NO. 307 >>NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2010 CHRISTMAS 2010 DEAR SANTA CHRISTMAS ISLAND CHRISTMAS 150TH MELBOURNE CUP STAMP POLL

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1 NO. 307 >>NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2010 CHRISTMAS 2010 DEAR SANTA CHRISTMAS ISLAND CHRISTMAS 150TH MELBOURNE CUP STAMP POLL 2010

2 Dear Collectors Welcome to the final edition of the Bulletin for 2010 and my first as Manager of Philatelic. Over the past few years I have looked after the Australian Stamp Issue Program and its related products, as well as managing the various marketing activities and promotions for the group. I look forward to my new role with enthusiasm and welcome the opportunity it affords me in getting to know our many collectors, dealers and general stamp enthusiasts. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Noel Leahy for his contribution to the philatelic business and the development of a team of very talented and professional people. The group I have inherited includes designers and product developers that will continue to push Australian stamps into the forefront of the philatelic world and I view the future with excitement, but first we need to get ready for the coming holiday season and view the remaining issues of Copyright 2010 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 or any correspondence should be made in writing to: Group Manager Philatelic Group Australia Post GPO Box 1777 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 mailorder@auspost.com.au Fax: Stamp Bulletin Australia is produced by Australia Post s Philatelic Group. 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 accept any responsibility for errors, oversights or changes to information which may occur after printing. The availability of products advertised in this Bulletin is subject to demand, availability of stock or as otherwise notified from time to time. For availability of products, visit our website at: auspost.com.au/stamps. Where non-australia Post products or businesses are advertised, Australia Post does not represent any association with the business advertised or the supply of goods or services by those businesses. Cover image: Madonna and Child Illustrator: Bruce Goold One of the final stamp issues for this year captures our sporting spirit and goes toward identifying who we are as a nation. The Melbourne Cup is an Australian event that also invites international interest and is rightly tagged as the race that stops the nation. The race itself only runs for around three minutes, but the excitement begins to build when the Spring Carnival is launched and continues right up until the release of the barrier on the first Tuesday in November. On the day of the Cup, if you aren t attending, you will probably be watching and checking to see where you came in the sweep! This year we celebrate 150 years of the Melbourne Cup with four stamps, including one which features an illustration of the new cup with the remaining three stamps presenting some of the champions of this famous event. Whilst Christmas holds traditional celebrations for many and a traditional Christmas stamp issue, the magic of the season comes to life for children when they write their letters to Santa with promises of good intentions and an expectation of the gifts to be received. Our Dear Santa stamp issue illustrates the importance to children of this simple task. With some of the things listed, it s a wonder that sleigh ever gets off the ground. For those with a liking for our Christmas Island stamp designs there will be two new Christmas stamps released. This edition brings you the 2010 Collection of Australian Stamps and the 2010 Territories Collection of Stamps a gift for any occasion. Why not grab one for yourself and one for a friend. This beautifully presented book is a delight to read and a valuable collecting resource. You will also find an invitation for Australian residents to participate in our annual Stamp Poll with your copy of the Bulletin. There s a great prize to be won and the chance to have your say about Australian stamp designs and subjects, so I encourage all of you to enter. Best wishes to you for the festive season from all of us in Philatelic. Michael Zsolt, Manager, Philatelic

3 CONTENTS th Melbourne Cup 6...Dear Santa 9...Christmas Island Christmas 10...Christmas Annual Collections 14...Stamp Poll Impressions products 18...Christmas Cards 20...Coins 22...Stamp Shows and Events 23...Postmarks and In Retrospect 24...Talking Stamps 25...Seven Seas $9.95 each Includes embroidered badge that can be sewn onto a baby s blanket INCLUDES POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE FOR POSTING WITHIN AUSTRALIA

4 150TH MELBOURNE CUP 1 NOVEMBER c th Melbourne Cup 60c... Carbine c... Phar Lap c... Saintly 1996 Issue Highlights This issue is accompanied by a prestige booklet featuring the stamps of this issue in blocks of four plus past stamps produced by Australia Post that depict Melbourne Cup winners. The Melbourne Cup has been raced annually at Flemington Racecourse since Its popularity arose from the handicap conditions in a race run over two miles for horses of at least three years of age. At the race s establishment, some claimed its handicap conditions would encourage mediocrity on the track. How wrong they were, for the Melbourne Cup soon became the centrepiece of the Australian racing calendar and it has long since been known as the race that stops a nation. By the early 1880s, it attracted around one-third of Melbourne s population at the time. Today, it draws a capacity crowd of 120,000 on the first Tuesday of each November, while several million others follow the race on television screens around the nation. It is a special Australian celebration at race meetings, parties and work breaks around the nation. The three winners featured in the stamp issue span the history of the Cup. Carbine was the 1890 winner and one of Australia s greatest racehorses ever. Setting a weight record for the race, and in the fastest time to that date, he symbolised strength and courage. In 1930, Phar Lap lifted the spirits of a nation feeling the malaise of the Great Depression. The big chestnut survived an attempt on his life in the week prior to his Melbourne Cup triumph, and died amid controversy following his Agua Caliente Handicap win in First day cover (gummed) Stamp pack 4 stamp bulletin australia no. 307 November December First day cover minisheet

5 auspost.com.au/stamps Stamp and coin cover Saintly galloped to victory over a strong field in Bred, trained and part owned by Bart Cummings, Saintly is well connected with the man who has dominated the modern era of the Melbourne Cup and known as the Cups King for his unrivalled 12 wins. The other stamp in the issue features the Melbourne Cup. In 2010, the design and size of loving cup returns to James Steeth s 1930 design for the revered sporting trophy Prestige booklet Booklet (20 x 60c) TECHNICAL DETAILS Maxicards (4) Issue date... 1 November 2010 FDI withdrawal date November 2010 Denomination... 1 x 60c, 3 x 60c se-tenant Stamp design...jonathon Chong Product design...simone Sakinofsky, Australia Post Design Studio Printer... McKellar Renown Paper (s/a)... Tullis Russell (B100 s/a) Printing process... Lithography Stamp size mm x 26mm Perforations x 14.6 Sheet layout... Modules of 50/2 x 25 Issue highlight... Special blocks of four (prestige booklet) National postmark... Flemington, Vic 3031 November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 5

6 DEAR SANTA 1 NOVEMBER c... Little girl writing a letter 55c... Santa reading a letter Gutter strip First day cover Stamp pack Maxicards (2) Issue Highlights There is a prestige first day cover with decoration, two embellished sheetlets of 10 and a design in the gutter of the stamp sheet. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Australian children write letters to Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, requesting what they would like for Christmas. Santa enjoys reading the letters, often ho-hoing over his correspondents requests. On receiving these letters Santa makes a list of the presents he will bring to children throughout the world in time for the Christmas festivities. We like to think of Santa as a plump, jolly white-bearded man attired in a red coat with white collar and cuffs. This image of Santa has its origins in nineteenth-century United States of America. The origins of Father Christmas, however, may be traced back to much earlier times. The primary inspiration for Santa Claus is the fourth-century Greek Christian bishop St Nicholas, who was famous for giving gifts to the poor. 6 stamp bulletin australia no. 307 November December 2010

7 auspost.com.au/stamps These labels add just the right touch to your gifts. $ 4.95 BOX OF GIFT LABELS Prestige fi rst day cover (Limited edition 10,000) Booklet of 20 Originally St Nicholas feast day was celebrated on the 6 December, and was marked by exchanging presents. In the sixteenth and seventeenth century the date was changed and Christmas Eve became the time for gift-giving in European countries. Today St Nicholas is the patron saint of the Dutch and Russian capitals, Amsterdam and Moscow Box of 50 self-adhesive gift labels, includes three designs TECHNICAL DETAILS Issue date... 1 November 2010 FDI withdrawal date November 2010 Denominations... 2 x 55c (se-tenant pair) Stamp illustration... Mark Sofilas Stamp typography/ product design... Jo Muré, Australia Post Design Studio Printer (sheetlets*)... McKellar Renown (*Pemara) Paper (s/a)... Tullis Russell (B100 s/a) Printing process... Lithography Stamp size... 26mm x 37.5mm Perforations x Sheet layouts... Modules of 50/ 2 x 25 National postmark...deer Park, Vic Sheetlet of 10 (Santa reading) Sheetlet of 10 (little girl writing) November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 7

8 Send a letter to someone special and surprise them with a personalised stamp! Order online.

9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND CHRISTMAS 1 NOVEMBER First day cover 60c... Golden Bosunbird $ Hoya vine & Ridley s Orchid In 2010 we continue our light-hearted Christmas Island Christmas series, with Rob Kiely again applying his brush to the subject, linking aspects of the island s natural heritage to the tropical Christmas theme. In the 60-cent stamp design, the Golden Bosunbird (Phaethon lepturus) surveys the island from above to find a place at which to deliver its Christmas gift. Elsewhere known as the White-tailed Tropicbird, this seabird has a distinguishing golden hue to its plumage. A black streak extends across each eye, and it has black bars on its upper wings, but its long golden tail makes it most distinctive Booklet (10 x 60c) The $1.30 stamp design continues the narrative of the Christmas gift delivery. In the foreground sits a gift bound with the vine Hoya aldrichii and the Ridley s Orchid, Brachypeza archytas, the Bosunbird has carried in its beak. The hoya vine has clusters of small pink flowers. Ridley s Orchid grows low on the trunks of large trees on Christmas Island, with stems of around centimetres. TECHNICAL DETAILS Sheetlet (5 x $1.30) Issue date... 1 November 2010 FDI withdrawal date November 2010 Denominations... 1 x 60c, 1 x $1.30 Stamp illustrator... Rob Kiely Product design... Sharon Rodziewicz, Australia Post Design Studio Printer (sheetlet*)... McKellar Renown (*RA) Paper (s/a)... Tullis Russell (B100 s/a) Printing process... Lithography Stamp size... 26mm x 37.5mm Perforations x 14.6 Sheet layout... Modules of 50 National postmark... Christmas Island, WA 6798 November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 9

10 CHRISTMAS NOVEMBER c... Madonna and child $ Angel and shepherds First day cover Christmas celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus in the town of Bethlehem over two millennia ago. Today this Christian feast day is marked by church-going, festivities, present-giving, special meals and the wish for peace on Earth. Bruce Goold s illustrations tell the familiar Christmas story. When Jesus was born, an angel told the good news to shepherds tending their flocks. On hearing the news the shepherds went to Bethlehem to see the newborn babe. Three wise men, bearing gifts, also came from the East to visit the baby Jesus. Goold s artwork captures the essence of the Christmas story. He depicts the baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling cloth laying in a manger, normally used for feeding animals, surrounded by his parents, Mary and Joseph. The artwork also shows the angel announcing to the shepherds the good news that Christ the Lord has been born in Bethlehem Maxicards (2) Aerogramme 10 stamp bulletin australia no. 307 November December 2010

11 auspost.com.au/stamps Use the stamp pack as a special Christmas card Stamp pack Booklet (20 x 55c) TECHNICAL DETAILS Issue date...1 November 2010 FDI withdrawal date...28 November 2010 Denomination...1 x 55c, 1 x $1.30 Stamp design...bruce Goold Product design...adam Crapp, Australia Post Design Studio Printer (*sheetlet)...mckellar Renown (*RA) Paper (s/a)...tullis Russell (B100 s/a) Printing process...lithography Stamp size...26mm x 37.5mm Perforations x Sheet layout...modules of 50 National postmark...yarra Glen, Vic Sheetlet (5 x $1.30) Issue Highlights For those sending Christmas cards, the stamp pack of this issue, featuring the Madonna and Child artwork and stamp, makes a perfect card. November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 11

12 2010 ANNUAL COLLECTIONS 1 NOVEMBER 2010 A PRESTIGIOUS GIFT TO LAST A LIFETIME! This collection comprises all of the gummed stamps and miniature sheets associated with Australian stamps issued in 2010, along with background information on each issue. This fully illustrated volume will appeal to anyone interested in Australian culture and history, and the natural environment. The collection is housed in a matching slipcase for protection and makes a perfect gift for a special occasion. Includes an exclusive sheetlet of the Fishes of the Reef stamps 2010 Collection of Australian Stamps $ stamp bulletin australia no. 307 November December 2010

13 2009 EDITION OFF SALE 31 DECEMBER 2010 auspost.com.au/stamps The executive edition of the 2010 Collection of Australian Stamps features a gold-foil-embossed leatherette cover and slipcase, gilt-edged pages and metal corner protectors. The executive edition is limited to 8,000 copies. Executive edition $ THE AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES COLLECTION OF STAMPS Lunar New Year Christmas Island Frigatebird (WWF) Flowers of Cocos (Keeling) Islands AAT Macquarie Island Christmas Island Christmas $ November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 13

14 auspost.com.au/stamps September October 2010 no. 306 stamp bulletin australia 17

15 Souvenir stamp sheet $ Ashes 2010 / 2011 Special commemorative product To celebrate the 2010/2011 Ashes tour a commemorative product will be produced and will include an original Baggy Green stamp from the 2005 stamp issue, Sports Treasures, and a Wattle design stamp from the Special Occasions range released in July This very special release of only 20,000 will be available from 15 November Visit the website for full details and the latest information closer to the release date. Special commemorative product $ November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 15

16 Spring / Summer 2010 Emergency Services Decorative Gutter Strip and $20 Banknote Presentation Folder $ SOMETHING TO TREASURE OR TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION Macquarie Bicentenary - Coin and Extended minisheet presentation folder $ Darwin Defenders - Battle for Australia framed print and miniature sheet $ CATALOGUE OUT NOVEMBER 2010 auspost.com.au/impressions Centenary of Coinage - Coin and Presentation Folder using PNC coin $

17 Mary MacKillop Canonisation Stamp-coin Set This prestigious collectable includes the stamp from the Mary MacKillop stamp issue, and a silver proof pad printed (coloured) stamp-coin based on that design. Housed in a quality presentation box, the stamp-coin set includes a certificate of authenticity and is a limited edition of 8,000. $ Mary MacKillop Medallion Cover This Mary MacKillop stamp and medallion cover features three medallions a Mary MacKillop portrait, Mary MacKillop with children and an image of the first Mary MacKillop school house. A great way to celebrate the canonisation of Australia s first saint. $

18 CHRISTMAS CARDS All card packs are $ 9.99 EACH Six sets of delightful Christmas cards; each pack of eight cards includes matching postage paid envelopes for posting within Australia. This is a convenient way to send your greetings this Christmas Ribbons and Bows card set Purrfect Greetings card set Warmest Wishes card set Nostalgic Christmas card set 18 stamp bulletin australia no. 307 November December 2010

19 Christmas made easy. No stamps required. $ 4.95 BOX OF GIFT LABELS Illustrated Christmas card set Ho Ho Ho card set Box of 50 self-adhesive gift labels, includes three designs $ Princess and Toy Story 3 card set Mickey and Friends card set November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 19

20 Lunar New Year Silver Proof 3-coin Set $ each Lunar New Year 1oz Gold Proof Coin $2, each Lunar New Year 1oz Silver Proof Coin $89.50 each Lunar New Year 1/4oz Gold Proof Coin $ each Lunar New Year 1/10oz Gold Proof Coin $ each Lunar New Year Gold Proof 3-coin Set $3, each Lunar New Year 1kg Silver Proof Coin $1, each 20 stamp bulletin australia no. 307 November December 2010

21 auspost.com.au/stamps Tanks of WWII 1oz Silver Proof 5-coin Set $ each Masterpieces in Silver Aviation Series $5 Silver Proof S.25 Sandringham and Boeing Coin Set $ each set th Anniversay of National Service Cu/Ni Uncirculated 50c Coin $8.95 each th Running of the Melbourne Cup 50c Selectively Gold Plated Silver 2-Coin Set $ each set th Running of the Melbourne Cup Cu/Ni Uncirculated 50c Coin $8.95 each November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 21

22 STAMP SHOWS AND EVENTS ORANGE STAMP AND COIN SHOW (NSW) 6 November & 4 December 2010 These events will be held in Quinn s Arcade, Summer street, Orange from 9am to 4pm Masonic Hall, 29 Arthur Street, Punchbowl from 9am to 3pm. Admission is FREE. Enquiries to Norm on The next club meeting will be held 30 November at the Orange Community Information Centre, Kite Street, Orange at 7.30pm. CAMPBELLTOWN FISHERS GHOST STAMP FAIR (NSW) 7 November 2010 The Campbelltown District Philatelic Society is holding this annual event and auction at the Campbelltown Civic Centre, Queen Street, commencing at 10am. Sales by tender will be held at 11.30am and 2pm. Submissions of lots for sale by tender must be received by 10 October 2010 and can be lodged up until 10.30am on the day. For information contact Marion Saliba at 282 The Parkway, Bradbury, NSW 2560 or mario.saliba@elections.nsw.gov.au. IPSWICH ANNUAL STAMP FAIR (Qld) 7 November 2010 This event will be held at the Function Centre, Ipswich Showgrounds, corner Warwick and Salisbury Roads from 9am to 4pm. Admission is FREE. Clubs and dealers will attend. The club will issue a limited edition FDC featuring a Captain Logan postmark to commemorative the sesquicentenary of the municipality of Ipswich. For information contact or APTA MELBOURNE STAMP & COIN SHOW (Vic) November 2010 This event will be held at the Malvern Town Hall, corner Glenferrie Road and High Street, Malvern from 10am to 5pm each day. Local and interstate dealers will attend the show. There will be FREE valuations and substantial APTA gift vouchers will be drawn each day. Also, special limited edition APTA show overprints will be available for sale. Admission is $5 with children admitted FREE. Enquiries to or publicity@apta.com.au, or visit the APTA website at MANDURAH 2010 STAMP, COIN, BANKNOTE & POSTCARD FAIR (WA) November 2010 This national exhibition will be held at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, Ormsby Terrace, Mandurah. Hours will be 10am to 5pm Friday and Saturday, and 10am to 4pm on Sunday. Souvenir products will be available, plus a different commemorative postmark for each of the three days. Postmarks will feature a dolphin, a blue swimmer crab and a pelican respectively. Dealers will attend and entry is FREE. For information contact prng@southwest.com.au or visit WAGGA STAMP AND COIN FAIR (NSW) November 2010 This event will be hosted by the Wagga Stamp Club (Inc) at the Sturt Public School hall, White Avenue, Kooringal, Wagga Wagga and will be open from 9am to 4pm each day. Admission is FREE and seven dealers will be on hand to buy, sell and offer valuations. For more information phone the Secretary on PUNCHBOWL STAMP AND COIN SHOW (NSW) 27 November & 18 December 2010 These events will be held at the Masonic Hall, 29 Arthur Street, Punchbowl from 9am to 3pm. Admission is FREE. RECENT PICTORIALS FOR MORE STAMP SHOW, EVENT AND POSTMARK NEWS VISIT auspost.com.au/stamps 22 stamp bulletin australia no. 307 November December 2010

23 POSTMARKS FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARKS 150th Melbourne Cup 1 November 2010 FLEMINGTON, VIC 3031 Christmas Island Christmas 1 November 2010 CHRISTMAS ISLAND, WA 6789 Dear Santa 1 November 2010 DEER PARK, VIC 3023 Christmas November 2010 CHRISTMAS HILLS YARRA GLEN, VIC 3775 TEMPORARY POSTMARKS The Glen Vic 3150 Waverley Philatelic Society 400th meeting 9 December 2010 PERMANENT POSTMARKS Melbourne GPO Vic 3000 Pictorial postmark to celebrate Aviation released 1 November Portland Vic 3305 Centenary of the Victorian Country Press Association. POSTMARK INFORMATION IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE VISIT auspost.com.au/stamps IN RETROSPECT Aramac Qld 4726 A temporary pictorial postmark introduced 15 October 2010 bearing the words Celebrating 100 years Aramac Hospital. Impressions available until 31 December Maldon Vic 3463 A new permanent pictorial postmark to replace the Steam Train image issued 1 June The new image shows the historic Maldon post office. Released 20 September Yarra Glen Vic 3775 A permanent pictorial for Yarra Glen replaces the Christmas Hills Santa image from The new image shows the Christmas star and views of the Yarra Glen area. Released 24 September Lorne Vic 3232 Two new postmarks for Lorne LPO. One replaces the Archway entrance to the Great Ocean Road issued 26 November The other is a seasonal pictorial for the famous Pier to Pub Race. The new image shows the famous Grand Pacific Hotel built in Impressions for both available 28 September Salisbury 2010 CPS Labels The following labels were produced for the Salisbury Stamp Fair. 60c x six strip = $3.60 Button set = $7.20 FDC 60c strip = $3.90 FDC Button set = $7.50 Postage and handling is not required for mail orders to Postal Manager, Salisbury Post Office, 63 Johns Street, Salisbury SA POSTMARKING REQUESTS Request for postmarking should be addressed to the Postal Manager of the retail outlet as indicated unless otherwise advised. CONTACT DETAILS To inform us of upcoming events, please write to: Stamp Bulletin Editor Philatelic Group GPO Box 1777 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 AUSTRALIA Fax or mailorder@auspost.com.au NATIONAL PHILATELIC COLLECTION ONLINE EXHIBITIONS The new Archival Snapshots pages feature artwork not previously shown and the stories behind past stamp issues that currently have a commemorative anniversary or are of interest to the collecting community. Archival Snapshots Canonisation of Mary MacKillop 18 October 2010 Visit auspost.com.au/gallery November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 23

24 TALKING STAMPS WITH RICHARD BRECKON The Melbourne Cup on stamps The 1960 five pence e( (5d) stamp particularly arly poor weather by three issued to mark the 100th running lengths. The jockey in 1934 was of the Melbourne Cup involved Darby Munro, who was depicted considerable controversy. The on the 22c stamp in the 1981 suggestion to honour the event Sports Personalities issue. Munro came from the Victoria Racing also rode Cup winners Sirius Club. After some resistance (1944) and Russia (1946). associated with concerns about gambling, the Post Office agreed The 1978 Horse Racing stamps to a stamp. proved popular with the racing fraternity and supplies of 35c, 50c and 55c stamps were inadequate necessitating a reprint of all three. (It is unusual for non-definitive stamps to be reprinted.) When the Melbourne Cup stamp was issued, there were the expected objections and some religious leaders even called for the stamp to be withdrawn from sale or for public boycotting. The stamp was designed by Frank Manley, who had recently retired as chief artist/engraver at the Note Printing Branch and had joined the Post Office s Stamp Advisory Committee. Manley s design depicted Archer and jockey John Cutts (the winning combination of the first two Cups), and a representation of the race trophy. The 1978 Horse Racing stamp issue featured four famous racehorses, including Pharlap and Peter Pan, chosen in consultation with racecaller Bill Collins OAM ( ). The stamps were the first to be designed by Brian Clinton, one of Australia s most prolific stamp designers. Perhaps the most legendary and charismatic horse in Australian racing, Phar Lap won the 1930 Melbourne Cup. Starting the race as an 11/8 favourite, he became the shortest priced winner in the Cup s history. Peter Pan won in 1932 after almost falling and would also win the 1934 Cup in Following the launch of Australia s Racing Hall of Fame in 2001, Australia Post issued Champions of the Turf in 2002, comprising five 45c stamps featuring horses that were inducted into the Hall of Fame that year: Wakeful, Rising Fast, Manikato, Might and Power, and Sunline. The stamp illustrations, the work of Otto Schmidinger, depicted different moments in a race, and convey the speed, colour, energy and atmosphere of a race meeting. Two of these horses were Melbourne Cup winners, these being Rising Fast and Might and Power. In 1954 Rising Fast won the Caulfield Cup, the WS Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup, making it the only horse in race history to win the treble in the same year. The 2007 Australia Post Australian Legends celebrated six greats of horse racing Scobie Breasley AM, Bart Cummings AM, Roy Higgins MBE, Bob Ingham AO, George Moore OBE and John Tapp OAM. Bart Cummings (h (the Cups King ) trained an astounding 12 Melbourne Cup winners - Light Fingers (1965), Galilee (1966), Red Handed (1967), Think Big (1974 and 1975), Gold and Black (1977), Hyperno (1979), Kingston Rule (1990), Let s Elope (1991), Saintly (1996), Rogan Josh (1999) and Viewed (2008). Jockey Roy Higgins rode two Melbourne Cup winners Light Fingers (1965) and Red Handed (1967). Light Fingers is depicted on one of the two 2007 Legends stamps issued for Higgins. With the th Melbourne Cup stamp issue three Cup winners have been honoured, two of them never having appeared on a stamp before Carbine (1890), Phar Lap (1930) and Saintly (1996). Phar Lap s bloodline can be traced back to Carbine through both his sire (father) and dam (mother). Although Saintly was one of 12 Cup wins for Bart Cummings, the horse is the trainer s most beloved. Featured stamps (left to right) d 100th Melbourne Cup c Rising Fast c Darby Munro c Phar Lap c Bart Cummings (holding Cup) c Roy Higgins (riding Light Fingers) 24 stamp bulletin australia no. 307 November December 2010

25 SEVEN SEAS The following will be included in Seven Seas 2010 supplements and optional pages. Seven Seas pages are only available from stamp dealers and Seven Seas. Products for Seven Seas pages No CTO Partial returns for refunds not accepted. 1 November th Melbourne Cup Supplement design set (gummed) design set (s/a) minisheet Optional self-adhesive booklet (20) 1 November 2010 Dear Santa Supplement design set (gummed) self-adhesive booklet (20 x 55c) Optional self-adhesive sheetlet (1&2) gutter strip with design 1 November 2010 Christmas Island Christmas Supplement design set Optional nil 1 November 2010 Christmas 2010 Supplement design set (gummed), design set (s/a) self-adhesive sheetlet (5 x $1.30) Optional self-adhesive sheetlet (5 x $1.30) self-adhesive booklet (20 x 55c) In the case of self-adhesive stamps, Australia Post will supply collector packs, full booklets or sheetlets only. Mail order codes Australian Supplement 307 $ Australian Optional 307 $ Christmas Island Supplement 307 $ Flowers of Cocos (Keeling) Is. $3.60 (checkerboard gutter pairs) AFL AND NRL GRAND FINALS Celebrate your team s win! OFFICIAL LICENSED PRODUCT A souvenir stamp sheet and premiers medallion cover will be produced to honour each of the 2010 Grand Final winning teams for the AFL and NRL. Product available 1 October AFL 2010 SOUVENIR STAMP SHEET $15.95 EACH AFL 2010 PREMIERS MEDALLION COVER $19.95 EACH LIMITED EDITION OF 7,500 NRL 2010 SOUVENIR STAMP SHEET $15.95 EACH NRL 2010 PREMIERS MEDALLION COVER $19.95 EACH LIMITED EDITION OF 7,500 VIEW AND ORDER ONLINE NRL and AFL 2010 season products auspost.com.au/stamps Planned withdrawal dates may be changed without notice to meet emergent postal requirements. Advice of such changes will be published retrospectively in the fi rst available Stamp Bulletin Australia. All prices are GST inclusive and are recommended. Contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau (FREECALL within Australia, overseas) or visit auspost.com.au/stamps for the current price at the time you place your order. November December 2010 no. 307 stamp bulletin australia 25

26 NEW ISSUES Mail order (retail) Product description Price Planned withdrawal date 1 November th Melbourne Cup Stamps (4 x 60c) $ April (38489) Minisheet $ April (38491) First day cober (blank) $ April (38492) First day cover (gummed) $ November (38493) First day cover (minisheet) $ November (38494) Stamp pack $ April (38495) Maxicard set (4) $ April (38693) Stamp and coin cover $ April (38529) Prestige booklet $ April (38484) Self-adhesive booklet (20 x 60c) $ April Chequebook (20 x 20 x 60c) $ April (38584) Gutter (10 x 60c) $ April November 2010 Christmas Island Christmas Stamps (1 x 60c, 1 x $1.30) $ April (38636) First day cover (blank) $ April (38637) First day cover (gummed) $ November (38625) Self-adhesive sheetlet (5 x $1.30) $ April (38623) Self-adhesive booklet (10 x 60c) $ April Chequebook (20 x 10 x 60c) $ April November 2010 Dear Santa Stamps (2 x 55c) $ April (38654) First day cover (blank) $ April (38655) First day cover (gummed) $ November (38658) Prestige first day cover $ April (38656) Stamp pack $ April (38657) Maxicard set (2) $ April (38528) Box of Christmas gift labels (50) $4.95 To be advised (38643) Self-adhesive 1 sheetlet (10 x 55c) little girl writing $ April (38641) Self-adhesive 2 sheetlet (10 x 55c) Santa reading $ April (38639) Self-adhesive booklet (20 x 55c) $ April Chequebook (20 x 20 x 55c) $ April (38649) Gutter (10 x 55c) with design $ April November 2010 Christmas Stamps (1 x 55c, 1 x $1.30) $ April (38676) First day cover (blank) $ April (38677) First day cover (gummed) $ November (38678) Stamp pack $ April (38679) Maxicard set (2) $ April (38665) Aerogramme $ April (38663) Self-adhesive sheetlet (5 x $1.30) $ April (38661) Self-adhesive booklet (20 x 55c) $ April Chequebook (20 x 20 x 55c) $ April 2011 Miscellaneous Baby memento gift card $9.95 TBA Ashes 2010/2011 Commemorative product $19.95 TBA Annual Collection of Australian Stamps $ Annual Collection of Australian (Executive) $ Australian Territories Collection of Stamps $ stamp bulletin australia no. 307 November December 2010

27 Coins PERTH MINT (PM) (38695) 2011 Lunar New Year 1 oz gold proof coin $2, (38696) 2011 Lunar New Year 1/4 oz gold proof coin $ (38697) 2011 Lunar New Year 1/10 oz gold proof coin $ (38698) 2011 Lunar New Year gold proof 3-coin set $3, (38699) 2011 Lunar New Year 1kilo silver proof coin $1, (38700) 2011 Lunar New Year 1oz silver proof coin $ (38701) 2011 Lunar New Year silver proof 3-coin set $ (38702) 2010 Tanks of WWII 1oz silver proof 5-coin set $ (38586) Naval Battles - Battle of Hamptons 1oz silver proof coin $ (38588) Young Collectors Backyard Bugs $1 coin set $ (38519) Young Collectors $1 Blackbeard Pirate coin $14.95 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT (RAM) (38704) 2010 Masterpieces in Silver Aviation Series $5 silver 2-coin set $ (38705) 150th Melbourne Cup 50c selectively gold plated silver 2-coin set $ (38706) 150th Melbourne Cup Cu/Ni uncirculated 50c coin $ (38707) th Anniversary of National Service Cu/Ni uncirculated 50c coin $ (38509) Inspirational Australians - Fred Hollows $1 Coin $ (38207) 100 Years of Coinage Al/Br Unc 4-coin set $15.00 Share the good times with personalised stamps auspost.com.au/pstamps

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29 NO. 307 >> NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2010 If undelivered, return to: Stamp Bulletin Australia, PO Box 4000, FERNTREE GULLY VIC 3156, AUSTRALIA. If you are receiving duplicate copies of this Bulletin, please fill out the form below. PRINT POST PP349181/00065

30 *Registered Post provides compensation in some circumstances for up to A$100 and costs A$2.95 (within Australia). Extra cover for overseas orders costs A$9.00 for the first A$100. The availability and the maximum cover varies between countries. auspost.com.au/stamps You can order new and recent Australian stamp issue products online at IN A HURRY TO ORDER THE LATEST ISSUE? We strive to deliver items of the highest quality. If you are not satisfied with the item supplied, please return it within 60 days of the invoice date and arrange a refund or an exchange. Refunds not given for partial returns of items with a single code. When seeking a refund, please include a copy of your invoice with the returned item and brief details regarding the reason for the return. RETURN/EXCHANGE: * Refer to the Australia Post website for the terms and conditions of Registered Post. Allow 28 days for delivery. For Australian standing orders delivered by issue P&H is only A$3. The P&H charge is waived for quarterly dispatch of standing orders. Postage and handling (P&H) charge of A$5 applies on all ad hoc orders from within Australia. (Overseas orders are A$9) Ensure you never miss out again... and save with no postage and handling costs. Contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau to change to quarterly dispatch. Minimum credit card charge is A$10. POSTAGE AND HANDLING GENERAL INFORMATION Step 6 Return completed order form (Reply Paid within Australia only). Step 5 Fill in your payment details. Step 4 Enter your name and address details if not shown here. Step 3 Add all sub totals and enter the total amount (include P&H) of your order. Step 2 Indicate whether Registered Post* is required. Step 1 Select your products and enter sub totals on each section. HOW TO USE THIS ORDER FORM ORDER FORM auspost.com.au/pstamps Order online. Send a letter to someone special and surprise them with a personalised stamp!

31 CONTACT DETAILS METHOD OF PAYMENT $ AUSTRALIA fax freecall e mailorder@auspost.com.au INTERNATIONAL fax telephone e mailorder@auspost.com.au Money order or cheque (payable to Australian Philatelic Bureau) Please tick Money order Personal cheque Bank cheque Visa Mastercard American Express Diners Club Australian Philatelic Bureau Reply Paid 4000* FERNTREE GULLY VIC 3156 *No stamp required for postage to this address from within Australia Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms: Address: TOTAL ORDER VALUE (Don t forget to include P&H charges) A$ Do not send cash. CHANGE OF ADDRESS/NEW CUSTOMER DETAILS (Please print) CREDIT CARD PAYMENT (minimum credit card charge is A$10.00) Please debit my credit card: Card number: Credit card expiry date: / Cardholder s name: Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Dr Cardholder s signature: City: State: Country: Postcode: Telephone: Date: If this is an alternate address please tick the box MAKE SURE YOU NEVER MISS OUT AGAIN (AND SAVE ON POSTAGE & HANDLING COSTS). JUST PLACE A CROSS HERE TO ARRANGE YOUR STANDING ORDER. Privacy notice We may collect your personal information to: record and administer your subscription to the Stamp Bulletin process your order for philatelic or numismatic products update our records or do otherwise as you request. Without your personal information we are unable to provide these services to you. Your personal information may be disclosed to our contracted service providers who assist us in providing or administering these services. These service providers include our call centre operators, mailing houses or fi nancial institutions who process your payments. We may also use your personal information to tell you about our products, services or special offers that we think may be of interest to you. Please tick the box below if you do not want to receive this information. You are entitled to request access to your personal information while we store it. All requests shall be assessed as required by law and we will tell you why if access is denied. For any queries, or to place your order by telephone, please call the Philatelic Bureau on (Freecall) No, I do not want to receive special offers and other information from Australia Post.

32 Coins Souvenir Sheets Album Sheets Accessories Coins Code Product Description Price Quantity Value Souvenir Sheets Album Sheets Accessories Coins PERTH MINT (PM) Code Product Description Price Quantity Value Lunar New Year 1 oz gold proof coin $2, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT (RAM) Lunar New Year 1/4 oz gold proof coin $ Masterpieces in Silver Aviation $5 2-coin set $ Lunar New Year 1/10 oz gold proof coin $ th Melb. Cup 50c gold plated silver 2-coin set $ Lunar New Year gold proof 3-coin set $3, th Melb. Cup Cu/Ni uncirculated 50c coin $ Lunar New Year 1kilo silver proof coin $1, th Anniv. National Service Cu/Ni unc 50c $ Lunar New Year 1oz silver proof coin $ Inspirational Australians - Fred Hollows $1 Coin $ Lunar New Year silver proof 3-coin set $ Years of Coinage Al/Br Unc 4 -coin set $ Tanks of WWII 1oz silver proof 5-coin set $ Young Collectors Backyard Bugs $1 coin set $ Naval Battles - Battle of Hamptons 1oz silver proof coin $ Young Collectors $1 Blackbeard Pirate coin $14.95 Accessories Souvenir Sheets Album Sheets Accessories Collectables Code Product Description Price Quantity Value Collecting Australian Stamps $9.95 a beginner s guide First Day Cover Album ring binder $ Collector s Choice Binder (three-ring) $ CC Stock Sheets (12) P-stamp sheets $ CC Stock Sheets (12) FDC two strip $ (12) five strip $ (12) six strip $ (12) seven strip $ (12) mixed strip $ (12) single strip $ Collector s Choice Tweezers $ Collector s Choice Magnifying Glass $ PNC and Medallion Cover Protectors $1.00 COINS/ACCESSORIES TOTAL A$ The price of numismatic products is correct at time of publication but is subject to change due to valuation changes. Contact the Australian Philatelic Bureau for the current price at the time you place your order. All prices shown are GST inclusive and are recommended. A red asterisk (*) indicates maxicard design(s) available as postcards from participating Australia Post retail outlets. COINS/ACCESSORIES TOTAL A$ NEW ISSUES TOTAL A$ AUD$ RECENT ISSUES TOTAL A$ AUD$ ALSO AVAILABLE TOTAL A$ SUB TOTAL A$ A$ REGISTERED POST A$ POSTAGE & HANDLING A$ $5.00(AUS)*, $9.00(O/S)* ORDER TOTAL (include p&h fees) A$

33 New Issues 1 November th Melbourne Cup (withdrawn 30/04/11 FDC 28/11/10) Mail Order Code Product Description Price Mint P/M Value Stamps (4 x 60c) $ Minisheet $ First day cover (blank) $ First day cover (gummed) $ First day cover (minisheet) $ Stamp pack $ Maxicard set (4) $ Stamp and coin cover $ Prestige booklet $ Self-adhesive booklet (20 x 60c) $ Chequebook (20 x 20 x 60c) $ Gutter (10 x 60c) $ November 2010 Christmas Island Christmas (withdrawn 30/04/11 FDC 28/11/10) Stamps (1 x 60c, 1 x $1.30) $ First day cover (blank) $ First day cover (gummed) $ Self-adhesive booklet (10 x 60c) $ Chequebook (20 x 10 x 60c) $ Self-adhesive sheetlet (5 x $1.30) $ November 2010 Dear Santa (withdrawn 30/04/11 FDC 28/11/10) Stamps (2 x 55c) $ First day cover (blank) $ First day cover (gummed) $ Prestige first day cover $ Stamp pack $ Maxicard set (2) $ Box of Christmas gift labels $ S/A sheetlet (10 x 55c) girl writing $5.50 Adding the right finishing touch is easy Why not personalise your wedding invitations? Set the tone by using your favourite photo with your chosen stamp design. Order online at auspost.com.au/pstamps

34 S/A sheetlet (10 x 55c) Santa $ Self-adhesive booklet (20 x 55c) $ Chequebook (20 x 20 x 55c ) $ November 2010 Traditional Christmas (withdrawn 30/04/11 FDC 28/11/10) Stamps (1 x 55c, 1 x $1.30) $ First day cober (blank) $ First day cover (gummed) $ Stamp pack $ Maxicard set (2) $ Aerogramme $ Self-adhesive sheetlet (5 x $1.30) $ Self-adhesive booklet (20 x 55c) $ Chequebook (20 x 20 x 55c) $ Other product Annual Collection of Australian Stamps $ Annual Collection (Executive) $ Australian Territories Collection of Stamps $ Baby memento gift card $ /2011 Ashes special product $19.95 NEW ISSUES TOTAL A$ PLEASE NOTE Prices, including those of postage stamps, are correct at the time of printing but subject to increase. IN A HURRY TO ORDER THE LATEST ISSUE? You can order new and recent Australian stamp issue products online at auspost.com.au/stamps Recent Issues Other product Show Time cover for Royal Adelaide Show $ Show Time cover for Royal Melbourne Show $ Show Time cover for Royal Perth Show $ Show Time cover for Royal Hobart Show $ Show Time cover (blank) $ General purpose cover $ Illustrated Christmas cards $ Purrfect Christmas cards $ Warmest Wishes Christmas $ Nostalgic Christmas cards $ Dear Santa self-adhesive gift labels $ Ho Ho Ho Christmas cards $ Ribbons and Bows Christmas cards $ Princess and Toy Story Christmas cards $ Mickey and Friends Christmas cards $ AFL Premiers medallion cover (Ltd) $ AFL Premiers souvenir stamp sheet $ NRL Premiers medallion cover (Ltd) $ NRL Premiers souvenir stamp sheet $15.95

35 Recent Issues 8 September 2010 National Service memorial (withdrawn 31/03/11) Mail Order Code Product Description Price Mint P/M Value Stamps (1 x 60c) $ Sheetlet of (10 x 60c) $ First day cover (blank) $ Sheetlet pack $ Maxicard $ Postage paid envelope $ Booklet (10 x 60c) $ Chequebook (20 x 10 x 60c) $ Stamp and coin cover $ September 2010 Flowers of Cocos (Keeling) Is (withdrawn 31/03/11) Stamps (2 x 60c, 2 x $1.20) $ First day cover (blank) $ Gutter (10 x 60c no design) $ Gutter (10 x $1.20 no design) $ September 2010 Long Weekend (withdrawn 31/03/11) Stamps (5 x 60c) $ First day cover (blank) $ Stamp pack $ Maxicard set (5) $ Gutter (10 x 60c with design) $ Self-adhesive booklet (10 x 60c) $ Chequebook (20 x 10 x 60c) $ Roll (100 x 60c) $ Five stamps from s/a roll [MO] $ Prestige booklet $ October 2010 Wildlife Caring: Rescue to Release (withdrawn 30/04/11) Stamps (5 x 60c, 1 x $1.20) $ Minisheet (5 x 60c, 1 x $1.20) $4.20 Other product Mail Order Code Product Description Price Mint P/M Value Bangkok Stamp Show 2010 minisheet $ Adelaide Stampex 2010 minisheet $ Lost Soldiers stamp and coin cover $ Lions Club Prestige PPE $9.95 AFL souvenir stamp packs $15.95 each Adelaide Melbourne Brisbane Lions North Melbourne Carlton Port Adelaide Collingwood Richmond Essendon St Kilda Fremantle Sydney Swans Geelong West Coast Eagles Hawthorn Western Bulldogs NRL souvenir stamp packs $15.95 each Brisbane Broncos St George-Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Roosters Cronulla Sharks North Queensland Cowboys Manly-Warringah West Tigers Newcastle Knights New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels Gold Coast Titans Penrith Panthers RECENT ISSUES TOTAL A$ Also Available

36 First day cover (blank) $ Stamp pack $ Maxicard set (6) $ Gutter (10 x 60c with design) $ Gutter (10 x $1.20 no design) $ Self-adhesive booklet (10 x 60c) $ Chequebook (20 x 60c) $ Roll (200 x 60c) $ Five stamps from s/a roll [MO] $ Collector pack $ Stamp and medallion cover (Ltd 10,000) $ October 2010 Mary MacKillop Canonisation (withdrawn 30/04/11) Stamps (1 x 60c) $ Sheetlet of (10 x 60c) $ First day cover (blank) $ Sheetlet pack $ Maxicard $ Stamp and medallion cover $ Postage paid envelope (06/04/2010) $ October 2010 AAT Macquarie Island (withdrawn 30/04/11) Stamps (2 x 60c, 2 x $1.20) $ Minisheet $ First day cover (blank) $ Stamp pack $ Maxicard set (4) $ Gutter (10 x 60c no design) $ Gutter (10 x $1.20 no design) $12.00 SEVEN SEAS Price Quantity Value Australian Supplement 306 $ Australian Optional 306 $ Cocos (Keeling) Is Supplement 306 $ AAT Supplement 306 $7.20 Souvenir Sheets Album Sheets Accessories Collectables Mail Order Code Product Description Price Quantity Value Disney Fairies sheetlet pack $ Harry Potter Phoenix souvenir stamp sheet $ Batman The Dark Knight souvenir sheet $ Marvel Heroes souvenir stamp sheet $ Mark Webber Formula 1 souvenir sheet $ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince SSS $ Bicent. AP Classic Vehicles souvenir sheet $ Postal Uniforms souvenir stamp sheet $ Help Support the Tassie Devil Fund SSS $ Emirates Melbourne Cup SSS $ LNY 2010 generic souvenir stamp sheet $ Taronga Zoo Elephants SSS $ Adelaide Zoo Wang Wang and Funi SSS $ Australian Tennis Open SSS $ Margaret Court, Aust Tennis Open SSS $ Adelaide Festival souvenir stamp sheet $ Dora the Explorer souvenir stamp sheet $ The Magic of Mali souvenir stamp sheet $ AGFEST 2010 souvenir stamp sheet $ Toy Story 3 souvenir stamp sheet $ Socceroos Farewell Match 2010 SSS $ QANTAS Socceroos Squad SSS $ Lost Soldiers of Fromelles SSS $15.95 ALSO AVAILABLE TOTAL A$