An regular issue since 1980, Australia Post is the only postal authority in the British Commonwealth to celebrate the Queen's birthday each year. Two exceptions were made in 2002 and 2003 when the birthday issue was replaced with stamps celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the Queen's Accession and Coronation, respectively.

Issue Information
Traditionally a single stamp, since the Golden Jubilee issues of 2002 and 2003, several of the Queen's Birthday issues have grown to include two stamps, self-adhesive and prestige booklets and sheets of 10.

Gummed Sheet Stamps
The sheet stamp was issued in small sheets of 10 stamps.

Sheet stamp

Gummed Sheets
This issue was produced in small sheets of 10 stamps (5 x 2).

Sheet of stamps

Gummed Miniature Sheet Stamp
On 7 May this stamp was also issued in a $2.10 miniature sheet for London 2010. The stamp in this miniature sheet is different from the original issue, as a result of having been printed by RA Printing instead of McKellar Renown.

Queen's Birthday miniature sheet

Original Stamp	Reprint	Differences
		Reprint is a later shade, with the background at the base yellower than original. Text on original stamp is slightly bolder.

Self-adhesive Booklet Stamps
This stamp is also issued in booklets of 10 stamps.

Booklet stamp

Self-adhesive Booklets
Booklets of 10 are distributed to post offices in chequebooks of 20 booklets. These are not listed on this website.

Booklet layout

Booklet cover

Postal Stationery
The maximum card features an enlarged photograph of the one on the stamp.

Intriguingly, the card sells for $1.30 and includes postage worldwide. The current postcard rate is $1.40, with postcards for new issues selling for $1.50 each.

Maximum card

Issue Summary
The table below summarises the above information. The cost of each item is given, along with a total for each section. In some cases the stamps are only available from self-adhesive booklets (sold at face value), or from prestige booklets, souvenir sheets or folders (sold above face value).

Item and Description	Cost
For the General Collector
Gummed sheet stamps Single stamp (55c) Self-adhesive stamps Single stamp from booklet (55c)	55c   $5.50
Total	$6.05
For the Specialised Collector
Small sheets Small sheet of 10 gummed stamps Miniature sheet stamps Stamp from London 2010 miniature sheet (lighter shade) Booklets Booklets with philatelic barcode Booklets with general barcode Postal stationery Maximum cards	$5.50   $2.10   $5.50 $5.50   $1.30
Total	$19.90
Grand Total	$25.95

References
Australia Post, Australian Stamp Bulletin, No. 303, March-April 2010, No. 304, May-June 2010

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