Home > 2010 Issue Summary > Mary MacKillop
In 1925 work began to have Mary MacKillop beatified and canonised, but it was not until 19 January 1995 that she was formally beatified. On 17 October this year, her canonisation ceremony will take place at the Vatican, followed by services across Australia to celebrate the occasion.
The prepaid envelope features an image of Mary MacKillop with members of her congregation at Aotearoa (New Zealand) from 1895. The stamp area of the envelope features an image of a painting of Mary MacKillop, by Raffaele Gagliardi of Rome.
Postal Stationery
The envelope is DL in size and includes printing numbers. As it is a prepaid envelope there is only the one barcode.
Prepaid envelope
Stamp Design:
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Adam Crapp
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Printer:
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GEON, Tasmania (more information)
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Printing Process:
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Lithography (more information)
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Designs:
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(-) Painting of Mary MacKillop
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Usage:
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(-) Small letter rate within Australia (details)
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Pre-paid Envelopes
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Size:
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DL Size
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Selling Price:
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65c
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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
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Cost
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For the Specialised Collector
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Postal stationery
Prepaid envelopes
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65c
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Total
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65c
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Grand Total
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65c
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References
Australia Post Media Release
If you have more information, or spot an error, please e-mail me.
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