. The stamps Davis Station s atmospheric science research is represented by the Light Detection and Ranging Instrument. By analysing long-term trends in the atmosphere scientists aim to provide evidence of global climate change. The lights of the aurora australis can be seen in the background. Casey Station s research into human impacts on the environment is represented by an image of a diatom magnified thousands of times by an electron microscope. Casey specialises in human impacts research as the Americans bequeathed the Australians a site heavily contaminated with fuel and waste. Measuring the quantities of diatoms in the sea helps scientists determine how we can remedy past damage inflicted on the Antarctic environment. First day cover Macquarie Island Station s biological research is representedby an image of a wandering albatross. The birds are caught in fishing lines and populations of albatrosses have declined across the southern ocean. Wandering albatrosses are found right across the Southern Ocean. They breed in various places including Macquarie Island. Long-term research is monitoring the status of and trends in albatross populations. Technical Details Issue date...2 July 2002 Denominations...Four x 45c Designer...Lynda Warner, Hobart Printer...SNP Ausprint Paper...De La Rue Stamp size x 26 mm Perforations x 14.6 Printing process...lithography National postmark...kingston TAS Stamps (se-tenant four x 45c)...$ First day cover...$ Stamp pack...$ Maximum cards (set of four)...$ Gutter strip (ten x 45c) no special text or design in gutter...$4.50 Stamp pack 2001 AAT ANARE base covers see page

8 A collector s guide to Special Event Souvenir sheets Follow up report International Year of the Volunteer The introduction of Personalised Stamps in September 1999 led to the development of a new product, the Special Event Souvenir sheet (SES sheet). From time to time these sheets have appeared in the Bulletin. You may have noticed increased references to SES sheets in the Bulletin and the popular press in recent months. This coverage by the popular press may have inadvertently caused confusion amongst those with the keenest interest in stamps: stamp collectors. We hope this overview clarifies what SES sheets are, and where they fit in the world of stamps and collecting. We ll start with an explanation of what SES sheets are not: SES sheets are not new stamp issues required in complete collections of Australian stamps SES sheets are high volume Personalised Stamp sheets produced by Post with or on behalf of third parties SES sheets vs stamp issues Each A4 SES sheet features either 10 or 20 stamps with tabs, and a decorative border. The stamp used must be from the range of Personalised Stamps available at the time of order. Any image and/or text in the tabs and border is subject to the standard terms and conditions (regarding copyright for example) for Personalised Stamps. As with all tabbed stamp designs only the non-stamp areas can be personalised: this means the tab area for standard Personalised Stamps. Because of the high volumes for SES sheets (minimum 250 sheets) both the tab and the decorative border can be customised. Although not primarily designed for the classic philatalist, SES sheets help raise the awareness of stamps and stamp collecting throughout the general community. There are two basic types of SES sheet Type One created by Australia Post in cooperation with a third party for sale to the public: with an Australia Post logo and for which Post has negotiated copy and other intellectual property rights. The price for these reflects the: special printing method face value of the stamps copyright and other fees for the use of images and other third-party intellectual property. At present the price for sheets of 10 x 45c stamps is $16.00, $19.95 for sheets of 20 x 45c. Examples include Footy (pg 18), Davis Cup and LLeyton Hewittand Stawell Gift (pg 15). Type Two created by Australia Post on behalf of a customer, for that customer s exclusive use: without an Australia Post logo and for which the customer negotiates copy and other intellectual property rights Because these SES sheets can be used or sold at the customer s discretion: prices are set by the customer. Although some customers are happy for Post to advise the public about the availability of their sheets, others prefer anonymity An example of this sort of sheet, which is not available to the public, is shown right (produced for Bruce Ruxton s retirement). Listing SES sheets in future Bulletins Some collectors include SES sheets in their collections, so we will continue listing Type One sheets in the Bulletin. This information is rarely available in advance of the actual sheets, and will be covered in retrospect. A list of sheets, including Type Two sheets produced on behalf of customers who allow us to publish this information, will be available on request from the Australian Philatelic Bureau As the list is updated (quarterly) it will be announced in future Bulletins. Type One samples: Davis Cup, LLeyton Hewitt Type Two sample: Bruce Ruxton Retirement Stawell Gift In 2001 Australia Post recognised Australian volunteer s efforts during the International Year of the Volunteer (IYV). Post produced sheets, which organisations could personalise in several ways. Individuals could also participate.the sheets were sold to organisations and individuals for $12.00 (normally $16.00) and $2.00 from each sheet sold was donated to the purchaser s chosen organisation. Response Altogether 4000 sheets generated $8,000 in contributions which were distributed amongst more than 135 volunteer groups. Contributions went to groups in all states and territories. The offer, which closed 31 December 2001, was a rewarding project and a tremendous success for everyone who participated Australia Post Stawell Gift The special event souvenir sheet pictured at left was released in March to commemorate the 2002 Australia Post Stawell Gift. This year marks the 125th anniversary of the race widely regarded as the richest and most prestigious professional athletics race in the world and the eighth year of Australia Post s sponsorship. The sheet of 10 x 45c Australia & Globe stamps (Nature and Nation, May 2000) has an image of Steve Moneghetti in the stamp tabs. In March the sheet, priced at $16.00, was sold through the Stawell Athletic Club, and Post retail outlets in Stawell and the surrounding region. It is now available by mail order from the Australian Philatelic Bureau. Mail order code Australia Post Stawell Gift special event sheet...$16.00 For further information about the Australia Post Stawell Gift visit

9 Paralympic Gold Medallist SES sheets Games Seven Seas Supplement National Philatelic Centre Post Master Gallery General Purpose Covers Australia Post released SES sheets to celebrate the achievements of Australia's 2002 gold medal winning Paralympians: Michael Milton (amputee skier) who won four gold medals and the team of Bart Bunting (blind skier) and Nathan Chivers (Bart's guide) who won two gold medals. The sheets of 20 x 45c (Australia & Globe, Nature and Nation, May 2000) with decorative border and the gold medallists images printed in the tab, were released in early April. The sheets were sold in retail outlets and by mail order. Sheets are still available by mail order from the Australian Philatelic Bureau. Mail order code 2002 Winter Paralympic Games Gold Medallist SES sheets Set of two Winter Paralympic SES sheets$ Michael Milton, Amputee skier...$ Bart Bunting/Nathan Chivers Vision impaired skier, and Guide...$9.00 The following will be included in Seven Seas 2002 supplements and optional pages. Seven Seas pages are available only from stamp dealers and from Seven Seas Winter Olympics Gold Medallist stamps Supplement Single 45c stamp for each 2002 Australian Winter Olympic Gold Medallist stamps Optional pages Generic page with mount to hold each sheetlet of ten x 45c stamps Nature of Australia Desert 4 June 2002 Supplement 4 single stamps Optional pages nil Birth Centenary of Albert Namatjira 2 July 2002 Supplement 4 gummed single stamps 4 s/a singles (from roll) miniature sheet gutter block 4 x 45c Optional pages booklet 10 x s/a strip 4 x s/a from roll 4 blocks of four x 45c collector pack s/a stamps gutter strip of ten x 45c AAT Australian Antarctic Research 2 July 2002 Supplement block 4 x 45c gutter block 4 x 45c Bulletin 265 Australian Supplement...$ Bulletin 265 Australian Optional pages...$ Bulletin 265 AAT supplement...$3.60 These Seven Seas sets of products can be included in your standing order. Contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau to change your standing order requirements. Products for Seven Seas pages CTO not available Partial returns for refund not accepted. Australian Winter Olympics Gold Medallist stamps Steven Bradbury and Alisa Camplin made history in February and their achievements were celebrated with a Winter Olympic Gold Medallist stamp issue. The issue was covered in detail in a Bulletin 264A. (If you missed it you can request a copy from Australian Philatelic Bureau.) Sheetlets of ten x 45c Set sheetlets of ten x 45c, one sheetlet each Steven Bradbury, Alisa Camplin...$ Steven Bradbury Short Track Speed Skating: Men s 1000 m$ Alisa Camplin Women s Freestyle Skiing Aerials...$4.50 Temporary Exhibitions Behind the tears TRIUMPHANT VOICES East Timor: a photographic journey 11 May 23 June 2002 Visit an exhibition of photography documenting East Timor and its people. This marks East Timor s hard-won nationhood, to be officially declared on Independence Day on 20 May Photography by Ross Bird, David Dare Parker, Stephen Dupont. Curator, Emmanuel Santos. East Timor - Independent nation 11 May 23 June 2002 See the first stamps issued by East Timor as an independent nation and the transition from the initial concepts to the finished stamp designs. 29 June to 29 September 2002 An exhibition looking at the representation of Indigenous Australians on our nation s stamps will juxtaposes the power of Aboriginal artwork with telling portrayals of Aboriginal people in early 20th century philatelic design. See major Aboriginal artworks from public collections throughout Australia, and unseen work from the National Philatelic Collection, including entries by private individuals to stamp design competitions from as early as This exhibition recognises the birth centenary of Albert Namatjira (marked by the release of stamps on 2 July 2002) and commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Mabo decision. Touring exhibition Kangaroo and Map an advertisement for Australia 4 May 16 June 2002 Cairns Regional Gallery Queensland 27 July 25 August 2002 Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale Victoria New general purpose cover design A new general purpose cover (illustrated below) has been designed and released for use. The previous design illustrated with a montage of Australian stamps has been in circulation since mid That design has not been withdrawn, but no new stock will be printed. New cover stock will be introduced gradually, becoming available at individual outlets as it is needed to replenish stock. At the time of writing the Australian Philatelic Bureau, Mail Order had some. During this transition both covers will be in circulation, requests for general purpose cover will be filled with whichever stock is on hand General purpose cover...$0.30 New general purpose cover design 45c Fiona Foley $1 Ginger Riley Munduwalawala 16 17

10 New Collector Coins 2002 AFL and NRL Footy sheets Queen s Golden Jubilee coins new from Perth Mint 1 oz 99.9% pure silver coin The Queen on horseback, a coloured image of the Union Jack flag, and a ring of Foot Guards are all shown on this coin. (Sold in a flag shaped case, not shown) Golden Jubilee 1 oz silver coin Bi-metal (gold & silver) coin The young Queen dressed for Order of the Garter service, Buckingham Palace, and a centrepiece modelled on the Order of the Thistle brooch are featured in this coin. It has a 99.9% pure silver centrepiece with an outer area struck from 99.99% pure gold. (Sold in a wooden case, not shown). Year of the Outback $1.00 bronze coin Golden Jubilee bi-metal coin Year of the Outback $1.00 silver proof coin The obverse of each coin on this page features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II Perth Mint Queen s Golden Jubilee % pure silver $1.00 coin...$ Golden Jubilee bi-metal coin...$ Collingwood Essendon Carlton Year of the Outback coins new from the Royal Australian Mint 2002 $1.00 Bronze Coin This bronze coin features the official Year of the outback logo and is sold in an illustrated presentation folder (folder not shown) $1 Silver Proof Coin Limited Mintage This pure silver, high quality proof coin features the official Year of the Outback logo. Sold with a Certificate of Authenticity in a presentation case (case not shown). Royal Australian Mint Year of the Outback $1.00 bronze coin...$ $1.00 silver proof...$34.20 AFL Footy Stamps 2002 An SES sheet of 20 x 45c Sand Sea Sky stamps (Nature and Nation, May 2000), has been produced for each of the 16 AFL clubs. The sheets feature a decorative border, using club colours. Samples are shown at left. Each club selected 20 players to feature in the stamp tabs for their club s sheets. Player s names have also be printed in the border. NRL Footy Stamps 2002 Sheets of 20 x 45c Australia & Globe stamps with personalised tabs are available for the 14 Australia based NRL clubs, including the first sheet ever for the newly returned South Sydney Rabbitohs. The border of each club s sheet is decorated with the club colours and logos. Samples are shown at right. The 2002 sheets also feature club details such as when the club was established and premierships won, etc. as well as the players names. AFL and NRL Footy Stamps 2002 were released in mid-may They will be available until 31 December 2002, while stocks last. AFL Footy Sheets Set of 16 sheets, one each club...$ Individual sheets Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Hawthorn Kangaroos Melbourne Storm Wests Tigers Newcastle NRL Footy Sheets Set of 14 sheets (one from each Australia based team)..$ $19.95 each Individual sheets Melbourne Warriors Port Adelaide Brisbane Broncos Richmond Canberra Raiders St Kilda Melbourne Storm Sydney Swans Parramatta Eels West Coast Eagles Penrith Panthers Western Bulldogs Newcastle Knights North Queensland Cowboys $19.95 each Northern Eagles St George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters The Bulldogs The Sharks Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 19

11 2001 AAT ANARE Base FDI Covers New postal stationery About 120 Australians spend a full year at one of the four ANARE stations. They are isolated from the world for up to eight months, until the the supply ships arrive at the stations. The majority of Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) stamps are used by Australians stationed at one of the four ANARE stations. Philatelic mail is not sent to the Antarctic. Orders and covers submitted for postmarking are processed in Australia to reflect the supply ships arrival dates at each of the four bases. Each station has its own unique pictorial postmark. The first day of issue for each station is the date the supply ship arrives at the station. All ships arrived safely at the respective stations. Post had two AAT stamp issues in 2001 (covers illustrated at right). The covers will be available by mail order from the Australian Philatelic Bureau from 1 July /2002 Arrival Dates Macquarie 30 November 2001 Casey 23 December 2001 Mawson 9 January 2002 Davis 11 February 2002 AAT ANARE 2001 covers can be ordered individually or as sets Covers Covers Issue per base per set Austraians in the Antarctic 2 8 Leopard Seals 1 4 Both (issues) May 2001 Set of first day covers (Australians in the Antarctic) September 2001 First day cover (Leopard Seals) 2001 AAT sets Bases set, both issues Three covers per base, 12 covers total..$ AAT Macquarie both issues set...$ AAT Casey both issues set...$ AAT Mawson both issues set...$ AAT Davis both issues set...$6.65 Australians in the Antarctic covers Australians in the Antarctic Bases set Two Australians in the Antarctic covers per base, eight covers total...$ AAT Australians cover (Macquarie)...$ AAT Australians cover (Casey)...$ AAT Australians cover (Mawson)...$ AAT Australians cover (Davis)...$4.55 Leopard Seals covers Leopard Seals covers One Leopard Seals cover per base, four covers total...$ AAT Seals cover (Macquarie)...$ AAT Seals cover (Casey)...$ AAT Seals cover (Mawson)...$ AAT Seals cover (Davis)...$2.10 See the new 2002 AAT stamps on pages 12 and 13 Royal Australian Engineers This pre-stamped envelope commemorates the 100th anniversary of the formation of The Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). The badge of the RAE is in the stamp area. Images of RAE personnel at work throughout its history are shown in the illustration area. Further information Royal Australian Engineers Headquarters Land Command Engineers Land Headquarters Victoria Barracks Oxford Street PADDINGTON NSW 2021 XVII Commonwealth Games This aerogramme commemorates the XVII Commonwealth Games which are being held in Manchester from 25 July to 4 August More than 5000 athletes and team officials from 72 nations are expected, including a team of about 540 Australian athletes and officials, the largest Australian team to date. These games will be the first major international multi-sports event where elite athletes with a disability will be included in the main sports program. The design is a photo-collage of athletes and Commonwealth Games sports. The Australian flag appears in the background Technical details Issue date Denomination Designer Printer National postmark Australian War Memorial GPO Box 345 CANBERRA ACT2601 On the web Royal Australian Engineers PSE 1 July 2002 One x 45c Belinda Marshall, Australia Post Design Studio PMP Press Moorebank NSW Set of two RAE PSEs (mint, postmarked)...$ RAE PSE (mint)...$ RAE PSE (postmarked)...$0.54 Mail order code Set of two C wealth Games Aerogrammes (mint, postmarked)...$ C wealth Games Aerogramme (mint)...$ XVII C wealth Games Aerogramme (postmarked)...$0.78 There is no national FDI postmark for this issue. The Australian Philatelic Bureau s postmark impression will be used. Commonwealth Games Aerogramme 25 July 2002 Postage paid Belinda Marshall, Australia Post Design Studio PMP Press There is no national FDI postmark for this issue. The Australian Philatelic Bureau s postmark impression will be used. 21

12 New Issues Recent Issues Mail Order Product Description Price Withdrawal Date Mail Order Product Description Price Withdrawal Date Code Code 20 and 22 February 2002 Australian Winter Olympic Gold Medallist stamps 27 February 2002 Motor Racing Set of two sheetlets of ten x 45c, Stamps (se-tenant block of six x 45c) $ February 2003 one sheetlet Steven Bradbury, one sheetlet Alisa Camplin $ February Booklet of ten x 45c $ February Steven Bradbury, sheetlet of ten x 45c, Cheque book of 20 booklets of ten x 45c $ February 2002 Short Track Speed Skating: Men s 1000 m $ February Roll of 100 x 45c $ February Alisa Camplin, sheetlet of ten x 45c, Women s Freestyle Skiing Aerials $ February Stamp pack $ February 2003 East Timor Independence Collector pack [MO/CC] $ February Stamps (set of four, one each US25c, US50c, US$1.00, US$2.00) [MO] A$8.00 To be advised Maximum cards (set of six) $ February Set of four blocks of four stamps [MO] Gutter strip (ten x 45c) racing flags printed in gutter $ February 2003 (one block of four each denomination US25c, US50c, US$1.00, US$2.00) [MO] A$32.00 To be advised Book: Australian Motor Racing 100 years $17.50 To be advised Set of 4 sheets (4 sheets of 50, one sheet each denomination) [MO] A$ To be advised 12 March 2002 Lighthouses First day cover $8.30 To be advised Stamps (one x 45c, two x 49c, one x 1.50) $ March Stamp pack $8.45 To be advised Booklet of ten x 49c $ March 2003 East Timor: Mint stamps only, no CTO will be supplied. No other configurations are available. All stocks are limited Stamp pack $ March June 2002 Nature of Australia Desert Maximum cards (set of four) $ March Stamps (one each 50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00) $5.00 To be advised Lighthouse prestige book $ March First day cover $ July 2002 No special text or design in gutter strips listed below Stamp pack $5.45 To be advised Set of gutter strips (ten x 45c, ten x 49c, ten x $1.50) [MO/CC] $ March Maximum cards (set of four) $ June Gutter strip (ten x 45c) $ March July 2002 Birth centenary of Albert Namatjira Gutter strip (ten x 49c) $ March Stamps (gummed, se-tenant, four x 45c) $ July Gutter strip (ten x $1.50) $ March Miniature sheet $ July March Weddings booklet Booklet of ten x 45c $ July Weddings booklet $9.95 To be advised Cheque book of 20 booklets of ten x 45c $ July April 2002 Joint Issue with France Roll of 100 x 45c $ July Stamps (one x 45c, one x $1.50) $ April Strip of four x 45c (from roll) [M0/CC] $ July Stamp pack (Joint) $ April Set of first day covers (gummed, miniature sheet, self-adhesive [MO/CC] $ July Stamp pack (Australia) $ April First day cover (gummed) $ July Stamp pack set (Australia and Joint) [MO] $ April First day cover (miniature sheet) $ July Maximum cards (set of two) $ April First day cover (self-adhesive) $ July Set of gutter strips ten x 45c, ten x $1.50 [MO/CC] Maximum cards (set of four) $ July 2003 Images printed in 45c gutter $ April Stamp pack $ July Gutter strip ten x 45c (Flags printed in gutter) $ April Collector pack $ July Gutter strip ten x $1.50 ( no special text or design in gutter) $ April Gutter strip (ten x 45c) outback landscape in gutter $ July 2003 France s stamps available in Joint first day cover and Joint stamp pack. For other requirements contact France s agent in Australia: Max Prestige booklet $ July 2003 Stern & Co, Port Phillip Arcade, 234 Flinders St Melbourne VIC Phone (03) Fax (03) July 2002 Australian Antarctic Research 1 May 2002 International: Panoramas of Australia Stamps (se-tenant four x 45c) $ July Stamps (one x 50c, one x $1.00, one x $1.50) $ May First day cover $ July Booklet of ten (6 x 50c, 4 x $1.00) $ May Stamp pack $ July Stamp pack $ May Maximum cards (set of four) $ July Maximum cards (set of three) $ May Gutter strip (ten x 45c) no special text or design in gutter $ July May 2002 WWF Christmas Island Birds Postal Stationery Stamps (two x $0.45, one x $1.00, one x $1.50) $ May July 2002 Set of two RAE PSEs (mint, postmarked) $ July Set of gutter strips no text or design (ten each 45c, $1.00, $1.50) [MO/CC] $ May RAE PSE (mint) $ July Gutter strip (ten x 45c) $ May RAE PSE (postmarked) $ July Gutter strip (ten x $1.00) $ May July 2002 set of two XVII Commonwealth Games Aerogrammes (mint, postmarked) $ August Gutter strip (ten x $1.50) $ May XVII Commonwealth Games Aerogramme (mint) $ July XVII Commonwealth Games Aerogramme (postmarked) $ August 2002 POSTAGE AND HANDLING CHARGES TO 31 JULY 2002 A postage and handling charge of $3.00 applies to products in the Australian Stamp Catalogue and coin ranges. This charge applies only once for each category. Therefore, if you purchase an item A complete list of issues on sale is not included here. Details of current issues may be obtained from the Australian Philatelic from each category, you pay $6.00 for postage and handling. Whether you order one or several items from a category, you only pay the $3.00 postage and handling charge once. When you order items which are from two categories, then you pay $6.00 postage and handling. Bureau (Freecall ). [MO] Available by mail order only [MO/CC] Available by mail order and from Collector s Corner outlets. NEW POSTAGE AND HANDLING CHARGES FROM 1 AUGUST 2002 The following postage and handling charge will apply from 1 August Standing orders delivered by issue, $3.00 per order. Ad hoc orders $5.00 per order. Separate charges for catalogues and coins no longer apply. Standing order customers who choose quarterly dispatch will not incur postage and handling charges

13 Also available AFL Footy Sheets Set of 16 sheets, one each club...$ Adelaide...$ Brisbane Lions...$ Carlton...$ Collingwood...$ Essendon...$ Fremantle...$ Geelong...$ Hawthorn...$ Kangaroos...$ Melbourne...$ Port Adelaide...$ Richmond...$ St Kilda...$ Sydney Swans...$ West Coast Eagles...$ Western Bulldogs...$19.95 NRL Footy Sheets Set of 14 sheets (one from each Australia based team)...$ Warriors...$ Brisbane Broncos...$ Canberra Raiders...$ Melbourne Storm...$ Parramatta Eels...$ Penrith Panthers...$ Newcastle Knights...$ North Queensland Cowboys...$ Northern Eagles...$ St George Illawarra Dragons...$ Sydney Roosters...$ The Bulldogs...$ The Sharks...$ Wests Tigers...$ South Sydney Rabbitohs...$19.95 POSTAGE AND HANDLING CHARGES UP TO31 JULY 2002: A postage and handling charge of $3.00 applies to products in the Australian Stamp Catalogue and coin ranges. This charge applies only once for each category. Therefore, if you purchase an item from each category, you pay $6.00 for postage and handling. Whether you order one or several items from a category, you only pay the $3.00 postage and handling charge once. When you order items which are from two categories, then you pay $6.00 postage and handling. NEW FROM 1 AUGUST 2002 The following postage and handling charge will apply from 1 August Standing orders delivered by issue, $3.00 per order.ad hoc orders $5.00 per order. Separate charges for catalogues and coins no longer apply. Standing order customers who choose quarterly dispatch will not incur postage and handling charges. Album Sheets First day cover album binder...$ Collector s Choice binder (3-ring, holds album stock sheets)...$ Collector s Choice binder + slip case [MO/CC]..$ Album stock sheets to hold P Stamp sheets (set of ten) fits $ Album stock sheets two strip (set of ten) FDC...$ Album stock sheets five strip (set of ten)...$ Album stock sheets six strip (set of ten)...$ Album stock sheets seven strip (set of ten) $ Album stock sheets mixed strip (set of ten)...$ Album stock sheets single (set of ten)...$10.25 Australian Stamp Catalogue Range Compact Australian Stamp Catalogue...$ Comprehensive Colour Catalogue of Australian Stamps 2nd Ed [MO]...$ The Australasian Stamp Catalogue (28th ed)...$ Australian Coin & Bank Note Values 19th ed. $20.00 Books and Accessories Stamp Collecting Starter Kit...$ Packet of 100 Australian Stamps...$ Collection of Australian Stamps Deluxe...$ Collection of Australian Stamps Executive..$ Australian Territories Collection...$ Stamp Printing Technical Details [MO]..$ Stamp Printing Technical Details [MO]..$10.00 New Collector Coins Perth Mint Queen s Golden Jubilee % pure silver $1.00 coin...$ Golden Jubilee bi-metal coin...$ Royal Australian Mint Year of the Outback $1.00 bronze coin...$ $1.00 silver proof...$34.20 Preiously released 2002 Coins RAM 2002 Year of the Outback (YOTO) Six Coin Set, proof...$ Six Coin Set, uncirculated...$ Baby Coin Set, proof...$ Baby Coin Set, uncirculated...$ , 1-oz uncirculated Silver Kangaroo..$29.80 Perth Mint, Lunar New Year, Year of the Horse Year of the Horse 1/2 oz 99.9% pure silver coin...$ Year of the Horse 1/20 oz 99.9% pure gold coin...$ Year of the Horse 1/10 oz 99.9% pure gold coin... $99.00