Home > 2010 Issue Summary > Australian Beaches
Australia Post will also increase international rates on 28 June. Three new definitives showing Australian beaches were issued.
|
Rate
|
Previous
|
New
|
International postcards
Letter rate to Asian and Pacific countries (to 50 grams)
Letter rate to Asian and Pacific countries (50-125 grams)
Letter rate to Europe, Africa, America (to 50 grams)
Letter rate to Europe, Africa, America (50-125 grams)
|
$1.40
$1.45
$2.90
$2.10
$4.20
|
$1.45
$1.50
$3.00
$2.20
$4.30
|
The $1.50 and $2.20 values were also be issued as personalised stamps.
Issue Information
Usually the higher rate stamp ($4.30) will be in a larger format, which is a change to previous issues.
|
Issue Date:
|
28 June 2010 (more information)
|
|
Stamp Design:
|
Janet Boschen
|
|
|
|
|
Designs:
|
$1.50 Bay of Fires, Tasmania
$2.20 Cape Tribulation, Queensland
$4.30 Hellfire Bay, Western Australia
|
|
|
|
|
Usage:
|
$1.50 Letter rate to Asian and Pacific countries (to 50 grams)
$2.20 Letter rate to Europe, Africa, America (to 50 grams)
$4.30 Letter rate to Europe, Africa, America (over 50 up to 125 grams)
|
Gummed Sheet Stamps
  
Sheet stamps
|
Printer:
|
McKellar Renown (more information)
|
|
Printing Process:
|
Lithography (more information)
|
|
Gum:
|
Ordinary gum
|
|
Paper:
|
Tullis Russell (incorporating phosphor) (more information)
|
|
Issued In:
|
$1.50, $2.20 Sheets of 50 (2 panes of 25 (5 x 5) with traffic lights in gutter) (more information)
$4.30 Sheet of 25 (top pane contains 10 stamps (5 x 2), bottom pane contains 15 stamps (5 x 3) with traffic light gutter inbetween) (more information)
|
|
Stamp Size:
|
$1.50, $2.20 26 mm x 37.5 mm
$4.30 50 mm x 30 mm
|
|
Perforations:
|
$1.50, $2.20 Comb perforated 13¾ x 14½ (more information)
$4.30 Comb perforated 14½ x 14 (more information)
|
Self-adhesive Booklet Stamps
The $1.50 and $2.20 stamps will also be issued in booklets of five stamps.
 
Self-adhesive stamps
Self-adhesive Booklets
Although not rouletted, the booklets could be folded in half without damage to the stamps. Both booklets promote the personalised stamp service. Booklets are distributed to post offices in chequebooks of 20 booklets. These are not listed on this website.
Booklet layouts
 
Booklet covers
Personalised Stamps
 The $1.50 and $2.20 stamps were issued as personalised stamps. Stocks of the $1.50 and $2.20 stamps were available for personalisation on 28 June, but the website was not updated until 1 July 2010. I was able to purchase mine on 28 June after several phone calls and e-mails, receiving them on 30 June. As with previous personalised stamps the phosphor tagging is different to the booklet stamps.
 
Personalised stamps
Sheet layout of the $1.50 stamp (layout for the $2.20 stamp is the same)
|
Issue Date:
|
28 June 2010 (more information)
|
|
Printer:
|
McKellar Renown (stamp design) and Fuji Xerox (personalisation) (more information)
|
|
Printing Process:
|
Lithography (stamp design) and Laser printer (personalisation) (more information)
|
|
Gum:
|
Self-adhesive
|
|
Paper:
|
B100 (phosphor band between stamp design and photograph) (more information)
|
|
Issued In:
|
Sheets of 20 (3 x 7) (more information)
|
|
Stamp Size:
|
52 mm x 37.5 mm
|
|
Perforations:
|
Die-cut 11½ (interrupted) x imperf x 11½ (interrupted) x 11¼ (more information)
|
|
Selling Price:
|
$43.00 ($1.50 x 20 sheet)
$56.00 ($2.20 x 20 sheet)
|
Postal Stationery
Three maximum cards with scenes of the beaches will accompany this issue.
Maximum cards
|
Maximum Cards
|
|
Size:
|
146 mm x 104 mm
|
|
Selling Price:
|
$10.25 (set of 3)
|
|
Stamp Imprint:
|
Three bars (picture)
|
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).
References
Australia Post, Draft Notification Change in Domestic Reserved Letter Pricing and other documents, July 2009-January 2010
Australia Post, New Postal Rates, accessed 9 June 2010
Australia Post, Australian Stamp Bulletin, No. 305, July-August 2010
If you have more information, or spot an error, please e-mail me.
|
