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2011 Issues
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January
11th CI Lunar New Year
17th Australian Open SSS
18th C(K)I Boats
18th Special Occasions
20th Australian Legends

February
8th Definitive PPEs
15th Women's Day
22nd Air Force Aviation

March
3rd AFL Footy Stamps
8th Floral Festivals
22nd Galleries 1 (NGV)
31st Sydney Stamp Expo
31st Brown Memorial Sheet

April
4th Lake Eyre
5th Queen's Birthday
12th Royal Wedding
28th NRL Footy Stamps

May
4th Capturing the Moment
10th Dame Nellie Melba
17th Farming Australia
30th 100 Years NT

June
7th AAT Icebergs
7th CI Crabs
14th Navy
27th Duntroon

July
1st Bush Babies
5th Living Australia
5th Amnesty International
13th Cars 2 SSS
19th Skiing Australia
28th Colonial Heritage
28th Philanippon

August
2nd Antarctic Expedition
9th Volunteers 10 Years
30th WWF 50 Years

September
6th Colours of Cocos
13th NSW Justice Association
15th? Wiggles 20 Years
27th Golf

October
4th Mythical Creatures
- Disney Sheets
- 2011 Premiers
18th CHOGM
31st Joint Issue with Korea
31st Christmas 2011
31st Christmas Enevelopes 2011
31st CI Christmas 2011

November
2nd Remembrance Day
2nd Yearbook
2nd China 2011
2nd ANZUS
- Impressions

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This issue makes the retirement of the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) F-111 'Pig' aircraft. The issue also coincides with the 90th anniversary of the RAAF.

All images on this page come from the electronic version of the Stamp Bulletin. Actual images of the products will be posted when available.

Issue Information
Each stamp shows a single aircraft, which together in the miniature sheet captures a day to day scene.

Issue Date:	27 February 2011 (more information)
Stamp Design:	Jamie Tufrey and Simone Sakinofsky
Printer:	RA Printing (more information)
Printing Process:	Lithography (more information)
Stamp Size:	37.5 mm x 26 mm

Designs:	60c F-111 60c F/A-18F $1.20 Wedgetail $3 C-17

Usage:	60c Small letter rate within Australia (details) $1.20 Large letter rate within Australia (up to 125 grams) (details) $3.00 Large letter rate within Australia (over 250 up to 500 grams) (details)

Gummed Sheet Stamps
Illustrations of the stamp pack and first day cover show the two 60c stamp in a pair. This cannot be confirmed until the stamps are released.

Air Force Aviation

Air Force Aviation

Sheet stamps

Gum:	Ordinary gum
Paper:	Tullis Russell (incorporating phosphor) (more information)
Issued In:	60c Pairs within sheets of 50 (2 panes of 25 (5 x 5) with traffic lights in gutter) (more information) $1.80 and $3 Individual sheets of 50 (2 panes of 25 (5 x 5) with traffic lights in gutter) (more information) Miniature sheet of 4 (2 x 2) (more information)
Stamp Size:	37.5 mm x 26 mm
Perforations:	Comb perforated 14½ x 13¾ (more information)

Gummed Miniature Sheets
Apologies for the quality of the image below. When a better image is available it will be posted.

Air Force Aviation miniature sheet

Miniature sheet

Mini. Sheet Size:

? mm x ? mm

Self-adhesive Booklet Stamps
The two 60c stamps will also be released in a self-adhesive booklet of 10.

Air Force Aviation booklet

Booklet

Gum:	Self-adhesive
Paper:	B100 ('L' shaped phosphor tagging?) (more information)
Issued In:	Booklets of 10 (2 x 5) (more information)
Stamp Size:	37.5 mm x 26 mm
Perforations:	Die-cut 11¼ x 11½ (interrupted) (more information)

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

Air Force Aviation booklet cover

Booklet cover

Booklet size:	? mm x ? mm (unfolded) ? mm x ? mm (folded)
Barcodes:	?

Postal Stationery
Apologies for the quality of the image below. When a better image is available it will be posted.

Air Force Aviaiton Maximum Cards

Maximum cards

Maximum Cards
Size:	146 mm x 104 mm
Selling Price:	$8.40 (set of 4)
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).

Item and Description	Cost
For the General Collector
Gummed sheet stamps
4 values from sheets (2 x 60c, $1.20, $3)	$5.40

Miniature sheets
Miniature sheet	$5.40

Self-adhesive stamps
2 values from booklets (2 x 60c)	$6.00
Total	$16.80
For the Specialised Collector
Blocks, pairs and strips
Se-tenant block of 4 from miniature sheet	$5.40

Booklets
Booklets with philatelic barcode	$6.00
Booklets with general barcode	$6.00

Postal stationery
Maximum cards	$8.40
Total	$25.80
Grand Total	$42.60

References
Australia Post, Australian Stamp Bulletin, No. 308, January-February 2011

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