Tuesday, 16 June 2020

1688. 🇦🇺 Upcoming Australia Post Issues.

🇦🇺 In Blog 1697 I mentioned that Australia Post has released another long list of new issues for the upcoming two months. Here are the details:-

14 July 2020 - inscribed Norfolk Island Australia - ‘Ocean oddities’ - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by Jo Muré from illustrations by Dr Lindsay Marshall and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- ****.















27 July 2020 - The Australian Alps - 3 gummed stamps, 3 self-adhesive stamps from coils (sold in rolls of 100 of which there are said to have been only 4000 produced (a so-called limited edition) which actually ensures that there are 133333 sets available - that ought to be quite enough to go around) and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by Sharon Rodziewicz and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating;- *.













4 August 2020 - Stamp Collecting Month, Wildlife recovery after 2019 fires - 6 gummed stamps and 1 miniature sheet and 5 self-adhesive stamps from booklets. Designed by Jo Muré and lithographed by EGO and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating;- ***.




























11 August 2020 - Centenary of the Princes Highway - 4 gummed stamps. Designed by Jo Muré and lithographed by EGO and perforated 14. Rating:- ***.



17 August 2020 - Opalised fossils - 4 gummed stamps, 1 miniature sheet and 4 self-adhesive stamps from booklets (booklets of ($11) and 20 ($22). Designed by Simone Sakinofsky and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- *.






17 August 2020 - inscribed Christmas Island Australia - Crabs - 4 gummed stamps containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Anita Xhafer, Simone Sakinofsky and Jo Muré and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ***.




  IIt does not seem that there are any new My Stamps packs this time. Perhaps the Coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult to produce such additional items. I doubt that any serious collectors will miss them.






1 comment:

  1. the new MyStamps range "Back to the Future" was recently announced and will be available from 20 August 2020.

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