This section includes individual stamps and sets which were not issued for a directly related Space theme but involve a broadly Space related theme in their design.
|
Type of Item1 |
Issue Date2 |
Value |
Description |
Scott No. |
SG No. |
Other Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamps (2 of 6) | 20/04/1970 | 5c & 30c | Both stamps include a sextant | 478,482 | 460,464 | Captain Cook Bicenentary issue - the 5c is 1 of 5 x 5c se-tenant stamps |
| Minisheet | 20/04/1970 | 5 x 5c + 30c stamps | Imperforate minisheet Includes the previous 5c and 30c stamps | 482a | 465MS | Captain Cook Bicenentary issue |
| Minisheet (ovpt) | 27/04/1970 | 5 x 5c + 30c stamps | Cook minisheet overprinted for ANPEX 70, a National Stamp Exhibition | - | ANPEX 70 | |
| Stamps (2) | 30/09/1981 | 24c & 60c | Stamps show the globe with a map of Australia | 831/2 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting issue | |
| Stamps (1 of 4) | 2/10/1985 | 33c | Stamp shows an Astrolabe from Batavia 1629 | 963 | 993 | Australian Bicentennial Collection Terra Australia II: Coastal Shipwrecks issue |
| Stamp (1 of 5) | 11/05/2000 | 45c | Australia & Globe Stamp - 45c Shows 2/3rd of the globe including Australia Default tab shows Southern Cross and Globe |
1831 | 1972/6 | Part of Nature & Nation Personialised stamp issue (5 x 45c stamps) |
| Stamps (2) | 4/09/2001 | 2 x 45c | One stamp shows part globe showing Australia. The other shows part globe & the Southern Cross. Stamps are unusual in that they use the names of the 54 countries to make up the design. | 1998/9 | 2138/9 | Commonwealth Parliamentry Meetings issue |
| Stamp (1 of 10) | 7/01/2003 | 50c | Australia & Globe Stamp - 50c Shows 2/3rd of the globe including Australia Default tab shows Southern Cross |
2254/63 | Part of 'Celebration & Nation' Personialised stamp issue (3 strips of 3 x 50c se-tenant stamps with tabs plus a $1 stamp with tab) | |
| Prestige Booklets(12) | throughout 2005 | 12 x $11 | Signs of the Zodiac Each Booklet contains 20 gummed stamps with star sign tabs |
Signs of the Zodiac | ||
| Stamps (12) | 3/04/2007 | 12 x 50c | 12 gummed stamps show Signs of the Zodiac (stamps show comic characters rather than star signs) | 2642-2653 | Signs of the Zodiac | |
| Booklets(12) | 3/04/2007 | 12 x $5 | Each Booklet contains 10 self-adhesive stamps showing Comic Star Sign Characters | Signs of the Zodiac | ||
| Prestige Booklets(12) | up to Jan 2008 | 12 x $11 | 2008 Signs of the Zodiac Each Booklet contains 20 Comic Character Star Sign self-adhesive stamps plus a postcard |
Signs of the Zodiac | ||
| Stamp (1 of 10) | 23/09/2008 | 55c | Globe showing Australia and Southern Cross - designed to be used in Souvenir Stamp Sheets | Part of 'For Every Occasion' stamp issue |
The following stamp is often listed as Space related. However, in reality, it shows a microwave tower used for ground-to-ground communication, not satellite communication.
| Stamp (1 of 5) | 5/06/2001 | 45c | Telecommunications Stamp (gummed) Shows a telecommunications tower |
1962 | 2108/12 | Part of Outback Services issue of 5 x 45c se-tenant stamps |
| Stamp (1 of 5) | 5/06/2001 | 45c | Telecommunications Stamp (Peel & Stick) Shows a telecommunications tower |
1967 | 2113/17 | Part of Outback Services issue of 5 x 45c P&S stamps |
| Stamp (1 of 5) | 5/06/2001 | 45c | Telecommunications Stamp (Gutter pair) Gutter shows telephone |
Part of Outback Services issue | ||
| Booklet | 5/06/2001 | 10 x 45c | Contains two of each of the 5 Outback Services stamps | 1976a | Part of Outback Services issue | |
| P&S Collectors Pack | 5/06/2001 | 45c | Telecommunications Stamp (Peel & Stick) Contains three telecommunications stamps, labels & the other stamps |
Part of Outback Services issue |
Note 1: The Southern Cross is considered a symbol of Australia and appears on its flag. Therefore stamps showing the Australian flag or the Southern Cross purely as an Australian symbol are not listed.
Note 2: Dates are in day/month/year format
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