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Issue Information
Celebrating the bicentenary of Australia, the Living Together series was a light-hearted celebration of Australian society in its two-hundredth year. Each of the twenty-seven stamps was designed by a different cartoonist - the most designers ever used for an issue. This stamp was replaced by the $1 Fun Run Sports definitive in 1990.
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First Issued:
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17 February 1988 (more information)
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Stamp Design:
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Michael Leunig
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Designs:
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$1 Rescue and Emergency
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Printing Process:
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Lithography (more information)
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Gum:
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Ordinary gum
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Issued In:
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Sheets of 100 stamps (2 panes of 50 (10 x 5) with traffic lights in gutter) (more information)
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Stamp Size:
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30 mm x 30 mm
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Usage:
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Wide range of rates
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Original Printing
First Reprint
No reprint indication
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On Sale Date:
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July 1988 (from ACSC) (more information)
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Printer:
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Leigh-Mardon, Moorabbin (more information)
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Paper:
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Harrison (more information)
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Perforations:
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Comb perforated 14 (more information)
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Inscriptions:
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No koala identification on first reprint
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Remarks:
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The change in paper results in a dull reaction under UV light from the front, with a bright UV reaction on the back. Sky is lighter than original.
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Second Reprint
No reprint indication
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On Sale Date:
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May 1989 (from ACSC) (more information)
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Printer:
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Leigh-Mardon, Scoresby (more information)
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Paper:
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Harrison (more information)
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Perforations:
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Comb perforated 14 (more information)
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Inscriptions:
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No koala identification on second reprint
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Remarks:
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Reaction under UV light is similar to original printing. Design is much darker, with much more blue in the sky.
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References
Australia Post, Australian Stamp Bulletin, No. 193, January 1988
Australia Post, Australia Post Stamp Printing Technical Details, January 1988-June 1997
Geoffrey Kellow (Ed), The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue (ACSC), Decimals II, 1975-1991
If you have more information, or spot an error, please e-mail me.
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