Australia’s Post’s annual collection publications provide a wonderful way to appreciate the visual and thematic diversity of the annual Australian and Australian Territories stamp programs. These attractive stamp collections bring each theme to life via striking photography and detailed information.
Each publication makes for an impressive keepsake, as well as a thoughtful gift for stamp collectors, or anyone interested in Australia’s history, culture and natural world.
The 2016 Collection of Australian Stamps
This beautifully presented collection includes each Australian gummed stamp issue released in 2016, together with the stories behind each issue and three exclusive products. The included stamps’ face value totals $109.75!
Executive edition also available
The 2016 Collection of Australian Stamps executive edition, which is limited to 7,000, features a leather-look cover, matching slip case, gilt-edged pages and metal corner protectors.
Exclusive products!
- Paralympian of the Year minisheet
- Jarred Tallent Gold Medallist minisheet
- Rio 2016 Australian Gold Medallist sheetlet
Enjoy the many and varied stamp issues of 2016
Reflect on our three military themed issues: the Centenary of WWI: 1916; Centenary of the RSL: 1916-2016; and Centenary of Service: the Vietnam War. Admire the tennis champions who were honoured in the Australian Legends of Singles Tennis issue. Relive your memories of Australia’s longest-running children’s television program, Play School. Enjoy colourful nostalgic fruit labels from a bygone era, and have a laugh with the first two parts of the Fair Dinkum Aussie Alphabet stamp series. Remember the colour and excitement of Rio 2016, and celebrate the Queen’s birthday. Shine a spotlight on endangered wildlife through this year’s Stamp Collecting Month theme; and enter the wondrous worlds of beautiful butterflies, dazzling jewel beetles and majestic owls. Step back in time to the landing of Dirk Hartog 400 years ago, and reminisce about the 50th anniversary of Australia’s changeover to decimal currency. Marvel at the engineering excellence of Australian bridges, and see stunning Australian wildflowers in full bloom.
The Australian Territories Collection of Stamps 2016
The Australian Territories Collection of Stamps 2016 presents the stamp issues from our Australian Territories program for 2016, including our first stamp issue for Norfolk Island, featuring iconic and striking seabirds.
There are interesting island fauna to admire, including the beautiful and playful dolphins of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and the attractive shell species and incredible Robber Crabs of Christmas Island. Stunning ice flowers have been captured from glass on Australian Antarctic Territory research stations. And we showcase the incredible work of renowned photographer Frank Hurley, who captured Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in treacherous conditions. Enjoy some of the incredible art being created from ocean debris on Cocos, and learn about the clever and mischievous Monkey in the 2016 Lunar New Year stamp issue. And, of course, the year ends with the humorous Christmas Island Christmas stamp issue, where Santa delivers gifts to local fauna, with the help of his ‘seabird’ elves.
The 2016 Collection of Australian Stamps and the Australian Territories Collection of Stamps 2016 are available online, at participating Post Offices, and via mail order on 1800 331 794 or +61 3 9887 0033 (from overseas).
This article was produced at the time of publication and will not be updated.
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