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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The first Australian multicoloured stamps appeared on 31 October 1956 as part of the Melbourne Olympic Games commemorative issue. These were printed by a foreign company. The first Australian-printed multicoloured stamp, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Australian Inland Mission, was issued on 5 September 1962. 1957 Christmas stamp

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of Christmas Island

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    The postage stamps and postal history of Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, was linked to its original economic situation until 1993. Mainly ruled by a phosphate production commission, the island was part of the British Straits Settlements colony from 1901 to 1942, then of Singapore from 1946 to 1958. Although it was placed under Australian ...

  4. Postage stamps and postal history of Norfolk Island - Wikipedia

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    The postage stamps and postal history of Norfolk Island depended on Australia until 1947, when the island, an Australian territory since 1914, received its own stamps and postal autonomy. After the transfer of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands ' philatelic and postal services to Australia Post, Norfolk had been the last Australian ...

  5. Christmas stamp - Wikipedia

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    This Canadian stamp's Christmas connection is in the "XMAS 1898" at the bottom of the map. A Christmas stamp is a postage stamp with a Christmas theme, intended for use on seasonal mail such as Christmas cards. Many countries of the world issue such stamps, which are regular postage stamps (in contrast to Christmas seals) and are usually valid ...

  6. Australia Post stamps and products - Wikipedia

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    History of Australia Post stamps. First commemorative stamp in Australia (1927) Before the formation of Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901, each state of Australia issued separate postage stamps through colonial mail systems. After the federation in 1901, the mail systems merged and formed the Postmaster-General's Department (PMG ...

  7. Christmas in Australia - Wikipedia

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    An Australian Christmas dessert pavlova garnished with strawberries. The traditional Christmas tree is central to Christmas decorations, and strings of lights and tinsel are standard. Decorations appear in stores and on streets starting in November and are commonplace by early December. Many homeowners decorate the exterior of their houses.

  8. List of stamps depicting the Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia

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    Anguilla, 1982, SG 530-533. Ascension Island, 1982, SG 326-327. Australia, 1982, SG 859–862, MS863. Australia, 1982, SG MS863 (overprinted with " ANPex 82 National Stamp Exhibition 1982" on non-stamp portion of Miniature Sheet) Australia, 1982, Aerogram with printed stamp. Australia, 2006, SG MS2599b 1982 stamps reprinted in Miniature Sheet ...

  9. Postage stamps and postal history of Queensland - Wikipedia

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    The first stamps of Queensland were issued on 1 November 1860. Before that, Queensland used the stamps of New South Wales from 1851. [1] [2] All of Queensland's postage stamps portrayed Queen Victoria with the exception of two stamps depicting allegorical figures of Australia (1903, 1907). Between 1 January 1880 and 1 July 1892, revenue stamps ...

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