In 1813 nearly 40,000 examples of the “holey dollar and dump” were minted in New South Wales to address a currency shortage in the new colony. The coins, derived from Spanish dollars, became the first to be circulated specifically in Australia.
published October 29th, 2013
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This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of German naturalist and explorer Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813–c. 1848) whose mysterious disappearance in the Australian outback has become part of the nation’s mythology.
published October 16th, 2013
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, railways played an important role in transforming Australia into a nation by establishing a network of communications and trade throughout the continent.
published October 8th, 2013
This stamp issue illustrates six prehistoric animals that lived in Australia during the Cretaceous period (around 145 million years ago to 65 million years ago).
published September 25th, 2013
This is the third in a four-year program celebrating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE).
published September 13th, 2013
Australia is home to stunning coral reefs including the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. The stamps in this issue show aerial and underwater images of the two reefs.
published August 24th, 2013
This stamp issue features key events across the 20th century, which became headline news in Australian papers.
published August 9th, 2013
This stamp issue features Indigenous Australians whose efforts brought about change, gender equality and recognition.
published July 28th, 2013
Australia is a country of vast and changing landscapes and great extremes. From the moist tropical north to the dry Central Australian deserts and the cool alpine regions of the south, Australia off ers its road-trippers a wealth of terrain, destinations and experiences.
published July 2nd, 2013
During WWII and up to 1954 an RAAF Post Off ice operated on Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI), run by RAAF personnel and using Australian stamps.
published June 24th, 2013
This stamp issue is the fourth in the Australian Birds series. It focuses on pardalotes, a family (Pardalotidae) of foliage-gleaning, mainly insectivorous birds native to Australia and sometimes known as “peep-wrens” or “diamond birds”.
published June 4th, 2013