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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
 
Christmas 2011
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This year's Christmas issue includes two stamps with a religious theme and three that focus on the more secular elements of Christmas. The beautiful religious stamps show two episodes from the Biblical story, while the secular stamps show symbols associated with Christmas.
 
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
Again Australia Post has released religious and secular designs for Christmas. However, this year the two issues have been combined in a 'Christmas' issue, with all five stamps issued on the same first day cover and in the same pack.
 
Issue Date: 31 October 2010 (more information)
Stamp Design: Gavin Ryan (reglious), Jo Muré and Simone Sakinofsky (stamps)
   
Designs: 55c Mother and Child
$1.50 Three Wise Men
55c Christmas Tree
55c Christmas Gift
60c Star
   
Usage: 55c Christmas Card rate within Australia
60c Small letter rate within Australia (details)
$1.50 Overseas Christmas Card rate

 
Gummed Sheet Stamps
All images on this page come from the electronic version of the Stamp Bulletin. Actual images of the products will be posted when available.
 
Christmas 2011 stamps religious Christmas 2011 stamps secular
Sheet stamps

 
Printer: McKellar Renown (more information)
Printing Process: Lithography (more information)
Gum: Ordinary gum
Paper: Tullis Russell (incorporating phosphor) (more information)
Issued In: Sheets of 50 (2 panes of 25 (5 x 5) with traffic lights in gutter) (more information)
Stamp Size: 55c, 60c 26 mm x 37.5 mm
$1.50 37.5 mm x 26 mm
Perforations: 55c, 60c Comb perforated 13¾ x 14½ (more information)
$1.50 Comb perforated 14½ x 13¾ (more information)

 
Self-adhesive Booklet Stamps
Four of the five Christmas stamps will be issued in self-adhesive booklets. The two religious designs will be issued in individual booklets, while the two 55c secular designs will be issued together in the same booklet.
 
Printer: Pemara Labels (more information)
Printing Process: Lithography (more information)
Gum: Self-adhesive
Paper: B100 ('L' shaped phosphor tagging (TBC)) (more information)
Issued In: $1.50 Booklets of 5 (more information)
55c Booklets of 20 (more information)
Stamp Size: 26 mm x 37.5 mm
Perforations: Die-cut 11½ (interrupted) x 11¼ (more information)

 
Self-adhesive Booklets
Three self-adhesive booklets accompany this issue. The two $11 (20 x 55c) booklets can be folded along the rouletting, while the $7.50 (5 x $1.50) booklets are not rouletted, but can still be folded in half without damage to the stamps. Booklets were distributed to post offices in chequebooks of 20 booklets. These are not listed on this website.
 
$11 (20 x 55c) Religious booklet
Booklet layout

 
$7.50 (5 x $1.50) Religious booklet
Booklet layout

 
$11 (20 x 55c) Secular booklet
Booklet layout

 
Booklet size: ? mm x ? mm (unfolded)
? mm x ? mm (folded)
Barcodes: 9312650xxxxxx (55c Religious x 20 philatelic booklet)
9312650xxxxxx (55c Religious x 20 general booklet)
9312650xxxxxx ($1.50 x 5 philatelic booklet)
9312650xxxxxx ($1.50 x 5 general booklet)
9312650xxxxxx (55c Secular x 20 philatelic booklet)
9312650xxxxxx (55c Secular x 20 general booklet)

 
Self-adhesive Sheet Stamps
Apologies for the quality of the image below. When a better image is available it will be posted.
 
Christmas Embellished Sheets
Sheetlets

 
Printer: Pemara Labels (more information)
Printing Process: Flexography (TBC) (more information)
Gum: Self-adhesive
Paper: B100 (phosphor border?) (more information)
Issued In: Sheets of 10 (more information)
Stamp Size: 26 mm x 37.5 mm
Perforations: Die-cut 11½ (interrupted) x 11¼ (more information)

 
Self-adhesive Sheets
Apologies for the quality of the image below. When a better image is available it will be posted.
 
Christmas 2011 Sheetlets
Sheetlets

 
Sheet Size: ? mm x ? mm

 
Personalised Stamps
It is understood that some of the stamps from this issue will be released as personalised stamps. However it is not known which stamps/values.
 
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: $? (sheet of 20)

 
Postal Stationery
Five maximum cards and an aerogramme accompany this issue. No image of the aerogramme is available at this moment.
 
Christmas 2011 maximum cards
Maximum Cards

Printer: GEON Tasmania (aerogramme) (more information)
Printing Process: Lithography (more information)
   
Designs: (-) ? (aerogramme)
   
Usage: (Aerogramme) Aerogramme rate to worldwide destinations
 
Maximum Cards
Size: 104 mm x 146 mm (vertical), 146 mm x 104 mm (horizontal)
Selling Price: $7.50 (set of 5)
Stamp Imprint: Three bars (picture)
 
Aerogramme
Size: ? mm x ? mm
Selling Price: $1.50

 
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
5 values from sheets (3 x 55c, 60c, $1.50) $3.75
 
Self-adhesive stamps
4 values from booklets (3 x 55c, $1.50) $29.50
2 values from embellished sheetlets (2 x 55c) $11.00
 
Personalised stamps
2 values from sheets (2 x 55c) $24.00
Total $68.25
For the Specialised Collector
Small sheets
2 Small sheets of 10 self-adhesive stamps $11.00
 
Booklets
3 booklets with philatelic barcode $29.50
3 booklets with general barcode $29.50
 
Postal stationery
Maximum cards $7.50
Aerogramme $1.50
Total $79.00
Grand Total $147.25

 
References
Australia Post, Australian Stamp Bulletin, No. 313, November-December 2011

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