Australian Native Wildlife

Six native Australian animals are featured as part of this definitive international stamp issue.

With some 358 mammal species native to Australia, the six animals depicted in this issue are:

5c - Platypus
25c - Short-beaked Echidna
$1.25 - Common Wombat
$1.85 - Tasmanian Devil
$2.50 - Greater Bilby
$3.70 - Dingo

Australian Wildflowers

There are some 18,000 species of flowering plants native to Australia, grouped in about 200 families. Like the continent distinct fauna, the flora has evolved in isolation for 50 million years, and many plants and flowers are not found anywhere else on earth. This is the third issue in the Australian Wildflowers series.

Technical Details

• Issue date- 13 February 2007
• FDI withdrawal date- 13 March 2007
• Denominations - Four x 50c
• Design- Lynette Traynor, Australia Post Design Studio
• Printer- SEP Sprint & Pemara
• Paper (gummed) - Tullis Russell
• (self-adhesive) - B90, B100 & KV75-40080-WLK1
• Printing process- Lithography
• Stamp size- 30mm x 25mm
• Perforations- 14 x 14.4
• Sheet layout- 50
• Special feature- None
• National postmark- GPO Hobart TAS 7000

12th FINA World Championships

Melbourne will host some of the world’s finest swimming and aquatic athletes when the 12th FINA World Championships is held from 17 March to 1 April 2007.

Technical Details

• Issue date - 20 February 2007
• FDI withdrawal date - 21 March 2007
• Denominations - One x 50c
• Design - Lisa Christensen, Australia Post Design Studio
• Printer - SEP Sprint & Pemara
• Paper (gummed) - Tullis Russell
• Printing process - Lithography
• Stamp size - 26mm x 37.5mm
• Perforations - 13.86 x 14.6
• Sheet layout - Sheetlet of 10
• Special feature - None
• National postmark - Melbourne GPO VIC 3000

Queen's Birthday 2007

The Queen’s Birthday stamp issue for 2007 features an image of the Queen taken on a visit to Australia with the Duke of Edinburgh for the opening of the XVIII Commonwealth Games in March 2006 in Melbourne.

Technical Details

• Issue date - 18 April 2007
• FDI withdrawal date - 17 May 2007
• Denominations - One x 50c
• Design - Ern-Mei Lee, Australia Post Design Studio
• Printer - SEP Sprint
• Printing process - Lithography
• Paper - Tullis Russell
• Stamp size - 37.5mm x 26mm
• Perforations - 13.86 x 14.6
• Sheet layout - Sheetlet of 10
• Special feature - Printed selvedge
• National postmark - Elizabeth, SA 5112

Australian Stamp - Sydney Harbour Bridge 75th Anniversary

To celebrate the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge 75 years ago, Australia Post has released a range of special products commemorating the event.

Released at the Sydney Stamp Expo 2007, this range of products includes a minisheet, prestige booklet and PNC.

• Minisheet: Configuration of the sheet includes both perforate and semi-perforate stamps.
• Prestige Booklet: Full of nostalgic images relating to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Features seven x $1.95 international stamps.
• PNC Stamp and Coin Cover: Contains a $1.00 “S” mintmark coin from the Royal Australian Mint
• Minisheet Sydney Stamp Expo 2007 overprint: This unique minisheet was developed for the Sydney Stamp Expo held in June 2007. The minisheet features two fully perforated Sydney Harbour Bridge stamps and a special gold foil impression of the show postmark in the top right hand corner.